The usual outfit of Eiki from the Spirit River Railroad. The inside of her coat is lined with keys.
Underground Waste Ward Depot Master
Voice Lines
Gacha Pickup
I'm Spirit River Railroad terminal master and Yama, Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu. Everything's on time.
Introduction
Everything's on time. Let's stay here until the next train arrives. You have to cleanly separate work and your personal life. It's important in order to perform your job well. Now, I viewed you as a station and made my way here, but... I see. This is an incident. I'm Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu. The Spirit River Railroad manages the flow of souls, and I'm the Yama serving as its terminal station master.
Purple Heart
Do you know about Universal Reincarnation? ....I see. Let me explain.
Blue Heart
The number of living creatures has changed over time, but the total number of souls is fixed.
Green Heart
Even though the total number of souls is fixed, the number of living creatures is increasing. At first glance, it looks like a contradiction, but actually, it's not. Do you understand?
Orange Heart
From a human's perspective, the axis of reincarnation points from the past to the future. But in reality, the path it takes goes forward and backward in time again and again. The same soul exists multiple times in the same era. That's the truth behind Universal Reincarnation.
Pink Heart
The truth implied by Universal Reincarnation is too hard to grasp. However... "You are one person, and yet, everyone in existence is you." It seems I may be able to understand the true meaning of that via you.
Summer
This season is when the flow of souls reaches its peak. While I was working, the seasons represented nothing more than the status of souls, but to experience it myself... It's hot, huh?
Login
Our job is to oversee the souls on their Universal Reincarnation journey, and we accomplish this through the railroad network. All right, let's begin today's work.
Enhancement
The timetable has been optimized. Efficiency has been further increased.
Return
I feel like I understand why people have battles of bullets now.
Home 1
Souls are more similar to cargo than tourists. In other words, our job is to manage the flow of cargo. The Spirit River Terminal is, in every way, equivalent to a major city.
Home 2
Operating the trains and managing the passengers would be impossible without Komachi and Kutaka. Only with our three abilities can the giant rail network be run.
Home 3
I'm in charge of conducting the trains, as well as the terminal's operation. It's not just a transport facility, it's an actual city.
Reaction 1
You like trains? That makes me happy.
Reaction 2
OK, why don't we play train conductors?
Reaction 3
She tired herself out and fell asleep on my lap. Teehee.
Task
Tasks? First, decide the priority and importance levels... Oh, I'm only saying that out of habit.
Task Complete
Did you finish your task? Well done. *pats head* ...Wait, that wasn't what you think it was!
Mail
A message? Was its delivery also the work of the Spirit River?
Errand Finished
Someone's back. Komachiii, Kutakaaa. ...Oh, I called them out of habit.
Start of Battle
The express train bound for Hell... is now departing.
Mid-Wave
Please mind the passing train on track four.
Victory
Battles of bullets are banned at this station. This is the punishment for noncompliance.
Defeat
An unauthorized battle of bullets inside the station. This is worthy of a conviction...!
Spellcard 1 Chant 1
You needn't suffer for your sins anymore.
Spellcard 1 Chant 2
I'll weigh them for you with my Cleansed
Crystal Mirror and Rod of Remorse.
Spellcard 1 Casted
Guilt Sign: Wandering Sin
Spellcard 2 Chant 1
I wield the authority of all ten kings. I shall
judge good from bad and right from wrong.
Spellcard 2 Chant 2
Die and be reborn,
souls of all living creatures!
Spellcard 2 Casted
Judgment: Trial of the Ten Kings
Last Word Chant 1
Spirit River Railroad, initiating oversight.
...This passenger car is a through coach.
Last Word Chant 2
Please take care not to arrive
at the wrong destination.
Last Word Casted
Crossroads to Hell and the Pure Land
Boost 1
A train―
Boost 2
Will shortly be arriving―
Boost 3
On platform one.
Graze 1
For you own safety―
Graze 2
Please stand―
Graze 3
Behind the white line.
Command A
Komachi, check the tickets.
Command B
Kutaka, assist the passengers.
Command C
Now leaving the station.
Command D
Please mind the closing doors.
Skill A
It's time to depart.
Skill B
I'll adjust the timetable.
Shot A
Everything's on time.
Shot B
Please do as I say in the station.
Damage
Ughh.
Heavy Damage
I screwed up!
Guard
Hoho!
Graze Activated
You missed.
Change to Rear
Front end check complete.
Change to Front
Rear end check complete.
Buff/Heal
Thanks.
Knocked Out
The Spirit River Railroad... Someone has to keep a watch on it.
Voice Sets
Railroad Station Master
VA: Terui Haruka
Railroad Traffic Controller
VA: Kinoshita Sayaka
Spirit River Railroad Yama
VA: Hyosei
Character Information
Temperament: Bou-eki Fuu
Bou-eki Fuu (a Touhou LW original) refers to trade winds―winds that blow from East to West in the troposphere within a latitude of roughly -15° to +15°. It is the temperament of Eiki, who has long overseen the passage of souls between worlds as a member of the Spirit River Railroad.
Eiki's temperament has undergone soul modulation at the fundamental level. Souls are hard to control, but the employees charged with their management at the Spirit River Railroad do not allow change (Moon Essence) or selfishness (Star Essence).
Ability/Backstory: Capable of distinctly judging things as right or wrong (Concealed)
The ability of Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu from the Spirit River Railroad (a Touhou LW original). It is essentially unchanged from our version of Eiki's ability. However, given that the Spirit River Railroad is an organization unseen in other multiverses, it's predicted that some things about this Eiki, who has a strong connection to the Spirit River Railroad, are fundamentally different. Just like all parallel presences, even those from the same multiverse or universe may be influenced by their world's unique history. For that reason, any discrepancies between different worlds' Eikis have been stripped, leaving a description of her ability containing only its universal features.
All raw data pertaining to the individual difference between Eikis is archived in a more secure document. This is the least that can be done out of respect for Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu, founder of Paradise and traffic controller for the Spirit River Railroad, a vast rail network of souls.
The Spirit River Railroad is a giant system, almost like the combination of Higan, Yomi, the Netherworld, other worlds after death, the Ministry of Right and Wrong, and the samsara cycle, all of which exist in most universes. In other words, it's a combination of all things that exist in the space between the six realms (Heaven, the Human Realm, Hell, the Preta Realm, the Animal Realm, and the Asura Realm). Even though, strictly speaking, the Ministry of Right and Wrong and some official offices exist in Hell, they have been specifically excluded here. You can think of the Spirit River Railroad as the veins in a human body since they belong to no specific organ. Or transport facilities in a city. Or even as celestial bodies that travel between cosmic rays, interstellar matter, and solar systems. Why it takes the form of a railroad is unknown, but perhaps it has something to do with the fact it isn't simply arranged in a loop but in an intricate network of tracks. Due to increased management costs, swift and concrete reforms were introduced. Various areas of operation were mechanized and modernized... resulting in a railroad. This is clearly too big a change to have been completed by one world alone. The samsara cycle is a deeply traditional system that was established over a long period of time. Along the way, some sort of soul industrial revolution must've occurred. The track network of the Spirit River Railroad is so vast that not even Eiki has a full grasp of it. Perhaps one of the routes that takes you far away leads to whatever caused the soul industrial revolution.
This world's Eiki's room is filled with her own personal clocks, known as her Proper Clocks, and she values all clocks highly. Of course, all of her clocks are exceptional magic items and could well be called "soul clocks." For her, collecting clocks is no mere hobby. They are important as they provide her with a method of viewing the proper time of infinite souls. Apparently, they are made of the same material as her Cleansed Crystal Mirror.
This world's Eiki's whip, known as her Guiding Whip, is an important tool used to keep souls in order. The terminal station is as large as a major city and handles the transportation of incoming and outgoing souls. There, her whip functions as its own branch of government. She cracks her whip to guide souls to the righteous path. To do so, she utilizes sin. The whip originated from her Rod of Remorse, and striking a soul with it makes them momentarily conscious of their sins. In a similar way to neurological transmission, this causes them to move in a specific way. In other words, Eiki is able to herd souls like a shepherd would sheep.
Universal Reincarnation is an ongoing area of research for Eiki. It is a form of reincarnation that, to some extent, takes place across the omniverse. Ultimately, the theory states that one person is everyone, and everyone is one person. Whether or not that's true has not yet been determined. At this point, it can only be said that there is no evidence proving this theory is false. However, this world's Eiki measures souls' proper time with her clocks. The reason for this can only be that she's considered the possibility that souls reincarnate freely into the past and future.
Attacks
Clockwork
The Spread Shot of Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu from the Spirit River Railroad (a Touhou LW original). She diligently organizes her tasks in this attack. Time is finite and our most valuable resource. This goes for species with far longer lifespans than humans, the infinite worlds described by the many-worlds interpretation, and people of Hourai, who have attained true immortality. This is because some things only have value during a specific window of time. Don't scorn Eiki for her cold nature, for she understands how truly precious each moment of time is.
Bullets
Clock Work
Mechanical Clock Work
Quartz Clock Work
Radio Clock Work
Satellite Radio Clock Work
Smartwatch Clock Work
Master Whip
The Focus Shot of Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu from the Spirit River Railroad (a Touhou LW original). She corrects wayward emotions. Groups of souls are like stray sheep. Striking them with a rod or a whip is not to hurt them but to guide them. If you don't, they'll surely fall to the depths of the abyss. Anyone who's ever gotten lost in the underground labyrinth of a large train station must surely understand that feeling.
Bullets
Whip of Repentance
Whip of Confession
Whip of Penance
Whip of Ceremony
Whip of Torture
Whip of Punishment
Guilt Sign: Wandering Sin
A Spell Card of Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu from the Spirit River Railroad. She instructs sinful souls in this attack. The concept of sin has long existed around the world. It was not created for the purpose of judging others, but born out of the desire of humans, who had survived through times of hardship so brutal that all they wished for was spiritual release. Being forgiven was their salvation, and it gave them hope for the afterlife. Even while you're alive, there is joy in being accepted.
Bullets
Wandering Sin
Wandering Guilt of Murder
Wandering Guilt of Theft
Wandering Guilt of Infidelity
Wandering Guilt of Deception
Wandering Guilt of Intoxication
Judgment: Trial of the Ten Kings
A Spell Card of Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu from the Spirit River Railroad. Her opponents experience the first three years after death. "The first three years after death" was a phrase used by a certain newspaper journalist, but the Buddhist memorial service held for the third anniversary of a death actually comes after the first full two years post-death. But if that's the case, then the first anniversary would come instantly after death. ...What's going on here?
Bullets
Trial of the Ten Kings
Trial of the Seventh Day
Trial of the Seventy Seventh Day
Trial of the Hundredth Day
Trial of the First Anniversary
Trial of the Second Anniversary
Crossroads to Hell and the Pure Land
The Last Word of Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu from the Spirit River Railroad (a Touhou LW original). She determines the various destinations of souls. If you leave souls to their own devices, they disperse at random, and they can even cease to exist. This is due to the law of ever-increasing entropy. That's why it's so important to distinguish between black and white, right and wrong. Sending souls down to Hell, up to the Pure Land, or to some other destination is all done to preserve order and pre-existing concepts, and by extension, the great system of life. It is Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu's expression of love.
Bullets
Path to the Pure Land
Path to Hell
Path to the Pure Land
Path to Hell
Path to the Pure Land
Path to Hell
Skills
Skill: Spider Lily Track
A giant track network built around a central terminal. It almost looks like a red spider lily.
Skill: Overclocker
Clocks are the only thing in the world that demand absolute precision.