Chimata Tenkyuu
Chimata Tenkyuu's Fantasy Rebirth Story
Enemies might show up anytime... I gotta move!
But where did Miss Chimata run off to...?
???
...Show some respect. I'm a god, remember?
Chimata
How've you been?
I'm fine! But you're looking kinda down...
Chimata
You could tell, huh? I guess it's pretty obvious...
Chimata
*sigh*
We've hyped up so many markets together!
Your godly market powers were getting stronger!
What happened?
Chimata
The answer is simple.
Chimata
Blame the Lost Word Incident.
Chimata
It's basically a market god's worst nightmare.
Seriously?!
Chimata
Dead serious.
Chimata
Like I've said before, the marketplace is like a celebration. A break from everyday life.
Chimata
Goods are traded freely, no longer bound by ownership.
Chimata
Sure, in the middle of a wild incident like this, setting up a market isn't exactly easy.
Chimata
But that's not the real issue here. People are born to trade. Rain or shine, chaos or calm, they'll find a way.
Chimata
What's scary is when even that comes to a halt. When it becomes "Forget trading. Sit tight if you wanna survive."
Chimata
A total lockdown on celebration. A hijack of the extraordinary. That's what the Lost Word Incident really is.
Chimata
I don't think anyone's ever lived through anything like this!
Chimata
...And that, in a nutshell, is where we're at.
Chimata
The Lost Word Incident is like a celebration turned into total chaos. For me, it's one giant market crash.
Chimata
This is crisis-level stuff. With all these restrictions, there's no way a free market can even operate.
Chimata
And free trade isn't some fancy luxury! It's supposed to be a basic part of life! This whole situation is such a mess...
Chimata
I miss the days when I was running markets with Iizunamaru and the gang... and those collabs with Moriya Shrine...
Chimata
...Hmm, though maybe that was ages ago? No, hang on, that was before I met you, so... not that long ago?
Was that when Tsukasa was spreading misinformation?
Chimata
Yes! That's right! You really know your stuff!
I've heard tons of stories!
Chimata
That market was buzzing. It had such a great run!
Chimata
So yes, maybe it wasn't all that long ago... Still, my memory's all fuzzy now. It's kind of unsettling.
Chimata
I think that was when I started getting my powers back, too. Before that, I was barely hanging on.
Chimata
And now I'm back to being that weak. That's how far belief in the market god has fallen.
Chimata
Maybe I'll just end up being forgotten...
What happens then?!
Chimata
The fate of a forgotten god... I'd rather not think about it.
Chimata
Either I turn into something that's not a god anymore... or vanish for good. That's how it goes.
N-No way! We can't let that happen!
Chimata
*sob*
Chimata
PLAYER... Even if I end up fading away, or turn into some little fairy or spirit...
Chimata
Please never forget about the marketplace, OK?
I'd never forget! But no! You can't disappear!
Chimata
If it weren't for this Lost Word Incident, none of this would be happening. Ugh, why did it have to mess with the markets?
Chimata
I miss them so much. The buzz of the crowd, the jangle of coins...
Miss Chimata...
Chimata
...
Chimata
...
Chimata
...?
Miss Chimata?
Chimata
...Strange.
What is?
Chimata
I've been afraid of the Lost Word Incident because it has wiped out the markets I worked so hard to build.
Chimata
Because it's been chipping away at my powers, stripping my divinity... threatening to erase my whole existence.
Chimata
I've been scared of that this whole time, but...
Chimata
What if it's the opposite?!
What do you mean?!
Chimata
What if this whole incident is just someone's way to control Gensokyo?
Chimata
They're stealing what's ours... what's mine.
Chimata
That would make THEM the outlaws. They're the intruders. This is my home. My battlefield. My domain.
Chimata
So yes, it's the other way around. It's not me who should be scared. The Lost Word Incident should fear me.
...!
Chimata
In the very beginning, there was no such thing as ownership. Everything was unclaimed. Nothing belonged to anyone.
Chimata
And I was the god of the unowned.
Chimata
The sky, the mountains, everything in sight. Even down to the tiniest speck of dust. None of it belonged to anyone.
Chimata
Ownership...
Chimata
It's something the gods allowed. The idea of ownership took root when humans started farming and reaping the rewards.
Chimata
To own something meant you could build, store, and trade. It laid the foundation for civilization itself.
That kinda sounds like how naming stuff works!
Chimata
Sharp as ever. That's exactly it.
Chimata
Ownership draws a line between what's yours and what's not. Just like borders define a nation.
Chimata
And naming's the same thing, but with ideas. Names help us break infinite concepts into pieces we can understand.
Chimata
So really, ownership is just slapping a name tag on something.
Makes sense!
Chimata
And guess what? I'm the god who governs all of it. The goddess of the ultimate, ever-expanding name space!
Chimata
...Ahem. Got a little carried away there. My bad.
Chimata
Anyway, I'm not backing down. Gensokyo's markets, and the lives built around them, aren't going down on my watch!
Miss Chimata, I was asked to give this to you...
Chimata
A gift for me? And who exactly is this from?
She's a god, actually.
Chimata
Oh, wow.
Chimata
In that case, this isn't a gift. It's a labor contract.
A labor contract between gods?
Chimata
That's right. When you perform labor, you use your time and skills to get something done.
Chimata
But when the one doing the labor is a god, we don't call that labor.
Chimata
We call that granting a prayer.
Then I'm praying to you too, Miss Chimata!
Chimata
Very well!
Chimata
If the culprit of this incident thinks they can waltz in and steal Gensokyo out from under us, they clearly haven't met me!
Chimata
I, Chimata Tenkyuu, god of the marketplace, won't stand for this! I'll bring prosperity back to Gensokyo's markets!
Costume Presentation
Chimata
So, the ownership of worlds... This might not be connected, but when you make something, be it art or crops, it's natural to think that it's yours, right? If someone made this world... No, let's stop there. I'll keep researching for both our sakes.
