Utsuho Reiuji
Reiuji Utsuho's Fantasy Rebirth Story
...Uh-oh.
I'm surrounded by evil phantoms!
Ahhh!
I didn't want to use this here, but―
???
Get down!
*gasp*
Utsuho
Phew, that was a close one!
Y-You're my hero!
Utsuho
Are you OK?
Thanks to you, I am!
But how did you know it was me?
My hair's a little singed, but it's fine.
Utsuho
The Yatagarasu inside me told me you weren't an impurity.
Utsuho
If it hadn't, I might've blasted you away with the phantoms!
Wow, so it really WAS a close one...
Utsuho
The phantoms and vengeful spirits have been getting wilder. It's almost impossible to manage them alone.
Utsuho
I bet it's the Lost Word Incident making all this extra work for me.
Utsuho
I'll have to get Orin to help. And maybe the oni and other youkai can chip in, too.
Utsuho
So, what brings you here, PLAYER? Did you just come to chat like always?
Utsuho
Hate to say it, but I'm pretty busy. Can it wait till later?
Utsuho
Then we can talk as much as you want!
Oh, uhh...
Utsuho
Or are you looking for Lady Koishi? She was around here a minute ago...
Utsuho
Maybe she had something to do. She won't be easy to find. She never is!
I do want to see her, but first, I wanna talk to you.
Utsuho
Oh, yeah?
Utsuho
So... can it wait till later or not?
S-Sorry, it really can't!
Utsuho
Seriously?!
Utsuho
...
Utsuho
Hmm... All right, fine!
Utsuho
...So yeah, I've known Orin for a long time, but there are still times when I totally don't get her.
Utsuho
That's not a surprise, though. After all, we're different types of youkai.
Utsuho
Orin can talk to phantoms and vengeful spirits, and she even gets along with the Underworld fairies.
Utsuho
But only I can hear the voice of Yatagarasu, and I understand the burned corpses in Blazing Hell the best.
Utsuho
If everyone could put their thoughts and feelings into words, maybe we'd all understand each other perfectly.
Utsuho
But that's not how it is. Most things can't be put into words.
Utsuho
I've felt that way ever since I started hearing Yatagarasu's voice.
Utsuho
At first, I barely noticed it. I just thought, "Wow, I powered up!"
Utsuho
But after all this time, I know the god inside me is its own entity.
Utsuho
It has a different mind, a different way of speaking. Sometimes I don't understand it at all.
Utsuho
But other times, the things it says make perfect sense.
Utsuho
The number of secrets I have keeps going up. Lady Satori might be able to read some of them...
Utsuho
But she said even she can't read the things people keep really deep down. Like, in their subconscious.
Utsuho
Orin is my friend. My best friend.
Utsuho
But I still keep secrets from her... I wonder if this is what it means to grow up.
You seem pretty grown-up to me.
Utsuho
But the thought of drifting apart from Orin scares me. So I talk to her a lot. About things like this, too.
Utsuho
But then, when Orin listens to me... she starts to seem like the grown-up.
Utsuho
That makes me happy... but also kinda sad.
Utsuho
Youkai live a long time. Our thoughts and feelings change way slower than humans'.
Utsuho
And yet, here I am, feeling restless, just like a human.
Youkai normally seem so calm...
Utsuho
Hey, PLAYER. Do you think I might be...
Utsuho
Sick?!
Utsuho
Maybe I have some disease that turns youkai into humans. You know, humanitis!
I dunno. I've never heard of humanitis.
Utsuho
*sob* *sob*
Utsuho
I wanna stay with everyone forever. We've been through so much, done so many things...
Utsuho
It's been fun. Especially since I met Reimu and Marisa. I wanna stay with Lady Satori, Lady Koishi, and Orin!
Utsuho
If I turn human, I'll have a shorter lifespan and lose all my power. I'll be dead in no time.
Utsuho
I don't wanna die. Dying is scary!
D-Don't worry, I'm sure that's not gonna happen!
Utsuho
Really? I feel like the process has already started!
Look, even if "humanitis" did exist...
It'd take a long time for a youkai to turn into a human.
Like, hundreds or even thousands of years.
Utsuho
You think?
And by then, I'm sure there'll be a cure!
(She'd probably have to go to Eientei to get it.)
Utsuho
*gasp*
Utsuho
Yeah, you're right! I knew it!
(She cheered up fast!)
Utsuho
Phew, what a relief.
Besides, I'm pretty sure it's not a real disease.
Utsuho
For real?
You've just found people you really care about!
The Gensokyo sages think you're important too.
Utsuho
Why would they think that?
I don't understand all the details...
But you can wield incredible power.
And that's what we need to resolve the big incident.
Utsuho
...
Utsuho
I'm not good with details, either.
Utsuho
But only I can turn everything to ash as white as this outfit.
I don't think we need you to do that!
Utsuho
Fine. But maybe I'll be able to turn the Lost Word Incident to ash!
That would be totally awesome!
Utsuho
...
Utsuho
Thanks for this outfit!
Utsuho
It's strange, but it reminds me of the outfits Lady Satori makes me.
Utsuho
I'll wear it as a reminder.
Utsuho
A reminder that I have to protect the people I care about.
Utsuho
I'm ready to fight for them.
Costume Presentation
Utsuho
I get it now! We're friends! I feel the same warmth with you that I feel around Orin, Lady Satori, and Lady Koishi. We don't need a reason to help each other. Like nuclear fusion, combining our powers makes us stronger... That's what this is!
