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{{Infobox Character | nameJp = {{ruby-ja|伊|い}}{{ruby-ja|吹|ぶき}} {{ruby-ja|萃|すい}}{{ruby-ja|香|か}} | nameEn = Suika Ibuki | nameIPA = iβɯᵝki sɯᵝika̠ [[Media:Pronunciation_SuikaIbuki.ogg|(♫)]] | image = [[File:TH105Suika.png|275px|Suika Ibuki]] | caption = Suika in [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]] | chartitle = {{H:title|Tiny Night Parade of One Hundred Demons|小さな百鬼夜行}} | species = [[Oni]] | abilities = Manipulation of density and sparseness | location = Somewhere in [[Gensokyo]] (Commonly seen around [[Youkai Mountain]], [[Heaven]] and the [[Hakurei Shrine]]). Used to live in [[Ancient City]] | MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|御伽の国の鬼が島～}} Missing Power|Onigashima in the Fairyland ~ Missing Power}} ([[Immaterial and Missing Power OST|Immaterial and Missing Power]]) *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|砕月}}|Broken Moon}} ([[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody OST|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]) | appOfficialgames = *''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' (Playable Character, Final Boss) *''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' (Extra Stage 7 and 8 Boss) *''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' (Playable Character, Possible Opponent) *''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' (Playable Partner) *''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' (Playable character in arcade mode) *''[[Double Spoiler]]'' (Scene 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-8 Boss) *''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Background Character) *''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' (9th Day Boss) *''[[Violet Detector]] (Nightmare Friday Boss) *''[[100th Black Market]]'' (6th Market Boss) | appPrintworks = *''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]'' *''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' (Prologue Cameo, Chapter 1, 9 and 13 cameo) *''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' (Chapter 4 cameo, 17, 18) *''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 1 cameo, 12 cameo, 18 cameo) *''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Secondary Character) *''[[Forbidden Scrollery]]'' (Chapter 2 cameo, volume 1 omake cameo, Chapter 10 cameo) *''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' Vol. 3 (Profile Section) *''[[Visionary Fairies in Shrine]]'' (Chapter 2 Cameo, 6 cameo, 7 cameo, 9.5 cameo, 10 cameo) *''[[The Grimoire of Usami]]'' (Section 2-3) *''[[Lotus Eaters]]'' (Secondary character) | appMusicCDs = *''[[Immaterial and Missing Power OST]]'' (CD cover) }} {{quote|I've been watching all of you this whole time. You all responded to my 'foregathering ability' without noticing, and came to these feasts. Do you know what this means? It means none of you can defeat me.|Suika Ibuki|[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]}} {{nihongo|'''Suika Ibuki'''|伊吹萃香|Ibuki Suika}} is the main antagonist of [[Immaterial and Missing Power]]. She's a typical [[oni]] that loves drinking and fighting. Just as the folktales say, she has two horns on her head that symbolize her oni heritage, and enough physical strength to throw large boulders single-handedly.

==General Information== Suika chiefly appears in the spin-off game installments of the ''[[Touhou Project]]'', such as ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' and ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''. Her only appearance in a main game is appearing as a support character for [[Reimu Hakurei]] in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''.

It is unknown exactly where she is living currently. In many endings of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', she is shown spending her time at the [[Hakurei Shrine]], but in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', it says she is mainly active around the [[Youkai Mountain]], and when visiting it during the events of ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', she comments on how nostalgic it feels. In ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' she is shown to be coming and going between [[Gensokyo]] and the country of oni in the [[Underworld]]. At the end of her route in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'', she was seen spending some time in [[Heaven]] after having defeated [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] in battle, but she was shown to be in Gensokyo after that.

===Personality=== Her personality is jolly and quite childish, as you would expect from her appearance. Despite her childlike exterior, however, she possesses great amounts of raw power. She loves drinking and is frequently seen in the fighting games drunk; she claims she's been drinking sake for some hundreds of years now.[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]] - Suika article and interview.

Suika bears the typical personality traits of most [[oni]], valuing strength and fair play while despising dishonesty and cowardice. However, she is apparently slightly less honest than a typical oni. In addition, she doesn't kidnap [[human]]s, which is known to be the "strongest bond of trust" between oni and humans. However, she is nonetheless quite honest.''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' - Suika ending.

Though she is generally a happy-go-lucky oni, as one of the most powerful [[youkai]] in [[Gensokyo]], she can be very observant. In addition, she is seen being very critical of others in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', such as by calling [[Alice Margatroid]] a coward and telling [[Youmu Konpaku]] how people make fun of her.

===Abilities=== ; Strength Suika, more than the abnormal strength of an [[oni]], possesses super-strength. [[Aya Shameimaru]], who has probably seen or heard of nearly every [[youkai]] by now, once referred to Suika as "simply the most powerful [[youkai]] in [[Gensokyo]]" Suika's Spell Card [[Shoot the Bullet/Spell Cards/Level Ex|"Night Parade of a Million Demons"]] . That doesn't mean there aren't others that could be nearly equal to her power, but she is still thought of as the strongest/most powerful [[youkai]] in Aya's opinion. Of course, this may be because she is a [[tengu]], who were once subordinate to the oni. At the time of ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', among the people that [[Reimu Hakurei]] knows, it seems that she had the greatest super-strength Chapter 16 ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' , but she admits that [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]] might be (physically) stronger than she is.''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]] - ''According to fellow oni Suika Ibuki, "She's weaker than me in magical powers, but might be stronger than me physically."'' She once uttered "my army is the night parade of a hundred demons! No [[human]] or [[youkai]] can stand against foregathered oni!"[[Immaterial_and_Missing_Power/Story/Reimu%27s_Scenario#Immaterial_and_Missing_Power]]

;Manipulation of density and sparseness [[File:GoMIllus-Suika.jpg|thumb|left|192px|A giant Suika about to squash [[Marisa Kirisame]], as illustrated in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''.]] Suika's ability to manipulate "density" gives her the power to control the density of any given object; to put it simply, assembly and dispersion. As the object's density increases, it heats up, and as it decreases, it turns into a mist.[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]] - Suika article. During her spell cards and other attacks, she can also create smaller versions of herself and make herself giant. She can also decrease her own body's density to become a mist, as she did during the events of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', making it impossible to attack her.[[The Grimoire of Marisa]] - Suika's spell cards. By doing this all over [[Gensokyo]], she can effectively keep an eye on everything going on. She can also gather things without shape, like people's souls, which caused the incident in the first place. She has also affected the [[Moon]] as reflected in sky (the canopy) to make it explode, then take the falling fragments and turn them into mist as well, but the details as to how are unknown. [[Youmu Konpaku]], after striking her with one of her swords, commented that the sword itself reacted strangely.''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' - Suika route, stage 3.

With this power, she was able to assemble the thoughts of people and youkai, and made the residents of Gensokyo periodically have a party. Furthermore, with this power she is able to split up into small pieces and become a giant, and she is also able to disperse into the atmosphere. Other than that, she is able to compress her attack and increase her power, and is able to draw the opponent into something like a black hole, and sucking the opponent's power, out of nowhere she assembles rocks and health, and the way she throws it can be seen. It seems like she is able to turn a mountain into sand by this power (according to ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''). During her mystery attacks on [[Myouren Temple]] in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 9, she was capable of one-hit knockouts without being seen. She was also able to collect all the trash around the Hakurei Shrine in three seconds.[[Immaterial and Missing Power]] - Ending n°7 (Alice's good ending)

Unbelievably, in her last spell in ''Immaterial and Missing Power'''s story mode, "Pandemonium" or "A Million Oni Parade the Night," her spell gauge and her health gauge disperse, making an unthinkable system-intervention model for its usage method.

===Possessions=== Suika has a gourd that she calls the Ibuki Gourd, which has been soaked in the extract of a [[sake bug]], making it capable of turning water into sake.[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]] - Chapter 18. To prevent it from overflowing, the gourd has a stopper on it, and she can't pour out more than the gourd will hold at one time. Closing the gourd will make it refill right away.''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' - Yukari ending.

==Backstory== Before appearing in [[Gensokyo]], Suika lived in the [[Underworld]]. However, before even that, she apparently lived on the [[Youkai Mountain]] as one of the four "Devas of the Mountain", along with [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], [[Kasen Ibaraki]], and one other. Since the oni were superior to the other residents of the mountain, such as the [[tengu]] and [[kappa]], they all still remember her even now as someone to be respected.''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' - Marisa/Nitori route, stage 3.

==Character Design== [[File:PMiSS suika.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Suika in ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'']] ===Origin=== Suika is most likely based off of [[wikipedia:ja:酒呑童子|Shuten-douji]]. Shuten-douji was a man who lived a [[half-youkai]] existence, with an existence between that of a human and [[wikipedia:Yamata no Orochi|Yamata no Orochi]], known as one of the {{nihongo|Three Great Evil Youkai of Japan|日本三大悪妖怪}} alongside [[wikipedia:Tamamo-no-Mae|Tamamo-no-Mae]] and the [[tengu]] form of [[wikipedia:Emperor Sutoku|Emperor Sutoku]]. In the prefectural border between Gifu Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture was [[wikipedia:Mount Ibuki|Mount Ibuki]], which was his birthplace. Furthermore, in the [[wikipedia:Otogizōshi|Otogizooshi]] Shuten-douji is said to have been abandoned after birth at the foot of Mt. Ibuki, and to have been previously been known as {{nihongo|||伊吹童子|Ibuki-douji}}.

[[wikipedia:ja:大江山|Mt. Ooe]] was a mountain that extended over [[wikipedia:Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]], [[wikipedia:Miyazu, Kyoto|Miyazu]], and [[wikipedia:Yosano, Kyoto|Yosano, Kyoto]]. It was once a mine heavily mined for copper, nickel, and chromium. There is a legend where the aforementioned Shuten-douji and his subordinates were exterminated, and in fact, '''completely massacred''', and in the town centre of [[wikipedia:Ōe, Yamagata|Oe]], near the [[wikipedia:Oe Station|Oe Station]] ([[wikipedia:Kitakinki Tango Railway|Kitakinki Tango Railway]]), there are many associated images, [[wikipedia:Onigawara|Onigawara]], mozaic images, and other things like that lined up. One of her ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' spell cards, "''Complete Massacre on Mt. Ooe''" probably comes from this.

Among Shuten-douji's subordinates, among the especially powerful "big four," there was one oni by the name of "Hoshikuma-douji." This is where the name of Suika's ally from the [[Big Four of the Mountain|big four]], [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], comes from. Furthemore, according to the legend, [[wikipedia:Ibaraki-dōji|Ibaraki-douji]] (on whom [[Kasen Ibaraki]] is based) was a subordinate or even lover of Shuten-douji. Within the Touhou setting, Kasen and Suika's relationship is as of yet unknown.

===Name=== Her full name is {{nihongo|''Suika Ibuki''|伊吹萃香}}. Her first name {{nihongo||萃香|Suika}} is not a legitimate Japanese word, but literally it can be translated as "gathering fragrance". Incidentally, {{nihongo||スイカ/西瓜/水瓜|suika}} is the word for watermelon in the Japanese language (in common Japanese, the [[wikipedia:Japanese pitch accent|pitch accent]] for "watermelon" is flat. In order to distinguish, native speakers pronounce her name as "Su[high] i[high] ka*[low]"). Her last name {{nihongo||伊吹|Ibuki}} can mean [[Wikipedia:Chinese_juniper|Chinese Juniper]] in Japanese, but in her case, it's highly likely to be a reference to {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Mount Ibuki|Mount Ibuki]]|伊吹山|Ibuki-yama}} the place where [[wikipedia:Shuten-dōji|Shuten-douji]] supposedly was born. In addition, {{nihongo||酒呑|Shuten}} means "alcohol drink".

===Design=== Suika has two long straight oni horns on her head, decorated with ribbons. She wears a tattered pale pink blouse, a long purple and pink skirt, and three chain accessories tied to her belt. Her eyes are brown.

The three symbols are related to [[Wikipedia:Sengai|Gibon Sengai]]'s Picture "[https://www.wikiart.org/en/sengai/the-universe-the-circle-triangle-and-square Circle, Triangle, Square]" (or Three Dimensions of Somatic Attunement). This picture is so esoteric that there are several interpretations on it, but the significance of the three diagrams would be mentioned by [[Rinnosuke Morichika]] in [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia/Chapter 22|Chapter 22]] of [[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]].

Though fighting games sprites represent her with blonde/light brown hair, it must be considered as an error; Suika's real hair color actually being ginger (orange) according to [[Alphes]]' artworks and [[ZUN]]'s artworks and sprites.

==Appearances== ===Spin-offs=== [[File:314tr9g.gif|thumb|Suika Sprite in Immaterial and Missing Power]] ;''Immaterial and Missing Power'' :{{Main|Immaterial and Missing Power/Story#Suika.27s_Story|l1=Immaterial and Missing Power Story}} During the events of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', the people of [[Gensokyo]] were manipulated into having feasts repeatedly, one right after another, by Suika's ability to "gather" anything. She intended to draw all the other [[oni]] out of hiding with continuous, non-stop celebration. Her motive for this was the short spring in ''[[Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' and the lower number of flower viewings that could be held because of it.

In most characters' scenarios, Suika was defeated and the number of feasts began to decrease. In Suika's scenario, she managed to defeat all of her major foes in a feast, but her plan failed anyway due to [[Reimu Hakurei]]'s ability and her own short-comings as an [[oni]].

;''Shoot the Bullet'' [[File:Th095Suika.png|frame|Suika in ''StB'', ''DS'' & ''ISC'']] In ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'', [[Aya Shameimaru]] encountered Suika on the Extra [[stage]] and took photos of her [[danmaku]], being the first [[shoot 'em up]] game Suika appears in.

;''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'' :{{Main|Scarlet Weather Rhapsody/Translation/Suika's Scenario|l1=Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Story}} In ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', she notices that temperaments are being gathered from everyone into the sky, so she decides to climb up the [[Youkai Mountain]] to follow them. Once she reaches the heavens, she locates [[Tenshi Hinanawi|the perpetrator]]. Instead of trying to put an end to whatever plot was going on, Suika demands a living space in the heavens. She later gathers everyone to the heavens to attack [[Tenshi Hinanawi]], although whether it was to punish the celestial or just to pass the time is unclear.

;''Subterranean Animism'' :{{Main|Subterranean Animism/Translation/Reimu and Suika's Scenario|l1=Subterranean Animism Story}}

;''Touhou Hisoutensoku'' :{{Main|Touhou Hisoutensoku/Translation/Suika's Script|l1=Touhou Hisoutensoku Story}} If connecting ''SWR'' with ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'', then Suika can become a selectable character to play with, although she appears in no scenarios.

;''Double Spoiler'' [[File:Th135Yuugi&Suika.png|frame|Suika with Yuugi in ''Hopeless Masquerade'']] In ''[[Double Spoiler]]'', Suika appeared as a [[stage]] 6 target, where she uses a few [[spell card]]s and had [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]] take photos of her and her [[danmaku]].

;''Hopeless Masquerade'' Suika made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Human Village]] stage. She is seen standing on a balcony of the tavern with [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], drinking beer.

;''Impossible Spell Card'' :{{Main|Impossible Spell Card#Story|l1=Impossible Spell Card: Story}} After apparently reading the newspaper by the [[tengu]] about a mischief-making [[amanojaku]], Suika becomes one of the many strong [[youkai]] and [[human]]s to try and stop [[Seija Kijin]]. She uses [[spell card]]s that are considered impossible to dodge.

;''100th Black Market'' Suika appears as one of the potential bosses of the 6th Market, located in [[Rainbow Dragon Cave]]. Given that the depths of the cave are usually anoxic, Marisa theorizes that Suika filled the cave with air so that she could host a party inside, with [[Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] and [[Momoyo Himemushi]] being among those who attended.

===Literature=== {{multiple image | align = right | width = 150 | image1 = 072BAiJRSuika.jpg | caption1 = Suika, as illustrated in ''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''. | image2 = 073BAiJRSuika.jpg | caption2 = Suika with [[Aya Shameimaru]] in said fanbook. }} ;''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red'' :''Main article: [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Suika]]'' [[Aya Shameimaru]] realizes that the [[Moon]] has exploded late one midwinter night and goes to interview the person responsible, Suika Ibuki. Suika is drunk, but she manages to tell Aya that she did it as a threat to all those who were partying, reminding them of onis by shattering the sky, a proof of their awesome strength by splitting the sky apart so easily to blow up the Moon.

During the follow interview, Suika challenges Aya to a drinking match even as she asks her for sake. Aya seems to accept and invites Suika to drink with her at a nearby food cart, with hilarious results as Suika talks about silencing the [[Mystia_Lorelei|poor owner]]. Aya then mentions her surprise at Suika and the onis being back. Suika responds that she is the only one, and she's come back only for a while. She also tells Aya how sad she is that the tengu have lost most of their influence. Suika finishes by accusing the tengu of not showing their strength and Aya ends the discussion by inviting Suika to drink about gathering news for her. [[File:WaHHSuikaAppearance.jpg|thumb|right||120px|Suika appearance in [[Wild and Horned Hermit]] chapter 9]] ;''Strange and Bright Nature Deity'' In Chapter 17 and 18, Suika gives a jug with a [[sake bug]] in it to [[Reimu Hakurei]]. However, it's soon stolen by the [[Three Fairies of Light]], who replace it with a fake. The real jug is later taken to [[Eientei]] for analysis, and when Suika returns to the shrine, they find that the jug no longer contains the bug. She is not particularly concerned at it, however, and proceeds to explain to Reimu and [[Marisa Kirisame]] what it does.

;''Wild and Horned Hermit'' In the end of Chapter 9, Suika is revealed to be the culprit behind the strange attacks that have been happening lately, especially in and around the [[Myouren Temple]]. She eventually went to the shrine hoping to see [[Kasen Ibaraki]], but she disappears before they meet. She reappears at the end of Chapter 16 for the same purpose, having received a tip from [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]], and thinks to herself that Kasen doesn't need to keep hiding, and that she hasn't seen her in a long time. In chapter 20, Suika disguises as the merchant of a stand where Kasen goes, where she explains that knows what Kasen's real plans are and that she is trying to cross the barrier, but Suika is interrupted by Reimu before she could end her explanations of how to do it.

==Relationships== ===Yuugi Hoshiguma=== Suika and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma]] were two of the four devas of the [[Youkai Mountain|mountain]], and are very good friends, although it's been a while since they've actually seen each other before ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Of course, their reunion during that time was not in person, but instead Suika talking with Yuugi using Yukari's yin-yang orbs. Suika hopes the four of them can go mountain climbing again, some day. They've been seen hanging around together in the background of the [[Human Village]] of ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''.

===Yukari Yakumo=== [[Yukari Yakumo]] was Suika's friend before the oni went to the [[Underworld]]. It is unknown how or when they became friends. Yukari cares about Suika, as her (hypothetical) ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' story has her stop Suika because she's worried that people will find Suika whom won't be as forgiving as Yukari is. Suika does favors for Yukari, such as rebuilding the [[Hakurei Shrine]] in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' or going along with her scheme in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. The two play danmaku battles with each other, though it's been a while since the last one before ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''. In ''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' Chapter 12, Yukari is with Suika at the Hakurei Shrine New Year's Festival.

Suika (an oni) does tend to get annoyed with Yukari's "dirty tricks", but doesn't go beyond snapping that they're dirty. Suika referred to Yukari's existence as fraudulent to [[Youmu Konpaku]] in ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', and stated to Yukari that it was rare to see her "on this side of the world" in broad daylight in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''. These may be simple figures of speech, or they may show that Suika knows many deeper things about Yukari.

===Reimu Hakurei=== [[Reimu Hakurei]]'s honesty in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' impressed the oni when they first met. The oni now drops by the shrine often. Reimu usually has Suika pick up garbage. Once Suika even gave Reimu a [[sake bug]] as a gift so they could drink quality sake together (unfortunately, a series of events resulted in the worm being lost). She has teamed up with Reimu to go along with Yukari's scheme in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''.

===Miyoi Okunoda=== In ''[[Lotus Eaters]]'', [[Miyoi Okunoda]] possessed the Ibuki Gourd (without permission) to be able to see the world outside of [[Geidontei]]. Though Suika is aware of this happening, she did not interfere at first to see what Miyoi would do. When Suika finally questioned Miyoi, they got along and came to an agreement: Suika will let Miyoi stay in the Ibuki Gourd whenever she wants to and, in return, Miyoi will keep Geidontei open late whenever Suika stops by.

===[[Kasen Ibaraki]]=== Their relationship is obscure, but because Kasen was trying to avoid Suika as much as possible in the ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'', their connection should not be light. Later, Suika finds out about her from Yuugi but decides to leave it alone as she's curious on what Kasen's scheming. The two speak on familiar terms when they do come face to face, and Suika knows what Kasen's true intentions for hanging around the Hakurei Shrine are.

It is eventually revealed that Kasen is the third of the four devas, explaining the two's familiarity with one another. How their relationship changed after the breakup of the devas is unknown.

===Minor relationships=== ;[[Tenshi Hinanawi]] Suika travelled up to [[Heaven]] and beat up Tenshi to get some land. Iku mentions in her ending that Tenshi must have gave it to her without consulting any of the other celestials about the matter. Since then, Suika played at least one prank on Tenshi by gathering up many others to come fight her. Tenshi initially figured that it'd be okay because Suika will get bored and leave heaven soon, but by the time the final story (Tenshi's) in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'' ends. Suika's still up there, causing Tenshi to worry about just how long the oni plans on staying.

;[[Iku Nagae]] Iku first encounters Suika when Suika is climbing to [[Heaven]] to see [[Tenshi Hinanawi|someone]], where she tested Suika before allowing Suika to move on. Suika won, surprising Iku with her power. Iku later runs into Suika while searching for [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] to file a report on earthquakes. The oni requests Iku play with her for a bit and fights Iku in a duel. Iku is extremely confused why the oni is still in Heaven, but had to get back to her job. Eventually, after a long string of being attacked by various residents of [[Gensokyo]] for no reason whatsoever and an infuriating meeting with Tenshi, the poor exhausted [[oarfish]] arrives back in heaven and runs into the oni again. Suika's story of Tenshi giving her land gets the oarfish even more exasperated at the celestial, and Suika cheerfully comforts her and pours her a drink, encouraging Iku to vent her complaints to the oni. It is unknown if they became friends after that or not.

;[[Patchouli Knowledge]] After the events of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', Patchouli seems to have developed a bit of an obsession with taking down the oni, although the feeling isn't mutual. She now has [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Patchouli|the Scarlet Devil Mansion host Setsubun]] (basically an anti-oni festival) every year, despite how none of the other residents like it (the fried beans burn [[Remilia Scarlet|the mistress]], and the fairy maids hate cleaning up afterwards). Suika has taken note of this and in retaliation to the first festival, [[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Suika|destroyed the moon as a display of her own power]] (actually only an image of the moon, by shattering the heavens to do it). It is unknown if residents of the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]] noticed.

In ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', Patchouli goes right past [[Tenshi Hinanawi]] (the real culprit, quite confused) to attack Suika, instead. Patchouli has no books on the oni, but dialogue shows she knew what oni were before meeting Suika. Her wariness towards oni subconsciously existed before that, as it is revealed in Sakuya's ending that despite claiming she didn't know about oni, Patchouli knew an oni caused the feast, revealing a subconscious knowledge on the matter. Prior to that, every once in a while, Patchouli would order coffee made from good beans instead of the usual red tea. Sakuya did not know why, but after discovering this subconscious trait, she finally understood. Oni are weak to fried beans. Patchouli only consciously realized she was supposed to use fried beans, specifically, for the coffee in her own ending, but by then, she's also realized it'd be better off used as danmaku. It is unclear if she realized that she subconsciously drank coffee all along as a preventative measure to oni. It is unknown why Patchouli developed this wariness towards the oni.

;[[Yuyuko Saigyouji]] Yuyuko might have known Suika before Suika went to the [[Underworld]], as she describes the mist in ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' to [[Patchouli Knowledge]] as nostalgic in Patchouli's story, even though she isn't sure what it is. When Yuyuko meets Suika in her own story, she disappointingly says that she had hoped to find a good memory but ended up finding a little [[demon]] instead, and the two proceed to insult each other very harshly. Although the double-speak and metaphors aren't completely clear, this could imply that Yuyuko knew Suika from long ago, and the two did not get along.

;[[Yamame Kurodani]], [[Parsee Mizuhashi]], [[Satori Komeiji]], [[Rin Kaenbyou]], [[Utsuho Reiuji]], and [[Koishi Komeiji]] These are various denizens of the [[Underworld]] that Suika got to see in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''. Of the six, Suika has never met Yamame, Rin, or Utsuho personally (or at least gotten to know them personally), but is familiar with their species. She knows Parsee, but to her, Parsee is just some lowly [[youkai]] that guards a bridge. She knows Satori, but like everyone else, stays away from her because she dislikes having her mind read. She also knows Satori's sister Koishi, to whom she is a bit warmer, inviting her to come play the next time Koishi goes above ground. She believes Koishi's ability to read the subconscious compensates for Satori's weakness in a fight, indicating she may have gotten into battles or duels with the sisters before (probably playful, but maybe not).

==Gallery== ===Covers=== File:Th075Cover.jpg|Cover of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'', featuring Suika's silhouette File:幻想曲抜萃委.jpg|Cover of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power OST]]'' featuring [[Yukari]] and Suika File:WaHH 4 Cover.png|Suika on the Vol. 4 cover of ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' File:CoLA29CleanCover.jpg|Suika in ''[[Curiosities of Lotus Asia]]'' File:ThGI3Cover.jpg|Suika in the cover of ''[[Strange Creators of Outer World]]'' 3

===Artworks=== File:09Suika2.png|Suika art from ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''

===Sprites=== File:Th123SuikaColors.png|Suika's different color palettes from Hisoutensoku. The 2nd one corresponds to her second color palette in ''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]'', while the 3rd one corresponds to her ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' palette.

===Illustrations=== File:Suika Whos Who.png|Suika from ''[[Who's Who of Humans & Youkai - Dusk Edition]]''

===Screenshots=== File:SBND18Suika.jpg|Suika in ''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]'' File:SSIBSuika.jpg|Suika cameo in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' File:WaHHSuika.png|Suika reforming from her mist form in ''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 9. File:LE_Suika.jpg|thumb|Suika in ''[[Lotus Eaters]]''

===Others=== File:GoMSigil-Suika.jpg|Suika's sigil from ''[[Grimoire of Marisa]]''. File:Th123SuikaSigil.png|Suika's sigil from ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' File:Suika_rough.jpg|Concept art of Suika by ZUN.

==Skills== {{hidden begin|title = Skills|titlestyle = background:paleturquoise; text-align:center;}} {{#lsth:List of Skills|[[Suika Ibuki]]}} {{hidden end}}

==Spell Cards== {{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}} {{#lsth:List of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 1|[[Suika Ibuki]]}} {{hidden end}}

==Additional Information== *A silhouette of Suika occupies the front of ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'''s jewel case. *In ''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]'' Suika's final [[spell card]], {{nihongo|"A Million [[Oni]] Parade the Night"|百万鬼夜行|Hyakuman Ki Yakou}}, cf. the 1776 Japanese work: {{nihongo|"[[Wikipedia:Gazu Hyakki Yakō|"The Illustrated Night Parade of A Hundred Demons"]]|画図百鬼夜行|Gazu_Hyakki_Yakō}}, is capable of completely erasing the HUD, leaving the player unable to know directly how much life/super meter either has.[[File:UBUnusedGourd.png|frame|Unused enemy in ''UB'']] *Her alternate palette in ''[[Touhou Hisoutensoku]] gives her a red ribbon and a dark blue dress, somewhat similar to [[Keine Kamishirasawa]] in appearance. *Suika is the only character to appear as a [[boss]] in both ''[[Shoot the Bullet]]'' and ''[[Double Spoiler]]''. She is also the character with the most consistent appearances in danmaku side games, having appeared in all of them up to [[100th Black Market]]. *In ''[[Uwabami Breakers]]'', an unused enemy may be a reference to Suika, since it appears somewhat similar to her Ibuki Gourd.

==Fandom== {{main|Fandom/Spin-offs#Suika Ibuki|l1=Fandom: Suika Ibuki}}

==Official Profiles== {{hidden begin|title = [[Immaterial and Missing Power]] - 上海アリス通信.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}} {{Profile Quote | image = [[File:Th075Suika.png|Suika Ibuki|256px]] | text = 　○萃まる夢、幻、そして百鬼夜行　　伊吹　萃香（いぶきすいか）　　種族：鬼　　住処：鬼の住むと言われる国（現在は幻想郷のどこかにいる）　　能力：密と疎を操る程度の能力　　　幻想郷にはいないとされる鬼。彼女はその鬼だと言う。　　　鬼は一般的に陽気で酒好き、勿論宴も大好き、人間との真剣勝負が大好きで、勝負事なら格闘だろうが呑み比べだろうが何でもする。気に入った人間を見つけると人間が用意したルールで戦おうとする。そして、勝負に勝つとその人間を攫って行くのである。　　　鬼は楽しいと思ってやっていた事だが、人間はそれを楽しむすべを知らなかった。どれも人間が敵うレベルでは無かったからである。本当は人間も鬼に勝つぐらい強くなれば、互いに楽しむことも出来たのだが、それもしなくなった。そればかりか人間は、卑怯な策で鬼を一網打尽しようとした。　　　鬼が人を攫うのは、人間の恐怖心の象徴であり、それが鬼の存在理由でもある。人間にとってもその恐怖心は必要だったのだが……それを、人間は全て自分達の都合で一方的に壊してしまったのだ。　　　鬼は、繰り返される卑怯な鬼の乱獲により、そんな人間達を永遠に見捨て人間の手の届かない場所に移り住んだ、と伝えられていた。もう、鬼の姿を見ることは無かった。　　　彼女はその鬼だと言う。　　　確かに陽気で酒好き、三日置きに宴会を行わせる位宴会好きである。今回何故この様な事をしたかという話は、ゲーム中で語っているのでここでは語らない。でも本当は、鬼と人間の信頼関係を取り戻したかったのである。では何故それが失敗したかというと……？　それもゲーム中で最後に語っている通りである。　　　性格は上で言っている通り陽気で酒好き。無邪気で非常に単純。大勢と一緒にいると場が明るくなるが、二人っきりで長くいると段々とうざくなる。というか非常に子供っぽい。　　　能力は、密と疎を操る事が出来る。如何なる物も、集めたり散らしたり出来る。人の想いを集めれば、宴会のようなものを開かせることも出来るし、自分を散らせば霧のような状態になることも出来る。妖霧は非常に薄い彼女なのだ。新しく力を生むのではなく、その場に在るものを集めたり散らしたりするだけだが、集めることで別の物に変化させることも出来る。それは特殊な創造の能力に近い。さすがは失われた鬼の力、と言われるだけの事はある。　　　身体能力も非常に優れており、力、スピード、妖力、全てにおいて人間を遙かに上回る。唯一の弱点は、萃香のリーチのなさだが、彼女は様々な手段でそれを補う。人間との決闘が大好きなだけあって、酒に酔っていてもめっぽう強い。と言うか酔うほど強い。と言うか酔ってない時が余りない。 | translation = '''Forgathering Dream, Illusion, and thus [[wikipedia:Hyakki Yakō|a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons]]''' '''Suika Ibuki'''

Species: [[Oni]] Location: Some hidden country occupied by oni (currently she's living somewhere in [[Gensokyo]]) Ability: Manipulating density and sparseness

There are supposedly no [[oni]] in [[Gensokyo]], but this girl insists that she is an oni.

Oni are generally jolly and love to drink, feast, and compete with [[human]]s in any kind of contest, from simple melee to drinking games. When they find a human that they like, they tempt that human into challenging them in any way the human desires. Should the human lose, they are abducted.

The oni find these games to be great fun, but humans don't appreciate the nature of that fun. Put simply, humans cannot compare to an oni's level of ability. Humans ''could'' enjoy themselves as much as the oni if they tried to reach the power level of their opponents, but they don't. Worse still, humans attempt to destroy the oni with underhanded tactics.

Abduction by oni used to be a symbol of human fear, which was the oni's reason for their existence. In a way, that fear was necessary to the human race… Yet, the humans selfishly put an end to it.

The oni, growing weary of being duped and killed repeatedly, abandoned humans for all time and moved to a place beyond human reach, or so the legend says. In any case, the oni have not been seen since.

This girl insists that she is an oni.

She is certainly jolly and loves drinking, and likes feasts so much that she has them every 3 days. The reason for that is given in-game, so I won't mention it here. But to tell the truth, she wants to restore the relationship between humans and oni. Now why did that fail…? That's also mentioned in-game, toward the end.

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As mentioned above, Suika is jolly and drink loving. Innocent and simple-minded. She raises an upbeat atmosphere in a crowd, but when you're alone with her, you'll gradually become irritated by her childishness.

Her ability allows her to control density and sparseness. She can gather and scatter whatever she desires. By gathering people's sentiments, they will have parties; by scattering herself, she can become as mist. The strange mist was herself, in very thin form. Her ability does not produce new power and can only gather and scatter that which already exists, but it can also transform one thing into something completely different. It's kind of close to creation in that way. The long lost power of the oni is truly exceptional.

Her physical ability is outstanding as well; her strength, speed, and magical power all far exceed that of a human's. Her sole weakness is her small stature, but she compensates for that in many ways. Since she loves competition against humans, she is quite tough even when she is drunk. That is to say, the more drunk she is, the tougher she becomes. Or rather, there's hardly a time when she isn't drunk. }} {{hidden end}}

{{hidden begin|title = Suika Ibuki rough|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}} {{Profile Quote | image = [[File:Suika rough.jpg|300px|Suika rough]] | text = 萃まる夢幻、そして百鬼夜行　伊吹萃香他のキャラとポーズが違う…。ボスっぽく大げさにしてみました。賑やかさを押し出しつつ。鬼っぽくないですが、自分的に鎖は鬼の象徴（笑） ○は、無、つまり拡散を意味し、△は調和、つまり萃そのもの。 □は、不変、それは自分を示す。 ZUN 04.1.10 | translation = Forgathering Dream, Illusion, and thus a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons Suika Ibuki

Her pose is different from all the other characters' … I tried to make her grandiose, like a boss should be. I really brought out her liveliness. She may not look very oni-like, but for me, chains are the mark of an oni (g) The circle is for nothingness, which signifies diffusion; the triangle is for harmony, or collection. The square is for permanence, and stands for the self. }} {{hidden end}}

{{hidden begin|title = [[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]] - chara.html|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}} {{Profile Quote | image = [[File:Th105Suika.png|300px|Suika Ibuki]] | text =　○''小さな百鬼夜行'' 　　伊吹　萃香（いぶき　すいか）

　　伊吹萃香

　　種族：鬼

　　住家：不明（神出鬼没）

　　能力：密と疎を操る程度の能力

　　性格：豪傑だが単純

| translation = '''Tiny Night Parade of a Hundred Demons''' '''Suika Ibuki'''

Race: Oni

Primary residence: Unknown (comes and goes as she pleases)

Ability: Manipulating density and sparseness

Personality: Impulsive, but simple }} {{hidden end}}

{{hidden begin|title = [[Subterranean Animism]] - キャラ設定.txt|titlestyle = background:lightblue; text-align:center}} {{Profile Quote | image = | text = 　○小さな百鬼夜行　　伊吹　萃香（いぶき　すいか）　　Ibuki Suika

　　種族：鬼　　能力：密度を操る程度の能力

　　地底に住んでいた鬼の一人。　　最近は地上に出てきているのだが、普段は何処に住んでいるのか不明。

　　地底で何か起こってるみたいという噂を聞いて、紫の作戦に乗ってみた。　　自分で調べに行けばいいじゃんと思わなくも無かったが、面白くて面倒で無くて、お酒飲みながら出来る紫の方法が気に入った。 | translation = Tiny Night Parade of a Hundred Demons Suika Ibuki

Species: oni Ability: Manipulating density

One of the oni who lived underground. She spends her days above ground now, but it's not known where she lives.

She heard rumors that something was going on underground, so she tried going along with Yukari's scheme. She did think about going to see what was happening herself, but this way looked fun and was convenient, so she was pretty impressed with Yukari's technique, which let her tag along while having a drink. }} {{hidden end}}

==Official Sources== {{hidden begin|title = Official sources|titlestyle = background:pink; text-align:center;}} *2004/12/30 '''[[Immaterial and Missing Power]]''' - 上海アリス通信.txt *2005/08/11 '''[[Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red]]''' - Article and Interview: Suika *2005/12/30 '''[[Shoot the Bullet]]''' - Extra Stage Spell Card comments *2006/12/27 '''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''' - Suika Ibuki *2008/04/26 '''[[Strange and Bright Nature Deity]]''' - Chapter 18 *2008/05/25 '''[[Scarlet Weather Rhapsody]]''' - chara.html *2008/08/16 '''[[Subterranean Animism]]''' - Reimu/Suika Scenario; Reimu/Suika Extra Stage dialogue; キャラ設定.txt *2009/07/28 '''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''' - Suika Ibuki's Spell Cards *2009/08/26 '''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]''' - Chapter 12 (cameo) *2010/03/14 '''[[Double Spoiler]]''' - Stage 6 Spell Card comments *2011/11/25 '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - Chapter 9 *2013/04/10 '''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]''' - Chapter 16 {{hidden end}}

==See Also==

[https://hisouten.koumakan.jp/wiki/Suika_Ibuki Suika in Touhou Hisoutensoku wiki]

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Perfect Memento in Strict Sense: Pages 48-51 - Yukari Yakumo

Youkai of Boundaries

Yukari Yakumo

Ability: Manipulation of boundaries

Threat level: Unknown

Human friendship level: Normal

Main place of activity: Anywhere and everywhere

When talking about youkai-like youkai, the first name that comes to mind is probably Yukari Yakumo.

To start with, she is a youkai that you do not want to deal with. Even besides the fundamental issue of the danger of her ability, this youkai will appear anywhere unexpectedly, her character is lacking in human sentiment, and her behavioral principles are completely different from those of humans, to name a few of her issues.

Her appearance is not especially different from that of a human.

She prefers extravagant clothes, and is often seen with a large parasol.

Her main time of activity being at night, she sleeps in the daytime.

All in all, she is a traditional youkai (*1).

Though she claims to hibernate through the winter, we have only her word on it and it's unknown where she lives, so this is unconfirmed.

There is an article in the Youkai Encyclopedia from Aichi's (*2) Gensokyo Chronicle from long ago that seems to describe her.

It appears she existed back then as well.

Ability

The ability to manipulate boundaries is a terrifying ability capable of fundamentally undermining reality.

As far as we know, everything is built upon the existence of boundaries.

If there was no water surface, there could be no lake.

If there was no sky line, neither mountain nor sky could exist.

Were it not for the Great Barrier, even Gensokyo itself wouldn't exist.

If there were no boundaries, everything would probably exist as a single enormous object.

Thus, the ability to manipulate boundaries is by logic an ability of creation and destruction.

It essentially creates a new existence, or conversely rejects some existence.

Among the abilities youkai are known to possess, this is one of the most dangerous, being comparable even to the power of gods.

She is also capable of moving to an entirely separate location between gaps in space, whether it be her entire body or only a part of her.

It's said that this ability is not limited to physical space, but also applies to pictures, others' dreams, and even stories.

In addition, she possesses superhuman (*3) intellect, especially concerning mathematics.

Furthermore, due to her long lifespan, she has a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Daily Life

She is actually quite talkative, and is willing to teach you about herself or about Gensokyo.

However, most of her stories are impossible to prove or confirm, so no one can say how many of them are true.

Her house is said to be located at the boundary between Gensokyo and the outside world, just like the Hakurei Shrine, but no one has ever actually seen it.

This is because she moves through gaps in space, so she seems to appear out of nowhere and disappear into nothing.

No one can follow her through the gaps, so it's not known if it's true or not (*4).

In addition, she rarely does things herself, leaving all of her day-to-day work to a beast youkai she controls as a shikigami instead.

This shikigami acts in her place while she is sleeping, particularly during the day or in winter.

Also, as she has lived a long life, she has many youkai friends that are similarly long-lived.

Most of her friends are youkai of the strongest class, like Yuyuko Saigyouji of the Netherworld and the oni Suika Ibuki (both described later).

Connection to Gensokyo

Gensokyo is isolated from the outside by a large magical barrier.

This barrier could be seen as the boundary separating the inside and outside.

However, the outside world and Gensokyo are still physically contiguous, so it could perhaps be said that the boundary that the barrier forms is what logically defines the place that we call Gensokyo.

In other words, one could say that with the mere existence of the youkai of boundaries, it's possible for places like Gensokyo to be created and destroyed.

It could be claimed that the fact that a youkai of boundaries lives somewhere unknown in Gensokyo, a land surrounded by an enormous boundary, implies that she must have some deep, vital connection to its formation.

Strangely, this youkai rarely attacks humans.

A youkai that never attacks humans is by definition not a youkai, so it is assumed that she does somewhere.

As she can freely visit the outside world, it's speculated that she attacks humans in the outside world (*5).

Anecdotes About This Youkai

Genso-Lunar War

This is a story from over 1000 years ago.

It is said that she once invaded the moon by modifying the boundary between truth and falsehood and plunging into the moon's reflection on the lake's surface.

Although she went in with an army of impudent youkai, they were crushed by the Moon's advanced weaponry.

It is believed because of that incident, youkai usually do not choose to attack outside their territory.

The stories of this event are also what made her powers widely known among humans.

Youkai Expansion Project

A story from over 500 years ago.

The project refers to a plan designed and implemented by Yukari in order to restore power to the youkai of Gensokyo, who felt pressured by the increase in the human population.

Until then Gensokyo was merely a spot deep in the mountains in the middle of nowhere, but she planned to create a boundary of illusion and reality around Gensokyo, logically creating a new world.

By establishing Gensokyo as an illusionary world, and the outside as the real world, the youkai weakened by the outside world would naturally flock to Gensokyo; this was a truly epochal event.

With this, it ended up that even youkai from outside of Japan immigrated to Gensokyo.

The effects of the boundary continue even now.

The cleverness of the plan lies in allowing youkai to disappear in the outside world while permitting them to thrive within Gensokyo.

As long as the outside world remains in the hands of the humans, Gensokyo will remain in the hands of the youkai.

The Great Barrier Commotion

This, of course, refers to the existence of the Great Hakurei Barrier (*6).

It is said that this youkai was one of the sages who suggested the creation of the Great Barrier and created what is now Gensokyo.

However, it appears that in the beginning there was some opposition to this plan from a number of youkai, and there was open conflict between them.

As this conflict distracted youkai from their normal attacks against humans, the Great Barrier has received great praise among the humans of Gensokyo.

Eventually, word of the usefulness of the Great Barrier circulated among the youkai, and there are scarcely any that oppose its existence now.

The Phantom Commotion

The Phantom Commotion refers to the weakening of the boundary between the Netherworld and the world of the living, which has made it easy for the respective denizens of each to cross through it.

It is obvious it was the doings of this youkai.

Since this was the act of a wise youkai, it's possible there was some extraordinary benefit to youkai society in doing this. (*7)

As this is an ongoing incident, the matter remains unresolved.

Eyewitness Reports

"She makes my food disappear right out from under my nose, even when I'm careful about it. I wish she'd stop." (Reimu Hakurei)

When you're not looking she can slip her hand through a gap in space and take things from far away.

"She keeps poppin' into my house and I wish she'd cut it out. Can't she at least use the door like a normal person?" (Marisa Kirisame)

Even playing with teleportation has its limits.

Countermeasures

She seldom appears in the human village.

Barring unknown circumstances, she likely doesn't attack normal humans very often.

No matter how confident one is in their abilities, it would be wise not to attempt to exterminate this youkai.

Though, she would likely make allowances for the power of her opponent so as not to allow the battle to become too one-sided.

In any case, there is neither any sort of defense against nor weak point in the ability to manipulate boundaries.

Her intellect far surpasses those of humans, and her physical strength is what you would expect from a youkai.

Humans probably don't even have a one in a million chance of winning against her.

Excepting, of course, the countermeasure of approaching her in a polite manner.

*1: Recently, as the number of nocturnal humans increases, so does the number of diurnal youkai.

*2: The Gensokyo Chronicles written by the first member of the Hieda line, more than 1200 years ago.

*3: She's a youkai, so it's no wonder she is superhuman.

*4: There are rumors her house is located in the outside world.

*5: There are other rumors that she is a youkai from the outside world, and she simply comes to here for play. Indeed, she may spend the winters and the daytime, when she claims to be sleeping, in the outside world, and some even say that the world in Yukari's dreams IS the outside world.

*6: The boundary separating Gensokyo and the outside world. It's a logical boundary, but it is said to have become extremely difficult for humans and youkai alike to pass through it, so it's clearly a strong boundary.

*7: I have been unable to confirm this in my lifetime.

#touhou pmiss #perfect memento in strict sense #touhou #touhou project #project shrine maiden #yukari yakumo #yakumo yukari #i never quite understood how one would manipulate boundaries until i read this

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