魂魄妖忌

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no image	名前:	魂魄　妖忌 Youki Konpaku
	種族:	半人半霊
	能力:	Swordsmanship
	年齢:	Unknown, but at least 300 years old
	職業:	Currently a hermit, formerly a gardener and swordsmanship instructor
	住んでいるところ:	unknown
	人相:	No official image of Youki exists. Some fans portray him as an old man with a short white beard.
	人物関係:	西行寺幽々子 (Former Mistress) 魂魄妖夢 (Successor, Student)
	出演作品:	無し
	テーマ曲:	{{{テーマ曲}}}

Youki is an enigmatic character who has yet to make an actual appearance in any Touhou game. He was the gardener for the Saigyouji clan at Hakugyokurou before leaving it to his successor and student Youmu Konpaku. It is thought that he, too, is a half-phantom. No one currently knows his whereabouts.

Fun Facts

• Youki's name consists of two kanji: You (妖) as in "youkai", and Ki (忌) which mean "inauspicious" or "taboo".

• The characters for Konpaku mean simply "Soul."

• Although both "Kon" (魂) and "Paku" (魄) are "soul", their elements are different. "Kon" stands for a mental soul, which is separated from a body as soon as human dies and ascends to Heaven; "Paku" is a physical soul, which remains in the body a few days and goes back to the Earth. In this case, "Kon" is Youki's phantom half, and "Paku" is human half. Maybe "Konpaku" is not only be a surname but a feature of his race.

Official Profiles

Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt

no image	[This is an excerpt from Youmu's profile.] ... 　　先代、魂魄 妖忌（こんぱく ようき）は、３００年程庭師を務めたあ 　　る日頓悟し、まだ幼すぎる妖夢に後を継がせ幽居する。妖夢の剣術は 　　まだ未熟であり、成熟までには日々の修行を欠かせない。師匠である 　　はずの先代は行方をくらましてしまい、妖夢でもどこに居るのか知ら 　　ない。これも教えなのだろうと彼女は思う。 ...
The former gardener of about 300 years, Konpaku Youki, suddenly retired into enlightened hermitude one day, leaving a very young Youmu as his successor. As Youmu's sword technique is still unrefined, she tirelessly undergoes daily training to perfect it. The whereabouts of the man who should be the current gardener are unknown, even to Youmu. She considers it as just another one of his lessons.