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Merry said that if we refer to the world we humans observe, which is dominated by photons, as "the world here," then there are also countless "worlds beyond" dominated by other types of particles. And in those "worlds beyond," there are life-forms living there as well.

"Those life-forms that are invisible, but exist very close to us, and can appear to us via fluctuations are youkai, in my opinion."
"Youkai...
That suddenly makes it sound kind of crazy."
"Well, you could call them angels or devils or phantoms or cryptids, whatever's fine. But when I think of something that can't be seen, yet definitely exists as a phenomenon, I'd say 'youkai' is the best descriptor."

The existence of youkai certainly had been supported since long ago.
However, as the world was dominated by science and philosophy that demanded falsifiability, the topic of youkai faded away.



Story and music by ZUN/Team Shangai Alice