< Capital of the Moon | Back to Title of Contents | Muenzuka > Road of Reconsideration Threat level: High Encounterable youkai: Ghosts, Spirits, etc. Going through and beyond the Forest of Magic, one will come to a small road. If one were to proceed along this road, they would finally reach Muenzuka. When autumn comes around, the road becomes completely covered with higan flowers, dyeing the road a deep red. Muenzuka is a graveyard for those without relatives and those who committed suicide in the outside world, a place where many end up after wandering aimlessly. This area is a place where even the humans living on the furthest outskirts of Gensokyo never approach, for the strong connection between that and the outside world can create openings at any time (*1). As those who've committed suicide walk along this path when it is covered with higan flowers, the toxins will swirl around their bodies, something wondrous yet unpleasant takes place, in that their will to survive will become rejuvenated. And then, deciding to try once more, they will turn and retrace their steps. This is why this road has been called the "Road of Reconsideration." Once again, this road is a place where encountering a human from the outside world is very likely. Because of this, there are also nasty youkai who lie in wait, hoping for a meal. To have gone to the trouble of enduring the struggles of reconsideration, and just when one is thinking about maybe once again trying their best, being preyed upon by a youkai is no kind of repayment or reward (*2). 1: Connections to the netherworld are also easily created here, as this is a place where several barriers overlap and intersect. 2: Depressed people, spiteful people bearing grudges, criminals and the like are the favorite foods of youkai. There are plenty of those kinds of people here. < Capital of the Moon | Back to Title of Contents | Muenzuka >