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In one region of Gensokyo stood an ancient, quaint village.
—Human Village!
In Gensokyo, where non-human beings such as yokai, fairies, and spirits were everywhere, and even gods lived among them, humans existed as well. But compared to those non-human creatures, humanity was a weak race.
Unlike non-human lifeforms, who were born with a certain degree of power—or even tremendous power—humans possessed no natural advantages. Without anything special about them, they did not even have the slightest bit of strength.
Yet yokai, fairies, spirits, and the like were all races that attacked humans, devoured humans, and fed on humans. Thus, humans living in Gensokyo not only held a low status, but faced danger everywhere.
Human Village was the main settlement of humanity in Gensokyo. Besides humans, a small number of yokai and other races lived there as well.
The non-human races residing in Human Village generally bore no hostility toward humans and would not attack them. Therefore, there were not many yokai living there permanently, though yokai coming to Human Village on business were a common sight.
Because Human Village was the only place in Gensokyo that could be considered normal.
The humans living there opened all kinds of shops to make a living. Some well-behaved yokai also ran shops there, and there were schoolhouses specifically for teaching human children. Just like an ordinary village, it was very peaceful.
Everything humans needed for daily life could be bought there, while things needed by non-human beings such as yokai could also be found there. Some shops even stayed open late into the night, becoming stores exclusively for yokai and allowing the mostly nocturnal yokai to be active during those hours.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, even yokai and