The Youkai Woman of the Hakurei Shrine


 * This article is about the stage itself. For the song of the same name, see The Youkai Woman of the Hakurei Shrine (song).

"You mean the youkai woman of the Hakurei Shrine, aren't you?"

- Susumu Takajima, to Crown Princess Konata and Kagami Ochiai

The Youkai Woman of the Hakurei Shrine (博麗神社の妖怪女) is the first stage of Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided!, given to KRDF recruits Susumu Takajima and Kagami Ochiai by Crown Princess Konata.

Stage context
The stage opens on a beautiful summer day with Susumu Takajima enjoying a breakfast of rice. Suddenly, Kagami Ochiai taps on a nearby window, telling Driller to go outside to Crown Princess Konata, who is standing on his driveway. After Driller finishes eating, Konata briefs the duo on the mission, asking Driller if he's heard about the so-called "youkai woman of the Hakurei Shrine." Kagami tells Driller about the intrusion of the Hakurei Shrine by a youkai-born, which leaves Driller in shock. The three head down to the shrine, encountering the youkai-born whom Hearthcliffe falsely refers to as a Crimsonite. After Hearthcliffe leaves, a duel between youkai born who is revealed to be Maika Ohtake and the duo ensues, which the duo easily wins. Following Maika's defeat, Kumiko Uchida, the shrine's shrine maiden, performs a sealing ritual on her while the police deal with Maika. Kumiko thanks the duo for saving the Hakurei Shrine from a youkai-born threat, and takes them to nearby Kozankyo University's Dokutsu Commons for pizza as a reward.

Background
The stage takes place on a city street.

New enemies

 * Pacoonba
 * Ember

Opponents

 * Yuurei woman (midboss, name not official)
 * Maika Ohtake (boss)

The Daily Bunbunmaru
"Federal investigators are questioning why a youkai-born was trying to con her way into a restricted area of the Hakurei Shrine. It was an intrusion so brazen that it raised concerns about protection of the shrine's priest Tomohiro Uchida and his shrine maiden daughter Kumiko Uchida. Maika Ohtake, who is a 19-year-old maiko-in-training, says she will plead guilty for illegally sneaking into a restricted area of the shrine in Kozankyo. Both the priest and shrine maiden were at the shrine at the time of the intrusion; Ohtake entered the shrine through a hidden path that connects Kozankyo University to the Hakurei Shrine. Prosecutors say Ohtake was screened for weapons by a Kozanese Royal Defense Force officer, and that didn't stop her from entering the shrine. Religious texts say that youkai-borns who aren't loyal to the KRDF are forbidden from entering Shinto shrines. This is the second time this year that a youkai-born had illegally entered the Hakurei Shrine; back in March, another youkai-born from Horudika Canal lied his way into a restricted area of the shrine while the staff was not there. He also faced charges for possessing a thumb drive laced with malware. Both cases illustrate the vulnerabilities Shinto shrines are vulnerable to. Ohtake was unlucky because Kumiko Uchida and two members of the Unforgettable dealt with the situation. Security will be strengthened on that secret pathway to the university."

- The Daily Bunbunmaru, July 3, 2004

KBN This Morning
"This is a developing headline involving another security breach at the Hakurei Shrine in Kozankyo while the priest and his daughter were there. Maika Ohtake, a 19-year-old college sophomore who is also a maiko-in-training, is admitting that she illegally entered a restricted area of the shrine. She was arrested within 20 minutes after being caught and confronted by The Unforgettable, a subunit of the Kozanese Royal Defense Force. Prosecutors said she came in through a hidden path that connects Kozankyo University to the shrine. Even though she went through a metal detector, it has raised concerns about youkai-borns visiting the shrine. Back in March, there was another incident involving a youkai-born at the shrine. This came after a youkai-born male from Horudika Canal conned his way through the Kozanese Royal Defense Force while the staff was not there. He was charged for lying to a federal officer and entering a restricted area."

- Official report from KBN This Morning, July 3, 2004

LifeConnect posts

 * Kumiko Uchida - "I would love to wear her kimono, but not when she's a youkai-born trying to steal something important! Kagami Ochiai and her younger sister are the only youkai-borns I'm loyal to."
 * Susumu Takajima - "Both my royal and non-royal princesses drove me into getting the youkai-born out. Youkai-borns have light and dark sides. I understand why my highness' mother was killed during the Kozanese Revolution, simply because of her spirituality."
 * Kagami Ochiai - "I want to become a geisha like my mother, but I wouldn't begin training right away following that incident at the Hakurei Shrine!"

Behind the Scenes

 * The name of this stage likely comes from a quote from Susumu Takajima when he's asking about the youkai woman.
 * This is the first stage to feature a youkai-born as a boss.