1) I thought Mokous were immortal, so shouldn't they be resistant to melting, let alone death? 2) How the hell did a Reimu X Youmu pair birth a Mokou, anyway?
1) I thought Mokous were immortal, so shouldn't they be resistant to melting, let alone death? 2) How the hell did a Reimu X Youmu pair birth a Mokou, anyway?
1) Immortality =/= invulnerability. Mokou's probably not dead, and might regenerate from the melted remains eventually. 2) Magic
1) I guess it's up to the artists, but my headcanon doesn't have yus with extraordinary or exceptional abilities; there are no mind-readers, immortals or spellcasters, to name a few. It would seriously affect the future status of humans to have mindreaders, immortals, spellcasters and radioactive pastries.
2) I agree-it's not entirely clear. Without a translation, I get the idea Moukou, Youmu and Reimu are friends. Moukou and Reimu have an affair and Youmu confronts Moukou. Moukou feels guilty and jumps. Youmu seems hurt at the betrayal and being put in the situation of stabbing Moukou. But Mister Translators could help easy and clear up what's going on.
1) I thought Mokous were immortal, so shouldn't they be resistant to melting, let alone death? 2) How the hell did a Reimu X Youmu pair birth a Mokou, anyway?
1) That Youmu might not know Mokou's immortality. The Youmu only intended to extinguish Mokou's fire ability for the sake of safety.
2) Rare yukkuris are occasionally born between normal yukkuris. The phenomenon called "Changeling(チェンジリング)". There are many stories about yukkuri changeling and this story is one of them. Most famous type of changeling is an Sanae born between Reimu and Marisa.
2) I agree-it's not entirely clear. Without a translation, I get the idea Moukou, Youmu and Reimu are friends. Moukou and Reimu have an affair and Youmu confronts Moukou. Moukou feels guilty and jumps. Youmu seems hurt at the betrayal and being put in the situation of stabbing Moukou. But Mister Translators could help easy and clear up what's going on.
My impression of the story is that Youmu and Reimu are a couple. Reimu dies (I initially thought, but it might just be seriously injured) giving birth to a flaming Mokou. Youmu remembers being told about how forest fires are dangerous and so drowns the newborn but is conflicted about it.