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>It's difficult for more tame people like us to understand that, but its something that cannot be explained through reason.
I think we're both 'tame', since there's not a man alive who doesn't want to die in glorious battle, defending their loved ones, but we can't because those are not the times we live in and the same goes for Youkai. Perhaps it isn't easily reasoned about, but I can understand lusting for the glory that lived in the past.
>while youkai and superhumans such as magicians and hermits are like chill middle aged/ old folk
Maybe.
I always think this is a boring way of portraying a long-lived species. It's more interesting if they forget crucial things and lose parts of themselves, like a Ship of Theseus. I don't know which model is closer to actual humans, the idea that we mature and see the same things over and over so we're used to them or that parts of ourselves are replaced slowly over time so we're completely different then we were a decade ago. The replacement theory is less explored, so I prefer that.
Per fragility, the comparison is flawed. Humans, on a whole, benefit from acute stressors like strength-training and social disorder, but Youkai, especially those in Gensokyo, like long, drawn-out stress. This explains why the sudden cultural revolution of rationality worldwide was such a blow to them beyond them being mythological creatures, the times changed so radically and quickly that they had no way to cope. Gensokyo seems built for long-term stability and relatively consistent peace, with incidents being a release valve, but overall very little impactful has happened since the vampire invasion, which brought out spell card duels, in my opinion, this is why humans don't flourish in Gensokyo, it's too peaceful and there's no bridges to defend with our lives.

Anyway, I'm sure I can come up with a pickup line or strange enough gift that'll surprise Urumi, even if she is a centauries-year-old hag.