[The father immediately moved to strangle Yoriichi in his swaddling clothes, but at that moment, a figure desperately shielded Yoriichi with her body!
She shrieked, no longer her usual gentle self, like a raging lioness!
Exhausted from childbirth, her face was as pale as paper, her hair wet and clinging to her forehead, yet this seemingly frail woman prevented dozens of people from approaching.
With his mother threatening to die and vehemently resisting, the father finally decided to send Yoriichi to a temple to become a monk at seventeen.]
[Artoria: "A mother's strength..."]
[Wise King Flash (Gilgamesh): "Hmph hahahaha, though unsightly, it is remarkably dazzling!"]
[Senju Kase: "Mother... is that how it is?"]
[Tohsaka Tokiomi: "To be a father and lack any sense of responsibility is truly unworthy! It seems this is a general's family, yet he cannot even be a good husband or father. How can he be a general? Ignorant."]
...Demon Slayer World
"Tsugikuni... Yoriichi, why didn't you just die then?" Kokushibou looked at the infant shielded by his mother in the swaddling clothes, his six eyes slightly downcast... Fate World
Fourth Holy Grail War Timeline
Matou Family
"...Father."
The purple-haired daughter, protected by golden specks of light but with utterly hollow eyes, murmured silently.
An endless sea of insects surged below.
Perhaps, for the young girl, the most painful time was when her former father spoke grandly but never truly cared for her.
[From then on, the two brothers received vastly different treatment. Because Yoriichi often clung to his mother, his elder brother Kokushibo felt Yoriichi was very pitiful.
He often risked being beaten to secretly find him in the woodshed to play.
And he even personally made a wooden flute for Yoriichi.
Because his younger brother was truly pitiful, Yoriichi had never smiled once since birth and hadn't spoken a single word until he was seven years old.
Yoriichi looked at the flute in his hand, still unmoved, simply holding it blankly in his palm, quietly observing it.]
[Aqua: "Eh? Is he an idiot? He treats a broken flute like a treasure. No wonder he's a worthless person. Let's quickly switch, it's my turn to shine!"]
[Saten Ruiko: "I don't think so. I feel that Mr. Tsugikuni Yoriichi's eyes don't have that dullness. Those eyes are very gentle."]
[Mash: "Does that birthmark really represent misfortune? Mr. Yoriichi looks so pitiful..."]
[Hades: "A person's life will not be bound by a ridiculous birthmark."]
[Hyakkimaru: "Tsugikuni Yoriichi... I don't know him, but he feels so familiar."]
[Mihawk: "This person named Tsugikuni Yoriichi... could it be, no, I need to observe a moment longer."]
[But... no one knew that this simple child always remembered every bit of care around him.
He remembered every trace of warmth from his surroundings.
His mother was a very devout person. She hoped there would be no more conflict in the world and prayed devoutly every day.
She prayed to the sun god to warmly shine upon his deaf ears, and even made him an earring-shaped amulet.
Looking at his worried mother, Yoriichi felt guilt in his heart.
He also remembered how his gentle elder brother was beaten and scolded by their father for interacting with him, but the next day, his gentle elder brother placed a short flute in his hand and told him,
"If you want to find older brother, just blow it, and I will appear before you immediately, so don't worry about anything."]
[Kukulkan: "Oh my As expected, this child isn't an idiot; on the contrary, he's overly innocent, and I feel an unexpected connection with him"]
[Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Mr. Yoriichi's elder brother Kokushibo is also very gentle. Perhaps it's because of such a..."]
[Chuunibyou Flash: "Hmph hahahaha! Interesting! This King is already impatient to see the ugly side that follows!"]
[Kirei Kotomine: "The ugly side?"]
Fate World
Fourth Holy Grail War Timeline
"Your Majesty, why are you so pleased?" Kirei Kotomine asked, looking at the Oldest Fat Tiger before him with his hollow eyes.
"Hmph hahahaha! Kirei, Kirei! A mongrel seeking pleasure! Go find it yourself, it's not in the Bible!"
The Oldest Fat Tiger, the pleased villain, laughed maniacally, snapped his fingers, and poured red wine into the Holy Grail, enjoying himself alone... Demon Slayer World
In the Pure Land
Yoriichi, with the appearance of a young man, watched the scenes on the screen with a gentle expression.
His voice was choked and tender, "Mother... Elder Brother, it's truly... truly been a long time."
He reached out to touch, but only touched a mirage, yet even so, Yoriichi was immensely satisfied.
Not just the video, but countless bullet comments floated past Yoriichi's eyes.
'Such a warm older brother'
'Human conflict, alas, it's too difficult'
'His brother wasn't out of love... it stemmed from pity for the weak'
'Nonsense, he loved Yoriichi the most'
'Kokushibo's love for Yoriichi was very complex, don't speak carelessly if you don't understand. Kokushibo kept this flute for hundreds of years later!'
Yoriichi looked at the bullet comments before his eyes without a word, only slightly moved by those last few words.
"Brother..."
[Due to his extraordinary talent, Yoriichi, who was destined to transcend 'humanity' from birth, could only clumsily search for his 'reason for existence' under the care of his brother and mother. Amidst the lively chatter and warm nurturing, time passed little by little. Originally, everything should have continued this way, until that day... everything changed. The young boy standing under the big tree looked at his brother, who was diligently practicing swordsmanship, and spoke for the first time. "Is Brother's dream to become the strongest samurai in this country?" "Then I'll just be the second strongest samurai in this country~", the boy displayed a heartfelt smile that day. Kokushibo's wooden sword fell to the ground, as he looked at Yoriichi with astonishment and complex emotions. The boy didn't understand the disgust in his brother's eyes at all. His innocent mind couldn't comprehend that he, who would be sent to a temple at seventeen, could not become a samurai. Samurai fight with their lives on the line; how could someone who only knew how to cling to his mother become a samurai? Regardless of blood ties, in this world of strict hierarchy, the seed of arrogance had long been planted in Kokushibo's heart. What disgusting words is this weakling saying?]
...[Chuunibyou Flash: "Hmph hahahaha! That's right! Delightful! Truly delightful! A mongrel is indeed a mongrel!"]
[Lev: "Even blood ties can't maintain human emotions anymore? Disgusting and sickening."]
[Uchiha Sasuke: "...Why, why would you do that to your brother!"]
[Ones: "A weakling constantly talking about slaying gods, isn't that sickening?"]
[Merlin: "This is the beginning of despair."]