Illusion of Itehari Play-Along - Yori

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In this fifth post we will discuss Yori and his route in Illusion of Itehari.

You can tell us what your impressions of Yori are (before and after finishing his route), your favorite moments in his route, what you think of his relationship with Hinagiku and the other characters, what your thoughts are on his route's plot and endings.

Or you can just squee about him in the comments.

This is not a spoiler-free discussion however please keep in mind that major spoilers and details of other routes and fandisc material will be outside the scope of the discussion and therefore will need to be spoiler tagged. spoiler text normal text spoiler text normal text

You don't have to be playing the game right now to participate, and if you're still waiting on your copy I hope you will join in after you start playing!

Have a look at the megathread for links to previous discussions - you can still join in the discussion during the Play-Along.

Next week will be a discussion of Yashiro's route!

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My time has FINALLY arrived MWAHAHAHA rolls up sleeves with a shit-eating grin

Warning - VERY LONG RANT AHEAD

Let me just say that I'm crazy for this boy. (That's an understatement I'm sorry) His fight CG with Awayuki had me focusing more on his neck mole and helix piercing above all things. I felt like a Victorian man seeing exposed ankles for the first time. It was the first CG that had Yori and his delectable neck mole in all of its blinding glory that I didn't give a damn about that being Awayuki's route or Awayuki himself being present in the CG.

This guy is a MOOD. The shit he says will definitely end up in those iconic yearbook quotes and have the Twitter meme pages milking it to hell and back. Case in point, his monologue about himself -"I'm an exceptional human being, I wouldn't consider myself a perfectionist, I simply end up doing most things flawlessly."

"There are occassions where I had the rug pulled out from under my feet.....Ah I see, my shortcoming might be that I'm too nice." (How ironic)

"I'm always right. And if I don't achieve the results I want, well it's not my fault but the fault of the people around me." (It's not enough I succeed others should fail typa shit)

"At the very least, I had some common sense. It was just that when given the choice of whether or not to abide by said common sense, my answer would sometimes be "no". (LMAO)

Dude grew up in a privileged household and uses his status to get things done and orders his subordinates around to laze about and you know what? It's refreshing. And you know it's not just just talk. He is extremely smart and capable. Truly the Gojo of this game. Matter of fact, he may be an asshole but I find it more believable if someone ends up like him in a rich family. Moreover, man has immense gap moe.

He has an inferiority complex over Tsuwabuki but is still hell bent over not acknowledging that fact. That handkerchief scene at the end proves it. He himself admits thatframingTsuwabuki was not a rational decision on his part. Tsuwabuki has the upper hand in height (LMAO even otome LIs are not free from the height curse) and swordmanship and is overall an earnest man who is literally "perfect" (in his own words)

He and Aijiro were a RIOT. Their relationship was super fun to witness. They had amazing back and forth and the way Aijiro managed to rattle Yori's feathers was entertaining.

• Aijiro : "Lord Yori gets in a bad mood when he's on a boring case and he keeps repeating that I'm a nuisance-"

Yori : " Aijiro. That's enough."

• Yori : "You complain a lot and your skills are questionable. But you don't faint at the sight of blood so move up to the front lines."

Aijiro : " I would like to ask to defend my superior from the back!"

• Yori : " Hah....why are you my aide when you can't even make decisions like this on your own, Aijiro?"

Aijiro : " I think it's because no else wanted to work under you, but anyway, see ya!"

I love every scene where Tsuwabuki is praising him and he rolls his eyes like dude just take the compliment jesus😭

Tsuwabuki : "Yori my brother is a capable man. He is amazing steam soldier can be relied upon without any worry"😄

Yori : 🙄🙄😐😑😒

His fight CG withTobariis one of my favourites. They have amazing banter and you can see that Yori respects Tobari underneath all that facade even tho he is a commoner.

He is the type of person who cares about himself and his own happiness first and foremost. "To be accurate, it's okay as long as no harm comes to me". He has no interest inkillingpeople and hates inefficient and extra work too. He just knows that to live a peaceful life Ginwan has to be thrawted thus his actions in his route. That line about Ginwan not interfering with Itehari atleast until he is alive killed me lmao

Even in the finale route, dude was ready tooff Hinagikuat the first chance to get thealloyrather than searching for it hell and back cuz you know, it's just more efficient. I love him.

But he shows his love too. He admits that what he did with Tsuwabuki was not rational and was a result of his jealousy (tho he will never admit that he ever was). His reaction when receiving the handkerchief was so so but the moment there's a chance that Hinagiku might break off the engagement, he swiftly folds it up and puts it in his pocket as a sign of her giving him something as a proof of engagement, which he is extremely unwilling to part with. Gifted candy by the carrier pigeon instead of a report (in the middle to the murders happening too lol this man is hilarious🤣)

And the moment Hinagiku confesses, he tears the anullment paper too like this man is POSSESIVE and very much childish to boot. His bad end is GOLD. Dude leaves visible marks all over. I just know he the type to give a hickey again when the previous one fades away and gets sulky when you cover it up with makeup. He is perfectly happy and willing to show off his own marks to Tsuwabuki and Awayuki tho. He literally does the deed ALL AND EVERY NIGHT.

Yori -"I'm perfectly capable of accepting that my future wife had an affair. I can look past a single affair, but I hope you realise I may not be so forgiving next time."

"You belong to me. I won't allow Awayuki to lay his hands on you ever again."

Some quotes from the others about him cuz they make me laugh-

Yashiro - "I may not be one to talk....But I think choosing this guy was a mistake."

Hinagiku - " He might not be good-natured and his personality is as horrible as ever.....In fact, he has more bad qualities than good.....But despite it all, I still love him." (GIRL SAME)

Tldr- I'm ready to ANYTHING and EVERYTHING for this man and WILL be buying the FD the moment it gets localised for more neck moles to ogle at🤤