Yorikatsu, Child of God

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The Zenin family's most unusual newborn came into the world alongside a powerful cursed spirit. A twisted bond tied together their past and present lives, plunging the family into endless turmoil.

Born from the resentment of a past life, the divine child, Zenin Ichi, came into being.

His strength and radiance came from Yoriichi. Zenin Ichi was born to be no more than a puppet in the Zenin estate. People feared him and worshiped him, for in this ancient clan, a divine child was no different from a monster.

Worshiped in a lofty tower by his ill-intentioned clan members, who was the divine child, really? Was it him, or did the title refer to his other half?

Disgust and hatred. Yoriichi brought him an endless tide of negative emotions and disrupted the life of the one called Ichi. No one could see the light hidden by the sun.

But in the end, pitiful Ichi thought that perhaps Yoriichi was the only one who would remain by his side forever. The moon can only see the sun; once parted from it, the moon will never shine again.

How pitiful. But that was what Ichi had owed Yoriichi in his previous life.

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Zenin Ichi's accompanying cursed spirit shared his face, though no one knew why. Only in dreams did the spirit tell Ichi of the ill-fated bond between their past and present lives.

The cursed spirit Yoriichi was fiercely possessive. Almost no one in the jujutsu world could exorcise him, and he directed an endless killing intent at any creature that tried to approach Ichi.

This had become a near-universal truth in the jujutsu world: getting close to Zenin Ichi meant getting close to disaster.

“When human hearts give birth to demons, in the end, Yoriichi, you alone can know the heart of the bright moon.”

“The world is full of demons. Only you, dear elder brother, will I stay by forever and ever, in every life. I will cut down every evil thought for you.”

Little Yoriichi ran toward his older brother. The bamboo flute in his hands was a promise between brothers.

“So, Yoriichi, I will try... to understand you, too.”

PS: A growth guide for the white-moonlight elder brother.

Theme: Face yourself head-on.