I actually thought it was because the little Reimu is cannibalizing the stalks, but that might be because I'm almost completely unsympathetic towards it by this point. Mother Reimu might be dumb, useless, and completely powerless, but at least it cares about its family.
Strangely enough even though I think Little Reimu is an ingrate most of the time I find her actions to be completely pragmatic here.
Assuming this takes place in the same yu-niverse as Hy's yukkuri-raising guide, where he recomments to feed stalks to baby yus until they reach hand-size, those stalks are probably the best thing for her to eat post-rape. And all the babies on the stalks are already dead anyway.
Not that I think Little Reimu considered any of that, mind you. She's just after the munch munch.
Oh there's no doubt that eating the stalk plus the corpses is the right thing to do if the Little Reimu is hoping to survive. I'm just unsympathetic enough by this point that I'm defaulting to negative interpretations/perceptions of everything it does.
Dumb mother Reimu fails to realize that had the children survived, they would just be slaves as well. Of course, most yukkuris can't think that far ahead.
Creticus said: I'm just unsympathetic enough by this point that I'm defaulting to negative interpretations/perceptions of everything it does.
Funnily enough, that's how I feel about the whole group of yukkuris in this story. Shelter yu's, Slaver yu's, Father Marisa and Komaria, all are the same to me right now.
Only exception is the Patchouli that tried to tell the shelter yu's that P. Marisa was lying, at least if she remained in the shelter as the only sane yu, if she also changed her mind and joined the escape to join this "Dosu", then she lost my sympathy as well.
Trololo said: The children were innocent, at least thus far. Killed before they could even be born.
Also debateable, mother reimu is at least nice, just decieved.
meh... in a sense, popular marisa did them a favor, they cant even take care of themselves, let alone anyone else, and they scum/rapist koyukkuris, they will most likely turn "bad"
FunkSoulBrother said: Actually, why not just let them keep them the little ones and breed yourself more slaves? A lot easier than capturing them.
Maybe the continous rape babies were too weak like for them to live beyond a few days of being born? The majority were pretty much dead while the few survivors looked extremely weak.
"Mother and daughter felt a little comfort from their headfuls of little ones. After all, with such easy little ones, anyone would be overjoyed."
yay, we're tortured sex slaves and now we have disfigured rape babies! happiness!!
Truly too dumb to live.
Speaking truthfully, there weren't many living baby yukkuris on the stalk. Most of them had become little black balls during the rapes. But watching the few surviving little ones turning into black lumps while struggling was heartwrenching for mother and daughter.
Why did they have to kill all of the very easy little ones? Why couldn't they take it easy, even for a little bit?
These things are your dinner! Eat them up easy!" Popular Marisa left after speaking.That night, everyone was herded back into the abandoned building. Unlike before, however, they were no longer allowed to sleep on the soft soft grass mats. Those went to the slavers. The slave yukkuris had to sleep on ragged weeds and be poke poked by Mister Thorny.
Mother Reimu told Little Reimu that she was absolutely not allowed to eat the stalks. Those were for the little ones. But after nightfall, Little Reimu couldn't withstand her hunger and ate the stalks anyway. Of course, she ate them along with the little ones...Mother and daughter felt a little comfort from their headfuls of little ones. After all, with such easy little ones, anyone would be overjoyed. But as soon as they were released from their bonds, Popular Marisa ripped the stalks from their heads.
"You don't need these useless things anymore. Be ripped off easy!"
"YUAAAAAAAAA! WEIMU'S EASY LITTLE ONEEEEES! WHY ARE YOU DOING DIIIIIIIIIISSSSS!"Mother and daughter spent the rest of the day trussed up and suffering. Whenever they couldn't take any more, Popular Marisa who was hovering nearby would pour some sugar water on them in order to give them energy. When they really started to collapse they would have a bit of wheat flour scattered on them.
When the slave market closed for the evening, Mother Reimu and Little Reimu were completely exhausted, their heads covered in stalks.