History TearJerker / LenEn

-->'''Mitori''': ''"Kuroji Shitodo.....What do you truly desire?"''
-->'''Kuroji''': ''"....What are you talking about?"''
-->'''Mitori''': ''"I can tell after our fight that you actually don't want power for personal gain."''
-->'''Hooaka''': ''"Eeh?! That's not possible."''
-->'''Aoji''': ''"Kuroji is the kind of person who lives for their personal gain, you know?"''
-->'''Kuroji''': ''"......"''

-->'''Mitori''': ''"So in other words, Iyo is [[RoyalWe Our]] enemy now.....How sad."''
-->'''Iyozane''': ''"Well, it's not that bad. I'm glad to see you again."''

-->'''Fumikado''': ''"Anyway, Chouki."''
-->'''Chouki''': ''"?"''
-->'''Fumikado''': ''"The next time we fight, you won't win unless you really do intend to kill me."''
-->'''Chouki''': ''"! ...So YOU did notiCE."''

--->'''Hal''': ''"(...Even you should have known. I was the one going along with you. I have to go, since you'll go by yourself even if I don't. Honestly..... What a difficult person. While I thought that, I sent her off as she exited the lounge car. For some reason, you could see sadness from her back. Oh, yeah, she is one of those who lost too. Desperately, diligently, with all her might. Searching, for new clues. Thinking, of the truth at the end of the line. Wishing, for the answers to the unknowns.)"''

* Yaorochi's backstory is also pretty saddening.
* The battle against the Tasouken. Particularly towards the end.

-->'''Chouki''': ''"! ...So YOU did notiCE."'''

-->'''Chouki''': ''"! ...So YOU did notiCE."''

-->'''Chouki''': '''"! ...So YOU did notiCE."''

-->'''Chouki''': ''"! ...So YOU did notiCE."''

-->'''Chouki''': ''"! ...So YOU did notiCE."''

* Saragimaru's backstory is tragic enough, especially when paired with their theme song. They were born from {{Orochi}}'s corpse, along with seven siblings (Yaorochi included), but as centuries passes, most of them died, leaving only the two of them. Saragimaru wants to bond with their only remaining sibling, who is too obsessed with the legendary Tasouken sword to notice or care about them. During a fight, Yaorochi attacked them with the Tasouken, and given the sword ability to sever relations, it ended up severing their relationship. Yaorochi left to find a way to restore the Tasouken and Saragimaru looked after them for years and even requested Sukune to make a clay sword similar to the Tasouken in order to make their sibling happy. By the end of EMS, they know that Yaorochi will never recognize or love them, but as long as they could protect them, they are happy.

* The battle against Tasouken. Particularly by the end.

* Mitori and Iyozane's backstory. Despite the horrific things Mitori's done in the present, you can't help but feel for them when learning their past. Such as Mitori being mistreated by the royal family for being a bastard child and Iyozane's fall from RichesToRags.

* Chouki's backstory. They were raised to be Fumikado's servant since childhood and they were very close. When they working together on resurrecting the True Emperor (a.k.a Taira no Masakado), Chouki sacrificed their life in order to help Fumikado into controlling the twig of the Tairas. However, it was a SenselessSacrifice (being dead, Chouki couldn't control the twig) and Fumikado decided to dismiss Chouki, having sacrificed too much for their sake. Unfortunately, Chouki didn't see it that way and believed that Fumikado abandoned them, thus becoming an evil spirit determined to enact revenge on their former master.
** Fumikado and Chouki do reconcile in at the ending of the Haze Castle route. Even though Chouki provoked the incident in order to lure and kill Fumikado, the ending reveals that in the end Fumikado defeated them because Chouki didn't have the heart to kill Fumikado and still cares about their master.

* To this troper, at any rate, the battle against Tasouken. Particularly by the end.
* In the Extra Stage of ''Earthen Miraculous Sword'', it's implied that Tsubakura is homesick for the Outside World. No wonder why they are so bitter with everyone, having being forced to do an occupation in a strange land.
** Outright confirmed in ''Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle''.

* WordOfGod reveals that Kuroji was the normal one in a family where EveryoneIsASuper. No wonder they are so happy after gaining NewPowersAsThePlotDemands.
** Also, it's subtly implied that Aoji and Hooaka (who're competent and professional magicians) hold back their powers just to make Kuroji better. Since [[ItMakesSenseInContext it's strange that a teenager without training or special powers (Stage 5) can be more powerful than two magicians with years of training (Stage 2 and 4)]].

** Fumikado and Chouki do reconcile in at the ending of the Haze Castle route. Even though Chouki provoked the incident in order to lure and kill Fumikado, the ending reveals that in the end Fumikado defeated them because Chouki didn't have the heart to kill Fumikado and still cares about their master.

* Chouki's backstory. They were raised to be Fumikado's servant since childhood and they were very close. When they working together on resurrecting the True Emperor (a.k.a Taira no Masakado), Chouki sacrificed their life in order to help Fumikado into controlling the twig of the Tairas. However, it was a SenselessSacrifice and Fumikado decided to dismiss Chouki, having sacrificed too much for their sake. Unfortunately, Chouki didn't see it that way and believed that Fumikado abandoned them, thus becoming an evil spirit determined to enact revenge on their former master.

** Also, it's subtly implied that Aoji and Hooaka (who're competent and professional magicians) hold back their powers just to make Kuroji better. Since [[ItMakesSenseInContext it's strange that a teenager without training or special powers (Stage 5) can be more powerful than two magicians with years of training (Stage 2 and 4)]].

* Saragimaru's backstory is tragic enough, especially when paired with their theme song. They were born from {{Orochi}}'s corpse, along with seven siblings (Yaorochi included), but as centuries passes, most of them died, leaving only the two of them. Saragimaru wants to bond with their only remaining sibling, who is too obsessed with the legendary Tasouken sword to notice or care about them. During a fight, Yaorochi attacked them with the Tasouken, and given the sword ability to sever relations, it ended up severing their relationship. Yaorochi left to find a way to restore the Tasouken and Saragimaru looked after them for years and even requested Sukune to make a clay sword similar to the Tasouken in order to make their sibling happy. By the end of EMS, they know that Yaorochi will never recognize or love them, but as long as she could protect them, they are happy.

* Saragimaru's backstory is tragic enough, especially when paired with her theme song. She was born from {{Orochi}}'s corpse, along with seven siblings (Yaorochi included), but as centuries passes, most of them died, leaving only the two of them. Saragimaru wants to bond with her only remaining sister, who is too obsessed with the legendary Tasouken sword to notice or care about her. During a fight, Yaorochi attacked her with the Tasouken, and given the sword ability to sever relations, it ended up severing their relationship. Yaorochi left to find a way to restore the Tasouken and Saragimaru looked after her for years and even requested Sukune to make a clay sword similar to the Tasouken in order to make her sister happy. By the end of EMS, she knows that Yaorochi will never recognize or love her, but as long as she could protect her, she is happy.

* In the Extra Stage of ''Earthen Miraculous Sword'', it's implied that Tsubakura is homesick for the Outside World. No wonder why she is so bitter with everyone, having being forced to do an occupation in a strange land.
* WordOfGod reveals that Kuroji was the normal one in a family where EveryoneIsASuper. No wonder she is so happy after gaining NewPowersAsThePlotDemands.