The Evil Spirits clan knew nothing of love or romance. Their unions were all brought about through violence: if a male Evil Spirit defeated a female Evil Spirit, or her father or brothers, if they were stronger, then the woman had to become his wife. Put bluntly, it was what they called "bride kidnapping."
Kaido's tragedy was that, when he was young, he could not defeat Charlotte Linlin. By the time he had grown strong enough to stand a chance against her, she had already become an aging old woman.
His marriage was a tragedy, and his daughter's upbringing was an even greater failure. Yet Mousse felt little sympathy for him, because the tragedies Kaido had created far outnumbered those he had suffered himself.
Take Yamato, for instance. What sin had her mother committed? First, she had been forced to become another woman's replacement. Once he grew tired of her, she was cast aside outright, unable even to keep her own life.
And what great crime was it for Yamato to want to be human?
Yet she had been beaten from childhood and, even as she neared thirty and became an old maid, still could not escape?
Thinking more deeply, had Kaido truly been isolated in his youth because he belonged to the Evil Spirits clan, rather than because he only knew how to solve problems with violence?
Perhaps Kaido believed the Evil Spirits clan had always done things this way, so it was only natural for him to do the same. But then he could not blame others for responding negatively.
*"Ryuma had actually given him freedom back then. Though one's racial bloodline cannot be changed, one can choose one's own path. If he refused the right road and insisted on walking the old one, ending up like this,