According to Soseki MUSO, Yorito's skill as a warrior was widely recognized, and therefore, people continued to beg for his life until immediately before the execution.
夢窓疎石の言によれば、頼遠は周囲からその軍才を認められており、ゆえに処刑される直前まで助命嘆願の声が上がり続けていたという。