Then, the Sakai family asked Tadamasa's opinion about the inheritance of their vassel, only to receive the Tadamasa's reply "I am not in a position to advise on that matter, as the Sakai family has its own traditional manners."
これにより、この酒井家では、家臣の家督相続の儀を忠昌に相談したが、忠昌は酒井家代々の作法もあろうこと故に何事も申しがたい。