He desperately fought to protect himself, being cornered at last on the roof of Horyukaku, tackled by a former prison guard Genpachi INUKAI and fell into the Tone-gawa River together.
ついに芳流閣の屋根に追い詰められた信乃は必死に防戦するが、そこに現れた元獄舎番、犬飼現八と組み合ううちに、ともに利根川に転落。