Daisuke, who was prevented by Yoshizane from following the Princess and killing himself, took on the form of Buddhist priest, called himself Chu-dai, a name made from the kanji for a dog by dividing it into two characters, and set out on a journey to find the dispersed beads.
義実は後を追い自害しようとした大輔を留め、大輔は僧体となって、『犬』という字を崩し丶大（ちゅだい）を名乗り、八方に散った玉を求める旅に出るのだった。