In the meantime, the lineage of Hirashima Kubo was under the patronage of the Miyoshi clan and was sustained as 'chief card' in the nick of time, but was passing the time without avenue for shogun.
その間、平島公方の血統は三好氏の庇護を受け、いざと言う時の「切り札」として養われ続けていたとはいえ、将軍への道を拓かれずに過ごしていた。