However, his lord, Masamoto HOSOKAWA was assassinated by Nagatada YAKUSHIJI, who was a senior vassal of Sumiyuki HOSOKAWA, and his group in the middle of the attack.
ところが戦いの最中に主君の細川政元が細川澄之派の重臣・薬師寺長忠らによって暗殺されてしまう。