Kugyo eventually lost his patience, and made his way up the back mountain to Yoshimura's home, where he encountered the assassin; after a fierce battle, he shook of the assassin, but was killed while climbing the wall surrounding Yoshimura's home.
待ちきれなくなった公暁が義村宅に行こうと裏山に登ったところで討手に遭遇し、激しく戦って振り払い、義村宅の塀を乗り越えようとした所を殺害された。