However, "Onodera Shojo" states that two of Kira's retainers rushed out from the long house, yet the first man was killed by Junai ONODERA with a spear and the other was killed by Kihe HAZAMA with a spear.
しかし『小野寺書状』によると長屋から飛び出してきた吉良家臣二人がおり、先に出てきた男を小野寺十内が槍で倒し、もう一人は間喜兵衛の槍で倒したという。