Listening to the elderly couple's admirable performance, Moronaga felt ashamed for having flattered himself to think that he was the best biwa player in Japan, and tried to sneak out of the shioya in secret, but the elderly couple stopped him.
老夫婦の見事な演奏を聴いた師長は、日本に自分ほどの琵琶の名手はいないと自惚れていたことを恥じ、塩屋をこっそり抜け出し帰ろうとするが、老夫婦に引き留められる。