Now, if we reveal the crime of Ako Roshi and they are punished by Seppuku based on Rei of samurai, they must be satisfied and also the wish of the Uesugi family, who was stopped from avenging the killing of their father, must be fulfilled, and the order that allegiance must not be understated will make sense.'
「今、赤穂浪士の罪を明らかにし、武士の礼でもって切腹に処せられれば、彼らも本懐であろうし、実父を討たれたのに手出しすることを止められた上杉家の願いも満たされようし、また、忠義を軽視してはならないという道理も立つ。」