It is said, however, that while in custody, Shikanosuke went to the toilet many times, feigning a stomachache, and escaped through the toilet with his body covered in excrement, eluding the less than vigilant guard, and fleeing to Kyoto together with Katsuhisa.
ところがこの時、腹痛を装って何度も厠に入り、油断した監視の目を逃れるために厠から糞にまみれながらも脱走したといい、勝久とともに再び京都に逃れた。