Taheiji tells Okame that he knows where his former lord Daigakunosuke is, and recommends her to sell herself to Daigakunosuke in order to earn money to buy medicine for her husband and also to investigate the circumstances of the enemy.
太平次は、自分は旧主である大学之助の在処を知っており、夫の薬代と敵の様子を探るためにも大学之助のもとに身を売ることを勧める。