Although on December 8, Shogun Yoriie showed the letter of covenant to Kagetoki, expecting his explanation, Kagetoki made no excuse and went back to his manor in Ichinomiya, Sagami Province with his clan.
11月12日、将軍頼家は連判状を景時に見せて弁明を求めたが、景時は何の抗弁もせず、一族を引き連れて所領の相模国一宮に下向した。