Then Motoharu found out that Aoyama was going to kill Norimoto by poisoning him during cherry-blossom viewing at Mt. Masuiyama (Hyogo Prefecture), so he stormed into the viewing, rescued Norimoto and hid him in Ieshima Island for attempting a comeback.
そして、元信は、青山が増位山(兵庫県)の花見の席で則職を毒殺しようとしていることを突き止め、その花見の席に切り込み、則職を救出、家島に隠れさせ再起を図る。