Some people started leaving the domain toward the end of the year, and one of the comrades Sanpei KAYANO committed suicide due to the struggle between her father Shichirozaemon KAYANO and his loyalty to the Asano clan, and Heizaemon HASHIMOTO also committed suicide when he became romantically involved with a prostitute named Hatsu and deserted his loyalty.
年末からは脱盟者も出始め、同志の1人萱野三平は父の萱野七郎左衛門と浅野家への忠孝の間で苦悩して自害、橋本平左衛門も遊女はつと恋仲となり、忠義を捨てて彼女と心中してしまった。