The surprised people requested Kenshin to forgive him, but he refused saying, 'if Yoji was killed in this battle, I would be too ashamed to face his parents (Mr. and Mrs. Kagesuke YOSHIE) in Echigo Province,' and explained the facts of the situation to the Yoshie family.
驚いた周辺は与次を許すように申し入れたが、謙信は「ここで与次を戦死させたら、越後の父母（吉江景資夫妻）に面目が立たなくなる」とこれを拒んで、事情を吉江家に伝えている。