He says he is sorry that they were hiding their real backgrounds and real faces and that without knowing he should have served Gengobe from the beginning, he cheated him out of money; besides he says he will die taking the blame for all the crimes and asks Gengobe to join the avengers.
お互いの素性も顔も知らぬ故に、主筋と知らず源五兵衛から金を騙し取ったと悔やむ三五郎は、源五兵衛の犯した罪も全て引き受けると言って、源五兵衛に仇討ちに加わるようにと願い出る。