Although Danzo laughed at how cowardly he was, when he later found out that Otaka was one of the Ako Roshi who made the raid, he was ashamed of himself and became a Buddhist priest to hold a mass for Otaka.
これを見た団蔵は腰抜け侍ぶりを笑ったが、その後、赤穂浪士の討ち入りがあり、そのなかに大高がいたことを知った団蔵は己を恥じて出家の上、大高を弔ったという。