Meanwhile, Kuranosuke accepted the paper bearing the seal of blood of the feudal retainers' alliance (who hoped for holding the castle and following their master to the grave) and unified the opinion of the people of his Domain in agreeing to the surrender of the castle and punishment of Nagahiro ASANO, younger brother of Asano Takumi no Kami, while simultaneously petitioning for the restoration of Asano family and the reprimand of Kozukenosuke KIRA.
こうした中、内蔵助は篭城殉死希望の藩士たちから義盟の血判書を受け取り、城を明渡した上で浅野内匠頭の弟浅野長広を立てて浅野家再興を嘆願し、あわせて吉良上野介の処分を幕府に求めることで藩論を統一する。