Kofu was surprised, went to the river and put a saka-tsubo (pot of sake) on the river bank; he waited late into the night, then the Shojo appeared in front of Kofu; the Shojo drank with Kofu praising the effects of alcohol, got drunk, performed his mai (dance) of chu-no-mai (a moderate style of mai), and went back into the water.
おどろいた高風が川のほとりに酒壷を供えて夜すがら待っていると、猩々があらわれ（後シテ）、酒の徳をたたえ、高風と酒を酌交して、酔態のまま舞を舞って（中之舞）ふたたび海中に帰ってゆくのであった。