However, after he was transferred to Sorachi (Asahikawa, Hokkaido), due to the encounter with a good prison guard and other factors, he was consistently an exemplary prisoner, and finally he became so highly trusted that he enjoyed entire freedom of movement on the premises of the prison.
が、空知に送られてからは良い看守に当たったこともあって一貫して模範囚であり、最後には刑務所の敷地内を自由に移動できるほど信頼の置かれた状況となった。