Hirano arrived in Gojo on 19, not knowing about the calamity, he met the leader of the Tenchugumi and found him as kindred spirit, but soon he heard about the sudden political change in Kyoto.
変事を知らない平野は19日に五条に到着して、天誅組首脳と会って意気投合するが、その直後に京で政局が一変してしまったことを知る。