At the time when they asked them to return their blood-sealed pledges, Yazaemon and Gengo told the members, that restoring the Asano family had become hopeless and Kuranosuke was unreliable, to see their reactions.
血判状の返還に際して、弥左衛門と源五は、浅野家再興が絶望的となったこと内蔵助は腰抜けであてにならないと伝えて相手の反応を見た。