Instead of trying to stop Wakasanosuke, Honzo instigates him by slashing a branch of a pine tree located off the veranda, saying, "it will be refreshing, like this."
本蔵は止めるどころか縁先の松の片枝を切り捨て「まずこの通りに、さっぱりと遊ばせ」と挑発する。