He catches a glimpse of Utsusemi playing a game of go with her stepdaughter, Nokiba no Ogi, and he considers that she is not necessarily beautiful, but very temperate, and he is attracted to her again.
そこで継娘（軒端荻）と碁を打ち合う空蝉の姿を覗き見し、決して美女ではないもののたしなみ深い空蝉をやはり魅力的だと改めて心惹かれる。