Seeing his father, Yoshimune, who had not seen him in a long time, jumped onto his lap, while Munemori, gently caressing Yoshimune's hair in tears, told him about his deceased mother's dying wish to raise him as her most beloved son.
久しぶりに父と会った副将は喜んで宗盛の膝に上り、宗盛は涙ながらに副将の髪を撫で、出産の直後に亡くなった副将の母から自分の形見としてほしいとの遺言を語った。