Ichi visits the Akashiya household to give a massage, but the belligerent master of the house arrives and throws him out. later, the daughter of Akashiya pays Ichi for the massage on her way to the Ota Dojo of the Shinkage style to practice Kendo. That night, Jinbei Akashiya is fatally wounded in his home by a sword and he appears to name Ura and Mon, his wife and daughter as the culprits. Apparently Jinbei killed Mon's father and then married the wealthy widow Ura...