Jihei's brother, Magoemon, visits Koharu under an assumed name. Under pressure, she admits that she doesn't really want to die.

心配した治兵衛の兄・孫右衛門(まごえもん)は、素性を隠し小春のもとへ。問いただすと小春は、「実は死にたくない」と漏らす。