 Naishi attempts to calm him down, but Gonta only eggs him on until, finally, the samurai pays him twenty "ryō" and leaves, along with Naishi and Rokudai.Gonta is thus left alone with Kosen, the proprietess of the teahouse, who it turns out is his wife.She scolds him for being a swindler and a gambler; in his response, he explains his life story.