. ▁Nag am ori ▁then ▁in quired ▁about ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Spain ▁and ▁Portugal , ▁and ▁was ▁ind ign ant ▁when ▁the ▁pilot ▁and ▁the ▁en sign ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁both ▁replied ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁emp ires ▁shared ▁one ▁king ▁( the ▁Jes uits ▁had ▁long ▁explained ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁were ▁different ▁and ▁separate ). ▁ ▁This ▁exchange ▁was ▁d uly ▁reported ▁to ▁H ide y oshi , ▁who ▁react ed ▁with ▁f ury . ▁The ▁pilot ' s ▁revel ation ▁was ▁a ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁H ide y oshi ' s ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁Christian ▁" fif th ▁column ists " ▁in ▁Japan , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁f anned ▁by ▁his ▁anti - Christ ian ▁retain ers . ▁He ▁respond ed ▁quickly , ▁ordering ▁all ▁the ▁mission aries ▁in ▁Japan ▁to ▁be ▁rounded ▁up . ▁I sh ida ▁M its un ari , ▁first ▁among ▁the ▁five ▁commission ers ▁under ▁H ide y oshi , ▁clar ified ▁that ▁H ide y oshi ' s ▁order ▁was ▁directed ▁towards ▁the ▁Francis c ans ▁that ▁open ly ▁viol ated ▁his ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁ed ict ▁the ▁Jes uits , ▁who ▁were ▁dis cre et ▁in ▁their ▁pre aching , ▁were ▁ex cluded . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁twenty - six ▁C athol ics ▁six ▁Francis can ▁fri ars , ▁sevent een ▁Japanese ▁Francis can ▁t ert i aries , ▁and ▁three ▁Japanese ▁Jes uits ▁included ▁by ▁mistake ▁were ▁par aded ▁from ▁Ky oto ▁to ▁Nag as aki