After two years, when Ōishi was convinced that Kira was thoroughly off his guard, and everything was ready, he fled from Kyoto, avoiding the spies who were watching him, and the entire band gathered at a secret meeting place in Edo to renew their oaths.
Posle dve godine, kada je Oiši bio uveren da je Kira bio potpuno nespreman, i sve je bilo spremno, on je pobegao iz Kjota, izbegavajući špijune koji su ga posmatrali, a čitava grupa se okupila na tajnom mestu u Edu da obnove svoje zakletve.