The Shinra soldiers stand stunned after their leader and some of their fellow men dropped through the roof. The person responsible, along with another figure who helped saved the hostesses, reveal themselves: Jirochou and his daughter, Pirako. Sotatsu is unimpressed that their "farce" was to stall for the arrival of an old man, the so-called "guardian of Kabukichou". Jirochou chastises them for their ignorance: a man can't be called a man if they can't save one woman, they will instead be called cowards. Worse, he admits that the Kabuki men may end up gaining that moniker due to the strength and courage of the women here overshadowing them. The soldiers rush towards him as he finishes saying that the men have no choice but to proclaim they were men till they die. He draws his sword and fig