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Retsudō is catching up to Abe-No-Kai, which prompts Abe-No-Kai to get in position to fake his death by hanging. When Retsudō finds Abe-No-Kai hanging, he laughs at him and calls him a fool for thinking he could trick Retsudō. Retsudō says he's familiar with death and can tell when a body is really dead. Retsudō cuts him down and Abe-No-Kai starts to really choke, but he manages to get out of it. Retsudō begins to leave, but Abe-No-Kai stops him to ask why he won't kill him and Retsudō says it's because he isn't worth killing since he's trash and doesn't under the bushi way. Abe-No-Kai laughs and is happy to be alive, but feels angry that Retsudō and Itto wouldn't kill him. He runs after Retsudō apparently thinking he's going to do something out of anger. What an idiot.