Taigen enters the room of the shindo dojo, demanding the stranger's identity, though the stranger doesn’t listen, and Taigen swiftly knocks you down before slicking his hair back neatly and putting it in place with the hair piece Akemi gave him; recognizing him, you remark that he is from Kohama village, and has "risen to some heights since then...to be the prize of a miserable lot." Though you promise to leave as soon as you’ve seen the Master, Taigen claims you will only leave as a corpse.