never take

There was boy of clerk in Omiya named "Minekichi".
He buy the game fowl and came back to Omiya.
The drawn sword man was standing at the storefront.
It was a Tosa samurai of his acquaintance.　

"What are you doing?"
He asked in surprise.
　
"There was an urgent message.　
Sakamoto was killed.
Assassin'll be in it yet"
　
Groan was heard from the second floor.
He went up to the second floor with grim determination.
There were no assassin.
　
Sakamoto was dead already.
But Fujikichi was alive.
(Died the next day.)
And Nakaoka was lying on the roof of the neighboring house.
He was alive.　
　　
・・・・・・・・・
　
Shopkeeper of Omiya escaped through the back door.
He did urgent message of this assassination to Tosa mansion.
So Tosa samurai had been rushed to Omiya.
They rescued Nakaoka and Fujikichi.
　
Nakaoka was initially a clear conscious.　
He told about of the assassination.
But he did not know the culprit.
　
Also Nakaoka's condition was the gradual deterioration.　
Two days later，he died.
　
After this，Tosa was never take political initiative.
No-war theory was also never take political initiative.