Twenty years ago, Koumyou Sanzo visited Zenkoji Temple where Godai Sanzo resides. Godai Sanzo realizes that he is suffering from a serious illness and does not have much time left to live. In the presence of Koumyou, he elected a candidate for the official successor of Mutenkyomon, Kenmura, who raises an objection to the selection, suppresses Godai to the floor.