The fate of Hoyou and Gamon Temple resembles that of Oda Nobunaga when Akechi Mitsuhide and his army surrounded Honnou Temple and set it ablaze. Nobunaga's remains were never found. Legend has it that Yasuke, Nobunaga's African retainer, escaped with his head.

"A kirin who cannot choose an emperor will eventually die." This is what happened to the kirin of En before Rokuta.

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