Takamanohara's important mage was stabbed in the back. Although the upper echelons were incensed, Ashiya Suketomo's actions were so definitive that only he, a male, remained to inherit the family business. Unable to find anyone else in the collateral lines capable of learning Onmyodo, they grudgingly accepted the situation. They spared his life so he could continue the family lineage, but ordered him to stay confined to his hometown in Harima for reflection and forbade him from taking up an official post or inheriting the Onmyoryo's legacy.
However, with the Oda Family itself now destroyed and the Hashiba Group's stronghold, Himeji Castle, located in Harima, as everyone was thrown into turmoil, no one cared about such trivial details. Following the principle of making the best use of available resources, the Hashiba Family released Ashiya Suketomo and recruited him as an Onmyodo tactical consultant.
