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Rh with a loud voice, "Let the Japanese generals bite — ——!" But he cried out, saying:—"Let the King of Silla bite — ——!" No matter how much they tortured him, he went on shouting as before, and he was accordingly put to death. Moreover his son Wojiko embraced his father, and so died. So hard it always was to shake Ikina's determination to stick to his own language. Accordingly, he alone was lamented by all the generals. Moreover, his wife Ohobako was taken captive at the same time. In her grief she made a song, saying :—

Someone composed a song in response, saying:—