 After he thinks he has succeeded, he unties them and tells them he has no more use for them, they are free to stay or go.By now Akiko has come to accept Kunisada's behavior, and apparently enjoy it.She pushes him even further with commands to, "Whip me harder... abuse me..." After one such session in the woods, Akiko and Kunisada return to the cabin where they find that the young couple has bound themselves together and committed double-suicide through strangulation.