 He returned on the 11th day to beat Kotoshōgiku, and went on to achieve a satisfactory 8–5–2 record for the tournament.In the next tournament, as M1, he achieved a good result of 10–5, returning to "komusubi" for November.Unusually, there were four "komusubi" in that tournament, as Aminishiki had achieved 11 wins in September, and Kisenosato and Kokkai had both achieved kachi-koshi.