In the end, Michitaka was chosen as the successor; having heard of the developments, Michitaka bore a grudge against Arikuni and cashiered Arikuni and his son as he assumed the office of kanpaku.
結局、後継は道隆となり、この話を知った道隆は有国をはなはだ憎み、関白職に就くと直ちに有国父子の官を奪った。