Although Harumoto had defeated Kanrei Takakuni HOSOKAWA, who tried to regain his power, at Setsu Province and forced Takakuni to commit suicide, he gradually started to change his mind after that.
挽回を期する管領・細川高国を摂津国にて撃破、自害にまで追い込んだ晴元であったが、この後は徐々に変心。