When he found out what had happened, Michitaka deeply resented Arikuni and in August of that year he awarded Arikuni the rank of Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank), forcing him to resign from the key position of Kurodo no to (Head chamberlain) after only three months.
この経緯を知った道隆は深く在国を恨み、その年の8月に在国を従三位に叙して、わずか在任3ヶ月で要職である蔵人頭を強引に退任させた。