Before execution, Tomoyuki expressed his gratitude for Takauji's courteous treatment, thus, Takauji admired him for his attitude so that he reluctantly executed Tomoyuki, even though Takauji disliked court nobles because they looked down on him and calling him 'Basara,' which referred to Japanese aesthetics associated with the challenge of traditional ideals.
処刑前に具行は高氏の丁重な扱いに感謝の意を述べ、普段は「ばさら」と呼ばれて公家の事を軽侮していた高氏も、具行の態度には感服してその別れを惜しんだと言う。