Hirotsugu prayed and said 'I am a loyal subject. Divine spirit will not abandon me. God, stop wind and waves.', and threw ekirei (a bell needed for the exercise of imperial power) into the sea, but the wind and waves intensified further and he was pushed back to Chikano-shima Island.
広嗣は「わたしは大忠臣だ。神霊が我を見捨てることはない。神よ風波を静めたまえ」と祈って駅鈴を海に投じたが、風波は更に激しくなり、値嘉嶋に戻されてしまった。