In April of that year, Masamitsu was appointed to Kurodo no to (head chamberlain), the second-tier position after Kugyo, and two year later, in 998, he was entrusted to be Okura-kyo (Minister of Treasury), as well.
この年の4月には正光は公卿に次いで重要な役職である蔵人頭に任じられ、さらに2年後の長徳4年（998年）には大蔵卿を兼ねた。