After he recovered, Ryuben was not only appointed to gon no sojo (a highest ranking priest, next to a sojo) as a reward, but also began to often visit the Imperial Prince Munetaka and acted as a member of his waka group.
回復後、褒賞として権僧正に任じられただけでなく、以後同親王の許に出入りしてその和歌集団の一員としても活動することになった。