According to Ogai, Naojiro did not become infected with European taste during his study there nor after he returned to Japan, but he was still loved by his friends and teachers in Germany, where he studied.
鴎外によれば、直次郎は、留学中も帰国後もヨーロッパの色に染まらなかったが、留学先のドイツでたいそう師友に愛されていた。