Ogai MORI helped her to raise money for going abroad with his wide range of literary works and large circle of contacts, and he also proofread "Shinyaku Genji Monogatari (New Translation of The Tale of Genji)" on behalf of Akiko to which he wrote the preface.
洋行費の工面は、森鴎外幅の広い文芸活動と交際が手助けをし、また『新訳源氏物語』の序文を書いた鴎外がその校正を代わった。