Akinari had been an intelligent 'Noramono' (means a lazybones in Kansai dialect) until then, but after he was taught by Miki, his thought was deepened and knowledge of the classics was organized systematically, which meant a lot to him.
それまでも、知的な「浮浪子」（なまけ者などの意味の上方語）であった秋成だが、美樹からのてほどきからは、思想的深化、古典学の体系的だった智識の整理、という重大な影響をうけた。