However, Akiie was attacked by a feudal lord who supported the Northern Court in opposition to him, and was driven to Ryozen-jo Castle located in the south of Mutsu Province, which served as a military base of the Southern Court.
だが、顕家に反抗する北朝方の領主に攻められて南陸奥の南朝方拠点である霊山城に追われた。