Oh.
I see.
He had not gone out of his way to find out what Oreki's current job was.
"Maybe he's just a dad living off his wife," Lingling said as she ran over. "Dad, does living off your wife make you happy?"
"..."
Did living off his wife make him happy?
Oreki realized his daughter had asked a very good question.
But that was not the case.
Even back at the High School of Advanced Education, he had worked hard to make money and had even cast shadows over some people.
Still.
With all the money he had earned before, starting a company in the end was perfectly feasible.
And staying at home all the time felt like real life to Oreki.
After all, once he had a company, he could hire professional workers to manage it. If he personally handled everything, there would be no enjoyment left, only endless busyness.
Because to him—
Thinking that.
"System!"
Oreki prepared to check his status.
"Beep!"
[The supernatural abilities from ten years later cannot currently be displayed.]
Was that so?
What a pity.
Oreki had wanted to take a shortcut once. If it was himself ten years later, he should have gained the ability to heal Arisu Yanagi, so he wanted to see how it worked.
But he could not do that now.
And his daughters seemed to want him to go to work.
At the same time.
"I think it's bad for Dad to lie to Mom," Lingling continued. "Did Dad's company go bankrupt? Only Aunt Karuizawa calls you President."
"And Mom said people should be honest."
"So even if the company went bankrupt, don't carry it alone."
"Mom said she had seen lots of people who couldn't honestly admit failure to their families."
Horikita's two daughters were