The guesthouse Goda had originally led them to was not built specifically to receive them. Its intended purpose had been to serve as a resort hotel.
Yet although the building had been completed two years ago, its actual opening remained nowhere in sight.
"Just like all the businesses my brother usually gets involved in. The ideas and plans are always brilliant, but every single one ends halfway through, without earning back a single yen."
"It really would be a waste for my brother to think this island should be used only by us. The idea itself was certainly brilliant. Turning this place into a resort, attracting investors, preparing water sports, fishing, and honeymoon packages to encourage people to vacation here—that was a wonderful vision. If I were the eldest son, I think I would have racked my brains to make the best possible use of this island too."
"But the hotel was finished two years ago, wasn't it? And after two years, you still don't know when it can open? Where did the management company you hired disappear to?"
"How rude. This is not my husband's responsibility. There was merely a dispute with the company contracted by my husband. We have been the victims from beginning to end."
"The company Krauss hired hasn't exactly been the subject of good rumors, has it?"
"Why don't you just tell her outright? Bounced payments, embezzlement, construction disputes—various factors caused the entire plan to collapse. Did you think those rumors wouldn't reach our ears? We even looked into them ourselves."
"I don't know how you conducted your investigation, but those are entirely baseless rumors. Entering the tourism industry requires opening doors in many areas, and it is important to assess whether others are trustworthy. We merely spent a little more time and effort on