"I'm a selfish man!"
Mr. Wo Delike looked at the half-burned cigarette in his hand and said this.
With the lit end pointing downward, the bluish smoke curled along the cigarette itself toward his fingertips before slowly rising into the air.
Perhaps skin and fingernails simply weren't as friendly toward smoke as the cigarette was, which was why it left so mercilessly.
Watching the thin plume of smoke rise, Mr. Wo Delike sighed, his mood somewhat downcast.
"Sai Weiruila's standards are too high. We all admit that."
"I talked to a psychologist. She believes that the more outstanding a woman is, the more demanding she becomes when choosing a partner."
"Because this is a patriarchal society!"
Mr. Wo Delike seemed to recall something. The corners of his mouth curved into an extremely brief smile before drooping again.
"A mature woman will instinctively choose a man superior to herself as a partner, just as a lioness on the grasslands will choose the victorious male lion to mate with."
"Humans are actually the same. Admiration of the Strong is an instinct shared by living things."
"But she's too outstanding, you know?"
"Her personal assets have already surpassed ten million. That makes her wealthier than many ordinary capitalists!"
There weren't many capitalists in the Federation whose personal assets exceeded ten million. They already counted as members of the Upper Class.
As for Sai Weiruila, she had achieved all this with ease and was still turning a profit at an astonishing pace.
Her primary source of income remained her personal brand. The more successful she became, the better her brand sold!
People instinctively admired the strong, whether they were choosing a mate or simply facing the social hierarchy.
As one of the Federation's few independent and outstanding young women, Sai Weiruila held a very