Working hard... Did people need a reason to work? For those with strong ambition, absolutely not! But for the slacker Doma siblings:
"According to the latest economic survey data, as long as a person had savings of over 100 million yen by the age of forty, they could live leisurely for the rest of their life..."
"Even counting from birth, less than 200 million yen was enough to live out an entire lifetime in comfort. Two hundred million yen—was there anyone here who couldn't afford that? So why did we need to work hard? To make money?"
"Onii-chan..." Although Umaru Doma agreed with that view, with so many people present, she could only say, "You're way too much of a slacker, aren't you?"
"So..." Yukino Yukinoshita said, "In your eyes, does working hard simply mean making money?"
"I didn't want to equate effort with money..." Sogo Doma said.
"Oh?"
"But workers don't see it that way..." As everyone looked puzzled, Sogo Doma said, "More than anyone else, I hoped that every person working for my family would only talk about giving, not about getting anything in return..."
"..." This guy was twisting everyone's meaning again!
"Don't look at me like that..." Faced with everyone's twitching expressions, Sogo Doma remained perfectly composed. "When you put in effort, haven't you ever thought about getting something in return?"
"But you're equating money with returns..." Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't hold herself back.
"So..." Sogo Doma said, "You agree that effort should be rewarded, then?"
"I never said I disagreed..."
"No..." Sogo Doma continued. "You all disagree with it very much. That's right—money isn't the same as a reward. Or rather, money is merely the most basic form of reward. Otherwise, why would I ask my stupid little sister why, when our family was already so