I’m a male member.

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. Saito-san, you make a good point. I agree with you completely. That’s just how the world works, so let’s be careful.

I’m Saito, a columnist♪ I’m guessing this question was prompted by celebrities using drugs, but if every tip-off resulted in someone being banned, Weekly Bunshun would be extremely busy. Haha. The question itself is nonsensical. If you truly care about the person, you should report it to the police and get them help as soon as possible. Rather than worrying about how to handle the situation, please focus on saving them. Celebrities and others have to deal with the intense ups and downs of their work, income, and relationships. They’re under a great deal of mental strain and surrounded by countless temptations, but in simple terms, offers tend to come to people who either have money or some additional value to exploit. People from old-money families live very quietly. There’s nothing to gain from standing out. On the other hand, there’s now a strong trend toward becoming famous as a way to increase one’s income. For people who become wealthy on their own despite starting out unknown, that may be the sort of situation where a sinister hand reaches out to them.

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here. Actually, I can’t answer hypothetical questions. In the first place, “if it were discovered” would presumably mean a situation where we were contacted by the police. In that case, I imagine it would result in immediate expulsion. That said, this kind of question could lead to things like: “If a member destroyed a building using a bazooka, would they be expelled?” Or: “If it were discovered that they had used a handgun, would they be expelled?” And so on. If we keep taking that line of thinking, the questions might eventually expand to: “How would Universe respond if someone traveled back in time?” Or: “How would Universe respond if a nuclear war broke out?” And so on. Besides, even if I answered, I’m not really sure how useful it would be. In many cases, you won’t know what can actually be done until the situation arises. There may be a lot of people like that around the person asking the question, so perhaps it seems commonplace to them. But for ordinary people, I don’t think such situations are something they encounter in everyday life.