Do you have any plans to launch mama-katsu? It occasionally comes up in fantasy-filled conversations among successful businesswomen (glamorous mature women) whose new shops are thriving.

I’m Saito, a columnist♪ I hear this from women quite often too. In fact, I think women also have a strong say in whether they want to spend time with attractive men. The reason they don’t do it, I assume, is simply that it isn’t profitable... Universe is probably approaching 1 billion yen in annual revenue by now, right? I think it would be difficult to reach 1 billion yen by recruiting female members. You can see that clearly from the number of hostess clubs and host clubs, as well as the balance of their sales. That said, since the system is already well established, I think it could work well in terms of overall synergy. There would probably be hosts swarming around, and more criminal issues and trouble compared with men, but I’m looking forward to seeing what happens.