Good morning.

Thank you for your question! I’ll have our representative, Mr. Kida, answer it. If by your question you mean that it’s a valuable lesson—almost like something Confucius might have taught—that it’s best to keep in mind, as a form of self-discipline, that the reality is this severe, then I think that’s wonderful. If a female member sends me a LINE message saying: “President Kida is really smart and cool. I love him. He’s fun to be around, and I feel at ease with him. I can’t wait to see him.” I tend to interpret it as: “There’s a woman who thinks I’m smart and cool, loves me, finds me fun and relaxing to be with, and can’t wait to see me.” Or even that most women in Japan feel that way about me. Maybe I’m even attracting attention from around the world. But I’d like to train myself to remember that what it really means is: “Please give me lots of money soon.” Thank you for the valuable lesson!

Maezawa from the CEO’s office here as well. I regularly get messages like: “Is it correct to interpret ○○ as □□?” That’s not really a question—it’s a request for confirmation, isn’t it?

I’m in Seattle. There’s almost no doubt about it, especially with new arrangements. If it’s lasted several years, you’ve been able to enjoy traveling together, and the allowance has gone over ¥1 million, then someone at that level genuinely has feelings for you.