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Thirteen minutes later, Kōyū put away his phone. He had just glanced through the photos and found that Tamagawa Joji didn't appear in them very often, but when he did, he was usually with different celebrities, and they were mostly eating together.
This confirms Kōsuke's earlier idea that Tamagawa Joji was indeed "making friends".
Kouyu didn't know whether Tamagawa Joji genuinely enjoyed making friends or was making friends with ulterior motives.
If it's the former, then that's fine; making a friend isn't a bad thing.
But if it's the latter, then his underlying motives are worth pondering.
"Is he trying to expand his social circle?" Guangyou muttered to himself, sitting cross-legged on the bed and stroking his chin. "If he has an ulterior motive, what exactly is it?"
"money?"
The idea was immediately dismissed by Kōyū as soon as it popped into his mind; if Tamagawa Jōji wanted to make money, it would be far too easy.
With his social skills, Tamagawa Joji can easily establish long-term economic ties with industries controlled by large conglomerates. Even if the amount of each transaction is small, the total amount will not be small over time.
This is the principle behind the saying "a drop of water can form an ocean".
At this moment, Kōyū suddenly remembered something. When he was looking up information earlier, he also discovered that Tamagawa Joji had donated a considerable amount of money in his personal capacity, which had caused quite a stir in Yamato City at the time.
When Guangyou saw this news, he didn't feel anything. Donating money to build his image as a conscientious entrepreneur is a common tactic used by many businessmen.
But when Kōsuke connected Tamagawa Joji's donation with his frantic expansion of his social circle, an idea suddenly popped into his head that could explain his behavior.
"Could it be that Tamagawa Castle Master wants to enter politics?"
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