And it seems to be the method of making most of your money as well, which is bizarre since most of the time in other yakuza titles, all the money is in pretty well designed minigames.

I knew something was off when some of the swords cost 500 ryo to craft and I only barely had 20 this late into it.

Habbli Birtdee! 🎉

I mentioned it to them, seems you were on some list. Have another look.

Honestly while I agree with the sentiment, the framing is what matters here. Its like a harsh truth that we are the ones who are most excited by our own stuff, and the need for approval itself is a barrier to self expression.
But it is reductive to say that it doesn't matter, live your dreams Dox.

Yessssssss