[ Akira laughs at that, a little startled by the idea. ]

No, I just saved all the excess money after every palace and wound up with a lot of extra. Everyone voted on letting me keep it. [ They don't necessarily know exactly how much there is, but he's always kept everyone so well-equipped and fed that no one has ever complained. He'll happily pay for everyone's buffet tickets. ]

That'd be a pretty good racket, though.