"It wasn't really an opinion," Komaeda remarks, still with that unsettling smile. "It was a question. If you believe they deserve to be left with no money, why remove the ayakashi in the first place? Is it simply that you want their money instead? Only I don't know that the Far Shore has much call for material wealth, so I'm not sure what you'd want it for..."

He taps a finger to his lip. "For that matter, if you detest the greed of humanity so much...isn't it hypocritical to demand payment for your services? It isn't as though they were requested."