Unlike most anime households, the Chihiro estate runs on a visible, absurdly precise economy. Kuro is paid ¥150,000 monthly plus room and board — a figure confirmed in Chapter 14’s payslip illustration. He has a bank account. He files fictional taxes (the manga includes a tax form Easter egg). This “verified income” transforms lifestyle into labor. Every meal Kuro eats is costed against his salary. Every entertainment moment — a shared movie night, a rare smile — is logged as “uncompensated overtime” in Kuro’s private journal (shown in an OVA extra).
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