Mizuno was a very typical second-generation wealthy heir—or more accurately, a third-generation one. In a country with powerful conglomerates, among the ultra-rich scions born into elite families and groomed to sustain the family fortunes, while people like Mizuno were not common, there were still a fair number of them.
Most individuals raised in families like his were sent abroad for their education, returned home after completing their studies to take part in managing the family enterprise, and ultimately inherited the business empire.
Such family businesses were usually so massive that they burdened these young people with heavy responsibilities from a tender age. People under immense pressure would always seek an outlet, and coupled with their vast wealth, many of them lived quite wildly during their youth, indulging in every conceivable and inconceivable form of amusement. Only after playing to their heart's content and growing thoroughly weary of it would they finally settle down to work.
Chapter 148