As Naobito didn't waste his time collecting all of the money, Suzuki quickly asked, "Are all of them cash, Father?"
"Of course." Naobito looked at Suzuki strangely. "Do you want it to be gold, or land?"
"..."
Suzuki rubbed his face, thinking that the Elders had brainwashed everyone.
The Elders might not be as strong as the clan heads of each of the three major clans in the Jujutsu Sorcery. Still, they were smart enough to use tradition, conservatism, and other nonsense to keep the major clans from adopting technology and to preserve their traditions, so they could keep their power.
After all, if those clans had mastered the technology, wouldn't they have bypassed the Elders and made the transactions on their own, without giving them a percentage of their incomes?
How could it be?!
Yet, Suzuki hated it.
The Middleman.
He knew that this was the role of the Elders, which was why they were so corrupt, as they were the only ones that connected the clients, those who were affected by the Cursed Spirits, and all other supernatural problems, to the contractor, the one who took the jobs, which in this case, was the Jujutsu Sorcerer.
So, was that all they did?
No, even Suzuki hated the Elders; he knew that their jobs were troublesome, but they mostly left everything to their subordinates, who were paid a minimum wage, which money they took from the Jujutsu Sorcerers, Clans, and many others.
Still, in the end, all the problems in this world, especially the Elders, the Jujutsu Sorcerers, and even the Cursed Users, came down to one thing: money.
For money, the Jujutsu Sorcers would bet their lives to fight against dangerous foes.
For money, the Elders would use all young and naive Jujutsu Sorcerers as their replaceable tools for their greed.
For the money, the Cursed Users would commit the crime.
Yet, at the same time, if all of them had money, no one would do something so troublesome or do a dangerous job in the world of Jujutsu.
So, Suzuki thought of creating a technique using his Projection Sorcery to make money, and, as expected, with the Manager's help, he succeeded.
Frame-Perfect Front-Running.
This was the name of his technique; it wasn't for reading the future, but rather for making him faster than the present.
So, how does this technique work?
He defines a movement as "Entering a Buy Order" in Frame 1 and "Exiting" in Frame 24.
Standard HFT algorithms operate in milliseconds. He operates in frames. He sees the price about to change on the screen, activates his technique, and physically hits the "Buy" key before the computer's electrons can refresh the pixels for the rest of the world.
Still, at first, he was cautious, as ten million yen was the result of his hard work, so he ran tests to measure the "lag" between his perception and the server's execution.
He scalped first, taking tiny profits repeatedly, making a modest $200 profit per trade.
If he did 1 trade every 5 seconds, in an hour, he could do 720 trades, and his total profit would be $144,000.
Unfortunately, this speed was too slow for him, and, as he had the Manager, he didn't hold back; this time, he went all out.
By using his Manager, the world slowed down. The ticking numbers on the screen seem stuck in molasses.
This time, he went for aggressive arbitrage. He compounded his winnings. He increased his bet size because he couldn't lose after seeing the future frame.
By then, he was on a roll and took a total of $10,800,000.
Why didn't he take more?
If he continued, the exchange's "Circuit Breakers" would trip because a single account was draining liquidity too fast. He also knew he had to stay under the radar of the SEC and the Japanese FSA, since if he made too much money, he would definitely gain unwanted attention.
At least he should wait until he had several offshore accounts, so that all his money would be untraceable, since he knew, like the Elders, the country was also corrupt.
If they knew he had made a lot of money, they would likely nationalize his family, making the government focus solely on them, which was troublesome.
Still, his focus at this moment was on managing the family's money and business, as he knew Naobito was useless.
"Just get me all of the ledgers and those who manage the family's money."
"O-Okay." Naobito was embarrassed. "I-Is there anything I can do?"
"..."
What could his father do?
"How about you go to France and acquire one or two vineyards?"
"..." Naobito.
"What's wrong? Don't like you and alcohol? I have said before that I will support your hobby, right?"
"C-Can I really buy a vineyard in Bordeaux, France?"
"You don't want to?"
"I WANT TO!"
Naobito roared as he realized that his thinking was too small!
He had his son's backing, so why should he hold back?
Bordeaux, Tuscany, Champagne, Mendoza, Napa Valley, Douro Valley, Scotland, China, and many others!
Why did he have to limit his sight to just a simple bottle or two?
He should go and take away the farms and companies directly!
"Go and get me the ledgers and all the people, then."
"WAIT A MOMENT!"
Naobito directly used his Projection Sorcery to move away. In his mind, he realised that the best decision of his life was to pay for Suzuki's university tuition, which made him feel so lucky!
"....." Mai and Maki.
"...is this all legal?" Maki asked with a shaking voice. She might be stoic, yet the amount of money was so much that she felt unbelieving.
"Yes." Suzuki nodded. "Everything is legal. If you want, I can get you several Special Grade Cursed Tools from the black market. Or, do you want to get them now?"
"....."
Maki removed her glasses, rubbed them to clean them, then put them back on and looked at her hands. They were calloused and scarred from wielding cheap wooden weapons because the clan wouldn't give her anything better.
Yet, now?
She realized she didn't have to beg the Zenin armory for scraps anymore. She didn't have to steal.
"I can buy the Dragon Bone sword. Today I can... buy it.
Maki looked at Suzuki with a terrifying intensity.
"...but something other than weapons, okay?"
Anyway, Maki was a female, so wasn't it better for her to buy something else?
"One thing..."
This time, it was Mai. "It isn't a simulation, right?"
"No, it's real. I have a total of $10,800,000 and more if I account for all the wealth of the Zenin Clan, so er... It should total $410,800,000."
"...$400 millions?"
"Yes." Suzuki nodded. "If I sell all of the family treasures, it should be around that much. It would be more if I added the land."
This family was wealthy, but in the original story, instead of taking everything, Maki did nothing and just left, which made the Zenin Clan's wealth seem to have been taken by the Elders, the Gojo Clan, or the government.
Suzuki wasn't sure, but he wouldn't let that happen now, as he had become the clan head of the Zenin Clan.
No, even if Maki somehow fully used her Heavenly Restriction, he didn't think that she could defeat him.
Yet, without a doubt, knowing the wealth of Suzuki, Mai directly jumped into his lap, and acted so spoiledly, "Onii-chan~! I don't want to work and study anymore~! I want to be taken care of by you forever, okay~!"
"...." Suzuki.
While he wasn't sure how to answer, Maki suddenly stepped forward and pushed Mai away.
"What are you doing!? Stop! That's my spot!"
"It's mine, too."
"...no, it's my body. Can you two move away for a bit? I can't work like this!"
As Mai and Maki were on his arms, trying to sit on his lap, Suzuki felt like fighting the entire Zenin Clan was much easier than facing the twin sisters.
Yet, without a doubt, as the announcement of Suzuki's ascension, as the 28th Clan Head of the Zenin Clan, was made, the entire Jujutsu world was shaken.
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By the way, what do you think of Soul Land?
Also, what are the other popular Chinese novels besides BTTH, King's Avatar, and Douluo Dalu (Soul Land)?
And, Korea, too, what else except for Solo Leveling? But why does it feel like it doesn't exist somehow?
Still, for the Mecha story, I am thinking of Gundam Build Fighters, but I feel like it is a niche, and I just like Iori Rinko. Or rather, can you give me your recommendation of futuristic world?
Lastly, give me a list of ecchi stories, too.
I want Campione, but it feels troublesome to write since I need to read the history and legends of the myths, but well, let's see how it goes.