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Chapter 57
🕑 Added 2024-11-28 16:02:18 +0000 UTC9 trillion!!
Hearing this number, Biscuit felt like her chest was about to burst with excitement. She was so overwhelmed with happiness that she nearly fainted from joy.
"Taking you on as my apprentice is the best decision I’ve ever made in my entire life! No competition!!"
Biscuit enthusiastically patted Morin on the shoulder. She was so excited that she ended up slapping him a bit too hard, causing Morin to wince in pain, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
"Well, 9 trillion Jenny in just one week is a massive amount. Have you thought about putting it in a fixed deposit?" Morin teased as he dodged Biscuit’s overly enthusiastic slaps.
"Fixed deposit? Oh, right! Banks have fixed deposits, not just regular accounts!!"
Biscuit suddenly lit up with realization and turned her blazing gaze toward Morin.
"Can your bank do fixed deposits too? Isn’t the interest rate on fixed deposits usually higher than regular ones? How high can it go?"
"Of course, it can do fixed deposits!"
Morin put on a serious expression and said, "'Compound Interest Bank' offers 20% interest per hour for a one-month fixed deposit. For a one-year deposit, the interest rate goes up to 50% per hour."
"I won’t calculate it for you—"
"You can imagine it yourself and realize just how astronomical that figure would be."
Morin stopped speaking when he noticed Biscuit’s eyes practically glowing with money signs. After some thought, though, he added a warning:
"Unlike a regular bank, if you deposit money here as a fixed deposit, you won’t be able to withdraw it before the term ends."
"That’s fine. I’ve got enough cash in my other bank accounts to last me a whole year!"
Without hesitation, Biscuit pulled out a stack of 1 million Jenny in cash with an air of a wealthy woman who didn’t need to worry about money.
However, as she prepared to deposit the money, she hesitated for a moment and asked, "This bank... Are you absolutely sure it’s reliable?"
"The bank is fine," Morin said, pointing to himself, "but I’m the problem."
"You’re the problem?" Biscuit was momentarily stunned. "What’s the issue?"
"You forgot that every time I use one of my tools, it consumes my Nen and aura, didn’t you?"
Morin shrugged. "Depositing money doesn’t use any energy, but withdrawing it? That burns through aura like crazy."
"A 1 million Jenny deposit in a regular account can yield 9 trillion Jenny in just one week. If it were in a fixed deposit for a year, the amount would grow so large that it could shock the entire world—or even cause its destruction."
Morin twitched at the thought. "Do you think your apprentice here has enough aura to burn through for that?"
Biscuit: "Oooooo... No."
She deflated like a popped balloon. "So, I can’t make the deposit after all?"
"You can deposit it, but it’d probably have to stay in a regular account, which allows for withdrawals anytime."
"That works for me!" Biscuit cheered up instantly. "I can just withdraw money from you whenever I need it. With this, I’ve finally achieved financial freedom!!"
Biscuit didn’t care much about the exact numbers, her carefree attitude keeping her in high spirits.
"Now, whenever I see a gemstone I like, I can just buy it. And those magazine publishers? I’ll buy them too, and have them make comics just for me!
"These days, I’ve got no shortage of money, haha!!"
Her odd, triumphant tone made Morin instinctively step farther away from her.
Still, Biscuit wasn’t wrong about one thing: from this moment on, Morin wouldn’t have to worry about money anymore.
Among the original members of the Phantom Troupe, Machi had the highest savings, followed by Chrollo, while Uvogin was the poorest.
Uvogin never carried any money, believing he could simply take whatever he wanted. Shalnark even called him the "perfect model of a thief."
But in the near future, Morin and Pakunoda might just become the richest people in the Phantom Troupe—and perhaps the entire world!
With the money situation settled, Morin and the others didn’t linger. None of them were particularly interested in wealth.
In fact, once money reached a certain point, it was just a series of meaningless numbers.
After the initial buzz caused by the Compound Interest Bank had died down, Biscuit finally felt at ease when she saw her balance grow from 1 million to 1.1 million Jenny within an hour.
Satisfied, she led Morin and Pakunoda onward to their next training location.
Meanwhile, the outside world was growing increasingly lively, in part due to the activities of the Phantom Troupe.
That year, several significant events occurred:
The NGL Autonomous Region was officially established in the Mitene Union on the Balusha Archipelago.
Canary, the future apprentice butler of the Zoldyck family, was born.
The development of Greed Island entered its final stages, with plans for release the following year.
And the Phantom Troupe began stirring up chaos all over the world.
Morin kept up with the news about the other Troupe members through phone notifications, TV broadcasts on the streets, conversations in restaurants, and browsing the internet.
Of all the events, the most attention-grabbing was the uproar caused at Heaven’s Arena.
As the world’s premier combat stage, Heaven’s Arena was broadcast live everywhere with access to television and the internet.
