262 Buying an Apartment

Akira, Ichika, and Miku arrive at the skyscraper that is Mitsui Fudosan's headquarters.

There was a steady stream of people coming in and out, most of them company employees. After all, a real estate company isn't like a one-stop shop where there will always be a buyer.

"I'm a little nervous."

Seeing that many adults were glancing their way, Miku held the hem of Akira's shirt tightly while looking at the floor.

Even Ichika who was always smiling, she was also a bit nervous.

"Come in."

Compared to his two shy sisters, Akira stepped through the door with an air of confidence.

As soon as they entered, one of the pretty saleswomen approached them with a friendly smile on her face.

"Welcome to Mitsui Fudosan, how can I help you?"

Ichika and Miku were silent, both of them leaving the matter of negotiation to Akira.

Akira was a little shocked to see a mature woman wearing an office lady's suit in front of him. Glanced at the name tag on her chest that read 'Yukinoshita Haruno'.

"Hi, I want to buy a building property."

After a brief shock, he said his purpose.

"Then please follow me."

Haruno led them to the client's room. Sitting across from the three teenagers with a laptop in front of her, she asked: "May I see your ID?"

Still maintaining her hypocritical smile, she couldn't believe the three teenagers in front of her wanted to buy the building.

"Sure." Akira nodded and showed a fake ID.

Taking the ID card, Haruno examined it carefully. After confirming the other party was old enough, she returned it to the other party.

"So, Asakawa-san wants to buy what kind of building? We have various properties ranging from houses 1K (Single room with kitchen), 1DK (Dining Kitchen), 1LDK (Living, Dining, Kitchen) to 3LDK (Three separate bedrooms, kitchen and living room)."

Judging the ages of the three people in front of her, Haruna guessed they were going to buy a house. Therefore, she only introduced ordinary houses.

Unfortunately, her guess was wrong after Akira shook his head.

"I'm not looking for a house, but a big building that can accommodate a lot of people."

"What are the criteria that Asakawa-san wants?"

"Hmmm... Let me think about it... The building can accommodate at least around 50 people, close to public facilities such as schools and train stations. Ah, and it should also be in Tokyo."

It wasn't just Haruno who was dumbfounded, Ichika and Miku didn't react any better.

As an adult who had entered society, Haruno quickly regained her composure and started typing on the laptop.

"According to Asakawa-san's criteria, there is one apartment complex in the Roppongi Hills Residence."

Showing them the laptop screen, she scrolled through the pictures as she explained the specifications of the place.

"Good, I like it."

Akira immediately agreed. After all, the apartment would be occupied by Shunsuke and the super-powered teenagers.

As for why he had instead chosen a city instead of a remote countryside as their hideout, he was following the principle of the most dangerous place as well as the safest place. Besides, if something happened to them, he could help immediately.

"Asakawa-san will buy or rent?" Haruno asked happily.

If this transaction is successful, she will receive a large commission. That way, she could pay her little sister's study tour money next month!

"How much does it cost?"

"2.7 billion yen."

"Okay, I bought. Use this."

Akira showed the black card in his hand.

The moment Haruno saw the card, her pupils shrank to the size of needles.

She recognized the black card. It is said, to get one, one has to deposit tens of billions of yen in the bank. Not even the Yukinoshita Family in their prime did not have that black card.

Seeing that the youth who was the same age as her little sister had a black card, Haruno wondered what kind of background the other party had.

"Please wait a moment, I will prepare the documents and the EDC machine."

Then she left the room.

"2 billion yen more..." Miku muttered in disbelief while looking at Akira as if seeing a stranger.

"Ara ara, apparently Akira-chan is super rich~, why are you keeping this a secret from us. That's unfair~"

Rolling up the ends of her hair, Ichika acted coquettishly.

"No one asked."

Akira's simple answer silenced Ichika and Miku.

Neither of them denied it. Anyway, no one would have thought their little brother had billions of yen in his bank balance.

"Where did all that money come from?"

Miku suspects her little brother is doing something illegal with his powers. After all, accumulating haram money is faster than halal money.

The thought of stealing corrupt people's money arose in her stock.

"The money Akira-chan earned wasn't from selling your body, right? If so, Onee-san will be disappointed." Ichika smiled playfully.

"Didn't I say I play stocks? This is all my profit so far." Akira spoke lightly.

"Do stocks make that much profit?" Miku is tempted to invest in stocks.

"Well, that depends on who is investing in stocks. If it's someone like Warren Buffett, making millions of dollars a day from the stock market is not out of the question. But…. Not everyone is talented like him, even I am also not talented in this field."

Akira admits his inferiority. He is not a versatile person and has flaws like people in general.

"If Akira-chan isn't talented at stock investing, then how did you get up to billions of yen?" Ichika asked.

"That's all the Chamber does. Thanks to its ability, I earned a lot of money."

'It turned out to be the work of artificial intelligence."

"I see... No wonder Akira-chan has more money than a white-collar worker's lifetime."

Ichika and Miku find out that Chamber is an artificial intelligence serving Akira. They even sometimes interact with it through smartphones.

A while later, Haruno returned to the meeting room with a beaming smile.

The buying and selling transaction went smoothly.

When Akira transfers the money, he receives a call from the bank and asks if he made such a big transaction. After confirmation, he signed the document. Now, the apartment is legally his.

"Thank you, Asakawa-san for purchasing the real estate property in Mitsui Fudosan." Haruno stretched out her hand for a handshake.

"No need to thank me, it's just business." Akira said this without changing his expression after paying over 2 billion yen.

With nothing else to do, Akira took Ichika and Miku to leave the Mitsui Fudosan headquarters.

Walking on the sidewalk with his two sisters on his left and right, Akira asked: "Well, my business is done. Anyone have any suggestions on where to go next?"

"Akihabara."

"Cinema."

Ichika and Miku gave different answers, then both turned to Akira and asked for his decision.

"Which one will Akira/Akira-chan choose?"

Faced with this clichéd scene, Akira answered while embracing his two sisters' shoulders.

"Isn't that obvious? Only kids choose, adults want it all!"

Under Ichika and Miku's helpless stares, Akira led them to where they wanted to go.