### Chapter 107: Professional Driver

As dusk fell and the sun set, Fujino drove back home from the Suzuki residence.

"I've struck it rich this time…"

Fujino pushed open the door to his bedroom and collapsed onto the sofa. 

This commission to protect the Black Star was different from usual jobs. After finalizing the deal, Tomoko Suzuki had paid the entire commission upfront. Fujino had initially intended to adhere to his professional principles, but once he saw the black card and heard the satisfying sound of five million yen being transferred into his account, he couldn't help but give up on his restraint.

The Suzuki family was beyond conventional understanding; five million yen was like pocket change to them.

"Getting millions of yen so easily, I might be able to reach the pinnacle of my career soon."

Fujino sighed, reflecting on how he had never had such financial abundance since arriving in this world. It was all thanks to the Suzuki family.

The saying goes, "The more you spend, the more power you have."

Fujino felt that the Suzuki family had a lot of power. Five million yen for a detective was quite generous. Just thinking about it made him imagine what it would be like if he were to be adopted into their family—he couldn't even bear to consider it.

With his thoughts focused, Fujino opened the system interface to decide how to spend this large sum of money. 

He knew spending it all on the lottery wouldn't be wise; investing two or three million in the lottery could end up being a waste if he didn't get anything good.

After a moment of contemplation, he recalled his portable space.

His current portable space was a one-cubic-meter cube. After using it for a while, he felt it was somewhat insufficient. After all, various items had been stuffed into it.

"Now that I have the money, I should upgrade my portable space."

Fujino glanced at the upgrade interface:

**[Small Portable Space: Capable of storing items. Current Size (1x1x1m). Note: Upgradeable. Current Upgrade Cost: 2.5 million yen]**

"2.5 million yen?"

He muttered while looking at the upgrade cost on the system interface. "With my current financial situation, upgrading should be feasible…"

After a moment's thought, Fujino made the decision to upgrade his portable space:

**[Spent 2.25 million yen]**

**[Portable Space Upgrade Complete]**

**[Small Portable Space: Capable of storing items. Current Size (2x2x2m). Note: Upgradeable. Current Upgrade Cost: 5 million yen]**

**[Current Balance: 3.8 million yen]**

"Two meters now?"

Fujino was surprised by the increased size of the space. Previously it had gone from 0.5 to 1 meter, and now from 1 to 2 meters. It seemed each upgrade increased the edge length by a certain amount.

The cost also doubled with each upgrade.

"Now that it costs 5 million yen to upgrade, the next upgrade might cost 10 million yen?"

Fujino shook his head. "The system's cash-grab nature is truly evident."

"However, considering the money spent, the result is quite worthwhile. A two-meter cube can fit my motorcycle."

"Being able to retrieve the motorcycle anytime and anywhere makes some tasks feasible and a lot easier."

Fujino then turned his attention to the professional lottery interface. With 3.8 million yen, he could spend approximately 3.6 million to draw forty times.

However, he decided not to spend it all. The system's professional lottery was known for being expensive.

With everyday expenses like fueling his vehicle, food, clothing, and travel, he needed to keep some money in reserve.

"I'll draw thirty times."

After a brief contemplation, Fujino made his decision.

Standing up from the sofa, he walked over to the balcony.

After lighting three Chinese cigarettes and performing his usual ritual of bowing towards the balcony, he began the lottery draw.

**2.7 million yen, draw!**

**[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained: Purple Professional Card (Driver), Anti-Blue Light Glasses (Blue), Batarangs x5 (Blue), Strength 100% Enhancement Card x6, Reaction Ability 100% Enhancement Card x6, Cream Pudding x3, 100,000 yen x5, Pink Children's Clothing x1, Bulletproof Backpack x1.]**

**[Current Balance: 1.6 million yen]**

"Professional Driver?"

Fujino examined the new driver profession skill:

**[New Sub-Profession:

Driver: Beginner (0-100)

Skills:

Experienced Driver (Basic driving skills)

Overclocked Driver:

(Overclocking Basic: Actively applies overclocking speed effect to the vehicle, currently 50% overclocked)

(Duration Basic: Duration of overclocking effect, currently 1 minute)]**

"Fifty percent overclocking and basic driving knowledge?"

Fujino scrutinized the new driver skills with a thoughtful expression.

Basic driving skills meant handling cars and motorcycles, but the system didn't specify what types of vehicles could be driven. Did this imply that the skill could potentially handle planes or ships? If things got even more outlandish, could he even pilot a Gundam?

"Such a versatile skill, indeed. The ability to drive any vehicle is quite impressive."

After speculating about the driver profession skills, Fujino turned his attention to the other lower-quality items obtained in the draw:

**[Anti-Blue Light Glasses: Prevents discomfort caused by various types of light; whether it's flashing or blue light, the host's eyes are the most precious asset.]**

"This might be useful against Kaito Kuroba."

Fujino examined the item description with a squinted eye.

With these glasses, he would no longer be afraid of Phantom Thief Kid's flash bombs.

Unfortunately, this item overlapped with the visual enhancement glasses and couldn't be used together to stack effects…

"System detected that the host has reached 210 draws. Intermediate Professional Ball is now available. Current price: 1 million yen per draw."

Just then, the system's voice rang out.

Fujino was momentarily stunned and quickly opened the professional ball exchange interface.

Upon opening it, he saw that a new Intermediate Professional Ball exchange option had appeared next to the regular Professional Ball, priced at 1 million yen per draw.

"Intermediate Professional Ball exchange?"

Fujino studied the Intermediate Professional Ball exchange interface with curiosity. "Since it's intermediate, it should be more powerful than the regular one… but a million yen per draw is quite expensive. I can't afford it at the moment…"

(End of Chapter)