Bab 53: Making Money

<Derek POV>

Walking into his room, he collapsed onto the clean mattress, savouring a moment of well-deserved peace.

What a darn troublesome day it had been. Exhausted and now with three new problems in the mix.

"Well, looks like I gotta amp up my strength faster," he grumbled.

In the end, it always boiled down to strength. But getting stronger also meant more dicey situations and bumping into the main crew way more. No just chilling around, waiting for power to show up.

And you know what? It wasn't just about him. He had to back up his parents and back up the hero in taking down the demon king someday.

So, he had to hustle, and find ways to level up his strength pronto.

Luckily, he had a loose plan. Being the author of the novel and all, he had the inside scoop on what's gonna happen.

Time to dive into the stock market and rake in some cash. 'Cause his folks weren't exactly swimming in gold, and stocks seemed like the way to go.