Dawn City North Airport.
A large transport aircraft trailing blue exhaust flames slowly descended onto the broad runway.
A crowd of players stood around the edge of the airport, watching and enviously discussing when The Alliance would get one of those things too.
Spotting Mole climbing out of the cabin, Mosquito, who happened to be nearby, curiously walked over and asked.
"Where's Fang Chang? Why didn't he come back with you?"
Mole shook his head and replied with a smile.
"Nope. That guy disappeared the moment he got to Utopia City. No idea where he went off fooling around."
Mosquito immediately grinned and began spinning a sleazy tale.
"Got it! That guy must've partied so hard at a nightclub that he lost contact!"
Deadly: "Does he deserve his cute little wife back home?"
Soul Chaser: "That's outrageous!!"
Godslayer: "Spread the word! Fang Chang fooled around until he went missing!"
Peacemaker: "Already spreading it, already spreading it!"
Watching this unruly bunch, Mole chuckled to himself, thinking, Go ahead and spread it. The more outrageous, the better.
That'll make me feel a little more balanced.
However, before he could secretly enjoy himself for even two seconds, his good brothers from the Skeleton Corps surrounded him.
The brothers did not stand on ceremony at all. They did not even exchange greetings before urgently grilling him the moment they met.
"Bro, where's the game?"
"Has it been released?"
"How many copies has it sold?"
"Why didn't you bring a game console back for us to see?!"
Mole looked a little awkward. Scratching the back of his head sheepishly, he chuckled and said.
"It just came out, just came out... It only launched last night. How could there be any sales yet?"
As for the game console, that was even more impossible.
That thing needed