Beep! Beep!
"Huh?"
∑(′△｀)?!
Suddenly, just as Annie watched an Archangel swoop low over the ground and solemnly use a long sword wreathed in some kind of holy flame to draw a huge dueling circle in the open space between the two armies, her "Oasis" friends list messenger rang.
Without thinking, Annie tapped it open.
"Hi!"
"Little Annie, are you doing okay?"
A familiar ugly face soon appeared on her player holographic screen.
"!!"
(ω‖)
"So it's you, Edge, you heartless profiteer! What's up? Is there something you need? Did you sell those superconducting ores?!"
When she saw it was Edge, that heartless Shoulder Blade Warrior, she immediately asked, thinking he might have good news.
If that was the case, she might finally have money from this point on. She wouldn't need to take quests in game dungeons or work for certain troublesome NPCs anymore! She could play to her heart's content, without having to listen to the orders of some useless, nagging queen who only knew how to boss people around.
"Ah..."
"You're asking about the superconducting ore?"
"Well... forget it! I know that stuff is worth a fortune. Everyone knows it's worth a fortune, since it's an essential material for building advanced spaceships! But right now, there's no market for it. Lots of people are looking, but hardly anyone's buying. I haven't managed to sell even one piece!"
At that, the Shoulder Blade Warrior began cursing furiously.
He had a piece of superconducting ore himself, and had listed it in the shop at a price just a little lower per unit than the large batch she had.
But sadly, people had only ever asked about it. Not a single one had actually bought it... Now he was stuck with it too, and his finances had quickly become so