Tsukasa limped further and further in the winding dungeon. Chest after chest had failed to yield any needed health items for him to survive. Within this large game, The World the mysteries piled and built ever more including the mysterious character whom seemed to physically be within the game. Now here he was again before another chest. "Come on, a potion, health charm, anything." Tsukasa moaned out as he dragged himself to the chest and with all his strength he opened it. It wasn't much it was a basic potion but at least it'd give him a little more strength. As he prepared to gulp it down a voice echoed out in the deungon, it wasn't the mysterious woman who had been speaking to him rather a generic computerized NPC voice.
"Good day to you, User Avatar, Tsukasa, you've received a Health Drink. In accordance with new expansion of,
The World Health Drinks now give you 10 HP. If you'd like to restore 150 HP you can earn 10,000,000 World Coins."
"10 Million? But I only have 120 after five floors and 6 portals worth of enemies. If I don't get more I'll die and I may never wake up here or
there."
"Your server location is based out of...
TOKYO, JAPAN...For just
5 YEN you can purchase
WORLD COINS. For 20 Million WORLD COINS you buy a Healing Potion worth 400 HP, for 30 Million you can buy a Recovery Drink worth 800 HP, for 800 Million you can buy a Healing Elixir for full HP Recovery. For the price of 1200 YEN you can also buy a Noble Wine for full SP and HP recovery."
"Please buy Noble Wine, bill my Account, Shoji An" Tsukasa shouted out
"Account name, Shoji, An Subscriber ID 589724123057415. Is this correct?" The NPC replied
"Yes!" Tsukasa shouted eager to get a move on and get out of this dungeon
"Our database indicates you have a credit card of file, do you wish to bill your transaction to this account?"
"Yes!"
"Processing, please wait... We're sorry but that card is not valid. If you wish to enter another form of payment please add your new credit card now."
Tsukasa dropped is staff and fell down in despair, oh no it was as bad as he thought, as (s)he laid catatonic on the outside no doubt remained "Dad, must have put a hold on everything...I can't see my terminal I can't enter more information...I'm so screwed!"
"Tsukasa!" The voice of Mimiru running to his aide "oh no are you okay?"
"I'm out of items, I can't possibly get more."
"I'm out too. And I'm broke, dammit why did I have to buy all that manga? Wait maybe Subaru can help us, I'll send her a quick message. Hang tight, Tsukasa we'll get through this!" In an instant the chime of a message came out "We're in luck, Subaru's got cash she's eagerly adding funds and she'll be here as quick as she can! This dungeon is tough, Subaru better form a party, we're in B6, Mimiru."
Subaru did eventually make it down to B6 it wasn't much easier for her as a Heavy Axe facing off against so many monsters but she had what was needed and she tenderly gave him a Noble Wine to give his strength back. "Here, Tsukasa, drink up! The sooner we get you awake in the real world the better, these microtransactions are really gonna kill you!"
THE END.
