I ended up coming here after all...
I wonder what I should start with?
What's with this price?
It's a rip off!
Don't say rude things like that!
What do you mean that this is a ripoff?
What do you mean by "this"?
All of it is a ripoff.
Piro...ki.
Does Piroki not have any common sense?
These prices are reasonable in The World right now!
On top of that, there's no reason for you to call me so casually by my name.
Besides, did you look at all the prices of the shops that're open here?
You just started, didn't you?
No.
What're you gonna do lying like that?
If you just started you can't buy anything...
I understand your desire to make false charges, but...
You can't be...
...Tawaraya?
I don't know any PC called Tawaraya.
But... that!
I'm Touta.
But that...
You're really not Tawaraya?
I'm not.
There were some people who said bad things about you but...
You've got the wrong person.
More importantly, can I ask you something?
What's with the prices of these items?
When TaN disappeared... before I realized it...
...all of the prices were inflated.
Before you realized?
Yeah.
What happened to the items and funds of TaN?
I don't really know, but...
I think that they disappeared.
I see...
So the inflation wasn't because of that...
This was a rumor from the BBS,
and it seems that there's some merchants that are coming in.
Merchants means... real money trading?
Probably.
That's a bit of a problem.
I really think he's Tawaraya...
I wonder if Tabby-san is here.
It's a net game so it doesn't mean that she's always here.
That's true.
Hey, lets go.
I don't have that much time.
Can I bother you for a bit?
Touta?
Touta...
Touta of Tawara...
Are you Tawaraya?
There was something that I wanted to ask you.
What is it?
I want to meet Naobi.
Where is he?
Don't think that I know everything.
You should know.
Why do you say that?
You are an informant who rivals TaN.
What's that?
Where is he?
Naobi disappeared.
Disappeared?
Did his account get banned as well?
The only one who got their account banned was Tawaraya.
I see...
So you mean that Naobi hasn't quit... but he's disappeared from the game.
Ask him yourself.
I'm unable to find him.
Why did you come back?
To clean up.
Even so, it took some time for you to come back.
I got accepted to study abroad.
I was unable to log in because I was preparing for that.
You're a student?
I'm a university student.
I'll come again.
We did it!
That was a pretty easy monster.
It dropped something, but...
How are we going to use it?
Hey look!
We can't use these.
They're more valuable if you sell them in a player shop rather than selling these to the NPC, right?
How about we go back to town and sell them?
All right.
Piro-san, Piro-san.
Huh?
Is it really okay to put the items out with these prices?
Hey, in this inflation state, what would Tawaraya do?
Well... he would probably lower the price a bit.
That character named Touta, I think that he's Tawaraya.
I want him to recognize me.
That's why I'm going to use his methods.
It's about that but...
I think you should read the situation a bit more clearly.
Eh? What do you mean?
If a banned person came back on with a different character and was called by their old name, how do you think they would feel?
Ah...
You wouldn't like it, would you?
Why is it so cheap?
Hey that's true!
I can't believe it.
That's because they're the former price!
Please, feel free to browse through.
We'd like to sell these but...
It doesn't have to be for a lot, we don't really need them so...
It's a good thing to have our merchandise to increase so... yeah.
I'll buy them.
I think that there was a pricing for those weapons in TaN's manual...
TaN?
Welcome!
It doesn't exist now but, this person was TaN's...
Piro-san!
What's TaN...?
There was a guild up until a while ago that would sell and trade anything from information to items.
Information?
If you wanted to find out what happened to one of your friends who suddenly stopped logging in, and things like that.
You should ask him about Tabby.
Tabby?
Do you know Tabby-san?
Yeah... well I think that she doesn't know me but...
See?
Tabby-san really is a famous person!
That doesn't really matter.
All right!
I'll buy these.
Is this amount okay?
Yes.
Hey, let's go now.
If you find the person named Tabby, could you please contact us?
All right.
Thank you.
Nice doing business.
Sorry for doing business without asking you or anything.
I have no problem with that.
Nice to meet you.
I am Eeta.
Yeah. I'm Touta.
Anyways, give me all the items and money that you were able to gather.
I'll sell them and then send money to your bank accounts later.
Hey... what's with this small amount of money?
What're you guys using your money on?
Recently... the prices of the shops are going down and...
There's no one who will buy at our prices.
It seems like it's all because of this guy named Touta or whatever...
Touta?
If I recall correctly, there was some guy who was going around the marketplace...
He's not a system administator, is he?
I don't think so, but...
He was talking familiarly with some of the remnants of TaN and then the prices started going down...
It's just a single incident.
If it's a good item, then you buy it.
Even if it's by using in-game money.
But... Otsu-san...
There's no "if's" or "but's"!
There's no change in the fact that we own all the powerful and rare items!
That's true...
If you get it, then go out and make some money!
Y... yes...
Touta...
Remnants of TaN?
Yata-sama... um...
What is it?
There are rumors that Tawaraya has returned...
I wonder if he had researched something about us...
Leave him be.
But...
Yata-sama...
There is something that we must do.
Piro-san!
Piro-san, these...
That's amazing!
I'm surprised that you were able to go into the deepest part of the dungeon!
We've gotten stronger...
Will you buy them from us?
Of course I'll buy them from you!
Thank you for always coming to sell to us.
Would you like to go and buy some protect equips?
Uh... we don't have that much money yet so...
That's too bad.
You should just be honest and say that there's not enough things!
Yuuta!
I'm Kashimiya!
Well... using items isn't your main either...
Next time you come we'll have something that you might want to buy gathered together.
Yeah...
Come again if you get some stuff.
Thank you.
Those guys are remnants of TaN, right?
I'm surprised that they can open up a shop again.
It's rumored that their prices are cheap because they've been using the hacked items from TaN.
On that point, we're safe.
Even though it's expensive.
Hey! Are you doing good business?
...no business?
Well...
There were rumors that we are remnants of TaN, so the customers stopped coming...
At this rate we'll go broke.
Welcome!
Are these all of your items?
Right now this is all that we are offering...
Hmm... so the prices are quite cheap.
Yes!
Are these safe to use?
You mean...?
TaN was full of cheat items that they sold, that's what I heard so...
TaN is a guild which no longer exists so...
But you're a former guild member of TaN, right?
I'm surprised that you were able to start doing business again.
Well, I don't need that.
Hey.
Why were you looking at me?
I wasn't really looking at you.
Sorry, but Phyllo isn't here.
Who are you?
What're you saying to a mere passbyer?
Anbu... huh?
Ender.
Would you usually ignore someone after you got involved with them?
Leaving right away is the normal thing to do.
But for my selling words, you answered back with buying words.
Who is Ender?
Can you please stop mistaking me for someone I'm not?
Even if you change your speech pattern, I can tell.
How long do you think we worked together?
Tell Naobi this.
RMT stands for real money trade.
Tonight, I'm going to lure over a group that participates in RMT and pose them a question.
Merchants are noisy about give and take.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Ender.
You don't care about this world falling into ruin then?
I'm going to quit.
What's with you all of a sudden?
The former TaN said that they're going to tell people that I participate in RMT!
You don't need to worry about that.
They said that there was some sort of proof...
And that tonight they would show it...
Proof?
Were your logs being monitored?
There's no way that I would know if they were or not!
I wonder if they're really going to come.
We just need to hear out the truth that they were participating in RMT.
Wouldn't we get killed before then?
I'm...
...going to believe in Touta.
I'm sorry.
Is that all that he asked for?
Yes...
What shall I do...
Piro-san...
If you have some proof, then please.
Will you show it to us?
Are we really going to go?
Helping out people who are in trouble.
That's normal isn't it?
They might not be in trouble.
Eeta-san was saying that they were going to be going up against some bad people.
So, that doesn't mean that we have to go.
We learned all sorts of things from them!
What?
We're lost.
Seriously?!
What shall we do?
It's me.
Please contact me to the ones up above.
Yata-sama...
We know that you're participating in RMT!
Well then, show us the proof.
Before we show that, promise that you won't do it any more!
Do it.
Touta-san hasn't come yet...
Just a bit longer... we need to hold on until then...
Touta?
Oh, so you're from TaN...
That's why you get customers.
Piro-san!
Take this!
You guys!
Sorry we came late.
Hurry up and wake up.
Interesting.
What're we going to do?
What do you mean what are we going to do...
Piro-san, what should we do!
Yeah!
What should we do?
How about you leave that proof or whatever and get out of here?
The one's who'll be getting out of here are you guys.
Touta!
What?
Didn't you know?
Breaking the rules will cause your account to be banned.
At the worst your account will be deleted.
So what?
Items...
...have better affection when you buy them with the money that you gained yourself.
You really are...
Haven't you forgotten that there are PC's that have no time?
There's a need, that's why we're utilizing it.
You're the worst.
You're the same as the Yakuza who spread drugs around just because, they say, there's people who want them.
Are you an idiot?
It's just a game.
On top of moving real money around, don't call it "just a game".
And let me tell you one more thing.
You're annoying.
Youngsters are always annoyed by adults.
Listen to me.
You really don't know the customers at all.
Huh?
The PC's who get the best equips with real money eventually have bad encounters within the game. Why is that?
That's because they don't have the skill that goes along with having those equips.
Your business...
...is unable to make your customers happy.
It doesn't matter! Die!
Touta!
No!
Why?!
What do we do!
Thank you for playing The World.
According to the authority of the system administrator, I am sorry to say we have recorded our customers' conversation.
We would like to speak with you, so we will transfer you now.
Sorry, can you revive me?
Nice doing business with you!
As I thought, Tawaraya!
It's Touta.
It's interesting.
What is?
With that last scandal I thought that I'd lost everything, but...
There was one thing left over from it.
What sort of rare item is that?
To me it's rare for sure.
I thought that I'd quit after I finished cleaning up...
Maybe I should continue until after I study abroad
I'll come again.
I've returned the favor to you.
Since you've come back to this world...
I'll welcome you from my heart.
Naobi...