There was an uproar in the Marshall’s battleship.
Curtis was in the middle of sipping tea in a meeting when Eden’s voice boomed across the speakers.
"I REPEAT! STAR MALL EMERGENCY! USE YOUR OWN ACCOUNTS!"
Curtis spewed his drink before clicking into the shop that had been front and center on his terminal since the day they discovered it.
The normally composed man used all his abilities as a single dog to buy one. He knew he was late because Eden had already blared it out, but with his terrifying hand speed, he managed to get one order of that pre-cut watermelon. He wanted to try for the bigger items, but the quantity was so little it would be gone in the blink of an eye.
And it really felt like that to everyone.
Only the handful of people who refreshed like addicts managed to see it when it dropped.
However, the surprising purchase limit made them redo their orders, and they had no time to inform their friends and family about it.
By the time the word got around inside the houses of most people, the store had sold out.
Curtis trembled, almost falling to the floor after the invoice showed his successful order.
Then, he ran out to the command center to see what happened to everyone else.
If anything, that crazy woman, Eden, should’ve gotten something, right?
While this was happening, the people were talking in the comments section. Most people were shocked to see what was supposed to be an updated shop.
[Was I dreaming? Somebody tell me if that really happened? Did I just dream of that stock update? Because when I blinked, it was gone!]
[+1 to the Upstairs commenter, I inhaled, and it all disappeared. I knew I shouldn’t have wasted time breathing. I could’ve held on for longer!]
[Calling on the officials of Star Mall to explain that lag that prevented me from completely buying my order! Who’s supposed to be accountable for this tragedy!]
[Did you see that? There were two new items for sale!]
[What’s a watermelon?]
Unbeknownst to Luca, even when he opted not to sell the giant crops that were really soaked with energy, some items he thought were common were like mysteries to these interstellar people.
[Everyone, my great-grandfather said it existed long before our time. It was a giant fruit that could feed many people and was very refreshing!]
[Thank you, upstairs commenter, for asking your elders! I am excited to receive the watermelon I managed to grab earlier!]
[!!!]
[Begging you to please show us!]
[+1]
[+1]
[+1]
A series of +1s showed in the comments, and Jax wondered if he should show his haul to the people since they helped them figure out what he actually bought.
Jax, a moonlighter with A-grade Spiritual powers and an S-grade physique, chanced upon the shop update by accident.
When he came to it, he had used his physical abilities and mecha piloting hand speed to secure 1 of the 10 whole watermelons.
But he didn’t know what he actually bought. He just knew that this was the shop they had to monitor, so anything should be good, right?
So, when people replied to his question, he was grateful and wanted to share the good news (apparently).
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