Receiving the message, Ikaros's first reaction was to glance at her master, watching a movie.
Shen Mo gave her an encouraging look.
Ikaros took a deep breath, using her practiced tone. "Hello, customer. This is Assistant Ikaros. How may I assist you?"
Her voice was melodic, ethereal, calming listeners almost involuntarily.
Take Tsunade, for instance.
Glancing at the group around her, she toned down her usual brashness.
"Ahem." Tsunade cleared her throat, adopting a mature air. "Hello, Miss Ikaros. We have several people here wanting to buy cans, all pre-arranged with… Sir Shen Mo."
"Please wait," Ikaros said, looking to Shen Mo.
"It's Tsunade, right? Go ahead, I'll follow," Shen Mo's voice carried through the badge to Tsunade.
"Understood."
Ikaros pressed her palm to her chest, pink wings unfurling behind her.
"Fixed-point teleportation."
Instantly, dazzling light burst from her palm, then vanished.
Simultaneously, vibrant colors bloomed at Tsunade's location.
Including Hiruzen Sarutobi, everyone tensed.
This was only their second encounter with a Chamber member.
Soon…
Amid the radiant light, a beautiful woman in a black dress appeared, hovering mid-air, her wings shimmering faintly with an otherworldly glow.
All eyes locked onto Ikaros.
Hiruzen squinted.
Unfathomable.
Her flashy entrance paled compared to Shen Mo's silent arrival, but the energy she radiated was terrifying, like tearing space apart. And those wings…
Not human?
Ikaros lacked Shen Mo's mind-reading. She mentally reviewed the can-selling manual, then opened her eyes, scanning everyone, settling on Tsunade.
"Who wishes to purchase cans?" she asked, her voice still enchanting.
"Me, I'll go first!" Might Guy raised his hand eagerly.
His eyes blazed with passion.
"I want the Fighter Series cans!"
Lately, his student Neji dragged him into constant sparring. Guy barely maintained his master's dignity, but as Neji mastered new powers and developed Hyuga-style techniques…
Guy felt his youth fading unless he opened cans!
"Do you have a membership badge?" Ikaros asked, hovering ten centimeters off the ground, eye-level with Guy.
"No," Guy shook his head, pushing forward his pile of money. "I know the drill: two hundred Level 1 cans for a badge, then five hundred Level 2 cans! If no class-change, ten Level 3 cans!"
This was their agreed plan.
Give everyone a shot at a destiny-altering item.
Then decide based on results.
Ikaros, hand on chest, glanced at the money and shook her head.
"This isn't enough for that many cans."
Shen Mo had used some points to integrate the All-Purpose Card's functions into Ikaros's body.
With his permission, she could connect to the system, accessing can-selling permissions.
So, she could judge how many cans items could buy.
But Guy and the others were stunned.
Why wasn't it enough?
"Money isn't a high-value trade item," Ikaros recited, as if reading. "Recently, your world's nations have overprinted currency, lowering its value in Chamber assessments."
The system took the value money represented.
On the surface, the world's value didn't decrease—just paper.
But in reality…
Money's worth was dropping.
"Then those buying later are screwed," Tsunade realized.
"When it drops too far, the Chamber will ban money transactions," Ikaros warned. "You can trade other items."
She didn't need to say it.
After learning money trades lost value…
They'd naturally prepare alternatives.
Like ores, grains, or cloth.
Later…
They'd boost productivity, creating more value—on the right track.
So Shen Mo wasn't worried about Danzo's pig-farming delay.
"How much is the loss?" Hiruzen asked.
"About 0.89%," Ikaros replied evenly.
"Acceptable," Hiruzen sighed, turning to Guy. "No time to swap for goods now. We'll cover the shortfall and use materials for trades going forward."
"No problem!" Guy nodded vigorously, clenching his fist, flashing gleaming teeth. "This small hurdle won't stop my youth!"
Ikaros blinked.
Master was right.
This guy seemed so happy.
She had to try harder!
Ikaros tightened her expression, recalling Shen Mo's training: elegant yet noble, gentle yet authoritative, and never touch the ground to avoid tripping…
"Fighter Series, two hundred Level 1 cans, five hundred Level 2 cans," Ikaros confirmed, her chest glowing with dazzling light.
No choice—the All-Purpose Card's teleportation had this effect.
Hundreds of cans appeared before them.
"Oh, Fighter Series! Whatever fate awaits, I'll have no regrets!" Guy dove into opening cans with fervor.
"Um…" Tsunade looked at Ikaros. "Some haven't chosen a series. Can you recommend one?"
Recommend?
Ikaros tilted her head.
Her mind had no info on that.
"Let me handle that," Shen Mo appeared, smiling. "Ikaros is just an assistant and can't know which series suits you best."