[Senzu Bean: An item from the Dragon Ball world. Possesses regenerative power; so long as the person is not dead, it can restore stamina and energy almost instantly, returning the body to peak condition. Additionally, one bean allows the eater to go ten days without hunger.]
[Exchange Price: 100,000 points]
[Water of Life: An item from a magical world, imbued with immense vitality. Rapidly heals injuries and extends life. A single drop can lengthen one's lifespan by ten years.]
[Exchange Price: 100,000 points]
[Fire Dragon Slayer Magic: A magic from the Fairy Tail world. Alters the user's body into that of a dragon's, enabling them to slay dragons. Grants the physique of a Fire Dragon—dragon scales, claws, fangs—and immense resistance to flames, while utterly overwhelming ordinary fire.]
[Exchange Price: 1,000,000 points]
[Traversal Talisman: An item that allows travel into another member's world, but requires the permission of that world's member.]
[Exchange Price: 1,000 points]
Most of the goods came from worlds Brandon White already knew. Besides the Senzu Beans and Dragon Slayer magic, there were Zanpakutō, Ultraman transformation devices, Fire Crystals, and more.
The prices varied wildly.
The most expensive was the Fire Crystal, costing five million points.
That figure was indeed frightening.
But when one considered the setting of the Flame Dragon Armor, if it truly had no upper limit, then such a price could be justified.
The Ultraman transformation device, according to its description, only transformed the user into a standard Ultraman—without even specifying a name.
Still, given the sheer physical might of an Ultraman's giant form, its price was hardly cheap: seven hundred thousand points.
The cheapest was the Traversal Talisman, the only permanent fixture in the Special Mall.
No matter what other items rotated out, it remained.
Ordinary Group Leader: "These prices are kinda steep…"
Ordinary Group Leader: "A regular Zoan Fruit is thirty to eighty thousand. A Logia usually goes for a hundred thousand. The Glint-Glint and Magma Fruits are three hundred thousand. Mythical Zoans—except Chopper's—mostly run at three hundred thousand, and Luffy's fruit is a whopping seven hundred thousand."
Ordinary Group Leader: "So expensive!"
And these were the unoptimized versions, still burdened with weaknesses—vulnerable to seawater and seastone.
How much worse would it be if you wanted optimized ones?
Uchiha Dance King: "The Rinnegan costs only two million points? That's surprising."
Uchiha Dance King: "But according to the description, the Samsara of Heavenly Life technique can't be used in other worlds. That explains it."
While the Rinnegan had many formidable powers, to Madara, its greatest ability was resurrection.
That resurrection was practically a bug-level cheat: sacrificing a single life to revive multiple others.
If that ability couldn't be used outside its native world, then two million points was acceptable.
Shendu: "The Rat Talisman…"
Shendu's eyes flickered with hesitation. Though its price was steep, he was, after all, the Demon Sorcerer, the Fire Demon who once ruled all of Asia. How could he have no inheritance left behind? A mere million was well within his means.
It was only because of his current sealed state that he couldn't access his treasury.
If he could strike a deal with one of the members, and they helped him retrieve those riches, then he could recycle them into points and exchange them for the Rat Talisman—securing his resurrection.
But what if that person were just like him? What if they betrayed him after entering the treasury with his help?
Yet if he refused to pay any price, no one would trust him.
Richest Man: "Forget all that. More importantly, what's going on with me? Why's my list so strange?"
Richest Man: "What's this 'Infinity Stone'? Why's it so damn expensive?"
Richest Man: "Oh wait—I remember now. You guys mentioned this before. It's that purple freak who wanted to wipe out half the universe, right?"
Richest Man: "Ten million points per Infinity Stone? That's daylight robbery!"
Child of Nature: "Ten million points is actually fair for an Infinity Stone."
By setting alone, the fact that each gem contained infinite energy justified the cost. And energy was only the most basic of their abilities.
Ordinary Group Leader: "Agreed."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Sure, it feels expensive. But the issue isn't with the items—it's with me. I just don't have the points. In reality, it's a bargain."
Most Evil Elf: "After all, these items come directly from our worlds. Many are powers we ourselves wield. If anything, the prices are too cheap."
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "And what's with this 'Daigu Template'? Why's the only thing in it the Ancient Warrior Gene?"
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "Why didn't you sell it separately?"
Railgun: "You sure it's only the gene? Isn't there also max-level crash landing skills included?"
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "…"
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "Let's not talk about that…"
It wasn't just him—Shinjo was supposed to be Victory Team's ace pilot too. How did the two of them end up as the crash-landing duo?
Always crashing, or on the way to crashing.
Richest Man: "Ahem. @Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man—oh, wait, wrong. @Shendu. Sorry, forgot you already changed your name."
Richest Man: "I just saw the Special Mall sells Traversal Talismans."
Richest Man: "Need me to help you out? If you nod, I won't even ask for payment."
Ordinary Group Leader: "We're all group members here. Helping each other is important."
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "I am the embodiment of light! Helping others is my noble duty."
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "serious.jpg"
Railgun: "+1, +1"
Come Be My Son: "Ku-la-la-la! You can't leave this old man out of something like this."
Uchiha Dance King: "So, what's your decision?"
Shendu: "…"
Shendu: "No need. But thank you."
Moments ago, he'd only suspected it. Now he was sure—if he agreed, these people would rob him of every last Talisman.
Not just the Talismans. Who knew if the memory archives contained the locations of his hidden wealth? Perhaps even the Book of Ages itself.
In that case, even if they left him the Rat Talisman to revive, what would be the point of returning to a world stripped of all value?
Richest Man: "Tch."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Boring."
Most Evil Elf: "I already bought a Traversal Talisman."
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "Forget them. I'm light itself."
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "And you still refuse to believe in light?"
(End of Chapter)