Yorknew City - Chapter 35

                                    

                                          
"Oh, so this is a JoyStation." Gon said as we took a look at the console Killua brought us.
"This brings back memories. I used to play it all the time." Killua remembered the last time he played this console. "There were a bunch of cult classics made for it."
"Then is this memory card a cult classic?" Gon asked as he took a look at the card. "'Cause I don't see a title anywhere."
"You never played video games before, have you?" The silver-haired male asked.
"We never had any experience with video games." I frowned.
"That's pretty weird." He said while connecting the console to the TV.
"Seriously?" Gon questioned.
"That isn't a game disc. It holds the game's memory data." He stated.
"So that means we can't use it to play."
"Exactly. You put the disc in here. But if you insert the memory card and power it on without a game inside, you can see all the different games that are using the memory." He turned on the console, and a home screen showed up on the TV.
"Wait. Really?" I said.
"It looks like there's only one game saved on it. It's called Greed Island."
"Greed Island?" Lynn repeated.
"Anyway, there are a lot of saves on here. I doubt it'll do any good, but I'll copy the data just in case." He inserted a card into the console and began copying the game. Then he went to the computer and turned it on.
"What are you doing, Killua?" I asked him.
"Searching online. We already know what the title of the game is. So, I'm looking for a store that sells it." We watched him look up the game online. The computer beeped, and he grew frustrated.
"What the heck? No matches?" He growled.
"So that means it's all sold out?" I sadly asked.
"I couldn't find any used copies either. Even an out-of-print game would still be out there somewhere. Well, it's possible that this game isn't even for sale."
"What do you mean?" Gon asked.
"It could be an indie game that never was on sale or was banned for some reason. I'll keep searching and see what I can find." Killua typed on the computer to search more about the game.
"Got it. This game was sold through legitimate channels." He stated.
"Greed Island. A hunting game exclusively for Hunters." Lynn read.
I read the page and widened my eyes at the price tag. "Oh my God! Look at the price!"
"What?! Five hundred and eighty million?!" Gon screamed.
"It's five point eight billion!" Killua corrected him.
"Say what?!"
"That is ridiculous! Why would a single game cost so much money?"
"Only a hundred copies were made. That isn't very many, isn't it?" Gon stated.
"No, it's practically nothing! The developers were cocky, and the number is way too low!" Killua complained.
"It's true that the price is super high, but Hunters can afford it. That explains why they were sold out." Lynn explained.
"Did the developers have any left in stock?" Gon asked.
"Good question. I guess we could ask them." Killua took out his phone and dialed the number. We waited for his response.
"Oh, okay. Thank you." He hung up, and turned to us with a hopeless look. "That's a no-go."