Suddenly Dan realized that he had grasped a thought that was bothering him. He sensed some wrongness in the world, and it concerned the clone. The young man held his friend up and asked him a question.
"Tell me, my dear Tom. Where did you get the samurai armor?"
"I bought it at the store," whispered the clone. "After the last renewal, I realized I had the Store. Must be a consequence of your registration. Now I can collect resources after monsters die and trade them for the experience. I have a shortened version of the Store."
"What do you mean a reduced version of the Store?" Dan didn't understand the clone's words.
"How long have you been using the merchandise shopping service?"
"Bought my food this morning," Dan replied.
Tom shook his head as he recalled some of the players' words
