A/N: to Guest, man you're either a boomer like me or a youngster that dig up some of the old stuff. Yea, I remember Kyoukai no Kanata. Didn't remember what's the plot at all. It was pretty cool though.

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Chapter 17: Jaune Wick: Si Vis Groceries, Para Bellum

Part 1: Welcome to Black Friday

(((Narrator)))

It didn't take long for Jaune to arrive at the Continental. After three months training his butt off, running a few dozen kilometers doesn't faze him much anymore.

He enters the lift in the false lobby and inserted a Cortez Coin(CC). Each coin has the value of 1000 Lien. And right now, Jaune is carrying Soren's stash of 27 CC.

Jaune sweat drops. 1000 Lien just enter Continental? As a regular village boy, the amount of money being thrown around by city folks scares him quite a bit.

"Ah, Mr Arc. Are you here for business or pleasure?", Charon greeted him as Jaune reached the receptionist counter.

"Err… business.", Jaune passed to him the groceries list.

Charon read over the list.

-Iron Bear livers x5

-Vacuon salt 300g

-Burnhart Pepper 100g

-Jeweled Broccoli x2

-Jeweled Cauliflower x1

-Branwen Mountain Ginseng x3

-Branwen Mountain herbal tea set x1

Charon looked up from the list and passed it back to Jaune.

"I can arrange for most of the item, however I am afraid that we have ran out of Iron Bear livers and will not restock for a few days. Due to our current disagreement with the Branwen clan, we are also has no access to the Branwen Mountain products."

"Aww, shucks."

Charon look over Jaune's equipments. Jaune only carry with him a handgun, holstered to his right side of his belt, while Vorpal Blade is sheathed at the left.

"How many Cortez Coins are you carrying?"

"27 CC"

"Hmm…", Charon mulled over whether or not he should inform Jaune about this particular information. "Normally, you do not have enough money to buy out the 3 items on the list in a regular market. However, there is a black market that is about to open in an hour, which sells illegal contrabands at a lower price. If you think you are capable for it, you can try to shop at the Black Friday."

"Oh cool, I can do that."

"Do be warned, Mr Arc. You should use a fake name while entering the compound. Unlike the young lord, you do not have… the weight of reputation to shield you. Go and find your items quick and get out as soon as you can."

"Oh, okay."

"For your convenience, I will send the rest of the items we can provide to Oldshore Diner. Now make haste, Mr Arc. You do not want to be late."

"Alright! Nice doing busines with you, Charon!"

Charon simply smiles politely as Jaune leaves for Black Friday.

Well, he is the young lord's apprentice. Surely his combat abilities is up to snuff.

(((Jaune)))

Following the instructions that Charon gave me, I managed to find Black Friday in time. Man, the place must be so exclusive that I need to solve three separate clues just to enter the underground market.

I arrived to the door of Black Friday. A pair of huge Gorilla Faunus guards the entrance. I saw a case with a slit on top, put on a table in the middle of them. I figured I just put a coin and I'll be let in.

As I put in the coin, the gorilla on the left of me moves to the side, allowing me to enter the door.

I found myself entering some kind of a room, with over a hundred of people armed to the teeth. It made me feel like kinda naked. Here is Jaune, just wearing a pair of jeans and a rabbit hoodie.

"You're new."

"Err… hey."

A short but lithe guy with a mohawk came over to greet me.

"Hey, I'm Russel. Who are you.

"Jaune.", shit, I gave away my real name! "Wick! Jaune Wick! Yep that's me! Haha!"

The mohawk dude raised an eyebrow. "You copy the name of the Boogeyman as your alias? You got some balls, man! Hahaha!", he smacks me on the shoulder hard. "Well, you look new, so I bet you don't know what did you just get yourself into."

"It's the black market right? I mean aside the issue with legalities, it's just the same as any market, right?"

"Oh, silly Jaune.", Russel grinned maliciously. "Now you see, Black Friday sells everything at 10% value. You may wonder, why would anyone sells anything for only a tenth of the market value? You see, the owner of Black Friday generate his income in another way. Competitive Consumerism live broadcasted to some bored elites who want to see some Bloodsport."

Now, I realized that everyone are eyeing me out, gauging my strength and equipment. Licking their lips as they are seeing me like a young sheep coming into o the wolves' den obliviously.

"There is only a limited amount of items and over 500 of us, all filling in in the other rooms as we speak. As soon as enough customers have entered, the entrance over there will open..."

Russel motion a gesture of slitting throat.

"…and the mayhem begins. 500 customers, all trying to get as much items they can get into their basket or cart while trying to survive everyone trying to get their item. Or the other way around where you try to steal the item away from them. Blood will be shed. People will die. Welcome to Black Friday, Jaune Wick! This is a supermarket-themed battle royale arena!"

I backed away in reflexive fear. A supermarket-themed battle royale arena?! What kind of madman came up with this insane idea?!! Charon, where the hell did you just sent me into?!!

"Well, good luck, Jaune Wick. See you around. I would love to see if you grab one of my target items. I want to see if you can live up to your alias."

Russel leaves me to my lonesome chuckling whole playing with his daggers. Oh shit, oh fuck! What am I supposed to do? Can I get out from here?!

Just breath, Jaune. Remember what Charon said. Get the items quit and get out. I just need 3 type of items. That's it.

The siren went off as the steel wall at the opposite side of the entrance lift up, revealing the scarce looking supermarket. Everyone is at the ready, waiting for the go signal.

The second siren went off, and the Black Friday Mayhem began.

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(((A/N)))

Jaune, since when do any of the stuff in this fic goes normally? Finding yourself to be trapped into a competitive consumerism Colosseum is entirely on you.

This arc is inspired from Ben-To, an anime about a bunch of people going into battle royale just to buy discounted bentos at the final hour of the supermarket operation.