Just cannot get myself to like these characters. Author seems like he is going for a banter/bicker interaction like another series (Expeditionary Force) but it falls seriously flat. The MC is a spoiled kid with a lot of money. He has no likable qualities prevents other players from joining the game, and is just a general ass who seems to wonder why he has no friends. The intelligent axe is just as terrible and I would have put the damn thing in a sheath and buried it in the desert 5 minutes after putting up with his crap.