Chapter 426
To be honest, there wasn’t much I wanted to buy.
The series I usually sell merchandise for don’t have much of a fanbase for derivative works in this country. While I did spot a few things that caught my eye as I wandered around in the crowd, they were all from series that had managed to survive for more than ten years. I paused for a moment at some of them, but nothing made me want to actually make a purchase.
In the end, I walked out empty-handed. It seemed Charlotte didn’t find anything worth buying either.
Mia bought a can badge with the face of a magical girl printed on it. She looked absolutely thrilled that she could get the entire lineup of characters from the latest series.
Claire bought an alarm clock with a flamboyantly drawn character from a manga I didn’t recognize.
“Is it from something you know?”
“Hm? No? I just bought it because it was pretty.”
Fair enough. The artwork was nice. The flowers were vibrant and colorful, and the unknown pretty girl was cute too.
Even if I had no idea who she was.
Well, that’s usually the case with these fancy goods. People often buy them without knowing the characters. Who knows? Maybe the illustrator just made up the character.
Alice was similar.
She had picked up an eco bag. Instead of flashy artwork, it featured a delicately drawn pretty girl. The character, drawn in simple sky-blue lines without much coloring... still looked like the kind of anime girl otakus would be into, but since Alice was the one carrying it, it somehow looked a bit more refined.