Li Kexin had almost no experience shopping.
Let alone buying merchandise.
"Magic Girl merchandise? What's that?"
Li Kexin asked curiously.
Su Tianqing happily showed her her shoulder bag, revealing the shining Iris tag and Dandelion button badge on it.
"It's this!"
"Look, this is the tag from Iris's debut, and this, this is Dandelion's limited edition debut badge, the Hero Association specially sent me this bulk sample."
"Hua Ling Meimei should also have limited merchandise, I remember she has a super awesome Iris life-size standee!"
Golden Fox gestured, making Hua Ling chuckle softly.
"I do have that, but I stored it at the Hero Association, because my house isn't big enough for such a large standee."
Hua Ling said with a smile, but she also showed Li Kexin the badge and small charm hanging on her own shoulder bag.
A limited edition Hyacinth badge, and a Nightingale custom magic wand charm, exquisite and sparkling.
Li Kexin observed the trinkets on their shoulder bags with great interest, a bright light seemingly shining in her eyes.
Su Tianqing gradually learned more about her past—
Elite education made her incredibly knowledgeable in various fields, but she was severely lacking, even impoverished, in terms of daily life.
She hadn't even discovered any hobbies, merely undergoing elite cramming.
"Kexin, what do you usually like?"
"Hmm... reading? Balls? Or... attending some banquets?"
The girl tried hard to think of more down-to-earth forms of entertainment, but she still deeply shocked Su Tianqing and the other girl.
Is this what it's like to be rich? They play golf and attend banquets and balls. Su Tianqing deeply felt the huge class difference between herself and this young lady.
Even though she had earned a lot of money through the Xin Yuehu live stream, her nouveau riche status still seemed too provincial compared to this young lady from a wealthy family.
Would the plan to entice her with merchandise really work? Su Tianqing wondered.
What if this young lady didn't like Magic Girl merchandise? Then how would she win her over?
Feeling a bit uneasy, Su Tianqing still led the two to a large Magic Girl themed merchandise store, standing in front of the dazzling shelves.
The light in the girl's eyes grew even brighter, and she excitedly picked up a White Lili laser ticket and carefully examined it.
Su Tianqing felt she had made the right gamble.
"This... it's so beautiful, exactly like White Lili when she debuted!"
"Xiao Feng also collected a lot of White Lili merchandise, it's said that Xiao Feng really likes White Lili and Qiu Baiyang."
"They even have Qiu Baiyang's?"
Li Kexin immediately immersed herself in appreciating the items on the shelves.
See, what did I tell you? Since she can be recognized by the Star Realm and become a Magic Girl, she must be interested in Magic Girls. Otherwise, how could the Star Realm accept her?
Villain Fox Fox felt she had a rough idea of Observer's criteria for selecting suitable Magic Girls.
While Li Kexin was choosing merchandise, Su Tianqing also struck up a conversation with her.
"Kexin, do you really like accessories like necklaces and bracelets? Your bracelet just now must have been very expensive."
"Not really... Father said that wearing formal attire when meeting friends makes the other person feel respected, so I..."
The girl's cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke shyly.
"And, because we're friends, so..."
"I see, Kexin, your upbringing is very strict." Su Tianqing nodded.
"Then do you think this merchandise looks good?"
"...It looks very good."
The girl answered with a smile, still holding two Qiu Baiyang standees.
"Father used to buy me only bracelets and necklaces. Although everyone said they were shiny and beautiful, I didn't think they were very pretty."
"Instead, these... little trinkets with the figures of the seniors and other Magic Girls printed on them, are very interesting."
After speaking, Li Kexin placed another standee into the shopping basket.
Am I opening a new world for her? Su Tianqing thought.
This young lady completely disregarded prices when buying merchandise; even Su Tianqing herself had a habit of comparing prices, but she simply put whatever she liked directly into the shopping cart.
As for the price? The young lady didn't even look at the price!
When she handed the shopping cart to the butler who arrived shortly after to push it back to the car, Su Tianqing looked at the slightly hesitant young lady beside her and asked curiously.
"Kexin, is there anything else you want to buy?"
"Hmm... that, why are there old models of Red Snow merchandise here, but not Mai Sui's...?"
The girl tilted her head in confusion.
Su Tianqing and Hua Ling exchanged glances, each smiling wryly.
My dear, what shop would dare to stock your merchandise? You're a notorious expert at plowing the ground; if Mai Sui merchandise were truly sold publicly, wouldn't you be instantly bombed by anti-fans?
Golden Fox could already imagine Mai Sui's anti-fans gathered outside the merchandise store holding banners.
"It's probably because this is Rong City, so there's mostly Hyacinth Squad merchandise, and some other popular merchandise too."
"Popular merchandise... so that means Mai Sui's merchandise isn't very popular..."
Li Kexin fell into thought.
It must be said that her mind was indeed very sharp; she deduced this matter in an instant.
Fortunately, she didn't seem to care much about it, only mentioning it briefly before dropping the subject.
Soon it was lunchtime.
The young lady didn't seem to have very high demands when it came to food; when Su Tianqing suggested hot pot, she readily agreed.
But when this native Sui City resident saw the glowing red soup base, her face still showed a nervous and frightened expression.
"Half-and-half pot, please." Su Tianqing quickly emphasized to the waiter.
Golden Fox and the rich young lady happily ate the tomato soup base, while only Hua Ling, the literary girl, feasted on the spicy side.
Mealtime naturally came with small talk.
"I remember, Senior, you became a Magic Girl because of Senior Red Rose, right?"
Hua Ling proactively brought up the topic.
Li Kexin nodded and recounted what she had told Su Tianqing that night.
"Because you wanted to make friends, that's why you wanted to become a Magic Girl...?" Hua Ling said thoughtfully.
"Yes... I've always tried hard to make friends before, but everyone didn't want to meet me when I wasn't transformed. I didn't expect it was because of my attire..."
The girl sighed.
"At that time, Hua Ling contacted me, wanting to learn some magic casting techniques from me, so I immediately contacted the staff of the Suicheng Hero Association and asked them to help film a whole set of courses."
"Ah, that set of courses really helped me a lot, thank you very much." Hua Ling responded with a smile.
"It's great that I could help you."
The girls' smiles made Su Tianqing feel happy.
But Villain Fox Fox felt a bit displeased.
What's going on? How did the topic start moving towards daily life? Isn't Ben Hu a villain? I should be doing something villainous right now!
"Speaking of which, Kexin, you're the only one among us who has met Senior Red Rose."
Su Tianqing interjected at the opportune moment, pretending to be curious.
"What kind of person is Senior Red Rose? Could you tell us a little about her?"
"Her..."
Hearing this topic, Li Kexin fell into thought, as if searching her mind for memories of this senior.
Soon she spoke softly:
"Senior fell seriously ill many years ago, and a friend helped her through it."
"But from that time on, she could no longer transform back into a normal person from her Red Rose form."