"Thank you to all our fans for coming! This Magic Girl limited exhibition has prepared free mineral water for everyone. Fans who need it can pick it up at the side of the venue."
"Oh? Not bad, free mineral water to drink."
Su Tianqing stood in front of the display board, reading through it with great interest.
Upon entering the stadium, the lively music made the atmosphere much more cheerful.
Not far away was a rather large stage, where girls cosplaying as Magic Girls danced, and a continuous stream of people cheered them on from below.
However, compared to the stage, the dazzling array of surrounding merchandise shops were even more eye-catching, and also the main battleground for most people during the comic convention.
"Hyacinth's classic formal dress standee!"
Passing by a merchandise stall, Nan Xiaofeng excitedly looked at the display rack.
"Oh, oh, oh, so cool! I remember this was a limited edition from a long time ago, and it's been re-released!"
"Boss! I want three of these!"
"Idiot Xiaofeng, aren't you buying one for Jiayu Jie?"
"Ah... four! I want four!"
Watching the three girls and one Fox Fox arguing loudly not far away, Nan Jiayu sighed, feeling the relaxed weariness of an old father.
Scanning the scene of people laughing and chatting around her, the Cat Girl's gaze silently focused, landing on the cosplayers who were posing not far away.
Those girls were cosplaying the Magic Girl team from Shanghai, a total of four people, led by the Magic Girl Bai Lili.
This Magic Girl was one of her acquaintances.
During those years of high school in Shanghai, every time she lacked magic power, she would go to this team to replenish a little.
But each time she was very cautious, quite restrained, for fear of overdoing it and having no more to replenish later.
"Jia Yu! Let's go over there and take a look, it's so lively over there!"
Su Tianqing suddenly took her hand.
Following the path of the four of them, they turned into the fan art area, and a game stall appeared in their sight.
"Sparkling ☆ Magic Cannon"
"What a strange name."
Looking at the stall sign on the display board, Nan Jiayu raised her eyebrows, her tail wagging from side to side a few times, unable to understand its meaning.
After the staff's introduction, everyone generally understood how to play this game stall:
"Iris's magic cannon prop? There's even a toy like this?"
Standing in front of the display board, Su Tianqing looked up in surprise at the toy, which was taller than herself.
It was a scaled-down plastic toy, replicating the weapon design of Magical Girl Iris, with a firing function, an initial pre-sale price of 1588, and a limited 3D laser card as a bonus.
The Golden Fox was very tempted for a moment, but after thinking carefully that she would have no use for it if she bought it, and couldn't cosplay Iris, she gave up.
"Is it a game stall specially set up to sell this limited new toy?"
Nan Jiayu saw through this marketing tactic, turning her gaze to the game stall not far away.
She always felt it wasn't that simple.
At this moment, several tourists were having a great time playing there, with joyful laughter occasionally ringing out.
The game was similar to shooting balloons, using Iris's magic cannon pose to fire toy bullets at balloons, and prizes were awarded based on the number of hits.
Each tourist only had one chance, the participation prize was a small free acrylic card, and hitting ten balloons would win the ultimate grand prize—
"【Xin Yuehu Tail Pillow (Limited Edition)】? ..."
Everyone silently looked at the golden, fluffy pillow hanging on the display rack.
"This pillow perfectly showcases the texture of the Fox Fox's tail..." Nan Xiaofeng read the first sentence of the description.
"It's an essential item for Fox Fox's home naps..." Lin Muyao read the second sentence.
"This pillow will be pre-sold on fan art websites, and currently there is only this one in stock..." Nan Jiayu read the third sentence.
The three of them suddenly understood.
So it was a warm-up event before the release, no wonder it was so lively.
"Hit ten balloons with ten shots to get the super grand prize? Isn't that very simple! Watch me!"
Nan Xiaofeng said confidently, and went to play a round.
Ten shots, zero hits.
Then she walked back with a dejected expression, holding the participation prize.
"So hard! That game is so hard!"
Nan Xiaofeng said glumly,
"Iris's magic cannon pose is too hard to aim with!"
"Now that you mention it, that's true, and that toy looks quite heavy," Lin Muyao commented.
It was only then that everyone realized that the hardest part was not actually hitting the balloons, but "hitting the balloons while in Iris's magic cannon pose."
The pure white Cannon Princess, Magic Girl Iris, often suspended her magic cannon far from her body to fire, hitting every target with elegant movements, rapidly gaining popularity.
However, asking ordinary people to replicate her magic cannon pose... it could indeed be called a high-difficulty game.
"It looks so fun! I'll try it too!"
Su Tianqing pulled Nan Jiayu forward.
Then they each returned with a plush pendant.
"I hit two shots! Jia Yu hit three shots!"
"Jiayu Jie is amazing, you can hit three shots even in that pose?" Nan Xiaofeng looked enviously at the plush pendants in their hands.
Then Nan Jiayu, who doted on her sister, exchanged hers with her, and Nan Xiaofeng immediately beamed with joy.
Subsequently, Lin Muyao returned, holding a set of Iris's limited laser cards.
"Five shots!"
The girl puffed out her slightly rising chest, smiling as she displayed her spoils.
Everyone's gaze immediately turned to Hua Ling.
"Hua Ling, aren't you going to play?" Nan Jiayu asked curiously.
"Yeah, Hua Ling, you should go play too, maybe you can also get a set of laser cards," Nan Xiaofeng said, nudging Hua Ling, who was drinking mineral water beside her, with her elbow.
The girl put down her water bottle, suddenly noticing that her companions were all staring at her, and immediately felt a little embarrassed.
"Um... I'm not very good at this kind of target shooting game..." Hua Ling said with a wry smile.
"It's okay, look, I didn't hit a single one, but I still got a free small card, didn't I?"
"Hmm... then I'll give it a try!"
Hua Ling nodded, gathering her courage and walking forward.
The girl walked to the prop, took a deep breath, put the toy on her body, and gripped the firing trigger at her side.
Everyone's gaze immediately focused on her, and even the music and noise in the venue seemed to quiet for a moment.
"Click."
"Bang!!"
The trigger was pulled, and the balloon burst in response.
Ten shots, ten hits. When the tenth balloon exploded, enthusiastic applause and cheers immediately erupted from the surroundings.
"Congratulations to this fan sister! You've won the ultimate grand prize for this trial play!"
Hua Ling dazedly accepted the limited edition pillow amidst the applause, then dazedly walked with the pillow to her dumbfounded companions, her cheeks slightly flushed, a little shy.
"Um... it seems my luck was better..."
Everyone fell into a long, profound silence, then collectively applauded Hua Ling's brilliant performance.
But in a corner no one noticed, a pair of pink Rabbit ears peeked out from the shadows between the stalls, and the Rabbit's eyes behind the sunglasses stared intently at the fluffy pillow in Hua Ling's hand.
The Rabbit's hopeful heart quietly shattered.