If it's not quite obvious enough, I've lived through my high school life as an otaku

Back then almost every month I will buy a figure, be it a Figma, S.H. Figuarts, or even just your normal scale figure. That kind of lifestyle continues well until the end of my Bachelor days.

Now when I'm in the workforce, I tend to focus on games instead. PS5, Nintendo Switch, and some PC games as well. My figure collecting days are over!

But it actually upgraded to doll-collecting instead
今、ドールが好きです

Nevetheless, after a tragedy of termites eating all of the box to my figures, I decided to stop buying any form of figures...

...

Until today

You see, there's this one franchise that has followed me, no matter how long I've let go of my old lifestyle.

That franchise?

これだ

I swear, once this title got hold of you, it will curse you until the day you die, no lie. I will eventually talk about this series since it's inevitable -- but not today.

Instead, let me talk to you about a local Indonesian e-Commerce site called Tokopedia -- the closest thing I can compare it is to Amazon.jp where you can buy almost everything from it... but not really comparable, if I'm being honest.

Anyhoo, I think since 2018 I've put this one scale figure in my wishlist that I wonder why I never purchased it all these years in the first place.

Ah right, because it's not my favorite girl.

お嫁さんじゃないだ。

The figure is that of Morikawa Yuki, which is one of the main heroines, but I'm not really that fond of her. Instead, I love the main romantic rival instead -- Ogata Rina. Problem is, no one is selling her back in 2018🢡2021.

Today, for some goddamned reason, I just tried to search her figure. Put "Ogata Rina" as a search keyword in that commerce site, and...

くそや。

It's there.
First result.

It's fucking there.

All these years of searching and waiting, only for her to came up today. I just can't fathom that this is normal, like, the coincidence is just too perfect.

And after putting her in my wishlist, it is now perfect. It's the two main heroines of WHITE ALBUM.

I think this is a sign from god.

Buy this, and let it be your last!
これ買って、最後だ！

And... yeah, I admit defeat. I have too many sentimental value for these girls, and the franchise as a whole. Now I'm waiting for the seller to confirm the stock, and I'll buy it as soon as possible.

This is my endgame.

僕に続いた呪い -A Curse That Followed Me-