Lucien stood quietly inside the bustling Markey merchandise store, yet his composed expression could no longer conceal the surprise hidden beneath it.
Every single one of Sienna's magic radishes had been sold out.
At first, customers had purchased them out of curiosity after hearing about their remarkable appearance and superior quality, but as stories spread throughout Casa City about children awakening their magical perception after eating those radishes, the entire city erupted into excitement.
Word traveled faster than any merchant caravan, and before long people flooded toward the Markey store from every direction, each hoping to secure even a single radish.
The growing crowd soon became so dense that the clerks struggled to maintain order.
Customers pressed toward the counters, voices rising as everyone demanded to know whether more remained in storage.
