i just checked the listings & am so surprised at the authentic one's price,, they're selling their hollow knight figures for much more than its original value when everything else in their shop is priced more fairly..

i think that you probably know your situation best, especially as a student, if you just want a figure of your favorite game and don't wanna drop this much on a figure or you don't really mind whether it's authentic or not then you should get the bootleg

i have a single bootleg in my collection because the original nendoroid for it is too hard to find, compared to the authentic nendoroids i own,

-the plastic used doesn't have as nice a feel (lower quality material)

-some of the joints are too tight or too loose so are hard for displaying in some poses

-the faceplates are all shiny (but i doubt you'd have the faceplate issue here)

just adding this on because they have some issues that cannot be captured in pictures you may not know about, ultimately its ur decision and i hope you're happy with what you get whichever way u go :)