It’s good that I have …… expectations, but what does this mean?
At any rate, I grabbed the lottery ticket and tried to remind myself.
「……」
The lottery ticket was crumpled.
I looked around in a panic. Nothing happened to me.
「What am I supposed to do with this? Am I mistaken? Is it just a piece of paper?」
It’s really embarrassing, but …….
My embarrassment was growing larger and larger, and I felt like if I had a hole, I would crawl into it.
Well, I guess it’s fortunate that no one has seen me. ……
I decided to leave the area. I went back the way I came from and turned the corner to go back to my room and take a nap.
At that moment.
「…… where am I?」
The scenery in front of me changed completely.
I was supposed to be in the hallway of the mansion, but suddenly I was sent to some room.
There was a long table in the room, with a person standing across it.
And there was a lottery machine on the table.
「Welcome.」
「Is that it?!」
I couldn’t help but gasp out loud.
It’s the same room I was in. This is the room where I drew the special lottery right before I came to the other world.
In addition to that, the staff member is the same person.
「It’s been a while.」
「Here.」
I held out the lottery ticket I had picked up.
「I can draw the lottery with this, can’t I?」
「Yes, you can draw once with one of these. But are you sure you want to do that?」
「What’s wrong with that?」
「No, there’s nothing wrong with that.」
「Hmm.」
It didn’t look like they were lying to me, so I decided not to worry about it.
Instead, I looked at the list of prizes behind the staff member.
・Participation Prize: Magic Ball (black)
・Fifth Prize: Magic Ball (white)
・Fourth Prize: 50% Discount Shopping Coupon
・Third Prize: Interdimensional Warehouse.
・Second Prize: Warp Feather.
・First Prize: ???
The prizes are quite different than when I first drew. The list of things like spa trips and the latest smartphones is very otherworldly.
The staff member noticed that I was looking and asked me about it.
「Do I need to explain the giveaway?」
「I can sort of understand half of it, but what are these magic balls (black) and magic balls (white) all about?」
「Black is for attack, white is for recovery. Both of them can be activated by throwing them at your target when you want to use them.
「Huh.」
「And it can be used by anyone.」
「Seriously?」
I was kind of hoping for that. Even the black one from the participation award can be used for self-defense if you give it to Miu.
「What about the 50% off coupon?」
「Literally, you can buy anything you want at a 50% discount. And it’s unlimited use!」
「That’s awesome.」
「However, please note that this can only be used by the person who has drawn it.」
「All right, what about the interdimensional warehouse?」
「It’s a storage space in another dimension, again only available to you, but you can access your items from anywhere.」
「What about the warp feather?」
「Unlimited instantaneous movement. But only if you’ve been there once.」
The staff member explained to me.
All of these items are strong and exciting to behold.
But there was something more exciting.
First prize 「???」 . Seeing this, I remembered something.
「And, the first prize…」
「I’m sorry, you’ll have to draw it and see…」
「No, that’s not quite what I ment. Maybe there’s a special prize here, too?」
「How do you know that? You’re the one who came here after the person who won the first prize, aren’t you?」
「Yeah.」
I nodded.
That’s right. At the lottery in that shopping mall, someone won the first prize ahead of me, and then I won the special prize.
The first prize at that time was the same as this one, but it was hidden in the list of prizes with 「???」in the prize list.
And the first prize was a single draw lottery, while I, the special prize winner, could draw as many times as I wanted until I found something I liked.
In other words.
「There’s first prize, and then there’s special prize. So you’re saying that special prize is even better than first prize.」
「Yes, I am! That’s already amazing as is, so please go ahead and draw.」
「Yes.」
I was so excited. I’m really starting to look forward to seeing what I’ll get in the lottery over here.
So I went to pull out the lottery ticket.
「Are you sure you want to do this?」
He asked me the same thing again.
「You said the same thing earlier, what does that mean?」
「If you bring ten lottery tickets at once, you can draw eleven times. You get one more draw as a bonus.」
「I don’t remember lotteries having a system like that.」
I’ve heard a lot about gacha in social games.
「We do.」
「I see.」
I’m convinced. Well, it’s a similar thing, and it’s no surprise that such a bonus is provided.
If that’s the case, it makes sense that he asked me if I was sure, and as they said there was nothing wrong with either choice.
I can still draw, but if I hold back now and bring it all together, I can draw an extra time, that’s….
「All right, I’ ll draw them together when I get all of them.」
「Yes, I understand.」
「So, how do I collect the lottery tickets? Can I get them by shopping somewhere?」
「No, you can’t.」
The staff member chuckled.
「What are you going to do then?」
「Live in this other world as you wish, and I’m sure your intuition will tell you when you’re about to get it.」
「Intuition.」
「Yes, it’s a gut feeling.」
「I see.」
It was kind of vague, but I was still convinced.
I wondered ifI would feel the same way I did when I saw the lottery ticket earlier.
「All right, I’ll see you later.」
「Yes, I’ll be waiting.」
I left the lottery room and returned to the mansion.
I was standing in the middle of the hallway.
I was standing about around the corner – where I had accessed that lottery room.
I wonder if this is the transfer point.
Oh well, I’ll figure that out when I want to go back. From the way it looked earlier, I can go there anytime I want.
I walked down the hallway and turned back in the same direction I had followed the ghost.
「Ah, master.」
Miu came over to me. I want to fluffy her when I see her fluttering up to me.
Come to think of it, there was a ghostly commotion right after I got home, so I didn’t get to fluffy.
Anyway, I thought I’d give you a welcome home fluffying.
「Master has a guest.」
「Guest? For me?」
「Yes. I’ll have her waiting at the enterance, what do you want me to do?」
「All right, the front entrance.」
I headed for the entrance.
I can think of only a handful of people who would come to visit me, but I wonder who they are.
When I arrived at the entrance, standing there was the girl who was the poster girl for the diner.
I know her, but I don’t know her personally.
I’m a little surprised.
The poster girl was also surprised.
「What are you doing here?」
「I came here because I heard that there is a man from Andreu Trading Company who is very skilled. …… Is that you, the customer?」
「Andreu Trading Company……, good at what they do, yeah, that’s me.」
Andreu Trading Company is the place that buys mountain oxen. It’s definitely me.
「…… please help me.」
She said.
Her eyes were clinging, expectant.
When she pointed her eyes at me, I flinched.
Oh, yeah, that’s it.
I unconsciously crumpled the lottery ticket in my pocket and secretly smoothed out the wrinkles again.