In other words, it was fifty million in cash!
"Um—"
The clerk's mouth seemed to twitch, and she looked rather embarrassed.
Oh.
Mrs. Ichinose immediately understood. The clerk probably had not known that the grand prize ball had been put in there. This was only supposed to be a marketing gimmick, and the store had not truly intended to take such a loss, so she was probably about to say this draw was invalid.
Seeing such a young girl looking troubled, Mrs. Ichinose shook her head.
So she prepared to take her things and leave first.
But.
"Ma'am, please wait a moment." Yet the high school girl working as the clerk did not act the way she had imagined. Instead, she called Mrs. Ichinose to stop where she was, then immediately shouted toward the staff room for the manager.
The manager was a fairly young boy, probably only around eighteen.
And judging by what he wore, he was dressed in Shuchiin Academy's uniform.
This area was quite close to Shuchiin Academy, so he was probably some wealthy second-generation heir.
For a wealthy second-generation heir, buying something like a convenience store was very normal.
"What is it, what is it? Why are you making so much noise!" This second-generation heir seemed to have just been sleeping, so mentally, he did not seem to have fully come around yet.
"Manager, someone won the grand prize!"
"Huh!?" The second-generation heir's dark green eyes instantly snapped awake.
Seeing this, Mrs. Ichinose became even more certain that her winning this prize would put them in a difficult position.
"It looks like that prize can just be treated as invalid. I only drew casually," Mrs. Ichinose said.
She really was a kind lady.
But.
"There's no need, ma'am. I appreciate your kindness, but since we put