It didn't take very long for reality to sink in.
Eventually, the attendees realized that there was a very real possibility that they could actually take something home.
Not just memories, but actual prizes.
After watching how tickets could be accumulated, people began revising their expectations at a frightening speed. Many had assumed that earning even a single ticket would be a matter of life and death, considering the absurdity of the prize list on display.
But apparently not.
Shock rippled through the crowd, mirrored by the netizens watching from elsewhere, all of them rapidly scrapping and rebuilding calculations in their heads as Reeve stood there trembling slightly while collecting the golden tickets he had just earned.
Then the Orc Princess added something else.
Casually.
"Oh," Princess Kira said brightly, as if this were an afterthought. "Tickets can actually be pooled, provided everyone involved agreed to it."
"!!!"
The pause was immediate and universal.
