Seeing Ryuto not moving much, the old man seemed to understand something.

"Ah, sir, you feel there's not enough, right? Well, indeed, it is a bit lacking."

The old man mumbled to himself, then reached into his pocket once again.

"No, not lacking at all."

Ryuto immediately interrupted.

If I didn't stop this person, I suspect he would have taken out more than just 1 million, most likely over 10 million. No wonder you were being chased by those people, blatantly trying to rob you. After withdrawing money from the bank, you were probably ambushed by robbers waiting outside.

Please, stop overwhelming me. Your behavior of treating money like dirt - how am I, a poor loser, supposed to live?

"Well then, sir, please accept this."

The old man finally withdrew his hand from reaching into his pocket, and handed over the bundle of money.

"No, I cannot accept this."

Ryuto simply shook his head, as his loser identity didn't match with this money.

"Hmm?"

"You've shown your goodwill, that's enough. Let's forget about the money."

"But...?"

The old butler wanted to say something more but was interrupted by the young lady.

"Mr. Drake's butler, since this gentleman doesn't want it, we shouldn't insist. I believe this gentleman is not swayed by money. Continuing further would only insult him."

"Yes, Miss."

With the conversation reaching that point, the old man didn't say anything more.

However, Ryuto's heart was in turmoil.

Oh my…

Please don't think so highly of me; I'm starting to regret a bit.

By the way, how many games and manga books could I buy with that one million? Was my brain rusted just now? Rarely does someone hand money over to you, and I actually refused it.

Right now, Ryuto really wanted to bang his head against the wall.

… But since I've already refused, it's not appropriate to speak up again.

Hmm...

Indeed, if you don't court death, you won't die.

Well, I better leave this place of heartache quickly.

"Then, we'll be on our way. Let's go, Miyuki."

"Alright, darling!"

Saying that, Ryuto and the others headed towards the nearest subway.

But they were stopped by a voice from behind.

"Please wait, Mr. Ryuto."

Huh? What surprised Ryuto wasn't the sudden call, but the address used. Typically, when someone is addressed as sir, shouldn't the surname be used? Why is the first name being used here? However, Ryuto didn't think too much about it.

"Hmm? Is there something you need?"

Turning back, Ryuto asked.

"Judging by the direction Mr. Ryuto is heading, you must be going somewhere."

The girl inquired.

The address remained the same, so it wasn't a mistake earlier.

Though it felt strange, Ryuto didn't bring it up, as he was someone who didn't sweat the small stuff.

"Yes, that's correct."

"So, where exactly are you heading, Mr. Ryuto?"

"Hmm? Well..."

Since the other party kept pressing, it would be rude to remain silent, but this raised a problem.

Can't tell the truth, thought Ryuto.

"It's a bit far away."

The answer was somewhat vague.

"But, Mr. Ryuto, it seems like you are heading to take the subway."

"Oh, really? Did I go the wrong way?"

"No, not at all, that is indeed the direction to the subway."

"Is that so? Well, if it's correct, then I'm relieved."

With that, Ryuto took another step forward.

"However, at this time, the subway has already stopped running," the girl reminded him.

"Huh? It's quite early, it's only half past ten now." Ryuto double-checked the time.

"It should not have ended yet, right?"

"I suppose Mr. Ryuto is a foreigner," the other person said confidently.

Could this person also have the ability to tell nationality just by looking at someone's face? No, even without that ability, you could probably tell just by the name.

"Yes, that's right."

"Although I'm not sure about the subway operating hours in other countries, in our country the subway stops running at nine in the evening."

"What?"

Oh no...

Why are they closing so early? What kind of working hours are these? I wonder if the subway system in this country needs more employees; I really want to apply.

No, now is not the time to be thinking about that. Since the subway is already closed, how should I go now? There's no choice but to take other modes of transportation.