Hijikata is offered a lottery ticket by the old lady who runs the cigarette store he frequents. Though initially he has no interest, he's forced to take a ticket someone dropped, with assurances that "it'll change the way the world looks."
and was one step away from 
cashing in the lottery ticket,
...وكنتُ على بعد خطوة من صرف بطاقة اليانصيب
y me faltaba tan poco 
para cobrar el boleto...
e estava prestes a 
descontar o bilhete...