"..." Yuna couldn't answer. Her blood rush was too intense for her to think with a clear mind.
"Please don't tease my girlfriend too much, Taira-sama. My Yuna is actually a shy girl who blushes easily." Mike smiled gently at the exchange. Maybe, Yuna was friends with this girl?
"No, no, you feel distant, Might-sama. Please call me by my given name, not only in this event, but on other occasion as well. Maybe, we will meet often, ufufu..." Minako wiggled her index finger to the right and left.
After that, Mike and Yuna started to be surrounded by young ladies and also some young masters. They were all curious who wanted to exchange words with Yuna's mysterious boyfriend.
Unfortunately, Mike was just playing with words while spreading a mysterious vibe. The only one who helped him to speak was only Kisa.
Meanwhile, Yuna seemed to have gone limp and couldn't speak anymore because she received too many teasing words. She even gave up almost half of her body weight to lean on Mike.
A few moments later, the music stopped, and Kannon happened to be walking toward the stage. He saw that Mike was surrounded by a lot of girls. For some reason, he had a brilliant idea in mind and smiled.
"Apparently, I have a comrade here. Hopefully he lives up to my expectations." Kannon muttered under his breath and continued on his way to the stage.
He held the microphone and announced the change of program. "Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at our main event tonight. Please return to your seats. And, previously-"
Along with a pause in the middle of Kannon's words, dozens of maids came with a box in hand. They stood at each table and waited for further instructions.
Seeing the audience already seated, Kannon continued. "In this opportunity, I want to try to implement a modern auction with technology as an intermediary. You don't need to bid your offer in the traditional way because we will be using the tablet for the auction tonight. These lovely maids will help you with everything."
The maids operated the tablet and placed them on each table politely.
"Allow me to check it out." Kisa took the tablet and checked what was displayed there.
The first thing she could see was the list of items up for auction, but there was no explanation other than pictures and names. In addition, the five items at the top of the list were left blank, aka still a mystery.
"Mike-sama, Ojou-sama, take a look at this. It seems, we will only get the details of each item being auctioned off when those items are brought to the stage. I haven't seen any of them." Kisa handed the tablet to Yuna.
"Precisely, the explanation will be given when the item in question is shown on stage. If you want to bid on an item, please select your favorite item in the live auction program and enter your price." The maid gave a friendly and gentle guide.
Mike received the tablet when Yuna gave it to him. He just swiped it up and down and stopped at the top of the list.
At that moment, he had no desire other than to complete his side quests. And again, those items were very foreign to him as he didn't have enough knowledge of them!
Yuna put her hand on her upper chest. She could still feel the pounding feeling earlier. Who would have thought there would be so many people flocking to her and Mike just to tease her!
"Are you okay?" Mike asked worriedly.
"Mm, I'm fine. Just catching my breath. Just now, was quite wild. It's all thanks to you." Yuna conveyed her complaint subtly and vaguely.
Nevertheless, Mike didn't realize it and thought it was just a compliment. "Mm, yeah, you don't have to thank me. It's just an easy thing. Please tell me what you want and we'll bid for it."
"I want you to punish the man named Marsh Austin. He needs to apologize to me after bothering me and insulting me. It must be here before the event is over. Can you do that, honey?" Yuna smiled sweetly at Mike as if it was a honey trap.
"U-umm, you'll see." Mike was a little taken back by the change in Yuna's speech. He knew that it was just a joke because of his previous statement.
"Ufufu... I'm glad you don't blush like a naive young man, but I at least want to see you blush." Yuna remembered her previous predicament. She just wanted to see Mike blushing like herself just moments ago.
"You'll be able to see it in our private time. But, for now, I'm a man of culture." Mike closed his eyes and smiled faintly.
"..." Yuna was at a loss for words. She just stared at Kisa with a questioning look.
"Ufufu, I'm innocent~ Anyway, Mike-sama, that dignified girl in the sky blue dress earlier is Taira Minako, the second daughter of the Taira Clan. It's surprising to see she has a certain interest in you. Whereas, she previously had very little contact with us, including Ojou-sama." Kisa immediately changed the topic with a whisper of information for Mike.
"Someone came for a reason. We don't know anything, but as long as it won't do us any harm, then that's fine." Mike had another perspective on that.
"Ufufu, as expected of Mike-sama. You say that as if, ah never mind." Kisa decided not to finish her sentence. She only covered her mouth because the first auction was about to start.
A maid came from behind the stage carrying a tray with a red gem on it. Then, another maid pushed a large trolley with a 65-inch tv displayed like an item up for auction. Unfortunately, it was only to show the bidding list.
"Alright, the first item to be auctioned is, the Blazing Inferno Gem! Although it's only a small piece, this little treasure is an excellent medium for assisting anyone with an affinity for the fire element. Bid starts at five thousand yen and can only go up in multiples of a thousand. If you want this little treasure, please enter your bid via app~" Kannon introduced the first item professionally.
Mike glanced at Yuna, Kisa, and Yukiko. These three girls don't seem to have any interest in that item?
At that moment, the first bid was announced by Kannon, the second, and the third. At the fourth bid, Mike's eyes sparkled because he had an idea in mind.
"Username, Austin, 300 thousand! Wow, this is quite a leap." Kannon announced the change to the highest bid once again.
"Do you want to irritate 'him', Yuna?" Mike asked with an evil smirk.
"Huh? What?" Yuna didn't immediately understand, but she agreed after realizing what Mike meant. Then, Mike entered the number he wanted into the tablet for the current item. He didn't forget to give a flashy username because Yuna asked for it.
"Username, Mighty-man, 301 thousand!"