"So, esteemed guest, after all that talk, I shouldn't delay your time any longer. The auction is about to begin, so allow me to lead you to your seat," she said.

"Oh, sure."

After agreeing, the bunny girl suddenly asked, "Forgive my rudeness, but may I inquire how much money you have brought with you today?"

"Huh? Does that matter?"

"Of course it does. According to our rules, the more money you bring, the closer your seat will be to the front, allowing for better bidding," she explained.

"I see. I had no idea about this rule."

Ryuto nodded in understanding outwardly, but inside...

Oh my...

Following this rule, a broke guy like me won't even make it through the door.

"So, although it may be a bit forward, could you... maybe give me a hint?" she asked.

"Um... maybe around ten thousand?"

Ryuto answered somewhat awkwardly.

Well, my pockets indeed only have ten thousand Betts right now. Although there's money in my bank account, that's not really mine to spend recklessly.

Upon hearing Ryuto's reply, the bunny girl reacted with surprise, "What?"

"..."

Yep, seems like it's a bit on the lower side, or should I say, a lot lower.

Just as Ryuto was musing on this, the bunny girl exclaimed with excitement, "Oh, I see! You're actually a billionaire-level guest, the first since our store opened. Naturally, you should sit in the front row. Indeed, as I suspected, your status is exceptionally prestigious."

"Huh?"

Billionaire level? What's going on? I only mentioned ten thousand, how did it turn into over a hundred billion?

Feeling perplexed, Ryuto couldn't help but look around and soon noticed a sheet that appeared to contain the rules.

At the bottom of the sheet read:

The unit in this store is one million Betts.

One million Betts… so ten thousand becomes a hundred billion Betts...

Seems like I unknowingly said something quite incredible...

As Ryuto buried his head in his hands, the bunny girl warmly ushered, "This way, please."

"Uh... Oh, sure, that's fine."

Ryuto followed the bunny girl.

She really trusts me too much. She actually thought I knew the rules and mistook ten thousand Betts for over a hundred billion Betts...

And now it seems like I can't clarify the truth anymore.

With this in mind, Ryuto simply gave up.

Following the bunny girl, they quickly arrived at the front row, seated alongside the three rich men from earlier.

"Please, have a seat, sir," the bunny girl gestured towards one table.

"Okay."

Thus, Ryuto and the trio took their seats.

Wow, there are even tables here, and there's food on them too. This is way too luxurious.

This place feels like a private booth in a bar, with rows of chairs like in a movie theater behind, but in front, it's complete with fancy round tables and deluxe chairs like a high-class restaurant.

Can this be considered a stroke of good luck?

And, unbelievably, there were also deluxe Leo biscuits to eat.

They were clearly something he couldn't afford to buy at home.

Seeing Ryuto's expression, the bunny girl perhaps understood something and smiled, saying,

"Everything on the table is complimentary, guests are free to eat as they please, although maybe you feel superior, after all, you are a billionaire-class guest."

"Well, alright, I'm quite thrifty, after all."

Although appearing calm on the outside, Ryuto was actually thrilled inside.

"If you need anything, feel free to call me, guest."

"Alright."

After the bunny girl left, Ryuto couldn't hold back any longer.

Since it was free, it would be wasteful not to eat, and the rich people here probably wouldn't eat anyway, he reluctantly accepted.

With this belief in mind, Ryuto began to devour the food on the table, paying no attention to the strange looks cast his way by others nearby.