The twenty-sixth item was a Dawn Stone with 84% quality, starting at one million.
The twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth... various rare items and Evolution Stones appeared one after another, and the atmosphere in the venue grew increasingly heated.
Yuma Kamiya raised his paddle for the thirty-fourth item—a Black Belt with a 16% boost, starting at 1.2 million.
It ultimately sold for 4.7 million.
Ryosuke Onodera also bid on an item—a Magnet with a 15% boost, which cost him 4.2 million.
Other than that, Xinhai and the others did not place any further bids.
Time passed second by second, and the auction gradually approached its end.
When the second-to-last item—a Fire Stone with 89% quality—sold for 5.8 million, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly changed.
The guests who had been sitting quietly until then all straightened up in unison, their gazes fixed on the stage.
The anticipation in the air was so intense that it nearly solidified.
Everyone knew—the finale item was about to appear.
Shigeru Nagano stepped into the center of the auction platform. His expression was more solemn than before, and he slowed his speech, enunciating every word.
"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's final auction item—"
He paused, slowly sweeping his gaze across the venue and briefly meeting each guest's eyes.
Two staff members pushed an exquisite cart onto the stage.
The cart was entirely silver, with smooth lines, and its wheels made almost no sound as they rolled.
It was covered with a layer of dark blue velvet, thicker and heavier than the cloth covering any previous item, with golden tassels hanging from its edges.
The staff members steadily parked the cart in the center of the auction platform before retreating to either side.
Shigeru Nagano stepped forward, grasped two corners of the velvet with both hands, and slowly lifted