章 52: Igniting the Fire of Jealousy (2)

"Huh?" Mike was a little confused by Yuna's sudden request.

"Fufu, that's not good, Mike-sama. You're busy talking to another beautiful girl right in front of your girlfriend." Kisa covered her smile with her hand. She was pleased to see Yuna's spark of jealousy.

"Hm?" Mike scratched his head because he thought what he was doing was just being a hospitable person. Even so, he didn't give any reason and complied with Yuna's request by moving his chair.

He then threw a light joke with a smile. "All right, my little jelly Yuna. What can I do for you?"

"Wh- who are you referring to? I'm not jelly and I'm not small..." Yuna felt satisfied and continued her breakfast.

Mike just shook his head slightly and devoured his breakfast. While there was still a chance, he needed to eat as much as he could but not to the point where he felt full stomach.

Minako just looked at Mike and Yuna with a smile as if she had something in mind.

After breakfast, Asako and Yukiko took care of the table cleaning and then took all the dirty dishes away.

"Oh, right. Alfred seems to want you to come to the dojo, Mike." Yuna informed after wiping her mouth with a tissue.

"Ah, is this for a preparatory training before the day of golden plaque challenge? Can I come over to watch you practice, Mike-sama?" Minako put her hands together and slightly tilted her head with a cute expression.

"You don't need to go there Minako-sama. You will go with me somewhere to talk." Yuna interrupted to answer without giving Mike a chance to respond.

"Eeh? We can do that at your dojo, right? Let's go over there now. Something interesting is about to happen, and I'm sure of it." Minako just blinked in surprise, but she immediately smiled. She got up from her seat and went to Yuna's side to ask.

"You, uh, it's not that I want to offend you, Minako-sama. However, is your arrival on behalf of the Taira Clan or just your personal wish?" Yuna was in a dilemma to face this playful girl from one of the top-class clans.

"Hmm? Are you worried that I will spy on you and Mike-sama? Fret not, I came of my own free will." Minako rested her cheek against her hand. Then she brought her face closer to Yuna and whispered. "Psst, to be honest, both my parents and my grandfather didn't know I was out of the house. Only my big sister knows about this."

"Wha- what? This is not good on my side. Have you told your big sister or were you just about to tell her?" Yuna widened her eyes and looked at Minako's face.

"Hehe, I just texted her two minutes ago. I hope she's awake and read it." Minako gave a wink while showing her smartphone to Yuna.

"Oh, dear me. I hope your parents are not angry because of you and blame us..." Yuna sighed and put her hand to her forehead.

"So let's go now." Minako tugged at the hem of Yuna's dress for attention.

"If you want to come along, then come along. It's not a good thing to make a fuss over trivial matters to your friend, Yuna." Mike begins to be confused by the relationship between Yuna and Minako. Sometimes, these two girls were very much like old friends, but they weren't really that close yet?

"Then it's decided! Let's go to the dojo now. Don't worry, whatever we will see won't come out of Kisaragi Mansion, right, Yura-chan?" Minako gave an eye signal to her confidant.

"Understood, Minako-sama." Yura nodded in understanding.

"..." Yuna was silent, but she just stared at Mike.

"What? Let's go. Sir Alfred is also waiting for his breakfast, right?" Mike blinked a few times in confusion. He didn't understand eye signal language.

"Sigh..." Yuna sighed and got up from her seat. After that, they all immediately left the dining room without Asako and Yukiko.

By the time they arrived inside the dojo, an old man clad in a white martial robe was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room as if he was meditating.

"So, you've come. Are you mentally ready for this day and the next, Mike-sama?" Alfred asked without opening his eyes.

"Hm, readiness is one that's been there since I got here." Mike answered eloquently and confidently.

"Then-" Alfred opened his eyes and fell silent for a moment when he saw that two third-party girls were also there.

"Ahem, this surprised me. You and your confidant suddenly came to visit, Taira Minako-sama?" Alfred cleared his throat. His aloof yet serenity aura instantly disappeared and was replaced with the usual radiance of a kind grandpa.

"Hehe, we've come to visit Yuna-chan and Mike-sama. We'll just watch and won't disturb anyone. You can pretend you don't see us here, Master Alfred." Minako waved her hand lightly.

"..." Alfred was at a loss for words. How could he just ignore a princess with that much influence!? What was spoken of was the second princess of one of the four noble clans!

"Woah, are you going to train with Master Alfred, Mike-sama? In that case, feel free to train and please ignore us while you practice. If you want, we can cheer you up with a sweet smile." Minako unfolded her folding fan and covered her mouth with it.

Mike only responded with a smile. Not just to Minako, but to everyone. After that, he walked closer to Alfred while the others remained on the sidelines.

"Grandpa Alfred, would you like breakfast first? I've brought this for you." Kisa lifted a cube-shaped lunch box.

"Hum, I'll have breakfast later after testing Mike-sama on his abilities. We need to find a suitable training method for him." Alfred shook his head and stood up.

After that, he looked at the young man in front of him with a deep gaze. "Alright Mike-sama. Before anything else, I'd like to see what you have. The ones that fuel your confidence and your courage as our Ojou-sama's boyfriend. Show me everything you have in our exchange of moves."

Mike didn't answer right away. He looked down to check his clothes, then at what Alfred was wearing. "I'd better change into the white martial robe first."

"Okay." Alfred pointed his palm toward a closed room at the side.

Mike just nodded and went to the storage room. A minute later, he returned to the center of the field in the same robe as Alfred.