Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 157 The Night Banquet
Kyoto.

Arasaka Manor.

In the dense courtyard, black flags with the Arasaka family crest printed on them hang down one by one, showing the territorial atmosphere.

Somewhere in the courtyard, the main hall with gilded cornices was brightly lit with candles, and many maids in kimonos were busy preparing for the banquet in the main hall.

One after another, people slowly walked into the inner hall, looking for their own seats, kneeling down and sitting down, whispering to each other in twos and threes, whispering to each other.

These guests who were seated came from branches of the Arasaka Company around the world, and were recommended to come to Saburo Arasaka's birthday banquet.

For them, this not only symbolizes a great honor, but more importantly, they can take this opportunity to cling to the core members of the Arasaka family.

In the inner hall.

No members of the Arasaka family were present yet, and the expressions of the guests were a little relaxed, talking with each other and showing smiles from time to time.

Among the guests, there are some western faces, but not many, and the seats are all around the outer circle.

More oriental faces, or mostly people from Kyoto.

Many 'smart' people put on kimonos to show their loyalty to Arasaka.

It is well known that Saburo Arasaka took a fancy to the symbols of his clan.

He never wore a suit in his life, only a traditional kimono.

Quoting Arasaka Saburo's evaluation of Western Faces, in one sentence, a group of uncivilized barbarians.

Tang Yu also arrived at the scene ahead of time, sitting cross-legged in his position, looking at his nose and heart, without hearing anything around him.

I don't know if it was a deliberate arrangement, but his position is on the innermost side, adjacent to the main road, and slightly closer to the main seat.

It was difficult for him to hide in this position, because he noticed that several eyes had already swept over him.

Obviously.

Sitting in a suit among a group of people in kimonos is indeed eye-catching.

He could even hear some voices of discussion, as if he was curious about his origin and why he was able to sit in the 'top position'.

For others, naturally, the more they can show their faces in front of Saburo Arasaka, the better.

But for Tang Yu, this is really not a good thing.

Just as he was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, Michiko Arasaka walked in wearing a kimono.

The appearance of Michiko immediately attracted a lot of attention. The identity of the granddaughter of the Arasaka family is indeed very attractive.

If Michiko hadn't been married, these Arasaka elites from all over the world would have rushed to show their hospitality.

But even if she is married, there are many rumors about Michiko's marriage.

For her kind of widowed marriage, many people feel that it is a pity.

What makes them feel even more regretful is that Michiko Arasaka has a Western face, and she basically lives in Night City, rarely going back to Arasaka's house in Kyoto.

With such an identity and appearance, it is hard to say that Arasaka Saburo likes it.

In the Arasaka family, without Saburo Arasaka's preference, he naturally lost the possibility of competing for the power of the Arasaka family.

Therefore, in the eyes of the elites of the Arasaka Company, the dove faction represented by Michiko Arasaka is the weakest faction.

Choosing to stand on her team, I am afraid that you need to be more cautious.

An old servant in a kimono quickly greeted him, came to the side of Michiko and bowed and said, "Miss, please come with the old servant, this way please."

Michiko Arasaka looked calmly, glanced at the inner temple, and quickly locked on to the target.

Tang Yu.

She said bluntly, "Uncle Tanaka, don't bother me, I'll just sit here."

Xiao Michiko sat directly next to Tang Yu, and did not choose to sit in the pre-arranged good seat.

Although Tang Yu didn't open his eyes, he could still feel the movement of the figure sitting beside him.

Arasaka Michiko's actions made the amount of information a bit large.

She called the old servant Tanaka, and it was most likely one of the managers of the Arasaka family. She didn't know what it had to do with that Tanaka from Night City.

Also.

Xiao Michiko didn't sit in her own place, but sat next to him specifically, what kind of intentions did An have.

He guessed that the seat for the banquet was probably arranged by this old servant named Tanaka. If Saburo Arasaka had ordered the seat, Michiko would not be so bold.

No matter what her intentions were, her goal must have been achieved.

Tang Yu felt that the attention paid to him suddenly increased a lot.

Little Michiko is big and tall, even in a kimono, she doesn't have much of Madame Butterfly's beauty, plus she has lived in Night City for a long time, so she is not very proficient in various etiquette and habits, and the posture of kneeling on a futon is not standardized.

Tang Yu reminded: "Knees together, tight fit."

It may be because of her physique, but it was a little difficult for Michiko to put her knees together after kneeling, so she said, "So that's why I don't like coming back."

This kneeling posture takes time to practice, not to say that you can sit well.

Tang Yu didn't care, he wasn't from the Arasaka family either, so he simply sat with his legs crossed.

Soon.

Another member of the Arasaka family walked in slowly, immediately attracting the attention of everyone in the hall.

I saw him wearing round-rim glasses and wearing a traditional kimono. He was the only surviving son of Saburo Arasaka. There was no doubt about Yoshinobu Arasaka.

The appearance of Arasaka Michiko is quite different from the appearance of Arasaka Yoshinobu, who was immediately sought after by many elites.

On both sides of the aisle, one after another, Arasaka elites stood up and bowed to say hello to Arasaka Yorimobu.

"Mr. Lai Xuan, hello!"

"Lord Lai Xuan, good evening!"

As the only legal direct heir of the Arasaka Empire, Arasaka Yoshinobu has the prestige in the Arasaka Company second only to Saburo Arasaka.

This prestige does not come from his ability or charm, but from his last name and gender.

Almost everyone knows that Saburo Arasaka, who is more than 150 years old, has already stepped into the coffin with one foot, and the other foot is also trembling.

As long as Saburo Arasaka died at the funeral, there is no doubt that Yoshinobu Arasaka will inherit Arasaka's rule and become the veritable supreme helm.

This is why the birthday banquet is more important every year, because the old and weak Lord Arasaka Saburo may fall down at any time.

If you can closely follow Arasaka Yoshinobu at this time, then you have the merit of being a dragon.

Arasaka Raixuan proudly had a tinge of anger on his face, and when he saw many Arasaka company elites greet him, their eyes were extremely cold.

Even this arrogance did not arouse everyone's disgust, but they took it for granted, and they respected Lai Xuan even more.

The old servant Tanaka walked up to Arasaka Laisho immediately, bowed to guide him, and walked towards a place next to the chief seat.

When passing in front of Xiao Michiko, he stopped and said in a deep voice: "When the general trend is approaching, I hope you can understand it."

After finishing speaking, Raisaka Arasaka glanced at Tang Yu who was sitting next to her, and then went straight to his seat.

Tang Yu remained motionless, and Arasaka Laixuan was able to patiently attend Saburo's banquet, which showed that he was still waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to escape from the old house in Arasaka, Kyoto.

After Lai Xuan, the crown prince of the Arasaka Empire, took his seat, the hall was completely quiet, and everyone was seated, waiting for the banquet to begin.

It's just up.

On the wooden floor outside the hall, there was the sound of wooden crutches hitting the floor.

Duh. Duh. Duh.
The rhythm of this voice is not fast, but it is clear and powerful.

Everyone realized that Saburo Arasaka, the strongman of the century who had been in charge of the Arasaka Company for hundreds of years, was about to appear.

The entire hall was silent, only the breeze was blowing, fluttering the banner of the Arasaka family crest.

As the sound of the crutches hitting the ground got closer, Saburo Arasaka's figure appeared at the entrance of the main hall, followed by Hanako Arasaka.

All eyes were solemn and focused on the old man.

I saw him with a stooped and thin back, with one hand behind his back, and the other hand leaning on a cane, walking forward slowly, his steps were slow and powerful.

On his old face, the left eye was replaced by an implanted electronic prosthetic eye. His gaze was as sharp as a falcon, but the eyeballs were cloudy white with a gloomy aura.

Followed by Hanako Arasaka, with her hands folded in front of her belly, she stood in awe, wearing a cherry blossom kimono, showing the demeanor of Miss Arasaka.

It's just that his face was expressionless and incomparably cold, somewhat similar to Arasaka Saburo's.

Saburo Arasaka walked up the steps, leaning on his crutches and turned to face the crowd.

Arasaka Hanako stood behind him, closer to the main seat than Lai Xuan.

Seeing so many new young faces, Saburo Arasaka seemed to be a little interested, covered his mouth and nose with his fists, coughed twice, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Everyone who came here to participate in the banquet today has already received the glory of Arasaka."

"The banquet must begin."

"You can drink as much as you want."

After speaking, he lightly leaned on his crutches, and the banquet officially began.

One after another, the maids approached slowly with a square table with low legs, and placed the plate containing sake and snacks in front of everyone.

Saburo Arasaka seemed a little tired, he couldn't help covering his face and coughing dryly again, after taking a look twice, he turned around and walked behind the screen, and disappeared into the inner hall.

Arasaka Hanako stayed and started hosting the banquet instead of Arasaka Saburo.

Seeing that the banquet had started, Tang Yu picked up the chopsticks along with the crowd, and picked up some snacks at random to start eating.

He found that Michiko next to him didn't seem to be very good at using chopsticks, and kept the food in front of him without moving a bit.

She is used to using knives and forks. Although she practiced chopsticks hard for a while, she couldn't get used to it, and she didn't have any knives and forks to use.

So on such occasions, simply don't move your chopsticks, so as not to make a fool of yourself.

at the banquet.

Arasaka Hanako began to accept everyone's toasts on behalf of Arasaka Saburo. Whenever someone made a toast, she took a symbolic sip.

Many 'smart' people took the opportunity to pay more respects a few times, for fear that this shop would disappear after passing this village.

Arasaka Hanako was not angry about this, and still responded to the toast with a blank expression, without saying a word.

On the contrary, it was Arasaka Yoshinobu, after Arasaka Saburo disappeared, he deliberately went to Arasaka Hanako and whispered a few words, Huazi nodded as if agreeing to something.

After speaking.

Arasaka Laixuan strode away from the inner hall, and when he passed by Tang Yu, he glanced at him from the corner of his eye, with coldness written all over his face.

Tang Yu pretended not to have this problem, and the affairs of the Arasaka family had nothing to do with him for the time being.

He was brought by Michiko Arasaka, and Saburo Arasaka personally called him. I am afraid that Yoshinobu Arasaka already regards him as an alien from Night City.

After all, he single-handedly covered up the fact that the military technology wiped out the Arasaka special service team, and the rumors may have reached Lai Xuan's ears.

Three rounds of wine.

The wine that should be toasted is almost finished, and the rest is for the guests to drink and eat by themselves, and take the opportunity to learn more about the affairs of the Arasaka company in other places.

at this time.

Arasaka Hanako put down the clear cup in her hand, got up from her seat, and walked down the steps.

Under the suspicious eyes of everyone, Arasaka Hanako came to Tang Yu, knelt down and sat face to face with him, and then said in a deep voice with no expression on his face.

"Mr. Tang, my lord father invites you to talk in the back room."

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