Kyoto.

Arasaka Manor.

In the forest garden, black flags printed with the Arasaka family crest hang down, showing the atmosphere of the territory.

Candles are lit up in the main hall with gilded cornices somewhere in the courtyard, and many maids in kimonos are busy preparing for the banquet in the main hall.

One after another, people walked slowly into the inner hall, looking for their respective positions and kneeling to sit down, each talking to each other in twos and threes, whispering and talking.

These seated guests, from Arasaka's branches around the world, were recommended to attend Saburo Arasaka's birthday banquet.

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

In the inner sanctum.

No members of the Arasaka family were in attendance, and the guests were a little relaxed, smiling as they talked to each other.

Among the guests, there are some western faces, but not many, and they all sit in the outer ring.

There are more Oriental faces, or Kyoto people.

Quite a few 'smart' people have changed into kimonos to show their loyalty to Arasaka.

Saburo Arasaka is particularly fond of the symbols of his own family, which is a well-known thing.

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

To quote Saburo Arasaka's evaluation of Western faces, it is a sentence, a group of uncivilized barbarians.

Tang Yu also arrived at the scene in advance, sitting cross-legged in his position, looking at his nose and nose, and ignoring the things around him.

I don't know if it was intentionally arranged, but his position was on the innermost side, next to the main road, slightly closer to the main seat.

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

Apparently.

Sitting in a suit in the middle of a group of people wearing kimonos is indeed eye-catching.

He could even hear some discussions, as if wondering where he came from and why he was able to sit on the 'top position'.

For others, it is natural that 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 and closing his eyes, Michiko Arasaka walked in wearing a kimono.

The appearance of Komichiko immediately attracted a lot of attention, and the identity of the granddaughter of the Arasaka family is indeed very tempting.

If it weren't for Michiko Komi's marriage, these Arasaka elites from all over the world would have gone up to offer their courtesy.

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

For her kind of widowed marriage, many people feel a great pity.

What makes them feel even more regrettable is that Michiko Arasaka has a Western face, and most of her life is in Night City, and there are very few houses in Arasaka when she returns to Kyoto.

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

In the Arasaka family, losing the preference of Arasaka Saburo naturally lost the possibility of competing for the power of the Arasaka family.

So in the eyes of the elites of the Arasaka company, the doves represented by Michiko Arasaka are the weakest faction.

Choosing to stand on her side, I'm afraid you need to be more cautious.

An old servant in a kimono quickly greeted him, came to Komichiko's side, bowed down and said, "Miss, please come with the old slave, please come here." ”

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

Tang Yu.

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

Xiaomei Zhizi sat directly next to Tang Yu, and did not choose to sit in the good position arranged in advance.

Although Tang Yu hadn't opened his eyes, he could still feel the movement of the figure sitting next to him.

Michiko Arasaka's move made a bit of a lot of information.

She called the old servant Tanaka, most likely one of the Arasaka family's stewards, and she didn't know what it had to do with Tanaka in Night City.

Other than that.

Xiao Michiko put her place and didn't sit, and sat next to him, what kind of intention was An.

He estimated that the seats for the banquet were probably lined up by this old servant named Tanaka, and if Saburo Arasaka had ordered the seat himself, Komichiko would not have been so bold.

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

Tang Yu felt that the gaze that was paying attention to him suddenly increased a lot.

Komi Chiko Ma is tall and tall, even if she wears a kimono, she doesn't have much of the beauty of Madame Butterfly, plus she has lived in Night City for a long time, and she is not very proficient in various etiquette habits, and her posture of kneeling on the futon is not very standardized.

Tang Yu reminded: "Keep your knees together and fit tightly." ”

Probably because of her physique, Komichiko sat down on her knees and put her knees together, which was a little difficult, so she said, "So that's why I don't like to come back." ”

This kneeling posture takes time to practice, and it doesn't mean that you can sit well.

Tang Yu didn't care, he wasn't from the Arasaka family, so he sat cross-legged very simply.

It didn't take long.

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

I saw that he was wearing round-rimmed glasses and a traditional kimono, and he was the only remaining son of Arasaka Saburo, and Arasaka Yorixuan was undoubted.

is completely different from the appearance of Michiko Arasaka, after Arasaka Yoshinobu appeared, he was immediately sought after by many elites.

On both sides of the aisle, one after another Arasaka elites took the initiative to stand up and bow down to say hello to Arasaka Yori.

"Mr. Lai Xuan, hello!"

"Lord Lai Xuan, good evening!"

As the only legitimate heir of the Arasaka Empire, Arasaka Yoshino has prestige second only to Arasaka Saburo in the Arasaka Company.

This prestige does not come from his ability or charisma, but from his surname and gender.

Almost everyone knows that Saburo Arasaka, who is now over 150 years old, has stepped into the coffin with one foot, and the other foot is trembling fast.

As long as Arasaka Saburo returns to the West, there is no doubt that Arasaka Yoshinobu will inherit Arasaka and become the veritable supreme helmsman.

This is why the birthday party is becoming more and more important every year, because the old and weak Lord Saburo Arasaka may not be able to afford it at any time.

If you can closely follow Arasaka Lai Xuan at this time, it will be a dragon's skill.

Arasaka Lai Xuan's proud face was full of anger, and when he saw many Arasaka company elites greeting him, his eyes were extremely cold.

Even this arrogance did not arouse everyone's disgust, but took it for granted, and the respect for Lai Xuan was even more serious.

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

When passing in front of Komichiko, he stopped and said in a deep voice: "When the general trend is coming, I hope you can see clearly." ”

After speaking, Arasaka Lai Xuan glanced at Tang Yu who was sitting beside her, and then walked straight to his seat.

Tang Yu is still immovable, and Arasaka Lai Xuan can patiently participate in Saburo's banquet, which shows that he is still waiting for the opportunity, a chance to get out of the old house in Arasaka, Kyoto.

As 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 time.

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

Duh. Duh. Duh.

The sound is not fast-paced, but crisp and powerful.

Everyone realizes that the strongman of the century, who has been in charge of the Arasaka company for hundreds of years, Saburo Arasaka, is about to appear.

The entire hall was silent, only the breeze blew and fluttered, waving the flag of the Arasaka family emblem.

As the sound of the cane and the pestle got closer and closer, the figure of Saburo Arasaka appeared at the door of the main hall, followed by Hanako Arasaka.

The eyes of the audience were solemn, focusing on the old man.

I saw him walking slowly with a thin back, one hand behind his back, and the other hand on crutches, with a slow but powerful pace.

On his old countenance, his left eye was replaced by an implanted electronic prosthetic eye, and his gaze was as sharp as a falcon, but his eyes were cloudy white and gloomy.

Arasaka Hanako, who followed behind, stood solemnly with her hands folded in front of her abdomen, wearing a cherry blossom kimono showing the demeanor of Miss Arasaka.

It's just that the face is expressionless and cold, which is quite similar to Arasaka Saburo's eyebrows.

Saburo Arasaka stepped up the steps, turning to face the crowd with his crutches.

Arasaka Hanako stood behind him on his side, 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, and said in a hoarse voice after coughing dryly.

"You have come here today to participate in the feast, and you have already received the glory of Asaka."

"The feast begins."

"Drink as much as you like."

After speaking, he gently put down his crutches, and the banquet officially began.

One by one, maids approached with a four-cornered table and placed plates of sake snacks in front of the crowd.

Saburo Arasaka seemed a little tired, and couldn't help but hide his face and cough twice, and after looking at it twice, he turned around and walked behind the screen, disappearing into the inner sanctum.

Arasaka Kako stayed behind and began to preside over the banquet in place of Saburo Arasaka.

When Tang Yu saw that the banquet had begun, he also picked up chopsticks with the crowd and took some snacks to eat.

He noticed that Michiko next to him didn't seem to be very good at using chopsticks, and she didn't move the food in front of her.

She is used to using knives and forks, although she has practiced chopsticks for a while, she can't adapt to it, and there are no knives and forks to use.

So every time this kind of occasion happens, simply don't move the chopsticks, so as not to look foreign.

At the feast.

Arasaka Kako began to accept toasts on behalf of Saburo Arasaka, and whenever someone toasted, she symbolically took a sip of her glass.

Many 'smart' people took the opportunity to pay respects a few more times, for fear that there would be no such shop in this village after passing by.

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

On the contrary, it was Arasaka Lai Xuan, and after Arasaka Saburo disappeared, he deliberately walked to Arasaka Huazi's side and whispered a few words, and Huazi nodded as if he had promised something.

After all that's said.

Arasaka Lai Xuan strode out of the inner hall, and when he passed by Tang Yu, the corner of his eye swept him, and his face was full of coldness.

Tang Yu should not have this stubble, the affairs of the Arasaka family have nothing to do with him for the time being.

He was brought by Michiko Arasaka, and it was Saburo Arasaka who personally named him, so I'm afraid that Arasaka Yoritomo has already regarded him as an outlier from Night City.

After all, he single-handedly covered up the truth about the total annihilation of the Arsaka special service team with military science and technology, and the rumor may have reached Lai Xuan's ears.

Three rounds of drinking.

The toast was almost done, and the rest was for the guests to drink and eat on their own, taking 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.

In the puzzled eyes of everyone, Arasaka Huazi came to Tang Yu, knelt down, and met him face to face, and then said in a deep voice with an expressionless face.

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

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