The dark clouds were like castles stacked on top of each other, obscuring the moonlight so dim that the stars and moon were inferior to the pearl-like city on the shore.

Even in the middle of the night, the glorious city on the coastline still spreads its own light and sound into the surrounding wilderness.

The wind and clouds were surging high in the sky, and an inky black floating car crashed through the dense clouds, like a bird falling silently from the sky, and a cluster of dim silver light sprinkled from the gap in the clouds, beautiful and silent.

"How long has it been since the last time I left the city..."

A haggard man in a priceless formal suit stood in front of the hatch of the floating car, looking down at the city below through the glass, and let out a sigh of emotion.

His tone was so bleak and indifferent, as if he were talking to himself, as if he was asking someone who didn't exist.

"In 2023, the nuclear explosion was more than 50 years ago, and now the city has been reborn... Perhaps, compared to the many legends born from this city, the city itself is a legend. ”

After speaking, the man couldn't help but let out a sigh, lowered his head slightly and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he turned his gaze back to the seat in the car—on the soft and comfortable cushion, where a small and small case was placed haphazardly.

"Johnny Silverhand... Oh, I didn't expect us to be reunited in this way, and I wonder what the expression on your face will be when you learn that the tower you once blew up with your life is still standing today. The man muttered to himself.

He stretched out his hand, and the skin of his palm was no longer as young as it used to be, but a little old, and the cold sensation from the touch of his fingertips reached his brain, making him seem to return to the old days.

In the past, he has founded gangs that rebelled against the company, recruited a large number of like-minded people, and tried to subvert the company's dominance like Johnny Silverhand...

But in the end, when he saw that his like-minded partners around him died one by one at the hands of the company, at the hands of agents assigned by his father, and even he himself almost died at the hands of his own brother...

He was well aware that it was almost impossible to destroy the company through external means, and the nuclear bomb that resounded on the upper floors of the Arasaka Tower also made this clear.

In today's world, people are not moved by someone's martyrdom.

Even though Johnny is a famous silver hand, more than 50 years later, people are only impressed by the failure of the rebellion against the company, the "legendary" deeds of the marginal walkers who talked about after dinner, and the rock music he left behind.

Anything he did, the essence behind everything, few people paid attention to.

"The fear of corporations has never dissipated, and the impact of being hired by military technology to drop a nuclear bomb and even throwing away your own life is not as meaningful as the corporate war caused by these two companies."

The man then murmured:

"At least after the corporate war, Arasaka and military technology did decline for a while, and the share of interests originally attributable to the company also fell on the public, even if all this was only temporary."

It is not advisable to destroy the company simply from the outside...... This is the truth he learned in his youth, the truth stained with the blood of many.

If you want to completely eliminate the fear that companies bring to people, then there is only one way

- Turn yourself into a nuclear bomb!

Take charge of all the power of the Arasaka company, catalyze the conflict between the two companies of Arasaka and military technology... In the end, it will lead to a corporate war that will implicate the whole world, and it is better to pull the rest of the big companies into the water.

After the war, all the companies involved in the war will inevitably fall into decline, or even collapse and destruction, and the people will have a period of respite...

That's what he's always been looking for.

In order to achieve this goal, he has been working hard for so many years under his father's nose, but he still can't get real management authority.

And in the foreseeable future, he will be further and further away from that goal.

His father, Saburo Arasaka, will always be an insurmountable mountain for him, and as long as Saburo Arasaka is still alive in this world, then his ideals will never be achieved.

The [RELIC2.0] project was the last straw that broke his sanity.

Although he still has no way of knowing how his father achieved "immortality" through this project, he must not sit idly by and watch this happen.

"I've prepared for the worst, but your appearance has brought a new turnaround." The man exhaled heavily.

He removed his palm from the box and returned to reality from the thoughts of recollection.

"Lin Mo, Mo Ying, I don't know what variables you can bring... I just hope that when the time comes, you won't let me down too much. ”

There was not much time left for him.

This time he took the risk of bringing the [RELIC2.0] prototype chip out of the Tokyo Research Institute, and his father Saburo Arasaka would never let him transfer the opportunity of "immortality" to another unrelated company.

As the son of that old thing, he is well aware of Saburo Arasaka's rationality and madness.

If this prototype chip is lost in Night City and cannot be recovered, then Arasaka Saburo may not risk the world's condemnation and wipe Night City off the map!

That would be the worst-case scenario, but it would also fit his plans.

After all, once such a crazy move is made, then Arasaka is bound to start a war with major companies such as military technology, and gradually develop into a corporate war that sweeps the world...

But a plan like this to sacrifice an entire city is the last resort, and he doesn't want to do it if he has the chance.

Even if things come to the end and the time permits, he would rather strangle his father with his own hands than leave his dignity and freedom in the hands of Saburo Arasaka.

It's a pity that the bodyguard he arranged in his plan, Adam Hammer, died in this city for no reason...

In a short period of time, he couldn't find a strong candidate enough to fight against Saburo Arasaka's personal bodyguard.

In this way, with all kinds of complicated thoughts, the man looked through the car window and saw that the city as bright as the sun was gradually getting closer and closer to him.

At the same time, it seems to be linked to the city's internal network, and the intelligent AI program on board the floating car also gently reminds:

"Mr. Arasaka Laixuan, the presidential suite of the Kambi Building that you booked in advance has been prepared for you, and the hotel customer service sent me a message that the floating car can now be parked on the top floor of the building at any time, and they also asked if you need a commissioner to pick up the airport?"

"No, you help me reply to them, I need enough personal space, I don't want anyone to disturb me!" The man replied in a deep voice:

"In addition, I need a safe vault that is private enough for them to prepare for me in advance."

"Okay, I've got the message out for you, but I noticed that your body hormones are a little unstable, you may be in a state of tension, do you really need some relaxation services?"

"Service—" The man looked down and chewed on the word.

Naturally, he could hear the meaning of the in-car AI, and he had indeed been in an extremely nervous state since he left Tokyo.

"Then help me book a sex couple first, I want the best in the city." The man spoke calmly.

Every sex doll must be equipped with a sex doll chip, which is also an ironclad law in the service industry.

The chip will change the personality, words and deeds of the sex doll into the customer's favorite and desired appearance, and after the service is over, the chip will also delete all the relevant memories of the sex doll to ensure the privacy and security of the customer.

This is beneficial for both parties, not only for the customer to get a near-perfect experience, but also for the sex couple, it is similar to "waking up" to have a good income.

As for whether the sex puppets will leave some traces on their bodies afterwards, that's their own business.

After all, in order to accommodate the strange hobbies of customers, some accidents that occur during service work are also risks that sex couples must bear.

"Okay, start automatically matching you with your partner for the night."

"The match was successful, and the other party is an employee of one of the best sex clubs in the city, named Aveline Parker, who has sent you an order."

Accompanied by the gentle words of the AI, the floating car also quietly landed on the top floor of the Cambi Building.

As the man had commanded, his arrival did not alarm anyone.

He was the only floating car on the huge rooftop, and through the staircase of the rooftop, he smoothly walked into the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

The suites occupy an entire flat floor of the hotel, with only an elevator at the entrance, which is accessible to anyone who wants to visit.

Putting the cryogenic storage box where the [RELIC2.0] prototype chip was stored in the safe, the man took out some more machinery and equipment, carefully inspected the presidential suite, and confirmed that the house was not monitored by outsiders, and he was relieved.

These tasks should have been handed over to his bodyguard, but now that the bodyguard has been dismantled into scrap metal, and there is a lack of manpower around him, he has to complete these chores himself.

His "running away from home" happened suddenly, and his sister, Arasaka Huako, helped to cover up, and it would take a day or two for Arasaka Saburo to react, and he didn't have to worry about the old man predicting that he would go to the Kambi Mansion in advance.

However, just as the man was lying on the sofa in the hall, just as he was relaxing, a pleasant doorbell suddenly rang in the suite.

At this time, a message from the hotel customer service came to his tablet:

[Sir, you have a guest to visit. 】

"Is the sex puppet here so soon, and the sex puppet service in Night City is so attentive?" The man frowned, and a hint of unease sprung up in his heart.

He picked up the tablet and called up the surveillance screen at the hotel front desk.

Soon, a handsome-looking boy appeared in his sights.

The boy was dressed in a suit and was extraordinary, with a mysterious smile on his face, as if he had come to visit a friend he hadn't seen in years.

"What's wrong with this stupid AI intelligent computing mechanism? How did you match me with a guy? The man's brow furrowed even deeper.

He was about to instruct the hotel staff to drive the boy away, but before he could send the message, he was stunned to see a new message pop up on his tablet for no apparent reason.

The source is unknown, as if it suddenly appeared out of the void of the Internet, with only a few simple words:

[Mr. Arasaka Yoritobu, I have heard of the famous name for a long time, and it is an honor that we can finally meet tonight. 】

At this time, on the surveillance screen of the tablet, the boy seemed to know the location of the surveillance camera and knew that someone had been peeking at him.

He slowly raised his head, and from the surveillance footage, he showed a polite smile towards Arasaka Yori, as if he was looking at him.