Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 343 105. Arasaka Michiko

Chiyome's timely appearance was like a barrier that calmed the storm, quietly ending the tense confrontation between Carl and Adam Hammer, or rather, it was Adam Hammer who deliberately chose to ease the confrontation.

His eyes were no longer as sharp as a knife, and he looked away on purpose. Such behavior filled Carl's heart with doubts, because in his feeling, the moment Michiko's name sounded, Adam's heavy-hammer expression seemed to soften immediately, and the tyrannical aura that had originally permeated the air seemed to be blown away by a gentle breeze and disappeared without a trace.

Weird, so weird.

Carl inexplicably remembered Adam Chongchui's relatively gentle attitude when he mentioned Haruko before, and his doubts deepened.

What happened to Adam Hammer? He didn't even say a harsh word and just put it down like that. Could it be that he got a new body and a new personality? Is this the limited edition of Adam Hammer with a mild personality?
With doubts weighing on his heart, Carl walked into the mansion with Maki beside him after Chiyome opened the door.

The interior decoration of the mansion was no different from the last time Carl visited it, but the difference was that last time Carl went to the tea room to meet Arasaka Haruko, but this time, Arasaka Michiko greeted them directly in the lobby of the mansion.

The lobby originally serves as a reception room, so it is only natural to meet outsiders in this place.

Michiko Arasaka was sitting on the central sofa in the lobby, seemingly receiving the cup of tea that her daughter Haruko had brought to her with both hands. After hearing the noise of someone coming in, she first took the cup of tea, then calmly placed it on the coffee table in front of her, as if nothing had happened, and stood up to face the few people.

Her eyes first swept over Kenichi Shiro, then stayed on Adam's hammer for a moment, a trace of nostalgia flashed in her eyes, as if she was recalling something, but the memory quickly disappeared, and finally, she smiled and looked at Carl and Maki.

"Mahi, long time no see." "It's been a while since I last greeted you, Aunt Michiko."

Michiko Arasaka first greeted the more familiar Maki Takemura, and then looked at Carl.

Looking at Carl, she did not speak immediately, and Carl naturally was not sure what the leader of Night City's Arasaka was thinking, so he could only remain silent and wait for her to speak.

As for Carl's first impression of Michiko, the impression Arasaka Michiko gave him was quite shocking.

How should I put it? Maki was right. Every time I see Michiko Arasaka, her image really changes a lot. Carl remembered that the last time he saw Michiko Arasaka interviewed on TV, she still had black hair. Now, how should I put it? From the appearance point of view, this woman with the blue Shamatte hairstyle, coupled with the huge rings hanging on her earlobes, is really too shocking.

Is this the woman at the forefront of fashion? Carl was puzzled.

While Carl was feeling a huge shock because of Michiko's appearance, Arasaka Michiko was observing the young man carefully.

In fact, the information about this young man had been placed on Michiko's desk as early as when he first took on the escort mission. However, even she did not expect that in the subsequent events, this young man with unknown background, who had only recently been secretly identified by her daughter, would be so deeply involved with her daughter.

Is it a friendship born out of rescue, or
Michiko Arasaka couldn't help but look at Adam's hammer again.

'Should I say, is this really my daughter? She is so similar to me.' However, Arasaka Michiko did not intend to intervene in these trivial matters between the younger generation. She was an open-minded parent. Perhaps it was because she was more influenced by the American concept of individual independence education. As for her daughter's affairs, since she had shown enough self-reliance, she did not think it was necessary to interfere too much.

Although some American parents would also interfere in their children's affairs, that was not Michiko Arasaka, so after looking at Carl for two seconds, she smiled at him.

"You must be Carl, right? I often hear about you from Haruko. You are welcome to come here today."

She acted like a normal mother who saw her daughter's friends coming over to play.

For some reason, Carl felt a sense of relaxation when Arasaka Michiko responded with a smile. The tension just now felt even more unbearable than the confrontation with Adam's hammer.

"Excuse me, Aunt Michiko."

Carl hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow Maki's example and call Arasaka Michiko.

After the meeting, the atmosphere became much more relaxed. After all, today was not a company report, nor was it a banquet in Arasaka Tower. Just like what Haruko said when inviting Carl and Maki, it was just an ordinary invitation for friends to come to the house to "play" and meet her mother.

Michiko Arasaka didn't say much to Maki and Carl. Among the people who came today, she seemed to care most about Adam Hammer. She took the initiative to invite Adam Hammer to sit on the sofa next to her and chat with her, while Haruko sat on the other side with Maki. Carl originally planned to sit next to them to chat closely, but under the gaze of Kenichi Shiro, he finally sat on the sofa on the other side next to them.

Reminded by Kenichi Shiro's eyes, Carl realized that he had to pay more or less attention to the differences between men and women.

After seeing Carl sitting down, Kenichi Shiro nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and saw Mrs. Michiko chatting with Adam Hammer, which made him frown again.

He remembered what his father had done.

'Adam Hammer is indeed a character that needs to be warned.'

Mrs. Michiko followed her husband's surname for a while, and only changed it back to Arasaka after her husband's death. What was Adam planning to do by getting close to Mrs. Michiko?
Looking at Carl, then looking at Adam Hammer, finally, Kenichi Shiro chose to sit next to Adam Hammer.

Although Carl was also annoying, Kenichi Shiro hated Adam's Hammer more than Adam's Hammer.

No matter what, Carl always kept in mind the proper courtesy, and when talking to him, he always remembered to respectfully add the honorific "Sir" after his name. Compared with Carl, Adam Heavy Hammer and Kenichi Shiro had long been fed up with it.

(End of this chapter)