Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 483 96. Politeness
"The Holy Sword of Renfield. Oh my god, it's not something that an ordinary person can afford."

Mann had unknowingly taken off his sunglasses and was staring at the hovercraft that was approaching the rooftop, exclaiming in amazement.

To be honest, even if Mann sold himself a hundred times, he would never be able to afford this kind of hovercraft.

"What big shot is coming again?"

As a small figure in the transportation and logistics center, Jed has met too many big figures at the party today. He has calmed down now and feels that no matter who he meets, he will not be surprised.

Could it be that it was Mr. Kenichi Shiro, who seemed to be Carl’s boss, who came last time?

Jed still had a deep impression of that person.

Jed glanced at Johnson.

In the past, the four of them had solved a case together. Three of the four people involved in the case were present, so it didn't seem strange that the last one was Kenichi Shiro.

Compared to Jed who was guessing who was coming, Blanca had already frowned deeply.

She had a rather strange premonition, a premonition that was quite bad, even terrible.

Her heartbeat seemed to quicken, but this quickening seemed to remind her of something.

"Haruko is here too. She's so slow."

Amid Machi's muttering, which was not clearly heard by the people around him, everyone felt the sound of the hovercraft stopping on the roof, and then in the night, two people slowly walked down the glass stairs on the outer platform connecting the ground floor and the roof.

Two people walked one in front and one behind, and the person walking behind was like the shadow of the person in front, because the person walking in front was so conspicuous, as if her mere appearance was enough to grab everyone's attention.

And this is indeed the case.

Almost everyone ignored the person walking behind the two figures and focused their attention on the person in front, because the appearance of the other person was no less than earth-shattering to most of the people present.

Mann and Brown's mouths dropped open; they were familiar with that face, though they had not expected to meet it here.

That was more than a year ago. They had met briefly in the hospital when Carl was receiving treatment and the other party issued an order to compensate Carl. However, even if they had not met in the hospital that time, Mann and Brown could recognize who the man was.

That face has long become a household name and recognized by everyone through television and various video materials.

"This is."

Blanca was the most shocked of all. She had heard about the mission in which Carl was involved with this person, but she had never thought for a moment that the other party was a friend that Carl could invite to his home for Christmas.

This is different from Blanca, who is difficult to identify once she takes off her military-tech clothes. Even if she doesn't have any Arasaka logo on her body, as long as that face appears over there, as long as she stands over there, her words and deeds are the standards of Arasaka, and they represent Arasaka even more.

No one would fail to recognize her.

"Arasaka."

As a senior executive of the military technology company of Arasaka's mortal enemy, Blanka read out the name:
"Haruko."

Arasaka Haruko, the last of the guests, arrived with her bodyguard Chiyo.

“What an extraordinary person has come.”

Kerry looked at Carl. There was one thing he didn't quite understand.

It's not that he doesn't understand why a big shot like him is no longer in the spotlight, but he really doesn't understand. Carl should be a mercenary, right? Why would a mercenary be related to the Arasaka family and become a friend who can be invited? This is too outrageous.

As an old man from the old times, he inexplicably thought of some rumors that were popular on the streets in the past, which might be hearsay.

The relationship between Adam Hammer and Arasaka's eldest daughter Michiko Arasaka is unclear.

This was just regarded as a false urban rumor at the time, and no one really believed it, but now, the real thing between the mercenary and Miss Arasaka happened in front of Kerry.

"Johnny, if you were still alive and saw this, your eyes would probably bulge into balls."

Amidst everyone's shock or disbelief, Haruko Arasaka had already come down the stairs from the top floor. After the verification door connecting to the rooftop terrace was unlocked and opened, Haruko Arasaka walked in slowly.

Her eyes first glanced at Karl, then at Maki, and finally at everyone.

"It's an honor to meet you all today. I'm Haruko Arasaka."

In the rather formal and courteous greeting, Blanca clenched her hands when she felt her gaze.

Blanca felt that when Arasaka Haruko's gaze swept across everyone, it lingered on her position for a moment. It seemed to be just an illusion, but Blanca was sure that this feeling was absolutely not wrong.

This girl from the Arasaka family knows herself.

Of course Arasaka Haruko knew Blanka.

In other words, she knew every one of Karl's friends, and she knew every one of them. She even knew every one of them clearly.

She could call out the name of everyone present and could easily tell their life stories. Among these people, it was obvious that Ms. Blanca from Military Technology was the one that attracted the most attention from Haruko Arasaka.

However, it was just a brief look.

It's not that Haruko Arasaka is arrogant or looks down on Blanca. As long as they are Carl's friends, Haruko Arasaka is willing to treat them with a gentle attitude. It's just that if Blanca wants to use the company's methods to deal with her, she is just a high-level figure in military technology, and nothing in front of Haruko Arasaka.

If someone of Blanka's level was placed in Arasaka, if Haruko Arasaka was dissatisfied with her, it would only take a word for her to deal with it. The same is true if she is placed in military technology.

When facing Haruko's polite greeting, everyone present actually didn't know how to respond to this Arasaka lady. They didn't quite know what attitude they should use. Didn't it seem right to respond to the greeting casually without taking her identity seriously? But taking her identity seriously was even more wrong.

I was struggling with this little bit of embarrassment, but it was resolved by Maki's voice.

"Haruko, you're the only one missing from the cake."

In Ma Xi's very natural voice, everyone realized at this time that on the largest specially prepared dining table in the flat, Carl and Ma Xi had already opened the super-large Christmas cake and were ready to start cutting it. In the kitchen, the "chefs" who had been busy before also came out with dishes.

"You must be Haruko, right? I heard Karl mention you. Please find a seat and sit down. If you don't mind, you can sit next to me."

Mrs. Wells held up Carl's favorite French fries: "I hope you can get used to what I cook."

"I heard Carl talk about you, Mrs. Wells. He said you made great French fries."

Haruko nodded politely to Mrs. Wells, and after motioning for Chiyome to find a seat by herself, she sat next to Mrs. Wells, which was also next to Blanca.

(End of this chapter)