Normally, walking the red carpet isn't anything special, but the guests' banter made it surprisingly dramatic.
Li Wei inwardly wanted to complain: Where did Asahi TV find these two brilliant but cunning individuals? They were all incredibly sharp-tongued, and in a sense, they were also extremely knowledgeable. They knew all about the dark histories and embarrassing moments of those powerful and famous people. As soon as those dignitaries walked the red carpet, these guests started spewing insults.
Like a certain nobleman having an affair with his maid, being caught by his wife, and then getting punched in the groin by her, turning him into a one-testicle warrior. Or a certain Hollywood actor trying to hook up with a beautiful woman online but getting scammed. Two burly men in the scam gang raped him, leaving him with anal fissures to this day, and making him unsteady on his feet when walking the red carpet.
Anyway, these messy things broadened Li Wei's horizons, making him realize how chaotic the world is and how all sorts of people there are.
Every now and then, a reed shoot would bring its own wagtail onto the red carpet. These reed shoots were not well-known compared to the powerful and famous people. Before winning the favor of the wagtail, they were just nobody. But now, they received more attention than those powerful and famous people.
Li Wei monitors online public opinion through his puppet clone. The online public opinion environment has become quite complex. However, many people are very jealous, feeling that they are better than some of the current "Reed Sprouts" but have not been able to become one, which they feel is very unfair.
Regarding these sour grapes comments online, Li Wei wants to say that these sour grapes guys are right. Becoming someone like Wei Ya is inherently unfair. Or rather, there is no fairness in this world. Wei Ya is a beneficiary of the bloodline theory. Without Wei Ya's bloodline, no matter how outstanding one is, one is still just an ordinary person. The reality of the world is that cruel.
After enjoying a large meal at Chuyun Manor during lunchtime, Li Wei and the others rested for an hour to recharge before getting up.
After getting up, the girls began to change their clothes, putting on the evening gowns that Li Wei had prepared for them, and wearing various accessories. They also helped each other with their makeup. After the makeup was finished, Li Wei used magic to fix it so that they wouldn't have to worry about their makeup smudging due to accidents.
After completing all the preparations, it was already past three in the afternoon. Pedestrians arrived outside Chuyun Manor. Li Wei took out a blanket from his sea of consciousness and threw it out. The unfolded blanket was already floating in mid-air.
Li Wei said, "In the past, because the Sekirei needed to keep its existence a secret, it had to be secretive in its actions. But now that Mihiro has declared the existence of the Sekirei to the whole world and promoted it as a god, we can make our appearance in our own way."
Another reason is that the Eastern Capital is currently very congested. Driving there would waste a lot of time on the road. Li Wei hates traffic jams, so going there from the sky became a suitable but slightly willful choice.
"Yay! A grand entrance is the best way to declare our existence!" Uranium Girl exclaimed excitedly.
Uranium Girl is a troublemaker by nature, and she is a fun-loving person who gets along very well with Li Wei. The more fun something is, the more she likes it.
This time, apart from Matsu and Yume who are not going out because it is inconvenient for them to show their faces, the other members—Miya, Hikari, Hibiki, Homura, Uranus, Tsukimi, Fuuka, Yume, Kogusa, Danan, Miki, Miyu, Kocho, Akitsu, Shika, and Kuno—a total of ten Sekirei, are a formidable force for the other Ashina members.
"Get ready to go," Li Wei said, smiling at the girls.
Chapter 4. Public Enemy of Men
Uranium Girl looked at Li Wei and said, "Everyone has already changed into evening gowns, Li Wei, what about you?"
The girls looked at Li Wei. Unlike them, who were dressed up in formal attire, Li Wei was still dressed in his usual casual clothes, looking like he was on vacation.
On days like these, all the other Reed Sprouts and Wagtails are dressed to the nines. MBI provides Reed Sprouts, who are ordinary people with tight budgets, with a full set of clothing and makeup services so that they and their Wagtails can attend the banquet in the most dignified manner.
Not every person born in the Year of the Weaver Girl is wealthy. Becoming a Weaver Girl only means that one's ancestors were once wealthy. Whether one is still wealthy now is unknown.
Wealthy Wei Ya can handle such problems on her own, but ordinary people like Wei Ya with limited financial resources are prone to messing things up. The services provided by MBI have earned her some goodwill.
Li Wei said, "We're already high-profile enough as we are. If I make it any more flashy, it'll probably attract even more attention. What if all those random female celebrities come and bother me?"
Yuehai said, "Hmm...that makes sense. Once we get to the venue, we'll find a quiet place to stay until the banquet officially begins tonight. It would be terrible if my husband got entangled with those messy women."
Xiao Cao looked curious and said, "A messy woman?"
Meizai gently patted Xiaocao's head and said with a smile, "Children shouldn't listen to these things. You'll understand when you grow up."
The girls didn't plan to let Li Wei change his clothes anymore. The pedestrians stepped onto the carpet, and once they were settled, the carpet quickly rose in height, heading towards the venue.
The blanket was incredibly fast; it would take more than an hour to drive there, but from the sky, it took less than a few minutes for the tank to stop above the MBI building and begin to slowly descend.
Media personnel at the entrance of the venue also noticed something descending above their heads. Looking up, they saw a huge wool blanket in the style of the Eastern region, like Aladdin's blanket, falling towards the ground.
"Look! What's that!" exclaimed a bystander holding binoculars, and others nearby also looked at the descending carpet.
The scene wasn't just filled with media personnel; a large number of onlookers also came to watch the spectacle. The habit of watching a spectacle is ingrained in human nature, transcending nationality and ethnicity. Among the crowd of onlookers, many white and black faces could be seen; some had even traveled to Japan specifically to get a closer look at their idols.
"That's a blanket, just like Aladdin's. Look! There's someone on it!" The onlookers, having clearly seen what was on the blanket, began to shout loudly.
The carpet landed at the end of the red carpet. The celebrities who came in front of them all arrived in all kinds of top-of-the-line luxury cars, making the banquet look like a luxury car exhibition. However, at this moment, Li Wei, who did not drive, became the most eye-catching person. Although he did not have a luxury car, the carpet that could be seen in the sky was much more eye-catching than luxury cars.
Li Wei led the girls off the carpet. After everyone had left, the carpet soared into the sky and disappeared from sight in an instant. This terrifying acceleration left even the most technologically advanced fighter jets far behind.
As the person stepped onto the red carpet, a large number of "flares" began to flash. For the media personnel, what appeared before them was a super juicy scoop that could attract viewership.
The girls following Li Wei were all stunning beauties, even the youngest, Xiao Cao, was clearly a gorgeous girl, delicate and beautiful, like a porcelain doll, making one want to kiss her.
Faced with this situation, the girls around Li Wei reacted in various ways. The bolder ones were naturally fearless, striding confidently beside Li Wei. The slightly less daring ones, for example, tried to hide themselves by having their companions cover them, trying their best not to be photographed. Hu Die and Jiu Neng, for instance, both wanted to conceal themselves completely.
Inside Izumo-sou, Matsu and Yume were watching Li Wei and the others make a grand entrance in front of the television.
With a sour expression, Matsuzuke said, "That's great! I also want to be in the limelight like this in front of the whole world. Alas, what can I do when I'm a 'dead man'?"
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Although Matsu is nominally a god, MBI treats her as if she were dead. Her class ability is similar to that of the Matchmaker, and her popularity is only so-so. Many believe that if enough people make wishes, and those wishes are strong enough, the dead Sekirei can be resurrected. It is precisely because of this that Matsu, who is nominally dead, has gained a lot of support as a dead person. This is because her class ability is very beneficial to humanity; being alive is better than being dead. Even if she cannot become the God-King, she can still benefit humanity.
Jie Nu smiled and said, "Senior, you're still the same as ever. But it's not bad this way. Being able to observe the whole situation from the shadows is a pretty good situation for you."
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Song said, "Well, what you said makes sense."
Inside the television studio, the moment Li Weixing appeared, the entire place erupted in excitement.
An overweight male guest dressed in women's clothing excitedly said, "I've seen this guy's profile, he's a man to be envied, but some say he's really handsome."
Another tall, thin male guest said, "It's really enviable. He's surrounded by goddesses like Sekirei, isn't he? He has such a huge influence on his own. This is even more exaggerated than Sanada Nishi who appeared before."
Li Wei, who has now appeared, has certainly stirred up a lot of hatred and aroused the hostility of many men.
The other characters who appeared before usually only had one sekirei by their side, or at most two or three. Only Sanada Nishi, who was located in the western part of the Eastern Imperial Capital, had one sekirei by his side. Before Li Wei appeared, Sanada Nishi was the most hated character. But after Li Wei appeared, the winds of hatred changed again. All the men wanted to kill Li Wei and take his place.
In various online live streaming rooms, the comments and bullet screens exploded. Li Wei's appearance made the male body united in their hatred of the enemy.
At the venue, Li Wei did not linger at the entrance. After signing his name on the signature wall, he entered the building, unlike those who came to gain fame and spent half a day on the red carpet, flaunting their status.
Chapter 4. Inside the Meeting Hall
After entering the building, pedestrians were led by staff to the elevator and then went up to the floor where the banquet hall was located.
MBI specially modified its elevators, setting up its giant elevators as dedicated elevators that can only travel between the lobby and the banquet hall floors, with staff and service personnel assisting to ensure that arriving guests do not get lost.
People took the elevator to the banquet floor. Li Wei already knew what the venue was like, so he wasn't surprised. However, the girls around him seemed very interested in the lively and bustling environment.
Yu Guangren had long anticipated this day, so the banquet hall was designed to be a huge space with four floors connected vertically, creating a structure like a cruise ship.
The lowest level is a huge ballroom, radiating outwards to the reception areas, and upwards it is a structure similar to a multi-level cinema, with each level serving as a separate venue, making a total of three levels including the bottom level.
The ballroom is already quite lively, with many handsome men and beautiful women dancing joyfully. A little further out, MBI's female service staff flit about like butterflies, offering guests all sorts of attentive services.
Li Wei picked up Xiao Cao. Xiao Cao was too young and short, so her view was often blocked by passersby. Li Wei picked her up so that she could see at the same eye level as him.
"Oh, so many aunties and uncles dressed in strange ways! Why are those uncles wearing white headscarves?" Xiaocao asked curiously, looking at the big bearded man with a white headscarf drinking in the distance.
Li Wei laughed and said, "Because it's very hot where those uncles are, and the sun is very strong, they wear long white headscarves on their heads to keep themselves from getting too hot. Look, they're even wearing long white robes."
Xiao Cao said, "I know. Gao Mei once told me that black is the color that absorbs the most heat, while white is the coolest color."
Li Wei wanted to complain, thankfully no cameras were allowed here, even cell phones had to be put away. Otherwise, if these bearded men were filmed drinking, even if they had all the privileges in their own countries, they would be in trouble. The religions these bearded men follow strictly prohibit drinking alcohol. Drinking in private is fine, but for them to drink like this in this situation, they are really bold.
"The drinks those uncles are drinking look so good, can I drink some, little grass?" Little grass looked at Li Wei with expectant eyes, looking very eager.
Li Wei said, "Not now. Those bearded uncles are drinking alcohol. You can only drink alcohol after you turn ten. Right now, it's too early."
"Oh..." Xiaocao was a sensible child. After hearing that the pretty red liquid was wine, she stopped mentioning wanting to drink it.
Butterfly began to observe her surroundings, searching for nearby reed shoots and wagtails. She possessed a special perceptive ability, which gradually developed as her strength increased. This was why she was confident in obtaining information about other reed shoots and wagtails through observation and perception.
Both Hu Die and Qiu Jin were tricked by the pig researcher and failed to fully unleash their potential, so when they first "came out of the factory," they gave people the feeling of being defective products.
This also means that the two of them still have a lot of room for improvement and great potential. Others cannot unlock their potential, but Li Wei can. His extraordinary power radiation can make the girls around him slowly improve their strength. So Hu Die and Qiu Jin ushered in their first period of strength development. Qiu Jin's direct strength became more powerful, while Hu Die unlocked a lot of support abilities.
Li Wei noticed Hu Die's subtle movements and asked, "Did you notice anything?"
Hu Die said, "I've sensed several Sekirei over Sanada West's side. Now, of all the Ash Bud teams, only his team still poses a threat to us. Apart from the three kids, the rest are all experts in counting."
Jie asked excitedly, "Are they strong? Can I fight them?"
Hu Die said, "Don't be impatient. If it really comes down to a fight, you still have the advantage. You inherited the fist techniques of Lady Jie and have been trained by Big Sister Meizai. Now, the only person in the other camp who can beat you is probably a monster like Ya Yu."
The current Li Wei camp is truly strong and well-equipped, far surpassing other camps in both combat personnel and logistical and support staff.
While Hu Die was observing the other factions' Wei Ya and Ji Ling, people from other factions were also observing Li Wei and his group. Not only from other factions, but also many ordinary people and nobles cast curious glances in their direction.
The powerful and wealthy are never short of beautiful women. Once they have power and wealth, what they want will naturally follow. However, the girls around Li Wei are simply too beautiful. In addition, the clothes make the person, and the evening gowns make them even more beautiful and charming. Even the powerful and wealthy, who are used to seeing beautiful women, cannot hide their envy and jealousy of Li Wei when they look in this direction.
A beautiful woman, no matter how beautiful, is still just a human being. But the girls around Li Wei were "goddesses" who were the focus of all humanity's attention—this wasn't just an adjective; it was the literal meaning. Conquering a beautiful woman would never be as fulfilling as conquering a goddess who was high above all others. Therefore, the male dignitaries present were almost driven to madness by jealousy.
However, even if they were jealous, the powerful and wealthy did not dare to approach Li Wei to talk. Through MBI, they knew the terrifying destructive power of the wagtails. Moreover, even if these wagtails killed them, MBI would cover for them. The powerful and wealthy, who valued their lives, naturally only dared to watch from afar.
Those female celebrities who considered themselves exceptionally beautiful felt ashamed of themselves after seeing the girls around Li Wei, and dared not approach him anymore.
Li Wei didn't care about such issues. He and the girls found a place to sit and began to enjoy the banquet's food. At banquets like this, the food was merely an embellishment. Although the chefs behind the scenes put a lot of effort into preparing it, most people wouldn't pay attention to such things. Of course, I'm referring to the majority, and Li Wei happened to be outside of that so-called majority.
Li Wei and the others were appreciating the chefs' skills. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, everyone would have liked to take out their food tablecloths and record all sorts of dishes on them so they could order whatever they wanted whenever they wanted—how convenient!
Chapter 4. Promising the Powerful
Li Wei and his group arrived quite late, and after eating and drinking non-stop, night fell quickly.
This banquet holds different meanings for different people. Ashina and the Sekirei are mostly there to gather information, while Mihiroto had previously stated that he would announce the upcoming competition events at the banquet. Ashina and the Sekirei's purpose is relatively pure.
The motives of the powerful and wealthy are more complex. Some are simply there to watch the spectacle, having no personal ambitions. Others are there to discuss business; these are people who rarely have the opportunity to meet, and when they do, they can finalize sensitive business deals that are normally impossible to discuss. Besides these two groups, some come for fame. After all, celebrities are essentially high-level internet celebrities who need to maintain their visibility, and events like this are the best way to promote themselves.
Suddenly, a countdown appeared on the large screen in the banquet hall. Just as everyone was still a little surprised, the ten-second countdown quickly ended, and colorful fireworks suddenly exploded in the center of the stage. Apart from people like Li Wei who knew Mihiro's perverse tastes, as well as the Sekirei who had enough strength to protect themselves and their Reisha, the nobles who were ordinary people were all startled.
In particular, the wealthy and powerful people from Europe and America were very sensitive to the sound of explosions. The sudden attack by Yu Guangren frightened many of them so much that their legs trembled, and they could only use various small methods to cover up their embarrassment.
"Hi! Welcome everyone to my banquet. Your presence is an honor for me, and for you all as well, because we will witness humanity entering a new historical stage, where ancient myths will be awakened. Of course, as witnesses, we will receive more than just honor; we will also gain tangible benefits. I'll keep you in suspense for now; when the time is right, you will all know what we will receive."
Yu Guangren was used to being a riddle teller, but apart from Li Wei, who knew the other party's true purpose, everyone else thought that Yu Guangren was blessing everyone, that after the return of the mythical era, they, the powerful and wealthy, would be able to enjoy more benefits than ordinary people.
The people who misunderstood the situation all wore smiles. Some even thought that although Yu Guangren, the new leader, was a bit rough in his methods, he could bring benefits to most people. As long as the benefits were there, even if Yu Guangren's attitude was a bit rough, it wouldn't be a big problem.
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