Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Chapter 095: Freshly-baked Plastic Sisters

The video signal is transmitted to Vera's artificial eye plug-in.

The data was received and converted, and suddenly, a pretty girl with a very modern and fashionable appearance appeared on her retina virtual screen.

She has a Mohawk, a double-sided shaved head, and her hair is dyed a non-mainstream blue. She has an Asian face, a pretty face, well-maintained skin, no tattoos, and is very clean. She wears gold lipstick, huge gold earrings, and a deep V-neck, double-strap fur dress that reveals her belly.

In 2076, such "bare-bones" people are either monks, extremely poor, or have extremely high status.

And the woman in front of him was obviously the latter.

Michiko Arasaka.

Saburo's eldest granddaughter.

The only daughter of the late Crown Prince Arasaka Kei.

At the moment when Yoshinobu and Hanako are still single and childless, he is the only third-generation descendant of the Arasaka family left. He is the founder and CEO of the Dangerous Girls Company.

How to say it, this biological mother is a Japanese American, born in the United States, grew up in the United States, and is a 00-year-old sister born in 2008. Her makeup and taste are hard to describe.

Very rebellious, very American, very military-tech.

The makeup that made Sanlang Laodeng frown when he saw it.

The light of a telephone call flashed on her irises. Vera took a sip of hot coffee and indicated to her uncle James Thomas that the caller was Arasaka Michiko. She straightened her posture and said, "Long time no see, Miss Michiko."

She spoke, not choosing to block out the secret language because of Thomas' presence.

"Vera Adelheid, tell me, how should I name our relationship? Should I call you director, chief executive, or should I call you sister affectionately?" Michiko said.

Beneath the calm and slightly teasing tone, there seemed to be an inexplicable wave surging.

Vera just smiled.

"Not for the time being. Lord Saburo might just be acting on impulse... It hasn't come to that point yet."

"Not yet? Bullshit."

Michiko also smiled, "Vera, my grandfather, the 'God of Business', never does anything unnecessary." Her tone was as if she was treating someone of the same level.

On the virtual screen, she looked at Vera with complicated and emotional eyes.

Just as Vera was looking at her, Michiko, who had learned the whole story of Tokyo and knew that she could no longer stay out of it, was also carefully looking at the "business partners" displayed on the holographic screen.

During the video call, the beautiful lady, dressed in a high-end custom-made suit, was still like a noble rose. Although she looked tall and majestic, with a stern look and a serious expression, her beauty was unquestionable.

A style that is completely different from my own.

Her style, aesthetics and habits should fit in well with the old guys in Japan.

Michiko was filled with malicious thoughts towards the old-timers in Tokyo.

She had always been aware that her grandfather, Saburo Arasaka, disliked many of the behaviors and habits she had developed in the United States.

No wonder Saburo wants to train Vera...

Honestly, Michiko felt quite baffled at first by the gossip circulating among the higher-ups that she had woken up to find a younger sister who was nearly half a century older than her.

But then I thought about it.

The target is Vera, a senior military commander from the Night City Security Department who is on the front line of military technology. Her talent helps Saburo regain the young Vera.

Saburo is serious.

The grandfather who is almost 160 years old wants to adopt a daughter from another generation on behalf of her father who has passed away for more than 50 years!

Saburo has not officially announced the surname and inheritance rights, but the courtesy and privileges Vera received in Tokyo were real.

She frequently went in and out of the Arasaka family compound, participated in the Arasaka family's New Year's Eve dinner and offered incense to her father Arasaka. She was even taken by Saburo to attend the highest-level meeting of Arasaka's global local presidents and 'national directors' on New Year's Day...

"Perhaps, in the near future, you will call Lai Xuan uncle and Hua Zi aunt, just like me..."

"But we can discuss our own affairs in private."

Vera did not deny that she had her own understanding of the bestowal of surnames and inheritance rights.

"It's a done deal. I don't want to be regarded as a flatterer by others. I don't like this and I won't force everyone to like me. At least, I will prove that these are the rewards I deserve for my military exploits."

As she spoke, she looked at James Thomas who stood up in front of her.

drop.

Additional inserted text message.

[Thomas: Young people are formidable, Vera. I already know your ideals. You are indeed the best of our generation... The top of Arasaka Tower, I am looking forward to the day when you can really climb up there... You can chat with Lady Michiko first, I won't disturb you.]

[Vera: Thank you, Uncle Thomas. I'm sorry for the trouble. If you have time, I'll invite you to relax at the North Oak Fishing Ground or the Hokkaido Hunting Ground.]

【Thomas: Haha, I’m looking forward to it even more...】

Thomas saw that Michiko Arasaka had approached Vera and it seemed that the conversation would not end in a short time, so he stood up and left. Even considering the privacy, in order to minimize the interference, he did not speak, but sent a text message.

Vera stood up to see him off, and didn't turn her attention back until Thomas's back had left the living room.

"Military merit." Michiko chewed over Vera's words from a few seconds ago.

What a militant person.

She raised her head and said, "You should talk to Lai Xuan about this."

"I'm not interested in trying to please a cold butt. Just like Lai Xuanjun doesn't like to pay respect to adults, I don't have a good impression of him either."

Vera tapped her fingers on the arm of the sofa.

"It is undeniable that he has both ideas and skills. He is a qualified manager, and can even be described as outstanding. Do you know, Miss Michiko, Lord Yoshinobu's hostility towards military technology and his slogan of re-declaring war on military technology once fascinated me."

Having said that, she glanced inconspicuously at the Arasaka compound cyber ninja standing outside the living room.

A sense of voyeurism.

Surveillance?

Vera didn't care.

Appropriate surveillance is not important, just special protection. This group of elite bodyguards who are well versed in the "Three Monkeys and Four Don'ts", that is, don't look, don't listen, don't say, don't move inappropriately, are very measured and know how to keep a distance. As for monitoring words and deeds and reporting them back to Tokyo, okay, let me show you -

"pity."

"What a pity?" Michiko's interest was piqued.

"People always grow up. I have hatred and anger. When I woke up from the confused hostility, I realized that he was unreliable. The spark of fame and success needs to be ignited by myself. It is never someone else's shoulders that can help me climb to the top. What's more -"

Vera looked at Michiko on the retina virtual screen, and her smile became much more meaningful.

"His shoulder is 'crooked'."

Lai Xuan has betrayed.

Michiko understood immediately.

For some reason, she felt a chill as Vera stared at her through the video screen. Why were those deep eyes, which were obviously artificial eyes, so hot and bright...

Michiko suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and said indifferently: "You...your ambition is bigger than I thought." After she said this, she found that her voice was a little hoarse.

Vera raised the corners of her mouth again, as if she didn't care whether Michiko came to question her or not. She stroked her chin and chuckled, "Not big. Can I have come this far?"

"Ms. Michiko, do you want real revenge?" she said.

"call..."

The sound of deep breathing.

"Sometimes I wonder how I can handle this in order to satisfy my father's legacy and the voices among my team that are hungry for revenge." Instead of answering the question directly, Michiko changed her perspective and said, "Now it seems that I will definitely have a sister."

I give you my support.

"It's my pleasure."

Vera didn't care what Michiko was thinking. As long as Saburo was still around, she would never openly oppose her. Moreover, this reason, revenge for Arasaka Kei, would naturally win the favor of a large part of Michiko's forces.

Especially the old-school forces left over from the Arasaka Kei era.

With the experience of Arasaka Michiko who had also "gone astray" as a basis, it didn't seem particularly difficult to accept to join the ranks of Vera, a new reserve "prince" who had not "gone astray".

Not to mention Michiko's past speech in Washington to apologize to New America for retaining her US citizenship.

At that time, she was just a 17-year-old high school student who was inexperienced in the world and had just lost her father. She could still explain it by saying she was coerced.

In the 1940s, Michiko did something big. She married a detective named Mark Sanderson and changed her surname from Arasaka to Michiko Sanderson.

It’s not about adding a surname, it’s about changing it directly!

Although he later changed back to his original surname and successfully returned to Arasaka Corporation and became a member of the highest board of directors, this is a stain. It is not very important at ordinary times, but it is as heavy as a thousand pounds at critical moments, enough to affect the decisions of many people.

"I look forward to meeting you in real life, Sister Vera."

"Me too, Sister Michiko."

The topic of the call ended, and Vera and Michiko looked at each other before hanging up.

"Compared to being a high-ranking leader of Arasaka and an executioner with filth and blood on his hands, I think being a pure researcher is more suitable for you. If you don't choose to carry on your father's legacy... it will be too late to say anything. We... are all forced by our family and have no choice..."

After a long silence, she suddenly uttered these words.

Vera was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what she meant.

It's because of an experience they both had in common.

Both of them belong to the Arasaka camp, had busy childhoods with their parents, and lost their parents when they were 16 or 17 years old. The only difference is that Arasaka was expelled from North America when Michiko was there, and Arasaka returned to North America when Vera was there...

"maybe."

Vera also sighed: "Isn't the so-called growth the impermanence of the world? Maybe we will never know where we can go, what we will encounter, and what kind of person we will become in the end..."

Toot-

Communication hang up.

Vera let out a long breath, picked up the slightly cold coffee on the coffee table, took a sip, and leaned back on the sofa. She looked at her reflection on the shiny wooden screen in the living room and closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her indifference.

Michiko still has major concerns about Arasaka going to war with military technology.

However, it is not difficult to understand. In the original timeline, no matter whether Saburo died or not, Lai Xuancheng was not successful, even if Hanako, Takemura, and Oda were all dead, Michiko was still alive and well.

Everything is good. Michiko, who has received American education and the values ​​of Wall Street elites, is much freer than Hanako, the "bird in a cage" who is firmly grasped by Saburo...

Hiss, come to think of it, Michiko Arasaka’s first time was with Adam Hammer...

"Uh."

Vera rubbed her forehead when she realized that her thoughts had gone astray.

continue working.

Abandoning her curiosity about Michiko's private life, with the idea of ​​becoming familiar with the duties of the general management director, Vera opened her internal ID terminal interface of Arasaka Corporation and began to look through the office logs of various departments of Night City's Arasaka Tower, which gave her almost full authority.

2076/1/24|11/50

At the appointed time, the alarm clock rang.

Buzz. Vera closed the various graphic data tables and department action records displayed by the video camera on the coffee table, and stood up.

"Oh. Is this another party?"

She sighed softly.

Looking at the email [Weekend Banquet for Executive Officer Arasaka Michiko - Purple Stone Banquet Hall, Blue Azure Building] on her retina, she felt somewhat uninterested.

The show just ended last night.

One would get bored if he attended too many banquets. Vera was not the type of socialite or socialite. Being able to handle things with ease did not mean that she liked it that way.

Unfortunately I had to go.