21st Century Necromancer

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After spending an enchanting evening with his girlfriend, Yu Chen, Hiromi Jounouchi, and Professor Niaoi finally returned to Tokyo.

After dropping Hiromi Jounouchi off at her home, Yu Chen went back to his own. However, he did give her the tea set that Maeda Toshitoku had given him, using the excuse that he had a cat at home and it wasn't suitable to keep such items around.

Thinking of his own cat, Yu Chen then realized that he had left Audis at home without care for the several days he was in Kanazawa.

Hardly had he arrived home when Yu Chen opened the door, just about to change shoes to enter, a black shadow smashed straight into Yu Chen's face, "Bastard! How dare you leave His Lordship at home for a whole week, enjoying yourself while I nearly starved to death!"

Filled with grievance, Audis's voice expressed anger anyone would feel after being left alone at home for a week. It complained while attempting to scratch Yu Chen's face with its paws.

Unfortunately for it, it was promptly caught by Yu Chen. Held in the air by his two hands, Audis could only vainly stretch its four paws, utterly unable to reach Yu Chen.

"You're an Undead creature, right? How could you possibly starve to death? And didn't I leave enough cat food at home? Even if there was no cat food, couldn't you have just gone out the window yourself?" Looking at the full of resentment Audis, Yu Chen helplessly coaxed it, "It's my fault this time, I promise it won't happen again. Plus, look what I got you? Your favorite salmon!"

"Idiot! Didn't I tell you I don't like salmon! And stop trying to fob me off with discounted salmon from the convenience store!" Audis was clearly still furious, roaring loudly at Yu Chen, though its tail, which had been erect in anger, did droop down eventually.

"Alright, alright, got it. How about I go buy you red snapper tomorrow?" said Yu Chen in a placating manner, while he cradled Audis in his arms and rubbed its cat head, "No one has come to steal anything from the house in these past few days, right?"

"Even if thieves dared to come, looking at all these bottles and jars in the room, they'd be scared to death, wouldn't they?" After a bout of rubbing by Yu Chen, Audis finally calmed down and grumpily responded to his question, "Besides, who would come to steal next to a graveyard, not afraid of taking something unclean?"

"Good point!" Yu Chen put Audis on the table in the living room, smiled, opened the package of the salmon he brought back, and placed it on a small plate in front of Audis, then asked him, "Audis, what do you think about us moving?"

Perhaps because he hadn't had any fresh fish for a while, Audis really was a bit hungry. Despite it being discounted salmon, he still gobbled it up. When he heard Yu Chen's question, he looked up at him with curiosity, "Moving? What about your necromancy practice? It's not easy to find a house near a graveyard in Tokyo, right? You considered moving before but it didn't happen in the end, did it?"

"Back then, my necromancy practice could only advance by absorbing external Negative Energy, but now that I've completed my promotion, we have new options, don't we?" Yu Chen said, and with a flick of his finger, the Amethyst Skull that he had thrown into Audis's cat bed flew out of it and landed in his hand.

"Are you talking about constructing a Necromantic Space? That could solve the problem, but what about the materials for casting the spell? You've only got this one skeleton head, and you haven't started collecting the other materials yet!" Audis bit another piece of salmon, chewing while reminding Yu Chen.

Upon hearing Audis's concerns, Yu Chen was not the least bit anxious. He pulled out his phone from his pocket, opened the Supernaturalist Association's APP, and looking at the continuous stream of contact messages, Yu Chen started to smile, "Who says I haven't started collecting the materials?"

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When Chen Yu returned to work at the hospital, everyone in the office already knew that his paper had been presented at the academic conference.

"Doctor Chen, congratulations! Your research has finally been published!" As soon as Chen Yu sat down, Glasses Doctor came over to him and offered his congratulatory words.

Glancing at Glasses Doctor and unable to recall his name, Chen Yu wisely skirted the issue, simply offering a reserved smile and said in thanks, "It's just a published paper, nothing more."

"But you can't say it's nothing! Doctor Chen, your research could rewrite the course of medical studies for humanity. Broad-spectrum cancer targeted treatment—this kind of research has the real potential to change the world," Doctor Higashiyama added as he approached, his face full of admiration.

For Doctor Higashiyama, who had been fortunate enough to participate in Chen Yu's earlier experiments and Inomata Naoki's surgery, it was as if he too had been touched by Chen Yu's brilliance. He could claim to have taken part in this research.

With the study now made public, it would undoubtedly attract a great deal of attention, which could brighten Doctor Higashiyama's career prospects enormously.

"Why do even you speak like that, Doctor Higashiyama?" said Chen Yu, shaking his head helplessly. Although he knew his research would make him a focus of attention once it went public, he hadn't expected the news to spread so fast. "By the way, how is Miss Hanayama doing? Has her sense of taste returned since the last surgery?"

Hearing Chen Yu mention Hanayama Mikie, Doctor Higashiyama's expression instantly turned grateful, "Miss Hanayama is recovering very well from the surgery. She is now able to eat normally, and her taste has returned to normal. She says she wants to properly thank you, Doctor Chen!"

"No need for thanks, just don't forget to send an invitation to your wedding," Chen Yu said with a smile, teasing Doctor Higashiyama.

"Hehe, of course, I won't forget that!" Doctor Higashiyama laughed a little shyly, clearly hinting at good news on the horizon.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Seeing Doctor Higashiyama's demeanor, the other people in the office were quick to guess what was going on with him, and suddenly, a crowd surrounded him, teasing him into treating everyone.

Watching the group tease Doctor Higashiyama, Chen Yu couldn't help laughing along.

While everyone was jesting with Doctor Higashiyama, Professor Kube and Professor Niaoi entered the room together, and suddenly, everyone stopped their horseplay and stood up to greet the two professors.

"No need to be nervous, I've just come to make an announcement," Professor Kube said, seemingly in a very good mood as he didn't mind the commotion in the office. Smiling at Chen Yu, he then raised his voice, "I believe you all know about Mr. Chen Yu's research being presented at the Kanazawa academic conference. This is a very joyous occasion, so here I have another piece of great news to announce.

After consideration by the hospital committee, it has been decided to appoint Mr. Chen Yu as an Associate Professor at the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital. Let's congratulate him."