21st Century Necromancer

Before he met Jounouchi Hiromi, necromancy research had occupied all of Seventeen's free time outside of work.

Ever since the incident he prefers not to recall from his student days, when he obtained an overly serious tome like the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium," Seventeen delved deep into the ocean of necromancy, determined at the tender age of sixteen to become a King Wumeow with a Goatee in his left hand, a Filial Son Sword in his right, a Bone Dragon that spewed drool beneath him, and an Army of the Dead stretching as far as the eye could see behind him.

But dreams are full while reality is bony. The first hurdle in learning necromancy, the need for Negative Energy, almost drove Chen Yu insane. The various pieces of spell knowledge that followed even made Chen Yu feel that getting into Tsinghua and Peking University might be a bit easier than becoming a Necromancer.

Fortunately, Chen Yu was quite intelligent himself, and necromancy included methods to boost the intelligence of necromancers. Otherwise, how could ordinary people learn something that made them dizzy at a glance? Even those with talent who could grasp those arcane bodies of spell knowledge wouldn't understand more profound spells without continuously enhancing their intelligence.

This was one of the most practical spells Seventeen learned from the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium," Mage's Wisdom—a permanent spell that all spellcasting professions with a systematic job structure in the Multiverse would learn. It worked on the brain of the caster, enabling them to listen, feel, and think better...

Explained in a more scientific way, the energy would act on the caster's brain, activating brain cells, making thoughts more agile, improving memory, and increasing learning efficiency.

In gaming terms, it was a passive BUFF. With each level-up, intelligence +2.

It was for this reason that Chen Yu was able to effortlessly gain admission to medical school and even to the notoriously difficult University of Tokyo Medical School; he could continue delving into necromancy and successfully shed his apprentice identity, becoming a formal Necromancer.

For Chen Yu, if he hadn't met Jounouchi Hiromi, he might have just continued to delve into necromancy, maintaining the facade of being a doctor while chasing the ultimate goal of necromancers depicted in the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium," becoming his ideal King Wumeow.

But in the end, even with Mage's Wisdom and becoming a Necromancer, Chen Yu was still fundamentally a person—a regular person who had studied for over twenty years and was nearing thirty. He still had emotions and desires, physiological needs, and wanted to date and live an ordinary life.

Maybe as a youth, one can be full of fantastical dreams, wanting to learn necromancy and become a Great Demon King, but as one progresses with constant study, those juvenile and unfounded ideals have long since been ground down by all sorts of tough-to-chew spell knowledge...

Please, you can't even memorize the twenty-seven aspects of the soul or the thirteen methods of bone strengthening, and you want to summon a Bone Dragon? Go back to sleep.

Having a girlfriend and wanting to live a sweet and happy life together seems like a desire everyone has. Just like those teenagers who rant about "women, step aside, I'm going to become the new Kami-sama," if a beauty like Aragaki Yui or Ishihara Satomi were to confess to them, wanting to be their girlfriend, do you think they would remain fixated on such fantasies?

So, after Jounouchi Hiromi became his girlfriend, it was only natural that Chen Yu's passion for necromancy waned, and he was even willing to give up his research materials and hard-found ideal residence just to move in with her.

Though it was the landlord who asked him to move out, was changing the thoughts of two ordinary people really a difficult task for a Necromancer? Believe it or not, he could even change your soul.

For Chen Yu, living a peaceful and stable life with his girlfriend, focusing on medical research, and using the knowledge gained from necromancy to benefit humanity while also securing fame and fortune for himself seemed like a good life, right?

Moreover, time is not important to a Necromancer. He could perfectly wait for Jounouchi Hiromi to die of natural causes, having lived a happy life with her, and then continue pursuing the ultimate mystery of death, or he could even revive her after her death to explore the secrets of death together.
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Of course, it wouldn't be bad to do such things while alive, and among the necromancy spells, there are methods to turn the living into the Undead; how to do it is simply a matter of Chen Yu's choice.

However, even though he thought this, Chen Yu did not stop his research and pursuit of necromancy spells.

Living a stable life with his girlfriend was one thing, having a hobby and studying necromancy spells was quite another.

It was merely a matter of allocating some of the time he had originally spent on researching necromancy spells to accompany his girlfriend, which did not have much impact on Chen Yu.

Of course, in order to conveniently continue studying necromancy spells while living with his girlfriend, a hidden and safe research space was necessary.

And the Necromantic Space just perfectly met Chen Yu's needs.

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"Master, you've arrived!" Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu said excitedly as he greeted Chen Yu, who entered the warehouse with Kyuuzai Ryousen.

Chen Yu nodded slightly and surveyed the ritual site that had been fully arranged before him and was very pleased with the work of Kyuuzai Ryousen and Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu. He said, "Well done. As soon as the ritual is complete, both of you will be promoted. I suppose you can hardly wait, right?"

Chen Yu could see the eager anticipation of Kyuuzai Ryousen and Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu at a glance. He did not feel any aversion or dissatisfaction with this; on the contrary, it was precisely because of their eagerness that Chen Yu could be more assured in steering them, letting them work on his behalf.

Upon hearing Chen Yu say this, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kyuuzai Ryousen immediately brightened up and bowed deeply to Chen Yu, saying loudly, "We are willing to offer all our loyalty to you!"

"There's no need for more words of loyalty; such things are shown by actions, not spoken," Chen Yu said nonchalantly, waving his hand and then turning his attention to Kojo Kyoko, "Miss Kyoko, what's your choice?"

As Chen Yu inquired about Kojo Kyoko's decision, Tsuchimikado Yoshiharu and Kyuuzai Ryousen also turned their gazes towards her.

Chen Yu had brought her here today specifically to confirm whether she could be of use to him. If she just wanted to exchange cultivation methods from Chen Yu, then, of course, he could not let her access some of the core secrets, but if she were willing to serve him, then it wouldn't hurt to offer her more benefits.

Kojo Kyoko also realized this and immediately knelt on one knee before Chen Yu, stating her intent with two words, "My lord."