21st Century Necromancer

When the agreed-upon weekend arrived, Inomata Naoki, invited by Tokairin Yuko, also made his way to Tokyo.

"Tokairin, who else is joining us today?" On the way to meet the others, Inomata Naoki asked Tokairin Yuko.

Having received an invitation from Tokairin Yuko, he even dressed up a bit for today. He didn't want to embarrass his girlfriend in front of her friends.

Tokairin Yuko naturally sensed Inomata Naoki's intentions and explained to him, "They're my colleagues, one is Misumi Mikoto, and the other is Kube Rokuro. Meiqin will bring her brother along, and Rokuro will be coming with his girlfriend. Speaking of which, Rokuro is the son of Doctor Chen Yu's teacher. Mr. Nakoki, you should know him, right?"

"Of course, I know Rokuro. I didn't realize he already had a girlfriend! Time flies so fast!" Inomata Naoki exclaimed with emotion upon hearing Tokairin Yuko mention Kube Rokuro.

As a classmate of Chen Yu, how could he not know Professor Kube's youngest son, Kube Rokuro?

However, at that time, he didn't have much interaction with Kube Rokuro, so although they knew each other, they weren't very familiar.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the meeting place, where Misumi Mikoto and her brother were already waiting.

"Meiqin!" Tokairin Yuko greeted Misumi Mikoto and, of course, she didn't forget about Misumi Mikoto's brother, "Hey, long time no see, little brother of Meiqin!"

"Long time no see, Doctor Tokairin!" Misumi Mikoto's brother greeted Tokairin Yuko and nodded towards Inomata Naoki standing beside him.

"Oh, this is my boyfriend Naoki!" Tokairin Yuko, realizing that Inomata Naoki hadn't met Misumi Mikoto and her brother, hurriedly introduced them, "Naoki, this is Meiqin, the one I always talk to you about. Next to her is her brother, you can just call him Xiao Qiu."

At this point, Misumi Mikoto also greeted Inomata Naoki. Although she had introduced Inomata Naoki to Tokairin Yuko, the two of them had never actually met or known each other, "Hello, I'm Misumi Mikoto, and this is my brother Akihiko."

"Hello, I'm Inomata Naoki," said Inomata Naoki, also quickly greeting them.

After the pleasantries, Tokairin Yuko then asked Misumi Mikoto, "Meiqin, where's Rokuro? When is he coming?"

"Oh, Rokuro just called me and said he won't be joining us," Misumi Mikoto explained to Tokairin Yuko, signaling her brother to start the car. "He said he's going to pick up his girlfriend and told us to go ahead. I borrowed the car from my mom; you guys can ride with us!"

"Ah! That Rokuro, always changing his mind after making plans!" Tokairin Yuko complained, but as soon as she saw Misumi Akihiko driving the car over, she unceremoniously pulled Inomata Naoki toward the car, not forgetting to tell Misumi Mikoto, "Then I won't be polite! I'm sitting in the back!"

Seeing the happiness on Tokairin Yuko's face, Misumi Mikoto smiled faintly, opened the front car door, and climbed in.

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Four travelers left Tokyo by car, and thanks to Japan's well-developed transportation network, they smoothly arrived at the hot spring resort that Misumi Mikoto had the tickets for, as indicated on the monthly tickets.

It was a grand hot spring hotel, not the common baths or inns seen everywhere. Just by its facade, one could tell it was maintained with great care and must have been renovated within the past few years, for it showed no signs of being outdated. The only hint of its age was the mottled grey-white color on the sign hanging at the entrance, signaling that this was a very old hot spring hotel.

"Wow! Meiqin, how did you manage to get hot spring tickets to a place like this? These must have been expensive, right?" Tokairin Yūko couldn't help exclaiming as she looked at the impressive hot spring hotel.

In response to Tokairin Yūko's surprise, Misumi Mikoto simply smiled mysteriously and said, "They were a gift from a friend, it didn't cost much."

Hearing Misumi Mikoto say this, Tokairin Yūko was somewhat disbelieving. High-end places naturally came with high expenses, and six hot spring tickets wouldn't be cheap. She doubted any friend would casually give away such things.

But since Misumi Mikoto had said so, Tokairin Yūko didn't press further. Once Misumi Akihiko had parked the car, the four of them went straight into the hotel.

"Welcome! You must be tired from your journey." A hostess in a light purple kimono greeted them in the hotel lobby. After registering their information, she led them to their rooms.

On the way to their rooms, Misumi Mikoto noticed a pattern of a full moon amidst clouds embroidered with dark threads on the lapel of the hostess's kimono. She immediately realized that her teacher had arranged for people to be in place here.

The pattern was the Mingyue Society's newly adopted emblem. Since the hostess had embroidered this emblem on her clothing, it was clear evidence that she was planted by the Mingyue Society.

Indeed, the hot spring hotel was one of the assets owned by the Mingyue Society, and Misumi Mikoto got the hot spring tickets not because she had wealthy friends, but because she was a disciple of the society's president and naturally had access to free hot spring tickets.

Once they arrived in their room and since she was with her brother, Misumi Mikoto naturally had to discuss sleeping arrangements with Misumi Akihiko. Although they were siblings, they were still of opposite sexes.

As for Tokairin Yūko and Inomata Naoki on the other hand, they faced a similar issue, but since they were in a romantic relationship, Japanese girls weren't particularly shy or concerned about such matters.

In fact, when Tokairin Yūko invited Inomata Naoki to join her at the hot spring hotel, certain things were already understood without words.

After the four had settled in and put their luggage away, the belated Kube Rokuro and Qingdai finally met up with them.

"Rokuro, you're really late!" As Tokairin Yūko teased Kube Rokuro for his tardiness, she also greeted Qingdai, "Doctor Qingdai, you look absolutely beautiful today!"

After complimenting Qingdai, the six were finally all together, and naturally, Misumi Mikoto suggested that they all take a dip in the hot springs before doing anything else.

Everyone agreed to the suggestion. Misumi Mikoto and Tokairin Yūko took Qingdai to change into yukatas, while Kube Rokuro took his and Qingdai's luggage to their room. After setting down their bags, he joined Misumi Akihiko and Inomata Naoki in changing into yukatas and headed to the hotel's hot spring pools.

Although each hotel room had its own hot spring bath, soaking together was naturally more enjoyable when in a group.