21st Century Necromancer

It took Chen Yu quite a long time to soothe his girlfriend's emotions, but Hiromi Jounouchi, severely shaken by today's extreme ups and downs, was obviously not so easy to recover. Although she had regained control of her emotions, Hiromi Jounouchi was not planning to let Chen Yu off the hook that easily.

While she wouldn't go so far as to engage in intimate couple behaviors under the broad daylight, a woman doesn't tend to be reasonable when she's being coquettish or angry. Therefore, today the medical staff and patients at the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital could witness the somewhat comical scene of the distinguished associate professor carrying his girlfriend on his back.

"Move it, come on! Didn't you say you ordered takeout for me? I've never tried the grilled meat bento from Shu Shuyuan!

I heard it contains A5 wagyu beef, which won't taste good if it gets cold!" Holding the black rose Chen Yu had specially picked out in one hand and continually patting his shoulder with the other, Hiromi Jounouchi urged him like a child, while the ring set with a purple gemstone on her finger glistened brilliantly, involuntarily drawing the gaze of all the passersby to her finger.

Chen Yu, for his part, didn't mind the onlookers. While a Japanese man might be conscious of losing face over carrying his wife, for a Chinese man, carrying his wife isn't really a big deal. Moreover, having just successfully proposed and calmed his girlfriend from a state of breakdown, losing a bit of face was certainly better than losing his wife.

As for running a bit faster with Hiromi Jounouchi on his back, women's bodies are naturally lighter than men's, and Hiromi Jounouchi's figure was also quite slender and graceful, so she was naturally light.

Chen Yu didn't feel much of a burden carrying her, so under Hiromi Jounouchi's urging, he started to run quickly along the hospital corridor, causing Hiromi Jounouchi to excitedly wrap her arms around his neck and let out a series of cheerful laughs.

"Is that Professor Chen?" A young nurse who obviously recognized Chen Yu was surprised to see him carrying Hiromi Jounouchi past and quickly confirmed with another nurse beside her.

The other nurse was also evidently shocked by what she was seeing. The doctors at Eastern University Affiliated Hospital were typically very dignified and serious, not to mention the professors.

Seeing something like a professor carrying a female doctor running through the hospital corridors was unprecedented for these young nurses.

But this nurse was quite observant, noticing the flowers in Hiromi Jounouchi's hand and the particularly eye-catching ring on her finger: "Could it be that Professor Chen has proposed to Doctor Jounouchi? They... Ah! I'm so envious!"

For these young nurses, being proposed to by a young, accomplished, and handsome professor, and carried all the way through the hospital, was undeniably like a love story from a TV drama, filling them with envy and jealousy.

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The envy of the nurses and the curious stares of others were of no consequence to Chen Yu. Carrying Hiromi Jounouchi back to his office, he laid his girlfriend down on the sofa in front of his secretary, Shirai Reina, who looked on in disbelief.

"Professor, what is this...?" Shirai Reina looked at Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi with an expression that didn't know quite what to make of the situation, wondering what exactly had happened.

"It's nothing, Hiromi just asked me to carry her," Chen Yu explained with a smile to his secretary, who looked on in astonishment: "I just successfully proposed to Hiromi, so we got a little excited. Sorry about that."

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Hearing what Chen Yu said, Shirai Rena's eyes widened in surprise. "A proposal? Professor, you proposed to Doctor Jounouchi?"

"Yes, Mr. Chen Yu just proposed to me, and I have agreed to marry him," Jounouchi Hiromi said as she stood up to show her ring to Shirai Rena, seemingly threatened by Shirai's astonishment.

The shining purple gemstone made Shirai Rena quickly regain her composure, and she hastened to squeeze out a smile, congratulating Jounouchi Hiromi.

"By the way, Shirai-san, has the bento from Shu Shuyuan arrived?" Chen Yu interrupted the awkward pleasantries between Shirai Rena and Jounouchi Hiromi and said to Shirai Rena, "If it's here, bring it in, and close the door, please. Hiromi and I have something to discuss."

"It has already arrived; I put it on your desk," Shirai Rena said, pointing to the bento box she had placed on Chen Yu's desk. She bowed to Chen Yu before leaving his office and carefully closed the door behind her.

"Ah! A bento from Shu Shuyuan!" Upon seeing the bento box on Chen Yu's desk, Jounouchi Hiromi cheered and made her way to sit down at Chen Yu's seat. She opened the bento box in front of her, and seeing the generous portion of grilled meat, she let out a contented cheer. She couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks and start eating.

However, while enjoying her bento, Jounouchi Hiromi hadn't forgotten the original purpose of her visit that day, which was to speak with Chen Yu. Especially after witnessing Chen Yu vanishing in front of her, Jounouchi Hiromi was even more eager to find out his secret.

"Mr. Chen Yu, can you tell me what your secret is now?" Jounouchi Hiromi didn't beat around the bush but asked directly the question she wanted to know, "The way you disappeared right in front of me just now must be a manifestation of your secret, right?"

"Yes, it indeed is time to tell you," Chen Yu nodded, walked to a cabinet, and opened a safe hidden within. Then he said to Jounouchi Hiromi, "Hiromi, do you know what a mage is?"

"Harry Potter? Or Macaque Liquor?" Jounouchi Hiromi's tone was teasing and light, as if she wasn't surprised by Chen Yu's question: "Mr. Chen Yu, you're not going to say you're Macaque Liquor, are you? Hahaha, then transform for me! I've never seen Macaque Liquor transform!"

Chen Yu chuckled, shook his head, and took out the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium" locked in the safe, placing it in front of Jounouchi Hiromi. "Not the kind from video games and fantasy novels, where you foolishly chant spells with a little wooden stick, nor the kind where you sign contracts with some unknown creatures.

Instead, it is about gaining knowledge and power through continual study.

In this world, there are many people like me... rather, we should be called—Transcendents."

"Transcendents?" Jounouchi Hiromi's eyes widened with a look of interest, eagerly watching Chen Yu, waiting for him to continue.

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