21st Century Necromancer

"Senior Brother, what kind of person is your wife?" Kohinata Kaori asked with concern, following behind Chen Yu.

Because she had been studying in the United Kingdom, Kohinata Kaori hadn't kept up with Chen Yu's life for some time, and the changes that occurred to him in recent years had left her somewhat at a loss, so she was eager to learn more about the people and events surrounding him.

"Hiromi is a very approachable person; you two will get along well," Chen Yu said without going into much detail, as Jounouchi Hiromi was indeed easy to get along with, and he didn't see the need for further explanation.

With Kohinata Kaori in tow, Chen Yu knocked on the door to Jounouchi Hiromi's office and led her inside.

"Honey, what brings you here?" Jounouchi Hiromi looked up from her desk and naturally smiled and greeted him when she saw Chen Yu, but her eyebrows furrowed slightly when she noticed Kohinata Kaori following him in, "Who might this be?"

"Sister-in-law, hello! I'm the junior sister of Chen Yu from college, my name is Kohinata Kaori." Before Chen Yu could introduce her, Kohinata Kaori proactively greeted Jounouchi Hiromi.

Hearing Kohinata Kaori's self-introduction, Jounouchi Hiromi's eyebrows shot up, and she looked at Chen Yu with a meaningful expression, as if asking him what this was all about.

"Kaori is my junior from my college days; she has been studying in the United Kingdom until recently and just got back. She's now a doctor in our General Surgery department and came in today to report, so I brought her to get acquainted with everyone," Chen Yu explained to Jounouchi Hiromi, moving to her side as he spoke.

Seeing Chen Yu approaching Jounouchi Hiromi, Kohinata Kaori politely said to her, "Sister-in-law, please take good care of me in the future!"

"Mr. Chen Yu's junior sister? Then you should learn diligently from your mentor, as you can learn a lot from him," Jounouchi Hiromi responded warmly after being greeted by Kohinata Kaori, considering the junior's relationship with Chen Yu.

After speaking, and perhaps feeling it was insufficient, Jounouchi Hiromi paused and then added, "What did you study in the United Kingdom? If you're free this afternoon, I have a surgery—you can come and be my assistant."

"I studied Cancer and Therapeutics at Queen Mary University of London. It's an honor to be able to assist you, Professor Jounouchi!" Kohinata Kaori quickly replied. Despite having returned from studying abroad in the United Kingdom, she didn't feel it was improper to assist Jounouchi Hiromi and deliberately used a formal title to address her.

Pleased with Kohinata Kaori's change of address, Jounouchi Hiromi smiled and nodded, "That's perfect, this afternoon's surgery is on an inferior vena cava hepatic vascular malformation. You will be the primary assistant. Although I'm not as proficient in oncology as your mentor is, there are still things I can teach you. Go and prepare, and if you have no plans for lunch, let's eat together."

Having finished, Jounouchi Hiromi handed a surgical plan from her desk to Kohinata Kaori.

Kohinata Kaori took the surgical plan and promptly agreed, also knowing to take her leave from Jounouchi Hiromi's office with good timing.

Although Chen Yu said he would introduce her to other professors, seeing the clearly private conversation that seemed inevitable between Chen Yu and Jounouchi Hiromi, a girl as astute as Kohinata Kaori would not remain in Jounouchi Hiromi's office to play the third wheel.

Seeing Kohinata Kaori leave, Jounouchi Hiromi then turned to Yu Chen and asked, "When did you suddenly get a junior sister? You've never mentioned her before."

"Kaori is someone I met at university. Back then, I would occasionally help out with Professor Kube's classes, and Kaori was one of the students in those classes. We got to know each other after a while," explained Yu Chen to Jounouchi Hiromi, without hiding anything, "At that time, Kaori was only in her junior year, and because she liked Chinese martial arts novels, she started calling me 'senior brother'. Naoki and I were often so busy with experiments at school that we'd forget to eat, and it was Kaori who brought us food."

However, after she graduated from university, she went to the United Kingdom, and we lost touch. It was only today, when I was called to Professor Kube's office, that I saw her again. I didn't even recognize her at first, she has changed so much."

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"Oh, I see," Jounouchi Hiromi nodded, but she still had some questions, "Then Mr. Chen Yu, what do you plan to do for her? You're in charge of General Surgery now, right?"

Hearing Jounouchi Hiromi's question, Yu Chen thought for a while before saying, "Well, since she is my junior sister, I will definitely look after her a bit, but I can't go overboard, in case she gets ostracized by others. How about you take her under your wing for now, Hiromi?"

"Me? Sure, let her follow me to start with," Jounouchi Hiromi considered briefly before agreeing.

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At lunchtime, holding her pink lunchbox, Kohinata Kaori joined Yu Chen and Jounouchi Hiromi to eat lunch together.

"Senior brother, you're so lucky! Sister-in-law can even make such delicious bento! I wish someone made me delicious bento every day too!" Kohinata Kaori exclaimed with the sort of dramatic gusto usually heard on food shows, after trying a piece of the food Jounouchi Hiromi had made for Yu Chen's lunchbox.

However, Yu Chen merely lifted his chopsticks and knocked her lightly, "Eat properly, don't put on such an act."

"Got it! After all these years, your hand still knocks so proficiently, senior brother," Kohinata Kaori rubbed her forehead and then lowered her head to eat earnestly.

Watching the interaction between Yu Chen and Kohinata Kaori, Jounouchi Hiromi didn't think there was anything going on between them. Instead, she felt Yu Chen was like a brother disciplining his sister.

With that in mind, Jounouchi Hiromi smiled faintly and asked Kohinata Kaori, "Are you living alone right now? If you don't mind, next time I'll make a bento for you too."

"Ah! No need, no need. If I trouble you, sister-in-law, senior brother will kill me!" Kohinata Kaori hurriedly shook her head to decline, though she had been joking earlier, she wouldn't really expect Jounouchi Hiromi to make her bento. "I was just kidding before. Actually, over the years in the UK, I've learned to cook for myself."

"Right, living in the UK, if you can't cook, you could really starve," said Jounouchi Hiromi with genuine sympathy for Kohinata Kaori's life in the UK, as she recalled the so-called traditional British cuisine that she and Yu Chen had eaten when they were trapped in 18th century London.