21st Century Necromancer

The treatment for Keiko's father went very smoothly. Chen Yu used a blank soul produced in the Necromantic Space to fill the gaps in his soul, making it whole again.

After such a repair, the new soul needed time to readjust to the body, and this became the course of treatment for Keiko's father.

After prescribing some drugs to aid in neural recovery and advising him of some precautions, Chen Yu left the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory and returned to the hospital.

Back at the hospital, Chen Yu arrived just in time to have lunch with Jounouchi Hiromi.

"My dear husband, you really do have perfect timing! Unfortunately, I didn't make you a lunchbox today, so you'll have to buy a set meal from the cafeteria," Jounouchi Hiromi said with a smile as they went to the cafeteria together.

Chen Yu didn't mind, and instead reached into the "pocket" of his clothes and pulled out an exquisite box: "Luckily, my loyal butler couldn't bear the thought of me eating cafeteria food and specially prepared a simple lunch for me."

"Ah ha?" Jounouchi Hiromi looked at the box full of Baroque style that Chen Yu held, thinking it was a jewelry box. But it turned out to be a lunchbox?

Finding an empty table, Chen Yu set the box he took out on the table.

Baroque style is known for its luxury and romance, and naturally, a box fashioned in this lavish style of the seventeenth century looks quite extravagant.

The silver box was adorned with intricate metal carvings, resembling vines and waves, gracing the entire box with elegant lines, and even featured a few opals nestled amongst the wave patterns on the lid.

Just from its appearance, if one were to say that it was a jewelry box belonging to a noble dame or even a court lady, most people would believe it, because it certainly didn't seem like a lunchbox.

But when Chen Yu opened it, Jounouchi Hiromi had to admit that it was indeed a lunchbox.

"It's just a lunchbox, why make it so extravagant?" Jounouchi Hiromi muttered to herself, but she also picked up her chopsticks and poked around in Chen Yu's lunch, as if comparing it to the lunchbox she had made herself.

However, after comparing the food in Chen Yu's lunchbox with her own, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn't help but feel a bit jealous. The lunch in Chen Yu's box, although merely a meal, was still incredibly lavish, complementing the luxury of the box itself.

Because the lunchbox had to be convenient to carry, there was no soup prepared, but with oysters as an appetizer, fish fried in olive oil until fragrant and crispy, a small portion of jelly placed in a compartment, a serving of stewed meat and salad just enough for one, along with a large portion of veal steak as the main course, it was definitely a full-fledged French meal.

What particularly surprised Jounouchi Hiromi was that Chen Yu had also taken out a stainless-steel flask and a thermal cup from his pocket, while the two-tiered lunchbox also contained a slice of chocolate cream cake that seemed to be covered with jam.

This was Jounouchi Hiromi's first time seeing someone capable of packing an entire set of French full-course meal into a lunchbox.

"There's no need to be surprised, the old butler at my center is quite adept at arranging these things," Chen Yu chuckled. The butler from the Necromancy Space Castle, whom he had carefully selected and crafted, could easily handle such a level of attentive service, possessing all the merits of a British butler.

Jounouchi Hiromi simply rolled her eyes in response and poked the bento in front of her with her chopsticks in a slightly peeved and petulant manner.

However, she quickly didn't mind and said to Chen Yu with a pridefully shy tone, "I won't hold it against you today, lest I ruin your good mood."

New novel 𝓬hapters are published on freёwebnoѵel.com.

"Hiromi, you know about the experiment's success too?" Chen Yu immediately knew what Jounouchi Hiromi was referring to. He smiled and, taking a flat sake flask, poured two glasses of red wine into a pair of paper cups that appeared out of nowhere, "In that case, would you like to join me for a drink to celebrate?"

"Using disposable paper cups? Won't that affect the taste of the red wine?" Jounouchi Hiromi looked at the paper cups on the table but still picked one up and clinked it with Chen Yu as a means of celebration.

"I had originally planned to book a restaurant and properly celebrate with you tonight, but Member of Parliament Kanai has asked me out for the evening, so I'll have to postpone it until tomorrow," Chen Yu explained to Jounouchi Hiromi, while also apologizing to her, "Sorry, wife."

"It's okay. But why would Member of Parliament Kanai seek you out so promptly?" Upon hearing Chen Yu's apology, Jounouchi Hiromi forgave him for not celebrating with her immediately and instead became concerned about why the MP was so eager to meet with him.

After pondering the question, Chen Yu answered, "It probably has to do with the incident involving your classmate. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office has already started an investigation into the current Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for bribery. It's likely they will soon bring charges. In such times, as a strong candidate for the next Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, he probably wants to engage in activities to enhance his chances of being chosen. After all, although he's a leading candidate, he isn't without competitors."

"Politics is really dirty!" Jounouchi Hiromi remembered her classmate Takashi Rokkou, who was still in the hospital, and couldn't help but purse her lips in disdain.

"That's what politicians are like. If I didn't think he was a good father, I really wouldn't like getting involved with such politicians," Chen Yu shook his head slightly. Even though interacting with politicians had become indispensable at his level, that didn't prevent him from disliking them.

"Don't say that. You'll still need MP Kanai's help when your new drug goes to market," Jounouchi Hiromi cautioned him upon hearing his words.

"That's not necessarily true. I'm only working with MP Kanai because he's good at managing relationships and working with him makes me feel comfortable. In fact, for something like a broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug that could change the state of human medical treatment, no politician would be foolish enough to hinder its launch. They would rather take this opportunity to get on good terms with me," Chen Yu disagreed with Jounouchi Hiromi's view, clearly understanding what it meant for the drug to hit the market. In such an inevitable trend, no politician would foolishly go against the current.

As for saving face, who cares about face when being a politician?

"Yes, yes, you make sense, but no matter what, there's no need to make enemies, right? What if someone decides to make trouble for you, setting stumbling blocks? Even if it doesn't cause major issues, it's still quite vexing!" Jounouchi Hiromi advised Chen Yu once more.

Hearing his wife's words, Chen Yu could only nod and say, "Got it, my dear wife, I'll listen to you."