21st Century Necromancer

"Hello, Doctor Chen Yu. I am Hisae Yamamoto, the Department Head of Internal Medicine. May I have a word with you?" Upon seeing Chen Yu turn around, the department head invited him, "I’m quite interested in your research."

Chen Yu was momentarily startled; he hadn’t expected to encounter the Department Head of Internal Medicine here, much less for her to take an interest in him. After a brief consideration, he accepted Yamamoto Hisae’s invitation.

Taking Chen Yu back to her office and inviting him to sit down, Yamamoto Hisae began, "Although having a surgeon at the University of Tokyo studying medicinal treatments for tumors is quite odd already, compared to a surgeon like Mr. Chen Yu coming up with a drug that can suppress cancer, that hardly seems surprising anymore. Perhaps this is what talent is?

Being able to excel in any field, don’t you think so?"

"Indeed, Professor Kube’s research not only provided me with much academic inspiration, but his rigorous scholarly approach has also benefited me immensely." In response to Yamamoto Hisae’s inquiry, Chen Yu neither kept her at arm’s length nor was overly warm; he simply maintained a polite distance while engaging in the discussion.

Yamamoto Hisae laughed upon hearing Chen Yu’s reply, "Professor Kube is certainly admirable and worthy of study academically. However, as a professor, he’s not that attentive to students. To think that a talented individual like you, Mr. Chen Yu, was initially sent to work at a related hospital and only now brought to Eastern University Affiliated Hospital—what a waste!

If it were up to me, I would have had you work here from the start."

"No, Director Yamamoto, you misunderstand. Choosing to work at the related hospital was my own decision.

The professor did suggest that I work at Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, but because I wasn’t very comfortable with the hierarchy here during my internship, and since I prefer a bit more freedom, I specifically asked the professor to arrange for me to work at the related hospital," Chen Yu quickly explained, defending Professor Kube’s reputation as his student.

"Oh? It seems I was mistaken," said Yamamoto Hisae, narrowing her eyes at Chen Yu’s explanation but quickly smiling and moving past the topic, "But regardless, Mr. Chen Yu, you are an exceptionally talented individual and I believe you can make the most of your abilities, whether it’s at a general affiliated hospital or our Eastern University Affiliated Hospital."

Yamamoto Hisae’s words did not make Chen Yu overly proud; he respectfully replied, "Compared to the esteemed seniors at Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, I am just a newcomer with much to learn. Besides, the University of Tokyo Medical School has always been a cradle of talent, and compared to real geniuses, I am just an ordinary person without much to brag about."

There is a saying, "Unsolicited favours mean hidden agendas." As the Department Head of Internal Medicine at Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, a high-ranking individual personally seeking out a new doctor for a chat naturally made Chen Yu extremely cautious.

For Chen Yu, who had now been promoted to a Certified Necromancer, the schemes of ordinary humans were no longer within his concerns. Necromancy held many methods for manipulating and controlling souls. If Yamamoto Hisae truly sought to plot something against him or had plans to manipulate him, Chen Yu naturally had plenty of ways to make her struggle between life and death.

However, if Yamamoto Hisae simply wanted to gain some benefit from him... Chen Yu didn’t mind cooperating with others.

"Modesty may be a virtue, but excessive modesty can lead to being underrated," said Yamamoto Hisae, realizing that further beating around the bush with Chen Yu—who was adopting a detached demeanor—was a waste of time. She then steered the conversation towards her real intention, "Mr. Chen Yu, you are a skilled individual, and I greatly admire capable people.

I’m very curious, given that you studied surgery, why did you think of researching anticancer drugs typically associated with internal medicine? Mr. Chen Yu, could you satisfy this curiosity of an internal medicine department head?"

"It wasn’t much, really; it was just a matter of interest. Plus, when I was in China, I acquired a notebook that detailed methods for creating revenants by the African Voodoo Cult, and out of curiosity, I wanted to study it. I discovered that one of the ingredients used in the Voodoo Cult’s resurrection powder could suppress the life activity of organisms.

That gave me the idea to test whether it could affect cancer cells, leading to the research I’m doing now," Chen Yu explained to Yamamoto Hisae, of course, making all of this up.

China and Africa are a world apart, and though, in recent years, quite a few Africans have come to China, techniques like revenant creation are not so easily obtained.

However, as a bona fide Necromancer, for Chen Yu, fabricating similar material was just a flick of the wrist—the Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium detailed more powerful methods for creating zombies or living corpses than the Black Magic of Africa.

This explanation was actually concocted by Chen Yu after he started associating with Jounouchi Hiromi. His original goal was merely to justify why he collected such strange items. But now, it suited him to explain his initial research to Yamamoto Hisae. After all, the potions Chen Yu studied did originally contain many elements that seemed akin to Black Magic.

Yamamoto Hisae was taken aback by Chen Yu’s explanation, having heard of the notorious resurrection techniques of the Voodoo Cult but never having imagined Chen Yu’s inspiration came from their resurrection powder. However, that was never her main focus. After a moment of surprise, she quickly recomposed herself and addressed Chen Yu, "So that’s how it is. Your research is quite remarkable, Mr.

Chen Yu! Esophageal cancer stage IV-A, untreatable and only three months to live, right? And you managed to extend the patient’s survival time nearly tenfold. This is fantastic news for those terminal cancer patients!

However, to have such research conducted by a surgeon is almost an embarrassment to an internal medicine department head like myself! How about it, Mr. Chen Yu, would you consider transferring to internal medicine? With your talent, if you agree to join, I can offer you an associate professor position. What do you think? Would you give it some thought?"

Yamamoto Hisae looked at Chen Yu, finally revealing her true agenda.