21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 181 - 180 "I, Am a Necromancer." (3rd Update)

"Transcendents have existed since ancient times, and in ancient Japan, Samurai and Onmyoji were the representatives of Japan’s native transcendent professions," Chen Yu said as he held Jounouchi Hiromi in his arms, watching her eat while he wrapped an arm around her slender waist and explained to her about transcendents.

Upon hearing Chen Yu mention Japan’s native transcendents, Jounouchi Hiromi quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and asked Chen Yu eagerly, "Samurai and Onmyoji? What about the Priests at the Shrine? And those deities worshiped at the Shrines... Do the Yaoyorozu no Tenjinshu really exist?"

"Of course, the Priests are too! Hiromi, do you remember when we last went to Kamakura, and I specifically visited the Hachiman Daijingu Shrine?" Chen Yu smiled, reminding his girlfriend, "A Priest stopped us then, saying that Audis had attracted misfortune and needed to be exorcised. Do you remember that?"

"I certainly do!" Jounouchi Hiromi turned around excitedly and looked at Chen Yu, biting her chopsticks enthusiastically, "That Priest even had someone arrange a tea ceremony performance for me. I found it strange, since when does Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine have tea ceremony performances, and the Shrine Maiden performing the ceremony didn’t seem at all like the part-time Shrine Maidens!

So, are you saying that Priest was also one of the transcendents you mentioned? And even the Shrine Maiden I saw? What about the deities? Do Hachiman and other deities really exist?"

"I can’t be certain about the Shrine Maiden you saw, but the Priest we met then was indeed a transcendent. He stopped us because of that reason," Chen Yu explained to Jounouchi Hiromi, also touching on the topic of her greatest interest, "As for the deities you mentioned, they certainly do exist. Great gods like Amaterasu and Inari are real, and the Yaoyorozu no Tenjinshu too.

Even the Gao Tianyuan mentioned in the myths is a real place, it’s just that mortals, and even ordinary transcendents, cannot see it."

"You sound so sure, Mr. Chen Yu, have you seen them?" The things that Chen Yu was talking about were things she had never heard of, which undoubtedly excited and intrigued Jounouchi Hiromi, and she eagerly wanted to know more.

However, Chen Yu could understand her curiosity; this innate human desire for knowledge didn’t strike him as odd.

"As for deities, I have seen them!" Chen Yu said, recalling Little Rice Princess, a deity as timid as a little girl he had once encountered. With a smile, he explained to Jounouchi Hiromi, "When I used to live near Kawakami Cemetery, there was a shrine dedicated to the Inari God. A deity lived there. However, she was just a minor deity of Inari and didn’t have much power.

I’ve only seen her once or twice. If you’re interested, I could take you to meet her tonight."

"Meeting a god? Oh my Ra!" Jounouchi Hiromi cheered. The opportunity to meet a real deity was clearly an experience she had never had before. Despite her excitement, Jounouchi Hiromi did not forget her main purpose and continued to inquire, "You haven’t talked about yourself yet, Mr. Chen Yu! I know you’re a transcendent, and as you said, each transcendent has a profession, so what’s yours?

Are you a Mage? And when you disappeared on the rooftop, was that Magic?"

Faced with Jounouchi Hiromi’s barrage of questions, Chen Yu was somewhat at a loss where to start explaining. Seeing that she had almost finished her bento, he suggested, "You have so many questions, Hiromi, that I can’t explain them all at once. Why don’t I show you in person?"

"Seeing it in person, how do I see..." Jounouchi Hiromi put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth, and was about to ask Chen Yu how to see it when suddenly everything before her eyes went dark. By the time she realized what was happening, she was already in a completely different place, held in the arms of Chen Yu.

Descending from Chen Yu’s embrace, Jounouchi Hiromi steadied her footing and began to take in her surroundings.

They appeared on what seemed like a terrace, which was a part of a massive, yet unfinished building. Standing at the edge of the terrace and looking around, one could see many figures resembling clay figures at work, using huge black stone blocks to build the structure.

Among them mixed some constructs looking like metal and wood, including spider-like large machinery with four long legs assisting in the construction.

Below the building was what seemed to be an unfinished greenhouse made of glass. Although incomplete, it was already filled with plants. Hiromi noticed those were the Black Roses Chen Yu had picked earlier.

In the distance lay a deep blue expanse of water that looked like an endless sea, with white waves crashing against the black shoreline.

There was some distance between the building itself and the coastline, and to its side was a plain, through which a river flowed into the ocean before them.

"What place is this, exactly? Was that magic just now?" Turning to face her boyfriend, Jounouchi Hiromi felt her list of questions growing, especially upon seeing the large book with a black cover still in his hand: "This book… I thought it was lost, but it turns out Mr. Chen Yu, you took it."

"Just now… that could be considered magic, but overall, it’s one of the functions of the ring on your finger," Chen Yu explained to Jounouchi Hiromi, also pointing to the engagement ring she wore, which he had used to propose to her: "This is my private space... I’m not sure how to explain the concept of this place to you.

Anyway, Hiromi, you can think of it as a private island that belongs only to me, inaccessible to others without my permission, and the ring on your hand is the key to the door that opens here. You can appear anywhere on this island at will, according to your heart’s desire."

It dawned on Jounouchi Hiromi that the ring Chen Yu presented for the proposal had such a function. The gift he gave her was not just a ring, but this entire island!

"I did not intend to propose to you so soon, which is why the castle isn’t finished yet, so…" Chen Yu shook his head, feeling that these words were of no importance now, but still, he took Hiromi’s hand and stood at the edge of the terrace, saying to her: "I planned to build a castle here and then propose to you, Hiromi, giving you a grand and perfect wedding meant only for the two of us.

That was when I would tell you all of my secrets."

"After all that has happened today, just who are you?" Everything that had taken place had left Jounouchi Hiromi unsure of what to say next, but finally learning the true secret of Chen Yu gave her a great sense of security. She leaned into Chen Yu’s embrace; she felt surrounded by happiness: "Well, it doesn’t matter if you don’t tell me, as long as you love me, that is enough."

"I am a Necromancer," Chen Yu said, holding his fiancée.