Chapter 5 - 5 Work and Breakfast

Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Work and Breakfast

The creation of the Ritual candle took Chen Yu quite a bit of time, and by the time he finished making this Ritual candle, it was already past midnight.

After placing the finished Ritual candle into a box specifically for holding these candles and counting out the quantity along with the ones he had made previously, Chen Yu couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. "After more than two months, I've finally gathered the thirteen Ritual candles needed for the ceremony! Now all that's missing is a skeleton of a horse to summon the Undead Warhorse!"

Thinking this, Chen Yu tidied up all the materials and molds and then took a shower to wash off various scents clinging to his body.

As a Necromancer who frequently dealt with materials related to corpses, it was inevitable that he would have the smell of the dead on him, and this stench of decay was among the most difficult to remove.

Although he had mentally prepared himself when he first became a Necromancer, if possible, Chen Yu did not wish to always be shrouded in the stench of death. After all, any sane living person wouldn't want to be engulfed in a foul odor.

After cleaning his body, Chen Yu lit a stick of incense and then sat cross-legged on the bed, beginning his daily routine of meditation.

Seeing that Chen Yu had entered a meditative state, Audis, who had finished his own dinner, approached him, tilted his head to examine Chen Yu for a moment, and then gently jumped onto his lap. Audis curled up in Chen Yu's arms and closed his eyes as well.

Invisible glimmers in the air began to slowly gather towards Chen Yu as he meditated, and gradually enveloped both him and Audis, silently permeating their bodies like spring rain moistening parched earth...

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As the sun gradually rose and its rays shone on Chen Yu, who had meditated through the night, the faint glow formed by Negative Energy around him began to fade away like ice and snow under the sunlight, and Chen Yu awoke from his meditation.

After changing into his clothes in the locker room and arriving at his office, he greeted his colleagues and then the first thing Chen Yu opened up was his work schedule for the day.

"Chen-san, how many surgeries do you have this morning?" the colleague sitting next to Chen Yu suddenly looked up at him and asked.

The one who shared an office with Chen Yu was an old-timer at the hospital, Jounouchi Hiromi, a doctor who had been working there for ten years, and was skilled in medicine and also very kind. When Chen Yu first came to the hospital, he was assigned to work under Jounouchi Hiromi, who had always taken good care of him in both his work and life.

"I have two surgeries this morning, but they are just minor surgeries, so I should be done with them quickly," Chen Yu looked up at Jounouchi Hiromi, answering his senior's question, "Jounouchi-senpai, is there something you need?"

"I've told you many times, just call me Hiromi. I'm only thirty-three years old this year; do you want to make me feel old by always calling me senpai?" Jounouchi Hiromi glared at Chen Yu with a slightly annoyed look and then said to him, "Come find me after you're done with the surgeries, I have something to tell you."

Jounouchi Hiromi's words left Chen Yu somewhat confused. It took him a moment to respond before he asked her, "Sen... Hiromi-san, what is it? Is it work-related?"

Chen Yu had assumed it was about work when Jounouchi Hiromi said she wanted to talk to him, but when he asked, her expression turned a bit bashful, and she shook her head at him, speaking with a hint of mystery, "You'll know when you come later, it's not about work, it's some... personal matters."

"Oh, I see." Chen Yu nodded, and although Jounouchi Hiromi's demeanor was quite suspicious, he still agreed.

Seeing that Chen Yu had agreed, Jounouchi Hiromi smiled, her eyes filled with a different sparkle, and she placed a delicately small lunchbox in front of Chen Yu, "Here, I know you probably haven't had breakfast this morning. I made this myself, try it."

"Ah, thank you, Sen... Hiromi-san." Chen Yu quickly thanked Jounouchi Hiromi, took the lunchbox, and upon opening it, found two fragrant and delicately made rice balls inside.