21st Century Necromancer

"Mr. Chen Yu, what do you think of this house?" Having taken a spin in the spacious room, Jounouchi Hiromi asked Chen Yu, who stood aside.

Since the laboratory work had gradually gotten on the right track, and both Doctor Higashiyama and Glasses Doctor proved to be highly capable, managing the day-to-day operations of the lab without Chen Yu's daily supervision, he was able to make time to go house hunting with Jounouchi Hiromi today.

Having learned about the Necromantic Space, Chen Yu had already decided to move. Although the construction of the Necromantic Space was still up in the air, and the materials for the magic ritual were not yet fully collected, this did not hinder Chen Yu's preparations to move.

Admittedly, living near a graveyard had many benefits for a necromancer, and in Japan, it wasn't taboo to live next to one. However, after some consideration, Chen Yu decided to move.

This wasn't solely because he now had a girlfriend and needed to think about Jounouchi Hiromi spending nights over, but it was due to a more pragmatic reason: the landlord planned to reclaim the rental house.

Although the house Chen Yu rented was a haunted house, it seems the necromancer was the more dangerous entity compared to ghosts. Thus, during the many years Chen Yu lived there, the infamous haunted house had, in fact, never been disturbed by ghosts.

It wasn't that the landlord wanted to reclaim the house just because it was no longer a haunted house. After all, Chen Yu had lived there for many years, always promptly paying his rent without any conflicts with the landlord.

The primary reason for reclaiming the property was that the landlord's son wanted to get married and had no place to live, turning his sights to this "haunted house" Chen Yu was renting.

Chen Yu didn't really mind the landlord's decision to take back the house since he was planning to move anyway. It just meant moving a bit sooner than planned, and he needed to start looking for a new place right away.

Once he was able to break away from the lab, Chen Yu arranged to go house hunting with Jounouchi Hiromi, hoping to find a house that felt comfortable and met his satisfaction.

"Isn't this place a bit too small? And the ceiling seems low," he said, evaluating the house in front of him. Though it looked decent, the overall space appeared tight and the ceiling clearance was not high, around 2.3 meters, giving off the impression one could touch the ceiling just by standing up.

Hearing this, Jounouchi Hiromi turned back to look at Chen Yu, assessed his height, then glanced up at the ceiling and after thinking for a moment, said, "It does seem a bit low. But if it's just you living here, Mr. Chen Yu, shouldn't this space be enough? There's a bedroom, a living room, a dedicated kitchen, and bathroom – even an extra storage room.

For Tokyo, this type of house is already quite good."

After hearing what Jounouchi Hiromi said, Chen Yu tilted his head to ponder for a moment before asking the estate agent, "Are there any larger houses? This one feels a bit small, and the clearance is somewhat low. Living here might feel rather oppressive."

"This house is already considered a very good one in Tokyo. It was just completed less than a year ago, completely new, and within the houses under 100,000 yen, this is the best one. If you would like to see others, the rent may have to…" The agent didn't finish the statement, but the implication was quite clear.

Seeing better houses was not impossible, but it would cost more.

If it were Chen Yu who had just arrived in Japan, the agent's words would have been enough to dissuade him from looking at other houses. But for Professor Chen now, he could well afford a more expensive house.

If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't planned on considering marriage or settling down in Japan permanently, buying an apartment, though somewhat strenuous for the current Chen Yu, was not an impossible task.

However, for the time being, it wasn't necessary, and Chen Yu could very well wait until the spectral anti-cancer drugs and healing drugs were developed and profits were made before buying an apartment. Not only would he have a greater selection, but it would also prevent undue stress.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"When I rent an apartment, my first consideration is to live comfortably, and the cost of rent is not the main factor for my decision," Chen Yu said to the agent.

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"How about this one? The sunlight and the scenery are both excellent, and it's conveniently located not far from a subway station," the agent took Jounouchi Hiromi and Chen Yu to another apartment and introduced it, "Besides the living room and bedroom, there's a small partition. It has a separate kitchen and bathroom.

It's a ten-year-old unit, but the kitchen and bathroom fixtures have all been recently replaced, and the place has been completely renovated, so it feels no different from a new apartment."

Standing in the living room, while looking at the balcony that ran across the living room and the bedroom through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Chen Yu was very satisfied with the apartment's lighting. Moreover, the six-tatami-sized bedroom was already significantly larger compared to the five-tatami-sized bedroom he currently lived in.

"Hiromi, what do you think?" Chen Yu asked Jounouchi Hiromi for her opinion.

Jounouchi Hiromi looked around and even specifically checked the kitchen appliances before she said to Chen Yu, "The apartment is nice, but isn't the rent a bit expensive? 130,000 yen a month, I think the previous apartment was better, with rent of 90,000 yen a month, and the space is not smaller than this one... What do you think, Mr. Chen Yu?"

Although Jounouchi Hiromi gave her opinion, she still respected Chen Yu's thoughts.

"May we discuss this for a moment?" Chen Yu said to the agent nearby, then he took Jounouchi Hiromi out to the balcony and said, "I actually feel it's more comfortable living here. Perhaps it's because I'm used to it in China, I really don't like apartments with low ceilings. Plus, I have Audis at home, and if there's a cat, too small a place wouldn't be suitable, right?"

"Hmm, that's true, after all, Mr. Chen Yu, you're keeping a cat, so you indeed need a bigger environment. Otherwise, cats are very delicate animals, and they can get depressed," Jounouchi Hiromi took Audis, whom Chen Yu casually used as an excuse to persuade her, seriously and began to seriously consider it.

Seeing Jounouchi Hiromi like this, Chen Yu couldn't help but hold her in his arms and say, "Hiromi, would you like to move in and live with me?"

"Live together? But there's only one bedroom here, are you suggesting I sleep in a closet?" Jounouchi Hiromi looked coquettishly at the young man, though she understood what he meant, she pretended not to get it.

"Do we need two beds?" Chen Yu kissed his girlfriend directly.