21st Century Necromancer
Chapter 866 - 860: Destiny and Shaomai

"Honey, you really had a great time today, didn't you!" Chen Yu was driving at a normal speed into the Yokohama City Area when Jounouchi Hiromi suddenly spoke, noticing his cheerful expression.

"Did I? Maybe it's just because I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time and never actually did it." Being teased by Jounouchi Hiromi, Chen Yu realized he was in high spirits today, but he didn't mind: "Perhaps I've always been too proper before, and now this less-than-proper feeling feels exciting."

Upon hearing Chen Yu describe himself as proper, Jounouchi Hiromi burst into laughter: "Proper? You, of all people, being proper? The first time I visited your place, the stuff in your household alone was enough to get you arrested, wasn't it? Though you didn't kill those people, illegally hiding corpses is a crime in Japan! A Necromancer claiming to follow the rules—how laughable!"

Teased by Jounouchi Hiromi, Chen Yu simply laughed and said, "Not following the rules? If I truly didn't follow the rules, what do you think, darling—would there still be any living people in Tokyo right now? A Necromancer, a Necromancer; we're born to embody death, to consort with the dead and manipulate corpses to spread death."

Jounouchi Hiromi understood Chen Yu's implication well enough. As a Necromancer, if Chen Yu truly chose to disregard rules, he could have long since unleashed massacres, amassed corpses and negative energy, and turned Tokyo into a Dead Zone.

Being a Necromancer Knight herself, Jounouchi Hiromi knew very well that if Chen Yu were to go down that path, the negative energy born from the deaths of Tokyo's millions and the transformation of the city into a Dead Zone wouldn't just allow Chen Yu to achieve Divine Enthronement almost instantly. It would further bind his power to the ley lines of the entire city. Tokyo would then turn into Chen Yu's Life Coffin Box—so long as Tokyo persisted, Chen Yu would remain immortal.

And to completely obliterate such a city—especially a mega-metropolis like Tokyo—the only viable option for humanity would be large-yield strategic nuclear weapons.

Besides, by that point, the entire city's survival would already be intricately intertwined with Chen Yu himself. He'd possess more than enough strength to prevent a nuclear bomb from even being deployed.

In fact, killing anyone above the Legendary rank with nuclear weaponry is exceedingly difficult. While a direct hit from a nuclear weapon could kill even Legendary transcendent beings or Demigods, what Demigod would foolishly stand still and wait for a nuclear bomb to strike?

Years ago, when the United States used two nuclear bombs to annihilate Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it also ended the lives of Japan's final two Demigods. This taught the world that nukes could destroy Demigods, but simultaneously served as a warning to all Demigods and transcendent beings about such weapons.

After all, Japan's last two Demigods were heavily injured at the time and utterly incapable of further combat. Restricted from movement, they could only recuperate in Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the last line of defense against potential invasions from the United States through Southeast Asia. They became sitting targets, allowing the U.S. to lock onto them and accomplish the incredible feat of mortals slaying Demigods with two atomic bombs.

If those two Demigods had been in peak condition, they'd have had countless ways to evade a nuclear strike.

Take Chen Yu, for example—he could easily retreat into the Necromantic Space before a bomb ever dropped, rendering the nuclear attack ineffective.

Of course, this kind of musing was just idle thinking on Jounouchi Hiromi's part. She understood fully that Chen Yu was merely joking.

Still, looking at Chen Yu's expression, she playfully coaxed him. "Alright, alright, I know, hubby, you're a proper, law-abiding citizen! Just don't say things like destroying Tokyo anymore."

Watching his wife's slightly patronizing tone as though placating a child, Chen Yu simply smiled without responding further. Though he wouldn't necessarily carry out the destruction of Tokyo, not doing it didn't mean he lacked the power to make it happen.

Moving on from the topic, Chen Yu drove with Jounouchi Hiromi to the shop where they had bought steamed shumai on their last walk around Yokohama. Fortunately, the shop hadn't closed yet; it still had hot, steaming shumai for sale.

Chen Yu parked the car by the roadside, asked Jounouchi Hiromi to stay in the car, and went by himself to queue for the shumai.

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As Chen Yu queued for shumai, a plane arriving from the United States finally landed slowly at Narita Airport.

The envoy dispatched by the Freemasons had finally rushed and hustled its way to Tokyo, arriving in the dead of night.

"Cooper, are you really confident we can meet His Excellency the Demigod? You know, if it weren't for you claiming that taking this specific flight would make our mission easier, we should've been in Tokyo during the day!" The Freemasons' envoy consisted of two individuals, one of whom was currently expressing his dissatisfaction toward his companion.

In truth, the pair should have reached Japan earlier in the day, but due to certain reasons, they only arrived now. This delay naturally earned them severe reprimands from the Freemasons' higher-ups.

Despite voicing his dissatisfaction, the envoy still harbored significant trust in his companion; otherwise, he wouldn't have stuck to his companion's suggestion and risked arriving late at night despite pressure from the top brass.

His complaints were merely the result of residual grievances after being dressed down by the higher-ups.

The individual called Cooper, however, was already familiar with such grievances. Smiling faintly at his companion, he said, "Relax, Becky. Destiny will guide us. I'm a fortune teller, after all."

As he spoke, Cooper retrieved a golden pocket watch, opened the faceplate, and glanced at it, seemingly verifying something.

Faced with Cooper's reply, Becky felt a helpless resignation but had no choice but to continue trusting his companion as always.

Indeed, if Cooper hadn't been a fortune teller—a profession particularly adept at divining destiny—capable of repeatedly steering their missions away from danger and earning the trust of the Freemasons' upper echelons, Becky wouldn't have placed so much faith in him.

Not paying much mind to Becky's unease, Cooper examined the pocket watch scrupulously for a while before finally pocketing it and asking Becky, "Have you arranged the car I asked you to prepare? Tonight, we'll be relying on it to catch up with His Excellency the Demigod."

"Don't worry, I took care of it long ago. But are you really sure that driving to Tokyo is going to let us meet His Excellency the Demigod? Surely he's not so idle as to race down highways in the middle of the night without sleeping, is he?" Becky asked skeptically, though they were already en route to retrieve the car he had prepared in advance as per Cooper's instructions.

"Besides, Cooper, you're still just an Expert Extraordinare, right? Are you really capable of predicting the movements of a Demigod?"

"Relax, mate. Even Demigods leave their marks within the rivers of destiny." Cooper radiated unshaken confidence. As a fortune teller privy to the secrets of fate, his belief in his divinations remained unwavering.

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