21st Century Necromancer

After flying for several hours, Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi safely returned to Tokyo.

Although they could conveniently travel directly from China to Japan by making use of the Necromantic Space, there are always rules to follow. Freely moving between the two countries was undoubtedly convenient and time-saving for Yu Chen, but it could cause significant trouble. At the very least, discrepancies in immigration records could easily attract attention.

Despite the fact that Japan's so-called Supernaturalist management organization—the Supernaturalist Association—was just a shell used for trading, both the Metropolitan Police Department and the Self-Defense Forces in Japan had modernized units composed entirely of Supernaturalists.

This sort of special forces, comprised solely of Supernaturalists and supported by modern military training, possessing both Supernatural Spells and technologically advanced equipment, held an absolute advantage and lethality against any lone entity or loosely organized social group of Supernaturalists. After all, if everyone is a Supernaturalist, how could a single person contend against a fully armed military force?

Even Legendary-rank Supernaturalists wouldn't want to face an army made up solely of Supernaturalists, as it could cause them great trouble and even pose the risk of falling in an unlucky moment.

Yu Chen had always avoided provoking official forces. He didn't stir trouble while in China, and in Japan, he simply focused on his own cultivation and studied necromancy until he achieved ascension and registered his identity with the official Supernaturalist management organization—the Supernaturalist Association.

For modern nations, except for those small countries with weak national power, any country with sufficient historical, cultural heritage, and economic and military strength has a comprehensive management system for its Supernaturalists and also possesses the corresponding restraining power.

While powerful Supernaturalists are indeed a potential threat to social stability, countries like the Five Great Hooligans can suppress everything with their own might. This is where the White Eagle, lacking historical depth, has always been somewhat inferior, relying on the technology available to them to compensate.

For Japan, although its Supernatural Power suffered greatly during the war, a country with over a thousand years of history still has sufficient depth in this area.

The Ghoul residing in the Meiji Shrine, sustained by the nation's resources, possesses the strength to suppress the entire Tokyo. Even Legendary-rank Supernaturalists wouldn't lightly provoke a Demigod, even one without a physical form. Continue your journey with My Virtual Library Empire

Therefore, for Yu Chen, it was better to take some effort and time than to cause a disturbance that would draw the attention of official forces. Moreover, his years of living as an ordinary person had already ingrained a habit of obeying the law.

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"Rena, good morning." First thing in the morning upon arriving at the office, Yu Chen saw his personal assistant, Shirai Rena, already seated at her desk. He greeted her with a smile and handed her the souvenir he brought: "Here, a little something for you."

"Thank you, Professor!" Shirai Rena accepted the paper bag Yu Chen offered. Her face showed delight, but she didn't forget her duties. Quickly, she passed a folder from her desk to Yu Chen and said, "Professor, these are some call records and matters that need your confirmation and handling from the past few days while you were away. I've organized them into a memo for you to review."

Yu Chen took the folder somewhat surprised, as he hadn't asked Shirai Rena to do this, yet she had thought to organize things. This certainly raised her in his esteem, and he felt satisfied with her competence.

Flipping through the folder and noting how Shirai Rena had neatly categorized calls and various issues with notes, Yu Chen thanked her and, pleased, nodded his head before proceeding into his office and sitting down at his desk.

Without waiting for instructions, the well-acquainted Shirai Rena had already placed a cup of perfectly brewed coffee in front of Yu Chen.

Sipping the coffee, which was to his great satisfaction in both taste and texture, Yu Chen couldn't help but laugh and say to Shirai Rena, "Rena, your coffee-making skills are getting better and better. It seems you could open your own café someday, even if you don't work as my assistant."

"You're too kind, Professor," responded Shirai Rena modestly before exiting Yu Chen's office and closing the door behind her.

As the office door closed, Yu Chen's shadow suddenly moved, detaching itself from him and transforming into a Black Armored Warrior wearing a white silver skull mask in front of him.

This was Maeda Toshiie, turned into a Legendary-rank Undead Servant by Yu Chen — the Shadow Guard.

This was a type of Undead Servant that was also very special among Necromancers. As a Legendary-rank being, the Shadow Guard could completely merge with the shadows, controlling the power of the shadow plane, creating Sub-Legendary strength duplicates from their own shadow, and switching between the duplicate and the main body at will.

Although similar in ability to the Moonshadow Dancer, the Shadow Guard's power was more pure and powerful. The Shadow Guard, hidden within the shadow of the Necromancer, was the closest and most trusted protector of the Necromancer.

Yu Chen had Maeda Toshiie's main body in charge of the Mingyue Society, while also creating two duplicates, following both him and Hiromi Jounouchi as personal protection.

However, without any incidents, the Shadow Guard should remain in Yu Chen's shadow with no action; thus, its sudden emergence from Yu Chen's shadow puzzled him. Setting down his coffee, he looked up at this unexpected shadow duplicate that had sprouted from his own shadow.

The duplicate didn't explain but instead reached into its dense shadow, pulling out a paper bag and placing it in front of Yu Chen before melting away like a liquid and merging back into Yu Chen's shadow.

Raising an eyebrow, Yu Chen then realized that this was most likely Maeda Toshiie's main body passing on information to him. It must be said that the Shadow Guard's abilities were indeed very useful, though Maeda Toshiie's autonomy was strong, and he seemed to lack enough respect for Yu Chen.

Yu Chen didn't mind this, though. A Legendary-rank being, especially one known historically by name, is bound to have some pride. Loyalty is what mattered, after all.

As he thought this, Yu Chen opened the paper bag he held, which contained an investigative report about Qingdai.