21st Century Necromancer

"I feel like I've seen that man somewhere before." After leaving with Jounouchi Hiromi, Chen Yu turned back to glance at the man standing there, feeling a sense of familiarity.

"Have you met this kind of ill-tempered man before?" Jounouchi Hiromi was a bit surprised. She couldn't imagine how such an annoying man could intersect with Chen Yu: "Could he be a past patient of yours?"

"Probably, I think he was a patient when I was a trainee doctor, should have been an appendectomy." Chen Yu recalled carefully and finally remembered where he had seen the man: "He was an incredibly noisy patient. After finding out somewhere that there's a 5% failure rate for appendectomy, he kept refusing the surgery, and I persuaded him for a long time before he agreed to have it."

"Huh? There are actually people who refuse surgery for such a reason?" Jounouchi Hiromi felt her worldview had been refreshed.

It's just an appendectomy, as long as there's no infection, it's a very simple procedure. The so-called 5% failure rate involves postoperative complications and other factors. If we just discuss the procedure itself, no qualified surgeon would fail at such a simple surgery.

"I remember he was a lawyer, and he could talk quite fluently. The way he spoke was like a machine gun, leaving a deep impression on me." Chen Yu nodded. Such annoying people are still quite memorable, especially then when Chen Yu was just a trainee doctor, making quirky patients even more memorable.

"If you put it that way, you and he are destined to meet in a sense!" Jounouchi Hiromi teased, evidently finding it novel for Chen Yu's patient to be someone they casually ran into.

Chen Yu shook his head, saying, "If I'm destined with someone like him, it can only be a bad fate."

Although they encountered an eccentric person, it didn't affect Chen and Hiromi's mood. The couple changed to a different spot and continued skiing, quickly leaving the incident behind.

Even though both had sealed their powers and skied as ordinary people, demigods are ultimately different from regular humans. Whether in terms of physical fitness or coordination, they differ completely from ordinary people in concept.

Jounouchi Hiromi originally knew how to ski, and just with Chen Yu's terrifying physical prowess, he quickly mastered the skiing technique, skiing with proficiency.

Their agile and swift silhouettes glided down the snowy peak together, drawing cheers from nearby tourists for their excellent skills. None realized that Chen Yu had only started skiing today.

Even though Chen Yu had started skiing today, his skills were not lacking at all. Skimming down the snow peak with Jounouchi Hiromi, Chen Yu felt the joy of skiing.

The two skied to a gentle slope and finally stopped one after another.

"You learned quickly, dear! You're almost catching up to me!" Jounouchi Hiromi praised Chen Yu, who had finished skiing almost side by side with her.

Though Jounouchi Hiromi initially wanted to see Chen Yu fall on the snow, witnessing his quick mastery of skiing and graceful prowess was equally satisfying.

"Isn't it thanks to your great teaching, Hiromi?" Chen Yu flashed a smile, flattering his wife.

Skiing isn't a difficult sport; once you grasp the method, the rest is just coordinating your body. Following the correct method isn't hard to make it look decent.

But Chen Yu certainly wouldn't tell his wife that. In moments like these, it's naturally best to credit Jounouchi Hiromi's teaching.

Sure enough, upon hearing Chen Yu's words, Jounouchi Hiromi appeared quite pleased and teasingly suggested, "So, how about proving how much you've learned, hubby? Why don't we have a race?"

"A race, sure." Chen Yu readily agreed.

However, sometimes things don't develop as one wishes. Chen Yu obviously hoped no one would disturb them, but that unpleasant man from earlier reappeared as if haunting them.

"Miss, are you looking to race? I'm quite knowledgeable about skiing. While not professional, I've ranked in some amateur competitions. Would you like to race me?" The same chatty man stopped beside Jounouchi Hiromi, pretending to be suave and deliberately ignoring Chen Yu, suggesting to Hiromi.

Jounouchi Hiromi was genuinely inclined to ignore such people, pulling Chen Yu's arm to leave, but Chen Yu held her back, signaling her to stay calm and speak to the chatty man, "You think you're great? Just don't cry when you lose."

After speaking, Chen Yu broke through the temporary seal imposed by Jounouchi Hiromi, subtly removing it from her shoulder, seemingly brushing off snow but actually lifting her seal on him.

Jounouchi Hiromi slightly raised her eyebrows at Chen Yu, sensing he was genuinely angry.

Then she said to the chatty man, "How do you want to race? Speed? Let's target the mountain foot and see who gets there first. The loser will shout three times that they're a pig."

After speaking, Jounouchi Hiromi gave the man no chance to argue, grabbing her ski poles readying to set off.noveldrama

Chen Yu ignored the chatty man and similarly prepared beside Jounouchi Hiromi.

The chatty man felt a surge of anger, clenching his ski poles, and readied himself in departure stance beside Chen Yu and Hiromi, continuing his chatter, "Don't say I didn't warn you, I've won third place in Tokyo's amateur skiing competition! Don't blame me for not caring if you get hurt trying to catch up."

"Worry about yourself," Chen Yu couldn't be bothered with more conversation. Allowing him to prepare, he started counting: "Three, two, one, go!"

Once done, Chen Yu shot forward like an arrow, with Jounouchi Hiromi following closely.

The man's reaction seemed a momentary delay, but he hadn't lied. Even despite a slight delay in starting, he closely tailed Chen Yu and Hiromi without being left behind.

But certain things can't be chased with mere skill, especially when your opponent's skill isn't lacking.

As Chen Yu and Jounouchi Hiromi applied slightly more force, their speed suddenly increased, putting distance between them and the chatty man.