21st Century Necromancer

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"So this is what happened back then?" Leaning on the couch and looking at Jounouchi Hiromi in his arms as she turned the pages of their high school photo album, Chen Yu was more focused on the photograph of a spirited, short-haired Jounouchi Hiromi, "I never realized you were so cool back in the day, Hiromi. The short hair looks great on you. Why didn't you keep it short afterward?"

"Girls shouldn't be described as 'handsome', right?" Jounouchi Hiromi retorted, slightly annoyed with Chen Yu, but the tomboyish look of her short hair in the photos really could only be described as handsome.

Chen Yu just laughed it off, not caring about Jounouchi Hiromi's rebuttal. Whether she was beautiful or handsome, she was his fiancée, and he didn't need to care whether her hair was long or short.

"By the way, Hiromi, is this Ms. Yuuko now coming to you for treatment? What do you think about her condition?" Chen Yu gently stroked Jounouchi Hiromi's thick, long hair that was spread out, asking her with concern.

"I wish I had a plan! Yuuko, she can't have surgery because of her chronic bronchitis, and she herself refuses chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I just don't know what to do with her!" Jounouchi Hiromi leaned into Chen Yu's embrace and forcefully closed the photo album in her hands, voicing her dissatisfaction with a complaint.

Gripping Jounouchi Hiromi's fingers that had turned white from the force, Chen Yu comforted her gently, "In that case, couldn't you just persuade her? Isn't she your ex-girlfriend? She should listen to you, right?"

"Mr. Chen Yu! Didn't we agree not to joke about this?" Jounouchi Hiromi turned around, pouting as she looked at Chen Yu, feeling somewhat angry that he had brought up the fact that Yuiko Tsuina was her ex-girlfriend again.

However, Chen Yu smiled at her and then said, "I'm not joking. In cases like this where a patient is uncooperative with treatment, shouldn't we as doctors try to find a way to get her to accept treatment? Hiromi, you took Ms. Yuuko's medical records into your own hands because you want to heal her, right?"

Chen Yu's words left Jounouchi Hiromi without a comeback. Even if their past was set aside, Yuiko Tsuina was just another patient, and Jounouchi Hiromi would still do everything in her power to save her life, rather than watch her choose to forgo treatment and die.

For doctors, nothing was more unbearable than losing a patient who had a great chance of recovery to death because they gave up on treatment for various reasons.

"But Yuuko, she…" Jounouchi Hiromi shook her head helplessly, unable to stop a sigh, "If she were someone who could be so easily persuaded, she wouldn't have nearly committed suicide by cutting her wrists for my sake back then. I'll try to talk her into accepting treatment first. If that doesn't work, then I'll figure out something else."

"Look on the bright side, maybe Ms. Yuuko thought things through because she saw you?" Chen Yu consoled Jounouchi Hiromi. He was quite open-minded about the situation; after all, it was just Jounouchi Hiromi's ex-girlfriend. If he could heal her, he didn't mind Jounouchi Hiromi using that fact to reignite Yuiko Tsuina's hope in life.

Having heard what Chen Yu said, Jounouchi Hiromi let out a helpless sigh, shook her head, and lamented, "That's all we can hope for now. I just hope Yuuko isn't as stubborn as she was back then."

At this point, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn't help but let out a frustrated yell, "Ah! Why isn't there a method to treat cancer without surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation!" As she shouted, she aggressively tangled her hair into a messy bird's nest.

"Actually, there is, Hiromi, have you forgotten about my research?" Chen Yu, looking at how Jounouchi Hiromi had ruffled her hair into a mess, found her quite attractive all the same, but couldn't help laughing.

"Mr. Chen Yu, your research? The broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug! That's right! The drug you developed helped Inomata-san survive stage IV esophageal cancer for three years, so there's no reason it can't help Yuuko live too!" Jounouchi Hiromi immediately became excited and threw herself into Chen Yu's arms, her face pressing close to his: "But... isn't that drug still in clinical trials?

Can it be used for treatment now? You know what I mean, I'm asking... is it legal to use yet?"

No wonder Jounouchi Hiromi posed such a question; after all, Chen Yu's treatment for Inomata Naoki had been an off-the-books operation, and although no liability was pursued against Chen Yu, this obviously didn't mean that he could use the drug clinically before the results from human trials were in.

While Jounouchi Hiromi was a member of the experimental group, she wasn't very clear about the progress of the drug development. As far as she was aware, the drug was still undergoing human trials.

Chen Yu nodded, confirming her guess, and explained, "Even though it's indeed still in the human trial phase, the results from the first phase were very successful, so we can speed up the clinical trial process. If you can convince Ms. Yuuko to volunteer for the clinical trial, I can use this drug for her treatment.

The medical records you gave me earlier, I had a look, and stage III lung adenocarcinoma isn't too severe; if we can suppress the tumor activity, it won't affect her normal life at all. Plus, after refinements to the drug, the impact on the human body has been significantly reduced, so there won't be side effects like those Naoki experienced."

"Really? That is fantastic!" Jounouchi Hiromi wasn't worried about the safety of the broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug developed by Chen Yu. It was derived from the formula for Necromantic Potion, and even if one didn't trust his expertise in pharmacology, one should trust his abilities as a Necromancer.

Therefore, Jounouchi Hiromi wasn't concerned about the drug's safety; her only worry was its legality.

Now that there was no need to worry about the drug's legality, she could fully persuade Yuiko Tsuina to take the new treatment under the name of being a volunteer, using the drug on her. In this way, she wouldn't need surgery or endure hair-losing chemotherapy. Using Chen Yu's developed broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug to suppress the tumor activity was practically no different from being cured.

With this thought, Jounouchi Hiromi joyfully straddled Chen Yu's waist and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen Yu. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do."

"I've helped you so much; a mere thank you won't do. How about some real appreciation?" said Chen Yu, and before Jounouchi Hiromi could react, he flipped her over beneath him.

"To the room, come on! Not in the living room!" Jounouchi Hiromi let out a futile struggle, causing Audis to once again scurry back into his cat nest.