21st Century Necromancer

Although Yu Chen had invited Michiko Daimon, she still did not join the excitement; only Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi went to Sukiyabashi Jiro that evening.

The name of this restaurant sounds somewhat odd, but such names aren't too unusual in Japan, roughly equivalent to Chinese names like Wang Zhihe, Yang Yuxing, and Donglai Shun.

Sukiyabashi was the name of an old bridge in Tokyo during the Meiji Era, now only remnants remain, and it has been reconstructed into a park. The name Sukiyabashi Jiro comes from there. As for Jiro, it's because the owner of the restaurant is named Ono Jiro.

Thanks to a documentary named "The God of Sushi," Ono Jiro was also given the title of The God of Sushi, making this small underground Tokyo restaurant with only ten seats famously distinguished. Even the Japanese Prime Minister has entertained the President of the United States here.

Thus, securing a reservation at this restaurant is very difficult; one must reserve two months in advance.

The reason Hiromi Jounouchi could get a reservation was that she had been planning tonight's date two months in advance. And when she was orchestrating all this, Yu Chen hadn't even proposed to her yet.

Knowing everything Hiromi Jounouchi had done for him, Yu Chen couldn't help but feel relieved that Michiko Daimon hadn't come that evening, otherwise, Hiromi Jounouchi's mood would have turned exceedingly foul, spoiling her precious good intentions even further.

After enjoying a meal filled with Hiromi Jounouchi's sentiment, following her original plan, Yu Chen watched a movie with her.

The name of the film was inconsequential, and its content was lackluster—it was just a seemingly artistic romance movie, and the theater was hardly crowded, nearly creating the sense of a private screening.

"Mr. Chen Yu, what do you think an ordinary person would do if they learned necromancy?" Hiromi Jounouchi didn't particularly care whether the movie was good or not. Although she chose a film she wanted to watch, she still started chatting with Yu Chen.

Yu Chen thought for a moment before answering Hiromi Jounouchi's question, "It depends on what they want to do. I chose to study medicine because learning necromancy required knowledge of human anatomy first, leading me down the path to becoming a doctor. As for what path others might take if they learned necromancy, that's not for me to guess.

However, in my 'Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium,' there are some records indicating that when many necromancers first studied death, their goal was to resurrect people who were very important to them, with lovers being the majority.

But necromancy is often taboo; resurrecting the dead has been considered an act of blasphemy, especially during the Medieval Period, resulting in necromancers being hunted and persecuted.

It's also for this reason that necromancers had to improve their combat and survival skills. Throughout this constant struggle, some necromancers were defeated and fell, returning to death, while others vanquished their enemies, eventually establishing a realm of the dead. Among them, some even ascended to divine positions on that foundation."

"Gods? Like the Little Rice Princess?" Hearing Chen Yu mention gods, Hiromi Jounouchi naturally thought of the only deity she had ever met.

Yet, Chen Yu shook his head with a smile and said, "The Little Rice Princess can hardly count as a true god. In a sense, she's just another type of ghost. Of course, by standard definitions, she's a spiritual body that received divine power from the deities, so she is considered a Divine Servant.

However, due to the uniqueness of the Japanese Deity System, she also has a divine position and divine duty, which allows her to be regarded as a deity.

In fact, if I had enough Power of Faith, I could create an army of 'gods' like Little Rice Princess. The core of such beings is divine power, the force obtained after converting the Power of Faith, which is the foundation for the existence of deities. So to Become Divine, the first requirement is to gather faith."

Listenting to Chen Yu's explanation, Hiromi Jounouchi lost interest in the movie, turning her face towards him and asked curiously, "So, do you want to become a god, Mr. Chen Yu?"

"Why would I want to become that kind of existence?" Yu Chen looked at Hiromi Jounouchi and shook his head. Though he didn't show it openly, Hiromi Jounouchi still felt his disdain.

"Mr. Chen Yu, you seem to have very little respect for gods?" Hiromi Jounouchi found Yu Chen's attitude strange. After all, belief in the divine is deeply rooted among Japanese, and even though there are many atheists in modern society, someone who knows gods exist yet disdains them is still quite unusual. Explore hidden tales at My Virtual Library Empire

"Hmm... How do I explain this to you, Hiromi? This kind of knowledge related to deities might be too early for you to understand now." Yu Chen stroked his chin, seemingly contemplating how to explain it to Hiromi Jounouchi. "I'll try to keep it simple: becoming divine requires the Power of Faith to transform into Divine Power, so faith is the foundation of Becoming Divine. You understand that, right?"

"Yes, I can understand that," Hiromi Jounouchi nodded. Although the simple sentence entailed an immense amount of theology and faith-related knowledge, the superficial meaning was clear to her.

Seeing that Hiromi Jounouchi could grasp these concepts, Yu Chen reassured her and continued to explain, "Since you get it, it will be easy to explain. Faith is the foundation of Becoming Divine, but it's not as if one no longer needs faith after becoming a deity.

On the contrary, once a being becomes a god, their existence relies on faith for sustenance. If people believe in them, they continuously gain power. The more people who believe and the stronger the faith, the more powerful the deity becomes; conversely, fewer believers and weaker faith make a weaker deity.

If a god has no believers at all, they won't be able to sustain themselves. Although their divinity is immortal and they don't die, they will fall into a complete slumber until someone believes in them again, awakening the deity. So while becoming a deity seems immortal, it's not as wonderful as you might think.

Especially in modern society, technological advancements have made people increasingly skeptical of divine existence, resulting in diminishing faith. Becoming a god is not as glorious as it seems. Moreover, as necromancers, we have so many ways to pursue our own power, so why depend on the poison that is faith?"