21st Century Necromancer

A gang of delinquent bikers, hollowed out by alcohol and debauchery, looked fierce and were numerous, but they stood no chance against Chen Yu, a transcendent being, and Hiromi Jounouchi, who could take on eight people by herself back in high school. The outcome was a foregone conclusion.

"Are doctors these days all this good at fighting?" The policeman who responded to Chen Yu's call for help and came to drag the delinquent bikers back to the station couldn't help but wonder if he had chosen the wrong profession as he looked at the dozen or so bikers on the ground who couldn't get up, and Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi standing by, barely a stain on their clothing.

Although the officer was astonished by the combat prowess of Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi, the delinquent bikers, dressed in their commando outfits and sporting hair of various colors, clearly marked the good from the bad at a glance. Even though they were the ones who got beaten up, it didn't change the fact that they were handcuffed and taken to the police station by the officers.

As for Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi, they went to the police station as well, but only to give a statement. When they left, the head of the police department was so courteous that he even sent a patrol car to drive them home—an exceptionally thoughtful gesture indeed.

Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi accepted the police's courtesy without any objection, and they didn't find anything amiss, although having a car dispatched to take them home seemed overly polite.

However, considering the police chief's demeanor of seeking assistance, who had exchanged business cards with them before they left and had been inquiring about cancer treatment during the statement recording, it was likely that he had a patient in the family and needed their help.

"I had no idea you were so capable of fighting, Hiromi. It seems to me that instead of studying necromancy with me, you should become a Death Knight," Chen Yu said to Hiromi Jounouchi back at home, half-joking and half-serious after witnessing her skills.

Upon hearing this from Chen Yu, Hiromi Jounouchi's interest was instantly piqued. She excitedly pounced on Chen Yu and pinned him down to ask, "Didn't you promise to teach me necromancy? Now what's this about a Death Knight? Is that something like those European knights with shields? They look really silly in all that armor! And I'm a woman, it wouldn't be right for me to wear a tin can, would it?"

"The Death Knight is actually another branch of necromancers, also proficient in necromancy, but leaning more toward war and armed combat.

Spells are just a supplement for Death Knights, unlike necromancers who focus on spells," Chen Yu explained to Hiromi Jounouchi while he summoned glowing white lines in the air, sketching out images of a knight in armor with a sword and a mage with a magic wand and robe.

Looking at the stick figure-like apparitions Chen Yu had conjured, Hiromi Jounouchi sat up from his embrace, her eyes filled with eager fascination as she observed the two figures, especially the one with the sword, which sparked a sense of longing in her gaze.

Hiromi Jounouchi, who had practiced fencing in high school, naturally had a greater fondness for a sword-wielding knight than a mage with a staff and robe.

Chen Yu could clearly see these preferences in Hiromi Jounouchi's expression, so he tapped the knight figure, causing it to kick the mage figure away and then perform a knightly bow toward Hiromi Jounouchi, feigning formality.

This amused Hiromi Jounouchi to the point of laughter, after which the knight figure transformed into a more refined Female Knight, with a thinner sword resembling a rapier in its hand.

Seeing this, surprise spread across Hiromichi Jounouchi's face, but a fondness for the knightly figure also welled up in the depths of her eyes.

"Necromancer Knights are named knights, but they are more like Magic Swordsmen or mages with swords. Even though they wield swords, in most cases, they don't rely on the sharpness of their weapons to kill, but on the various curses attached to them to inflict damage on enemies," Yu Chen explained to Hiromi Jounouchi.

As he described, a knight figure conjured a cartoonish Skeleton Pony out of nowhere, mounted it, and then made a charging gesture. Simultaneously, matchstick-like enemies appeared in front of the knight figure, who attacked them with his sword.

As the knight figure attacked, these matchstick enemies acted as if they were hurt, and different symbols emerged on them.

"Weakness, agony, bleeding, aging, blindness, paralysis, slowness, corrosion, recklessness, plague... A Necromancer Knight's sword can be imbued with a wide array of curses.

They not only empower themselves but can also bolster the armies they lead," Chen Yu said, and with a tap on the knight figure, he made the enemies disappear, while behind the knight figure, a sizeable cartoonish army of Undead creatures appeared.

The knight figure lifted his sword, a circle of light appeared underneath the Skeleton Pony's feet, and a similar glow emanated from the army behind the knight figure.

However, these were obviously just some characteristics of Necromancer Knights. Chen Yu waved his hand, and the army behind the knight figure vanished, but at the same time, the Skeleton Pony the knight figure was riding turned into a slightly majestic-looking little Bone Dragon, and with the knight figure on its back, it took off and flew around in circles inside the room.

"The abilities of a Necromancer Knight partly derive from their weapons and partly from their mounts," Chen Yu, with an arm around Hiromi Jounouchi's shoulder, leaned on the sofa at home and conjured numerous texts and illustrations on the ceiling, explaining in detail: "Each Necromancer Knight's sword is unique—they attach different functionalities and curses to their swords according to their tastes and habits.

They also provide various buffs to the armies they command. You could say that a Necromancer Knight's sword is fundamental to their leadership of the army.

Their mounts, on the other hand, represent the Necromancer Knights' own martial prowess. Ordinary Necromancer Knights ride Skeleton Warhorses, stronger ones may obtain Nightmares, and there are also impressive Bone Dragons, to be sure.

If you want, Hiromi, in my Necromantic Space there's a Dragon Tomb that I snatched from the Netherworld, placed on the mountain behind the castle. Although I've never opened it, I did check it when I snatched it; there are roughly three real Bone Dragons inside, not just some False Bone Dragons made from other bones."

"Dragon Riding? That sounds interesting!" Hiromi Jounouchi didn't seem to mind the skeletal appearance of the Bone Dragons. Instead, she seemed quite fond of the little Bone Dragon made of lines that Chen Yu casually summoned: "Aside from these, are there any other differences between Necromancer Knights and Necromancers?"

"Of course, there are. Necromancer Knights are good at..." On the sofa, Chen Yu kept conjuring new texts, patiently and gently explaining to Hiromi Jounouchi...