21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 267 - 264 Boudoir

Jounouchi Hiromi’s home was located in the suburbs near the foothills of Yamagata City, and one could almost say it was nestled at the foot of the mountains. When Chen Yu arrived at her doorstep, he could look up to see the tranquil and peaceful mountains behind her house, covered with white snow and tinted with a hint of indigo.

"Mom!" Standing at her own front door, Jounouchi Hiromi pressed the doorbell and called out loudly for her mother as she walked in.

"Hey, hey, hey! How old are you now? You’re still shouting like a child when you come home!" Jounouchi Hiromi’s mother came out from inside the house wearing an apron and holding a ladle, clearly having been busy in the kitchen. As she chided Jounouchi Hiromi, she lifted her head to look at her, "Come here and help out as soon as you’re back.

I haven’t prepared the soba noodles for the New Year’s feast yet! Hurry up…"

Seeing her mother freeze up in front of him because of her own surprise, Chen Yu quickly greeted her with a smile, "Hello, auntie, I am Hiromi’s boyfriend, my name is Chen Yu. It’s nice to meet you for the first time; please take good care of me!"

While speaking, Chen Yu hurriedly handed the gift he had been carrying over to Jounouchi Hiromi’s mother, "This is a little gift from Tokyo for you. It’s nothing much, so please don’t dismiss it." Read exclusive content at novelbuddy

Jounouchi Hiromi, standing beside her mother with the ladle, couldn’t help but smirk at the sight of her mother receiving Chen Yu’s gift awkwardly.

"Really, I’m already so happy that you came to visit, why did you have to bring a gift!" Perhaps her daughter’s laughter snapped her back to the moment, Jounouchi Hiromi’s mother reprimanded Chen Yu and took the gift from him with the hand that wasn’t holding the ladle, complaining even though she couldn’t hide the smile at the corners of her eyes.

After inviting Chen Yu to sit down and pouring him a cup of tea, Jounouchi Hiromi was finally pulled aside by her mother for questioning, "You little rascal! What’s all this about? Why all of a sudden did you bring someone back? Didn’t you say previously that it was just going to be you coming back because he had work and couldn’t come?

And now you’re bringing him back with you, leaving me unprepared!"

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"I wanted to give you a surprise!" Jounouchi Hiromi said with a pleasing smile, hugging her own mother and pleading, "And Mr. Chen Yu won’t mind. We just didn’t want you to prepare too much, so we deliberately didn’t tell you."

"But that’s really rude! It’s your first time bringing a boyfriend home, and if we don’t entertain him properly, he might think our family is impolite!" Jounouchi Hiromi’s mother scolded her, clearly unhappy with her daughter’s sudden surprise attack. For Japanese who value etiquette, it was considered very rude not to properly entertain a guest.

"Mr. Chen Yu won’t mind these things, and you’re being too polite; that will make him uncomfortable," Jounouchi Hiromi consoled her mother, while at the same time pushing her toward the kitchen, "Mum, you should hurry up and cook. I’ve been craving the braised pork belly you make for a whole year!"

"If you want to eat my cooking, come back more often! What’s so great about a big city like Tokyo that you only come back for the New Year’s holiday!" Jounouchi Hiromi’s mother grumbled at her daughter but still headed toward the kitchen, halfway pushed and halfway willing.

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"This is your old room, Hiromi? It’s different from what I imagined, a bit less... boyish. I half expected to see a tomboy’s room!" Chen Yu teased as he sat on the bed in Jounouchi Hiromi’s bedroom, looking around the space that used to belong to her.

"What did you think my room would look like, a mess?" Jounouchi Hiromi retorted cutely, placing her suitcase in the corner of the room and hanging the clothes from it into the wardrobe.

However, as she looked at some of her old clothes in the wardrobe, she couldn’t help feeling a bit self-conscious about Chen Yu calling her a tomboy; most of the clothes were pretty androgynous and lacked feminine attire. The most eye-catching piece, a white dress, was something she had bought to get rid of Yuiko Tsuina, who was not her girlfriend at the time.

Unfortunately, even in that dress, she didn’t look very girlish.

As Jounouchi Hiromi contemplated hiding her old clothes, Chen Yu asked from behind her, "Hiromi, how are we going to sleep tonight? It might be a bit cramped for two people in your bed. Should I set up a place on the floor to sleep?"

"Is it really necessary to bother? Mr. Chen Yu, you can just go back to...," Jounouchi Hiromi was about to say Chen Yu could always return to sleep in the castle within the Necromantic Space, but Chen Yu hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear, "Let’s try not to mention anything supernatural; it’d be troublesome to explain if your mom heard us.

Plus, if you don’t sleep here and your mom comes to check on us and finds neither of us in the room, how will you explain that to her?"

"Couldn’t we use an illusion?" Jounouchi Hiromi said, slightly disgruntled. She had only recently acquired supernatural powers and always wanted to show off her abilities, but restrictions like Chen Yu’s made her feel frustrated that she couldn’t use her strength as she wished.

"Don’t become reliant on your power; it’s not a toy to show off," Chen Yu, making Jounouchi Hiromi turn to face him, sternly advised her, "Powerful abilities require a strong heart to wield them. It’s like holding a sharp sword—if you can’t grip it properly, it will cut you. Only when you are strong enough to wield it, does it become a formidable weapon in your hand.

I know you suddenly got this power and you’re eager to try using it, like a child with a new toy who wants to show off. I can understand your feelings, but I hope you realize that power is not a toy. If you can’t control your own power and desires, the power will dominate you, leading to a loss of control, and you will become a slave to it."

Having heard this reminder from Chen Yu, Jounouchi Hiromi finally felt a shock of realization and reflection; since receiving the abilities of the Blood Knight, she had been overly eager, always wanting to do something with her newfound transcendent powers.

However, she hadn’t yet mastered her abilities and even keeping them contained was only possible with Xiao Lan’s help, a clear indication that her mindset wasn’t right.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Chen Yu, and thank you for reminding me," Jounouchi Hiromi said with gratitude after coming to her senses. Deep down, she felt relieved that Chen Yu was by her side; otherwise, she might have very well lost herself.