21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 680 - 676: The Friendship of Girls (Please Subscribe, Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Since the shop owner needed hospitalization for healing, Kohinata Kaori and Minami had naturally exchanged contact information. Perhaps because they were both young women, they quickly became good friends.

Kohinata had felt a measure of sympathy for Minami, the young girl who had started working in her uncle's shop right after finishing high school.

Although it was commonplace for young Japanese women to start working right after high school, from Kohinata's perspective, she still believed that girls should at least complete their university education.

Of course, Kohinata did not know that Minami had died many years earlier and that her mother had managed to get into medical school under her daughter's identity. The Minami of the present was merely a soul that persisted in this world by the power of Chen Yu's spell.

But this did not prevent Kohinata Kaori from becoming good friends with Minami, nor did it hinder the friendship that developed between the two young women beyond that.

What puzzled Kohinata, however, was the fact that even though Minami had to work in her uncle's small shop every evening, she did not seem to go out during the day. Aside from accompanying her uncle to the hospital, whether it was an invitation to go shopping or to eat out, Minami was seldom available. It was as if she only stayed in that small shop, working at night and resting during the day.

Kohinata didn't give it much thought, merely finding Minami's routine life a little too regular and mundane, and she idly imagined that Minami's life might be difficult, and she needed to save money and could not afford to spend leisurely like herself.

While she was thinking this, Minami's reply came through.

Looking at the text message from Minami expressing her gratitude and saying she'd bring her uncle for a follow-up visit in the afternoon, Kohinata Kaori thought for a moment and then sent another message to her.

"Minami, I have the day off tomorrow, let's go shopping in Shibuya together! I have some clothes I brought back from the United Kingdom that I haven't worn yet, and I'd like to give them to you."

Kohinata Kaori wanted to invite Minami to go shopping again, especially after imagining Minami refusing to go shopping with her because she couldn't afford it. She was trying to figure out how to help her friend without making Minami feel like she had lost face.

Among Japanese girls, giving clothes to each other is not considered strange. Many fashion-forward girls buy lots of clothes in pursuit of the latest trends. Often, after wearing an item once or twice, they no longer want to wear it. They can't bear to throw it away and letting it sit unused takes up space.

In such cases, giving the clothes to a close friend becomes a very good option.

Of course, the clothes Kohinata Kaori planned to give Minami were not just old clothes she couldn't fit in her house, but rather, as she said, clothes she had brought back from the United Kingdom that she had barely worn.

"How can I accept this! And I need to take care of my uncle tomorrow, so I don't have time to go shopping with you. Let's not bother, thank you for your kindness, sorry!"

As expected, Minami's reply was still a refusal, which left Kohinata Kaori feeling a bit downcast. However, she quickly recovered and decided to try persuading Minami again during her uncle's check-up in the afternoon.

For Kohinata Kaori, knowing a friend was in trouble and not helping would make her feel terrible, to the point where even eating and sleeping wouldn't feel right.

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"Professor Chen Yu, we've discovered that a female doctor at the hospital has been in frequent contact with the target, and she also has a close relationship with you. Is this something you've instructed her to do?" Ritsuko Kusanagi was asking Chen Yu in his office.

Because the Metropolitan Police Department was surveilling Minami from all angles, they were aware of the boss's lung cancer surgery, and the connection between Minami and Kohinata Kaori. However, due to the relationship between Kohinata Kaori and Chen Yu, they were hesitant to take action against Kohinata Kaori.

Ritsuko Kusanagi considered a deeper angle. If this was arranged by Chen Yu, they should not interfere with his plans.

As for why Chen Yu would do this, Ritsuko Kusanagi didn't figure it out, nor did she dwell on it. As a soldier, her role was to obey orders, not to question them.

When faced with Ritsuko Kusanagi's inquiry, Chen Yu didn't answer her question directly but instead asked, "Hiromi's experiment has ended, and your people from the Metropolitan Police Department have already withdrawn. What reason do you have to stay in the hospital?"

"Although the experiment is over, our previous investigations did not capture any suspects from the cult. We have thoroughly investigated the group that caused the violent incident outside the hospital. While they are a cult organization, they have no connection to the prior attacks," Ritsuko Kusanagi explained her pretext for staying while also reporting to him, "So I will stay to continue investigating this matter until we completely root out this cult organization."

"Good, then I wish you success. As for Doctor Koyamaki, her interactions with Minami are merely normal friend behavior, there's no need to be concerned," said Chen Yu, smiling.