21st Century Necromancer

No matter what calculations the Tashiro Family had or what little schemes Tashiro Nanao herself harbored, all these matters were temporarily irrelevant to Chen Yu.

At least, until Tashiro Nanao or the Tashiro Family's true intentions were revealed, they had nothing to do with Chen Yu, and he was unaware of these things.

For Chen Yu, his more important work at the start of the year was to attend an academic conference, which was still to be held in Kanazawa.

"Professor, why are you sending me this time? Isn't it always Professor Niaoi who attends these academic conferences?" Holding the invitation to the academic conference, Chen Yu looked at Professor Kube bewilderedly, not understanding the reason.

According to the usual practice, it was Professor Niaoi who would attend such academic conferences. Although he was barely satisfactory in clinical healing and could not even complete a surgery properly, in academic research, Professor Niaoi was the academic authority of the surgical department at Eastern University Affiliated Hospital. Only he could command respect at these kinds of conferences.

It wasn't that Chen Yu underestimated himself, professionally, he believed he was no less capable than Professor Niaoi, and he far surpassed him in actual clinical operations. He even found Professor Niaoi clumsy when serving as his assistant in surgeries. But when it came to dealing with the academic conference scene, Chen Yu lacked as much experience as Professor Niaoi.

Having only attended one academic conference in his life, Chen Yu was unsure even of when he should speak at such a conference, let alone represent the hospital there.

"It was indeed the plan to have Professor Niaoi attend, but his wife has recently developed a health issue, and he needs to take care of her. Therefore, he can't participate in this academic conference, and you, Mr. Chen Yu, will have to take his place," Professor Kube explained to Chen Yu, understanding his student's concerns.

He comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, this academic conference is just a normal academic exchange. Once you are there, just approach it with a normal mindset. As for speaking, you can talk about the complete spinal removal and nerve reconstruction surgery you performed earlier. I remember that you have already organized the case report and research paper, haven't you?"

"Yes, the paper is all organized, and I've submitted it to 'The Lancet'; it should be under review now, but... I really don't have any experience with this kind of academic conference!" Chen Yu expressed his distress. If possible, he would rather perform ten major surgeries than attend such an academic conference, which to him was sheer torture.

The last time he attended an academic conference was to present his research paper, and that experience made him feel that academic conferences were not his forte. Therefore, he was really reluctant to go this time.

"Haha, everyone has a first time. Take it as an opportunity to broaden your experience. A talented doctor like you, Mr. Chen Yu, will surely not be able to avoid such conferences in the future. After attending a few more times and accumulating experience, you'll get the hang of it." Professor Kube chuckled at Chen Yu, not minding his student's reluctance.

Instead, he proposed terms to persuade Chen Yu, "How about this? Take Doctor Jounouchi with you. She was the anesthesiologist for that surgery last time, and it makes sense for her to attend the conference. You two can treat it like a vacation."

Seeing Professor Kube's stance, Chen Yu could not refuse and had to accept the invitation to the academic conference with a sense of resignation.

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"Eh? Another conference in Kanazawa?" Jounouchi Hiromi learned of Chen Yu's upcoming conference attendance and seemed troubled, "But as for me, I've just started working on the artificial womb, and it might be difficult to leave right now."

Ever since the Healing strategy for Egawa Sae had been determined, Jounouchi Hiromi had devoted all her energy to it, even delegating her anesthesiologist duties during Chen Yu's surgeries to other anesthesiologists at the hospital to focus exclusively on this project.

Although Egawa Sae had not yet agreed to her treatment plan, Jounouchi Hiromi had already completed the preliminary design of the artificial womb and even borrowed an artificial placenta device from the hospital's pediatric department. She was researching how to inject the nutrients needed by the fetus through an artificial blood circulation into the infant's body. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

At such a time, Jounouchi Hiromi naturally did not want to leave the hospital to attend an academic conference, as it would delay much of her work.

"I don't want to go either, but Professor Niaoi's wife has health issues, and he can't go, so the hospital is sending me in his stead. Hiromi, please come with me. It'll be even more unbearable if I go alone." Chen Yu pleaded with Jounouchi Hiromi, putting on a pitiful expression, "At worst, I'll help you with the design of the artificial womb.

I understand the 'Flesh Womb' Spell, and I have more experience in turning spells into real medical technology, which can save you a lot of effort! What's more, there will surely be experts from obstetrics and pediatrics at the conference. You could discuss issues with them and gain some experience!"

Eventually, Chen Yu's words convinced Jounouchi Hiromi to agree to accompany him to Kanazawa.

"Speaking of which, didn't we perform an emergency surgery last time we were in Kanazawa? The Head of the Maeda Family gave you a very precious tea set, right?" After agreeing to join Chen Yu, Jounouchi Hiromi naturally had to pack her things, but she couldn't help recalling the events from their last trip to Kanazawa together.

"Spontaneous hemothorax and pulmonary tumors—if it were you now, Hiromi, with your Blood Knight ability to manipulate blood, you could even save her without surgery," Chen Yu said, smiling at Jounouchi Hiromi, fondly recalling the first time they performed surgery together, finding a bit of warmth in the memory.

"Oh, speaking of that time, Mr. Chen Yu, you still owe me a crab meal, right? This time in Kanazawa, I want to eat crab! I want king crab!" Jounouchi Hiromi grabbed Chen Yu's collar and "threatened" him, emphasizing that she wanted to eat king crab.

"Speaking of which, the onsens in Kanazawa are fantastic too. We didn't get to enjoy them much last time, but this time, I've checked, and the conference organizers have specially arranged an onsen hotel. Hiromi, you'll have to keep me company to really enjoy it," said Chen Yu, smiling at her, letting her grip his collar.

Jounouchi Hiromi released his collar and coquettishly rolled her eyes at him, "Don't make it sound like I haven't soaked in an onsen with you before!"