21st Century Necromancer

In the evening, Glasses Doctor booked a nice restaurant and brought the doctors from the General Surgery office straight over.

After finishing up their own work, Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi arrived at the restaurant to join them.

"Professor Chen! Professor Jounouchi!" Seeing Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi arrive, Glasses Doctor and Doctor Higashiyama quickly stood up to greet them, while the other doctors also greeted them one by one.

After exchanging greetings with everyone, Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi sat down and then said to the others with a smile, "Since we're all out to have fun, there's no need to be as formal as in the office. You can call me Yu Chen if you like."

Yu Chen himself wasn't one to put on airs, and furthermore, when he and Hiromi Jounouchi had just arrived at General Surgery, these doctors had been his seniors, and they had gotten along quite well. If it weren't for the fact that Yu Chen had moved out of General Surgery's office after he was promoted to associate professor, he probably would still be with these doctors. Thus, Yu Chen never requested that everyone privately continue to address him as professor.

"But we should still call you Professor; it's everyone's way of showing respect," argued Doctor Higashiyama at this time. However, seeing the smile on his face, it was clear that he wasn't really concerned about titles: "However, since this is a casual gathering, you can't be putting on airs, Professor!"

"Heh, you tell me not to act like a professor, which suggests that you guys want to challenge me to drink today, huh?" Yu Chen easily caught Doctor Higashiyama's meaning, but he didn't mind such things and just laughed, "I'm afraid all of you will be out cold, and I still won't feel a thing."

"Professor, are you looking down on us from General Surgery?" Glasses Doctor couldn't help but speak up upon hearing Yu Chen's words. Even though surgeons don't drink much because of work, Glasses Doctor didn't believe so many from General Surgery couldn't outdrink Yu Chen alone.

However, faced with Glasses Doctor's "challenge," Yu Chen just smiled and asked them to order.

As a demigod with a Divine Body, Yu Chen could now drink the Water of Life as if it were plain water without any chance of getting drunk, unless he wanted to experience the sensation of drunkenness. With his current control over his body, ordinary alcohol had long since lost its effect on him.

Hiromi Jounouchi was naturally aware of this, so she didn't say anything, just watching with a smile as Glasses Doctor and Doctor Higashiyama discussed how to make Yu Chen drink.

However, as she observed the doctors of General Surgery in the private room, Hiromi Jounouchi suddenly asked Glasses Doctor, "How come I haven't seen Doctor Kaji? He shouldn't be on duty today, right?"

Since it was a General Surgery group activity, naturally everyone who could come did, except for those on duty and a few other professors who didn't. The curiosity of Hiromi Jounouchi was piqued as Kaji Hideki, who was off duty today, hadn't arrived.

"Kaji-kun had some last-minute business and will come later, so he didn't come with us," Glasses Doctor explained, then asked Hiromi Jounouchi, "What would you like to drink, Professor Jounouchi?"

While asking, Glasses Doctor also handed the drinks menu to Hiromi Jounouchi.

"Stop calling me professor, it feels so weird!" Hiromi of the city declined, but still took the drinks menu to look at it and then said, "I'll have some beer."

"Professor Jounouchi, can you drink alcohol?" The Glasses Doctor did not correct his form of address, but was instead more surprised that Hiromi Jounouchi could drink.

"A little beer should be fine," Hiromi Jounouchi, seeing that the Glasses Doctor did not change his way of addressing her, didn't insist. In Japan, a country with clear hierarchical distinctions, titles are very important, and sometimes even using the wrong honorific could offend someone.

Hearing what Hiromi Jounouchi said, the Glasses Doctor didn't comment further, but he still ordered a beer with a lower alcohol content for her.

After the Glasses Doctor confirmed everyone's orders, he placed them with the waiter, and before long, the drinks and food they had ordered were served.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's raise our glasses and toast to the promotions of Professor Chen Yu and Professor Jounouchi!" The Glasses Doctor stood up with his glass in hand and proposed the toast only after everyone had a glass in front of them.

Upon hearing his words, the others also extended their congratulations to Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi.

"This is all thanks to everyone's support and help. General Surgery is a team, and Hiromi and I are just members of that team; we couldn't do it without everyone's help." Receiving everyone's congratulations, Chen Yu naturally stood up with his glass with Hiromi Jounouchi, offering pleasantries, "So, I propose a toast to ourselves, wishing General Surgery all the best!"

Now that he had learned from Professor Kube that he was very likely to be the future head of General Surgery, Chen Yu naturally wanted to win over these doctors, who would be part of his future team.

After everyone clinked glasses, they officially began their meal.

General Surgery was a very large department, and although only doctors from the department's office were present, there were still quite a few people, which made for a very lively atmosphere.

Just as Chen Yu was dealing with a round of toasts from the Glasses Doctor and Doctor Higashiyama, Qingdai suddenly approached him with a glass in hand and bowed her head, saying, "Professor Chen Yu, I have offended you in the past, and I was wrong. I would like to apologize with this glass of wine and ask for your forgiveness for my previous rudeness."

Watching Qingdai bowing so low to apologize to him, Chen Yu gave her a deep look before picking up his glass from the table and said meaningfully, "Let bygones be bygones; I don't intend to dwell on it. We should look forward. Rokuro is a good friend of mine, as well as the son of Professor Kube; he's a very innocent person. Doctor Qingdai, please take good care of him from now on."

Hearing Chen Yu say this, Qingdai was startled but quickly responded, "Mr. Kube is a likable person. I will take good care of him."

Seeing that Qingdai understood his intention, Chen Yu then smiled, clinked glasses with her, and downed the contents of his glass.

Relieved that Chen Yu had accepted her toast, Qingdai also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she already knew Chen Yu was a transcendent far superior to her, facing him this time, she felt he was even more formidable. This forced Qingdai to dismiss the option of using Rokuro and then discarding him from her mind; instead, she decided to treat him with genuine regard.

While Qingdai was toasting Chen Yu, Kaji Hideki, who was running late, finally arrived. After downing a glass as self-punishment, he joined the dinner.