21st Century Necromancer

Through interactions with Professor Soda, all the problems that Hiromi Jounouchi had with her artificial womb project were resolved. Professor Soda not only provided her with many guidelines but also inspired a multitude of ideas, leading to several new concepts for her project, which made the whole plan much more complete. @@novelbin@@

"Professor Soda, thank you for your help! Without this exchange with you, I might have been troubled by these issues for quite a while without necessarily finding the answers. I’m genuinely grateful for your guidance!" Hiromi Jounouchi sincerely expressed her gratitude to Professor Soda.

The guidance of the veteran professor had a significant impact on the completion of Hiromi Jounouchi’s artificial womb project, making her gratitude from the heart.

"Jounouchi Doctor, you’re too polite," Professor Soda waved her hand nonchalantly. "I just answered a few questions for you. An old lady like me doesn’t deserve such thanks. I came to participate in the academic conference to exchange ideas with others. Answering a few queries also serves as academic interaction; I simply made use of the time I had set aside for such discussions this afternoon."

But despite her nonchalant words, Professor Soda had some curiosity as she then asked Hiromi Jounouchi, "Jounouchi Doctor, do you know what was going on this morning? Why does it seem like everyone who came for the conference was lacking energy, even many of the scholars I know to be rigorous in their studies? What exactly happened?

It was serious enough for the organizers to cancel the afternoon’s schedule."

"Regarding that, we also found it strange, so this morning, before the meeting started, I exchanged information with others who were participating in the conference." Hearing Professor Soda’s question, and seemingly to repay her for clearing up her doubts, Yu Chen took the initiative to explain: "It seems to be an issue with the hotel.

The participants who arrived early last night all slept poorly, and the earlier they came, the more severe the impact. Read new chapters at NovelBin.Côm

"Professor Soda, since you arrived this morning, you weren’t affected. But I’m afraid the others probably didn’t sleep well last night, even we didn’t rest well last night,"

"Something like that happened? That’s quite..." Professor Soda, upon hearing Yu Chen’s explanation, couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing, yet in light of the day’s events, it was indeed a fact.

Professor Soda wanted to criticize the competence of the conference organizers, pointing out that the selection of the wrong hotel led to such consequences. However, looking at the luxurious hotel which is considered top-class even in Kanazawa, she couldn’t bring herself to say that, and just shook her head helplessly.

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After lunch, Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi said goodbye to Professor Soda but did not go back to their room to rest. Instead, they planned to go out for a walk.

Although Kanazawa was still covered by snow today, the weather was reasonably good because of the sunny skies. The snow on the streets had been cleared away early, so it didn’t hinder their stroll; in fact, it added quite a charm to the winter scenery.

"The last time we came here, it was autumn. I didn’t expect to return in winter," Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi said as they walked hand in hand through the streets of Kanazawa, reflecting on the change.

"Don’t make it sound like it’s been a long time! It hasn’t been all that long since you and Mr. Yu Chen were last in Kanazawa, right?" said Hiromi Jounouchi, slightly discontent with Yu Chen’s comment: "Besides, didn’t you not want to attend the conference before? Why do you seem so sentimental now?"

"I’m just reflecting. Don’t you find it interesting, Hiromi, to visit the same city in two completely different seasons like autumn and winter?" Yu Chen saw the slight pretend annoyance in Hiromi Jounouchi and couldn’t help but grin.

"Well, it is... to experience the same city with the same person twice, though both visits were for work, does have a bit of romance to it... I’ll let you off the hook there." Hiromi Jounouchi smiled coyly, turning her head slightly while also making a request of Yu Chen: "Since you mentioned our last visit to Kanazawa, I remember you owe me a crab meal, when will you make up for that?"

"Today, it’s today," Yu Chen replied with a tease that Hiromi Jounouchi didn’t understand, pulling her hand as they headed towards the famous Omi-cho Market in Kanazawa.

Despite the very cold weather, Omi-cho Market, as the largest seafood market in the Hokuriku region, was bustling.

Most seafood stores operate only in the morning because the fresh catch of the morning is delivered to the market. To eat the freshest seafood, coming in the morning is definitely the right choice.

However, even though Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi arrived in the afternoon, most of the seafood stores were still open. With the growth of tourism, many visitors come to the market to eat and experience, and closing in the afternoon would mean losing a lot of potential customers.

Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi wandered through the market. Although Omi-cho Market has been around since the Maeda Family ruled over Kanazawa in the Edo Period, with over three hundred years of history, it is smaller in both scale and foot traffic compared to Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market and the newly built Toyosu Market.

Of course, for Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi who were just there to eat, the size of the market wasn’t of much concern. As long as the food was delicious, even a roadside stall was perfectly fine with Yu Chen.

However, as they walked through the market, they noticed that although the market was still open, many storefront shelves appeared sparsely stocked and not well-filled with goods, especially the shops selling local fruits and vegetables which had many completely empty shelves without any products.

This peculiar and strange sight caught Yu Chen’s attention, linking it to the various anomalies they encountered since they arrived in Kanazawa.

"Hiromi, don’t you think this market is strange?" Yu Chen asked Hiromi Jounouchi while his eyes were fixed on a fruit shop where the shopkeeper was clearing some plump-looking fruit off the shelves, preparing to discard them.

"It does seem strange! Why does it look like everyone is clearing their shelves... Is there a problem with these goods?" Hiromi Jounouchi also noticed something was amiss.

"Excuse me, why does it seem like every store around here is cleaning out their goods? Did something happen?" Yu Chen approached a seafood store that still had a good amount of goods on display and asked the owner his question.