21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 73 Saving People

When Chen Yu arrived in Shigeyama City, Misumi Mikoto and Kube Rokuro had already been rescued from the water, and the truck driver named Satoru Onuma had been captured and controlled.

It must be said that under the drive of sufficient interests, the efficiency that Transcendents can exert is indeed much higher than that of the police.

Seeing Misumi Mikoto and Kube Rokuro shivering next to the ambulance, wrapped in blankets, Chen Yu's originally worried mind was put at ease. He approached the two and asked with concern, "Are you two alright?"

"No… no big deal, just been in the water too long, a bit cold." Rokuro was still quite lucid, just a bit blue from the prolonged immersion in water, but he seemed to suffer no serious harm.

Misumi Mikoto, despite being equally chilled, still had the strength to express her gratitude to Chen Yu, "Doctor Chen! Thank you for coming to rescue us! If it weren't for you, we might not have been able to escape, really, thank you very much."

"Save the thanks for later, you two better get to a hospital for a checkup first," Chen Yu said, seeing that they were indeed very cold. Worried that they might develop further health issues, he called over the medical staff to have them lifted into the ambulance and taken to hospital for examination.

However, Misumi Mikoto continued to express her gratitude to Chen Yu and was also curious about how he found them, "Doctor Chen, how did you find us? That Satoru Onuma…"

"Don't worry, Satoru Onuma has been captured by someone, he can't escape. As for how I found you, it's just a little help from a friend. I happen to have a friend here in Shigeyama City," Chen Yu said to Misumi Mikoto, clearly not intending to tell her that it was a local Transcendent who had rescued them.

Although Misumi Mikoto found Chen Yu's words a bit strange, her numbed mind didn't dwell on it too much before she was loaded into the ambulance. However, just before the ambulance doors closed, she caught sight of a woman holding a Sword Bag, calling him "Master."

Chen Yu did not notice Misumi Mikoto seeing the woman behind him, but even if he did, he probably would not care. After all, aside from carrying a Sword Bag, the woman had nothing particularly noteworthy about her.

"I truly appreciate the effort this time, to have found my friend so promptly. May I ask your name?" Chen Yu politely greeted the woman by his side, grateful that she had promptly helped to find Misumi Mikoto and Kube Rokuro.

It seemed the woman was somewhat taken aback by Chen Yu's gratitude, quickly replying with respect, "My name is Kojo Kyoko, and it's an honor for the Muso Itto-ryu to serve a Master like you!"

"Muso Itto-ryu?" Chen Yu looked at Kojo Kyoko, appearing quite interested in the Kenjutsu School she mentioned, although he hadn't heard of it before.

"Muso Itto-ryu is just a small and insignificant Kenjutsu School.

Although it was established over three hundred years ago and has been passed down in Shigeyama City since the Edo Period, except for the founder who became a Sword Master, other inheritors have only reached the level of an instructor," said Kojo Kyoko, not boasting before Chen Yu; after all, a school that at its best had only but official Transcendents had no right to display pride before a Master Rank Transcendent.

Hearing Kojo Kyoko say so, Chen Yu did not continue to inquire any further. After all, the descent of a three-hundred-year-old Kenjutsu School to such a state was not a matter of pride. Thus, he skipped the subject and instead asked about Satoru Onuma, "How is that Satoru Onuma doing? I only heard from your message that he has been captured, but what's the situation now?"

"He has been apprehended by my brother, and we found a girl confined at his home, who has also been sent for medical treatment. As for what to do with him, it depends on what you decide, Master.

Our school is quite familiar with the local police, a word is all it takes," Kojo Kyoko said without explaining what she meant by 'a word', but clearly her casual attitude suggested that Chen Yu could handle the man as he wished.

Chen Yu was momentarily tempted on hearing this; a living person at his disposal, and a murderer at that. Morally, legally, and ethically, even if Chen Yu used him for necromantic experiments or turned him into an Undead Servant after his death, it wouldn't be excessive. It was indeed tempting for him who hadn't yet managed to acquire a single Skeleton companion.

But after hesitating for a moment, Chen Yu said to Kojo Kyoko, "Hand him over to the police. But before that, beat him half to death, just make sure he stays alive."

While resisting the temptation to turn the man into an Undead Servant, Chen Yu did not intend to let him off easily. Causing him such trouble in rescuing people, nearly killing Misumi Mikoto and Kube Rokuro, Chen Yu was not that magnanimous.

"Rest assured, Master, my brother will handle it properly," said Kojo Kyoko with confidence.

"And don't make it too hard for the police. At least let him be able to stand trial and face legal consequences," Chen Yu added, before turning to Kyoko with curiosity, "Your school sounds historically significant, how is it doing now? Do you have many disciples?"

"We're just managing to get by. Apart from those few famous Kenjutsu Schools, all the Kenjutsu Schools in all Japan are just about the same," with a touch of melancholy and helplessness, Kojo Kyoko continued, "As you know, Master, with the rise of firearms at the end of the Edo Period, swords and Samurai fell into decline. Even the dojos of big schools like Hokushin Itto-ryu struggled to survive.

For a small school like ours, it's a blessing to have preserved our lineage.

About disciples, what real disciples are there in today's dojos? They're just local students learning the so-called competitive 'Kendo.' Aside from my brother and me, the only other Transcendent in our family is our father," she elaborated.

Chen Yu frowned slightly as he listened to Kojo Kyoko; it seemed that she was indeed not living an easy life. But this didn't relate much to him. After shaking his head, he asked, "Thanks for your help with the matter. We agreed on a gift earlier; what would you like? Inheritance or something else?"

"Inheritance? Would you really use an inheritance as a gift, Master?" Kojo Kyoko was visibly startled, evidently not expecting Chen Yu to offer an inheritance as a gift.