21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 926 - 919: Misfortune Ford, National Ford

Chapter 926 -919: Misfortune Ford, National Ford

The members of the Mingyue Society received Chen Yu’s instructions and naturally did not dare to show the slightest negligence. It took them only two days to arrange everything perfectly.

First, they purchased a property for sale near Chen Yu’s home, then worked through the night organizing and furnishing it, placing basic necessities and ensuring the house was ready for immediate occupancy. At the same time, they managed to ensure that it wouldn’t look like an overly calculated arrangement. Truly, they went to great pains.

This thoughtful setup did not arouse any suspicion from Chen Yu’s parents. They merely thought that services in Japan were impressively efficient and were surprised at how quickly they managed to rent a house.

The house wasn’t large, just a very standard Japanese-style 1LDK. Though modest in size, it was perfectly adequate for two elderly people to stay temporarily. Most importantly, the house’s location was less than two blocks away from Chen Yu’s home, and it was just a fifteen-minute walk.

This was naturally good news for Chen Yu’s parents, whose main intention was to stay behind to look after their granddaughter. Consequently, the elderly couple made it a routine to come to Chen Yu’s place early each morning, see their granddaughter before Chen Yu left for work, and stay for the entire day. They only returned to their house late at night after helping to soothe Little Yixi to sleep following dinner.

Jounouchi Hiromi, due to her maternity leave, didn’t have to return to work until Little Yixi reached the age of one and a half and began attending daycare. This wasn’t just a leave mandated by law but a government-funded subsidy that ensured there were no worries regarding the family’s income.

However, the leave was only granted to mothers. Chen Yu, as the father, was allowed to take a few days off around the time of the child’s birth to care for his family. But if he wanted to stay home long-term and accompany his wife and child, he would have no choice but to resign from his job.

Though resigning wasn’t a problem for Chen Yu, given he had his own research laboratory to pay himself a salary, he simply didn’t see the need to go to that extent. freeweɓnovel.cøm

Compared to the typical Japanese family, Chen Yu’s household was already far more fortunate, thanks to his parents helping with childcare. It’s worth noting that in Japanese family traditions, grandparents rarely help raise grandchildren. Even Jounouchi Hiromi’s mother just came to see her granddaughter briefly before leaving, showing no intention of staying to assist.

Furthermore, Chen Yu himself wasn’t particularly the type to cling to home life. Although he adored his newborn daughter, he wasn’t the kind of overly attached father who needed to be around her 24 hours a day. He still intended to work as usual, though the way he did so was worth discussing.

As a Necromancer, Chen Yu was long accustomed to using a puppet as a substitute to attend work on his behalf. To make things even more convenient, he had inserted a virtual soul loaded with his medical knowledge into the puppet, sufficiently handling the day-to-day tasks of his job.

If anything came up, the puppet could notify him immediately, and switching identities only took a moment. It brought him significant convenience, giving him more time to focus on other matters.

“This Storm Divine Core is truly perfect, Lord Chen Yu’s craftsmanship is indeed unparalleled.” Standing inside the laboratory of Chen Yu’s Mage Tower, the Inari God gazed at the Storm Divine Core suspended within a massive hollow glass cylinder and couldn’t help but marvel.

Though the core merely possessed intermediate divine power, it was a unique Ancient Divine Core. This meant that once someone merged with it and succeeded in Divine Enthronement, they would become the sole God of Storms in this world.

Moreover, the Inari God was more intrigued by Chen Yu’s technique in forging the core rather than the rules embodied within it.

“The creation of the Storm Divine Core was merely a technical proof of concept. Now that we’ve resolved the technical side, the most critical issue moving forward is how to resist the impending invasion by Yomi’s forces once our plan begins.” Using a substitute for work while his true body remained on-site, Chen Yu furrowed his brow as he conveyed his concerns to the Inari God: “Under no circumstances can we allow the forces of Yomi to invade the present world. We must stop them at Yomotsu Hirasaka.”

The Inari God firmly reassured Chen Yu in response, “Of course. Though we are the ones deliberately inducing Yomi’s invasion, this doesn’t mean we will tolerate their actions. When the time comes, I will use my Divine domain to seal off the entrance at Yomotsu Hirasaka that leads to the present world, blocking the armies of Yomi at Hirasaka Ridge.”

“Pure obstruction won’t suffice. Your Divine domain might be able to hold off Yomi’s armies temporarily, but it will struggle to withstand the subsequent arrival of the Magatsukami. They will undoubtedly invade your domain, and a Divine War will be inevitable.” Hearing the Inari God’s intention to use their Divine domain against Yomi’s forces, Chen Yu couldn’t hide his astonishment. It meant the Inari God was wagering everything, even risking the very essence of their divine selfhood.

Regarding Chen Yu’s mention of the Magatsukami, the Inari God displayed a hint of disdain: “Mere Magatsukami? As long as it’s not the Yomi Lord Izanami herself, even Susanou may struggle to defeat me within my Divine domain!”

Magatsukami, as deities symbolizing calamity, were affiliated with Yomi. While some of them shared lineage with the Heavenly Gods via the Creator Gods Izanagi and Izanami—such as the Eight Thunder Gods born from Izanami’s deceased body and thus siblings of the Three Precious Children—they paled significantly in divine rank and status compared to the three legitimate successors of Izanagi. Naturally, they weren’t worthy of the Inari God’s regard.

In fact, the Magatsukami were originally sea deities. When Izanagi created the Three Precious Children from his eyes, mouth, and nose, he assigned Amaterasu to rule Gao Tianyuan, entrusted Susanou with the seas, and gave Tsukuyomi dominion over the realm of night. However, Susanou refused to stay confined to the ocean. Not only did he cause chaos in Gao Tianyuan governed by his elder sister, but he also angered Amaterasu to the point of hiding herself in the Celestial Rock Cave, triggering the famous opening-the-cave-door incident in Japanese mythology.

In the end, Amaterasu could no longer tolerate her brother’s antics. Coupled with Susanou’s yearning for their mother, Amaterasu banished him to Yomi. Naturally, the Magatsukami under Susanou’s command were also driven into Yomi by the Heavenly Gods.

Thus, under the established rules of the world, neither Izanami nor Susanou could personally enter the present world. The armies Yomi could dispatch to invade comprised primarily the Yomotsu Oni Tribe, Magatsukami, and Earthly Deities (Kunitsukami).

Speaking of Earthly Deities, their plight was rather tragic. Most originated as native deities of the Reed Plains in China, some even fathered by Susanou during his travels there. Yet, when Amaterasu entrusted her own descendants with governing the Reed Plains, these Earthly Deities faced dire fates—many were killed or fled, with the vast majority ending up banished to Yomi, a place akin to both a dumping ground and a prison.

Now, with such an excellent opportunity presented, these once-defeated exiles were certain to make a resurgence, invading the present world and Gao Tianyuan, aiming to reclaim everything they had lost.