21st Century Necromancer

If he were in China, a professor-level surgeon like Chen Yu might have his entire day packed with surgeries. Fortunately, he was in Japan, and specifically at the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, a major university hospital. Although there were many surgeries, there was never a situation where surgeries were so back-logged that they couldn't be completed.

Today, Chen Yu had only one surgery scheduled, which was for the old chancellor. After completing the surgery, he went straight back to his office.

Although he was not exactly relaxed after performing a surgery, at least as a transcendental being, his physical condition was far stronger than ordinary people's. So, he felt only a little tired.

Back in his office, Chen Yu did not sit at his desk but leaned on the sofa instead.

Just as Chen Yu had closed his eyes for less than a short while, someone knocked on his office door.

Even though there was a door between them and the hospital offices were quite soundproof, Chen Yu's ears still caught the sound from outside. He opened his eyes with slight annoyance.

"Professor, Miss Tashiro Nanaori is here to deliver the human trial report from the laboratory. May I come in?" His secretary, Shirai Rena, was very diligent. She stopped Tashiro Nanaori, gently knocked on the door, and then pushed it open to inform Chen Yu, who was lying on the sofa.

Though the interruption of his rest frustrated him, Chen Yu still got up from the sofa and nodded to Shirai Rena, "Let her in."

This was Tashiro Nanaori's first visit to Chen Yu's office; before this, she had only ever seen him in the laboratory.

After taking a curious look around Chen Yu's office, Tashiro Nanaori turned her attention to Chen Yu sitting on the sofa. Noticing his somewhat weary expression, she remembered that Chen Yu had just finished a surgery in the morning. She quickly handed him the report she was holding, "Professor, this is the human trial report for this month."

Chen Yu took the report, nodded, flipped through it quickly, and immediately asked, "How is the experiment going recently? Have there been any issues?"

"The experiment has been going smoothly so far. There haven't been any problems from Kazama Pharmaceuticals or Kyuuzai Pharmaceuticals, and all parties are reporting their data promptly. However…" Tashiro Nanaori hesitated before continuing to report to Chen Yu, "The experiments at Shunten-do are also going well, but they have asked us to share the experimental data."

"Share the experimental data? They sure are playing a clever game." Chen Yu knew at once what they were up to and scoffed disdainfully. He looked up from the report towards Tashiro Nanaori, "Reject their request. The collaboration agreement we signed with the three enterprises does not include sharing experimental data. We outsourced the experimental tasks to them.
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They are supposed to provide us with the data after completing the experiments, not the other way around."

"Understood, Professor." Tashiro Nanaori nodded, indicating she got the message.

Even though Chen Yu dropped by the laboratory from time to time when he was free, the daily work was primarily handled by Glasses Doctor and Doctor Higashiyama, while Tashiro Nanaori and Nakagawa Susumu were responsible for leading the other research dogs in their tasks.

Because Tashiro Nanaori was a member of the Tashiro family, even though Chen Yu did not know exactly what her status was within the Tashiro family, she bore the Tashiro name. Given the family's influence in Japan's medical community, she was certainly well-suited to deal with Shunten-do.

"I've been preoccupied with surgeries lately and haven't paid much attention to the lab. Miss Tashiro, are you adjusting to the work in the laboratory?" Chen Yu put down the trial report, which could wait until later. Instead, his attention turned to Tashiro Nanaori standing before him, still as timid as the first time he met her.

After all, she was Yamamoto Hisae's niece and carried the Tashiro name. Chen Yu couldn't just leave her to work in the lab without checking in on her.

"Thank you for your concern, Professor. I've gotten quite used to the work in the laboratory.

Senior Higashiyama and the others have been very kind, helping me a lot and teaching me many things." Tashiro Nanaori didn't come off as a typical big family's young mistress—although she had the air of one, her timidity made her seem more like the girl next door, especially with her soft, slightly lisping voice.

Hearing this, Chen Yu nodded indifferently. If she said so, he could only take it as the truth.

But after thinking for a moment, Chen Yu asked her, "Is there anything you're not used to, or do you find the work in the laboratory too monotonous? If you have your own research topic, you can pursue your study. I can apply for a research project. Of course, if you, Miss Tashiro, are interested in clinical healing, I can arrange for you to become a trainee doctor.

But you studied in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Dongda University, didn't you?"

"Yes, Professor. I graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Dongda University," replied Tashiro Nanaori. When she heard what Chen Yu said, she nodded subtly. Her hands were nervously fidgeting in front of her as she hesitated for a long time before saying, "Professor, I had a research project at university about the modern application of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

May I continue with this project?"

"Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine?" Chen Yu looked at Tashiro Nanaori with some surprise. He hadn't expected her to be researching this topic, but considering her surname, it wasn't too strange after all.

Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, is known in Japan as Kampo Medicine, a traditional Japanese medical practice. However, with the rise of Western medicine, Kampo Medicine in Japan encountered a similar situation to that of TCM in China, losing its mainstream status despite some recent revival and resurgence.

"I'm surprised Miss Tashiro is researching Traditional Chinese Medicine—it's a rather rare field of study indeed!" Chen Yu exclaimed. But since he already offered to help, he nodded and said, "Gather your materials and give them to me later. I'll help you apply for a project at the hospital."

"Thank you, Professor!" Tashiro Nanaori brightened at the response, her timidity replaced by joy and excitement. She bowed deeply to Chen Yu to express her gratitude, "I'll organize the materials as soon as possible! Thank you, Professor!"

"No problem. It's just setting up a project for you. Plus, I'm quite interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine myself. If you have any questions, you can always ask me. The hospital might be collaborating academically with a medical college in China soon on the application of Traditional Chinese Medicine. You could exchange ideas with them," Chen Yu replied with a smile.

Despite having no ill feelings towards the girl, as Yamamoto Hisae's niece, Chen Yu had to maintain some level of caution.