21st Century Necromancer

In the venue of the Mingyue Society, Misumi Mikoto was showing Chen Yu the progress she had made in her studies during this period.

As Chen Yu's disciple, although so far she had only learned the basics of meditation and the Spiritual Communication Ritual, for a novice apprentice, just these two were enough for her to practice.

The progress check for the Meditation Technique was very simple, having Misumi Mikoto start meditation without any assistance, and seeing the best level she could achieve was sufficient.

As the foundation of learning spells, the Meditation Technique is indeed very important, but the basic Meditation Technique primarily serves to train perception and get apprentices accustomed to meditation, laying the groundwork for later specializing in specific meditation techniques.

Therefore, when Chen Yu saw that Misumi Mikoto could enter a state of meditation quickly without any other assistance, and her spiritual power and perception had met his requirements, he felt quite satisfied with this diligent disciple.

However, diligence is only a basic requirement, to become an excellent mage, diligence is just the most basic condition. Otherwise, mages would not come up with various methods of assessment to evaluate their disciples' talents and temperaments.

After completing her meditation, Misumi Mikoto stood up and looked at Chen Yu with a pleasantry smile, asking him, "Teacher, my performance was acceptable, wasn't it?"

"Good, you've grasped the basic Meditation Technique very well, Meiqin. With this, I can confidently teach you the genuine Meditation Technique belonging to a Necromancer," Chen Yu nodded in approval, but he did not immediately teach Misumi Mikoto the Meditation Technique. Instead, he continued, "The materials over there have been prepared, set up the Spiritual Communication Ritual I taught you last time, and then conduct a clairvoyance."

Hearing Chen Yu's instructions, Misumi Mikoto didn't ask anything else, nodded, and walked over to the long table where various materials were laid out, picking up the ritual materials Chen Yu had prepared for her to start setting up the Spiritual Communication Ritual.

While setting up the ritual, Misumi Mikoto still asked Chen Yu, "Teacher, is the clairvoyance subject to be a random Spiritual Body, or is there a specific target?"

"You decide for yourself. When exploring the unknown, you will encounter many situations where you need to make your own judgments, you can't expect me to give you all the answers," Chen Yu didn't give a directive but allowed Misumi Mikoto to make her own decision.

Hearing what Chen Yu said, Misumi Mikoto pouted slightly in dissatisfaction, yet she understood that this was Chen Yu's way of guiding her. So she didn't say much more and proceeded to complete the ritual setup.

The dilemma for Misumi Mikoto, however, was deciding exactly who she should communicate with.

Randomly contacting a Spiritual Body was certainly possible and would also meet Chen Yu's test, but inside Misumi Mikoto's heart, there was someone she deeply wanted to see, a question she always wanted to ask in person. The problem was, the only one who could answer this question had passed away when she was very young.

Before, Misumi Mikoto had neither the ability nor the opportunity, but now... Hesitating, Misumi Mikoto suddenly realized she had completed the setup of the ritual, and the subject of the ritual was precisely the person she wished to see—her mother, who had pulled the entire family into committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning when she was a child.

Seeing this, Misumi Mikoto also understood that she still couldn't let go of the obsession that had followed her all her life. She exhaled deeply and stood up, ready to start the ritual.

Since avoiding it was useless, and she now had the ability to ask her mother that question, she decided to go ahead and ask, to resolve a piece of her heart's worries.

With that thought, Misumi Mikoto initiated the ritual using the process and Spells Chen Yu had taught her. Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire

As the three Ritual candles within the Ritual Magic Circle were lit, a figure appeared within the Magic Array, both unfamiliar and familiar to Misumi Mikoto.

"Mom..." Misumi Mikoto called out to the figure that had appeared, using a term she hadn't called out for many years.

The figure that appeared in the Magic Array paused for a moment, seemingly unclear about what had actually happened, but perhaps due to the connection of blood, she quickly recognized her own daughter, "Are you... Meiqin?"

Witnessing this scene of mother-daughter recognition, Chen Yu touched his nose, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

He was aware of Misumi Mikoto's situation. When she was a child, her biological mother had administered sleeping pills to the entire family before committing suicide by burning charcoal; apart from Misumi Mikoto who fortuitously survived, her father, mother, and brother all perished in that incident. Her current mother was actually her aunt, her biological mother's sister, who had adopted her after the incident.

Seeing Misumi Mikoto's state, Chen Yu understood there were probably many things they wanted to discuss, so he snapped his fingers, summoning a circle of purple flames to surround Misumi Mikoto's Spirit Communication Magic Circle, to prevent her from being disturbed by other spiritual bodies, before heading towards the door.

"I think, Meiqin, you probably have a lot to say to your mom. Just be mindful of the time, and end the ritual before the candles burn out," Chen Yu said before he walked out.

"What's going on?" Misumi Mikoto's mom asked her, confused. As a spirit, she still didn't understand the situation.

"Mom..." Misumi Mikoto looked at her mother with a complex gaze, and finally asked the question she had always wanted to ask, "Why did you drag the whole family into committing suicide that year?"

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When Chen Yu returned to the room, the Ritual candles in the Magic Array had already been extinguished, and Misumi Mikoto was kneeling in front of the Magic Array with a lost expression, unsure whether her face showed sadness or joy, but two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Is it over?" Seeing his apprentice like this, Chen Yu spoke to break the slightly oppressive atmosphere.

"Ah! Teacher!" Upon hearing Chen Yu's voice, Misumi Mikoto quickly stood up, while clumsily wiping away the tears on her face with the back of her hand, "I'm sorry, Teacher, for making a fool of myself. Let me do it again; this time I will not disappoint you!"

After saying this, Misumi Mikoto was about to replace the Ritual candles in the Magic Array to begin the Spiritual Communication Ritual anew.

However, Chen Yu stopped her, not allowing her to start the ritual again, but instead took out a neatly folded handkerchief from his pocket and passed it over.

"Wipe your face, how big are you to still be crying." Chen Yu purposely spoke in a light tone and while Misumi Mikoto embarrassingly accepted the handkerchief and wiped her tears, Chen Yu comforted her gently, "Don't worry, from the moment you successfully completed the ritual, you had already passed my assessment."

"Did I really pass? I thought I had messed it up!" Misumi Mikoto's tears turned to laughter, and clutching Chen Yu's handkerchief, she finally showed a relieved smile.