21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 245 - 242 Time

"Kitty, how are you feeling today?" Jounouchi Hiromi pulled an apple out of her pocket and handed it to Yuiko Tsuina, smiling gently at her.

A week had gone by since Yuiko Tsuina started her new healing treatment, and her condition had stabilized.

Taking the apple from Jounouchi Hiromi, Yuiko Tsuina nodded obediently before saying, "It doesn’t hurt anymore today; I feel much more relaxed. The medicine you gave me is really effective. Thank you for remembering that I like apples."

While speaking, she gently wiped the apple and took a small bite. The tart and sweet taste infiltrated her taste buds, prompting her to reminisce about her unripe youth.

"How could I forget something like that?" Jounouchi Hiromi sat down beside Yuiko Tsuina’s bed, watching her take small bites of the apple. She couldn’t help but ruffle her hair as she used to do, "Back then, I was the one who took you to the orchard to steal apples, and we got chased by that old man for two streets."

"You’re the one to talk. I had no idea what was going on when you suddenly dragged me down two streets, nearly having an asthma attack from all the running," Yuiko Tsuina brought up the memory with a small grudge against Jounouchi Hiromi, but the laughter in her eyes clearly showed her true emotions.

Hearing this, Jounouchi Hiromi also burst into laughter, filled with reflective sorrow, "We were ignorant back then. I didn’t even know that running would trigger your asthma attacks. Thinking about it, we were so foolish. It was just an apple; why did we run? And the old man too, chasing us so long for just an apple and even stumbled and fell."

"Maybe he was chasing us not for the apples, but because we were stealing," Yuiko Tsuina shook her head. She handed over the apple, now with a small bite taken out of it, to Jounouchi Hiromi’s mouth to share it as they used to. After Jounouchi Hiromi took a bite, Yuiko Tsuina continued, "I went back later to apologize to the old man. He didn’t mind the stealing much.

He even said we could have just asked... It’s a pity that by then, Hiromi, you were gone, and there was no one to take me apple stealing anymore."

The slightly sorrowful words of Yuiko Tsuina made the apple in Jounouchi Hiromi’s mouth taste a bit bitter. She couldn’t help but shake her head before replying, "But here I am again with you, aren’t I? How about it, next time I’ll take you apple stealing again, okay?"

"That would be nice, but now you, Hiromi..." Yuiko Tsuina’s gaze fell upon the ring on Jounouchi Hiromi’s finger. The radiant shine made her saddened, "You are already someone else’s wife. If you take me to steal apples, won’t your husband mind?"

"What does that matter!" Jounouchi Hiromi chuckled, though her laughter seemed to cover her inner awkwardness and guilt, "Mr. Chen Yu won’t care about such things. If he did, he wouldn’t let me come see you every day. So, little kitty, you’ll need to recover quickly. Only when you’re better can I take you out to have fun, right?"

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"Yes, I know. I will take good care of myself." After another bite of apple, Yuiko Tsuina felt as if everything had returned to the past, when she would lie in bed, and Jounouchi Hiromi, who’d clamber through her window, would sit by her bedside, feeding her apples and telling her that once she got better, they’d go out and have fun again. It seemed like nothing had ever changed.

But time had not stopped in its tracks. Jounouchi Hiromi, once a tomboyish girl with short hair, now had her long hair tied up, ready to become a bride, while the once timid Yuiko Tsuina who’d followed her around was no longer young and had lost her bloom.

Time is always the greatest enemy of all beautiful things. When we wish to return to the past, time unmercifully stops us, leaving us only to reminisce about bygone days, lamenting what could have been.

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"Mr. Chen Yu, wouldn’t it be wonderful if people could go back to the past!" As they ate lunch together in the cafeteria, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn’t help but sigh.

Chen Yu, hearing her say this, looked up at her curiously and asked, "Why the sudden sentiment? Do you have any regrets from the past?"

"It’s not really about regrets, it’s just that talking with Yuuko today, I recalled our high school days. Back then seemed happier than now, without so much to worry about — just school and crazy fun with her. I just wish I could go back to those times," Jounouchi Hiromi didn’t hesitate to discuss her past with Yuiko Tsuina in front of Chen Yu because there was nothing to hide.

Without any disloyalty toward Chen Yu in her heart, there was no need to keep secrets.

She also trusted Chen Yu, believing he wasn’t the kind of man who would be jealous over such matters.

And indeed, as she thought, Chen Yu took no offense to her musings, not suspecting her of rekindling an old flame with Yuiko Tsuina. Instead, he just smiled and said, "People always long for the past because memories tend to glorify it. Unpleasant remembrances fade, while the good ones are replayed in our minds.

We yearn for our student days because they come without the worries we face now, without the many troubles and pressures of life. That’s why we want to return to that time, yet when we were students, we always looked forward to growing up...

Actually, it’s the same with every life stage. There are different worries and different joys. If we cherish the good memories and forget the bad, if we look forward, we can live a more fulfilled and happy life."

"That’s true, but if there was a chance to experience those good memories again, everyone would be longing for it, right?" Jounouchi Hiromi knew Chen Yu was right, but humans always yearn for goodness. If there were a way back to the past, most would likely seize the chance, whether to mend past regrets or appreciate missed joys - it’s a temptation too alluring to resist.

With this thought, Jounouchi Hiromi whispered to Chen Yu, "Mr. Chen Yu, is there such magic to go back in time in magic?"

"Oh yes, the river of time spans the multiverse, and so-called Time Magic is merely swimming upstream. However, magic related to time is something only those at the legendary rank and above can grasp," Chen Yu said with a smile, continuing to enjoy his lunch as he spoke to Jounouchi Hiromi.