The snow finally fell.


    Although it doesn''t snow often in Tokyo during winter, and even when it does, it''s difficult for the snow to umte in this metropolis popted by tens of millions, simply seeing snowkes fluttering down from the sky on Christmas is still a fitting and romantic sight.


    In Japan, spending Christmas Day with your beloved and confessing your feelings to them is something almost every girl has fantasized about at some point. Christmas is also one of Japan''s top three asions for making a love confession, with the other two being Valentine''s Day and the Summer Fireworks Festival.


    However, for a female doctor like Jounouchi Hiromi, the romance of Christmas had always been out of reach in the past. Since Christmas is not a public holiday in Japan, while somepanies might let their employees go home early, hospitals are not among them. In previous years, she even had to work overtime on Christmas.


    As for this year... Jounouchi Hiromi was very much looking forward to what kind of Christmas surprise Mr. Chen Yu might prepare for her.


    As quitting time approached, the male doctors in the office left one after another. Today was Christmas, and it would be rather lonely to be alone, so most people had ns for tonight. Doctor Higashiyama, the happiest among them, had recently gotten married and was currently honeymooning in Hawaii.


    "Doctor Jounouchi, it''s Christmas today, aren''t you nning to leave work?" The sses Doctor noticed Jounouchi Hiromi was still sitting at her desk writing something, so he walked over and asked her with concern.


    Raising her head, Jounouchi Hiromi saw it was sses Doctor and smiled at him, saying, "I still have something to finish up. I''m waiting to leave with Mr. Chen Yu. But what about you... It''s Christmas today; don''t you have a date? Leaving thiste?"


    "No, I have a date with Nurse Chief Chiba, whom you introduced me to before, Doctor Jounouchi. She gets off work a bitter." Mentioning Nurse Chief Chiba, whom Jounouchi Hiromi introduced to him, a blissful smile spread across sses Doctor''s face.


    "Nurse Chief Chiba? Oh! Now that you mention it, it''s been several months since I introduced you two, right? How are things progressing? Don''t tell me you''re still just dating?" Jounouchi Hiromi looked at sses Doctor with a curious and yful expression on her face.


    When she first introduced sses Doctor to her former colleague, thetter was quite pleased with him. After a few months, she was curious to know how their rtionship had progressed.


    Thinking of this, Jounouchi Hiromi said to sses Doctor, "Nurse Chief Chiba is a wonderful woman... You have to treat her well, Doctor... Don''t let her down. And I''ve heard from Nurse Chief Chiba that she has a good impression of you."


    "Really? I was actually nning to confess to her today. Hearing you say that, Doctor Jounouchi, gives me much more confidence!" sses Doctor became excited, thanked Jounouchi Hiromi politely, and then left the office.


    Watching sses Doctor leave, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn''t help but smile to herself. Although she could never remember his name, she always had a good impression of sses Doctor. If he and her former colleague hit it off and ended up together, it would surely be a beautiful story.


    After writing a bit more and finishing up her work, Jounouchi Hiromi was about to get up and change clothes when a knocking sound, "thud, thud, thud," came from the office door.


    Jounouchi Hiromi looked up and saw Chen Yu standing at the doorway, holding a bouquet of roses, red ones.


    "Beautiful Miss Hiromi Jounouchi, may I inquire if you are off work yet?" Chen Yu joked with Hiromi Jounouchi.


    Chen Yu was still in his usual simple suit today, apanied by an overcoat he had prepared for the cold, which now rested on his arm.


    Because of their work, even though they dressed appropriately, it was not quite suitable for doctors to wear clothes that were too shy or fashionable, as this could give patients the impression the doctor was not very reliable. Therefore, both Chen Yu''s and Hiromi Jounouchi''s attire tended to be rtively in.


    However, this did not pose any trouble for Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi. If he or she wished, a single thought was all that was needed to enter the nowpletely furnished castle within the Necromantic Space. There, they could change into any clothes they liked. The Ghost Maids in the castle were sure to provide the most fitting attire in the shortest time possible.


    "Handsome sir, thank you foring to pick me up after work. Have you prepared what''s nned for tonight?" Seeing Chen Yu holding a bouquet of flowers, Hiromi Jounouchi couldn''t help but yfully mimic an operatic verse in return.


    "Of course, beautifuldy, I have prepared for you the grandest of banquets, just awaiting your arrival," Chen Yu walked up to Hiromi Jounouchi, handed her the red rose, and kissed her cheek, "Pack up and get ready to go. Although we can leave directly, we still should go through the motions."


    Hiromi Jounouchi understood what Chen Yu meant, nodded her head, happily ced the rose on her desk, and then walked briskly and excitedly into the changing room.


    She didn''t keep Chen Yu waiting long, and quickly emerged from the changing room in her new outfit.


    Taking up the rose again, she looped her arm through Chen Yu''s, and the two left the hospital just like any couple heading out on a date, eliciting looks of envy and jealousy from the young nurses and the doctors who had night shifts to cover as they watched them leave.


    Having left the hospital, the two didn''t walk far before entering Chen Yu''s Necromantic Space directly.


    What surprised Hiromi Jounouchi this time was that Chen Yu didn''t take her to the castle but instead appeared on a beach, with a pretty beachfront cottage behind her and the castle, seemingly distant, in front of the cottage.


    It seemed that the Necromantic Space had also changed today because it was Christmas. Snowkes gently fell from the sky, and a thickyer covered the ground, giving everything a wintery feel. The castle in the distance shone bright with lights, adorned with colorful lights like twinkling stars, exuding a festive atmosphere.


    "Tonight''s first act—Cindere," Chen Yu smiled at Hiromichi Jounouchi, then disappeared.


    While Hiromi Jounouchi was still in surprise, she found that her clothes had changed into a red gown embroidered with diamonds in gold thread, and before her, a white carriage resembling the pumpkin carriage from fairy tales waited.


    "Please step into the carriage, esteemed miss," an elder dressed as a butler was standing in front of the carriage''s open door, bowing and extending an invitation to her.