Esper X Family – Chapter 103 – Wu Mi’s Rampage

Under the guidance of the Countermeasures Bureau’s Espers, Ye Yao led Wu Mi into the indoor area.

Over three hundred people were placed in the spacious indoor area.

The place was eerily quiet.

If the temperature were any lower and the lighting any dimmer, Ye Yao might have wondered if she had walked into a hospital morgue.

The Countermeasures Bureau’s Esper explained the situation beside them.

“The cycle’s power cannot be broken by external forces. We can only interrupt it by placing them like this.”

Those trapped in the cycle clearly cannot integrate into society.

Perhaps many people’s daily routines are similar.

It’s just a repetition of work and habits.

But for those trapped in the cycle, it wasn’t that simple.

They become similar to human tape recorders, responding incoherently in conversations.

Letting them roam freely could lead to danger.

If it were just a one-day cycle, it wouldn’t be so bad.

At least it wouldn’t be life-threatening.

But once something that consumes vitality enters the cycle, it becomes a matter of life and death.

It’s like taking off on a flight ¹ Not actually taking off. It’s the thing mc can’t do anymore. . You can’t keep taking off in a cycle.

The actions repeat, but the expended energy might not return.

The power of cycle Wu Mi bestowed in her out-of-control state was purely random.

“Did I really hurt that many people back then?”

Only after seeing the crowd gathered here did Wu Mi realize how urgent the situation had been.

If the Countermeasures Bureau hadn’t discovered it in time, that number might have continued to rise.

Most of them were students.

After all, Wu Mi was still in school at the time.

Going to a densely populated place like a school was like a bomb going off.

Casualties were inevitable.

It was fortunate that Wu Mi’s mental power wasn’t too high back then.

The range of her ability wasn’t too extensive.

Rеaⅾ oո ΚαtReaԁiոɡCafe

Otherwise, the entire school would have been affected.

Wu Mi felt a pang of fear.

At that moment, Ye Yao placed her hand on Wu Mi’s back and gently pushed her forward.

“Do what you need to do. I’m here.”

“Mm.”

Wu Mi nodded with a smile, her tense mood instantly calming down.

The petite girl with beige hair stood on her tiptoes, looking around.

She quickly spotted familiar faces among the three hundred people.

Her mom and dad.

But Wu Mi didn’t want to lift the cycle from her parents first.

Doing so might lead to conversations she wasn’t ready to handle, which could distract her.

It wouldn’t be too late to save them for last.

“Huu…”

Wu Mi took a deep breath and stepped forward to the first person.

They seemed to be a school staff member.

A rather forgettable face. She had few impressions of them.

Wu Mi pushed aside her complicated thoughts.

Many people were watching her.

And there was also Ye Yao’s gaze, filled with trust.

She couldn’t let anyone down.

Wu Mi touched the person and began to sense the power of cycle within them.

Since mastering her ability, the things she could perceive had become much clearer.

When she closed her eyes, she didn’t see a human body but felt a line forming a circle.

The circle seemed to be spinning endlessly.

Ye Yao had even given it a name.

Ouroboros Cycle.

Its concept was the cycle itself.

Wu Mi extended her finger into the circle and gently flicked it.

Reαd on KαtRеαdіոɡCаfе

The complete circle instantly collapsed, leaving no trace of the line.

And thus, the power of cycle was lifted.

“It… should be done.”

As soon as Wu Mi spoke, an Esper stepped forward to wake the person up.

These three hundred people had been forcibly put to sleep using Esper abilities.

It was less harmful than drug-induced sleep.

With a snap of the Esper’s fingers, the person on the bed slowly opened their eyes, fully conscious.

“This is a hospital. You passed out recently. How do you feel?”

The staff member was easily fooled.

“Just a bit weak, but otherwise fine.”

“Good. Rest for a few more days, and you can be discharged. Go back to sleep.”

With another snap.

The staff member fell back into sleep.

The Esper who snapped their fingers nodded to their colleagues.

“The cycle has been lifted.”

This was easy to confirm.

If the cycle hadn’t been lifted, the staff member would have returned to their repetitive actions upon waking.

“Th-Thank goodness…”

Wu Mi finally exhaled, feeling a wave of relief.

The other tense Espers also relaxed slightly.

It seemed that Sequence 008 bringing Sequence 029 here was truly just to rectify her mistake.

As long as they could save these people without conflict, everything was negotiable.

Ye Yao remained silent, maintaining her air of mystery.

She had always known that Wu Mi could do it.

The tension was unnecessary.

“Next.”

Wu Mi’s confidence began to grow, and her tone became more assured.

Rеαⅾ οn КаtRеаⅾіnɡСαfе

What followed was a rapid repetition of the same process.

Wu Mi lifted the cycle from one person after another in a matter of seconds.

Those freed from the cycle were quickly moved out by the Countermeasures Bureau.

The number of people on the beds visibly decreased.

Until only two remained.

Wu Mi’s parents.

The girl with beige hair had a complicated look in her eyes.

But she didn’t hesitate for long, stepping forward to her father first.

Her father was a typical busy office worker.

He hardly had time to be involved in his daughter’s education at home.

He left almost everything to his wife.

His only concern was earning money.

This neglect had made the bond between father and daughter very weak.

He hadn’t even noticed when his daughter’s emotions became abnormal.

To be honest, Wu Mi resented her father a bit.

But now, there didn’t seem to be much to blame him for.

“Lift the cycle.”

The Ouroboros Cycle around her father instantly collapsed.

Finally.

Only her mother remained.

Wu Mi stood silently in front of her mother for a moment, hesitating to lift the cycle.

If she was asked if she hated her mother, it was probably not to that extent.

But if asked whether she disliked her, Wu Mi would likely nod in agreement.

The period when she was trapped in that vicious cycle had been unbearable.

There was no color in her life back then.

Back then, she hadn’t had the ability to resist nor the conditions to be independent. She could only follow her mother’s orders.

But now, Wu Mi had another choice.

And her mother had been trapped in that vicious cycle for many days.

Reαԁ on ΚаtReаԁіnɡСafе

Could that be considered punishment and retribution?

Wu Mi glanced back at Ye Yao, feeling that she shouldn’t dwell on the past.

She should look to the future.

No matter how wrong her mother had been in the past, Wu Mi no longer had to listen to her.

Compared to her previous home, her current home felt more like a family.

Wu Mi’s eyes grew determined.

She placed a hand on her mother’s body.

The Ouroboros Cycle instantly shattered.

With that, the cycle of all 325 people were lifted.

“Huu~”

Wu Mi exhaled and turned to look at Ye Yao with a happy smile.

“It’s over.”

Ye Yao was about to respond.

But the next second, she noticed a faint trace of purple ember where Wu Mi’s hand touched her mother.

“Wu Mi! Get back now!!”

“Huh?”

By the time Wu Mi reacted, the purple flame had already seeped into her palm.

The world around her changed in an instant.

Everything turned dark, and she lost all strength, as if she had fallen into a dark abyss.

Ye Yao seemed to reach out toward her, but it was too late to grab her.

Wu Mi lost consciousness in an instant.

A violent surge of mental power erupted!

The Countermeasures Bureau was immediately filled with the sound of blaring alarms!

Author Note

Preparing to move!

Text: Very cool   not speaking ² Meme where you tease people who are sulking or unwilling to talk by saying this.