Esper X Family – Chapter 112 – Sho Tired…

“Have you ever tried to resist?”

It was possible to break the cycle.

Perhaps Fang Tang couldn’t do it because she was too weak.

But Zhou Qing and Li Muhua had the strength.

There might be a chance to break the cycle.

Ye Yao offered her suggestion.

“Stop chasing Sequence 077. Ignore that fabricated figure and focus on thinking about how to escape here.”

Zhou Qing shook his head.

“Sequence 077 is highly aggressive.

If we stop pursuing him, he’ll go on a killing spree.

There may be many fabricated people in this world.

But it’s possible that real people’s consciousnesses are mixed in.

Sequence 077 might kill ordinary people on the consciousness level.

I once watched him kill many innocent people with my own eyes.

I can’t let such a thing happen again before my eyes.”

Only then did Ye Yao remember that ordinary people had also been dragged into this supernatural disaster.

Zhou Qing and Li Muhua were Espers from the Countermeasures Bureau.

Their duty was to protect civilians and eliminate evil Espers.

Asking them to turn a blind eye was akin to killing their conscience.

Zhou Qing and Li Muhua didn’t know that the world would cycle.

They only knew that Sequence 077 had to die.

They couldn’t let the villain born from their memories kill again.

Ye Yao could only remain silent.

This was indeed an unbreakable cycle.

Ye Yao wanted to tell them that everything would reset after today ended.

But upon further thought, telling them would be meaningless.

After all, their memories would be reset in the end.

“What about you, Sequence 008? We have our own tasks to do. What’s yours?”

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Zhou Qing asked.

“Obviously, I just need to find Wu Mi and save her from her rampage. Once that’s done, everything will end.”

“We can help.”

“After you kill Sequence 077?”

Ye Yao didn’t need to think to know Zhou Qing’s plan.

Li Muhua nodded repeatedly beside him.

“Yes, we’ve killed Sequence 077 once before. We remember his fighting style and moves clearly.

With this combat data, we might be able to end it quickly.”

“The cycle isn’t that simple. No matter the process, the beginning and end are the same.”

Ye Yao remained pessimistic.

Li Muhua must have been equally confident in the previous cycle.

Using past combat data and her understanding of Sequence 077 to face the enemy.

Yet, they only achieved a phyrric victory.

Even if Zhou Qing and Li Muhua killed Sequence 077 in the end, their memories wouldn’t be preserved after the day ended.

Everything would start over from the beginning.

The Countermeasures Bureau might not be reliable.

Moreover, Ye Yao found it hard to trust anyone outside her family.

“Good luck, you two.”

Ye Yao turned around with Fang Tang, ready to continue searching for Wu Mi.

It was fortunate that her memories wouldn’t reset.

At worst, she could figure things out through trial and error.

After walking a distance, Fang Tang, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke.

“What were you talking about earlier, Ghosty? How come I didn’t understand a thing?”

“You just need to be a lively mascot, human. No need to think too much about it.”

“Wow! I feel offended!

You’re so mean, Ghosty!”

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Time passed quickly.

At night.

Ye Yao and Fang Tang heard an explosion in the distance.

Zhou Qing and Li Muhua might be fighting Sequence 077.

This time, Ye Yao didn’t approach.

She could roughly guess the final outcome.

“The cycle isn’t so easy to break. Wu Mi’s ability is too unfair. Even with prior combat data, it’ll surely be corrected back.”

Ye Yao muttered to herself, silently mourning for Zhou Qing and the others.

After all, they were the first Espers from the Countermeasures Bureau to apologize to her.

But that was it.

“No major gains today. Let’s keep trying tomorrow.”

After a whole day, they still hadn’t found any trace of Wu Mi.

Ye Yao felt like giving up and abandoning her brain.

Just conduct a blanket search.

But the world of cycles couldn’t handle it.

She couldn’t even fly in her current state.

If only she could control the numbers.

For the first time, Ye Yao felt that having such high values was so inconvenient.

She glanced at Fang Tang, who was dozing off beside her.

“Human, I won’t come looking for you in the next cycle.”

“Huh? Ghosty, are you abandoning me?”

Fang Tang, who had been half-asleep, suddenly perked up.

She didn’t understand what “the next cycle” meant.

But she heard the latter part clearly.

“I want to walk alone. I’ll take you with me the cycle after next.”

Ye Yao replied.

Before Fang Tang could respond—

The clock struck midnight.

The night ended instantly.

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And the day arrived as scheduled.

Ye Yao’s third cycle began.

The white-haired girl stood on the sidewalk and let out a long sigh.

“Sho ¹ She said 累鼠了leishule instead of 累死了leisile (tired to death, a usual expression to say that you’re very exhausted). The 死si (death) here is swapped with 鼠shu (mouse), which doesnt mean anything other than sounding similar, just cuter. Anyway, I translated it as slurred speech, hence ‘sho’ instead of ‘so’. tired…”

There was a downside to not having her memories and state reset.

After going three days and nights without sleep in the cycle world.

Her spirit was inevitably somewhat fatigued.

Fortunately, Ye Yao was currently a consciousness body.

There were no severe consequences for not sleeping.

It was just that her main body had already been resting on Luo Jianhua’s lap.

Her brain had received too much information in a short time.

She couldn’t stay awake forever.

“I can’t rest yet. Wu Mi is waiting for me. Damn cycle, watch how I break you!”

Ye Yao patted her cheeks to refresh herself, her eyes as determined as ever.

The white-haired girl took action.

This time, she didn’t look at anyone.

Little Fang Tang could wait.

She was used to falling in the cycle, and it wasn’t too painful.

She would take her along next time.

Ye Yao didn’t use her black mist this time, planning to move as an ordinary person.

The image of Sequence 008 was too conspicuous.

She would be instantly recognized by Countermeasures Bureau Espers.

Ye Yao didn’t want to interact with them for now.

If it were people like Zhou Qing and Li Muhua, that would be fine.

But encountering hostile ones would be unpleasant.

Just in case.

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Ye Yao put on a hood and mask, pretending to be an ordinary little girl.

That way, she wouldn’t stand out.

Then, Ye Yao took a paintbrush from an unmanned store.

Straight-up zero-yuan ² Around 0 USD. purchase!

After all, everything would refresh tonight as if nothing had happened.

“Let’s see if I can change some things.”

Ye Yao muttered, ready to stir up some trouble.

Time passed slowly.

The Countermeasures Bureau Squad A2, who were searching for Sequence 077, suddenly noticed a striking message on a wall nearby.

The handwriting was messy, not neat at all.

It looked like a child’s scribble.

But the content made them pay serious attention.

【This world is a cycle. At midnight tonight, everything will start over, and everyone’s memories will be reset.】

Li Muhua’s pupils contracted as she looked at Zhou Qing beside her.

“Captain, this…”

They knew that they had been caught in Sequence 029’s supernatural disaster.

Although they didn’t know who left this message behind.

The content was somewhat credible.

After all, Sequence 029’s ability was indeed Cycle.

Li Muhua couldn’t help but feel a bit terrified.

If what was written on the wall was true.

How many cycles had they been through?

Was what they were doing now even meaningful?

Zhou Qing’s expression was grave, but he still withdrew his gaze.

“Proceed as planned. Sequence 077 must die.”

Author Note

Woke up hungry Text: What’cha eatin’? Gimme a piece