Esper X Family – Chapter 121 – No Different From Indiscriminate Collisions

The next morning.

Ye Yao woke up as usual.

Yesterday, she had burned everything out, but she had been fully revived today.

Ye Yao decided to seal away her frame manipulation technique.

Those exhausting and strenuous operations were not her style at all!

She resolved to avoid using them whenever possible.

“Good morning!”

As soon as Ye Yao entered the living room, she greeted Lou Wei, who was sitting on the sofa, and Xiao Jing, who was preparing breakfast.

This had become her daily routine.

Her lifestyle was quite regular.

Even when she occasionally lingered in bed, Luo Jianhua’s service ensured that she got up before breakfast turned cold.

Then, she would arrive in the living room on time to greet the NPC old man who seemed to refresh around this hour.

If Ye Yao were to sleep in too late, it might raise suspicions.

Fortunately, it was only yesterday that she had been unusually drowsy.

If she had slept for two days straight, it might have exposed her.

Ye Yao glanced at Lou Wei, ready to gather today’s intel.

But to her surprise, Lou Wei slowly put down his newspaper.

His calm gaze shifted toward her.

The father and daughter locked eyes.

Ye Yao pretended to be calm, showing no signs of guilt, and instead tilting her head slightly.

“Is something wrong?”

“Nothing.”

Lou Wei picked up the newspaper again, as if nothing had happened.

But Ye Yao had already seen what was on his mind.

【Lou Wei has noticed an abnormal surge in your mental power. Your sudden breakthrough to C-rank has made him notice something amiss.】

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So, he noticed after all.

Ye Yao wasn’t nervous at all.

Breaking through to C-rank was nothing to fuss about.

Back when she was adding five attribute points per day, she had been utterly unconfident.

Now that she had everything maxed out, she was brimming with confidence.

Anyway, before she came clean, these people would just fill in the blanks themselves.

If Sequence 001 didn’t have something extraordinary, it wouldn’t deserve the title.

At worst, she could just have Luo Jianhua fabricate a reason when reporting later.

Ye Yao continued to observe Lou Wei out of the corner of her eye.

【Lou Wei speculates that you have begun to master your ability, leading to the rapid growth of your mental power.】

【Lou Wei believes that the stronger your mental power becomes, the closer you are to the prophesied future, and thus pays even more attention to you.】

【Lou Wei noticed that your condition is stable and suspects that the destruction of the world might not be your deliberate action, prompting him to be highly vigilant of other factors.】

It seemed that going all-in on attribute points could indeed make people overthink.

But it wasn’t a big deal.

Her freedom wasn’t significantly affected.

However, Lou Wei might turn into an uncontrollable Dayun Truck, ready to crash into anyone at the slightest provocation.

Like a hundred-ton king ¹ Slang for illegal trucks with total weight of over 100 tons. lying in ambush in the bush ² .

As long as someone passed by, he might just charge straight at them.

In this case.

Even if Ye Yao was just passing by.

A random villain committing crimes dozens of kilometers away might be directly ran over by Lou Wei.

It was no different from indiscriminate collisions.

“Little Luo and I are going out later.”

Xiao Jing smiled as she brought over steaming hot breakfast.

“Are you going to Mo Qiuli’s house again today?”

“More like going out to play together.”

Ye Yao replied vaguely.

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To be precise, they were actually going to visit the Countermeasures Bureau base.

If only Xiao Jing were present, she might have continued spouting nonsense.

But Lou Wei was reading the newspaper on the sofa.

Just his presence alone created a serious atmosphere.

She didn’t dare to speak carelessly.

Thinking about this, Ye Yao felt a bit angry with herself.

Why am I still so timid even after reaching C-rank mental power!?

Still afraid of the Dayun Truck.

Didn’t that mean all those attribute points were wasted?

Ye Yao got angry for a moment and then calmed down just as quickly.

She silently continued eating her breakfast.

Although her numbers could surpass the Dayun Truck after fission.

Without actual combat experience, she still lacked confidence.

Perhaps she needed to fight once to truly understand her current level.

If she could defeat the Dayun Truck, there would be no need to be so timid anymore.

“Going out to play together?”

Xiao Jing fell silent.

She naturally understood the underlying meaning in Ye Yao’s words.

This outing wasn’t to Mo Qiuli’s house.

Where else could it be then?

Xiao Jing quickly recalled Ye Yao’s previous visit to the Countermeasures Bureau.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Is this little one planning to go to the Countermeasures Bureau?

But the current situation at the local Countermeasures Bureau was quite delicate.

Many Espers had been caught up in the supernatural disaster caused by Sequence 029.

Although two S-rank Espers had been urgently dispatched to handle the situation, the progress might not be so quick.

If Ye Yao went now, she might witness a bizarre scene.

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A group of people standing still, unmoving.

More rigid than statues.

Ye Yao saw what was on Xiao Jing’s mind.

She wasn’t wrong.

Ye Yao was indeed planning to visit the Countermeasures Bureau.

After all, she had a legitimate reason.

Once Lou Wei found out, he would surely think that after breaking through to C-rank in mental power, Ye Yao wanted to test her abilities at a more professional place like the Countermeasures Bureau.

It seemed reasonable no matter how you thought about it.

In reality, Ye Yao’s true intention was to lure Lou Wei to the Countermeasures Bureau.

To create a scenario where her fission and main bodies were both present at the same time.

Of course, this was secondary.

Ye Yao wanted to see if Lou Wei could identify the villain hidden among the crowd.

The Sanctuary had inadvertently gifted her a great opportunity.

But that didn’t mean that Ye Yao had to be grateful to the mole.

Not tearing them to pieces was already an act of mercy.

However, Ye Yao was surprised by the information revealed in Xiao Jing’s thoughts.

She hadn’t expected the Countermeasures Bureau to call in two S-rank Espers.

After all, every S-rank Esper at the Countermeasures Bureau had important tasks.

Under normal circumstances, they absolutely wouldn’t leave their posts.

The last time Lou Wei called in Cheng Muxue and Fang Ze, it was related to the issue of Sequence 001.

That was a major event, so a brief absence was understandable.

This time, Wu Mi’s rampage had nearly paralyzed a Countermeasures Bureau branch.

That does seem like a big deal.

But it didn’t matter.

Ye Yao wasn’t afraid at all.

What’s S-rank?

Ye Yao had a ten-minute experience card of over ten thousand mental power.

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A single basic attack from her could make the average S-rank cry for their mom.

“Law Space, prohibit cycles.”

Fang Ze’s immense mental power enveloped the Countermeasures Bureau branch.

With the establishment of a new rule, all those carrying the ouroboros cycle briefly returned to normal.

The cycle within their bodies broke into a straight line.

However, the ouroboros thread didn’t disappear.

It remained within them.

Once the target left the Law Space, this thread would reconnect, returning them to the cycle state.

Fang Ze maintained the existence of the Law Space while carefully studying this peculiar power.

“This power is deeply connected to them. For now, I can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. It will take some time to completely resolve this.”

Fang Ze was a nearly omnipotent S-rank Esper.

It was understandable that he had been called in to handle Sequence 029’s rampage.

He had just left this city not long ago, only to return again today.

It seemed that being too capable meant being ready to travel at any moment.

The temporarily restored elite Espers stretched their bodies.

“Thank you.

Sequence 029 has probably regained consciousness from her rampage.

Sequence 008 should bring her here to resolve the issue.”

“I can handle it myself. It just takes some time.”

Fang Ze’s tone was displeased.

Relying on outsiders to resolve the crisis…

As if the Countermeasures Bureau had no capable people.

Author Note

Ahaha, it’s Monday… We’re all doomed!