Esper X Family – Chapter 133 – Let Me Dream Again

Early the next morning.

Ye Yao entered the living room.

Yesterday’s group dinner and magical girl activity were barely recognized by the Found Family System as family activities.

Both gave her 1 attribute point upon completion.

Ye Yao directly added them to her panel, increasing her mental power from 105 to 107.

The wool from this lousy system was getting harder and harder to pluck.

At this rate, when would she be able to challenge her stern father again?

Ye Yao’s gaze shifted toward the sofa.

【Lou Wei has already consulted someone about the games you often play and is gradually learning them.】

Ye Yao snorted lightly in her heart.

Just keep learning.

No matter how talented you are, how could you possibly compare to the game devs’ meticulously crafted stat monsters?

Ye Yao considered herself a master in the gaming world.

There was no way she would lose to a novice in a PK ¹ Short for Player Killing. Super old term. Most people just use PvP nowadays, but maybe it’s still called PK in China? Anyway, the author used PK so PK it is. !

Especially not to this old fogey who couldn’t keep up with the times.

Ye Yao checked the package tracking briefly.

The gaming console should arrive in the afternoon.

She could probably set it up after lunch.

She had to take advantage of her stern father’s unfamiliarity with games and give him a good beating.

She had to return the humiliation of that crushing defeat!

She glanced again.

【Lou Wei is puzzled by why your progress has slowed down so much.】

Previously, she had gained 30 points in one go, but today, it was only a 2-point increase.

It seemed highly unstable.

Regarding this, Ye Yao wanted to drag the Found Family System out and give it a beating.

She wanted to solve this problem too.

“I’m going out for a bit~”

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Compared to when she first arrived, Ye Yao was now going out more frequently.

Her increased vitality was evident.

She would head out once during the day and once again at night.

The rest of the time, she mostly stayed in her room.

It seemed quite routine.

During the day, she usually headed to the Countermeasures Bureau’s base.

Originally, Lou Wei thought that Ye Yao would quickly forget about the Countermeasures Bureau after getting involved.

But he didn’t expect her to visit so frequently.

If this continued, it would be difficult to keep the truth hidden.

Of course, Lou Wei didn’t plan to intervene.

In this regard, he believed in letting things take their natural course.

A while later.

Ye Yao arrived at the entrance of the local Countermeasures Bureau branch.

Although they had nearly been paralyzed by Sequence 029’s influence.

The place remained unchanged.

No casualties was the best outcome.

As for the Countermeasures Bureau’s reputation, that could be ignored for now.

The incident was being hotly discussed on the Countermeasures Bureau forum.

Almost everyone had seen the full report of the event.

As an internet-savvy person, Ye Yao naturally hadn’t missed it.

Using the phone her family gave her, she logged into the Countermeasures Bureau’s provided account.

She casually browsed the forum, eating melon ² Slang for gossiping or watching the show from the sidelines. Like eating popcorn. as she enjoyed the drama.

She could now openly discuss with Luo Jianhua.

“I heard that there’s a mole in our Countermeasures Bureau, and they haven’t been caught yet.”

“Hmm, don’t worry, Sister. All suspects are being thoroughly investigated. The culprit should be found soon.”

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“Little Luo, do you know where the investigation takes place?”

“Usually in the interrogation room. Everyone would probably be separated.”

Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.

She remembered visiting the interrogation area on her first day here.

She still had a rough idea of its location.

She could have Mu Luo bring Gu Wenxin to take a look.

“However… I heard that two S-rank Espers personally interrogated them.

But they found no trace of the mole.

They might need to bring in more specialized S-rank Espers for the investigation.”

Luo Jianhua shared what she had recently learned.

Her mission was too special.

She had the clearance to know more details within the Countermeasures Bureau.

She even knew about the existence of Sequence 001.

Naturally, she wouldn’t miss more insider information.

She could easily relay what she knew to Ye Yao.

After all, the higher-ups wouldn’t care about these details.

Ye Yao caught the underlying meaning in Luo Jianhua’s words.

It seemed that Fang Ze and the other S-rank Esper had taken action.

But they had found nothing.

Fang Ze should be an expert in this field.

After all, he was highly versatile.

Finding a regular mole shouldn’t be a problem for him.

Yet, he found nothing?

Either the mole wasn’t among the suspects, or the mole had already escaped.

It sounded quite troublesome.

With such deep concealment abilities, it was no wonder that the Sanctuary had managed to thrive unnoticed for so long.

“Have those two S-rank Espers left?” Ye Yao asked.

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Luo Jianhua nodded. “Yes, they left this morning. But a new S-rank Esper will arrive to take over the investigation tomorrow.”

The Countermeasures Bureau took the mole issue seriously.

Since there was a lead, they would spare no effort to uncover it.

How could they leave a ticking time bomb behind?

“Tomorrow?”

Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.

She could have Mu Luo come tonight.

Going to the interrogation room should be easier than entering the restricted zone.

“Is there anything else you want to know, Sister? Little Mo is waiting for us at the training ground.”

Luo Jianhua didn’t know what Ye Yao was scheming.

But she would fully support her.

According to the door-in-the-face technique, as long as it wasn’t about world destruction, even if the Countermeasures Bureau discovered Ye Yao’s little maneuvers later, they would likely turn a blind eye to them.

“It’s fine. Didn’t she say she wanted to work hard to become a proper magical girl?

Let her keep at it. We’ll join her later.”

After learning that Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua were coming to the Countermeasures Bureau base today, Mo Qiuli had headed to the training ground to practice her mental power beforehand.

She was using fragmented time to improve her mental power.

This was Mo Qiuli’s strategy for progress!

It wouldn’t interfere with her time with Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua, nor would it affect her magical girl activities.

She could even make gradual progress.

It was killing two birds with one stone.

Ye Yao knew that she had been stimulated.

Just thinking about it irritated her.

First, she was stimulated after being flattened into a cat pancake by the Dayun truck, and now Mo Qiuli was stimulated here.

Was this some kind of chain reaction of internal competition?

But Ye Yao didn’t plan to stop her.

Mo Qiuli wanting to improve was definitely a good thing.

After all, her avenues for improving mental power were limited.

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Ye Yao, on the other hand, could use the Found Family System to boost her stats.

It was like the difference between a hardworking player and a cheater.

Later, Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua “unintentionally” found themselves wandering near the restricted zone.

As soon as they approached, they heard a familiar voice.

“So bored… I want to go out and play… Let me dream of something interesting again…”

When she first heard it, she didn’t recognize the voice.

But now that she heard the voice again, Ye Yao couldn’t help but chuckle.

Fang Tang was probably rotting away in the restricted zone.

Ye Yao couldn’t help but respond.

“Hey, hey, can you hear me?”

But there was no response.

It seemed that Fang Tang could only send her voice out, not receive any replies.

Ye Yao suddenly became curious about Fang Tang’s ability.

If she could learn more about it, she might be able to help her escape.

But when she read Fang Tang’s panel in the world of cycles, she could only see the name of her ability, her mental power, and such.

The specific effects of the ability weren’t explicitly stated.

Resonance… What exactly does it mean?

“Sister, did you hear that voice again?”

Luo Jianhua’s voice sounded in her ear.

Ye Yao turned to ask.

“Little Luo, do you know whose voice that is?”

“Sister, do you think I should know?”

Luo Jianhua gave an enigmatic response.

Author Note

I feel like the cold is finally gone.

Text: I want to test the softness of your bed