Esper X Family – Chapter 143 – The Sky Is So Blue Today

“Wait, if you can do this, couldn’t we transform and go out to eat long ago?”

Ye Yao immediately spotted the loophole.

Jiang Huashen’s skill was even more effective than disguise techniques.

With a quick application, he could turn everyone from highly conspicuous Sequence Zero members into a group of delinquents on the street.

Anyone who saw them would surely avoid them.

Why bother turning into a neutral faction?

Jiang Huashen shrugged. “My mental power is only slightly above A-rank. I can’t deceive the senses of experts. A glance would probably reveal something off.”

It was worth noting that the Countermeasures Bureau often deployed Espers to patrol various areas.

It was possible to have several A-rank Espers lurking around busy districts.

If their mental power surpassed Jiang Huashen’s, they could spot the discrepancy with a single glance.

Going out would be nerve-wracking.

“My ability is probably only useful in remote areas. Trying to deceive everyone is too much for me.”

“Sigh, small cup stats.”

Ye Yao wore an expression of exasperation.

This was a classic case of having a great mechanic but insufficient stats.

How was she supposed to execute her clever ideas like this?

No way.

She had to find a way to temporarily boost Jiang Huashen using “Encouragement”.

In simpler terms, she needed to add a crutch!

At least give him a high-grade skin mod ¹ I looked it up and found nothing that really fits. Maybe she’s talking about custom mods? .

At this moment, Fang Tang also noticed something strange on her head and back.

“Huh? Why did I turn into a cat?”

The pink-haired girl turned to look at her tail, chasing it in a circle, looking adorably silly.

It had to be said that Jiang Huashen’s transformation was incredibly lifelike.

It seemed flawless at a glance.

None of the cheap, inferior feeling of low-quality props.

Ye Yao found it quite pleasing to the eye.

“Human, you’ve turned into a cat too. How does it feel? Isn’t it fun?”

“Mmm, it is fun, but why don’t you have cat ears and a tail?”

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“Because I’m a fake cat.”

“That’s not fair!”

“Alright, stop hissing. Come here and let me pet you. It’s my first time touching a catgirl.”

Ye Yao pulled Fang Tang over and began stroking the fluffy cat ears.

Soft and warm.

With a good bounce.

Pressing them down made them quickly spring back.

It was unbelievably realistic.

“Human, do you feel anything?”

“Cat, not really.”

Fang Tang obediently let Ye Yao study her.

This feeling of their roles being reversed was indeed a bit amusing.

Ye Yao’s small hand brushing over her head gave her a sense of comfort.

It felt good to be petted.

“Looks like there’s no nerve connection.”

Ye Yao went straight for the tail.

The long tail felt nice to the touch.

Too bad Fang Tang didn’t react at all.

It would’ve been much cuter if she did.

Wu Mi looked over with envy.

So Ye Yao likes this kind of thing?

Decision made.

Before going to bed tonight, she would ask Jiang Huashen for a similar look.

Maybe Ye Yao would get closer to her then!

Wu Mi immediately glanced toward Jiang Huashen and saw that Xia Lian had already gone over to discuss.

“Can you give White Catty a similar look?”

“You’ll have to ask her.”

“You didn’t ask Pink Catty for her consent earlier.”

“Is that the same case?”

Jiang Huashen remained unmoved.

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Xia Lian had neither status nor stats, only barely surpassing Ye Yao’s normal state.

He would have to be out of his mind to anger Ye Yao, the group’s core.

Ye Yao didn’t notice this.

She was thinking about how to exploit the system’s loopholes to maximize the use of the “Encouragement” mechanic.

If the conditions weren’t there, she would create them!

The sooner, the better.

As for her main body…

It was time to set a trap for the mole.

“I’m going out today.”

“Alright, come back early.”

Xiao Jing wasn’t surprised.

Ye Yao had taken an unusual interest in the base.

She kept running over during the day.

But she wasn’t going there to train.

It was more like strolling in a backyard.

Xiao Jing could only assume that Ye Yao was feeling a bit of novelty.

Once the novelty wore off, she would probably go back to staying at home.

Ye Yao greeted Lou Wei, who was on the sofa, and left the house with Luo Jianhua.

She also checked the rewards from last night’s gaming session.

The Found Family System had recognized playing games with her parents as a family activity.

The system rewarded her with 3 attribute points.

It was just okay. Farming some was enough.

The system’s judgment and rewards were likely based on repetition.

Highly repetitive family activities would yield few attribute points or none at all.

Only fresh family activities would give more.

What a pity.

If it could be repeated many times…

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Ye Yao would have wanted to face off against her parents in games every night.

She could slack off and grow stronger.

Perhaps she could even reach world-destroying levels while being “raised” by the Dayun Truck.

Ye Yao even wanted to tell Lou Wei the truth someday.

That this unparalleled power was given to her bit by bit by Lou Wei.

Unfortunately, the Found Family System completely understood the nature of humans.

It had cut off the path of repetitive farming.

“Whatever.”

Ye Yao casually allocated all the pending attribute points to her panel.

Bringing 107 up to 115.

Another significant improvement!

“Sister, are we going to watch Little Mo train again today?”

“Yeah, it’s still fun, isn’t it?”

Ye Yao said this, but her mind was already brewing plans for the trap.

After going to the training ground yesterday, she had indeed watched Mo Qiuli train for a long time.

Not in a mental training pod.

But watching Mo Qiuli transform into a magical girl and participate in various exercises.

Like beam accuracy, dodging reflexes, burst, and endurance.

The whole routine made Ye Yao itch to join in.

Too bad her base stats were too weak.

Without Attribute Fission, her methods were too limited.

Just thinking about it was exhausting.

Watching a cute little loli sweat it out was a nice pastime, though.

Before long.

Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua arrived at the Countermeasures Bureau’s base.

The white-haired girl observed for a moment.

The atmosphere had become somewhat serious and oppressive.

Probably because the restricted zone had been looted last night, which caused the Bureau to heighten its vigilance.

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But it was useless.

Ye Yao, the mastermind behind this, walked in boldly.

Her calm demeanor made it impossible to tell that she was the one who had caused so much frustration.

Passing by the restricted zone again.

She noticed many personnel moving about.

They seemed to be searching for traces left behind by the culprit.

It looked just like a police investigation scene.

The Countermeasures Bureau naturally had their suspects.

But they couldn’t make a conclusion without evidence.

It was just hard on these investigators.

They would probably spend a long time searching for something that didn’t exist.

Ye Yao lingered for a moment, wearing a disappointed expression.

“Why didn’t I hear anything this time?

What a pity~ It was quite fun.”

Anyone in the know would have sighed and admired her acting skills.

Luo Jianhua chimed in beside her.

“Looks like something serious happened. We shouldn’t linger here.”

“Mhm.”

At this moment, the guard at the restricted zone glanced at the two figures.

He wanted to go over and ask some questions.

But upon recognizing those familiar faces, he immediately averted his gaze.

“The sky is so blue today.”

“What kind of nonsense are you spouting? Did failing to guard the restricted zone drive you mad?”

A colleague cast him a concerned glance.

“You shut up.”

Author Note

It’s unexpectedly 23 degrees ² 73.4°F today, greatly reducing the effectiveness of sealing yourself in the quilt.

Text: I’m already up why are you still sleeping!