Esper X Family – Chapter 16 – These Attribute Points Are Mine

I misjudged you, Found Family System.

Turns out you’re not useless, but rather a genius system with flexible judgment criteria.

Ye Yao had never expected that Mo Qiuli could be included in the ‘family’ category.

It seems that the Found Family System truly brings together all sorts of people.

Ye Yao felt her heart surge with emotion.

She saw a glorious future waving at her.

“Alright~ From now on, I’ll be Magical Girl Alliance’s Advisor! Let’s form a lifelong Magical Girl Alliance that no one can tear apart!”

This was a family judged by the system.

It was also an important source of attribute points for Ye Yao.

If the Countermeasures Bureau didn’t allow Mo Qiuli to become a magical girl, Ye Yao wouldn’t stand for it.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

“Kids, I’ve brought some fruits and snacks.”

Mo Qiuli quickly reverted from her transformed state back to her unremarkable appearance.

It was a basic rule that a magical girl’s true identity couldn’t be revealed to ordinary people.

Ye Yao got up and ran to the door to open it.

Then, Xiao Jing walked into the room and placed a plate filled with fruits and snacks on the table.

“Thank you, big sister,” Mo Qiuli politely expressed her gratitude.

Xiao Jing smiled and patted Mo Qiuli’s head, then turned to Ye Yao with an expression as if she had just recalled something.

“By the way, Ye Yao, a child from our relatives will be staying over tomorrow. She’s around your age, so I hope you won’t mind.”

Ye Yao blinked and looked at the top of Xiao Jing’s head.

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【Xiao Jing hopes that you can make more friends your own age. Even though the new child is here for a mission, she still hopes that the two of you can become as close as sisters.】

Ye Yao suddenly understood.

Oh~ So it’s a new source of attribute points.

A ‘wife’ issued by the country, no less.

I wonder what her personality is like, and if she’s cute.

Of course, Ye Yao welcomed this.

“I don’t mind.”

“That’s good.”

Xiao Jing smiled and patted Ye Yao’s head before leaving the room, giving the two little ones some space.

The Countermeasures Bureau generally didn’t interfere with Ye Yao’s social relationships.

As long as the background of the person she interacted with was clean and their character was acceptable, it didn’t matter. They just couldn’t let anyone corrupt Ye Yao.

As long as it wasn’t some delinquent with a motorcycle.

As for Mo Qiuli…

Although she was a problem child, she barely passed the mark.

After the door closed again, Ye Yao turned her attention back to Mo Qiuli.

While her magical girl form had an interesting personality and demeanor, Mo Qiuli’s normal form was equally fascinating.

The contrast was maxed out.

“Let’s keep talking. Why are you so obsessed with being a magical girl?”

Ye Yao stared straight at Mo Qiuli with a curious expression that seemed to say, “I’ll provide the drinks, you tell the story.”

She almost pressed her face right up against Mo Qiuli’s.

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Mo Qiuli raised a finger and scratched her cheek sheepishly, avoiding eye contact.

“Well… there’s no particular reason. I just really loved watching magical girl anime when I was little, so you could say that I was gushing over them.”

It felt a bit embarrassing to admit.

A girl as gloomy and slug-like as her actually aspired to be something as radiant as a magical girl.

She would definitely be laughed at by her peers.

“ Gushing over Magical Girls ¹ Yes. It’s referencing that. The CN title actually translates to ‘Aspiring to be a Magical Girl’, so I have to slightly alter Mo Qiuli’s previous dialogue to keep it in line with the English title. ? Interesting.”

Ye Yao didn’t find it embarrassing at all, just a bit unfortunate.

If this were a different setting, Mo Qiuli might have been able to use her obsession with magical girls to perform a domain expansion—QQ Space ² I found the Chinese version of this when I looked it up. I guess it’s a reference to the room you can’t leave until you do XX that is popular in JP. By the way, QQ space is a feature of the Chinese social messaging app QQ. .

But in this world, she was probably the only magical girl.

And it was just role-playing at that.

How tragic.

Ye Yao was destined to never witness that “bloodthirsty” scene.

“And then?”

Seeing that Ye Yao didn’t react with disdain, Mo Qiuli gained the courage to continue.

“After that, I awakened my ability and started practicing things related to magical girls, like figuring out what pose would look the cutest when transforming, or what lines would sound the coolest when making an entrance…”

Mo Qiuli counted off her fingers, listing all the efforts she had made to become a magical girl.

Her serious demeanor was incredibly adorable, proving just how deeply she loved magical girls.

“At first, I thought I was a natural-born magical girl. Even though there was no mascot to guide me, I found my own goal and started being active as a magical girl at night…”

“I sneaked out at night without telling my parents, using my ability to fly around the city and look for bad guys. I managed to stop a few thefts, robberies, and assaults.”

Mo Qiuli got more and more excited as she spoke.

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After all, that period was truly the happiest time of her life.

But before long, her expression turned gloomy again.

“Then, a few days later, some very powerful adults caught me. They told me I wasn’t a magical girl, but an Esper. They said I was only stronger than ordinary people because I awakened an ability, and there were many others like me.”

Ye Yao could pretty much guess who had caught Mo Qiuli.

Oh no!

How could the Espers from the Countermeasures Bureau be so mean?

Destroying a child’s dream like that.

What’s the difference between that and telling a young child that Ultraman ³ Ultraman is very, very popular in China. doesn’t exist?

How awful.

Fortunately, Mo Qiuli’s gloominess was only temporary, and her mood quickly recovered.

“But I didn’t give up. Even if I’m not a real magical girl, as long as I keep doing things like a magical girl, I’ll definitely become one.”

“I want to make the name ‘Magical Girl Mercury’ known to everyone!”

Mo Qiuli’s eyes seemed to sparkle with little stars.

Even though she wasn’t in her magical girl form, she still radiated that charm.

It seemed that the magical girl side of her was always there, just buried deep in her normal self.

Only when she transformed into Magical Girl Mercury could she truly express herself.

“Alright, I support you. I’ll be the one to witness your dream!”

The people at the Countermeasures Bureau might find this childish dream of hers a headache.

They would probably see Mo Qiuli as a hopeless problem child.

But who is Ye Yao?

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A master slacker who loved watching interesting things unfold.

Slacking off is an art.

And witnessing something fascinating is just another form of slacking.

As long as it didn’t require her to put in too much effort, she was fine with it.

Mo Qiuli was deeply moved by Ye Yao’s support and completely regarded her as a kindred spirit.

“Ye Yao, why didn’t I meet you earlier?”

“It’s not too late now, though.”

Ye Yao patted Mo Qiuli’s head, her hand a little mischievous.

Petting a loli is quite nice~

If it were her past self, she might not have been so bold.

But now, she felt completely justified.

“By the way, will you continue your magical girl activities tonight?”

“Mm, I never miss a night.”

Ye Yao glanced at the Found Family System’s task and prepared to join in.

“Then take me with you. I want to see you execute justice.”

Mo Qiuli’s face lit up with surprise.

“Ye Yao, are you coming too? But what about your family…”

“Hehe~ I have my ways. Just wait for me downstairs at your place.”

Ye Yao didn’t care if the people at the Countermeasures Bureau would have their blood pressure skyrocket when they found out.

No matter what, these attribute points are mine for the taking!