Esper X Family – Chapter 173 – If You’re Not Convinced, Just Hold It In
Esper X Family – Chapter 173 – If You’re Not Convinced, Just Hold It In
Everyone shook their heads slightly, unsure of what Ye Yao meant by ‘Prophet’.
Only Mu Luo pondered for a moment before giving a somewhat acceptable answer.
“I’ve heard of that person, but I don’t know the specifics.”
Mu Luo had previously gone around collecting information on the innate Sequence Espers.
Naturally, he had come across some details about the Prophet.
It was said that some of the innate Sequence Espers were discovered by the so-called Prophet.
They were then contained in advance before any disasters could occur.
This was a way of taking preventive measures.
However, Mu Luo hadn’t been able to uncover any information about the Prophet.
Including their gender, age, or appearance.
These details remained shrouded in mystery.
Mu Luo had never heard anyone mention them.
Every time it was brought up, it was just the word ‘Prophet’.
Ye Yao thought for a moment but didn’t feel disappointed.
This was likely for the sake of protecting the Prophet.
Even in the thoughts she had read from her family at the Countermeasures Bureau, there was no specific information about the Prophet.
After all, the Prophet could not only identify promising Espers in advance but also foresee impending dangers.
Not to mention predicting something as absurd as the end of the world.
It seemed that many major disasters had been nipped in the bud with the help of the Prophet.
Perhaps some of the Sanctuary’s plans had been disrupted in the process.
From this perspective, the Prophet’s information was probably a top-secret matter, something that must not be revealed under any circumstances.
Just like how everyone knew about the existence of ‘Sequence 001’.
But very few knew who the person at the top of the Sequence list actually was.
“No matter, I’ll find out myself.”
In Ye Yao’s view, the Countermeasures Bureau’s secrecy measures were utterly useless.
Lou Wei must know about this.
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At the very least, Xiao Jing might know.
If all else fails, she could try to see if she could recognize a new family member at the Countermeasures Bureau.
Then, she could peek into their thoughts using the Found Family System.
She would eventually dig out the information she wanted.
Time sped up to the next morning.
The secret base of Sequence Zero was quite far from the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.
Mu Luo’s ability was slightly weakened during the day, so they had to set off early to make it on time.
When they were about to leave, Xia Lian was still clinging to Ye Yao.
“White Catty~ Can’t you take me with you? I promise I’ll be good, and I absolutely won’t cause any trouble.”
Xia Lian knelt on the ground, her arms wrapped around Ye Yao’s waist.
She looked like a child begging her parents to take her to the amusement park on the weekend.
Except the height difference made the scene quite comical.
One was 1.4 meters 1 4’7″ tall, while the other was nearly 1.7 meters 2 5’6″ tall.
Mu Luo and the others couldn’t bear to watch.
She had no sense of a young girl’s dignity.
“Wow, aren’t you embarrassed? Let go of me!”
Ye Yao tried to pry Xia Lian’s hands off.
But no matter what she did, she couldn’t get free.
She could feel the weight of the girl pressing against her, pinning her in place.
There was no way to break free without using her ability.
“Your top priority right now is to change how you address me! Then I might consider it.”
This time, they weren’t going to the Countermeasures Bureau branch in her home city.
She wouldn’t be meeting Mo Qiuli or Luo Jianhua for now.
Taking Xia Lian along wasn’t entirely out of the question.
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But the thought of Xia Lian calling her “White Catty” in public was a bit too much for Ye Yao to handle.
She was the renowned Sequence 002!
The world’s second strongest, capable of rivaling the strongest of the current era!
How could she be labeled with the title “White Catty”?
It was an insult to her pure numbers!
It completely undermined her dignity.
The Countermeasures Bureau headquarters wasn’t like the Sequence Zero base.
Here, everyone was family, so being called “White Catty” was acceptable.
But at the headquarters, everyone was a stranger.
Ye Yao didn’t want to be stared at with strange looks.
It would be too damaging to her dignity.
Xia Lian seemed to think seriously for a few seconds.
“Then, can I just call you ‘Cat’ like Pink Catty does?”
“No, why are you picking this up too? One ‘sugary’ person like Fang Tang is enough!”
Ye Yao pushed Xia Lian’s face away in annoyance, having no choice but to disqualify her.
Beside her, Fang Tang tugged at Ye Yao’s sleeve.
“Cat, I’ve been meaning to ask, what does it mean to describe someone as ‘sugary 3 As mentioned before, 糖táng (sugar) sounds the same as 唐táng, a meme that is also slang for 唐氏综合症tángshìzònghézhèng (Down Syndrome). ’?”
“It means you’re very sweet. Go play, don’t worry about it.”
Ye Yao patted Fang Tang’s little head with a loving smile on her face.
“Cat, so you’ve always thought of me as a sweet girl? I’m so happy!”
“Yes, Human. May you always be happy.”
As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, she felt the arms around her waist tighten slightly.
Turning her head, she saw Xia Lian’s face, filled with dissatisfaction.
She looked like a jelly 4 Lemon/sourness also means ‘jealous’. I just use jelly since it’s similar. that had come to life.
“I’m not convinced, White Catty! Why can Pink Catty call you that, but I can’t?”
“Just think of me as biased. If you’re not convinced, just hold it in.”
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You’ve been enjoying yourself so much, and now you want special privileges?
Are you a little loli, daring to act so spoiled?
Ye Yao’s expression was merciless.
Mu Luo stepped in to mediate.
“It’s getting late. Let’s go early and come back early.”
Xia Lian reluctantly let go.
If she couldn’t go, then so be it.
At least she had left her scent on White Catty.
Her White Cattium for today had been fully charged.
It’s not a loss!
At that moment, Wu Mi walked up to Ye Yao and smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes caused by Xia Lian’s clinging.
Today, she could still be of help to Ye Yao!
Even though she was accompanying Ye Yao to a very serious place this time, Wu Mi wasn’t nervous at all.
As long as Ye Yao was there, nothing would go wrong.
“Let’s go. Time to visit the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.”
Ye Yao took out a scroll, and colors enveloped her body. Her petite figure quickly became tall and slender.
The transformation was like a blooming flower.
The stark contrast made it hard to believe that it was the same person.
Mu Luo didn’t waste any more words. He enveloped the three of them in shadows, and they instantly disappeared into the darkness.
In the residential complex.
Ye Yao hadn’t gone to the Countermeasures Bureau base today.
Mo Qiuli had come over to visit for the first time in a while.
The three girls were watching anime in the room, chatting about plans to meet up with the other friends.
Lou Wei was next door, discussing the scenes that would soon unfold at the headquarters with his colleagues.
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Sequence Zero would send representatives to the headquarters to finalize the cooperation plan.
No matter what, this needed close attention.
Sequence 002 might even make an appearance.
No.
It should be ‘Ye Tong’ now.
Now that they knew her name, they shouldn’t refer to her as Sequence 002 anymore.
From now on, all members of Sequence Zero should be addressed by their names.
At that moment, Lou Wei and the others were looking at a large screen.
It was connected to the live feed from the headquarters.
Several drones were in the air, capturing the scene.
If the Sequence Zero representatives appeared, they would know immediately.
Then, the drone footage would switch to a dedicated recording.
The entire process would be clearly visible.
Although this wasn’t the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.
The setup in the residential complex, excluding Lou Wei himself, could almost be considered as half a headquarters.
Live viewing was necessary.
Soon, the screen showed a change.
A silver-haired girl appeared at the entrance of the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters, accompanied by two petite girls.
Everyone’s eyes focused.
They’re here.
Author Note
It’s the weekend yet again. Everyone should sleep in once
Text: Low character kitty
giving the passerby a palm