Esper X Family – Chapter 177 – Closely Related

Fu Qi calmly stared at the silver-haired girl before him.

Ye Tong’s ability was undoubtedly beyond anyone’s imagination.

Otherwise, Lou Wei wouldn’t have given her such high praise.

Moreover, Ye Tong and Ye Yao were sisters.

Their abilities might share some similarities.

If Ye Yao’s ability was enough to destroy the world, then Ye Tong’s ability might be a lesser version of it.

Thinking in reverse, it wasn’t impossible to deduce the true world-ending ability through her.

Although Luo Jianhua, who was sent by the Countermeasures Bureau, was still trying to figure out the effect of Ye Yao’s ability.

It seemed that the true objective hadn’t been achieved yet.

Ye Yao was always either slacking off or on her way to slack off.

Even when she went to the Countermeasures Bureau base, she just watched her friend while slacking off in the training ground.

At home, she played games and watched anime.

At the Bureau, she still played games.

At night, she would wander around the streets.

One had to admit that the Countermeasures Bureau had truly succeeded in turning her into a complete slacker.

In such a situation, how could there be any opportunity to uncover the secrets of her ability?

Perhaps that mysterious world-ending ability was still dormant.

Only the irregular, inexplicable increase in her mental power seemed odd.

Therefore, Fu Qi had no choice but to seek another approach.

He tried to deduce the secrets of Ye Yao’s ability through Ye Tong.

“You actually want to know such a high-level secret just by asking?”

The girl showed a dissatisfied expression.

【Fu Qi is trying to deduce the truth of the world-ending ability through your ability.】

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His thoughts were practically written on his face.

The Countermeasures Bureau dared not test the main body because they were afraid that any misstep could lead to an uncontrollable situation.

Ye Yao had always been well aware of why the Countermeasures Bureau was treading on thin ice.

It was precisely because there were too many mysteries that they dared not act rashly.

They had even considered the possibility of it being a “deathrattle ¹ Ability that activates on death. “.

This led to the implementation of the extremely gentle plan of adoption.

“Uncle is too greedy. The price is simply not equal.”

Fu Qi wasn’t surprised.

To an Esper, information of one’s ability was second only to their own life.

If enemies were to learn of it, they could exploit the information gap to achieve astonishing victories.

It was indeed unlikely that one would reveal information about their ability when facing someone untrustworthy.

Fu Qi didn’t delude himself into thinking that he could gain her trust.

However, Ye Tong paused.

“But… I can reveal a little, as an equivalent exchange.”

A faint glimmer quickly flashed in Fu Qi’s eyes.

No matter how incomplete the information was, any breakthrough was a victory.

The decision-makers watching the conversation held their breath.

Even if the revealed information had nothing to do with Sequence 001, knowing something about Sequence 002 would still be a huge gain.

Ye Tong then revealed a mysterious smile.

“My ability is closely related to my adorable little sister.”

Ye Yao stopped there, leaving the rest for the Countermeasures Bureau to overthink.

Fu Qi indeed fell into deep thought and didn’t press further.

Knowing this much was already a significant breakthrough.

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Although they still didn’t know the specifics of Ye Tong’s ability, they could deduce it from the abilities she had displayed.

The phrase ‘closely related’ was enough to keep them speculating for a long time.

Immortality, terrifying bursts of mental power, unreasonable intelligence-gathering abilities…

Perhaps Sequence 001 also possessed these abilities?

Fu Qi took a deep breath.

“I understand. We will seriously consider your request.”

“Before that, I’d like to ask one more thing. Do you plan to reunite with your sister at that time?”

Ye Tong: “There’s no rush. I’m just asking you to reserve a spot, not to let me move in immediately. Now is not the time for us to meet.”

Fu Qi quickly analyzed this.

This statement revealed quite a bit of information.

At her level, and with her straightforward personality, there wouldn’t be any awkward family melodrama.

Given Ye Tong’s personality, she could easily handle a gentle slacker like Ye Yao.

There was no way she would be afraid to face her.

Therefore, there must be other reasons preventing them from meeting.

It was highly likely to be related to their abilities.

Meeting might trigger a chain reaction.

Given Ye Tong’s concern for Ye Yao, it could lead to unfavorable outcomes for the latter.

Ye Yao watched Fu Qi’s wild speculations with great interest.

Most powerful individuals had a common flaw: they tended to overthink.

And overthinking often led them into circles.

Ye Yao found it quite entertaining to treat their mental essays as stories.

In Fang Tang’s words, it was very fun.

Fortunately, Fu Qi didn’t think for too long.

Although countless speculations flashed through his mind, it only took a few seconds.

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“Then, the collaboration is officially settled. If you have any other ideas, feel free to bring them up.”

Fu Qi clearly didn’t want to stay here any longer.

He had initially wanted to chat with Ye Tong slowly.

But after the ‘uncle’ title was dropped, the conversation became utterly unbearable.

Ye Tong’s personality was indeed prone to causing high blood pressure.

She called him ‘uncle’, but she didn’t treat him as an elder at all.

If only Ye Yao were here instead of Ye Tong.

Both were his ‘nieces’, but Ye Yao was much easier to get along with.

Even Lou Wei could happily play games with her.

Fu Qi thought that he could do the same.

Perhaps he should find an opportunity to invite Ye Yao to visit the headquarters as a Countermeasures Bureau Esper.

This might give her a greater sense of belonging to the national Countermeasures Bureau.

Ye Yao didn’t mind Fu Qi’s disdain.

The more the fission body annoyed people, the more gentleness and tolerance the main body would receive.

She would enjoy the benefits!

It was all about creating a more comfortable environment for herself.

She should indeed bring the main body to the headquarters someday.

She heard that Luo Jianhua’s teachers were there.

Perhaps she could pick up some new family members.

“I have one more idea.”

Ye Yao seemed to remember something.

“Go ahead.”

Fu Qi could only pray that she wouldn’t make any excessive demands.

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Although he was the director of the Countermeasures Bureau, her status was also extraordinary.

On the surface, they were equals, but in reality, he was slightly at a disadvantage.

Moreover, Ye Tong could “hold the emperor hostage to command the vassals”.

The gap in their intelligence-gathering ability was too large.

This conversation could only end in a disadvantageous position for him.

Ye Yao thought of the Prophet, whom she had been curious about for a long time.

“Can I meet the legendary Prophet?”

Fu Qi leaned back tactically, his eyes scrutinizing.

“Why do you want to meet the Prophet? Do you have business with that person?

I regret to inform you that the Prophet has pretty much lost their prophetic abilities. Meeting them would be useless.”

Ye Yao glanced at Fu Qi’s thoughts through the Found Family System.

【Fu Qi wants to know your purpose for meeting the Prophet.】

Unfortunately, only the surface level was visible.

There was no thought about the Prophet’s true identity.

“I’m just a little curious.”

Ye Yao gave a casual response.

“If it’s just curiosity, then we cannot satisfy it.

That person has retired and does not wish to be disturbed by anyone.”

Fu Qi’s attitude was firm.

It seemed that he deeply respected the Prophet’s wishes.

It was unlikely that she could meet the person with just a single request.

But it didn’t matter.

Ye Yao would find the person herself!