Esper X Family – Chapter 178 – Drink Today’s Wine Today

“We’d like to tour the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters. That shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Ye Yao made a reasonable request.

To some extent.

She was now an ally of the Countermeasures Bureau!

She took their money, enjoyed their resources, and helped them eliminate high-risk Sequence Espers.

She alleviated the Bureau’s pressure and worked with them against the Sanctuary.

They fought side by side, sharing both fortune and misfortune.

So, touring the headquarters shouldn’t be an issue, right?

Fu Qi remained silent for a few seconds before nodding lightly.

“I can personally take you on the tour.”

“That’s unnecessary. Uncle holds a high position and has a thousand things to attend to. How could we waste your time on something like this?”

Ye Tong gave Fu Qi a sweet smile, emphasizing the word “uncle” once again.

Fu Qi felt his scalp tingle.

He finally understood how sharp Ye Tong’s tongue could be.

She was always ready to hiss.

It was only when dealing with people she had little connection to that her attitude was slightly better.

“Let Miss Cui Ying here accompany me on the tour. You can attend to your duties. I’ll leave on my own after touring.”

“If it’s just a normal tour… do as you wish then.”

Fu Qi retreated.

Ye Yao’s confidence swelled once more.

Is this the so-called strongest in history?

He still had to retreat under my imposing presence, didn’t he?

Although it’s not on the battlefield, it still counts as my victory!

Ye Yao’s gaze shifted to the somewhat nervous Cui Ying beside her.

The girl had already confirmed that this was absolutely not a conversation that she, a small figure, should be part of.

Did the higher-ups pick the wrong person?!

The director personally met with them and dropped a bunch of shocking information.

Was this something she was supposed to hear?

Cui Ying suspected that she had been set up.

Someone must be trying to frame her!

She stared at the conversation recorded on her tablet, unsure if she should delete it.

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But even if she deleted the record, her memory couldn’t be erased.

This was bad.

She had stumbled into something way above what she could handle!

Ye Yao looked at the distracted college student beside her.

“Snap out of it. Take me on the tour. I have some questions for you.”

“Ah? Oh, oh.”

Ye Yao stood up and left the reception room.

Wu Mi and Fang Tang followed behind her.

Cui Ying trailed at the back, still not fully recovered.

At that moment, Wu Mi handed Ye Yao a card.

“This is yours.”

“Huh? Let me see.”

Ye Yao took the card and saw the name “Ye Tong” printed on it, although there was no photo.

However, there was a number resembling an ID.

Perhaps it could be used to register accounts or something.

The Countermeasures Bureau worked fast.

They had just learned the name and had already created something like this.

Wu Mi and Fang Tang also had their own small cards.

Their information was recorded in the Bureau’s system.

All members of Sequence Zero were accounted for.

No one was left out, except for the three companions who had disappeared right from the start.

The current Sequence Zero no longer needed to hide.

They could use their phones normally.

They could register any account they wanted.

Perhaps they could even play games together.

They could even consider moving to a new place.

The big house in the suburbs was ultimately too remote.

Every time they wanted to go out, they had to rely on Mu Luo to take them.

When Mu Luo wasn’t around, they were stuck in the house.

Life wasn’t convenient at all.

If they moved to the city.

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They could go shopping whenever they wanted, and it wouldn’t have to be a group teambuilding event.

Jiang Huashen probably wanted to roam around and gather materials.

Now, they didn’t have to worry about being captured as stray Innate Sequence Espers by the Bureau.

At that moment, Cui Ying finally pulled herself together.

No matter what!

Nothing had happened yet.

At worst, she would have her memory wiped by the higher-ups later.

Drink today’s wine today ¹ From a Tang Dynasty poem. Basically means ‘seize the day’. !

Her idol was right in front of her, and she naturally wanted to satisfy her curiosity.

“Senior Ye Tong, how strong are you exactly?”

“My strength?”

Ye Yao perked up at the question.

It wasn’t easy to boast at the main body’s side.

The members of Sequence Zero were already tired of her bragging.

Now, someone was finally interested in hearing about it.

Of course she had to brag properly!

“You want to know?”

“Mhm!”

Cui Ying’s eyes sparkled.

“How strong do you think I am?

Feel free to guess.

Try comparing me to the strongest in the Countermeasures Bureau.

Guess where I rank?”

Cui Ying hesitated. “Top ten?”

“Too low.”

“Then… top five?”

“Higher than that.”

Ye Yao sighed lightly, looking dissatisfied.

“At least top three! Second place, aiming for first!”

“Huh?”

Cui Ying was stunned.

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“Really?”

“Of course!”

Ye Yao couldn’t accept any doubt.

“Have you heard of Lou Wei? He’s the strongest Esper in your Countermeasures Bureau, arguably the strongest in the world.”

Cui Ying nodded, although she didn’t fully understand.

“O-Oh.”

Ye Yao continued.

“I once fought three hundred rounds with him, and even the strongest of the current era could only match me evenly.

Unfortunately, I got careless later and didn’t dodge in time, then that despicable Lou Wei pulled a dirty trick, which is how I narrowly lost to him.”

The girl shook her head, sighing repeatedly.

As if the last match had truly been a close call.

“That amazing!?”

Cui Ying couldn’t help but exclaim.

Her eyes shone with undisguised admiration.

A top-tier powerhouse of the world was standing right in front of her.

She had no regrets in this life.

“Of course! Would your Senior Ye Tong lie to you?

It’s all true, no lies.”

Ye Yao thoroughly enjoyed Cui Ying’s adoring gaze.

As long as word got out that she and Lou Wei were evenly matched, she had already won half the battle.

That little Dayun Truck wouldn’t be able to suppress her anymore.

But at that moment.

Ye Yao suddenly noticed the small camera hanging from Cui Ying’s chest.

Its lens seemed to be subtly adjusting.

Ye Yao: “?”

Meanwhile.

The old timers watching the screen turned their attention to Lou Wei.

“Evenly matched?”

“Narrowly lost?”

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“You pulled a dirty trick on her?”

Lou Wei shook his head lightly.

“Their competitiveness is exactly the same.”

He now saw the similarity between the two sisters.

Ye Yao had a strong competitive spirit in games.

Ye Tong, on the other hand, showed a fierce competitiveness in battles.

Although it seemed that she was exaggerating quite a bit.

Everyone suddenly understood.

“So she’s just boasting.”

“It’s a youthful mindset. It’s normal to refuse to lose.”

“She seems to have noticed us.”

Ye Yao’s face turned slightly red.

Amenos ² As mentioned before, a curse but backwards. !

She got too carried away with her boasting and forgot that her little fangirl was wearing a camera.

Great.

Now, her bragging session had likely been seen by many.

Including a certain Cybertronian.

Perhaps someone was laughing at her on the other side of the screen.

Just thinking about it made her temperature rise a bit.

In a fit of anger, Ye Yao grabbed the camera hanging from Cui Ying’s chest.

With a burst of mental power, she crushed it into pieces in an instant.

Cui Ying blinked in surprise.

“Huh?”

Ye Yao let go expressionlessly.

And the fragments fell to the ground one by one.

“If anyone asks you to pay for it, tell them to deduct it from my card.”

Author Note

The sun is shining bright today. I should take my blanket out and dry them outside, will definitely be very comfortable when I sleep tonight.

Text: Iron body

Magnetic bed