Esper X Family – Chapter 206 – That’s Quite Sugary

Ye Yao secretly gave Wu Mi a thumbs-up.

Although Xia Lian’s words sounded quite impressive, the powerful version of her in the story was fake.

Even Ye Yao herself couldn’t boast that much.

With Xia Lian’s interruption, the atmosphere in the room lightened considerably.

Luo Jianhua and Mo Qiuli’s wariness toward Xia Lian greatly diminished.

The former felt that Xia Lian had already been subtly corrected by Ye Yao.

The latter believed that Xia Lian seemed to admire Ye Yao’s “Lullaby” form.

If you thought about it, it meant that she liked magical girls!

How could someone who likes magical girls be a bad person?

The idea of her being a witch must have been a misunderstanding.

Indeed, none of Ye Yao’s friends are bad women!

Ye Yao sipped her drink slowly, her gaze sweeping over everyone in the room.

The thoughts and emotions of the girls entered her mind.

The atmosphere was quite pleasant.

Although Xia Lian still harbored some ulterior motives, at least she wasn’t showing them.

Ye Yao hoped that she could hold out a little longer and not be defeated by her inner demons.

If she did, Ye Yao might consider rewarding her in private.

On the rooftop, Lou Wei multitasked.

On one hand, he used his phone to catch up on recent events.

On the other, he kept a close eye on Xia Lian, the only one who warranted vigilance.

If it were just the other girls, Lou Wei wouldn’t need to monitor them so closely.

They could talk about whatever they wanted.

He only needed to ensure that there were no enemies nearby.

But with Xia Lian present, it was necessary to keep watch.

Just in case she did something out of line.

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For now, she hadn’t done anything outrageous.

Although her mouth was a bit restless.

Still, Xia Lian had revealed some noteworthy information.

Leaving aside the part about beating him into a pulp.

What mattered was what she had said earlier.

Xia Lian claimed that she didn’t know Ye Tong’s whereabouts and couldn’t contact her, and that Ye Tong hadn’t returned since she left.

That was quite intriguing.

According to her, Ye Tong had vanished last night and hadn’t reappeared since.

It was unlikely that she was dead.

Given her personality, she was probably unwilling to face the winner after losing the spar.

In a way, Ye Tong’s pride was surprisingly high.

She was probably hiding somewhere, sulking.

In a few days, she might recover and show up again.

Lou Wei shook his head and decided to observe for a few more days.

Then, he glanced at his phone screen.

It displayed a summary of incident reports from various Countermeasures Bureau Branches.

Lou Wei couldn’t help but frown as he skimmed through them.

Supernatural disasters had suddenly erupted across various locations during the early hours of the morning.

Some criminal Espers seemed to have been provoked into action.

The suddenness of the incidents caused significant damage.

Fortunately, it was the middle of the night, and the population was scattered, so the casualties were minimal.

Moreover, the Countermeasures Bureau had anticipated such scenarios.

They had personnel patrolling 24/7 and had issued warnings through the news.

This helped mitigate the impact of the sudden events.

The rest depended on the reaction speed of the local Countermeasures Bureau Branches.

Lou Wei quickly scanned the results of the incidents.

In just one night, six incidents had occurred.

Four were resolved by Countermeasures Bureau personnel.

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The other two were handled by individuals suspected to be from Sequence Zero.

The reason they were only suspected was that the two criminal Espers had been instantly killed the moment they acted.

There were no casualties.

By the time Countermeasures Bureau Espers arrived, the situation was already over.

No trace of Sequence Zero members was found at the scene.

Only two decapitated bodies remained.

Mu Luo and Gu Wenxin happened to be in that area hunting for targets.

Since the prey had revealed themselves, there was no reason to ignore them.

The two had spent the night eliminating many dangerous criminal Espers.

The reports submitted by various Countermeasures Bureaus had made it clear just how extreme they were.

It was as if they were tirelessly hunting and killing day and night.

Their daytime achievements were slightly fewer.

But their nighttime accomplishments soared.

Most of the weaker high-risk Sequence Espers had been wiped out.

Only the tougher ones remained.

Lou Wei had already guessed the reason for these anomalies.

Normally, information wouldn’t spread so quickly among those villains.

It had to be the Sanctuary pulling strings behind the scenes.

They were clearly getting desperate.

Lou Wei turned his gaze toward headquarters.

Now, it was up to Fu Qi to see if he could uncover anything from the purple flames.

Ideally, they could force the Sanctuary out of the shadows.

Once they showed themselves, they could all be eliminated.

Lou Wei still remembered Ye Yao’s accusation about the mole.

If the Sanctuary could make her hallucinate scenes of the world’s destruction, then wiping them out was the only solution.

Killing two birds with one stone.

At the same time, Ye Yao would stay away from the chaos.

No matter how chaotic the outside world became, it wouldn’t affect her.

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Other cities were at risk of disasters.

Only her city remained calm.

The contrast was stark.

Ye Yao was unaware that other places were already descending into chaos.

Here, daily life remained as calm as ever.

The topic of the girls’ conversation had jumped several times.

Finally, Mo Qiuli brought up the subject of magical girls.

“I brought magical girl costumes. If anyone’s interested… you can try them on.”

Mo Qiuli held up a garment bag, covering half of her face with it.

She seemed a bit shy.

During their chat the other day, only Fang Tang had agreed to try on a magical girl costume.

The others hadn’t shown much interest.

But Mo Qiuli had still brought costumes suitable for everyone.

Although the others might not be interested.

But… what if?

If magical girls didn’t have dreams, what was the difference between them and salted fish?

Bringing a set for everyone was definitely the right thing to do!

Fang Tang quickly approached Mo Qiuli.

“Where’s mine? Where’s mine? I wanna be a magical girl!”

Fang Tang had always been enthusiastic about such things.

Or rather, she wanted to be involved with anything fun.

Whether it was turning into a cat or becoming a magical girl, as long as it brought joy, it was fun!

Mo Qiuli hurriedly took out a magical girl costume with a pink theme.

“Th-This is for you, Fang Tang. It should fit well.”

“Yay! I’m putting it on right now!”

Fang Tang didn’t dampen Mo Qiuli’s spirits at all, showing full enthusiasm.

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It boosted the shy Mo Qiuli’s confidence.

See? There are many people who like magical girls!

I’m not a problem child!

Wu Mi curiously approached.

“Is there one for me too?”

Mo Qiuli grew a bit excited when she saw Wu Mi’s interest.

“Yes, there’s one for you too, Wu Mi. I carefully selected this outfit for you. It’s from the Magical Transformation Shining series. When you put it on, you’ll become the magical girl ‘Wumi ¹ From the original 乌米Wū Mǐ to 呜咪Wū Mī. As you can see, it’s mostly the same. ’!”

“Wumi??”

Wu Mi was thunderstruck.

Mo Qiuli nodded.

“Mhm, these are the magical girl aliases I came up with for everyone. Fang Tang will be the magical girl ‘Candy’!”

Ye Yao instinctively remarked, “That’s quite sugary.”

Then she quickly corrected herself.

“Ah, no, I mean it sounds very sweet!”

Xia Lian’s expression became intrigued.

She couldn’t help but glance at Ye Yao, who exuded an air of innocence.

“Does Ye Yao have a magical girl alias too?”

Mo Qiuli looked at Ye Yao, seemingly seeking permission before revealing her companion’s secret.

Ye Yao could only nod reluctantly.

“…I’m called Lullaby ² As mentioned before, 童谣tóngyáo. I’m really glad I explained the name in the earlier chapters .”

This sentence immediately caught a certain someone’s attention.

A coincidence?

Author Note

After looking at everyone’s book titles, I should start looking for the cover next.

It’s a pity that the title of Fanqie novels can only have a maximum of 15 characters, otherwise there’d be many more creative ideas.

Text: Don’t come here   I’m afraid of pigs