Esper X Family – Chapter 257 – Speculating Ye Tong’s Identity

Translator Note

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Time to post the stacked chapters.

The situation was sudden.

The international turmoil had been temporarily quelled by the Countermeasures Bureau.

No one understood why Dragon Country, which usually acted with restraint, had resorted to such violence.

This was a cross-border strike.

And it was executed with zero warning.

Such matters should first involve a few rounds of public denunciations.

Or at least some back-and-forth negotiations to minimize losses.

Who would outright go and destroy someone’s base without warning?

But then again, if there was an opportunity to deliver a decisive blow…

It seemed unnecessary to go through the usual hassle.

It just depended on whether Dragon Country was willing.

Fu Qi cut off communications with the leaders of various nations.

The next moment, he appeared in the air, floating side by side with Lou Wei.

There were now two “Guardian Spirits” in the sky.

Fu Qi observed the situation on the ground.

Ye Yao had just finished her lunch and was heading to the teaching area to familiarize herself with the environment.

She would later study knowledge about Esper abilities there.

It was also the main location for the headquarters’ Operation Lullaby.

“She seems unchanged.”

Fu Qi sensed the fluctuations within Ye Yao.

There was no sign of an increase in mental power.

The commotion caused by Ye Tong’s display of power last night hadn’t affected Ye Yao.

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This was undoubtedly good news.

Lou Wei shook his head.

“How’s your side?”

“Byron confessed to all of his crimes. He must’ve been scared out of his wits.

Here I thought that if he dared to make excuses, I’d personally go to the Yunited States to deal with him.”

Fu Qi looked regretful.

Opportunities for S-rank Espers to engage in full-scale battles were rare.

It would’ve been a great pleasure to use this chance to eliminate those shameless individuals in the Yunited States.

Unfortunately, his position didn’t allow for such reckless actions.

“However, that guy is only willing to compensate, not reveal those secret research results. I’m planning to send Fang Ze to the Yunited States to apply some pressure.”

Fu Qi narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in their depths.

“That person probably thinks that paying money can settle everything.

But it’s not that simple.

If I let them off so easily, that little ancestor will never forgive me.”

Lou Wei naturally knew who Fu Qi was referring to.

Ye Tong.

The S-rank powerhouse who single-handedly destroyed the Yunited States’ main Sentinel base.

According to intelligence from the Yunited States, Ye Tong hadn’t caused a bloodbath.

She had merely crippled all the Yunited States’ Espers present.

Not a single one had a mental power level above five.

Even former S-rank Espers were among them.

A true act of psychological annihilation.

It was probably more painful than killing them outright.

If Lou Wei and Fu Qi were to act, they could easily cripple an Esper.

But to cripple so many Espers at once, including those of the same rank, was beyond Fu Qi’s capabilities.

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Killing them all would’ve been simpler.

“Lou Wei, can you do it?”

“Perhaps if I activate my Celestial Form.”

“Forget it. The residual energy from your Celestial Form alone will wipe everyone out.”

Unleashing a planetary-level storm on Yunited States soil?

The people of the Yunited States are innocent.

Fu Qi also felt a bit of pressure.

“Just how strong is Ye Tong?

I can’t quite grasp it.

Is she already capable of destroying the world?”

It was fortunate that they hadn’t been present at the scene.

Otherwise, given their level of perception, they would’ve quickly confirmed this fact.

Lou Wei was also pondering.

“Perhaps it’s a trump card with severe limitations, unable to be sustained for long.”

“Possibly, but the activation speed of this trump card seems much faster than your Celestial Form.

If she were to engage in a death match with you, you might not be able to win.”

Fu Qi shook his head.

As for why they were considering a death match.

It was inevitable when discussing the future of world destruction.

Now, a doubt arose in Fu Qi’s mind.

Would the world be destroyed by Ye Yao or Ye Tong?

Ye Yao had never displayed such power.

But Ye Tong’s ferocity was truly terrifying.

The two were so closely connected.

If they wanted to prevent the destruction of the world, they would inevitably have to confront this transcendent power.

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“Lou Wei, you’ve watched the satellite footage from yesterday. Tell me your thoughts.”

Lou Wei slowly closed his eyes, his chest rising and falling slightly.

“Ye Tong might not be Ye Yao’s biological sister.”

“Go on.”

“Her origins are unknown, and the time she became active almost coincides with Ye Yao’s awakening as an Esper.”

Fu Qi’s gaze fell on the silver-haired girl who was looking around below.

“My thoughts are similar. The reason the intelligence department couldn’t find any traces of her past life might be because she only recently came into existence.”

A bold idea formed in Fu Qi’s mind.

“A sentient ability construct?”

Not a person.

But an ability construct.

Only this could explain the intelligence department’s utter failure.

In Fu Qi’s conjecture, Ye Tong might have been born on the night Ye Yao awakened her ability.

Not someone who followed the Countermeasures Bureau from an orphanage.

But someone who gained sentience the moment she was born, displaying the strength and potential of a world-destroying ability.

This would explain how she managed to escape under Lou Wei’s watch.

But it was difficult to explain how a newly born ability construct could possess such intelligence.

Fu Qi continued to ponder.

And came up with another possibility.

The ability construct replicated Ye Yao’s memories and mind at birth.

Then, through the intelligence gathered by the ability construct’s own power, it generated another possibility – Ye Tong.

“An ability avatar ¹ 化身huashen in raws, can be translated to incarnation, embodiment, or avatar. The first two are more accurate but Avatar sounds better so I chose that. .”

Lou Wei voiced his conjecture.

Unlike Fu Qi’s theory of “ability construct”, this was an “ability avatar” that had escaped from within Ye Yao.

One speculation was that Ye Tong was Ye Yao’s power.

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But Ye Yao’s ability had a mind of its own, which was why it fled without regard for its master.

Moreover, Lou Wei’s conjecture partially overlapped with Fu Qi’s.

Ye Tong’s mind might have originated from Ye Yao.

Since it came from Ye Yao, her appearance and physique might also be identical to Ye Yao’s.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have to initially conceal her form with black mist.

As for “Ye Tong” appearing in the form of a teenage girl later…

Lou Wei quickly thought of a certain surnamed Jiang from Sequence Zero.

His ability indeed had the effect of creating convincing illusions.

As for how even S-rank Espers could be deceived, it was likely because of Ye Tong.

The reason Ye Yao seemed harmless was simply because her ability had escaped, unable to display its true power.

This also explained why Ye Tong was immortal.

How could something that wasn’t alive to begin with die?

Perhaps only Ye Yao’s death could lead to Ye Tong’s demise.

But the possibility of Ye Yao dying seemed unlikely.

And if she did die, it might cause Ye Tong to go completely berserk.

“Hiss— I’m a bit confused.”

Fu Qi began to feel a tingling sensation on his scalp.

“If Ye Tong’s mind truly comes from the obedient and sensible Ye Yao, why did she develop such an extreme personality? What caused this variable?”

Fu Qi quickly thought of a question.

“Could it be because she discovered our concealment?”

The strongest in history, director of the Countermeasures Bureau, and the legendary fake uncle Fu Qi began to sweat profusely.

Author Note

Weekend yay!

Text: Big brother Let’s play on a swing