Esper X Family – Chapter 263 – For This Operation, The Advantage Is Ours!

Translator Note

Gah I accidnetally posted less chapters.

Endfield is grinding away my sanity…

Anyway, ill fix the chapter order after I post this.

A wonderful day began with being awakened by Fang Tang’s octopus-like sleeping posture and what seemed like sleepwalking cuddling.

“Hmm, seems like I need to apply for a bed size modification.”

Ye Yao mused that she wasn’t some catnip.

Luo Jianhua and the others weren’t cats either.

Even if they liked her a lot, was it really necessary for them to all come over and snuggle at night?

Weren’t they all system-certified family members?

They should learn to be independent sooner rather than later.

“Wait, why modify it? We should allocate by schedule instead. One, three, five for one group; two, four, six for the other.”

Ye Yao sat at the dressing table, enjoying Luo Jianhua’s hair-brushing service.

She began muttering to herself, thinking about the upcoming nightlife.

“Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays can be for Wu Mi and Fang Tang.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays can go to Little Luo and Little Mo.

That leaves Sunday for me to sleep alone.

Simply perfect!”

Hearing Ye Yao’s muttering, Luo Jianhua felt an impulse to monopolize more time.

“Sister, can I have a permanent spot?”

“No. Even as the nominal little sister, you can’t be too greedy. You weren’t like this before.”

“That was then… Sister, you told me to express my true thoughts.”

Luo Jianhua mumbled.

In the beginning, she had no thoughts of her own.

Now, all her thoughts were her own.

Such a wonderful “Sister”, it would be a waste if she didn’t stick close to her.

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It’s a pity that even with the status of “little sister”, her weight in Ye Yao’s heart wasn’t significantly heavier than the other girls.

Then again, didn’t they all hold special meaning for Ye Yao?

The group of girls soon finished preparing to head out.

Ye Yao took out her phone to check the time and location Yu Yayin had sent.

They could head straight over after breakfast.

Although the headquarters base covered a large area, transportation was also very convenient.

There shouldn’t be situations where one had to walk a long distance from the dormitory to a far-off place.

Of course, if they had a way to fly, they could fly directly.

Provided that they took off from locations and moved along routes designated by the headquarters.

Other areas were no-fly zones.

At the same time.

The “Ye Yao Circle” was ready.

They planned to interfere with Ye Yao’s attention using network disruption methods.

Otherwise, no matter how much “water” was poured into the class ¹ It’s been mentioned a few times but I never explained. Long story short, “灌水guanshui” means pouring water, but also refers to the act of merchants injecting water into goods like meat for profiteering. In modern times, it’s used as the term for when someone floods an internet space with meaningless words or emojis, often to bury the truth. , it would be useless.

In the think tank’s consideration.

Ye Yao and the others would inevitably have to attend the same class with people they didn’t know.

It was somewhat unrealistic to specially arrange a group of informed peers for Ye Yao.

Reassuring peers like Luo Jianhua were too rare.

People around her age were either full of arrogance or not mature and steady enough.

To prevent unnecessary shenanigans from popping up.

They could only abandon the idea of a “group performance”.

Too many people knowing wasn’t a good thing.

Therefore, they could only perform small-scale micro-operations and a bit of interference on the details.

This way, they wouldn’t disrupt others’ learning, and could still make Ye Yao fall into the “trap”.

A true case of killing two birds with one stone!

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Although the headquarters’ training plan for newcomers was relatively serious.

When it came to attending classes, it was up to the individual’s self-discipline.

Those lacking ambition wouldn’t be key cultivation targets anyway.

If Ye Yao fooled around in class, nothing would happen to her.

They had already communicated with the lecturing teacher.

As long as she didn’t suddenly stand up and shout a “Declaration of Independence”, it was fine.

“Everything is ready, all we need is an east wind ² Idiom that comes from the 49th chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Means that everything is ready except for one crucial factor. .

Swearing on the name of the great master in the field of sociology, we must succeed!”

A certain great master in the gaming field glanced sideways.

“Whether our plan proceeds smoothly is entirely based on the online communication platform.

Are you really sure that child will take out her phone to check messages during class?”

As soon as these words were spoken, a few people fell into thought.

“This should be her first time attending class, right?”

“Seems so.”

As everyone knows, no matter how skilled a slacker is, they tend to behave on the first day of class.

For example, freshmen attend classes obediently at first, but later it becomes “skipping required courses selectively; skipping elective courses without fail”.

Would Ye Yao be that kind of obedient student?

The personality analyst adjusted his glasses.

“We shouldn’t overestimate a child’s self-control. Without any constraints or pressure, even a good student might quickly succumb to various temptations.”

Moreover, they had already analyzed Ye Yao’s personality and preferences.

They knew what things could interest Ye Yao.

They also knew what things could tempt Ye Yao more.

With so much intelligence in hand, handling a child should be as easy as turning one’s hand, shouldn’t it?

For this Operation Lullaby, the advantage is ours!

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After finishing breakfast, Ye Yao’s group proceeded along the broad passageways of the headquarters.

A few minutes later.

They arrived at a spacious lecture hall.

The classroom entrance was an automatic alloy door.

Ye Yao and the others entered five minutes before class started.

A strong academic atmosphere washed over them.

The interior space was open, designed in a semi-circular tiered style, capable of seating over a hundred people.

The walls were interwoven with matte metal and transparent smart glass.

Various knowledge visuals were projected on them in real-time, emitting a soft blue light.

A holographic display screen floated in the center of the podium.

The headquarters had clearly invested considerable resources in education.

The seats in the classroom were made of adjustable carbon fiber material.

Equipped with embedded touchscreens and AR glasses interfaces.

Students had already begun filing in and taking their seats.

The crowd was a mix of different age groups.

The front rows were occupied by several adults wearing standard headquarters uniforms, focused on browsing electronic notepads. They were clearly experienced mentors or researchers.

Ye Yao glanced over and secretly leaned close to Luo Jianhua’s ear.

“Little Luo, are any of your former mentors in that first row?”

At that moment, the mentors in the first row collectively felt an ominous premonition.

They had clearly just come to hold the fort and show off a bit, to make their presence known before the newbie Espers.

Why did it feel like they had stepped onto a battlefield?

They had a feeling of being targeted by a dangerous person.

Luo Jianhua looked around and gently shook her head.

“No.”

“What a pity.”

Ye Yao’s expression was full of regret.

She thought that she could teach a lesson to the adults who had pressured Luo Jianhua.

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Ye Yao glanced towards the back rows.

The back rows gathered more youths with immature looks.

Most of them around seventeen or eighteen years old.

Some were discussing the course content in low voices, fingers swiftly sliding across screens.

Others seemed absent-minded, fiddling with personal devices.

These people were clearly those who hadn’t been at it for long.

After all, there were many similar lecture halls in the headquarters’ teaching area.

Each class and each classroom catered to different people.

For example, this class was about basic Esper knowledge for newcomers.

Only newcomers who hadn’t attended before would attend.

Those who had attended before naturally wouldn’t come a second time.

Usually, one just needed to check the class schedule on the software.

After all, headquarters had newcomers coming almost every day.

A single class would be repeated quite a few times.

Therefore, there shouldn’t be any seasoned veterans in this classroom.

So, would the Countermeasures Bureau send people to disrupt her studies?

Ye Yao was very curious about this.

The silver-haired loli habitually walked to the back rows and sat down.

Wu Mi and the others naturally followed.

The front rows?

That was where good students would sit!

Ye Yao had no desire to be the center of attention.

Author Note

I’m sharing a friend’s novel,《Heroine, Listen to Me! I’m Really Not Pregnant with Your Cub!》, a TS Yuri novel. Check it out if you’re interested.

Translator Note

It’s also being translated here by another translator.