Esper X Family – Chapter 30 – I Promise I Won’t Kill!

Ye Yao’s vision returned to normal.

Shifting back to her room from another scene was quite disorienting.

The first thing she saw was Luo Jianhua clutching her chest.

Her cheeks were still flushed.

Her shy expression was utterly adorable.

Ye Yao glanced at her own hand, savoring the lingering sensation.

“Hmm, not as big as mine.”

An inexplicable sense of pride swelled in her chest.

Then, she turned to Luo Jianhua, who was pursing her lips with a faintly resentful look in her eyes.

I heard that!

Although Luo Jianhua wasn’t that much older, her personality and worldview were mature enough to care about such things.

Ye Yao tilted her head and stared at her in confusion.

“Why are you so shy? We’ve seen each other bare before.”

“I-I was just startled…” Luo Jianhua stammered.

Who could’ve expected it?

She had only intended to get a closer look at Ye Yao.

Using【Eyes Obscured by a Single Leaf】to approach the defenseless white-haired loli already made her feel guilty.

But then Ye Yao suddenly reached out, scaring her half to death.

“How did you know I was in front of you? And how could you move…? That’s unbelievable.”

Luo Jianhua gradually regained her composure, the adorable blush fading from her face.

Now, she was more concerned about one thing:

Ye Yao had actually broken free from【Eyes Obscured by a Single Leaf】’s control.

“Well~”

Instead of answering immediately, Ye Yao countered with a question.

“Does your ability have any weaknesses?”

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“Um… Aside from being countered by a few rare abilities, only someone with stronger mental power than mine can break free…”

Luo Jianhua didn’t hide her ability’s limitation.

Or rather, it wasn’t even a weakness.

Knowing it wouldn’t change anything.

That was precisely why she was so shocked.

Before coming, she had heard that Ye Yao had just awakened her ability.

Her mental power was still at the early D-rank, far from reaching triple digits.

How could Ye Yao have broken free with such meager mental power?

Luo Jianhua began to doubt herself.

Is my over 400 mental power fake?

“Hehe~ Just think of it as my ability’s effect~” Ye Yao replied mysteriously.

Of course, that was a lie.

She had simply seen a floating panel in front of her.

System supremacy!

No matter how useless a system is, it’s still a system after all.

“Guh… That’s amazing.”

Luo Jianhua conceded.

In front of Ye Yao, she felt that she no longer had the right to call herself a genius.

“Heh, of course I’m amazing.”

Ye Yao shamelessly accepted the praise.

The system was part of her strength.

Definitely not an external cheat!

Then, a mischievous idea struck her.

“Hey! I have an idea—can you use your ability to create an illusion of me staying in the room while I sneak out?”

Luo Jianhua immediately looked dizzy, her eyes spinning like spirals.

“M-Me? Deceive Mr. Lou Wei? Me?”

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This was like sending Benbo’erba ¹ A catfish demon under the Nine-Headed Beast in Journey to the West. A super small fry. to fight Sun Wukong!

“I-I can’t do it…” She shook her head repeatedly.

Ye Yao realized her mistake.

“Oh, right. With Dad being a stat monster, and the neighborhood full of hidden experts, you probably couldn’t fool anyone. You’re kinda weak, Little Luo.”

“Uuu…”

Luo Jianhua couldn’t refute her.

She was a genius among her peers, but pitting her against seasoned adults was a bit too much.

“And what’s with ‘Little Luo’?”

“Calling you ‘Luo Jianhua’ feels too distant, ‘little sister’ is awkward, ‘Jianhua’ is too long, and ‘Little Hua ² 花hua means flower. ’ sounds like a pet’s name. ‘Little Luo’ it is.”

“Okay.”

Luo Jianhua didn’t mind at all.

She really loved this affectionate nickname.

It set her apart from the rigid ‘genius’ label.

After all, no one had ever called her ‘Little Luo’ before.

Ye Yao shrugged.

Even without Luo Jianhua’s ability, she could sneak out using her fission body.

The only downside was the time limit.

Going out in her real body might be dangerous.

She wasn’t strong enough to be invincible yet.

Ye Yao casually allocated 5 attribute points into mental power.

Her 23 mental power instantly rose to 28.

A single fission would multiply it to 784.

With her newly acquired mental power, she could briefly reach strong B-rank in her burst state.

Ye Yao was satisfied with her growth speed.

At this rate, it was just a matter of time before she surpassed her overpowered dad!

“Speaking of which, how did you raise your mental power so high, Little Luo?”

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Ye Yao found Luo Jianhua’s 450 mental power almost blinding.

Is this even a value a loli can achieve?

Even a certain Loli Mercury only had a little over a hundred.

What kind of training had Luo Jianhua gone through to reach such a level?

“Well… I usually wake up and train at the mental power facility until noon, then spar with my teacher in simulated battles in the afternoon, duel with peers in the evening, and meditate before bed to consolidate my gains…”

As she spoke, Luo Jianhua’s eyes dimmed slightly.

Looking back, she really hadn’t allowed herself any breaks.

“I did it every day, and my mental power just… naturally increased over time.”

“That’s insane!”

Ye Yao gasped.

She would probably collapse after a single day of that.

“Was it your own choice?”

“Partly my teachers’ expectations, and partly my desire to not let them down.”

Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.

“Once I’m invincible, I’ll go find those teachers and slap them a few times.”

Luo Jianhua: “?”

What a terrifying declaration!

She was too stunned to react.

Ye Yao huffed. “Forcing growth like that is practically loli abuse!”

Luo Jianhua quickly grabbed Ye Yao’s hand, shaking her head as she spoke.

“P-Please don’t…”

“Hmm? I’m standing up for you, and you’re taking the outsiders’ side?”

Ye Yao pouted.

Are teachers considered ‘outsiders’!?

Luo Jianhua blinked, then tentatively offered a compromise.

“Then… could you go easy on them?”

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“I promise I won’t kill them!”

Hearing this, Luo Jianhua felt a wave of sorrow.

Sorry, teachers… I tried my best. I hope you survive when the time comes.

It’s not like Ye Yao was unreasonable or violent.

Seeing Luo Jianhua’s thoughts, Ye Yao grinned in satisfaction.

“Anyway, you don’t need to push yourself so hard anymore. Just relax.”

Luo Jianhua nodded softly.

“But I don’t know what to do with my free time.”

“You will know.”

Ye Yao placed a hand on her shoulder, eyes gleaming like a villain recruiting a pure and innocent loli into an evil organization.

“Slack off with me! You’ll soon experience the joys of slacking off!”

It was like dragging a studious university roommate into gaming together.

Nothing was more comforting than corrupting the diligent.

All evil hardcore grinders shall become lolis!

Just then—

A howling gale roared outside.

Ye Yao nearly ducked, ready to shout “I love eating beef!” twice on instinct.

She shivered before realizing that it had nothing to do with her.

“Such strong wind!”

Curious, she and Luo Jianhua both rushed to the balcony.

There was nothing unusual outside.

But having been “slaughtered” by her dad once, Ye Yao knew.

Lou Wei had likely just dealt with someone.

Author Note

The typhoon’s ³ Probably Typhoon Ragasa aftereffects hit this place. It’s raining heavily outside ∑(° △ °|||)}