Esper X Family – Chapter 343 – Slander! This is Actual Slander!

“?”

Ye Yao slowly typed out a question mark.

What did this invitation mean?

She had just stepped in from the balcony.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t the first reaction to hearing unfamiliar footsteps be to ask a question?

This nonchalant attitude was just too pretentious!

【Tu Sheng is inwardly marveling that your method of entrance is exactly the same as Lou Wei’s, both treating the balcony as the front door.】

Ye Yao typed out another question mark.

Damn it!

Are you implying that we’re cut from the same cloth?

It wasn’t like anyone had patented this way of making an entrance!

If there were similarities, then it was fate’s fault.

“Do you know who I am?”

Ye Yao asked, her voice completely unfamiliar under the cover of the black mist.

Logically speaking, Tu Sheng’s ability should have been useless long ago.

Even if she possessed the legendary “Clairvoyance”, there was no way she could still use it.

Besides, she was the future Great Empress. A mere Prophet got their abilities crippled just by trying to “dox” someone. How dare she continue to observe her?

Was she tired of living?

“I don’t think an introduction is necessary.”

Tu Sheng gently patted the spot beside her, using this small gesture to repeatedly signal Ye Yao to come over and sit.

There was no sense of distance at all.

In a way, Tu Sheng and “Ye Tong” should be meeting for the first time, right?

Could she really know everything?

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Ye Yao remained skeptical.

She insisted on quibbling.

“I’m Ye Tong…”

“There are no outsiders here.”

“Guh!”

How uncooperative!

Ye Yao sat down a bit further away out of spite, deliberately not letting Tu Sheng have her way.

Ye Yao was happy when the Prophet watched those two mysterious floating men making a fool out of themselves with her.

But the Prophet wouldn’t let her play the role of Ye Tong, which made Ye Yao unhappy.

Anyway, she wasn’t going to admit to being seen through!

“Hmph, I was interested in you from the start. I didn’t expect the legendary Prophet to be such a fragile-looking girl.”

This was what Ye Yao had wanted to say when she first met Tu Sheng.

But due to her identity, it wasn’t appropriate to say it back then.

Now that she was striking in her “Ye Tong” form ¹ Same reference as previous chapter… , she naturally had to let out all of her pent-up complaints.

Even if Tu Sheng knew something, she would ignore it!

As long as she didn’t tell anyone else.

“Does the Prophet looking like this disappoint you?”

Tu Sheng had a look of self-reflection, as if she was genuinely considering where she had failed to be likable.

Ye Yao shot her a strange look.

To some extent, this reaction seemed to prove that Tu Sheng didn’t know everything.

Could she be one of those legendary know-it-alls who only knows half of things?

If so, then it was fine.

The uncomfortable feeling in Ye Yao’s heart instantly diminished quite a bit.

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She still had secrets that hadn’t been seen through!

As long as not everything was exposed, she still had the capital to be full of herself.

“That’s right, very disappointing. If you were the kind of person I found disagreeable, I might’ve taught you a harsh lesson. After all, it’s incredibly annoying to have things you haven’t done pinned on you.”

Although prophecies were usually like that, being the person involved definitely felt different.

If it were a prophecy like “you’ll get rich in the future”, it would be fine.

The person involved would just be happy.

But a prophecy like “you’ll do bad things in the future” was purely meant to put pressure on someone.

If it were someone with a bad temper, they would definitely yell “She’s slandering me!” and initiate a duel.

But Tu Sheng’s identity and track record carried significant weight.

Whatever she said, many people would probably believe it.

Unlike those sages who slandered as easily as breathing.

Coupled with the exponential increase in her stats recently, Ye Yao had gained quite a bit of confidence.

The pressure had lessened considerably.

Of course, there were also various speculations brought about by her increasingly powerful stats.

Subconsciously, Ye Yao was almost starting to believe Tu Sheng’s prophecy herself.

With such powerful stats and abilities, accidentally slipping up and destroying the world wouldn’t even be surprising.

Therefore, Ye Yao’s attitude towards Tu Sheng was relatively good. Upon meeting, she only wanted to find answers to many questions.

Not simply to interrogate or pressure her.

Tu Sheng’s voice carried a hint of apology.

“It seems my prophecy has brought you considerable pressure. If doing something to me would make you feel better, I’ll patiently endure it.”

“What for? I disdain laying a hand on fragile people. You’re so weak, you’d fall apart at the slightest touch. And your character model is so pretty, you definitely said that knowing I wouldn’t have the heart to do it, right?”

Ye Yao’s principle was to speak her mind directly, never hiding anything.

Her main body had pretended to be a good girl for so long. Now that she was out as Ye Tong, if she still held back, wouldn’t that mean she came for nothing?

Since those two mysterious floating men weren’t around, she might as well say whatever she wanted.

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The legendary Prophet was worthy of Ye Yao’s serious attention.

“Ah, I’m glad I can be likable to you like this.”

Tu Sheng seemed relieved.

“N-No, I don’t like you.”

Ye Yao quickly denied it.

Anyway, one thing at a time!

How could her being a sucker for good looks be exposed?

It’s just that the character model is a bit pretty, just that her temperament is more endearing than Xia Lian’s, just that her stance has always been on her side.

She just found her relatively pleasing to the eye, how could that be called ‘like’?

“Enough talk! I have many questions I want to ask you now. I hope you’ll answer them properly.”

Ye Yao didn’t come here to flirt with Tu Sheng.

She didn’t care whether her identity as Ye Tong being Ye Yao had been seen through or not.

As long as Tu Sheng didn’t expose her, she would continue to play along.

Fun, you know? It’s called fun, understand?

If Tu Sheng would just leave it alone, it would be good for everyone.

“Mn, go ahead and ask.”

Tu Sheng didn’t seem to have any self-awareness of being a Prophet at all, as if she was ready to recklessly divulge heavenly secrets ² Xianxia prophets are known to be the super annoying type, the kind who act all mysterious and answers all questions with “Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed”. Apparently they lose lifespan or something if they actually reveal it, but they’re still annoying. .

Ye Yao took a deep breath.

“What’s the deal with the doomsday prophecy you mentioned? Did you really see my future self destroying this world? How exactly will I destroy the world?”

These questions had been repeatedly surfacing deep in Ye Yao’s mind.

Since meeting Tu Sheng, she had been eager to know the answers.

She speedran the Yunited States dungeon to hurry back and find answers to these questions.

She was the legendary slacker queen and family hero.

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What would she eat if the world was destroyed?

Ye Yao was even planning to slack off while livestreaming online, calling viewers “family” in every other sentence, trying to expand her family.

She had to get to the bottom of this!

However, Tu Sheng’s next words made Ye Yao’s face flush with anger.

“I didn’t see it.”

“What are you… saying?”

Ye Yao felt as if she had been possessed by a certain Sacred Text D ³ It took a bit of digging, but this is a Bleach reference. Long story short, the main character Ichigo keeps getting new revelations about himself every season, and his main defense mechanism is acting deaf, hence “possessed by Sacred Text D (Deaf)”. Apparently someone counted, and he said this 49 times throughout the main story. , left with nothing but bewilderment.

What do you mean?

What do you mean you didn’t see the world being destroyed?

If you didn’t see it, how can it be called a prophecy!?

Slander, this is actually slander!

“I didn’t see the future where you destroy the world. Or rather, I’m not qualified to see through your future. At my peak, the most I could do was locate your position.”

“That prophecy… to some extent, didn’t have sufficient evidence to support it. It was just a lie fabricated to get the Countermeasures Bureau to pay attention to you.”

Tu Sheng lightly added a few sentences, as if to make sure Ye Yao heard clearly.

A blushing girl’s face surpassed all curse words.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

If there was no further explanation after this…

Tu Sheng, I don’t care if you’re my cousin or not, I’m gonna retort you to death ⁴ 钉死dìngsǐ means crucify or nail to death, while it said 顶死dǐngsǐ here, which literally translates to 顶dǐng (top/peak/retort/any of the other 30+ meanings listed in the dictionary) and 死sǐ (death). The meaning ranges from big approval (顶 can mean bumping a post) or “top to death”. I chose to translate it as retort, but keep in mind that “top” is a possible translation for yuribaity moments. As for what topping to death means… if you know, you know. !

Author Note

What the hell?! I went to pay the property management bill yesterday and was told that the water bill for February won’t be settled until the 20th of next month, meaning I have to wait for over half a month.

They say a short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one, but what’s the difference between this and being slowly tortured to death?! I’m gonna make a scene!

Text: I go all the way north

Leaving the season that has you ⁵ All the Way North by Jay Chou.