Esper X Family – Chapter 358 – Sorry to Disturb You

Mu Luo brought everyone back to the city where Ye Yao initially lived.

They had only left this place half a month ago.

And quite a few things had indeed happened.

She just hoped that things could finally calm down for a while.

“I’m going home, Xia Lian. You’re not allowed to come with me.”

“Huh? Why!? White Catty, my loyalty is so clearly visible, why…?”

Ye Tong and the others returned to the large, single-floor apartment they had bought with Countermeasures Bureau funds.

Mu Luo and the others had already gone next door to rest.

Whether it was genuine rest or not was unclear.

Old Mu was probably secretly observing this drastically changing society.

Old Gu would likely be patrolling the streets, to see if anyone was falling into darkness.

Old Jiang, that mysterious painting guy, should be looking for inspiration.

No one was playing with Yu Jin, so he would probably be at the gym, lifting iron.

Anyway, they could do as they pleased.

Ye Yao wouldn’t interfere with her 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚜’ ¹ Why is the font different? Well, it’s because it’s already English in the raws. I used a different font to differentiate that. lives.

Right now, only Xia Lian remained, clinging to her side.

Did she still want to come along to see Xiao Jing?

This black-haired girl abandoned all dignity as she hugged Ye Tong’s thigh, giving off a strong vibe of ‘shocking intellectual ² Long story short, the term originated from a Hong Kong comic《海虎》(haihu, or “Sea Tiger”), where the villain is described as an intellectual but does stupid stuff. The term is supposed to be a praise, but people used it to ridicule that comic. But apparently it’s recently being used as a praise again. ’.

Ye Tong was taking An Qi away, so the spacious residence would be left without a single “cat”.

What was Xia Lian still doing here then?

Using her spiritual mind to pet a cat in the void?

“White Catty, take me with you!”

“What for? Aren’t you worried Xiao Jing might see you as a bad influence and advise me to stay away from you?”

To some extent, Ye Tong was also thinking of Xia Lian’s well-being.

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Hearing this, Xia Lian’s body trembled, probably imagining the troubled expression on Xiao Jing’s face.

Xiao Jing’s position in White Catty’s heart was definitely special.

Lou Wei might be her good-for-nothing dad, but Xiao Jing was truly her dearest mother.

Even though she was from the Countermeasures Bureau, and there might have been an element of acting initially, she definitely came to see Xiao Jing as her own mother later.

Their closeness had far exceeded that with the so-called Strongest of the Current Era.

Xia Lian could ignore Lou Wei’s judgments and warnings.

But Xiao Jing was different.

Xia Lian didn’t want to be disliked by Xiao Jing.

“Then… should I tone it down a bit?”

“Are you sure you can fool her?”

Ye Tong’s face showed utter speechlessness.

A woman’s intuition is terrifying.

Not to mention that Xiao Jing already knew Xia Lian’s information.

Even if Xia Lian acted perfectly obedient in front of Xiao Jing, she might still see through her true nature.

With a single glance, she would likely know that this was a bad woman who likes to make moves on her daughter.

Ye Tong could tolerate Xia Lian’s antics, but Xiao Jing was different.

She might respect her daughter’s choice of friends, but she might not be able to view Xia Lian calmly.

If those two met, the atmosphere might become very strange.

Xia Lian would only make herself uncomfortable by going there.

How could she have no self-awareness, this silly dog!

The black-haired girl fell into deep thought, seemingly also realizing that this was inappropriate.

She absolutely couldn’t let her beloved’s mother discover that her daughter had made a bad friend.

Otherwise, how was that any different from a father finding out his precious little girl had been stolen away by some scoundrel?

He would probably be furious and challenge the other party to a PK ³ Player Killing, basically the term for PvP in old MMO games. .

Xia Lian took a deep breath, her gaze turning resolute, as if filled with some determination.

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“I still want to go. It should be fine as long as I can avoid making her dislike me, right?”

“Oh?”

Ye Tong made an intrigued sound.

Could it be?

Would the weakling Xia Lian reform into a proper lady?

Ye Tong didn’t use the system to read her information.

She wanted to see what Xia Lian was planning.

If she turned from a maggot ⁴ As mentioned before, the word 区qu is often used to describe Xia Lian. It comes from the word 蛆qu (maggot), and it can either literally mean maggot, or insignificant/weak. I normally translate it as weakling, but there are times like this when maggot is the better translation. into a dragon, that would be the Perfected Xia Lian.

The girl’s expression was very serious.

“Actually, I could just wait alone in White Catty’s room and not interact face-to-face with Xiao Jing. That way, we can avoid conflict as much as possible.”

Ye Tong: “?”

Damn, from maggot to a fly!

This was like the classic case of the dagger being revealed after unrolling the map ⁵ It’s from a story where an assassin hid a dagger in a map scroll. In the story, the map is long so it took a while to completely unroll and reveal the dagger inside. It’s commonly used as a metaphor for when someone made a long-winded introduction before getting to the point. .

She could guess Xia Lian’s scheme without even using the system.

Was she planning to sneak away a few personal items from her room?

This wasn’t just ordinary perversion. She had to strike hard!

“Weakling, don’t insult my intelligence with such nonsense!

Stay and guard the house! If you dare follow, I’ll lock you in the dark room for a whole day!”

“H-How could this be?!”

Xia Lian fell to her knees, forced to watch helplessly as Ye Tong left with An Qi.

Outside the house.

Ye Tong used Xia Lian as an example to caution An Qi.

“An Qi, don’t imitate that one. Someone like her has no future.”

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“Hmm, although she’s a bit strange, she really does like Ye Tong a lot. I can see her fate line tightly entwined with yours.”

An Qi’s expression was subtle.

The way Xia Lian expressed her feelings was still too advanced for her.

Fortunately, she had the fate line to help her see the true nature of things.

Xia Lian’s fate line was one of the most tightly intertwined with Ye Yao’s.

Although it still couldn’t compare to her, who had long surrendered her fate, it was still quite a force.

On the main street.

Ye Tong and An Qi weren’t using supernatural means to reach their destination.

Because the former wanted to observe her own success.

The streets were now abuzz with excitement, almost everyone discussing the changes happening to themselves.

The Countermeasures Bureau reacted swiftly, contacting the media in a short time to stabilize public sentiment.

Currently, the streets and alleys were broadcasting real-time news, educating the populace who had just awakened abilities about these supernatural powers.

Ye Yao had also noticed many law enforcement officers appearing on the streets.

Short on manpower, the Countermeasures Bureau coordinated with organized, disciplined bodies like the police and military.

Their actions were very swift.

It was only because the average quality of the people in the Dragon Country was relatively high that things hadn’t descended into chaos yet.

With the nation’s reassurance, they would probably adapt in a while.

Next would likely be a long, arduous registration process of logging ability information, much like a population census.

The Countermeasures Bureau would probably need to hire a huge amount of workers.

It was unlikely that Homelander ⁶ Main antagonist of the Amazon series “The Boys”. Basically a psycho superman. types would emerge.

After all, there was an ability “ancestor” named “Tong Yao ⁷ I decided to use Tong Yao instead of Lullaby in this case. Magical Girl Lullaby will stay as Lullaby, but I think Tong Yao fits the super god mode more. ” watching over them.

This was an intangible deterrent in itself. If anyone wanted to cause trouble, they would have to consider whether it would invite “Tong Yao’s” judgment.

Of course, they would probably quickly shift their focus elsewhere.

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It remained to be seen if anyone would feel invincible like Wu Song ⁸ A character from the classical Chinese Novel《Water Margin》, who became famous from killing a tiger barehanded. and foolishly attempt to slide tackle a tiger.

Anyway, Ye Tong couldn’t be bothered with any of this.

Life goes on as usual!

Meanwhile.

Inside a certain residence in the Countermeasures Bureau residential complex.

Xiao Jing was preparing to head to the headquarters.

Her face was filled with worry and urgency, wishing that she could teleport to the capital right now.

After all, news from the headquarters said that Ye Yao’s ability had gone berserk and nearly destroyed the world. She had fallen into a deep slumber afterward, requiring further medical examination.

As Ye Yao’s foster mother, Xiao Jing was naturally privy to more inside information.

She no longer cared about possibly exposing her identity.

Xiao Jing just wanted to get to the headquarters quickly and stay by Ye Yao’s side.

She was afraid that she might never see Ye Yao again.

However, just as Xiao Jing was ready to depart, the doorbell rang.

“Who could be looking for me now?”

Xiao Jing opened the door with a puzzled look.

And she saw a familiar silver-haired girl standing at the entrance, accompanied by a purple-haired girl at her side.

Ye Tong offered a slightly gentle, weak smile.

“Sorry to disturb you, Mom…”

Author Note

Now that things have come to this, let’s get back to slice-of-life.

Text: (Book Title) Sun Tzu’s Art of War