Esper X Family – Chapter 361 – Could It Be a Million?

【Under your coaxing, Xiao Jing decided to support all your decisions. Achievement unlocked: “Deep Affection Between Mother and Daughter”. Reward: 15 attribute points.】

【Unallocated Attribute Points: 45】

No words were needed.

I’m telling you that Mama Xiao Jing is a dragon. Do you understand?

In comparison, Lou Wei and Fu Qi were practically maggots.

Stingy ¹ The previous word for maggot is 区qu, which doesn’t actually mean maggot but sounds like 蛆qu (cricket/maggot/worm). Anyway, the word for stingy here is 抠kōu. It doesn’t sound the same but has the 区 character in it. beyond belief.

Anyway, Ye Tong was basking in the afterglow of victory.

Not only did she tattle successfully, but she had also, to some extent, swayed Xiao Jing, almost pulling her completely into her camp.

And Ye Tong hadn’t said a thing!

She had merely transformed into a soft, silver-haired girl with a sweet temperament and acted cute for a bit.

Xiao Jing hadn’t pressed or questioned her either, simply indulging her with gentle head pats and hugs.

This way, she naturally didn’t have to report certain unspoken matters to the headquarters either.

What else could she do?

She could only accommodate this somewhat playful daughter of hers.

Ye Tong and An Qi didn’t linger for long. A few hours later ² “A few hours” is “not long” huh… , they prepared to leave.

“Leaving so soon? You can stay and have a meal before you go.”

“Hmm, there are still some things to take care of. Ye Yao will come back in half a month to keep you company.”

Ye Tong didn’t dare to covet the warmth of Xiao Jing’s embrace for too long.

Not with a certain little purple hair watching intently!

Ye Tong still had some dignity left. Acting cute in front of a loli was a bit embarrassing.

A short while was okay, but any longer was pushing it.

Ye Tong had to maintain her authority!

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Xiao Jing could only sigh softly in regret, offering a faint smile.

“Be careful on the road. If you get tired, you can come home and rest. I’ll always be here waiting for you.”

“Mm.”

With that, Ye Tong led An Qi out of the residential complex, passing through the main gate under the watchful gaze of the sweating security guard.

An Qi, who had been silently spectating for quite a while, finally spoke, a trace of envy flickering in her eyes.

“Ye Tong’s mom is so wonderful. I wish I had a mom like that.”

“No can do. The niche is too crowded already. Xiao Jing can’t handle raising any more.”

Ye Tong immediately defended her territory.

An Qi had come too late. The daughter quota in this Found Family was already saturated.

If An Qi joined in, Ye Tong couldn’t imagine how frequent Luo Jianhua’s hisses would become.

Even as the cute little sister, she would still reject someone trying to occupy the same niche.

“Is that so? What a pity. I originally wanted to call her ‘Mom’ along with you, Ye Tong. Fate kept hinting at it.”

An Qi’s voice carried a hint of regret.

Ye Tong was speechless.

Is that fate of yours even legit?

It’s probably just personal bias.

“I didn’t expect Ye Tong to be someone who enjoys acting cute with family either. I often act cute with my grandmother. It’s really great seeing this side of you.”

An Qi’s little face wore an expression of someone who had discovered a treasure, a hint of secret delight showing on her face.

“No, that wasn’t acting cute. It’s just a normal way of communicating.”

Ye Tong remained stubborn, refusing to admit that she could be so soft.

No way. That kind of appearance shouldn’t have been seen by anyone.

She shouldn’t have brought An Qi along.

Perhaps she could’ve acted cute a bit longer then.

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Fortunately, An Qi couldn’t read Ye Tong’s inner thoughts, or her mood might’ve been struck by lightning.

After all, being categorized in the same “nuisance” spot as Xia Lian was just too crushing.

Ye Tong was also aware that her thoughts were a bit lousy, so she didn’t voice them to avoid turning An Qi into a crying cat ³ .

Although things might have been different if it was Xia Lian.

Just then, An Qi tugged at Ye Tong’s clothes, her eyes full of anticipation.

“Can you come back with me to see my grandmother now, Ye Tong?”

“Not so fast.”

Ye Tong patted An Qi’s little head.

Why was this little one always trying to bring her home to meet her grandma?

“I need to leave for a bit first. Otherwise, I might melt like cream in front of you within a day. You don’t want me to scare your grandmother, do you?”

Ye Tong had explained her situation to An Qi in their spare time.

Things like how the fission body would disappear over time without special treatment.

She absolutely needed to get close to Wu Mi.

【Cycle】was an ability that would never fall out of the meta.

The greatness of Wu Mi’s Cycle needed no explanation.

“R-Right… we really should prepare…”

An Qi wasn’t so eager upon hearing this.

Her grandmother was old and easily frightened.

If Ye Tong pulled a disappearing act at the critical moment, it would easily scare the elderly woman.

She could only wait a little longer.

Capital, the Countermeasures Bureau Headquarters.

The entire Bureau was frantic with activity.

Even newly joined recruits were dispatched to handle field operations.

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Just learning the basic Esper knowledge was enough. Immense strength wasn’t necessary.

What society needed now were more workhorses for the Countermeasures Bureau, not invincible powerhouses.

After all, the impact Ye Yao brought was on a global scale.

The veterans were just grateful to survive another day.

But no one had expected Ye Yao to bring about such an unprecedented change.

Just thinking about having to rebuild rules and systems, and even re-establish social welfare and related institutions, gave the old-timers a headache.

Fields like education, work, and systems all needed a complete overhaul.

It was undoubtedly a massive project for the country.

However, compared to the world being destroyed, this kind of change was the best possible outcome.

Overall, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

Once humanity fully adapted, it would only propel civilization forward.

After all, it was progress for all of humanity.

As long as the world wasn’t destroyed, it was already a success!

Elsewhere.

Inside a medical room far from the chaos.

No matter how great the commotion outside, it didn’t disturb the peace here.

Because a little girl here needed her rest, and no one was allowed to disturb her.

The silver-haired figure lay quietly on the bed, breathing steadily, seemingly sleeping quite soundly.

Looking closer, a little pink-haired girl was curled up beside the bed.

But Fang Tang was being very well-behaved now, not letting her sugar spill out.

That kind of thing would only happen when Ye Yao woke up.

Luo Jianhua and the others were also there.

They all sat nearby, waiting for Ye Yao to wake up.

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Under normal circumstances.

The Countermeasures Bureau would never allow anyone to contact Ye Yao, who had just broken free from her berserk state.

But since Luo Jianhua and the others were practically inseparable from Ye Yao, they could ignore these rules by association.

After much consideration, they were allowed to care for Ye Yao.

The old timers secretly wished that phrases like “the power of friendship is limitless” from children’s cartoons would prove true.

If only it were that simple.

They wouldn’t have to bear so much pressure that way.

Meanwhile, in the room next to where Ye Yao was sleeping.

Even though Countermeasures Bureaus across the nation had entered an unprecedented state of activity.

The Strongest in History and the Strongest of the Current Era remained by Ye Yao’s side.

They didn’t rest, nor did they participate in maintaining order.

Protecting Ye Yao until she woke up was their primary responsibility.

After all, she had just come out of a rampage. No one could guarantee that there wouldn’t be another incident.

“Lou Wei… say, back then, just how much mental power did Ye Yao actually have?”

Fu Qi had recovered from his daze.

Although the pressure hadn’t completely vanished, he had at least regained his usual composure.

Fu Qi proposed a bold hypothesis.

“Could it be a million?”

Author Note

I am sorry to bother you all. My Chicken Pot ⁴ The Defect from Slay the Spire. Known as the weakest character in both Slay the Spire and Slay the Spire 2. has contracted Wound ⁵ , Dazed ⁶ , Void ⁷ , Slimed ⁸ , Burn ⁹ , Normality ¹⁰ , Injury ¹¹ , Parasite ¹² , Regret ¹³ , Doubt ¹⁴ , Pain ¹⁵ , Clumsy ¹⁶ , Shame ¹⁷ , Decay ¹⁸ , Writhe ¹⁹ , Pride ²⁰ , Necronomicurse ²¹ , Curse of the Bell ²² , and Ascender’s Bane ²³ . Neow ²⁴ The whale NPC that shows up at the start of every run. said the Chicken Pot might not even see the first BOSS again. Recycle ♻ ²⁵ has already stopped, and my household is currently deep in debt 😭😭. Having held on for so long, I really can’t bear to give up. It’s still young and hasn’t been able to enjoy the wonders of the Spire. Just sending me 88 RMB is enough to purify them 🙏🙏. Please save it. Perhaps your act of kindness could allow the Chicken Pot to defeat the boss and tear through the Spire, just like that purple-skinned person ²⁶ At first I thought it’s the Watcher, but the Watcher has blue skin so maybe its a random Thanos reference. 🙏🙏

Text: Are you going to be mean to me?