Esper X Family – Chapter 387 – The Root of All Evil?

Ye Yao was still unaware that her mere act of starting a livestream had already placed immense pressure on the Countermeasures Bureau’s old-timers.

Telling stories to everyone in Ye Tong’s tone was actually quite fun.

She actually had this interesting idea from the very beginning, back when she first started livestreaming.

It was just that, constrained by her main body’s persona, she couldn’t act so recklessly, nor could she easily explain how she knew these things.

But switching to Ye Tong changed everything.

Ye Tong was meant to be reckless.

She could say whatever she wanted and put pressure on whomever she pleased.

A cat of her level could hiss toward everyone!

Thus, “Ye Tong’s Storytime” was born!

Constantly picking fights with people in real life was also getting a bit boring.

It was better to come up with something new to entertain herself.

All in all, this should count as slacking off, don’t you understand?

“Back then, my friend was still a newly awakened Esper, and her strength wasn’t that impressive. It’s just that her survival ability was a bit strong, so you could call her an Unkillable King.”

The casual viewers in the livestream listened attentively.

The higher-ups of the Countermeasures Bureau were also analyzing intently.

Joking aside, analysis was still necessary. They had to dig out any important information.

And Ye Tong’s words also proved that she hadn’t been that powerful back then. She didn’t even have the ability to resist Lou Wei.

But the title “Unkillable King” was quite the dark joke ¹ Fun fact: the CN term for dark humor is 地狱diyu (hellish/infernal). .

Just thinking about it made Fu Qi want to laugh, although it was out of nervousness.

However, if it had been him in that situation back then, Ye Tong would’ve died even faster.

“At that time, my friend hadn’t actually done anything bad. She was just acting a bit sneaky. Unexpectedly, she was caught by the Strongest of the Current Era, who treated my friend like a villain.”

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“The outcome was predictable. My friend was instantly killed, reduced to ashes.”

Although Ye Yao left out many, many details.

The general idea was still there. Wasn’t that pretty much what happened?

“Streamer, Streamer! Is the Strongest of the Current Era from our Countermeasures Bureau?”

Ye Yao’s tone became very serious: “Is he from the Countermeasures Bureau? That’s a topic you absolutely can’t touch!”

“Got it, Streamer!”

“Heavens, the Strongest of the Current Era is actually from our Dragon Country. I’m relieved now.”

“What kind of place was your friend passing through to catch the Strongest of the Current Era’s attention?”

“Host, how high are the stats of this Strongest of the Current Era?”

Ye Yao glanced at the comments.

“How high are the stats? Let me think.

Remember the giant storm that swept across the ocean a while back?

Coastal cities probably saw a bit of it. That was the Strongest of the Current Era’s doing.

In any country, they could tear up the very ground. Modern buildings simply wouldn’t hold up.”

As soon as she said this, the comments erupted again.

These viewers were all newcomers from the new era, with abilities like cosplaying lighters or sprinklers. They couldn’t even destroy a building or a street yet.

So there were already powerhouses from the old era capable of easily destroying nations?

“Heavens! Controlling natural disasters! The Strongest of the Current Era!”

“Holy crap, what a stat monster!”

“Did we really awaken to the same power system?”

“So the question is, how did the Streamer’s friend catch the attention of someone at this level?”

“Is the Strongest of the Current Era the streamer talking about Lady Tong Yao?”

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Ye Yao glanced at the screen.

“It’s not Tong Yao. You can call him the Mysterious Windy Man.”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh?”

“Damn, isn’t the Streamer afraid that powerhouses will come after her for making fun of him?”

“The Streamer’s voice sounds pretty young. If the Countermeasures Bureau comes knocking with a warning, aren’t you afraid your parents will spank you?”

The more naive the comments became, the greater the pressure on the Countermeasures Bureau higher-ups watching secretly.

Spank who?

Countermeasures Bureau knocking?

Wh-What?

Who’s setting up the Countermeasures Bureau?

Wasn’t the Sanctuary wiped out long ago?

They were worried that Ye Tong might get provoked by the comments and, unable to contain her anger, directly expose everything.

But for now, it seemed that Ye Tong didn’t take the comments seriously, merely responding to various remarks with a dismissive sneer.

Moreover, there was one piece of good news that let them breathe a sigh of relief for the moment.

It seemed that Ye Tong didn’t plan to reveal Lou Wei’s identity in the stream.

She was just using the term “Strongest of the Current Era” to refer to him.

That was still manageable. Even if Ye Yao was watching the stream, she wouldn’t find out the truth so soon.

The problem was, Ye Tong was still adding to that heap of spaghetti code!

Ye Yao didn’t know Lou Wei’s true identity yet.

But she might develop hostility toward the “Strongest of the Current Era” who had harmed her “elder sister”.

How would the Countermeasures Bureau find the right time to tell her the truth at this rate?

If this continued, it seemed that Lou Wei could only take his own life to solve the problem at its root.

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Fu Qi smiled bitterly, refraining from making a joke this time.

The pressure on Lou Wei was definitely immense right now.

But this was probably just another day for him. He had likely foreseen this situation.

After learning that the Black Mist Esper who had once targeted Ye Yao actually played the role of her “sister”, Lou Wei had probably prepared himself accordingly.

Of course, preparing to handle the pressure was one thing.

Whether he had a way to resolve the conflict was another.

The perfect solution now would be to travel back in time and stop that event from happening.

But unfortunately, such a method didn’t exist in this world.

Spatial abilities were possible, albeit rare, but any ability related to time was essentially banned from existing.

“Stop obsessing over the Strongest of the Current Era. He’s just a robotic person. Let’s get back to talking about my friend~”

Seeing the comments all focused on the Mysterious Windy Man, Ye Yao felt a bit annoyed.

Damn!

So everyone is really obsessed with stats, huh?

He’s just cosplaying a Bluestar hairdryer.

She, Ye Yao, could cosplay the sun and bring warmth to Bluestar!

“Why does the streamer sound so angry? Could this ‘friend’ you’re talking about be you?”

“LOL, the Streamer’s gaming skills are so bad. She’s probably just a sweet, soft, easy-to-knock-over loli. No way she’d compare to the Strongest of the Current Era.”

Ye Yao was about to get red-faced with anger again.

She was talking about such explosive topics, and they were still criticizing her gaming skills?

They were even using her stern father as a diss!

Where are the mods? Mods! Quickly ban this troublemaker!

Furtunately, the moderator acted quickly.

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Mass bans weren’t convenient when the audience was small.

But now that there were more people, they wouldn’t hesitate to open fire freely.

“Getting back on track, my friend didn’t get sent to another world ² Although Dayun is not mebtioned here, it’s basically Powerhouse = Dayun Truck = Isekai Truck-kun. . Instead, she miraculously came back to life with full health!”

A flurry of comments like “Survival King”, “Won the Resurrection Match”, scrolled past.

“Later, my friend set a life goal: she had to get stronger and settle the score. She swore she wouldn’t stop until she got revenge.”

At this moment, in the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters’ conference room, everyone looked at Lou Wei with subtle expressions.

So Ye Tong really was provoked by Lou Wei.

Could it be that he was the “Root of All Evil ³ Origin is from the myth of Pandora’s Box. Basically used to mean “the beginning of everything” or “the culprit behind everything”. ”?

Lou Wei didn’t speak, remaining silent.

“Of course, the path to becoming stronger was incredibly difficult. After winning the resurrection match, my friend was picked up by a Mysterious Wriggly Man. That was the beginning of Sequence Zero’s story.”

Ye Yao’s goal was simple: to promote her little group through the internet.

What if their deeds of “sweeping away evil” earned public recognition and got them promoted to a “Home of Honor ⁴ Explained in chapter 222. Basically a plaque that the government hands out to military veterans to hang in their home and give their family a “we served the country” social buff. ”?

The system would definitely have to pay out big then!

Translator Note

No author’s note this chapter, so I’ll make one myself.

After a bunch of author’s notes glazing those Orenjis, I decided to buy some myself, and they’re good. Like, really good.

Seedless, sweet, and easy to peel. I can see how the author got addicted to Orenjis…

Text: I took the bait