Esper X Family – Chapter 398 – The Golden Lion and Brother Dragon Can’t Be Far Behind

Lonely?

Ye Yao didn’t even need the system’s mind-reading to know what this loli was thinking.

Mo Qiuli looked at her with eager anticipation.

“Ye Yao, do I finally have the right to fight alongside you?

Let’s transform and join me as Magical Girl Lullaby!”

This kid still hadn’t given up on the idea of causing her social death.

Magical Girl Lullaby?

If that actually happened, it would probably spark a whole new wave of chaos.

Ye Yao’s skin wasn’t thick enough for that yet.

“The time isn’t right. Let Little Luo and the others go with you. They’ve envied you for a long time and want to become magical girls too.”

The white-haired loli unhesitatingly shifted the topic to others.

“Huh? M-Me?”

Luo Jianhua blinked, her face full of helplessness and confusion.

She hadn’t expected her sister to throw her to Mo Qiuli like this.

She didn’t want to become a magical girl.

But Mo Qiuli would never turn down an opportunity.

After all, she had already made Luo Jianhua and the others wear magical girl outfits before.

This time, it was the perfect chance to go as a team.

Sure enough, Mo Qiuli’s attention was diverted. She stopped pestering Ye Yao and instead stared at Luo Jianhua and the other lolis who also had the potential to become magical girls.

“Magical Girl Flower Leaf ¹ The 花hua in Luo Jianhua means “flower”. , Magical Girl Candy, Magical Girl Wumi… not bad~”

What “not bad”?

Luo Jianhua looked utterly resigned.

She had even thought up their names. Mo Qiuli had clearly planned this in advance.

However, in order to let Ye Yao slack off in peace, it seemed like she had to play along with Mo Qiuli.

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Of course, she would also drag Wu Mi and Fang Tang along.

She couldn’t handle this alone.

Just then, Mo Qiuli noticed another problem.

“Hmm… but Little Luo, Wu Mi, and Fang Tang don’t seem to be able to transform. Preparing costumes in advance won’t have the same feeling…”

Her gaze shifted back to Ye Yao.

“Ye Yao can copy my magic, so you can definitely transform too. Ye Yao is still the best choice after all!”

“Wait!”

Ye Yao raised a hand to interrupt.

“I have an idea to solve this.”

Meanwhile, Ye Yao’s fission body contacted a certain great painter who was probably off fooling around somewhere.

“Old Jiang! I’ve got a really tough mission for you.

I’ll send you a few photos later.

Paint me some pictures of magical girls in their style.

Yeah, the kind that can change forms anytime, anywhere, just like my alt accounts.”

It was Old Jiang’s turn to step up.

Even if his stats weren’t great, his mechanics were pretty solid!

She could crack the whip and have him whip up a few paintings to give Luo Jianhua and the others as magical girl transformation tools.

Didn’t Mo Qiuli want a sense of ritual?

She would give her exactly that!

As for Ye Yao personally transforming? She would think about it when it no longer felt embarrassing!

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Back in the dorm, Ye Yao made an “OK” gesture at Mo Qiuli.

“No problem now. In a little while, Little Luo and the others will be able to transform into magical girls anytime, anywhere.”

“E-Ehhh?”

Mo Qiuli was genuinely shocked by Ye Yao’s methods.

She had wanted to drag Ye Yao along, but now her plan had failed.

“O-Okay.”

Mo Qiuli could only nod dejectedly.

How could Ye Yao not see what she was thinking?

But even if she saw it, she couldn’t just give in so easily.

There was a difference between doting and spoiling.

Ye Yao wasn’t about to let her dignity shatter that easily!

“Don’t be sad. Here, let me pat your head. I’ll definitely play with you when I have time.”

“Mmhm! It’s a promise!”

After comforting Mo Qiuli, Ye Yao turned her attention back to a certain wilderness survival livestream.

The streamer seemed to have run into something in the forest.

“Wait! Fam, I hear something weird! It sounds like a tiger roaring. There might be a tiger nearby!”

The streamer’s expression turned serious.

The comments started rolling rapidly.

“Why not try a slide tackle, Streamer?”

“Isn’t it bad to mess with a tiger? Even if everyone’s become Espers, you should still stay away from protected animals.”

“Meh, having abilities doesn’t really grant any perks. If everyone awakens, it’s like no one awakened. Life goes on as usual.”

The comments were egging the streamer on to go take a look.

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After all, they were here for the entertainment value.

And the streamer knew exactly what the audience wanted to see.

“Fam, watching a big cat from a little distance is fine. I can protect myself.

Just to be clear, I’m not planning to slide tackle any protected animals, got it?

Don’t report me. Let’s just see what wild tigers are like!”

Watching this, Ye Yao finally grew a bit interested.

Two weeks had passed since the world changed, and it seemed that not many people noticed that other animals had also undergone changes.

Ye Yao had specifically paid attention to the situation in zoos during this time.

Unfortunately, the animals there didn’t seem to have any obvious mutations.

Perhaps without wildness and survival pressure, their mental power hadn’t activated the “code” inside them.

Ye Yao still hadn’t seen any Brother Tiger with wings. So boring.

But wild animals should be fine.

For survival, their mental power would only make them stronger.

In fact, the Countermeasures Bureau had already noticed that other animals also possessed mental power.

They were investigating rapidly, afraid that these animals might cause chaos with their abilities.

But it seemed that not many animals had been able to activate the “code” Ye Yao left behind yet.

It felt like the path of evolution was exceptionally difficult.

Just then, Ye Yao stared at the livestream screen.

The streamer was slowly creeping closer, clearly wanting to see how fierce a wild tiger really was.

In the past, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to court death like this.

But now, humans with abilities were essentially holding the “truth”, or rather, large-caliber guns and cannons in their hands. Their courage had shot straight up.

Suddenly.

The livestream screen changed.

A dark shadow streaked across the sky, diving toward the ground as if it had locked onto its prey.

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Rumble!

A loud crash echoed, and several trees collapsed.

The streamer, who had been about to approach, froze in place.

He saw it. The camera caught it too. And the viewers in the livestream didn’t miss it either.

The shadow hadn’t targeted the streamer. It was clearly hunting.

“Holy crap! A tiger with wings! This defies evolution!”

“How can it fly? Can its wings even support it?!”

“Run, Streamer! The tiger mutated too! Even if you’re Wu Song’s reincarnation, you might not win!”

“Bro, WTF, this is insane!”

The streamer took the advice immediately. He wasn’t some arrogant daredevil. He bolted without a word, terrified of catching that ferocious tiger’s attention.

“Fam, the wilderness is too scary! I’m heading back to my comfort zone!”

Satisfied with what she had seen, Ye Yao exited the livestream.

She wouldn’t watch any further.

Wasn’t this exactly the kind of fun she had been waiting for?

She finally saw Brother Tiger with wings.

And it seemed pretty fierce too. Its mental-power-enhanced body could easily snap trees.

Even if he couldn’t compare to some old-timer Espers, he was practically a boss-level threat to the newbies.

Now that she had seen the Celestial Emperor Tiger.

Could the Golden Lion and Brother Dragon be far behind?

Author Note

I’m gonna try my luck with the little loli ² Rossi’s banner from Artnights: Endfield. I spent quite a bit to get her from the 120 pulls guarantee… today. I’ll be back victorious!

Text: Cat’s butt biting