Esper X Family – Chapter 419 – (7/16)

Naturally, Mu Luo and the others knew about Ye Tong’s attitude toward Lou Wei.

After all, when Ye Yao was first brought back, she was suppressed by Lou Wei himself and had to tread carefully in everything she did.

She had never missed a chance to badmouth him within Sequence Zero.

It was easy to imagine just how much pressure he had put on her.

But now, relations between Sequence Zero and the Countermeasures Bureau have gradually eased.

Ye Tong even called the Countermeasures Bureau’s director “Uncle”, which showed that she didn’t actually hate the Bureau.

At first, Mu Luo and the others had wanted to get stronger and bring Ye Tong’s main body back from the Bureau to free her from her misery.

But now, that didn’t seem necessary anymore.

Ye Yao probably didn’t want to cut ties with the Bureau either.

So, what about Lou Wei?

What was this man’s true attitude toward Ye Yao and Ye Tong, having been the one to suppress her from the start?

Mu Luo didn’t think that a man like him would see Ye Yao as a daughter.

He probably still regarded that girl as a major threat.

At that moment.

Lou Wei, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

He seemed to have pondered about many things, as if he had reached an important decision.

“I want to join Sequence Zero.”

Lou Wei’s voice wasn’t loud, but it landed like a boulder crashing into still water, freezing the entire private room in an instant.

The atmosphere went still.

Mu Luo and the other three all looked as though their brains had stopped responding.

The expression on Mu Luo’s face completely froze, as if he had just heard some kind of babble completely beyond human understanding.

The chopsticks he had been holding absently clattered onto the table.

The sharp sound was unusually jarring in the dead silence, but it didn’t snap him out of it at all.

His companions beside him were just as petrified.

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Jiang Huashen’s mouth hung slightly open.

Yu Jin leaned forward, as if to confirm whether he had misheard.

Gu Wenxin simply stopped breathing, his mind blank, with only Lou Wei’s words, “I want to join Sequence Zero” , echoing wildly in his skull.

The way they looked at Lou Wei was filled with utter bewilderment and disbelief.

As if they were staring at a giant who had just announced that he wanted to join an ant colony.

That wasn’t even an option that belonged in their understanding of the world!

What the hell… is this guy talking about?

Is that even human language?

The ultimate trump card of the Countermeasures Bureau wanted to join an independent organization not under the Bureau’s jurisdiction!

Mu Luo turned his head toward Fu Qi like a rusty mechanical joint.

His deep, calm black eyes rarely showed such a huge disturbance.

What did that mean?

Fu Qi’s expression was equally stiff, clearly not expecting Lou Wei to make such a decision either.

As the director of the Countermeasures Bureau, he was personally witnessing his own ultimate trump card jump ship.

Was there anything more ridiculous than that?

Fu Qi took a few deep breaths but didn’t confront Lou Wei on the spot.

Lou Wei hadn’t mentioned this idea before coming, so it was clearly a sudden flash of inspiration.

Undoubtedly, this showed a lack of composure, a very impulsive move.

But now, Lou Wei truly needed to break conventions and change his approach if he wanted to ease the conflict with Ye Tong.

Although he claimed that he wanted to join Sequence Zero, it was more like “playing house” with Ye Tong.

The more important reason was to have a legitimate excuse to interact with her.

If Lou Wei of the Countermeasures Bureau couldn’t see Ye Tong, then surely Lou Wei of Sequence Zero could see his own leader, right?

Realizing this, Fu Qi wanted to suck in a sharp breath.

Damn!

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Lou Wei, you’re an absolute genius!

How come I never noticed this world-shaking wisdom on you before?

Ten minutes later.

“Lou Wei wants to join Sequence Zero.”

Mu Luo’s voice reached her ears, and Ye Yao was instantly dumbfounded. It felt like a galaxy was spinning in her skull.

What… What does that even mean?

Was that human language?

Every word in that sentence made sense on its own, so why didn’t they make sense together?

“Huh? What did you say? I didn’t quite catch that. Say it again.”

“Lou Wei wants to join Sequence Zero.”

Mu Luo repeated himself.

He fully understood Ye Yao’s reaction.

After all, he had barely believed his own ears when he first heard it either.

Ye Yao took a deep breath and immediately started cursing.

“Is he crazy? The strongest Esper of the Countermeasures Bureau said something this ridiculous?

He’s definitely trying to get my attention!

Whose stupid idea was that? Was it Fu Qi?

That inherently evil uncle of mine, looks like he’s been having too easy a time lately, daring to play the Idea King!”

Ye Yao refused to believe that this was Lou Wei’s own idea.

Sure, during the space battle, he had recklessly used a hastily developed form skill and nearly died.

But that should’ve just been a brain lag, an erosion of heavenly will.

It wasn’t like Lou Wei’s brain malfunctioned all the time, right?

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But Mu Luo’s next sentence shut her up.

“It was Lou Wei’s own idea. He’s very serious about joining Sequence Zero, which is why I came to ask for your opinion.”

Diagnosis: there is no humanity left.

What the hell was that old man thinking?

Has the Sun fried his brain?

Ye Yao’s pupils dilated with shock.

She felt so powerless, the same kind of powerlessness as when Xia Lian was losing her mind at her and she had no fire poker in hand to defend herself.

“What’s with that expression, White Catty? It looks so funny.”

Xia Lian’s voice rang in her ear.

She seemed to be in a very good mood.

The Ye Yao before her was undoubtedly the main body of White Catty.

After learning that Lou Wei wasn’t working today, Xia Lian could barely stop herself from pouncing on Ye Yao, hugging her tight, and inhaling deeply.

Too bad Ye Yao had other “kittens” guarding their food, so there was no way to enjoy the delicious White Catty.

Ye Yao’s cherry lips parted slightly as she shared the major news with her other companions.

“Lou Wei wants to join Sequence Zero.”

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Xia Lian was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly started huffing, her crimson eyes flashing with a scarlet light.

“I won’t allow it!”

What a joke!

If Lou Wei came to Sequence Zero, she wouldn’t even be able to touch the reprint of White Catty anymore!

It was bad enough that she couldn’t cuddle the genuine White Catty normally, but now Lou Wei was coming to Sequence Zero to watch over her?

Xia Lian was going to cause a scene. She really was!

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“White Catty, say no. You have to say no. That despicable guy definitely has an ulterior motive. Don’t let him succeed!”

Xia Lian ran up to Ye Yao and kept advising her. Without even using mind reading, Ye Yao could tell that it was purely out of self-interest.

Seeing how anxious Xia Lian was, Ye Yao actually calmed down a bit instead.

She pushed Xia Lian’s face away with one hand.

“Relax. You relax first. I’m roasti– no, I’m thinking.”

Lou Wei probably didn’t make this kind of decision because something was wrong with his brain.

Now that Ye Yao was giving him the cold shoulder and Ye Tong was avoiding him, he clearly felt that he needed to break conventions to solve the problem.

Then, she thought of a reasonable solution.

“Heh. Don’t think you can achieve your goal just like that.”

Ye Yao let out a cold laugh.

“Let him join. Have Mu Luo and the others train with him, and he can teach them some form skills while he’s at it. He’s a rare expert, so Mu Luo and the others might as well get some wool off of him.”

As for meeting her?

Don’t even think about it!

If you wanna see the boss, you need achievements!

No achievements, no qualifications to see the boss!

Even a Dayun Truck has to start from the bottom!

Translator Note

Chapter Title – Lou Wei: I Want To Join Sequence Zero

I moved it down here because it’s a huge spoiler.

Feel free to thank me.

Author Note

I’m completely exhausted. As someone who doesn’t exercise often and just stays at home, the thought of the intense hiking and wading I’ll be doing these next few days leaves me utterly drained. I hope I’ll still have the energy to write when I get back.

Text: Oh yo yo