Esper X Family – Chapter 421 – Three Months Have Passed

Before she knew it, three months had quietly slipped by.

During this time, Ye Yao had been living a very peaceful life.

There was no Dayun Truck watching her from the sky.

She occasionally went home to visit Mama Xiao Jing, but she never saw Lou Wei on those visits. Officially, he was on a business trip overseas.

The Countermeasures Bureau thought that this excuse could fool Ye Yao.

But Ye Yao knew very well that Lou Wei was being dragged all over the world by Mu Luo and the others, and in a way, contributing to global stability.

One could only imagine the upheaval caused by the Strongest of the Current Era meddling in the world’s Esper environment.

With Lou Wei’s help, Sequence Zero’s efficiency in cleaning up trash had increased more than tenfold.

It showed that he took whatever he did seriously.

In Mu Luo’s words, he was an experienced veteran.

When she thought about it, it made sense. Lou Wei was indeed from that turbulent era.

Sequence Zero’s current activities had almost completely overlapped with Lou Wei’s former missions, which was basically killing everyone who used abilities for evil.

Today, the number of Espers on Bluestar had exploded.

The social environment in Dragon Country was still relatively stable. The Countermeasures Bureau maintained order, and the mysterious Sequence Zero lurked in the shadows as a deterrent, so things never got too complicated.

But it was a different story overseas.

The environment abroad was nowhere near as stable as Dragon Country’s. The slightest instability could set off an explosion.

At any rate, Ye Yao had seen plenty of online “war reporters” sending back the latest intel from overseas.

It was all Esper uprisings, coups, and the like.

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At night, one could even hear various explosions, and chaotic scenes of fire lighting up the sky were frequent.

It seemed that the Holy Grail War ¹ Fate series reference. Basically a battle royale for a wish-granting Holy Grail. had truly broken out, with no attempt to hide it.

Even Ye Yao could sense the heavy smell of gunpowder abroad.

And naturally, Sequence Zero had intervened in these large and small incidents.

They didn’t care about the consequences of meddling in international affairs. They only knew that whoever was evil, they killed.

The mysterious Esper organization swept through foreign countries like a plague of locusts. Anyone who tried to incite self-serving riots died instantly.

Meanwhile, the common people who rose up to resist tyranny were not targeted.

Instead, Sequence Zero would help them eliminate a few troublesome opponents, leaving the rest for them to handle themselves.

Ye Yao heard that Lou Wei was quite proactive. Even though he was far stronger than Mu Luo, he never tried to take command from him.

Sometimes, Mu Luo and the others could hear the tactics of the older generation from Lou Wei.

Adopting his suggestions could even reduce the number of evildoers at the source.

As a result, after three months of Sequence Zero’s intense activity, many countries that had fallen into chaos due to Esper awakenings had become more stable.

They had been transformed, now governed entirely by people who had successfully resisted tyranny on their own.

Later, the Dragon Country followed up discreetly, providing strong support to those fledgling nations.

A full-service package, so to speak.

Ye Yao almost suspected that Lou Wei joining Sequence Zero was actually the Countermeasures Bureau’s excuse to fix the world.

It later seemed more like Lou Wei was guiding Sequence Zero’s actions.

Not that Mu Luo and the others minded, of course.

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Ye Yao still kept in touch with Mu Luo and the others from time to time, asking for the latest updates.

Not because she wanted to get involved, but purely out of boredom.

According to Mu Luo, Lou Wei never mentioned wanting to see “Ye Tong”.

He either worked silently and diligently, or he taught Mu Luo and the others various techniques of S-rank Espers.

Even Jiang Huashen, who hadn’t reached S-rank, had to attend the lessons.

As for Yu Jin…

Although conventional training methods didn’t suit him, Lou Wei still helped him find ways to improve quickly.

The ability【Godless Body】sounded like a mental power insulator, but in reality, it simply meant that mental power never appeared. All energy, including mental power, was converted into physical strength instead.

Currently, the atmosphere is filled with dense mental power.

Yu Jin could use unconventional methods to absorb that mental power and strengthen his body.

Once all his other attributes broke through five thousand, he would be no weaker than a normal S-rank Esper who had mastered a Form Skill.

As for the missing Form Skill, Yu Jin would probably have to figure out how to break past his limits on his own.

When it came to teaching, Lou Wei was truly dedicated, like a senior guiding the growth of juniors.

He showed no sign of his former self, who used to lash out at the slightest provocation.

And he held no prejudice against Mu Luo or the others.

After hearing this, Ye Yao almost wondered if Lou Wei had been replaced by someone else.

“Could it be… after distancing himself from me, the pressure lessened and he became normal?”

The white-haired loli sucked in a breath.

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It’s possible, it’s entirely possible!

Before, Lou Wei had been crushed by the responsibility of handling the “World Destroyer”, terrified that one slip would detonate the bomb.

Now, with a legitimate reason to stay away from the source of calamity, even if he still cared about saving the world, the pressure on him had decreased significantly.

In his view, getting along with Mu Luo and the others was probably much better than getting along with Ye Yao and Ye Tong.

At least he wouldn’t be constantly overwhelmed by pressure.

Looking at it that way… it was still acceptable?

Ye Yao had originally wondered whether Lou Wei would use all kinds of little tricks to please her just to play some rich adoptive father.

But now, it seemed that he just needed to stay away from her and have some peace.

To avoid pulling another stupid stunt like the Solar Corona Form that nearly got himself killed.

Ye Yao was happy to have the peace and quiet, too.

After all, not having someone watching from the sky felt truly free.

She could cut back on some of her acting.

She could even “top” Tu Sheng as much as she liked.

Anyway, Ye Yao was no longer so fixated on beating the Dayun Truck.

When she thought about it, Lou Wei wasn’t truly invincible. Just dealing with her Attribute Fission at four hundred points had nearly cost him his life.

It wouldn’t be interesting unless he fully mastered the Solar Corona Form.

She would rather play games.

“You’ve become cowardly, you old thing. Although I don’t need a robotic human as a father, you’re worse than a robot when you’re trying to be serious.”

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Ye Yao muttered, genuinely unable to figure out what the Dayun Truck was thinking now.

It was better to look at the attribute points she had gained over the past three months.

The rate of attribute point gain over these three months had been much slower than before.

Three months ago, the aftermath of the battle with Lou Wei alone had yielded her a full 40 attribute points.

A real windfall.

Then, Lou Wei quit his job as the mysterious man hanging in the sky.

After Lou Wei left, Fu Qi had thrown himself back into training and work.

They seemed to have realized that if watching Ye Yao only brought them pressure, it was better to leave her alone for now.

After all, Ye Tong would protect her younger sister.

The Countermeasures Bureau had also fully analyzed Ye Tong’s personality and motives.

At least when it came to preventing the destruction of the world, everyone’s goals were aligned.

Even if the Countermeasures Bureau saw Ye Tong as the incarnation of the World-Destroying Ability, she had been corrected by Ye Yao’s kind personality.

For now, there probably won’t be any major problems.

Provided that this peaceful life could continue.

Author Note

I visited three graves yesterday. I’d like to see how many I’ll have to visit today.

Text: Even Piggy found it unbelievable.