Esper X Family – Chapter 429 – Humanity is Completely Doomed

“Uncle, that’s an odd thing to say. I want to talk to my sister too, but she still seems to be busy. There’s nothing I can do.”

Ye Yao put on an expression as if she didn’t understand the hint.

After all, her current situation was that of a little loli with a secret.

And that secret was her telepathy with Ye Tong.

Aside from a few close friends, no one knew that she could contact Ye Tong.

To keep this secret, Ye Yao naturally couldn’t just come out and say that she had a way to reach Ye Tong.

Fu Qi observed her discreetly.

He could detect signs of deception.

An ordinary adult might actually be fooled by her.

It was a pity that he was the Director of the Countermeasures Bureau and the Strongest in History. He wouldn’t be tricked by a simple, innocent little girl.

Of course, Fu Qi wouldn’t mind being deceived.

He could only hope that Ye Yao would use that so-called telepathy to pass a word along to Ye Tong.

Since Ye Yao couldn’t understand the hint, Ye Tong would absolutely get it.

If all else failed…

It would be great if white-haired loli before him could suddenly let out a “heh heh” and claim that she was “Ye Tong”.

But Fu Qi briefly imagined that scene.

He had just thought that Ye Yao defending Lou Wei was like a little angel, only for her to turn into a little devil in the blink of an eye. It was simply too chilling.

Better not.

He would have nightmares.

Afterward, Fu Qi made an excuse to leave the living room and reappeared on the rooftop.

Now, all he had to do was wait.

Wait and see if Ye Tong would receive his hint through Ye Yao.

If it didn’t work today, no big deal.

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He could continue waiting tomorrow.

Time passed, minute by minute.

No one knew how long it had been.

A figure shrouded entirely in black mist suddenly appeared high in the sky.

A few seconds later, the mist dispersed, revealing the devastatingly beautiful face of a young girl inside.

Ye Tong made her grand entrance!

Ye Yao always carried Old Jiang’s painting scroll with her.

If she wanted a fission body to appear near the main body in the form of “Ye Tong”, all she had to do was hold the scroll and project the fission body out.

Like clothing, personal belongings would also have a copy fissioned off.

At the moment of fission, she would use the system’s black mist to cover the transformation sequence and no one would ever notice!

As for whether Fu Qi or Lou Wei would discover that she was carrying an unidentified object…

Ye Yao was betting that no one dared to scan her carefully with their mental power.

Fu Qi didn’t have the guts for that. Even if he did, he would probably assume that it was something orchestrated by Ye Tong.

No matter the reason, there was always an explanation.

“Whew…”

Fu Qi looked up at the sky and only exhaled in relief after spotting Ye Tong’s figure.

So the hint did work.

He watched as Ye Tong slowly descended, her feet finally landing on the rooftop surface like a celestial maiden descending to the mortal world.

“I heard from Ye Yao that Uncle wanted to see me? Is that true?”

“Yes, long time no see, Ye Tong.”

Fu Qi organized his thoughts and offered a greeting.

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He wasn’t as guilty as Lou Wei and seemed quite confident.

Ye Tong wore a smile that was not quite a smile.

“I thought Uncle would be avoiding me just like Lou Wei. Aren’t you planning to bury yourself in work?”

She had already learned about the Dayun Truck’s thoughts from Mu Luo.

It turned out that joining Sequence Zero and running around everywhere was really just an excuse to find some peace and quiet for a while.

The robot had become a flesh and blood human.

Only to turn out as a heaven-shocking maggot.

Lou Wei had also mastered one of Ye Yao’s secret techniques.

That being, “leave it be”.

Faced with her cold shoulder, he actually just left it be.

“…Work has indeed been very busy lately.”

Fu Qi felt a bit of sweat forming.

It seemed like Ye Tong already knew about Lou Wei’s situation.

Lou Wei could only fend for himself now.

It was best to change the subject quickly.

“The Prophet has given her latest prophecy. A new threat will descend from beyond the heavens soon. I hope you will stay out of this matter and leave it entirely to our Countermeasures Bureau.”

“On what grounds? Guarding your turf?”

Ye Tong put on a displeased expression.

【Fu Qi does not want you to face overly powerful enemies. He fears the reappearance of “World Destroyer Tong Yao”, worrying that luck may not be on their side next time.】

She was speechless.

If you guys go risking your lives, that’s what will make the “World Destroying Tong Yao” appear, okay?

The moment any of you is on the brink of death, the system will pop up the option to go Family Hero mode.

Ah, come to think of it.

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She actually did have the means to use Apotheosis Mode without paying the price right now.

All those hard-earned attribute points looked like they were saved just for such an occasion.

Of course, Ye Tong wouldn’t be so wasteful.

Isn’t being a B-rank Esper nice enough?

Too bad Fu Qi had no idea what Ye Tong was thinking.

Faced with her displeasure, Fu Qi took a deep breath and chose to be completely frank.

“I hope you can suppress Ye Yao’s mental power. Don’t let her mental power break through five hundred so quickly. The strengthening of a world-destroying ability is an extremely risky factor, one we cannot afford to bear just yet.”

Once those words were spoken, his previous suggestion made sense too.

If Ye Tong got involved, she might grow from the experience, potentially pushing Ye Yao’s mental power past the five hundred mark.

When that happened and the world-destroying ability was strengthened, no one knew what the outcome would be.

Fu Qi could only hope that Ye Tong would maintain a conservative stance. For the sake of protecting both Ye Yao and the world, a goal they all shared, he hoped that she could accept this suggestion.

This surprised Ye Tong.

She hadn’t expected the Countermeasures Bureau to actually consider the strengthening of the world-destroying ability.

What’s this?

Predicting the arrival of “Ye Ge”?

But they definitely couldn’t guess that a completely new individual would emerge.

“What you say makes a lot of sense…”

Ye Tong’s voice reached his ears, and Fu Qi’s face lit up with joy.

There’s hope!

However, the silver-haired girl shifted the topic sharply.

“But I refuse ¹ !”

Fu Qi’s mood instantly plummeted from the peak to the abyss.

Not hehe.

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This is bad.

Ye Tong wore an expression of absolute sovereignty, as if she alone reigned supreme under heaven, carrying an intense arrogance.

“No one can force me to stop growing. I get stronger when I want to. And nothing can force me to do something I’m unwilling to do.”

The girl stared intently at Fu Qi.

“You say the strengthening of my ability might make me lose control?

Listen well. I will not lose control, I will not destroy the world, and I certainly will not harm Ye Yao.

All your guesses are nothing but your own assumptions. To me, they hold no meaning or value whatsoever.”

Fu Qi: “…”

The worst-case scenario had unfolded.

Ye Tong refused to listen to any advice and remained as headstrong as ever.

Yet, a sliver of hope and expectation rose in Fu Qi’s heart.

Could it be?

Was Ye Tong so confident that she could ignore the risks associated with reaching B-rank mental power?

That even after the world-destroying ability was strengthened, she could control it through sheer force of will?

But then, Ye Tong suddenly fell into contemplation again.

“Although, deep down, I do have a strange feeling. Once Ye Yao’s mental power reaches five hundred, something bad might happen.”

Fu Qi: “?”

Humanity is completely doomed.

Author Note

Things have calmed down. I’ll be posting five updates today!

Text: I’m coming!