Esper X Family – Chapter 484 – Sequence Zero’s Celebration Banquet (36/40)

Over at Sequence Zero’s side.

When Ye Yao said she would throw a celebration banquet, she really meant it. There were no delays at all.

Of course, finding a suitable place to gather and eat was still a bit tricky.

After yesterday’s earth-shattering events, almost everyone in Sequence Zero had become famous.

If they all suddenly showed up on the street, they would inevitably attract a swarm of staring eyes.

The mature adults who knew their limits would be fine, but the less mature ones wouldn’t necessarily be so.

Ye Yao knew all too well how terrifying obsessive fans could be.

She couldn’t be bothered dealing with those people.

The only one who hadn’t become famous was probably An Qi, who had hidden herself the entire time.

She was the only one who never appeared on the All-Knowing Demon Eye’s screen.

But that didn’t matter.

An Qi didn’t need fame anyway. Just letting people know that such a mysterious existence existed was enough.

Wu Mi and Fang Tang were also present at today’s gathering.

Although they usually spent their time cuddling with their main body at the headquarters, they were still members of Sequence Zero, so they naturally couldn’t be absent.

Inside a private room.

Ye Yao’s fission body had shed the “Ye Tong” disguise, since there was no need to pretend in front of her companions. Raising a glass of juice with her loli frame, her face radiated satisfaction with her family.

“Everyone performed brilliantly yesterday. You really are my companions. I’ll toast you all!”

Ye Yao downed the juice in a few big “gulp gulp” swallows, showing her true bold and unrestrained nature!

If this were in some regions, she would be stuck eating at the kids’ table.

If that was the case, the adults would have to sit at her table. After all, she was the one in charge.

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Everyone cooperatively raised their glasses of juice, and with a synchronized “Cheers!” the celebration banquet officially began.

“Extra chicken legs, extra chicken legs! We’re definitely eating good today. You’ve all worked hard. Sequence Zero shines because of all of you!”

Ye Yao was a woman of her word. She even personally served everyone chicken legs.

If this were some extreme organization, the underlings would already be weeping tears of loyalty and shouting “Loyalty!”.

But their relationships didn’t require that kind of brainwashed indebtedness to sustain. Or rather, their true natures weren’t so easily thrown into fanaticism.

Mu Luo and the others wore subtle expressions.

A loli serving chicken legs to mature adults, who exactly is the junior here?

But it didn’t matter.

As long as Ye Yao was happy, that was fine.

“Thank you.”

“Hehe, you’re welcome, you’re welcome~ Everyone, go eat your fill today.”

Then, Xia Lian’s expectant voice reached Ye Yao’s ears.

“White Catty, what about me? Where’s my share?”

The long-haired, dark-eyed girl looked full of anticipation, clearly hoping that Ye Yao would give her a chicken leg too.

Ye Yao looked utterly speechless.

“None for you.”

“How can this be!? Did I not perform well enough?”

Xia Lian’s face was full of shock, looking as if the sky had fallen.

Ye Yao’s eyes were filled with contempt.

“You still have the nerve to ask? You were the only one on the whole team who needed my help to defeat an enemy. That’s just weak. If it weren’t for me, you’d have gotten a defeat CG.”

Xia Lian stammered, trying to make excuses.

“Wh-What can I do? That giant bug was way too strong. It’s only reasonable that I was at a slight disadvantage. If I’d trained before, I could’ve beaten it easily!”

Ye Yao’s face was blank.

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“So, have you trained?”

“Hehe~”

Xia Lian scratched her head sheepishly, trying to laugh it off.

Training?

Thanks, but no thanks. Too busy petting cats, too happy to think about anything else.

Her whole life would be nothing but cramming at the last minute.

Training was impossible. Never in this lifetime.

Xia Lian had only one goal!

To become White Catty’s personal maid!

Why would a personal maid need that much strength?

It would be bad if her achievements overshadowed her master’s!

Ye Yao gave a light snort after reading Xia Lian’s excuses.

“Weak is weak. Once weakling, forever a weakling. You couldn’t win even with Fang Tang helping. You’re almost worse than Fang Tang.”

Fang Tang: “Fueh? Hwuh?”

Xia Lian sensed trouble.

What was happening?

She had joined the battle hoping to improve her image in Ye Yao’s eyes, but now she was about to be ranked below Fang Tang?

“H-How can you say that? I’ve broken through to S-rank after all. After my ability strengthening, I’m at least among the best, right?”

Ye Yao’s contempt deepened.

How dare weakling Xia Lian compare her strength to Fang Tang’s?

Pressuring the cubic sugar?

Xia Lian seemed to realize this too and quickly changed the subject.

“…And look at Jiang Huashen, he’s about the same as me. I don’t believe White Catty didn’t help him at all back then.”

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Jiang Huashen: “What do you mean?”

What was that for?

He was just an art student. Why compare him like this?

This woman was so troublesome.

Ye Yao gave a light snort.

“Huasheng Jiang at least has his own exclusive form skill. Even without me, he could’ve won with his abilities at the time. Stop making excuses. You’re the weakest in the team.”

Jiang Huashen: “?”

Huasheng Jiang? What kind of nickname is that?

So lacking in artistic sense.

Just thinking of people referring to him with this made him feel like ants were crawling all over him.

But since the little ancestor had said it, he could only accept it.

Xia Lian finally had no arguments left.

“Waah~ I’m a weakling~”

“Hmph~ Since you admitted it, I’ll reward you with a chicken leg.”

At these words, Xia Lian’s aggrieved expression instantly brightened into a smile.

“Hehe~ I knew White Catty wouldn’t abandon me.”

This childish behavior showed none of the crazy bishoujo vibe from before.

She really had been spoiled beyond repair.

Ye Yao was more and more curious now. In a parallel timeline without her, would Xia Lian still end up like this?

She would probably be very different.

But she would only know that when the time came.

Just then, Jiang Huashen handed over a rolled painting that radiated an extraordinary aura.

“This is the masterpiece I created yesterday. It’s the greatest artistic achievement of my life. I’m giving it to you.”

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“I’ll take it then!”

Ye Yao accepted without any pretense of modesty.

This painting was undoubtedly the “Tong Yao” that Old Jiang had created using his “Creation Form”.

To Ye Yao, this painting was basically a super toy.

It couldn’t compare to Ye Ge anyway, but it would be fun to play with.

Still, this thing was extremely valuable.

If this were a fantasy world, it would be a divine weapon capable of triggering celestial phenomena.

Unfurling it would summon a super powerhouse.

Even as just a painting, the power it contained was enough to crush almost every expert in the world.

It just went to show that Jiang Huashen’s ability had a pretty high ceiling.

His sequence number ranking was a bit too low.

Of course, the number didn’t mean much. What mattered was the exclusive form skill.

Without an exclusive form skill, Xia Lian was a weakling.

Even the top ten Sequence gatekeeper was useless.

Just then, Ye Yao remembered something and asked Jiang Huashen:

“By the way, the All-Knowing Demon Eye should be hiding with you, right?”

Author Note

The heavy rain ruined my… I’m done pretending, I’ve become a worm! Only three chapters today, but there are still four more to go, looks like it’ll be two days late!

Text: Playing alone is too simple, carry ¹ 带dai can mean take, bring, or carry, and is also the word used to refer to carrying people in games. this along!

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