Esper X Family – Chapter 487 – Memory Spirit — Yi Ling (37/40)

The world believed that all the aliens who had invaded Bluestar yesterday had been completely wiped out.

Even if some suspected that one All-Knowing Demon Eye had survived, that one alone was the only one with no true sign of death.

The death scenes of the other aliens had all been broadcasted by the All-Knowing Demon Eye.

Thus, most matter had been settled.

But they would never imagine that not only was the All-Knowing Demon Eye’s fate unknown, but another alien had also survived.

As Jiang Huashen unrolled another painting scroll.

The setting instantly shifted from the Forbidden City to Machu Picchu ¹ .

Sen Tong obediently followed behind Ye Yao and the others. Under the control of mental power, her floor-length hair didn’t touch the ground at all.

Since she had become human, she had to somewhat adapt to human habits. At the very least, she needed to keep her body clean.

Lest Ye Yao find her disgusting and simply discard her.

Sen Tong deeply understood the importance of serving an overlord well!

When she had served under Starscourge, she only needed to act as the core of the conscription ceremony. Even without fighting or killing, she could satisfy the former overlord.

Now, it seemed like she still didn’t need to fight. She didn’t even need to do her previous job for the time being. She only needed to study hard and become a qualified human.

After all, the name and identity of the All-Knowing Demon Eye were already things of the past.

Under Ye Yao’s great power, she had been completely transformed into a human, leaving only her consciousness and ability unchanged.

Thus, her current main task was simply to be a good “Sen Tong”.

In short, survive first!

Then think about how to please her master later!

Just then, Sen Tong suddenly sensed a familiar presence, and a glimmer of surprise flashed in her emerald eyes.

“It’s still alive?”

This was unmistakably the Memory Spirit’s aura!

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It managed to survive?

Sen Tong had thought that it had been utterly destroyed, dead and gone, under just a fraction of Ye Yao’s power.

Not even ashes remained.

But she had never expected it to also be hiding within Jiang Huashen’s painting scroll.

Thinking carefully,

The Memory Spirit was indeed also a case of having unknown fate.

After all, when she sent her split body into the scroll, it had been annihilated by that overwhelming power before it could even enter.

She hadn’t witnessed the Memory Spirit’s death at all.

The last scene she saw was Jiang Huashen emerging from the scroll.

Whether the Memory Spirit had died or not, perhaps only Jiang Huashen and Ye Yao knew the answer.

With that, Sen Tong remained silent and simply followed quietly behind.

To be honest, the final outcome of the Memory Spirit had nothing to do with her.

Although they had traveled the cosmos together for a long time, there was never much deep affection among the alien beings.

The Memory Spirit, in particular, had isolated itself from everyone through its very nature.

Once it had recorded something, it would lose all interest in it.

The only reason it had eventually followed the interstellar overlord on its conquest was to record more meaningful things.

It had no interest in fighting at all.

It could truly be considered an utter oddity.

A while later

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Ye Yao and the others found the quietly waiting Memory Spirit.

It appeared completely merged with the world inside the painting, fully blending into its surroundings like a statue.

“Oi, I’m here to deal with you. That interstellar stray dog you were following? I’ve kicked it to death. I’ll give you two choices now:

First, swear allegiance to me, stay on Bluestar, and after human civilization enters the interstellar age, resume your travels and record everything you desire.

Your lifespan seems super long anyway. Accompanying one civilization’s growth is nothing. While you’re at it, share some of the wisdom you’ve recorded.

Second, I kick you to death. Choose.”

Ye Yao felt that this Memory Spirit was somewhat useful.

Not to mention all the inspiration it had given Jiang Huashen, just the universe chronicle it had recorded was a massive treasure in itself.

Calling it a cosmic library under construction wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

Something so valuable, Ye Yao figured that it wouldn’t hurt to let it live.

After all, during the invasion of Bluestar, the Memory Spirit had acted neutrally.

If the Countermeasures Bureau hadn’t sent people to hunt it down, it wouldn’t have moved at all.

Therefore, as far as Ye Yao was concerned, the Memory Spirit deserved to be spared from execution.

Of course, the precondition was that it obeyed from now on. Otherwise, it would still get kicked to death.

The Memory Spirit’s answer was simple.

“I choose to serve you.”

The Memory Spirit’s thoughts were similar to the All-Knowing Demon Eye’s.

It was merely switching allegiance to another powerful overlord.

With such a mighty being protecting them, humanity would surely and smoothly roam the stars one day.

At that point, it could still achieve its goal.

Just as Ye Yao had said, the Memory Spirit had an immense lifespan. It could afford to wait, no matter what.

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Ye Yao nodded in satisfaction.

“A wise decision! In that case, let me give you a new form!

Your current look doesn’t fit my aesthetics at all. If I keep looking at you, my fanatic purifier is going to act up.”

With Attribute Fission activated once more, a supreme power enveloped the Memory Spirit.

No ifs, ands, or buts! Turn into a loli first!

Blue light shimmered at Ye Yao’s fingertips.

The Memory Spirit’s hard-to-look-at body instantly disintegrated into shimmering silver particles.

The surging rivers of memory inside were compressed into two emerald irises.

The reconstruction process defied the laws of physics.

Bones took shape within the particle flow as slender outlines.

Nerve pathways wrapped in stardust wove into long, snow-white hair.

The memory nebula condensed into a petite body just 1.4 meters tall.

When the newborn body landed, a mountain breeze made of formless colors lifted her black dress.

She raised her delicate face, her skin as flawless as fresh snow.

Her lips were pale cherry pink. But the most striking feature was her eyes.

Deep within those emerald irises, miniature nebulae spun. When her gaze shifted, it felt as though tens of thousands of civilizations rose and fell in her gaze.

“Master.”

Her voice was as plain as the clinking of ice crystals, utterly devoid of emotional inflection.

This loli seemed a bit emotionless, probably the type who wouldn’t react no matter how you played with her.

Perhaps after having witnessed far too much, she simply lacked a rich emotional module.

By the way, her ears were also elf ears, much like Sen Tong’s. One could consider it a trademark of the alien lolis.

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Given their identities, they wouldn’t be living normal lives outside anyway.

So it wouldn’t affect them at all.

Ye Yao dismissed Attribute Fission, her eyes full of satisfaction.

Lolis are great. The more lolis, the better.

“From today on, your name is Yi Ling. I just shortened your race name as a kind of commemoration ² From 记忆之灵jiyi zhi ling to 忆灵yi ling. Incidentally, 忆灵yi ling is the CN term for Star Rail’s Memosprite. .”

Ye Yao reached out and stroked Yi Ling’s hair, then briefly checked her body for normal mobility before finally relaxing.

Looks like she was getting more and more skilled at shaping people!

Wouldn’t she soon be able to turn any stray Hachimi ³ As mentioned before, the Hachimi song is very, very popular in China, and most people used it on cat videos, to the point where people equated Hachimi = cat. on the street into a catgirl?

On second thought, never mind.

Better not make the worldview too strange.

“Let me touch her too. Does this count as an alien cat?”

Xia Lian also came over with curiosity.

Throughout it all, Yi Ling’s expression remained blank as she let herself be examined, her limbs stiff like a newborn doll.

Sen Tong blinked from behind, a feeling of relief washing over her.

At least she had Yi Ling for company now, right?

She wasn’t the only outsider serving Ye Yao!

As long as she wasn’t the sole exception, she could rest easy.

Author Note

I suddenly realized that I’m paying back these forty chapters pretty quickly. The past me would’ve been super slow, crawling at a pace of paying back one chapter a day!

Text: What you looking at!