Esper X Family – Chapter 489 – The Ugly Side of Metaslaves

The atmosphere in the headquarters’ conference room was extremely heavy.

Everyone was feeling lost and anxious.

After all, this matter had happened too suddenly.

Ye Yao’s change had caught them completely off guard.

They were already overwhelmed by the impending invasion of interstellar enemies, and then came the incident where Ye Yao learned the truth, which in turn led to Ye Ge’s appearance.

These consecutive events had nearly overloaded their higher-ups’ brains.

Fortunately, the most difficult period was now over.

After giving Lou Wei a severe beating, it seemed like Ye Ge had vented some of her anger.

Coupled with Ye Yao stepping in to stop her, Ye Ge appeared to have let them off.

But who knew if Ye Ge would return?

If she did, it seemed like the only option would be to let Lou Wei, Fu Qi, and the others continue to take the beatings.

The esteemed top figures of the Countermeasures Bureau had been relegated to being sandbags.

At that moment, Lou Wei and Fu Qi were in the conference room.

After resting for a night, their injuries had already healed enough for them to move around.

Although they were still a bit weak, at least there were no severe, life-shortening aftereffects.

Even Lou Wei, who had been severely beaten, had recovered about seventy to eighty percent of his injuries.

Fu Qi, who had woken from his coma, couldn’t help but marvel at how Lou Wei hadn’t lost any arms or legs.

Ye Ge was truly too merciful.

If Fu Qi put himself in her place, he figured that he would have used a Spatial Slash to cut off at least one of Lou Wei’s limbs.

It could be reattached anyway, so why not chop it off for fun first?

As long as he didn’t die, any kind of beating was acceptable.

“Speaking of who is most suitable, it has to be Xiao Jing. Apart from her, Ye Yao probably doesn’t want to see anyone else among us.”

Fu Qi directly pointed out Xiao Jing.

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As for the others?

Would they just go over there to stand in the corner?

They might get jumped and severely beaten by Ye Ge the moment they reached the door.

It seemed that only Xiao Jing would be accepted by Ye Yao.

After all, Ye Tong had accepted Xiao Jing, so there was no reason for Ye Yao, who shared her memories, to resist.

She would only see Xiao Jing as her mother.

Just then, someone cautiously raised a hand.

“I think I could go too…”

Cheng Muxue felt like she could volunteer.

She had been won over by Ye Yao a long time ago.

She had known for a long time that Ye Yao was aware of the inside story.

Although she didn’t fully understand the whole “Ye Ge” matter, as Ye Yao’s caring “Aunt”, there was no way she would be rejected.

Xiao Jing wasn’t the only option!

However, the others had no idea that Cheng Muxue had long been won over.

“Don’t fool around, Cheng Muxue. You’ve been busy this whole time; when have you had the chance to bond with Ye Yao? That child might seem indifferent on the surface, but deep down, she might not want to see you. Don’t go joining the fray.”

Cheng Muxue: “Uh… what?”

How could they say that!?

Did she really have to confess that she had been won over ages ago?

But if she confessed, she probably wouldn’t last long in this workplace.

Feeling a bit wronged, Cheng Muxue could only put her hand down.

Here was a chance to see Ye Yao, and these old fogies had to shoot it down.

She would remember this grudge and secretly tattle to Ye Yao later.

“Xiao Jing, do you have anything to add?”

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Fu Qi looked at Xiao Jing, showing her full respect.

Everyone was looking at her as if she were their savior.

She and Lou Wei were like two extremes.

After all this, their standing in Ye Yao’s heart would probably become two extremes too.

If Lou Wei was a cheap father.

Then Xiao Jing was a precious mother.

Looking back at Ye Yao and Ye Tong’s experiences, neither had ever suffered any grievance at Xiao Jing’s hands.

That alone spoke volumes of her worth.

Facing the hopeful gaze of everyone around her, Xiao Jing let out a soft sigh.

“Alright, this is my responsibility anyway. I am her mother, after all. Of course I won’t abandon her.”

Everyone: We’re saved!

With Xiao Jing on the case, how could Ye Yao’s resentment not be quelled?

Then, Xiao Jing added one more thing.

“Lou Wei has to come too. After all, he is still Ye Yao’s nominal father. He can’t be absent on an occasion like this. Otherwise, Ye Yao will only become more resistant.”

The atmosphere went quiet again.

Lou Wei?

The higher-ups glanced at the silent Lou Wei and suddenly felt that their own pressure wasn’t so great after all.

Honestly, if one day they suddenly felt that the pressure on their shoulders were too heavy, they could probably just recall Lou Wei’s name.

Just thinking about him might make all the pressure disappear.

Who could match him when it came withstanding pressure?

Lou Wei took a deep breath and nodded.

“Okay. I’ll do as you say.”

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Meanwhile.

Ye Yao was slacking off in her dorm room.

There was no way she was going out.

At least not for a while.

Being too famous was a bad thing.

Even when she went to the cafeteria to forage for food, she was stared at by everyone.

It’s not her fault that her name was “Ye Yao”.

Anyone could find that out with a little inquiry.

Plus, her character model was so eye-catching. That iconic silvery-white hair was impossible to ignore.

Coupled with the image of the girl revealed by the All-Knowing Demon Eye yesterday, it was obvious just how much that face resembled Ye Yao’s true form.

Recognizing Ye Yao’s identity was simply too easy.

Sen Tong’s doxxing was a bit too much.

Ye Yao suddenly felt that letting her survive by turning into a little girl was a bit too lenient.

She should’ve spanked her afterward to teach her that doxxing is bad!

Or just top her to death and let her sit at the same table as Tu Sheng.

“Sister, you’ve been lying in bed all day.”

Luo Jianhua looked at the white-haired loli wrapped up in her blanket and couldn’t help but point out.

“Little Luo, come lie down with me.”

Ye Yao issued a lazy invitation.

What else could she do but lie down right now?

She was just waiting for the Countermeasures Bureau to react.

Making the first move was out of the question. She just wanted to slack off to her heart’s content.

The netizens’ comments had been so amusing lately, with all sorts of entertainment popping up online nonstop.

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It was time to fiercely surf the web.

Luo Jianhua had no choice but to obediently lie down beside Ye Yao and let out a soft sigh.

“Sister should really move your body a bit.”

“You mean like a cat stretching? I do that too. How is rolling around in bed not considered exercise?”

Ye Yao casually retorted.

“As long as you’re happy, Sister.”

Luo Jianhua’s voice was full of helplessness and affection.

Only the two of them were in the dorm right now.

Wu Mi and Fang Tang hadn’t returned from Sequence Zero’s victory celebration.

Mo Qiuli was participating in the city’s reconstruction efforts as Magical Girl Mercury.

People had already posted videos of Mo Qiuli’s “construction magic” online.

Ye Yao found it absolutely fascinating.

Isn’t that plasticity just ridiculously overpowered?

Mo Qiuli hadn’t even tapped into one percent of her ability’s potential.

Construction was just one of her capabilities.

Plenty of people were going to the scene, watching Mo Qiuli do construction work in her magical girl form.

They must have been really bored, just like kids watching an excavator dig dirt.

“Little Mo is really popular now too. The number of adults supporting her has multiplied.”

“This is the ugly side of metaslaves.”

Author Note

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Text: Frightened