Esper X Family – Chapter 50 – Each Showing Their Own Might!

This time, Ye Yao made no effort to conceal her appearance.

Normally, she would avoid surveillance cameras, so she didn’t need to worry about leaving traces behind.

But this time, there was no guarantee that she could evade the watchful eyes of her stat monster dad.

Sneaking around might only make her easier to catch.

If that was the case, there was no point in concealing her appearance.

The black mist would allow her to remain mysterious.

On previous nights, she hadn’t used it while sneaking out, fearing that she might scare bystanders.

After all, a figure entirely cloaked in darkness looked like a ghost.

A single glance from a passerby would make them gasp in shock and cosplay the famous painting ‘The Scream ¹ ’.

Since evasion was impossible now, she might as well face her ‘Great Fortune ² 大运dàyùn, as in, the truck. ’ head-on!

Inside the room.

Strange black mist rose from Ye Yao’s feet, obscuring all her features like digital glitches.

Beside her, Luo Jianhua was stunned.

Ye Yao had never mentioned this to her before.

Before coming to Ye Yao’s side, Luo Jianhua had heard about the ‘Flame Demon Incident’ at the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.

It was said that Mo Qiuli had been involved.

That wasn’t surprising.

After all, she patrolled the city every night. Upholding justice was the core principle of Magical Girl Mercury.

No one would ever connect it to Ye Yao.

But then, a mysterious Esper shrouded in black mist had suddenly appeared.

With masterful control of mental power, they had effortlessly killed Flame Demon.

Their method and sudden emergence had made it clear that they were at odds with the Countermeasures Bureau.

Even Luo Jianhua’s teacher had grown wary, suspecting that the black mist Esper might be a dangerous high-risk Sequence Esper.

Luo Jianhua had subconsciously adopted her teacher’s perspective.

She had even imagined facing off against the black mist Esper on the battlefield someday.

But now, seeing Ye Yao enveloped in that same black mist with her presence completely concealed, leaving only an aura of mystery and depth…

Luo Jianhua realized this little white-haired loli’s track record was actually 1 / 0 / 0.

“Sister… were you the one who killed Flame Demon?”

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It took Luo Jianhua a long moment to voice the question.

A muffled voice emerged from the mist.

“Huh? Didn’t I tell you?”

“…No.”

Luo Jianhua didn’t even know how to react.

Only now did she realize that Mo Qiuli knew just as many of Ye Yao’s secrets as she did.

Who would’ve thought that the Countermeasures Bureau’s intel division were all tearing their hair out in frustration because of this fluffy furball of a loli?

Even now, they were probably still working overtime, searching for traces of the black mist Esper.

Little did they know.

Ye Yao, the person under the Bureau’s strictest containment, was that very black mist Esper.

Back then, Ye Yao had only just awakened her ability.

But she had managed to slay the B-rank Flame Demon.

Luo Jianhua couldn’t help but sigh. No wonder she’s destined to destroy the world.

“Sister is actually so strong.”

Only now did she realize that Ye Yao was just pretending to be weak.

Even Lou Wei, the strongest Esper of the current era, hadn’t seen through it.

She wasn’t actually a harmless ball of cotton.

“ Ahem~ It needs to be activated and the battery life isn’t great, so you’re still stronger than me, Little Luo!”

“So that’s how it is… In other words, I’m stronger than Sister in her normal state?”

Luo Jianhua bought her explanation.

“Mhm!”

Ye Yao responded and reached out to pat Luo Jianhua’s head.

“I’ll explain more when I get back. I’m sneaking out now. Remember to cover for me if Mom Xiao Jing comes to check.”

“Got it.”

Luo Jianhua nodded obediently.

She no longer held any hope that the Countermeasures Bureau could actually control Ye Yao.

Of course, Luo Jianhua didn’t want Ye Yao to destroy the world.

But she had her own way of thinking.

She just wouldn’t walk the same path as the Countermeasures Bureau.

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Ye Yao withdrew her gaze and looked out the window. With a single thought, she projected her fission body outward.

A figure wrapped in black mist silently appeared in a corner outside the residential area.

The figure high above locked onto it in less than a second.

“Who’s there?”

Materialized out of thin air.

No warning.

Shrouded in black mist.

Lou Wei’s mind failed to construct an accurate model of the target.

Normally, whenever someone entered his domain, it was like pressing a mold into soft clay, and he could use it to instantly discern their outline.

This was due to the feedback from fluid friction and pressure.

Lou Wei could use this ability to gather basic information about the target, such as physical data, among other things.

But now, the black mist completely blocked the fluid’s contact.

Lou Wei tilted his body slightly and dove downward.

“Woo-hoo~ Made it out!”

The moment Ye Yao landed, she mentally popped a bottle of champagne.

But the next second, an invisible force restrained her, lifting her into the air like a floating black cloud.

“Mmph!”

Lou Wei hovered before her, his sharp eyes radiating overwhelming pressure.

“You’re not dead?”

This black mist figure was all too familiar to him.

On the first day of Ye Yao’s containment, Lou Wei had discovered this person silently appearing nearby.

They had even mentioned Sequence 001.

Lou Wei was convinced that they were a hostile force, and had instantly obliterated them.

During the Flame Demon Incident later, rumors spread of a black mist Esper’s appearance, but he hadn’t been sure if it was the same person.

Now that the black mist Esper appeared before him again, Lou Wei was certain.

“Who are you?”

No matter the time or place, his primary objective was always to protect Ye Yao.

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Tonight, however, he had a secondary objective.

Capture the mole alive.

That was why he hadn’t immediately executed the intruder.

Of course, another reason was that this black mist Esper might have a way to evade fatal attacks.

He had to uncover their identity this time.

There was a chance that they were someone from within the Countermeasures Bureau itself.

Meanwhile.

Hidden in the shadows, Mu Luo witnessed the black-mist Esper being caught red-handed by Lou Wei.

He knew full well that the one inside that black mist was a certain white-haired loli.

“She got caught!?”

Mu Luo should’ve realized earlier that Ye Yao’s previous successful escapes had all been pure luck.

Now that Lou Wei was on high alert, how could the same trick work again?

His first instinct was to rush out and rescue Ye Yao.

But his survival instincts screamed that showing himself would mean instant death.

Lou Wei’s reputation in the Esper world was like a demon god.

Every high-risk Sequence on the run was already on his kill list.

“Can’t confront him directly.”

Mu Luo had already brewed a plan in his mind.

Elsewhere.

Ye Yao gave up struggling, utterly exasperated by this overpowered bastard.

You think you’re so slick, huh?

Don’t you dare bully this loli for being poor ³ “Thirty years east, thirty years west, don’t you dare bully me because I’m poor now!” is a classic line that was popularized by Battle Through The Heavens. The first two parts are from an older idiom that means fortune can change, like how a river can shift its flow from east to west in thirty years. !

“You think you’ve caught me?”

Ye Yao immediately dispersed her fission body, returning her consciousness to her main body.

Lou Wei stiffened.

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He scanned the area within a dozen miles in an instant, but found no traces at all.

Back in the room.

“Dammit! Spawncamping me!?”

Luo Jianhua, who had just tucked Ye Yao in, was startled when the latter suddenly sat up.

“Sister, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing. I’m just dueling against a Dayun Truck—let’s see if he runs over me first or if I escape the highway first!”

Ye Yao gritted her teeth in frustration.

“I refuse to believe this!”

“Then… good luck?” Luo Jianhua timidly cheered her on.

Ye Yao shrouded herself in black mist again and projected her fission body.

But before she could even take in her surroundings, an immense pressure clamped down on her.

She felt as if an invisible giant hand had seized her.

Hacker!!!

At that moment, several black tendrils erupted from the ground nearby, standing tall like a beacon in the darkness.

Lou Wei didn’t even glance their way, casually flicking his hand to summon a storm.

As if he was swatting a fly.

BOOM!!

The black tendrils were instantly shredded by the tempest.

Sequence 012 had appeared, but he wasn’t worth Lou Wei’s attention right now.

The black mist Esper was far more pressing.

Seeing the Dayun Truck charging toward her again…

And spotting the destroyed black tendrils…

The white-haired loli’s eyes lit up.

“One more try!”

Author Note

Under normal circumtances, I will update 2 chapters a day, and more chapters on special circumstances. Updates are concentrated at night. I’m definitely not going to be a 1-update monster!

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