Esper X Family – Chapter 512 – Successful Recognition

Oh wow~ That’s crazy. She can actually retire, huh?

Ye Yao found it a bit unbelievable.

She had thought that given Mo Qiuli’s passion for magical girls, she would have remained one for life.

But what did she mean by ‘retired’?

What about the Magical Girl Alliance?

Ye Yao couldn’t believe that the unbreakable alliance had fallen apart so easily.

Ye Yao was certain that if she told the Mo Qiuli of the original timeline about this, she would definitely transform into a mysterious archer ¹ A certain red Archer from a different timeline. girl to correct her future self.

How could a magical girl of love and justice forget her roots?

Ye Yao wouldn’t allow it!

She wouldn’t accept it!

Just as Ye Yao was wondering what had made Mo Qiuli change her mind, Mo Qiuli grabbed her hand and pulled her into the room.

“Mom, we’re going to chat in my room. Call us when dinner’s ready.”

“No problem. Take your time.”

Before Ye Yao could even react, Mo Qiuli had whisked her into the room.

How bold!

Then, she casually looked around the layout of Mo Qiuli’s room three years later.

She had thought that it would be more mature with age.

But after looking around, that didn’t seem to be the case.

It was still the familiar magical girl posters, still the familiar magical girl figurines.

And even familiar magical girl outfits.

From the looks of it, Mo Qiuli’s passion for magical girls hadn’t faded. At most, she had just “retired” from being a magical girl.

The young girl sat on the edge of the bed, her expression helpless.

“I don’t know how you found out about this, but it’s true that I haven’t been active as ‘Magical Girl Mercury’ for a long time.”

Mo Qiuli seemed to realize that denying it was pointless and decided to come clean.

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Faced with Ye Yao suddenly exposing her secrets, she appeared to have lost all her means and energy.

In some unhealthy stories, she might have already been blackmailed into doing all sorts of things.

But with the Countermeasures Bureau around, it was more likely that they would strike back hard.

Ye Yao decided to get to the bottom of it.

The Mo Qiuli of this timeline wasn’t family yet, so she couldn’t use the system to organize information. She would have to ask verbally.

“I can still feel your passion for magical girls. Why did you suddenly retire?”

Mo Qiuli hesitated, looking a bit embarrassed to say the reason.

“Because… I’ve expired. Growing up and still being a magical girl probably isn’t right, is it?”

Ye Yao: “?”

What do you mean you’re automatically retired if you expire?

So you can’t be a magical girl unless you’re a loli?

Then what does the “girl” in magical girl stand for?

You’re still in your teenage years. Isn’t this your golden age?

Ye Yao’s urge to complain grew stronger.

She now understood why the Mo Qiuli of this world had retired.

Her passion for magical girls hadn’t faded. It wasn’t like eighth grader syndrome that would just disappear on its own.

She just felt that she was too old for it.

According to the Mo Qiuli from the original world.

She also seemed to think that lolis were the best age for being magical girls.

Growing up even a little made you too old.

Even a beautiful girl like Xia Lian wouldn’t do.

I dare say that Mo Qiuli is the ultimate lolicon!

Ye Yao was afraid that if someone in the original world wanted to join the Magical Girl Alliance, Mo Qiuli would blurt out something ridiculous like “Go back, you’re too old”.

Ye Yao looked at her with a mix of frustration and pity.

Such a Mo Qiuli needed serious correction!

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Back in the original world, inside the Countermeasures Bureau dormitory.

Ye Yao stared intently at the Mo Qiuli in front of her.

“Little Mo, if you grow up in the future, will you still be a magical girl?”

“Of course! With you here, I’ll be a magical girl for life. Because you’ll always support my dream, right?”

Mo Qiuli didn’t hesitate at all.

Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.

“Then, according to what you said before, growing up would make you unsuitable to be a magical girl, right?”

After all, even Ye Ge was considered expired in Mo Qiuli’s eyes, unqualified to be a magical girl.

She herself would eventually grow up too.

At this, Mo Qiuli became even more confident.

“Since when are age and body shape such inconvenient things?

It’s fine as long as you use transformation magic! Even if you grow up, as long as you still have love and justice in your heart, you’ll still be a shining magical girl after transforming!”

The high plasticity of Mo Qiuli’s ability actually allowed her to change into various forms.

It wasn’t just transformation magic. She could even transform from a girl to a loli!

That was the power of “transformation” magic!

“Hiss—”

Ye Yao sucked in a breath.

Yes, yes, yes!

That’s what a qualified magical girl looks like!

A Mo Qiuli who had experienced major events was different.

With the matching life experience, her heart would never waver.

But in the timeline without Ye Yao, Mo Qiuli probably hadn’t encountered so many things.

In the end, it might have just been treated as a childish act of play.

No wonder she started doubting herself over time.

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Ye Yao quickly shifted her perspective.

“That’s an excuse. The Mo Qiuli I know would never give up her magical girl identity for a reason like that.”

Mo Qiuli: “?”

What’s going on?

Even though she felt scolded, there was also a sense of recognition and encouragement, which made her oddly happy.

She hadn’t expected that someone still needed her?

Mo Qiuli was starting to believe that this white-haired girl in front of her was indeed a fan of hers.

Perhaps someone she had helped before as “Magical Girl Mercury”.

It must have left a deep impression on this child.

It was just that she herself had no memory of it.

How shameful.

Mo Qiuli did still want to be a magical girl, but those adults had always thought it was a waste of time.

“But… I don’t have power. If a magical girl can’t help others, how is she any different from a small fry…?”

“Oh, that.”

Ye Yao then remembered that the reason Mo Qiuli in the original world could maintain absolute confidence was because she had noble stats.

High stats were precisely the reason she became a magical girl.

In the original world, who would dare speak loudly to Mo Qiuli?

Did they want to be hit in the face with Mercury itself?

There were always scholars defending her.

Ye Yao fell into thought.

It seemed that the Mo Qiuli of this timeline had encountered some setbacks.

That had severely damaged her confidence.

It wasn’t about forgetting her roots, but about self-awareness.

Was it the Flame Demon incident from the beginning?

If Ye Yao hadn’t been there, she would have been powerless to stop any of it.

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Ye Yao didn’t plan to ask about that just yet. Instead, she prepared to further recognize Mo Qiuli as family.

She wanted to test an idea.

Without mentioning the parallel world, Ye Yao extended a small hand toward Mo Qiuli, her expression extremely determined.

“Little Mo, let’s form a Magical Girl Alliance for life.”

“Huh?”

Mo Qiuli froze.

She hadn’t expected this white-haired girl to say something that sounded like a childish joke so seriously.

And “Little Mo”… wasn’t that a bit too intimate?

Ye Yao wasn’t finished.

“I can be your partner. What do you think of the name ‘Magical Girl Lullaby’?”

Mo Qiuli’s eyes lit up.

The feeling was there!

Even though they had only just met, this sense of a “kindred spirit” couldn’t be wrong!

“Okay!”

Mo Qiuli agreed impulsively.

The moment her agreement sounded, the system’s voice rang out in Ye Yao’s mind.

【Recognition successful】

Author Note

Everyone can try clicking the “Wish to Adapt” button in the bottom right corner. I’m curious if there will actually be an adaptation after reaching 10,000. It’s just a matter of moving your finger. Let’s see if it works.

Translator Note

I didn’t see the button, probably because I haven’t updated the app…

Anyway, I grabbed this from the comment section:

The first option with 1007 people is “Adapt to Comic”

The second is “Adapt to Short Drama”.