Esper X Family – Chapter 539 – Sorry, He’s Drunk

As soon as Parallel Fang Ze received the alert that his designated area had been breached, his first thought was to rush back immediately and assess the damage.

But Parallel Fu Qi interrupted him.

“What good would you going back do? To get instantly defeated again? You can’t beat her. Better sit tight and observe the situation first.”

Parallel Fu Qi spoke rapidly.

“Just because Ye Ge is currently moving with the runaway innate Sequence Espers led by Mu Luo doesn’t mean she’s interested in the other innate Sequence Espers either.”

“Take the Countermeasures Bureau branch that was just breached, for example. Ye Ge only took a girl named Fang Tang. The rest of the innate Sequence Espers haven’t been touched at all.”

“This time, they’ve breached your area just to take Yu Jin, who we captured a while back. Let them have him.”

By now, many of the higher-ups had come to a realization.

Compared to Ye Ge, the problems posed by the other innate Sequence Espers were nothing at all.

Even that certain mysterious wriggly guy was starting to seem kind of cute.

After all, any move Ye Ge made could spell absolute catastrophe.

Mu Luo, on the other hand, was just cosplaying a rat in the sewers, not that big of a nuisance.

Until they confirmed Ye Ge’s true intentions and origins, the Countermeasures Bureau could tolerate her actions to the greatest extent possible.

At least she wasn’t running around killing people.

As long as no one died, reconciliation was still on the table.

Parallel Fang Ze had no choice but to sit back down and try to regain his composure.

“Should we call Lou Wei back?”

Parallel Fu Qi shook his head. “No. Let him keep staking out. We have to confirm the identities of those three… ‘Magical Girls’. I have a gut feeling that they might be connected to Ye Ge.”

The term “Magical Girl” felt a bit out of place in such a serious context.

But the problem was, they really couldn’t afford to ignore it.

All they could do was hope for the strongest of the current era to return victorious.

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On the other side.

Ye Ge and her group had already brought the thoroughly bewildered Parallel Yu Jin out of the Countermeasures Bureau branch’s restricted zone.

There was zero resistance.

After receiving word that Ye Ge was leading the charge, the guards simply abandoned all resistance the moment they saw her.

“Fancy meeting you again, big guy. Come greet our new leader – White Catty!”

Parallel Yu Jin still seemed dazed.

He had just been training his body inside his personal space in the restricted zone.

He never expected to be spirited away so effortlessly.

“Where’s Mu Luo?”

“Forget about him. Don’t worry about him. He doesn’t matter.”

Parallel Xia Lian delivered a triple blow, a clear testament to just how low Parallel Mu Luo ranked in her heart.

“You better come meet our White Catty.”

Parallel Yu Jin looked at the cold, elegant black-haired woman. She was the very picture of a super strong female boss, her aura radiating the kind of power that could suppress eternity.

And her name is “White Catty”?

Xia Lian, do you even hear yourself?

Parallel Yu Jin knew that most of the members in this little group had been “picked up” by Parallel Mu Luo.

But he found it hard to believe that someone with the commanding presence of an absolute leader could have been brought back by Parallel Mu Luo.

What was the difference between that and finding a ton of gold lying on the street?

Ye Ge was starting to feel like topping Parallel Xia Lian to death.

Could you at least spare some face?

Even the original Xia Lian wouldn’t dare joke around too much with the Ye Ge disguise.

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How come Parallel Xia Lian is so brave?

She was practically asking to be topped.

“My name is Ye Ge. Come do a great cause with me.”

“…Alright. I couldn’t sit still anyway.”

【Family recognition successful. Reward: 5 attribute points.】

With that, the parallel world’s Sequence Zero had basically gathered.

Only one mysterious gloomy guy remained, slithering around somewhere unknown.

Just as Ye Ge was about to use her super perception to find him, a familiar aura rapidly entered her detection range.

An even denser shadow was beginning to overlay the original darkness.

Ye Ge felt an intense wave of hostility.

Well, no need to search now.

Just as she expected to see a familiar face any second, the shadows beneath her feet began to surge.

Parallel Xia Lian and the others’ bodies sank rapidly.

He wanted to take everyone except Ye Ge, without even showing his face!

Ye Ge: “?”

Not even a greeting?

He didn’t even want to exchange words.

She was almost laughing in exasperation.

With one hand, Ye Ge interrupted Parallel Mu Luo’s supposedly stealthy attempt to “kidnap” his people back.

The shadows across the entire land seemed to freeze in place.

Now, Parallel Mu Luo had no choice but to show himself.

A pitch-black figure emerged from underground. His Dark Erosion Armor hid all of his human features, making him look like a monster crawling out of crude oil.

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A low, deep voice came from within.

“Give them back, or I will fight you to the end.”

Ye Ge extended a finger and pointed.

Boom!

The Dark Erosion Armor exploded like liquid. With a wave of her hand, she used her overwhelming stats to seal his ability.

Just as Parallel Mu Luo was locked in place, Parallel Jiang Huashen appeared beside him, slinging an arm around his neck and bowing apologetically to Ye Ge.

“Sorry, he’s drunk. Let me explain things to him. Don’t waste your energy.”

In this timeline, Parallel Jiang Huashen and Parallel Mu Luo still had quite a bit of interaction.

For instance, the latter often brought back paints and tools that the former needed for his artwork.

If Parallel Mu Luo were truly in trouble, Parallel Jiang would at least try to lend a hand.

Parallel Xia Lian let out a resigned sigh.

“He cares too much. The guy’s as stubborn as ever.”

“Let’s go back. That’s enough for tonight. Tomorrow, we change the stage. The neighbouring Yourope seems like a good battlefield. It’s pretty chaotic over there.”

As her voice fell, Ye Ge pulled everyone into her painting world and, in the blink of an eye, returned to the familiar rooftop.

When she re-entered the painting world, she found that Parallel Mu Luo was already preparing to apologize.

Meanwhile, Parallel Jiang Huashen had just just put away his comic strips.

The others seemed to have filled him in on the situation.

After his companions explained, Parallel Mu Luo finally believed that this companion had crossed over from a parallel world.

“I’m sorry. I misjudged you. You can hit me if it makes you feel better.”

【Family recognition successful. Reward: 5 attribute points.】

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“Why would I hit you? Xia Lian already hit you for me. All you have to do from now on is listen to me.”

Ye Yao dropped her disguise, transforming back into the small, white-haired girl.

Her harmless appearance only made Parallel Mu Luo feel even guiltier.

“Where’s your counterpart in this world? I’ll go bring her back.”

Ye Yao: “?”

Damn, the core programming is strong here.

“There’s no counterpart of me in this world. How about I go outside and get lost, and you come pick me up? That might help you get used to my existence faster.”

“…That was presumptuous of me.”

Ye Yao snorted lightly.

“Don’t spend all your time thinking about who to pick up next. We’re people with big plans. First, we need to turn our little group into a world-class organization. Only then will we have a place in this world!”

“Not a terrorist hideout, not a haven for unstable elements, but a real home. What I want to give you all is a place where you can belong. A place others will recognize. Do you understand?”

Just as Ye Yao finished speaking, before Yin Yi and the others could even show moved expressions, Parallel Xia Lian sidled up and hugged her from behind.

“White Catty, please stop with the corny speeches. How about sleeping with me tonight? I’ve got a lot I want to talk to you about.”

Always seducing me!

Can’t take it anymore!

Ye Yao: “?”

Oh no!

Author Note

Important reminder: There’s only one day left until the 520 knife-running event! Anyone want to join me in camping out near the trash cans and see if we can get a big red potion?

Text: Intimidate me?

Don’t you know I’m in great demand?