Esper X Family – Chapter 567 – I’ll Let Him Off

Fu Qi turned back in an instant.

“Sorry, that was just a gut reaction.”

Lou Wei: “…There’s no need for that.”

“What do you mean, no need? I almost thought I was watching some alternate history! What’s this about you joining forces with the Vengeful Spirit?”

“That wasn’t me.”

Lou Wei denied it firmly.

Fu Qi nodded repeatedly.

“Right, that was another possibility of you.”

One could only admit that no matter how outrageous, anything could happen in some parallel world.

But that wasn’t the issue. The problem was that others might not know the context.

And worst of all, this scene was being broadcasted. There was no way he could avoid being teased by acquaintances.

“You’d better pray that only a handful of people see this, or your reputation is ruined.”

Then, Fu Qi brought up another critical point that couldn’t be ignored.

“Ye Yao probably saw it too. Even if that was just your counterpart, he looks exactly like you. You’re definitely going to get skewered by her glare.”

Who could blame her? Lou Wei had a history of similar antics.

He was the undisputed authority on “father-daughter harmony”.

It wasn’t just the two of them who were stunned.

Everyone else watching was almost speechless with astonishment.

Tu Sheng sucked in a sharp breath, genuinely amazed.

“Mr. Lou Wei from that parallel world… truly remarkable. There’s actually a timeline like that?”

Over at Sequence Zero, there was a small sense of relief.

Compared to Parallel Lou Wei’s shocking moves, their counterparts ambushing Ye Ge as an enemy didn’t seem so bad.

Even Mu Luo, who had just seen his counterpart hiss at Ye Ge, breathed a sigh of relief.

As always, comparison was the cure.

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Parallel Lou Wei was the real master of outrageous acts.

Inside the dorm room.

Ye Yao watched her edited footage with great enjoyment.

It felt perfect.

She really was a genius.

The Sanctuary hadn’t been born in that parallel world, so Parallel Lou Wei had to fill the villain niche.

And after teaming up with the Vengeful Spirit, he locked that position down tight.

Not even the long-dead Sentinel Organization could take it from him.

The girls around her were enlightened.

“So that’s it… Mr. Lou Wei is actually a villain?” said Luo Jianhua.

“Trying to kill Cat… how awful!” said Fang Tang.

“Sisters, this is an emergency! Let’s transform into magical girls and punish the villain!” said Mo Qiuli.

Almost all of the girls were united on the same front.

All they needed was one word from Ye Yao, and they would act immediately. They could really form a hunting squad to take down weakling Lou Wei!

Although they would still lose in the end.

Unless Ye Yao buffed them.

Ye Yao calmed the girls down, telling them not to be so anxious.

“They’re completely different people. Our local Dayun Truck has reformed. Don’t worry, he won’t suddenly run anyone over. Let’s cut him some slack.”

“Will you really let Mr. Lou Wei off, Sister?” Luo Jianhua asked the essential question.

“I think I’ll let him off.” Ye Yao said, perfectly justified.

Now that the prologue was mostly finished, all the family members should understand the cause and sequence of events. Next came the actual live broadcast.

She wondered how many attribute points she would earn.

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Ye Yao had just discovered that this little sharing feature could also farm attribute points.

【First time sharing your experiences with family members. Reward: 5 attribute points…】

Almost every family member gave 5 attribute points.

Even Tang Lulu from the Gaming League gave 5.

For a total of 100 attribute points.

【Unallocated attribute points: 150】

Another huge harvest.

In the parallel world.

Parallel Fu Qi had already set out to find Parallel Lou Wei.

No matter what, he had to convince him to come back.

Avoiding conflict was the best outcome.

“Lou Wei is probably going all out to find Ye Ge right now. What method will he use to search? Carpet search?”

All S-rank Espers searched crudely, typically by aggressively sweeping with mental power, like a precision radar.

Or enhancing their perception through their abilities.

For example, Parallel Lou Wei enhanced airflow perception, while Parallel Fu Qi enhanced spatial structure perception.

The effect was roughly the same: to find the target.

But Ye Ge was no ordinary person. She was hard to find.

Unless you found something closely tied to her.

Like Lullaby. Or Sequence Zero.

But according to Lullaby’s intel, Ye Ge had been out of contact with her for a long time.

That left only Sequence Zero, whom Ye Ge had recently contacted.

And those people naturally lacked Ye Ge’s terrifying stealth methods.

Given Parallel Lou Wei’s current capabilities, he would likely find them soon.

“Sequence Zero?” Parallel Fu Qi quickly sorted out his thoughts and found a direction.

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According to recent intel, that group was now active in Yourope.

Parallel Lou Wei might track them down.

And that was exactly what happened.

In the footage seen by the family from the original timeline, Parallel Lou Wei cast a thunderous mental scan and immediately located Mu Luo and the others.

In a flash, he appeared near them.

“Lou Wei!?”

Parallel Mu Luo was horrified and instinctively tried to flee with the group.

Even though he had long since advanced to S-rank, there was no way he could go head-to-head with a powerhouse of this caliber.

He would die!

Also present were Parallel Jiang, Parallel Gu, Parallel Yu, and Parallel Xia.

The remaining girls were resting inside the painting world.

Everyone was pretty much gathered here.

Just as Parallel Mu Luo was about to burst out with his ability and retreat, a suffocating wave of mental power pinned him down and lifted him into the air.

The others were treated the same.

Helpless!

“Where is Ye Ge?”

Parallel Lou Wei’s mindset had long since shifted from his old ways. The fugitive innate Sequence Espers were no longer his priority.

In his eyes, they no longer mattered, at least not as much as Ye Ge.

The primary goal was to find Ye Ge.

Parallel Xia Lian tried to burst free, but even after using all her strength, she couldn’t shake the terrifying mental power weighing on her like a mountain.

“I won’t tell you anything!”

Parallel Lou Wei’s demeanor was as calm and majestic as a deity’s.

“It doesn’t matter. You’ve been free for too long. I’ll take you back for stricter containment while I’m at it.”

It was just a side task.

Even if Sequence Zero wasn’t the primary target, that didn’t mean they weren’t a secondary one.

Since they were still a risk, there was no reason not to deal with them.

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But the next moment—

HUMM—

A booming resonance sounded.

The restraints on Parallel Xia Lian and the others all broke apart, as if violently dismantled.

The instant Parallel Mu Luo landed, he unfurled a pitch-black curtain, enveloping everyone who had just touched the ground and diving into the shadows without hesitation.

Run!

Without a second word, he ran!

Parallel Lou Wei didn’t pay attention to the retreating Sequence Zero members. Instead, he looked up at the tall figure descending from the sky.

“…Ye Ge.”

That woman… had arrived.

This was the first time Parallel Lou Wei truly faced Ye Ge.

The remnants of the Vengeful Spirit inside him kept shrieking, tidal waves of hatred aimed at one target.

【VENGEANCE!!!】

Ye Ge’s molten-gold eyes were utterly calm, exuding an imposing, sovereign aura.

Who looked more like a deity was clear at a glance.

The people in the original world noticed the subtle shift in the footage.

If what came before was a simplified playthrough of key information, then what followed was the unedited live content.

In other words…

This might be real-time footage!

Author Note

I had to go out during the day to buy groceries, I’m about to melt under the sun.

Text: You… You fat cat!