Esper X Family – Chapter 576 – The Parallel Lou Wei Who Was Filled With Regret

In the single-person recovery room next door.

Parallel Lou Wei was sleeping peacefully, or rather, he was in a state of deep coma.

Standard Lou Wei had been ruthless. He had even activated several form skills to deliver the blow.

The Ruler Form carried his intent to beat someone to the very end. He elbowed the Vengeful Spirit to death and, at the same time, battered the heavily wounded parallel Lou Wei into unconsciousness.

He had been left with the barest sliver of HP.

One could only say that Lou Wei knew himself best, including exactly how much force to use to bring himself to the very brink of death.

Given the physique of a Super S-class Esper, as long as he had a single breath left, he would recover.

Deep within his consciousness, parallel Lou Wei seemed to be dreaming.

He dreamed of receiving an important mission three years ago: to prevent the world from being destroyed, he had to pretend to be the father of a young girl.

The role of the girl’s mother was played by Xiao Jing.

It was said that the girl possessed a world-ending ability. “Lou Wei” wasn’t so much playing the father as he was a supervisor.

They kept their identities hidden from the girl the entire time, never letting her know what was really going on.

At first, they thought that just letting her live an ordinary, everyday life would be enough to avert the end of the world.

But plans ultimately couldn’t keep up with changes.

One twist after another sent the entire plan spiraling in an uncontrollable direction.

Sequence Zero…

Sanctuary…

Ye Tong…

Events after events flashed through parallel Lou Wei’s consciousness like a revolving lantern.

It was as if he had personally experienced that excessively eventful life.

Every major scene felt intensely real.

The overwhelming pressure was something parallel Lou Wei had never felt in his entire life.

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Whether it was his “daughter’s” subtle emotional shifts or her growing distance from her father, parallel Lou Wei found himself suffocated.

Finally, an interstellar overlord descended upon Bluestar with its warriors.

The powerful alien warriors brought massive destruction to the city.

Buildings crumbled into ruins.

Parallel Lou Wei watched as many of humanity’s strongest fighters, mostly familiar faces, went into battle against the enemy.

Then, the interstellar overlord itself appeared. He and Fu Qi fought side by side, but in the end, they couldn’t defeat this powerhouse from beyond the heavens.

At that moment.

The appearance of his “daughter” pushed the battle to an extreme.

To keep her from joining the fight or getting hurt, the two of them fought with everything they had.

The collision of the three form skills – Solar Corona Form, Void Form, and Star Forger Form – nearly tore Bluestar apart.

Both “Lou Wei” and Fu Qi knew that this was a fight to the death.

But at the critical moment.

That woman, Ye Ge, was born!

With overwhelming force, she interrupted the battle that had been on the verge of erupting and saved the two human powerhouses who should have died.

Afterward, she easily crushed the interstellar overlord that had invaded Bluestar, earning the title of the world’s strongest.

What followed were familiar scenes.

Because the “daughter” had synchronized with Ye Tong’s memories, she also harbored some resentment toward everyone who had deceived her.

Not to mention the negative emotions from being killed several times.

These emotions were amplified infinitely in Ye Ge, turning her into someone who “recognizes no family”, ultimately attacking Lou Wei and Fu Qi in the name of “revenge”.

Fu Qi didn’t die. He was simply knocked into a wall and fell unconscious.

As for “Lou Wei”, Ye Ge beat him relentlessly, but it wasn’t a death sentence either.

In the end, it was the “daughter” who stepped in and stopped Ye Ge.

From “Lou Wei’s” perspective, this “daughter” could truly be called an angel who fell to the mortal world.

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She was obedient and well-behaved, kind and brave, polite, and yet mature in her own way.

No wonder Xiao Jing liked her so much.

No wonder the other colleagues doted on her so much.

Even “Lou Wei” himself was filled with deep guilt, feeling that he had failed in his “fatherly” duties and owed his “daughter” far too much.

At that moment, parallel Lou Wei’s hazy consciousness could barely tell whether he was the “Lou Wei” who had lived through all of this, or the Lou Wei who had not.

Those scenes and stories were so immersive that it was hard to distinguish.

Right after that came his own personal experiences, emerging one after another.

Crisp images flashed through his sea of consciousness.

After allying with the Vengeful Spirit, parallel Lou Wei fought a great battle against Ye Ge, during which he heard her call out the word “father”.

Only then did he understand what Ye Ge’s lip movements had meant when they first met.

It wasn’t “Fu Qi”. nor was it some random word like “strum a zither”. It was the simple, direct term: “Father”!

Yet at the time, blinded by rage, he had only wanted to shove Ye Ge into the sun.

He had cast aside all other thoughts.

Even so, he had failed.

He had failed utterly, not even understanding how he had lost.

The gap between them was despairing.

It was then that a young girl appeared beside him. The word “Fathe—” had just left her lips when she stopped herself.

Parallel Lou Wei had heard it clearly, but at the time, his mind was filled with the Vengeful Spirit’s voice.

It seemed that if he could just kill the girl beside him, everything would end.

Filled with murderous intent, he acted without hesitation.

Only at this moment did parallel Lou Wei realize something.

“Lullaby” was also someone from a parallel world, the “daughter” in those scenes.

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Her name was Ye Yao, and she had intended to treat the parallel Lou Wei the same way she would treat the other version.

Even without playing games together, even without eating dinner together, even without sharing any other family activities…

Ye Yao had been ready to recognize this “stranger” as her own father.

But he, who had always been the one cared for, instead revealed the strongest killing intent and prepared to annihilate Ye Yao completely.

“What… have I done?”

When parallel Lou Wei faced the truth, an intense wave of regret surged over him. Bitter anguish and deep guilt shook his entire sea of consciousness.

He generally didn’t act on emotion. However, these synchronized memories struck like a fist, shattering his psychological defenses.

At least in that moment, parallel Lou Wei’s heart was filled with endless pain.

Caught in that agonizing state, he slowly opened his eyes in the real world, choosing not to run away.

The next second, a familiar voice came from beside him.

“Huh? You’re awake?”

A cute little white-haired head popped into his field of vision and wiggled two fingers.

“What is this?”

“…Two.”

“Wrong, it’s ‘V’. Hmm, looks like you’re still not fully awake.”

Ye Yao tilted her head.

“Anyway, you’ve become Magical Girl Lou Weiwei. Now go save the world!”

Parallel Lou Wei was silent for a moment.

“I’m sorry. I hurt you.”

Ye Yao: “?”

Isn’t he embarrassed saying something like that?

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Parallel Dayun Truck, stop rubbing the soles of your brother Ye’s shoes with your car roof.

This Solar Flare Cracker is too dramatic!

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

Oh.

So【Cause and Effect】kicked in and awakened the “fatherly love” in parallel Lou Wei’s heart.

Why didn’t you say so?

But parallel Lou Wei’s next sentence sent Ye Yao’s blood pressure through the roof.

“I’m not worthy of being your father.”

“…Are you trying to cut ties with me?”

Ye Yao’s tone quickly turned cold.

She had gone to all that trouble to put on a big show.

And now, parallel Lou Wei wanted to sever their “father-daughter relationship” and refuse to give her attribute points!

Grandma’s soup!

You really want a taste of Frostmourne and the Signal Axe, don’t you?

PS: Kids, once again strongly recommending a good bro’s new book! Author: 拾叶小洛, also known as Teacher DaYe. Book title:《I’m a Magical Girl, But Why Does Everyone Want Me to Call Them Mom?》When it comes writing magical girl stories, she’s a professional. Go check it out, everyone!

Author Note

Kids, it’s the last day before college entrance exam. Time to unleash your ultimate skill, “Dragon Transformation Form” and soar like a dragon in the sky!

Translator Note

The author really cooked with this chapter.