Esper X Family – Chapter 577 – All Personal Grudges

Parallel Lou Wei’s body shuddered. Those words left a deep impression on him.

Parallel Fu Qi and Lou Wei, who were eavesdropping next door, had the exact same reaction.

Ye Tong was probably the first to ask that kind of question ¹ Chapter 303. .

After their memories were synchronized, Ye Yao should have known about that scene too.

Everyone thought that this pressure-filled sentence would never be uttered again.

But Parallel Lou Wei, with his lion-like way of speaking, had forcefully pushed the well-behaved and sensible Ye Yao into saying it.

Just her tone was enough to tell that she was in a very bad mood.

Parallel Fu Qi, who had barely recovered enough to move, took a deep breath.

“Once Ye Yao comes out, we’ll go in and start hitting the moment we see the person.”

When Ye Yao stepped out, only Parallel Lou Wei would be left in the recovery room.

“Yeah, I don’t mind.”

Lou Wei didn’t make excuses for his parallel world counterpart.

Sometimes, only by experiencing something firsthand can one truly grow from it.

At that moment, he truly understood what “the onlooker sees clearly” meant.

His punches back then weren’t fast enough, nor hard enough!

Parallel Lou Wei vaguely heard the overt scheming from next door. The tone alone told him how aggressive it was.

And when he saw Ye Yao’s dissatisfied look, he quickly realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Even though he had watched what happened in the other timeline from a god’s perspective, he still couldn’t perfectly avoid all the landmines.

In other words, his survival instincts weren’t strong enough.

But no matter what, at this moment, all he could do was apologize.

“Sorry.”

“…Let me ask you again. Do you want to cut ties with me?”

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It was as if Ye Yao was possessed by Ye Tong. Her attitude was extremely aggressive, and along with a tide of pressure, the atmosphere grew unbearably heavy.

Faced with such a critical question, she didn’t act timid at all.

It was as if she wouldn’t stop until she got the answer she wanted.

Lou Wei and Parallel Fu Qi next door couldn’t help but hold their breath, terrified that Parallel Lou Wei would answer incorrectly.

If he got it wrong…

Even Xiao Jing probably couldn’t smooth things over.

Fortunately, Parallel Lou Wei’s survival instincts quickly kicked in.

His powerhouse’s intuition kept sending out warnings.

“N-No, I don’t. Just pretend I never said that…”

Ye Yao put on a face-changing act and broke out a cute smile again.

“That’s more like it. I knew Father was just sleepy and confused. How could you possibly abandon me? Make sure you’re more clear-headed when you speak from now on.”

“…Thank you.”

Parallel Lou Wei took the opportunity Ye Yao gave him. At least he had absorbed some experience on how to get along with her from the god’s-eye view.

Now, it seemed that he had no choice but to accept this identity.

He had never married nor started a family, yet he had a daughter.

No, there were probably more than one.

If Ye Tong and Ye Ge are included, then that would be three.

They all seemed to have independent personalities.

They were just a bit difficult to deal with.

No wonder his parallel world counterpart had grown so fast.

The fact that he had even developed the Solar Corona Form three years early was tantamount to his motivation.

It was largely due to Ye Yao and the other two.

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Now, Parallel Lou Wei felt the same pressure and had to learn from his counterpart’s experience.

After all, Ye Yao wasn’t an ordinary daughter.

“Father, did you remember something? Like events that have never actually happened in your memory?”

Ye Yao asked curiously.

“Mm, just like you said.”

Parallel Lou Wei nodded, his eyes looking a bit unfocused, as if he hadn’t fully processed all the information yet.

Going through it again, it really was quite something.

Just then, Ye Yao received another batch of attribute points.

【Parallel Lou Wei’s opinion of you has changed. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

【Parallel Lou Wei’s misunderstanding of you has been resolved, and he feels guilty. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

【Parallel Lou Wei’s relationship with you has improved. The father-daughter bond has further strengthened. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

【Influenced by you, Parallel Lou Wei has come to feel a sense of fatherly responsibility. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

【With your help, Parallel Lou Wei has successfully corrected his mistake and cut ties with the evil “Vengeful Spirit”. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

【Under your “encouragement”, Parallel Lou Wei has further broken his limits and comprehended the “Solar Flare Form”. Reward: 20 attribute points.】

【Thanks to your intervention, Parallel Lou Wei survived a crisis and narrowly escaped death. Reward: 15 attribute points.】

While Parallel Lou Wei was dazed, the system’s voice rang out in Ye Yao’s mind like a waiter reciting the menu.

All Ye Yao saw was a mountain of attribute points!

With that string of notification sounds, plus the points from their reunion, the total came to 90 attribute points.

【Unallocated attribute points: 510】

One person providing 90 points, barely acceptable!

But she could probably squeeze out a little more.

Ye Yao was satisfied.

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“Father, you just woke up, so your mind must be a bit scrambled. Get some good rest. I’m leaving!”

Attribute points secured. Time to bounce!

Ye Yao waved goodbye and left the recovery room without a moment’s hesitation. It seemed like she wanted to give Parallel Lou Wei a sufficiently quiet environment.

At least, judging by the personality she displayed, that was one way to interpret it.

Parallel Lou Wei couldn’t have been happier about it.

After all, he still wasn’t used to this relationship, let alone interacting with a daughter who’d appeared out of nowhere.

Being alone suited him much better.

However, just as Parallel Lou Wei let out a breath, two men walked in through the door.

One was Lou Wei, the other was Parallel Fu Qi.

“Awake? Since you’re up, come do some rehab. Wouldn’t want your body to rust and cause your brain to malfunction.”

Parallel Fu Qi’s words were sharper than ever.

“I’m not a robot.” Parallel Lou Wei corrected him.

“That’s debatable.”

How could Parallel Fu Qi possibly pass up the chance to settle scores after the fact?

Parallel Lou Wei glanced at his counterpart, the “father” Ye Yao was more familiar with.

They locked eyes, finding it hard to believe that this was one possible version of themselves.

No words were needed. Just the clash of their gazes conveyed what each wanted to express.

A fierce battle was unavoidable no matter what.

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Ye Yao had barely left when a series of loud crashes came from the headquarters’ training ground.

Men don’t need many words to resolve conflicts.

If they’re really upset, they can communicate with their fists.

Parallel Lou Wei had just woken up and could barely walk, let alone brawl with a fully fit Lou Wei.

And with Parallel Fu Qi also there, Parallel Lou Wei was destined to lose in a mixed doubles match.

Ye Yao wasn’t physically present, but she secretly used her mental power to observe, so the three wouldn’t be too embarrassed to fight.

“Holy crap! What a punch! An ordinary person would turn into a bloody mist from just one of those!”

“Parallel Lou Wei is down! Huh? He’s back up! Wow, he’s down again!”

“Here it comes! The combined technique of Dayun Truck and Uncle Fu Qi! Heavens, it’s the Double Lariat ² Explained in Chapter 357. Killer Bee and the Raikage’s combo move. !”

Ye Yao watched the entire brawl without missing a single moment. The only thing missing was a bucket of popcorn in her hands.

Unsurprisingly, Parallel Lou Wei ended up with a defeat CG. Already weak, he fell unconscious once again.

In the end, Lou Wei and Parallel Fu Qi each dragged one of his feet and hauled him off to the recovery room.

There was no respect whatsoever, all personal grudges.

It was truly a brutal fight.

【Successfully resolved a tense family conflict. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

Ye Yao withdrew her perception, a bit surprised.

I can farm points from this too?

Who knew that playing the role of a bloodthirsty spectator not only didn’t cost her “admission fee”, but even came with a gift in return?

That was definitely worth the price of entry!

Author Note

When I woke up, it seemed like the students had already finished one exam. Keep going!