Esper X Family – Chapter 598 – Reputation Ruined

The internet had been abuzz for the past few days.

The trending lists on all major platforms were dominated by news revealed by a certain world-class streamer.

Almost every netizen was discussing it.

Anticipation had already reached its peak.

With the Countermeasures Bureau pulling the strings, the footage was distributed to major video sites, set to be released across all platforms simultaneously.

After all, this “side story” was far too short. Even with Sen Tong’s artistic touches, it barely exceeded half an hour.

And that was with a prologue included.

It simply couldn’t measure up to feature-film length.

But it was just a small side story, so it didn’t really matter.

As the footage was made available for free.

Ye Yao also prepared to go live.

Watching it one more time wouldn’t get old at all!

Especially with so many friends along for the ride!

The moment Ye Yao started her stream, a horde of netizens flooded in like sharks smelling blood.

This kind of entertainment was always more fun when watched alongside the streamer!

Without a word, Ye Yao simply began playing the video.

As the stream’s screen grew clear, the story of the parallel world quietly unfolded.

The prologue wasn’t lengthy, just a brief introduction to the world’s setting and the story’s beginning.

Right from the start, it hinted to viewers that this was another possibility for their world.

Every line between the words suggested that this was a parallel timeline.

The more perceptive viewers had already guessed that this might not be a made-up premise.

According to inside gossip, this was allegedly a production by the Great Emperor Tong Yao.

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Was there anything the omnipotent Tong Yao couldn’t do? Would She really only produce a short video?

Therefore, parallel worlds might actually exist!

And the contents of this side story were very likely events that had truly happened in another timeline!

Ye Yao glanced at the barrage and couldn’t help but silently laugh.

“Amazing. They figured out the truth right from the start. In the eyes of the world, I really do seem all-powerful… even something this absurd is considered within my ability.”

As the prologue ended, the perspective shifted to outer space, and two petite figures came into view.

A bombshell right from the opening!

“Lou Weiwei? Fu Qiqi? Strongest Magical Girl of the Current Era and Strongest Magical Girl in History? Is there really a parallel world this wild, like some sort of alternate history?”

There was no need for further explanation.

Viewers who had lived through the Bluestar Defense battle all recognized those two human powerhouses who were unquestionably towering heroes.

Yet in this parallel world, those two world-class heroes had become cute girls, and magical girls, no less.

The audience was utterly stunned.

As the progress bar advanced.

Viewers roughly grasped the story’s gist.

The Bluestar Defense battle in that parallel world hadn’t truly broken out.

In that timeline, it wasn’t “Tong Yao” who ushered in a new era, but rather “Ge Yao” who took that role.

Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi were like chosen children, granted the power of magical girls by “Ge Yao” at a very early age.

They were also informed of the great enemy’s arrival on Bluestar in advance.

Thus, Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi transformed into the magical girls Crimson Wheel and Void Heaven, battling the interstellar overlord at the edge of the solar system.

It was a fairly simple story.

If this had been released by some production studio, the public probably wouldn’t have reacted so strongly.

But this was released by Tong Yao!

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That changed everything!

“So, in another world, magical girls are the mainstream? Even those two strongest humans turned into magical girls.”

“Crimson Wheel-chan is so majestic! Cute, strong, and brave, she satisfies the big head, the little head, and the rabbit head ¹ Big head is rational thinking, basically in terms of game plan, resource allocation, lore, and such. Small head is, to put it bluntly, fetish-driven; you go for characters that activate your neuron. Rabbit head is the metaslave way of thinking, based on a popular metaslave streamer with a rabbit profile pic. all at once!”

“Our Countermeasures Bureau Director, Void Heaven-chan, isn’t bad either. Even though she basically slacked off through most of it, she still played a key role!”

“When will they commercialize and release merchandise? From today on, I’m Crimson Wheel-chan’s number one fan!”

“What about the Magical Girl Alliance? It was mentioned briefly in the prologue, but after that, only Lullaby made a cameo.”

“In that world, Crimson Wheel and Void Heaven were probably the original magical girls. They’re the seniors of all magical girls!”

“I see! So the Magical Girl Alliance must have emerged under the influence of Crimson Wheel and Void Heaven!”

Yes, exactly!

The Book of Ages ² From Jackie Chan Adventures. It writes history as it occurred and can be altered to change the course of history. has been activated!

Retcon it hard!

Even though it had nothing to do with reality, as long as the focus was shifted onto those two, it was fine.

Ye Yao took another look and noticed that Lou Weiwei seemed to be incredibly popular.

Many viewers said that they had been won over by that smile she flashed at the end.

She was practically the star!

Fu Qiqi wasn’t unpopular either, but she simply couldn’t compete with the overwhelmingly more popular Lou Weiwei!

As the Magical Girl Side Story reached its end, Ye Yao finally received her system reward of attribute points.

A full 100 attribute points.

The viewers in the stream seemed unsatisfied.

“Parallel worlds really are full of infinite possibilities~”

“The President never lies!”

“Brothers, magical girls are the right choice.”

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“Streamer, what do you think of Crimson Wheel-chan?”

At that, Ye Yao paused thoughtfully, then gave her verdict.

“Magical Girl Crimson Wheel, not bad.”

Then she added another line.

“Oh, and this side story is purely fictional. Don’t take it as reality. The characters depicted don’t exist in this world. Just treat it as entertainment.”

As soon as she said that, the barrage was instantly flooded with the phrase “We know what you mean.”

What a joke.

They were all superhumans who had survived the Bluestar Defense.

They had observed plenty of spectacular battles through the All-Knowing Demon Eye.

With precedents already set, how could they possibly be fooled?

So Crimson Wheel-chan and Void Heaven-chan definitely existed, just in another world far, far away!

And as for their counterparts in this world…

No one dared to casually comment on figures of that caliber online. They only whispered about them offline.

Thus, Lou Wei and Fu Qi sparked a considerable wave of discussion.

At the very least, whenever those two were brought up, there was always a certain… odd tone.

After all, they were heroes. Who wouldn’t love the idea of them being popular in a different way?

In another world, they were heroes too.

Ye Yao ended her stream with great satisfaction.

“At this rate, Crimson Wheel should be the most popular magical girl. As her popularity builds up, even when the Magical Girl Movie airs, I’ll be able to stay perfectly hidden!”

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Meanwhile.

Fu Qi and Lou Wei had both turned off their phones.

A bunch of old friends who loved to stir up trouble were calling to tease them.

Other higher-ups had also gotten wind of it.

Fu Qi looked utterly defeated.

“My lifelong reputation…”

“You’re still better off. I’m the one who’s truly ruined.”

Lou Wei shook his head helplessly, feeling as though he had been attacked across timelines by his counterpart.

“Heh…”

Fu Qi couldn’t help but let out a merciless laugh.

True .

Given Lou Weiwei’s current popularity, Lou Wei was the one whose reputation had taken the biggest hit.

He would probably be viewed with a certain bias from now on.

But Fu Qi’s smile didn’t last long.

“There’s still that so-called Magical Girl Movie to come. We might end up just like our parallel-world selves.”

“Accept it. Consider it early adaptation.”

“Lou Wei, I’m not okay with this.”

“Future generations will remember your sacrifice.”

“I’d rather not be remembered that way!”

Author Note

I got the mother cat spayed this time. She’s had litter after litter and can’t have any more. She always meows so horribly.