Esper X Family – Chapter 599 – Super High Popularity

A week later.

Ye Yao placed the freshly made Crimson Wheel and Void Heaven figurines on the shelf above her computer desk.

Normally, something like this could never be commercialized.

But with just one request from Ye Yao, they had been rushed into production.

They were truly the cream of the crop.

The only pity was that stuff of this quality would likely remain a one-of-a-kind item.

Without the Countermeasures Bureau giving the green light, no manufacturer would dare take such risk.

But that was fine.

Consider it giving Lou Wei and Fu Qi time to adjust.

Eventually, they would get to the point where they were past caring.

Ye Yao had no choice but to suppress her urge to stir up trouble and play the role of the understanding little angel.

Just then, Mo Qiuli ran over to Ye Yao, clearly bearing good news.

“Ye Yao, all the venues for the Magical Girl Movie are ready. All that’s left are the cast members. Are you prepared?”

This was not good news.

Ye Yao’s face fell into a cat’s pout. In the end, this day had finally come.

She had spent the past week thoroughly enjoying the spectacle of Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi, but now she was about to become the spectacle herself.

“Maybe, possibly, perhaps… I’m ready.”

Ye Yao wasn’t too resistant.

After all, this was a way to make it up to Mo Qiuli. Plus, there might be attribute points in it, so she could treat it like a family activity.

Besides, Magical Girl Crimson Wheel was still enjoying immense popularity, tied with Magical Girl Mercury as one of the two biggest names.

Even though Magical Girl Lullaby, who had made a brief appearance in the side story, also had a large following, she could never quite match the screen time of Crimson Wheel nor Mercury, who had a record of showing off in reality.

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Still, Ye Yao wasn’t entirely satisfied.

She pulled up a certain authoritative popularity website, one that claimed to have no behind-the-scenes manipulation and no pay-to-win elements.

It was supposedly created by a retired member of the “Ye Yao Circle”.

It allowed fans to vote for their favorite magical girl through a one-vote-per-person system.

Crimson Wheel’s popularity was soaring.

She was even ahead of Mercury, who had actually showed off in this world.

But Ye Yao could understand why.

After all, everyone tacitly assumed that the parallel world truly existed, that Lou Weiwei was real, and that she had a strong connection with a certain dignified human powerhouse.

Lou Wei’s existing popularity, combined with the new image of “Lou Weiwei”…

The already beloved hero became even more beloved. It only made sense that she would outrank Mercury.

There was no helping it. Crimson Wheel’s mystique was just too high.

As the embodiment of a star, she naturally appealed more to metaslaves than the representative of a planet.

Magical Girl Crimson Wheel absolutely deserved first place!

Second was Mercury, losing out to Crimson Wheel-chan, such a pity!

And third was…

“Why am I third? I only appeared for a moment in the side story, right? And that was enough to push ‘Lullaby’ into third?”

Ye Yao’s blood pressure was rising.

She hadn’t even showed off in the side story. At best, she was a background character who showed up at the end to bring out Lou Weiwei’s smile.

Sure, she had been wearing her magical girl outfit at the time, looking like a pure white angel. However, could a character really get that popular just from a character modeling alone?

“What about my Void Heaven-chan? Rigged! This is totally rigged! How did my uncle not even make the top three? Uncle fell off!”

Ye Yao was heartbroken, genuinely indignant on Fu Qi’s behalf.

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If only she had given Fu Qiqi a sublimation magic on par with “Ultimate Solar Flare” back then.

At least that way she wouldn’t have been such dead weight.

Now, the popularity gap between Lou Weiwei and Fu Qiqi was enormous.

How was that supposed to help draw fire away from Ye Yao later?

Right now, Magical Girl Void Heaven was in fourth place, and Magical Girl Flower Leaf was fifth.

This was nowhere near Ye Yao’s expectations!

“Damn it, she’s this popular without even being in the story? What would happen if she actually appeared? Come on, give me a break!”

The white-haired girl let out a soft sigh and decided to let things be.

When she thought about it carefully.

She probably didn’t need to worry too much about public attention.

The upcoming Magical Girl Movie would feature quite a few new characters, which would definitely attract most of the spotlight.

And the arrival of new characters was usually a sign that the old ones were about to rotate out of the meta.

Magical Girl Lullaby had already appeared in the side story, so her novelty factor had greatly diminished.

Ye Yao only needed to wait until she became irrelevant.

She looked at Mo Qiuli, whose eyes were full of anticipation, and reached out to scratch her chin.

“I’ll go notify those big shots right away. Don’t worry, I’ll absolutely get all the team members together.”

Mo Qiuli wore a cat-like look of pure contentment.

“Mm-hmm, I believe in you, Ye Yao.”

Before long.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi voluntarily entered the painting world.

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After all, it was Ye Yao’s invitation. They wouldn’t dare to not show up.

And it wasn’t just them; many familiar faces were there as well.

Fang Ze walked up to the two of them, marveling as he observed the lifelike space around them.

“That kid Jiang Huashen’s ability is truly remarkable. I can feel that this space is huge, almost the size of several large city districts combined.”

Fu Qi quickly discerned the nature of this world.

“A patchwork of paintings. You can tell it’s made from pieces of space stitched onto another, not originally a complete space. It must’ve taken a considerable amount of time and effort.”

“Even so, his methods are extraordinary enough to be called beyond imagination.”

Lou Wei acknowledged Jiang Huashen’s skill.

It was true that Innate Sequence Espers were no pushovers. Once they reached a high enough level, they could accomplish feats akin to miracles.

Jiang Huashen could be called the creator god of this realm.

However, for people like Lou Wei and Fu Qi, this world would shatter with a single touch. It wasn’t as sturdy as one might think.

But as a filming location, it was more than sufficient.

At that moment, a small figure approached the group.

It was a young girl with hair long enough to sweep the ground.

Her pointed, elongated ears marked her as anything but ordinary.

And the clear single-eye mark on her forehead gave them an incredibly strong sense of déjà vu.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi’s expressions immediately turned serious.

They couldn’t see through this girl with the elf-like ears and long hair.

At least not in their normal states.

Which meant that this unfamiliar girl’s base mental power was at least above twenty thousand.

“All-Knowing Demon Eye…”

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Lou Wei didn’t bother hiding his guess.

Fu Qi couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

“It’s been hiding here all this time?”

Sen Tong seemed to overhear their conversation, turned her head, and blinked.

“Who’s this All-Knowing Demon Eye? I don’t know about that. My name is Sen Tong. I’m a friend of Master. Don’t mistake me for someone else.”

Sen Tong unhesitatingly distanced herself from her previous identity.

The All-Knowing Demon Eye was ancient history!

Lou Wei and the others naturally didn’t believe her.

What modern human would call a friend “master”?

Only a cosmic being with deeply ingrained hierarchical thinking would use that kind of address.

The “master” she mentioned was either Ye Ge, Ye Tong, or possibly even Ye Yao.

Then, Fu Qi noticed another unfamiliar small figure.

This one had a completely expressionless face, showing no emotion at all, quietly observing everyone entering the painting world.

Most importantly, she gave off the exact same feeling as Sen Tong.

A bold guess immediately formed in Fu Qi’s mind.

“Memory Spirit?”

Author Note

Awawa, going home today!

Text: You don’t understand me at all!

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