Esper X Family – Chapter 600 – This Is Fate

Fu Qi and the others had never really considered that the Memory Spirit might still be alive.

After all, during the Bluestar Defense Battle, Jiang Huashen had activated his Creation Form and produced a work terrifying enough to kill anyone.

As a cosmic being, the Memory Spirit was undoubtedly immensely powerful, but it was still no match for the《Tong Yao》that Jiang Huashen had replicated.

At the time, everyone assumed that the Memory Spirit had been reduced to ashes by《Tong Yao》’s might.

They had never expected it to survive, and even transform into a little girl!

Perhaps some kind of mysterious deal had been struck.

Or perhaps Ye Tong had simply been indulging in a whim.

There was no way this had been Ye Yao’s idea.

Lou Wei and the others found it rather hard to swallow.

Normal people kept cats or dogs; the more niche ones raised birds, fish, or other small animals.

But Ye Tong had been secretly raising extraterrestrial lifeforms.

And each one was more dangerous than the last.

If anyone else had done this, they would probably be branded a “traitor to humanity”!

Lou Wei and the others didn’t even know what to say.

Just then, an adorable white-haired little loli darted into view, quickly made her way to Sen Tong’s side, and pushed her forward to stand before the group.

“Father, everyone, you’re here! Look, this is my friend Sen Tong. She’s one of the people in charge of this Magical Girl Movie, and she’ll absolutely capture everyone’s coolest side on camera!”

“Also, that girl who is spacing out over there is called Yi Ling, and she’s my friend too. She’s in charge of props and can conjure up all sorts of extras out of thin air. She’s amazing!”

Lou Wei and the others were at a loss.

Since Ye Yao was being so friendly, what else could they say?

Strictly speaking, she was their boss, after all.

Looking more closely, both the All-Knowing Demon Eye and the Memory Spirit had taken on human forms.

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If they were truly willing to turn over a new leaf, it wasn’t entirely unacceptable.

With Ye Ge around to keep them in check, there probably wouldn’t be any major trouble.

“Sen Tong and Yi Ling, is it? We’ll remember that. Be sure to drop by the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters sometime.”

Fu Qi could only suppress his personal prejudice.

After all, part of the reason his reputation had been ruined was Sen Tong’s doing.

And now, he had no choice but to cooperate with them.

What a disaster!

Ye Yao wore an expression as if she hadn’t seen through Fu Qi’s inner lament at all.

“Father, everyone, I’m sorry to trouble everyone with this. I apologize for dragging you away from your busy schedules to indulge my whims.”

Xiao Jing smiled gently, bent down, and patted Ye Yao on the head.

“There’s nothing to apologize for. We’re your family. If anything, we’ve been looking forward to a chance like this to play along with you. How could work ever be more important than your happiness?”

“Mom is the best!”

Ye Yao beamed with joy.

At that moment, a plump little bird flew over and landed on Ye Yao’s head.

“Grandma!”

Xiao Jing: “?”

Lou Wei and the others: “???”

What the hell was that?

How could this bird, which looked like a protected species, speak?

They had assumed that it was just a pet Ye Yao had picked up somewhere, but now it seemed far from ordinary.

Ye Yao hastily yanked the bird off her head, clamped one hand over its beak, and struck an adorable pose that screamed she had a little secret.

“You misheard! It didn’t say anything!”

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A confession without being pressed.

Her flustered excuses were pretty cute.

Xiao Jing gradually snapped out of her daze. It was indeed the first time she had seen this bird, and the first time she had heard it speak.

After all, when Ye Yao had visited her recently, this adorable little fluffball hadn’t been around.

“Could it be… your daughter?”

Xiao Jing couldn’t help but laugh.

Being called “Grandma” by a little bird was genuinely amusing.

If a child had called her that, Xiao Jing might have been startled.

But coming from a bird, it just felt playful.

“Ye Yao, you’ve really grown up, you’re a mom now! Want me to teach you how to be a qualified parent? I do have quite a bit of experience, you know.”

“Mom… please stop teasing me. Xing Lan was just joking around…”

Ye Yao’s expression was a mix of embarrassment and awkwardness.

She seemed unable to handle this kind of teasing.

“You even gave it a name? Looks like you really like this little one. Xing Lan… I’ve never seen a talking bird before.”

Xiao Jing cast a curious glance, genuinely unaware of the truth.

She knew many of Ye Yao’s little secrets, but her intelligence network simply hadn’t been updated lately.

Not that Xiao Jing was the type of bad mother who dug into her daughter’s secrets every day. It was only natural for her to lag behind in information.

For instance, she only learned about Sen Tong, Yi Ling, and Xing Lan today.

And this development wasn’t something Ye Yao had deliberately orchestrated.

Her desire for control wasn’t that strong.

After turning Xing Lan into a true living being, Ye Yao had given her a fair degree of freedom, and she could do whatever she wanted.

Ye Yao trusted her parenting skills and wasn’t worried that Xing Lan would do anything outrageous.

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But then the little bird had flown over and called Xiao Jing “Grandma” out of nowhere!

How mischievous!

You’re a “mother” too, why not call her “sister” or “aunt”?

What a conspicuous little thing!

Ye Yao had no intention of revealing the truth so soon.

The notion that the world-destroying ability had awakened its own consciousness was still too alarming.

In most people’s minds, such a dangerous power gaining awareness was usually the start of disaster, often carrying the risk of spiraling out of control.

It would inevitably make people uneasy.

And even if Ye Yao explained later, it probably wouldn’t erase the unease in their hearts.

It was better to keep it from them for now.

They would find out eventually anyway.

At the back.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi stared fixedly at the plump little bird in Ye Yao’s arms, saying nothing. Their facial expressions remained tense.

Normally, ordinary birds couldn’t speak human language.

Even though Bluestar had been transformed into Super Bluestar by Tong Yao.

And even though animals had become super-animals as well.

Observations and research by the Countermeasures Bureau over this period showed that animals were still far from evolving human linguistic abilities.

Apart from certain special birds that could mimic human speech, there wasn’t a single case of a bird actually speaking its own words.

Clearly, the bird in Ye Yao’s arms wasn’t one of those mimicry species.

Fu Qi withdrew his gaze and stopped staring.

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“Lou Wei, do you get a strange feeling too? That bird… it’s off.”

“Yeah. I can’t see through it. It looks completely ordinary on the surface, but my intuition tells me I shouldn’t ignore it.”

Lou Wei shook his head, puzzled.

“Could it be another alien creature in disguise?”

Fu Qi just wanted to know how many extraterrestrial lifeforms Ye Tong had secretly raised.

She could raise them if she wanted to.

As long as she didn’t lead Ye Yao astray.

Lou Wei took a deep breath.

“No. It doesn’t feel the same as Sen Tong or Yi Ling.”

“Forget it. Since she’s not telling, don’t pry into her secrets. Just treat it as a bird manually modified by Ye Ge. Maybe it’s just a special character that appears in the movie.”

Fu Qi cast aside the distracting thoughts.

Dwelling on such mind-boggling matters was less productive than figuring out how to salvage his reputation next.

Fortunately, “Fu Qiqi” wasn’t all that popular, or things would’ve been troublesome.

Just then, Ye Yao trotted over and pulled out two items, handing them to the two men.

“Father, Uncle, these are your transformation tools. Take them, you’ll need them soon.”

Lou Wei and Fu Qi: “…”

They accepted the items with slightly trembling hands and could only sigh inwardly:

This is fate ah.

Author Note

600 chapters reached!