Esper X Family – Chapter 617 – Cosplaying a Mysterious Newspaper-Reading Woman

Ye Yao was well aware of one thing.

Even though the Dragon Country had established a new global order with thunderous force, consolidating all voices under the name ‘Tong Yao’.

And the deterrent power of “Bluestar One-Party Rule” was enough to make any open friction or large-scale conflict vanish.

But beneath the sunlight, there were always corners it couldn’t reach.

Unless mind-control tricks were used, human civilization at its current stage could hardly become the utopia of legend.

Ye Yao didn’t expect every corner of the Bluestar to be spotless either.

Evil people had a way of springing up like wild grass.

Not to mention the many lingering historical issues.

Even if the civilization’s wounds were forcibly healed, the venom and resentment breeding inside them hadn’t dissipated.

Some time ago, a certain “mysterious organization” acted like the coldest of cleaners, scouring the old political arenas and gray zones of various nations over and over again.

After the bloody storm, the surface world did become much cleaner, more submissive to the new rules led by the Dragon Country.

However, the human heart was the most complex and unpredictable thing in the world.

Fear could suppress actions, but it couldn’t necessarily uproot thoughts.

There were no born villains, and even Gu Wenxin, who could precisely identify the “pests”, might not be able to wipe them out completely.

And beneath this gleaming surface world, a new batch of “rats in the sewer” was quietly breeding in the shadows.

There would always be those who turned their backs on the light.

In a dilapidated gutter.

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The people driven here were complaining about the world’s injustice.

“Another week with zero progress! Our industries, our connections, the territories we’ve built over generations… all gone!”

“Damn it! The Dragon Country! How dare they do this? And that ‘Tong…”

Before he could finish the word, someone violently stopped him.

“Shut up! Do you have a death wish? If you attract ‘Her’ attention, we’re all done for!”

A hulking, fierce-looking muscleman grabbed the throat of the man who had tried to utter the ‘taboo’, nearly twisting his neck off.

“L-Let go! I… I won’t say it…!”

The muscleman threw him aside, snorted coldly, and showed no sign of apologizing.

Listening to the continuous coughing, he warned again.

“Better not mention that one’s name here. ‘She’ can awaken abilities in all of humanity, and ‘She’ can definitely observe the entire world. If you utter ‘Her’ name, you might just invite ‘Her’ gaze!”

Outside the Dragon Country, or rather, in the eyes of the evil forces, the ‘Tong Yao’ that had ushered in a new era had long since become something akin to an ‘Outer God’.

And an ‘Outer God’ that truly existed.

After all, it was a great terror that had manifested before, so they had no choice but to believe.

Now, that one and only god was bound to the Dragon Country.

The changes in the world situation must also carry that one’s will.

It meant that ‘She’ didn’t simply ignore everything, nor would ‘She’ stage some drama where “mortals” resolved conflicts themselves.

If someone with ill intent truly attracted ‘Her’ attention, there was a real possibility that they would be wiped out with a single palm.

It was too terrifying.

The man who had nearly uttered the “taboo” finally caught his breath.

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“So what do we do? Are we going to hide in this dark place forever? We’re worse off than maggots!”

“We just wait. Wait for an opportunity. A god won’t watch the mortal world forever; ‘She’ will get bored. We’ll eventually get our chance to turn things around, and then we’ll reclaim everything that’s ours…”

The dark space echoed with suppressed, venomous whispers.

They didn’t dare to resent that ‘god’, only hating the Dragon Country for ending their era.

They despised their own powerlessness, licking their wounds in the darkness, pinning their twisted hopes on any unknown “variable”.

Little did they know that this dark mentality of “waiting for an opportunity” was subtly resonating with the plans of ambitious figures in deep space, drawing them into a dangerous chess game.

And this was just the tip of the iceberg.

At the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.

It was another uneventful day.

The space fleets hadn’t made any major moves.

And a certain white-haired loli was also happy to be idle.

Ye Yao’s daily life was now filled with a certain ritual of bad taste.

At the heart of the Countermeasures Bureau, with practically unlimited authority, she was no longer satisfied with the “melon ¹ Slang for watching drama. Think of them as popcorn. ” on the internet, which was only accessible to the public.

So, at Ye Yao’s “strong request”, the Bureau’s Information Processing Center added a new, old-fashioned, and peculiar task:

To produce and deliver a physical copy of《Global Confidential Daily》to the true Director Ye Yao every day.

What was densely recorded on it was by no means ordinary news.

Instead, it was classified information from every corner of the globe, screened, verified, and compiled by the Bureau’s vast intelligence network:

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Secret gatherings of remnants from certain countries, the budding of new underground organizations, new flows of cross-border gray funds, unregistered abnormal energy fluctuations, and… sporadic movements from remaining old-power representatives.

These were the “melon” befitting her status and position!

Although reading the newspaper was tedious, in her spare time, who wouldn’t want to go all out and cosplay a mysterious newspaper-reading woman?

As long as she wasn’t in a private space, Ye Yao was happy to do it.

Yes, in public places!

Every morning, she would randomly visit various places, occasionally visiting Fu Qi’s office, other times slipping into a corner of the classroom, and of course, other important places!

Like the usually serious Information Processing Center.

Of course, Ye Yao always stayed quiet and never used her authority to disturb others; she was merely putting on airs while reading the newspaper.

And the place that brought her the most “satisfaction” was undoubtedly Lou Wei’s work area.

That morning.

inside the information gathering room.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi were reviewing changes in the global situation.

Even without the troublemakers like the Sanctuary, the Vengeful Spirits, or the Interstellar Overlord, their workload hadn’t lessened much.

Ever since establishing the “Bluestar One-Party Rule”, the burdens of other countries had also been partly shouldered by them.

The Countermeasures Bureau had to deal with the mess left behind by capitalism.

Just to maintain stability on the Bluestar.

And prevent unrest elsewhere that might inadvertently stir up Ye Yao’s little emotions.

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After all, Ye Yao now knew she possessed the power to change the world.

If she ever had a whim to do something, no one could guarantee it wouldn’t cause problems.

And Ye Ge might even carry out Ye Yao’s “little wishes” in twisted ways.

No one dared to gamble on that unknown.

So, these matters could only be handled by reliable adults like them.

It didn’t matter if it was a bit more tiring.

Just then, the electronic door slid open silently.

“Hmm hmm hmm~ The weather’s really nice today.”

Ye Yao walked in with her hands behind her back, like a leader inspecting the work, strolling in casually.

Her outfit today had a bit of a “detective” flair to it. However, the trench coat and duckbill cap gave off a playful vibe rather than a serious one.

Sharp-eyed observers could see that Ye Yao was holding a freshly printed《Global Confidential Daily》.

If everyone hadn’t already known that she had recently developed the habit of popping up randomly at headquarters, they might have mistaken her for Ye Tong.

It could only be said that after spending every day with Ye Tong, even the little angel risked falling from heaven.

Author Note

Called a rideshare, the driver was a chatterbox, and I’m socially awkward. He drained all my social experience during the conversation. Looks like taking the bus has its advantages.

Text: Hungy

Food food

Translator Note

Chatty taxi drivers are among the scariest things in the universe…