Esper X Family – Chapter 621 – Wanna Be Friends?

“White Catty, what are you looking at?”

Xia Lian followed Ye Yao’s gaze and indeed spotted a girl with a unique aura.

Without a doubt, such an adorable little girl naturally fell within Xia Lian’s “hunting” range.

She had been so focused on Ye Yao just now that she hadn’t noticed this interesting little girl until now.

Of course, Xia Lian wasn’t the type to covet one thing while holding another. She rarely got to enjoy White Catty all to herself, so she couldn’t be bothered with anyone else.

As for Xing Lan…

Xing Lan was just a talking bird.

Not even human!

Xia Lian still had her all to herself!

Still, not bothering was one thing, but since Ye Yao was interested, Xia Lian didn’t mind a little chat.

“White Catty’s interested in that girl? She’s quite cute, and her bearing seems unusual, probably a gifted Esper of the new era.”

Ever since Ye Yao ushered in the “Great Awakening” era, prodigies in the Esper field had sprung up like bamboo shoots after rain.

After all, this was a populous country. Even if only one in ten thousand was a genius, that still meant over a hundred thousand nationwide.

Among them, there were bound to be peerless talents that made many veterans’ eyes light up.

And these peerless talents would then be screened, with the most exceptional Esper candidates sent to the Countermeasures Bureau’s headquarters for advanced training.

Every newcomer who was able to come to headquarters was at least S-rank in potential.

Before long, the number of S-rank Espers in Dragon Country would likely see a massive surge.

Although Bluestar had pretty much been unified and was no longer plagued by uncontrollable conflicts.

And even the combat power of S-rank Espers might no longer be necessary.

But that was only within Bluestar.

In the Bureau’s plans, human civilization would eventually explore the cosmos in depth, and the new era’s S-rank Espers would be the first wave of explorers.

Strong power was absolutely essential.

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Moreover, with the vast trove of civilizational data provided by Yi Ling, human technology was bound to advance by leaps and bounds.

Right now, they were simply training Pioneers ahead of time.

Comrade “Silver Frost” was a member of the Pioneer Project.

The higher-ups who had read her profile believed that she could take that crucial step.

At just fourteen, she had already possessed mental power exceeding two thousand.

And according to her file, she had only awakened her ability on “Awakening Day”.

Had it even been a year since then?

Her rate of progress might as well be called cheating.

In the old days, she could have been crowned “the third Lou Wei”.

One could only say that times had truly changed.

Yet, these eager instructors had no idea that the prodigy they were carefully nurturing was actually an alien female spy.

If they ever learned the truth, they would probably feel as if the sky had fallen.

For now, only Ye Yao knew about this.

Plus one Xing Lan.

Ye Yao kept her gaze fixed on Silver Frost, unbothered by the possibility of arousing suspicion.

“She does seem like an interesting girl. She has the potential to become a magical girl.”

She tossed out the comment casually, as if to muddy the waters.

That gave her a reason to stare.

At least Xia Lian bought it.

“Oh? I feel like Little Mo has rubbed off on you, White Catty. You keep bringing up magical girls left and right. You weren’t like this before… not that I’m complaining, of course.”

Who wouldn’t love seeing Ye Yao dressed in glamorous outfits?

Xia Lian had already rewatched the magical girl blockbuster featuring Ye Yao over a dozen times.

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At that, Ye Yao sighed softly.

“There’s no helping it. I can’t go back. As long as I’m a magical girl, I’ll probably be one for life. I’m not doing it again in my next life.”

Who asked her to be nailed to history’s “pillar of shame”?

“Little Mo would be sad to hear that.” Xia Lian quipped lightly.

“I won’t say it in front of her, unless you tattle. But she probably won’t believe you anyway.”

Xia Lian sighed. “True. In her eyes, I’m more like the ‘witch’. How heartbreaking.”

“That’s because you’re a weakling.”

Ye Yao’s sarcasm was still cutting.

“Ahem, enough about me. Ye Yao, do you want to go talk to that girl?

Maybe we can bring her in as a new playmate.

Hasn’t Little Mo been complaining that we have too few magical girls?

If you think she has potential, Little Mo will surely approve too.”

“That’s not a bad idea. We do need to meet new people.”

Ye Yao said this as if responding to Xia Lian, but in truth, she was also speaking to a certain eavesdropper.

After all, Ye Yao and Xia Lian’s “conspiracy” was still within whisper range.

Even from that distance, an S-rank Esper could hear every word clearly.

And Silver Frost, who had S-rank base stats, could amplify her senses and catch it with ease.

With a clear excuse in hand, she could toy with the girl openly!

On the other side.

Silver Frost, who had been multitasking, had indeed caught their whispered scheme.

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She had been spotted!

How could this be!?

Was she still too conspicuous?

She hadn’t done anything. She hadn’t even entertained the thought of making contact, yet she was already on their radar on her very first day.

Potential to be a magical girl?

What kind of reason is that!?

But according to the intel, it was Mo Qiuli, the one beside Ye Yao, who was supposedly fanatical about “magical girls”.

The fleet’s information was outdated.

She had originally operated under the principle that “no disguise is the best disguise”.

Who knew that it would backfire?

She should’ve disguised herself from the start.

Now that it had come to this, Silver Frost could only decide to take things one step at a time.

A while later.

The newcomers’ training and evaluation came to an end.

Just as Silver Frost was about to make her getaway, Xia Lian blocked her path.

“Hey there, little one. Wanna chat? I’ve got a cat here who wants to be friends with you.”

Ye Yao walked over, looking exasperated.

“I’m not a cat. Don’t say things that’ll cause misunderstandings in front of someone we just met.”

Silver Frost’s heart tightened.

Looks like it’s unavoidable.

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Up above, Commander White Comet was surely watching this scene as well.

She absolutely could not slip up.

Should she pretend to feel unwell and leave?

Just as Silver Frost was racing through her thoughts, White Comet’s voice echoed in her mind.

“Change of plans. Since they’re approaching you proactively, try to engage further.”

It was an ultra-long-range, traceless telepathic link!

Normally, only the most trusted confidants could establish such a channel with the help of the Watcher civilization’s technology.

This link could even ignore distance and pierce through space, although it was mentally taxing.

Since White Comet had spoken.

Silver Frost had no choice but to go all out.

For the glory of the Watcher civilization!

Silver Frost put on an excited expression.

“Hello! My name is Silver Frost. I’m so happy to meet you both!”

“Huh? You know us?” Xia Lian asked, sounding puzzled.

“Mm-hmm! I’ve seen footage of Sister Xia Lian’s brilliant performance in the Bluestar Defense Battle, and of course, the number-one most popular Magical Girl Lullaby!

I didn’t have the courage to say hi earlier, but I never expected you to come to me instead. What an honor~”

Ye Yao blinked.

Well prepared, aren’t you? Little one.

Author Note

June is almost over! I’ve been running the air conditioner for a whole month. Let’s see how much electricity it used.

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