Esper X Family – Chapter 622 – Piece of Cake

“When I saw that strange light screen appear in the sky back in my village, I was a little scared. But I never expected it to turn out to be such a precious historical moment.

I thought I’d spend my whole life stuck in some backwater place, never getting to see any of the legendary figures. Who knew I’d be this lucky! I could die without regrets!”

Silver Frost’s excited tone really did carry that air of an unsophisticated village-girl.

More than that, it had the excitement of someone meeting an idol.

Her ability to stir emotions was truly remarkable.

Even Ye Yao almost believed that she had actually witnessed Sen Tong’s mysterious little light screen in some remote mountain area.

Either way, Xia Lian was pleased.

Clearly, the admiring gaze of a young girl worked wonders for her ego. It gave her a real sense of triumph.

“It’s not that impressive. I just got lucky.”

Xia Lian turned into “Lucky Big Sister”, earning a speechless look from Ye Yao.

And you’re proud of that?

If the truth ever came out that Xia Lian needed an “escort” to beat her enemies, she would be ruined.

At this rate, even Silver Frost might be stronger than her.

Ye Yao looked away and focused on Silver Frost.

Her eyes were beautiful, carrying quality of thawed ice: not cold at all, but full of vivid color.

If explained by mutations from awakening abilities, it made perfect sense how a simple village girl could be so special.

In short, the answer was a fairly successful evolution.

And Ye Yao really did see admiration in Silver Frost’s eyes.

Wait, there’s even a hint of infatuation?

That’s a bit much!

Ye Yao cleared her throat lightly.

“Let’s go eat together. We can chat on the way.”

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“I’ll trouble you then.”

On the way to the cafeteria, Silver Frost revealed no cracks.

She played the part perfectly, appearing flattered and barely containing her excitement.

While recounting her fabricated background, she also steered the conversation toward topics relevant to the two of them.

She was measured and tactful.

Silver Frost hid her “true self” well, showing no sign that she was a member of an expeditionary force from an alien civilization.

The alien-loli-spy act was just too authoritative.

Ye Yao genuinely wanted to see her expression when the mask cracked.

It reminded her of the first time she met Luo Jianhua.

Back then, she too had hidden her identity with some mysterious little mission, playing the mole.

Too bad Luo Jianhua got converted in no time, and even now, the upper echelons of the Countermeasures Bureau still thought that she was loyal.

But Silver Frost was different.

She seemed professionally trained, probably had no psychological issues, was under real-time surveillance, and was clearly absolutely loyal.

Could someone like her be converted?

It would be difficult.

A real challenge for Ye Yao.

On that note, she extended a formal friend request.

“Silver Frost, can we be friends?”

“Huh? M-Me? Really? Is that even appropriate?

After all, I’m just a sweet potato from the mountains…

Even if I lucked into the headquarters, I still feel like I’m from a different world than Ye Yao…”

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Silver Frost showed a hint of inferiority, like someone who wanted to touch the sunlight but feared being burned.

And in truth, that was accurate. Ye Yao really was the type who could scorch people to death.

Even Silver Frost hadn’t expected it to be so easy to become friends with Ye Yao.

Although the intelligence said that Ye Yao was easygoing, even treating netizens like close friends online…

Becoming friends after just a few exchanges with a stranger was way too easy.

By all accounts, Ye Yao was the overlord of this planet. She was second to none, a beacon for the Watcher Civilization.

And on top of that, she was highly likely the source of calamity deduced by the Evolutionary Divine Machine.

Even Silver Frost, who was proud of her own status, felt genuinely flattered.

Xia Lian added from the side:

“What’s the big deal? I used to be a dangerous person, almost like a wanted criminal.

As long as White Catty is willing, she can be friends with anyone, and no one dares object.

Unless you don’t want to play with White Catty?”

“If it makes you uncomfortable, you can say no.”

Ye Yao blinked, not using her status to bully anyone.

To be fair, Silver Frost did feel some pressure.

She had only planned to observe the target from a suitable distance.

She had never expected things to move so fast!

The next moment, White Comet’s voice echoed in her mind again:

“Accept her.”

Thus, Silver Frost hesitated no more.

“I want to be friends with Ye Yao.”

“Then I’ll call you Little Frosty from now on.”

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Ye Yao broke into a happy smile.

Just as she had anticipated, a notification from the Found Family System rang in her mind:

【New family member detected. Successfully added to the family section. Host may now categorize them.】

After nearly a year, there was finally a new family member!

Never mind that she was an alien female spy. As long as she could yield attribute points, she was a good family member!

Ye Yao barely stifled a grin that threatened to split her face.

Next came the anticipated mind-reading moment.

Even though Silver Frost’s group had stolen files and data from the Countermeasures Bureau, they definitely didn’t know about “mind reading”.

Only a handful of people knew about that.

Even if Lou Wei and Fu Qi later deduced it, they wouldn’t have recorded it in any database.

It was information known to a select few but never made public.

So, Silver Frost and her people had no idea that Ye Yao possessed a way to extract intelligence without warning or trace.

That was their biggest mistake!

As long as one of them became a system-certified “family member”, the rest would be easy.

【Keywords: alien female spy, trusted aide to the commander, special-grade officer of the expeditionary force】

【Ability: Absolute Zero (suppressed state)

Mental Power: 2,320 (7,810)

Strength: 380 (3,230)

Stamina: 240 (2,310)

Agility: 150 (1,420)】

【Silver Frost is adapting to this newly built relationship. Becoming your friend has multiplied her pressure. If her identity as a Watcher Civilization member is ever exposed in the future, she is willing to commit suicide to sever any possible resentment you might harbor.】

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Even the fission body Ye Yao in the Painting-World Realm couldn’t help but gasp internally.

Whoa there!

That’s intense!

She’s already thinking that far ahead!

From Silver Frost’s perspective, building a fake friendship with a suspected source of calamity was indeed a risky move.

If she was found to have deceived her feelings, it could bring a cataclysmic disaster upon the Watcher Civilization.

Thus, Silver Frost had already steeled herself to apologize with her life and beg for mercy.

【Silver Frost feels uneasy because she doesn’t know you well enough. This false friendship has her walking on thin ice. As a family member who can rely on each other, you should help her relax. Mission reward: 20 attribute points.】

As a late-game reward, 20 points were indeed a bit meager.

But who told Ye Yao to have a soft spot for girls who shone with the brilliance of human goodness?

Worried about exposing the fake friendship?

Simple, I’ll just win your heart for real.

Ye Yao’s specialty was turning false feelings into genuine ones!

Even the Humanoid Dayun Truck had awakened paternal love.

A mere alien-loli-spy is nothing more than a piece of cake.

Author Note

Hungry

Text: Wealth + 100,000,000

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