Esper X Family – Chapter 624 – My Name is Ye Tong- Do You Know Me?

Over on the other side.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi quickly learned that Ye Yao had used her authority to “acquire” a playmate.

“It’s rare to see her use the Bureau’s privileges to satisfy her own desires.”

“It’s not that bad, actually. She didn’t give anyone a backdoor or grant them an important position. She just waived a little girl of her courses.”

The two had already skimmed through the relevant personnel files.

Silver Frost, a rather delicate-looking girl with a clean record. The turning point in her life came when she awakened her ability.

According to the investigation, her character and disposition were also quite decent. At the very least, she wouldn’t lead Ye Yao astray.

Fu Qi set down the file without any objections.

“Let her be. It’s just one prodigy. It doesn’t matter if Ye Yao takes one.

In fact, in the end, all prodigies will have to serve her.

This girl named Silver Frost is just cutting straight to the chase.”

“Mm. It’s rare for her to make a new friend. I thought no new faces would ever appear around her.”

Lou Wei sighed, sounding somewhat gratified.

After all, over half a year had passed, and Ye Yao’s social circle had remained unchanged.

She kept cycling through the same familiar faces.

Usually, she only chatted casually with strangers online.

Now that Ye Yao had a new friend in real life, it could only be seen as a good thing.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi were more than happy about it.

As for whether they needed to conduct an in-depth background check…

That was completely unnecessary.

Not that the two were being careless, thinking it was fine to let a stranger get close to Ye Yao.

If the other party really had ill intentions, any malicious thoughts would be exposed without a chance to hide.

Not to mention the mind reading.

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If Ye Tong and Ye Ge had no objections, then Silver Frost could be trusted.

Even the step of using mental power to sense her could be skipped.

In space.

White Comet watched the scene inside the Bureau’s headquarters and truly hadn’t expected Silver Frost’s progress to be so fast.

Others were watching too.

“Commander White Comet, your people seem to be bending the rules a bit.”

Gray Marsh’s tone was flat, betraying no emotion.

White Comet replied calmly, “The target approached on her own initiative. To avoid detection, we had to go with the flow. You wouldn’t want our traces to be discovered, would you?”

What more could Gray Marsh say?

He had nothing to say.

He just hadn’t expected White Comet’s people to get in contact with the target so quickly.

At this rate, the key to the end of the universe would soon fall into the hands of White Comet’s confidant!

That was an outcome Gray Marsh couldn’t accept.

He should be the one to wield that kind of power!

It looked like he would have to accelerate his plan.

Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.

Ye Yao brought Silver Frost back home.

Yes. Not the dormitory, but home.

Ye Yao had finally settled down at the headquarters.

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Her home in the Bureau’s residential district was now a thing of the past.

After all, Mama Xiao Jing had moved to the headquarters, and her residence was also Ye Yao’s residence.

Usually, Ye Yao shuttled between the dormitory and home.

It was quite nice to occasionally have a meal cooked by Mama Xiao Jing.

It had that warm, fuzzy feeling she wanted.

Back to the main topic.

Ye Yao brought only Silver Frost home.

Xia Lian had been kicked out.

Actually, she left on her own.

Her exclusive time was over, so she might as well return to the painting world and watch a bunch of “little cats” play house.

Besides, White Catty was there too.

Today, Xiao Jing happened to be out, probably teaching new Esper students.

So in this little house, leaving Xing Lan aside, Ye Yao and Silver Frost were alone together.

“Sorry for the intrusion.”

Silver Frost stepped into the small house somewhat nervously, suddenly missing Xia Lian.

Being alone with Ye Yao now instantly maxed out the pressure.

“Make yourself at home. Sit on the couch for a while. I’ll go check what goodies have respawned in the fridge.

Oh, and there are plenty of snacks in the drawer under the coffee table. Pick whatever you like and eat to your heart’s content. Consider it a friendship fee.”

Ye Yao said in a teasing tone.

Just as she ran off to look in the fridge, a plump little bird flew down from her head and landed on the coffee table in front of Silver Frost.

Silver Frost and Xing Lan stared at each other with wide eyes.

“You must be White Chirp, right? I’ve seen you in the Magical Girl movies. You seem to be the magical girl faction’s mascot.”

Silver Frost spoke first.

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She even discreetly used her mental power to sense the bird.

But its structure was strange. It didn’t seem to be a purely living creature, nor did it possess strong mental power. Yet, such a simple existence gave off an extraordinary feeling.

Xing Lan didn’t respond immediately. Instead, she stared at Silver Frost with her pea-sized eyes.

This person before her was from the very civilization that had nearly made her lay an egg.

Xing Lan really wanted to expose her disguise and make her suffer the pressure.

But that would ruin Ye Yao’s plan.

Fortunately, Ye Yao hadn’t silenced her, which meant Xing Lan could still speak.

“Newbie, are you ready to become a soldier under my command? As a magical girl trainee, I have high hopes for you.”

“It can actually talk!”

Silver Frost’s shock was genuine.

Who would have thought that a tiny creature that only looked like a bird could have such a function as speech?

Besides, such a pleasant voice couldn’t possibly come from a bird.

It sounded more like a little girl’s voice.

Unless it was an ability construct, not a real creature.

If that were the case, it wouldn’t be strange at all.

But the question was, could an ability construct truly develop independent thoughts?

This bird didn’t seem to be under Ye Yao’s control either.

Just as Silver Frost hadn’t recovered from her shock.

Xing Lan took off and landed on top of Silver Frost’s head.

“Ehh!?”

“Don’t move. Almost every magical girl has served as my resting spot.

This is a special assessment. It determines whether you qualify to become a proper magical girl!”

“I-Is that how it is… I understand…”

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Silver Frost dared not move now, fully committed to maintaining her “little village girl” persona.

Actually, Xing Lan was just messing with her.

And on top of that, she was trampling the representative of the detestable Watcher Civilization underfoot!

She hadn’t even gone looking for trouble with them, yet they came knocking on her door.

They even wanted to resort to force.

They really couldn’t tell who was the big shot and who was the small fry.

Xing Lan flailed her claws, messing up Silver Frost’s hair as if she were building her own nest, acting like a little troublemaker.

Silver Frost felt the strange movements on her head and didn’t dare budge an inch, looking rather pitiful.

Just then, a hand swiftly reached over and grabbed Xing Lan’s plump little body, like holding a fluffy white pom-pom.

“Coo-cawk—!?”

“Xing Lan, don’t be rude to our guest.”

At that moment, Silver Frost felt her scalp tingle.

Who is it?

When did she appear behind me?

Ye Yao hadn’t come back at all, and the person behind her was definitely not Ye Yao. The voice was more mature, clearly that of a young girl.

Silver Frost didn’t even dare to use her mental power to sense them.

The next moment.

The girl’s hand rested on Silver Frost’s shoulder.

“Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Ye Tong. Do you… know me?”

Author Note

1.3 million words! If I can end it at 1.4 million, it’d be a success!