Esper X Family – Chapter 67 – There’s Still a Battle of Wits?

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“No one?”

Cheng Muxue’s voice echoed through the mental space again.

Ye Yao didn’t dare to breathe too loudly.

She was afraid of being caught directly.

If she was discovered eavesdropping, how could she continue to lurk in the shadows?

“I’ve found you. I can give you a chance to step forward and admit your mistake. Otherwise, it won’t end well if I come looking for you myself.”

Ye Yao remained silent.

Trying to trick me?

If Cheng Muxue knew her true identity, she wouldn’t be so calm.

It was probably because the useless system didn’t enable stealth mode, allowing her aunt to detect a slight anomaly.

Ye Yao made a decision.

She would continue to curse the system for being useless every now and then.

Otherwise, it might fail at critical moments.

Cheng Muxue: “…”

After a long time, she still didn’t receive any response.

She couldn’t sense any source of mental power other than her own.

Nor could she establish any connection with it.

The other party was like a ghost floating in the mental space.

It exists if you believe it, or it didn’t if you didn’t.

That was how Cheng Muxue felt.

“Forget it, I’ll leave the city tonight. I’ll check again when I return to see if it’s still like this…”

Cheng Muxue murmured.

She seemed to have confirmed that there was no one else in the mental space.

Once she returned to her original city, she could test whether it was a case of “not adapting to the environment” or not.

The Mind Network completely shut down.

At the same time, Ye Yao opened her eyes in reality.

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Her eyes were full of confusion.

Still bluffing? Still bluffing!?

Ye Yao was speechless.

Why is there still a battle of wits?

When the time comes, I’ll just use the system to read your mind, and you’ll be exposed, won’t you?

“Sister is so punctual. You really only slept for ten minutes.”

Luo Jianhua’s admiring voice rang in her ears.

The tone was similar to how one would coax a child.

Ye Yao felt like the world had turned upside down.

But being coaxed by a cute girl felt pretty good.

No wonder they say men are boys until they die.

In front of those close to them, they shed all their maturity.

Ye Yao’s mood was great.

“Of course~ Ten minutes means ten minutes, I never oversleep!”

“Mm, Sister is amazing. Then get off the bed and let me help you comb your hair, or breakfast will get cold.”

After some fussing.

Ye Yao arrived in the living room.

The first thing she saw was Lou Wei reading a newspaper on the sofa.

“Good morning. Have Uncle and Auntie left already?”

“Mm, morning. They’ll leave the day after tomorrow.”

Ye Yao could barely suppress her laughter.

The battle of wits with her aunt officially concluded with her stern father inadvertently revealing insider information.

Still, Lou Wei had actually answered the question.

Perhaps it was because the person asking was special.

After washing up, Ye Yao returned to the dining table, eating breakfast while thinking.

Wait.

The day after tomorrow?

Wasn’t that the time Mu Luo and the others are supposed to come and pick me up?

If they said they were leaving the day after tomorrow, they must be staying overnight and leaving in the morning.

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How could there be such a coincidence!?

Ye Yao hadn’t even found a way to pass the information to them yet.

If Mu Luo came over, it would be like throwing himself into a trap.

If he brought Jiang Huashen along again, it would be killing two birds with one stone.

If he tried to play safe and bring the two fighters Gu Wenxin and Xia Lian as well, it would be a complete sweep.

Don’t send my dear Wu Mi to death too!

Thinking of this, Ye Yao no longer enjoyed her breakfast.

She had to quickly think of a way to prevent her friends from being beaten to death by her stern Father, Uncle, and Aunt.

This situation…

It was similar to Flood Washing Away the Dragon King’s Temple ¹ Idiom that means ‘family turning against each other due to a misunderstanding’. Long story short, the Dragon King’s third prince was demoted to the mortal world to help with irrigation. Then, he got injured by a monk and caused a flood that destroyed the Dragon King’s Temple. They fought for three days and three nights before realizing that it’s a misunderstanding. .

Ye Yao still felt uneasy when she returned to her room.

She had just increased her mental power from 43 to 48, with 25 attribute points still waiting to be allocated.

She couldn’t allocate them all at once.

After allocating them, her mental power would barely surpass the S-rank standard after fission.

But that wouldn’t be enough to handle the three Dayun Trucks.

She couldn’t wait until Mu Luo and the others were in danger to activate “Family Hero” mode as an emergency measure.

The surge in mental power in that mode wasn’t sustainable.

She might not even be able to hide it from others.

How could she enjoy slacking off with the two lolis then?

If she was exposed, the taste of slacking off might change.

Ye Yao had just thought for a while when the adorable Mo Qiuli came knocking.

Seeing this black-haired, bespectacled loli.

A great idea suddenly popped into Ye Yao’s mind.

“Mo Qiuli, how about Little Luo and I spend the night at your place the day after tomorrow?”

“Huh?”

Mo Qiuli’s eyes were filled with surprise.

It had a feeling of “Is that true, Foster Father? ² Romance of Three Kingdoms meme. Origin is from what Lü Bu said to his adoptive father Ding Yuan in the TV series. ”.

Ye Yao’s words clearly indicated her willingness to participate in magical girl activities.

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Mo Qiuli had never expected happiness to come so suddenly.

“Sure! I’d be very welcome!”

Mo Qiuli was so happy that she forgot to stutter.

“I’ll go back and prepare tonight.”

After saying that, she felt a bit anxious.

“But… will aunt and uncle agree?”

Many parents wouldn’t agree to their children spending the night outside.

Especially since Ye Yao looked so young.

How could they feel at ease?

At this moment, Luo Jianhua stepped forward with a smile. “Don’t worry, they’ll agree. Just leave it to me.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you, Little Luo.”

Ye Yao gave Luo Jianhua a thumbs-up.

They no longer needed verbal communication to understand each other.

Mo Qiuli felt reassured.

Her good mood today would definitely last longer than yesterday’s.

Even if she returned home and curled up in a corner of her room, she would unconsciously giggle from time to time.

This was the first time she had a friend visit her home.

And it was two at once.

This sudden happiness was truly intoxicating!

“Let’s not watch magical girl anime today. I’ll teach you how to play games.”

Ye Yao handed a controller to Mo Qiuli.

She held the other controller herself.

Mo Qiuli had no objections and just nodded repeatedly.

“Mn, I’ll listen to Ye Yao.”

After all, the magical girl activity was a done deal.

What was magical girl anime?

Dispensable.

As long as Ye Yao was happy.

At this moment, Luo Jianhua stood up and spoke to the two, “You two play first. I’ll leave for a while and be back soon.”

“OKK, me and Mo Qiuli will wait for you in the room.”

Ye Yao opened a fighting game and explained the controls to Mo Qiuli.

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“This button is light punch, this one is heavy punch, this one is for projectiles… Alright, you know how to play now. Come on, let’s have an intense match!”

Ye Yao directly chose a character known for being overpowered ³ This is evil… .

“Oh, oh! Okay.”

Mo Qiuli had yet to realize what she was about to face.

Luo Jianhua watched for a while with a smile, then walked to the door and glanced back.

The two seemed to be having fun.

Unfortunately, she had important things to do.

Soon, a rough voice came from the computer.

“Muscle!!! My muscles are shining! Full power! Full throttle!”

Accompanied by Mo Qiuli’s cute cries of despair.

“Waah! I lost!”

And Ye Yao’s adorable laughter.

“Haha~ Small fry~”

“O-One more time.”

Luo Jianhua suddenly felt that her sister had a bit of a mischievous streak, sometimes being quite the bully.

The short-haired girl left the room, closed the door, and walked to the living room.

Xiao Jing was doing household chores.

Seeing Luo Jianhua come out alone, she showed a surprised expression.

“Huh? You’re usually inseparable from Ye Yao. Why are you out alone today?”

Luo Jianhua showed a faint smile. “Can’t it me that I’m just going to the bathroom?”

“Oh my, Little Jianhua has changed so much. You can even joke now.”

“Mm… Actually, I there’s something important. I need to report information in advance.”

Luo Jianhua put away her smile.

And her youthful face showed a serious expression.

Author Note

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