Esper X Family – Chapter 73 – Entrapment!

“Achoo!”

Ye Yao rubbed her nose, feeling as if someone was talking about her.

Luo Jianhua cast a worried glance her way.

“Is Sister cold?”

“Very cold. I’ll only warm up if Little Luo gives me a hug.”

Ye Yao joked.

“You might have to wait until we get back for that.”

Currently, the lights in Mo Qiuli’s house have been turned off.

Auntie and uncle had officially gone to bed.

It’s time!

Mo Qiuli skillfully transformed into a magical girl in her room.

Mercury had returned!

“Quick, let’s go! Tonight will be our Magical Girl Alliance’s stage!”

Mercury’s eyes sparkled, revealing just how long she had been looking forward to this.

Then, Mercury turned off the lights, locked the door, and extended her hands to Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua in the darkness, her eyes glowing with anticipation.

“Sigh~ I’ll play along with you.”

Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua took Mercury’s small hands.

The three of them walked to the edge of the balcony.

With the power of “magic”, the three girls silently left the room and flew into the city’s sky.

They swiftly reached the highest point in the city.

“You two rest here for now. I’ll check where the bad guys are!”

Mercury happily flew up into the air.

She looked as though she was using super vision to survey the situation.

Ye Yao pretended to casually glance up at the sky.

She seemed to be searching for the moon, but in reality, she was searching for Lou Wei’s figure.

But she didn’t find him.

The sky was pitch black.

There wasn’t a single person in sight.

“Little Luo, hold my phone for me.”

“Okay.”

Luo Jianhua took the phone Ye Yao handed her and put it in her pocket.

She was quite worried that Ye Yao might mess up.

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After all, someone might be secretly observing Ye Yao’s movements.

Ye Yao looked confident.

“Hehe~ It’s fine. Tonight, we’ll just play along with Mercury as usual.”

She had used the system to check on Lou Wei’s situation.

They were in a bustling area with a high flow of people, which would interfere with Lou Wei’s precise perception.

Even if he was looking down from the sky, he would only be able to focus on her.

He wouldn’t pay attention to anyone else.

Let alone notice a figure appearing silently.

Moreover, Fang Ze’s Law Space wouldn’t extend to the city center.

This was undoubtedly the best time to escape!

Ye Yao glanced around.

She seemed to be casually enjoying the night view.

But in reality, she was searching for a suitable location.

In the time it took to look around, she had already made her preparations.

Ye Yao silently chanted, “Body Fission” .

Under a bridge several kilometers away.

Ye Yao’s fission body suddenly appeared!

Her entire body was instantly enveloped in black mist.

“I’m a free bird! No one can keep me under watch!”

However, Ye Yao didn’t move immediately. Instead, she checked to see if anyone had noticed her.

She didn’t want to be locked down by her stern father the next second.

But after waiting for a while, nothing happened.

Perfect escape!

This dark spot is great!

First, she should try to see if she could contact Mu Luo.

Meanwhile.

Near the residential complex.

Mu Luo and Xia Lian were hidden in the darkness, not revealing any trace of their presence as they seamlessly blended in with the environment.

Mu Luo could create a space detached from reality within the darkness.

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Not only could it hide them, but it could also move, allowing them to evade many forms of detection to some extent.

As long as they remained hidden in the darkness, no one could even sense their presence.

Xia Lian let out a complaint within the dark space.

“It’s been an hour. Why hasn’t White Catty come out yet? Should we go out and take a look?”

“There might be an ambush outside. Let’s wait a bit longer.”

Mu Luo had developed a keen intuition for avoiding danger through his numerous escapes.

Going out now might be very risky.

If he didn’t sense Ye Yao’s presence, he would stay put.

They just had to wait for her signal.

Just then.

Mu Luo faintly heard a call.

“Mu Luo, are you there? Mu Luo, are you there~? This is White Catty. Please respond.”

Mu Luo’s eyes flickered with a faint light.

Someone was calling his real name in the darkness.

And it was a very familiar voice.

Mu Luo’s senses could connect to the nearby shadows.

As long as there was no special power preventing it, he could eavesdrop and observe anything at will.

Mu Luo would always connect his senses to the shadows and enhance them whenever he arrived at a new place.

He would then filter out any irrelevant information.

But important information could be quickly locked onto.

For example, key elements like “name” would never be overlooked.

“I’ve found her. She’s waiting for us in another location. Let’s go meet her.”

“Great. I thought we’d have to fight Lou Wei.”

Xia Lian finally let out a sigh of relief.

On the other side.

Ye Yao, who was calling out, suddenly felt her body being swallowed by darkness as if she was sinking into quicksand.

However, she didn’t resist or panic. Instead, she let out a relieved sigh.

“Plan successful!”

Ye Yao entered the dark space and immediately saw Mu Luo and Xia Lian.

Before she could even speak—

Xia Lian walked up and gave her a hug.

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“White Catty~ I’ve missed you so much these past three days!”

“Wah! I have important things to do! Let go, or I’ll bite you!”

Ye Yao huffed and pushed Xia Lian away.

She was currently controlling two bodies at the same time, essentially in a state of one soul with two bodies.

Ye Yao had gone to great lengths to prevent her stern father from noticing anything unusual.

“Anyway, I’ll sleep for a while. Take me back first, and I’ll wake up normally later.”

As soon as Ye Yao finished speaking, she closed her eyes and fell into Xia Lian’s arms.

She fell asleep instantly.

Xia Lian was stunned as she held Ye Yao, who had willingly fallen into her embrace.

She had never imagined that happiness would come so suddenly.

In that case.

Could she use this opportunity to pat Ye Yao while she was sleeping?

Meanwhile.

Atop the tower.

Ye Yao’s previously drowsy main body quickly regained its energy.

“Hehe~ As expected of me.”

After all, there was no rule saying that the split body couldn’t sleep while the main body stayed awake.

As long as she wasn’t controlling both bodies at the same time, she could maintain her fission body for a long time.

She had five hours of duration.

The main body would play with Mo Qiuli for two and a half hours.

And the fission body would move around with Xia Lian and the others for two and a half hours.

Two family activities perfectly arranged!

Unstoppable!

Just then, Mercury, who was flying in the sky, let out an exclamation.

“I’ve found a situation! It’s time for the magical girls to make their appearance. Lullaby, Little Luo, come with me!”

Mercury swooped down and grabbed Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua, taking off in a swift flight.

“Wait, do I have to go too?”

“It’s fine. It looks like it’s just a robber. All magical girls should make an appearance!”

Ye Yao suddenly wondered if Mercury had a cognitive bias.

Why is she so fixated on making me a magical girl?

She had originally planned to slack off the entire time.

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But now, there was no choice.

Luo Jianhua chuckled lightly. “Isn’t it kind of fun?”

Soon.

Mercury gently landed with the two of them.

It was a small alley by the roadside.

Not far away, a masked man was holding onto a woman’s shoulder bag, refusing to let go.

There was no violent struggle.

He just held onto it, letting the woman scream for help.

Mercury quickly rushed forward and shouted.

“Magical Girl Mercury, shining brightly on the stage! Stop right there! I’ll give you a chance to repent, otherwise I’ll forcefully stop you!”

“Heh…”

The masked man sneered and casually let go of the shoulder bag, as if it hadn’t been his target in the first place.

The woman quickly ran away.

The masked man paid no attention to her and instead focused on Mercury.

“So the online rumors are true. Whenever there’s a crime, a girl calling herself Magical Girl Mercury shows up to punish the wicked.”

In the next moment.

The masked man’s aura instantly became dangerous.

Mo Qiuli realized that this wasn’t an ordinary robber but an Esper who had been hiding his aura!

“Originally, I was at a loss when my superiors suddenly ordered me to track down the Black Mist Esper.”

“Then, I suddenly remembered something.”

“I thought about how you were at the scene when the Black Mist Esper killed Flame Demon.”

“They saved your life.”

“Although it seems unlikely…”

“You wouldn’t happen to know the Black Mist Esper, would you?”

“If I attack you here, will that Esper come out to save you again?”

The A-rank Esper’s mental power erupted, his violent gaze locking onto Mercury.

“I’m curious. Let’s see if that Esper will suddenly appear again.”

Author Note

Let’s change the update time to midday. It’s more humane ¹ 阳间yangjian means ‘mortal/human world’, the opposite of the underworld. The 阳yang here means the Sun. this way

Text: Woke up   Wanna eat people