Esper X Family – Chapter 76 – Wu Mi’s Past

“Wu Mi, how did you end up under the Countermeasures Bureau’s containment? I’m a bit curious.”

Ye Yao thought that since she had nothing to do tonight, she might as well use the remaining time of her fission body’s duration to learn more about Wu Mi’s past.

Every member of Sequence Zero seemed like they had quite a story behind them.

Ye Yao couldn’t help but be curious.

“Of course, if you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to. I can withdraw my curiosity.”

“Um, it’s not something I can’t talk about……”

Wu Mi began to fall into memories, her eyes revealing a faint sadness.

“It all started on the day I awakened my ability.”

“Back then, I was living at home with my parents, and a strange power awakened within me.”

The sadness in Wu Mi’s eyes grew stronger.

Ye Yao didn’t even need the system’s mind-reading ability to sense it.

It seemed that on the day Wu Mi awakened her ability, she had hurt her family.

For a girl who still needed care and nurturing, this must have been a big psychological shadow.

Ye Yao gently placed her hand on Wu Mi’s back to comfort her.

“If you don’t want to remember, you don’t have to tell me.”

“I need to face it, and I want Ye Yao to understand me better. I can’t run away forever.”

Wu Mi showed a strong determination in this regard.

She couldn’t escape.

Because escaping would only lead her into a cycle.

If she kept avoiding things she didn’t want to face, she was afraid that she would forever live under the shadow of her ability.

Wu Mi took a deep breath and continued.

“Mom was very strict with me, making me follow the schedule she prepared every day.

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Once the time for one task was up, I had to stop whatever I was doing.

Whether I finished or not, I had to move on to the next task, strictly adhering to the timeline.”

Ye Yao began to feel suffocated.

Although it might not be appropriate to think this way now, she was grateful that she had been taken care of by Mama Xiao Jing.

If she had been adopted by Wu Mi’s mother, she would definitely have felt dissatisfied.

“Back then, I was already tired of that daily routine, living like a robot, repeating the same things every day without any change.”

Wu Mi described her feelings during that time, and it was clear how dissatisfied she had been.

“I tried to make Mom change her mind, but she said that only by doing this can I stay ahead of most people, that it was all for my own good.”

“So, I gave up.”

These four words revealed how powerless Wu Mi had been at that time.

She was like a puppet controlled by her mother.

Wu Mi continued, “That day, as I closed off my heart and fell into a cycle, my mental power rapidly increased. The power of my ability silently affected those around me.”

“Mom and Dad fell into a cycle.

A mysterious force connected the beginning and end of their memories of that single day.

Subconsciously, they began to repeat the same actions.

They did the same things every day, said the same words every day.

Even external factors couldn’t break them out of the cycle.”

Ye Yao gasped.

This sounded a lot like mental corruption.

Wu Mi wasn’t finished yet.

During the time she had closed off her heart, she still remembered everything that happened outside.

“The influence of my ability grew stronger. When I passed by the school playground, I even caused a teacher who was running laps to enter a running cycle until he collapsed on the track.”

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Ye Yao finally realized just how terrifying Wu Mi’s ability was.

Connecting the beginning and end of something, causing it to repeat endlessly without stopping.

That teacher must’ve had the stopping phase cut out.

He was stuck in an endless loop.

Even though Wu Mi’s mental power was only around thirty, it was a devastating blow to ordinary people.

Even a small influence could put them in mortal danger.

And this was with less than C-rank mental power.

What could this ability do with S-rank mental power?

Möbius strip?

Ouroboros?

What could it do if it was applied to time? Ye Yao didn’t even dare to think about it.

“What happened to the people affected by your ability in the end?”

Wu Mi answered dejectedly.

“It seems like they would cycle on forever, without end. I couldn’t break their cycles.

Once the beginning and end were connected, it’s as if all other memories are erased.”

“Mom and Dad’s memories are stuck on that repeating day, which was no different from death.”

“Did the Countermeasures Bureau solve it?”

Ye Yao quickly asked.

Since Wu Mi was contained by the Countermeasures Bureau, they should have properly handled the victims, right?

Wu Mi shook her head.

“They couldn’t solve it. They said that my power was too unique, and no one could break their cycles.”

The beginning and end were connected.

Once they reached the end, they were forced to return to the beginning and repeat the cycle.

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Wu Mi’s parents were forced to stay in bed all day.

But there was no relief. They still acted according to the stages of the cycle.

They were like human repeaters.

Ye Yao pondered.

“Does your ability unconsciously affect those around you?”

“Hmm, it seems like it only goes out of control when I’m in a cycle state. Anyone with lower mental power than me would be affected.”

Wu Mi’s brows were furrowed with frustration.

The key was that she was prone to falling into a cycle state.

Small changes couldn’t break the cycle.

For example, saying different things or doing different actions didn’t help.

Only a major turning point in life could break this fateful cycle.

“When I was taken away by the Countermeasures Bureau, my cycle was broken once, but I fell back into it within a week.

Not long after, Mu Luo appeared in front of me, and Ye Yao should know the rest.”

“I see.”

Ye Yao placed her hand on Wu Mi’s head and gently patted her.

“Mm, it seems like Wu Mi had a hard time. It must’ve been really tough, right?”

“Mm… Very uncomfortable.”

“It’s okay, I’m here now! Meeting me is the biggest turning point in your life!

This is just the beginning. I’ll make sure that your life is full of changes, and you won’t be troubled by repetition like before.”

Ye Yao tried to let her confidence infect Wu Mi.

As they say, emotions can be transmitted to others.

What she needed to do wasn’t to silently resonate with Wu Mi, but to give her the greatest sense of security through her words.

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“Mm, thank you, Ye Yao.”

Wu Mi smiled, but then her tone became hesitant, as if she was a bit embarrassed.

“Um… Can you hug me?”

Then, Ye Yao saw Wu Mi’s thoughts.

And the system prompt that killed the mood.

【Wu Mi hasn’t felt a familial hug in a long time. If you give her familial affection now, you will gain 2 attribute points.】

What else could Ye Yao say?

The attribute points were just a bonus.

She had to hug the little loli!

“Of course!”

Ye Yao happily pulled Wu Mi’s petite body into her embrace.

Wu Mi was soft and fragrant, and hugging her felt very comfortable.

It was a different experience from Luo Jianhua and Mo Qiuli.

“Mn, thank you, Ye Yao…”

Wu Mi smelled Ye Yao’s scent and felt much more at ease. The influence of her ability seemed to have lessened a bit.

However, Ye Yao suddenly felt that she couldn’t just give Wu Mi a sense of security through words.

It was time to unleash her super intelligence.

“I’ll teach you how to use your ability, Wu Mi. Let’s overcome this together!”

Author Note

Group 4 is almost full. Should I make a fifth group? By the way, don’t forget to generate power with love (›´ω`‹)

Text: Just bestow me a rich woman!!!