Esper X Family – Chapter 91 – The Alt Account is Promoted to Extra Large Cup!

Ye Yao’s wonderful day began with being awakened by Luo Jianhua.

The first thing she did after getting up was to head to the living room and greet her dearest old man.

And incidentally get the latest updates on the activities of the Countermeasures Bureau’s higher ups.

Indeed, the activities of Sequence Zero and the incident triggered by Sequence 100 had caught the attention of the Countermeasures Bureau’s leadership.

Given that Sequence Zero possessed S-rank combat capabilities.

Coupled with the fact that this organization had recently been enthusiastic about eliminating harmful high-risk Sequence Espers.

The Countermeasures Bureau had decided to lower the priority of targeting Sequence Zero.

Instead, they would investigate the so-called Sanctuary organization.

From now on, whenever the Bureau’s Espers saw Sequence Zero hunting high-risk Sequence Espers, they would consider whether to take action on a case-by-case basis.

After all, provoking an S-rank Esper who still had a semblance of justice is not a good option.

The strong usually have privileges.

Especially when they are essentially eliminating threats for the people.

As for the few high-risk Sequence Espers within Sequence Zero, they could only turn a blind eye for now.

Then, Ye Yao learned a piece of exciting news.

The Countermeasures Bureau had actually assigned a sequence number to her alternate account ¹ 马甲majia is slang for sockpuppet, or alternate account. I’ll use alter ego for more formal tones and alt/alternate account for lighter tones. !

Sequence 008.

A top ten sequence.

This is getting interesting.

Ye Yao had heard from Luo Jianhua about the ranking rules for Sequence Espers.

It seems to be based on a knockout system.

Whenever a new Esper qualifies for the sequence ranking, they will replace the original Esper in that position.

In other words, Ye Yao’s alter ego had replaced the original Sequence 008, pushing them down to Sequence 009.

Xia Lian, who was originally Sequence 009, had been pushed back one spot.

The same went for the others below.

As for why she was ranked there.

Luo Jianhua explained that Sequence Espers are divided into “present combat strength” and “future combat strength”.

They are ranked based on a comparison of their current threat level and future potential threat level.

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Some Sequence Espers are ranked high even before they fully develop because their Esper ability’s potential was too great and too uncontrollable.

They were assumed to cause catastrophic disasters once they lost control.

Ye Yao was one such case.

She ranked first not because she was strong.

But because she was the only one judged to be capable of destroying the world.

Thus, no one could ever replace Sequence 001.

No matter how the rankings below change, Sequence 001 will always remain at the top.

Thinking of this.

Ye Yao can’t help but wonder what the original Sequence 001 was like.

Would they be furious if they were pushed from first to second?

As for her alt account, Sequence 008.

It was all about the current threat level.

Having S-rank combat power was already enough to give the Countermeasures Bureau a headache.

Without deploying an equivalent force, it would be nearly impossible to take the alter ego down.

The future threat level didn’t need to be assessed at all. It was already off the charts now.

This was proven by the fact that one person dared to challenge hundreds of Espers.

After finishing breakfast, Ye Yao returned to her room, letting out a pleased sound.

“Hmmh~ Things are getting more and more interesting.”

Suddenly, she felt the urge to train her alt account to reach second place.

I wonder if Sequence 008 can climb even higher.

She could just inflate her numbers and blow past all the Extra-Large Cups ahead.

Directly dominating both first and second place.

Sounds like a lot of fun.

But Ye Yao was lazy, so she wouldn’t deliberately pursue it. She would just let things take their course.

“Sister, Little Mo should be coming over today. I wonder what news she’ll bring.”

Luo Jianhua’s voice rang in her ears.

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“Mo Qiuli? We can only pray that she doesn’t get grounded again.”

Ye Yao silently prayed.

Although Mo Qiuli being unable to continue her magical girl activities didn’t stop Ye Yao from staying over at her place.

It would severely suppress the magical girl maniac’s emotions.

If she was suppressed for too long, she might turn into a “Heart Element ² From what I found, it’s a reference to a popular Chinese novel ‘Dao of the Bizarre Immortal’ (translated by Wuxiaworld…). Long story short, it’s a core setting in the novel that causes those who have it to constantly hallucinate and unable to distinguish fantasy and reality. It also allows them to materialize fantasy by “cultivating truth through falsehood”. ” and see everyone as a magical girl, which would be troublesome.

Ye Yao didn’t want to be pinned down by a Mo Qiuli with hearts in her eyes while trying to sleep.

Even Luo Jianhua might not escape unscathed.

Taking it a step further.

Mo Qiuli might even become a Sequence Esper due to her twisted personality!

Ye Yao felt that the magical girl otaku’s Esper ability was anything but simple.

The Countermeasures Bureau should know better.

Speaking of which.

Ye Yao was indeed curious about what news Mo Qiuli would bring.

After all, she didn’t come over to visit all day yesterday.

She must have been held up at the Bureau for a long time.

Ye Yao skillfully lay down on Luo Jianhua’s fragrant and soft lap.

She stretched out lazily with a relaxed posture.

She looked like a super-relaxed lazy cat ³ .

“Hmm~ Let’s play some games while we wait for her to come over.”

She could also check on her other little family while waiting for Mo Qiuli.

In a certain extra-large room.

Fission body Ye Yao opened her eyes.

The first thing she did was to cautiously observe her surroundings.

Fortunately, she didn’t see Xia Lian.

“Huh? Did she actually change her ways?”

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Hmm.

It must be because she transformed into a Spinosaurus ⁴ They call this hissing pose “Spinosaurus Mode”. Catty yesterday, which made Xia Lian repent.

That must be why she hasn’t sneaked in again.

Huh.

I still have quite the authority.

Even the cat enthusiast have to keep her distance.

Thinking of this, Ye Yao couldn’t help but puff out her chest proudly.

As long as she kept hissing, everyone would know that she was a cat not to be messed with.

But just then, a knock sounded at the door.

“Is White Catty awake? I’m coming in to groom you~”

Ye Yao: “???”

Wait.

I just woke up.

Xia Lian, are you stalking me?

Don’t tell me she pressed her ear against the door to listen for movements in the room…

That’s seriously creepy.

“No need!”

Ye Yao replied angrily.

“But White Kitty doesn’t want to groom herself, right? I’m offering free labor~ Wasn’t White Catty very satisfied with my technique yesterday?”

Xia Lian’s self-recommending voice rang out.

She had completely figured out Ye Yao’s mindset.

Ye Yao had indeed been spoiled rotten by Luo Jianhua.

She didn’t even want to comb her own hair.

Her hair, which had reached her hips, was a hassle to groom.

If no one helped her, Ye Yao might even consider cutting it shorter.

But long hair looked so cute.

The slightly narcissistic Ye Yao still couldn’t bear to part with such beautiful hair.

Isn’t it just so cute?

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“I’ll just ask Wu Mi to do it…”

Ye Yao said with a little struggle.

“But I groom Wu Mi’s hair too.”

Xia Lian said, as if she had anticipated this.

Ye Yao was shocked.

What!?

So you went to win over Wu Mi in advance just to pet the cat?

Damn Hachi-Lian ⁵ A hachimi meme… Hachimi is from Tokai Teio’s song in the Uma Musume anime. Long story short, it’s been turned into brainrot in China, and they slap Hachi- into pretty much everything. !

With that kind of initiative, is there anything you can’t do?

“Fine, I’ll open the door.”

“Hehe~ No need, just sit there and wait for me, White Catty.”

“Huh?” A question mark popped up above Ye Yao’s head.

Soon, she witnessed how Xia Lian bypassed the door lock to enter her room.

A pool of blood flowed from under the door.

It quickly formed into a blood-colored hand.

The fingers were incredibly flexible, easily unlocking the door.

Seeing this, Ye Yao showed an expression of disgust.

“Ew, that’s so gross.”

Can you please tone down the gory visuals?

Xia Lian walked into the room holding a comb.

She flashed an expectant smile.

“Come on~ It’s grooming time.”

Translator Note

And then she groomed all over the place… I’m sorry. I can’t help it.

Author Note

It’s so cold! I really don’t want to go out and look for apartments… Renting is just too much of a hassle.

Text: Holding Catty soup ⁶ I’ve explained this meme before, in chapter 46. Grandma’s soup: 奶奶滴, a meme that comes from a war movie called “Fierce Battle in Jiangnan”. Long story short, a mole poisoned the soup and served it to others, but they all knew it’s poisoned so they didn’t touch it. The mole then took out a grenade and asked “Why won’t you drink it!?” before attempting to blow up with everyone, and the emotional scene was turned into a meme.