Esper X Family – Chapter 95 – More Than Just Sequence 008

Ye Yao was multitasking.

While her fission body awaited Lou Wei’s arrival, her main body maintained normal reactions.

And she wasn’t the only one multitasking.

While seeking the black mist Esper out, Lou Wei ensured that nothing would go wrong on his other end.

Ye Yao’s alternate account and Lou Wei officially met in a historic encounter.

This time, they didn’t erupt into conflict immediately.

The atmosphere was eerily quiet.

Lou Wei didn’t strike first.

After all, practice reveals the truth.

Even if he went all out, he couldn’t kill the other party.

Their high survivability was one of the reasons they were designated as Sequence 008.

The black mist Esper had mentioned Sequence 001 during their first encounter.

Perhaps they knew something about Sequence 001.

Judging by the actions of Sequence Zero and the Countermeasures Bureau’s personality analysis of Sequence 008, even if Sequence Zero targeted Sequence 001, it might not be to destroy the world.

Yet, the Countermeasures Bureau would never allow Sequence Zero to take Sequence 001.

Lou Wei shared this sentiment.

Finally, Ye Yao spoke.

“Heh… So you’re here. Does that mean Sequence 001 is nearby?”

Ye Yao opened with a direct provocation.

It was as if she couldn’t go a day without getting run over by a truck.

Lou Wei’s gaze instantly turned dangerous.

“Appearing near the Countermeasures Bureau… Are you trying to raise your priority on our radar?”

He didn’t bite Sequence 008’s bait.

It was clearly an attempt to probe for information.

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“Oh? You’re lowering our priority? That’s sensible of you, otherwise I’d truly look down on you.”

Ye Yao was far more aggressive in her alter ego form.

She exuded an aura of confidence and fearlessness toward Lou Wei.

Her goal was to keep the Countermeasures Bureau’s focus on her.

Otherwise, her other “family members” might be targeted and picked off one by one.

Ye Yao wanted to be their shield.

Otherwise, they would really have to rely on Mu Luo to bring food back.

How pitiful was that?

If anything happened to Mu Luo, the whole family would starve.

So, she had to use Sequence 008’s reputation to neutralize Sequence Zero’s reputation!

That way, they could even dine out in the future.

Ye Yao felt that it was enough.

“Don’t worry, we won’t touch Sequence 001 until we’re strong enough to defeat you. Seeing you here is quite a surprise.”

Lou Wei didn’t respond.

If Sequence 008 was telling the truth, their presence here might be a coincidence.

They might not have followed Ye Yao here.

But Lou Wei remained vigilant.

“State your purpose.”

“Do you remember the original Sequence 028?”

“Wu Mi, ability【Cycle】, once caused a small-scale supernatural disaster, taken away by Sequence 012 during containment.”

Lou Wei quickly recalled the information.

He answered fluently.

Ye Yao made a satisfied sound.

Usually, they didn’t communicate much beyond a morning greeting.

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Somehow, they could actually communicate now.

The father-daughter communication was finally improving.

Where are you, system?

Say something!

This is a major breakthrough in our father-daughter relationship!

Unfortunately, the useless system remained silent.

Ye Yao was frustrated.

The stern father’s gold coins were truly hard to farm.

Yet, in some ways, they were easy to farm.

It seemed that you couldn’t have both.

If you wanted allowance, you had to miss out on attribute points.

“Indeed, it’s Wu Mi. She is my companion, and I naturally have to help her.”

“She once lost control due to her inability to understand her ability, harming innocent people who still haven’t recovered until now.”

“I have taught Wu Mi how to use her ability and stabilized her condition.”

Lou Wei had already guessed the other party’s intentions.

He just didn’t expect their moral standards to be so high.

The original Sequence 012, Mu Luo, wasn’t so considerate when abducting people.

He would leave before anyone could react.

“You know what I’m about to say.

On a specific date, bring out the people Wu Mi accidentally harmed.

She’ll restore them to their normal lives.”

Lou Wei didn’t respond immediately, lost in thought.

Ye Yao didn’t rush him.

With the system, she could see the flood of thoughts in Lou Wei’s mind.

Lou Wei allocated two-thirds of her brainpower to his main body, while the remaining third was fully engaged.

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He simulated various scenarios to deduce the other party’s true intentions.

It was rare for someone with such power to be so cautious.

Finally, Lou Wei nodded calmly.

“I can agree to that.”

He didn’t even mention needing to discuss it or consider it.

Even Ye Yao, who could read his thoughts, was shocked by his decisiveness.

“So easily? Aren’t you afraid that I have ulterior motives?”

“It’s not about trust. It’s for the sake of those who were harmed.”

Lou Wei’s composure amazed Ye Yao.

This was definitely his stats talking!

With stats like that, he could probably crush any scheme.

The Dayun is indeed overpowered.

But this suited Ye Yao perfectly.

The stronger he was, the faster he could make decisions.

Saving them from discussing the matter for weeks.

Ye Yao couldn’t afford to wait that long.

As long as Wu Mi could rectify her mistakes, that was enough.

“Then, let’s set the time for tomorrow noon, at the Countermeasures Bureau.

Bring the affected people to an open area.

I’ll bring Wu Mi to lift their cycles.”

Now, it was Lou Wei’s turn to be surprised.

The other party was putting themself and their companion in danger.

Anyone with sense wouldn’t do this in enemy territory.

Sequence Zero’s reputation might have improved, but they were still hostile to the Countermeasures Bureau.

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To capture these rogue Sequence Espers, they might deploy multiple S-rank Espers to set a trap.

In theory, Sequence Zero only had the mysterious Sequence 008 as their S-rank Esper.

The others were insignificant in the face of S-rank strength.

Capturing Sequence 008 would mean capturing Sequence Zero.

How could they fail on their home turf?

Yet, the other party was so calm.

Where did this confidence come from?

Ye Yao also felt that her words sounded too suspicious.

She had to make Lou Wei believe that she had the right to speak so boldly.

She threw out some cryptic statements to confuse him.

“Choosing your territory is a nod to your integrity.

If you try anything underhanded…

Trust me, you’ll regret it.”

Ye Yao’s tone was chillingly calm, as if stating a simple fact.

If other Espers heard someone threatening Lou Wei like this, they would laugh out loud.

Who had the audacity to speak to the strongest of the current era like that?

Yet, Lou Wei’s body tensed instantly.

For a moment, he felt a pang of fear.

At his level, intuition rarely made mistakes.

That inexplicable warning wasn’t baseless.

This person… their threat level is definitely more than just Sequence 008!

Author Note

I’ve reached 200,000 words. Apparently I can take the test now, but I’ll wait until I have more words before doing it; I’ve heard that it’ll be better then.

Little darling wanna come to my quilt!