[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse":3,"chapter-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-539":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Esper Harem in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1664329,2131,"Chapter 539 Alone In The Mountains","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-539",539,"\u003Cp>Elena felt a little nervous as Rudy continuously stared at her. They were alone in the mountains where no one was around. And a male and a female alone somewhere after a date could be interpreted in many ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is he going to kiss me?' she wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't mind…\" Rudy finally broke his silence and asked, \"Can I ask how old you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you guess? If you guess it right, I will give you a reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty-three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was fast. And no, I am not that old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was seventeen years old until yesterday. Today is my birthday, and I turned eighteen today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How? You are a teacher, so…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am smart. I completed my high school when I was sixteen. And this town didn't have a teacher for grade school, so I took the job. And before you judge me, yes, I don't have the degree to be a teacher, but I am qualified to teach them. Grade school is easy, and anyone can teach grade schoolers,\" she shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great. But… are you sure about going on a date with an old man like me?\" he asked curiously. \"I am twenty-three years old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And? Five-year age gap is not that big.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still… we know nothing about each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can slowly open up to each other. And I am not interested in your past. I am curious about it, but it's up to you if you want to tell me or not. And… oh..\" Elena covered her mouth and glared softly at Rudy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You made me confess everything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy chuckled with a distant smile on his face and said, \"That's also one of my powers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay then, my superhero. Since I have already confessed most of the things, let me confess everything.\" After a brief pause, she said, \"I don't love you, but I am interested in you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I will do what Jessica asked me to do.\" Elena looked into Rudy's eyes and asked, \"Tell me, Robert, are you seeing anyone right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now… at this moment… it's only you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena's face flushed a little after hearing that. She averted her gaze to the side and began playing with her hair by swirling them with her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… how do you feel about me? Our first meeting wasn't exactly a good one, but…\" Elena couldn't bring herself to speak more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't say that. I still think you were right at that time. And I was glad that someone else was worrying about them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena hesitantly looked at Rudy and said, \"If you don't like me, then it's okay. I don't want to force you. It might be a little awkward between us, though, especially if I see you daily with Jessica.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you are interested in me, but I think I am a boring person. Why did you choose me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Love is… not my thing. I don't believe in such stuff, but I wanted to have someone whom I could love and spend my life with. I know you will say 'You are still young' or something like that. But I have already lived my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't plan on going anywhere. I want to spend the rest of my life here, and if I had someone like you by my side, I would be happy,\" Elena replied honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will your parents say? Would they be okay with you dating a five-year-older guy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't care what they think. They can't make decisions about my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… did not expect that reply from you…\" Rudy muttered. \"You didn't seem like the type of girl to say that. Is everything okay with your parents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's complicated. I am not from this town. I ran away from home when I was twelve and have been living here since then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, we all have our secrets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm,\" she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy looked up at the sky and thought, 'There is still a lot of time left before the sunset. If I suggest we go home, she would feel like I am trying to end this date because I am not interested. But we don't have anything to do here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we keep sitting here, things are going to escalate fast. I need time to think about my relationship here. This is not where I should reply irrationally just because I am interested in her.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Umm… shall we go now?\" Elena asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's stay here for a while. I bet the sunset would look amazing from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will we do until then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy took out his phone from his pocket and conjured an earphone from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can spend some time watching a movie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this thing?\" Elena asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like a television, but a small one that can fit in a pocket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounds amazing! Where can I buy one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They used to sell where I am from, but now they have stopped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's sad… I wanted to buy one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angelica had downloaded a few things on Rudy's phone to watch when there was no network or when they were away from home, and Angelica had nothing else to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy scrolled through the downloaded stuff on netflex, but most of the download was of anime. But there were a few movies she had downloaded, although they were horror movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can already guess why Angelica downloaded them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Umm… this is a horror movie. Are you okay with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A ghost movie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it super scary?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't watched it either, so…\" he shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's watch it. You are here with me, so it's okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy connected the earphone with the phone and gave one side to Elena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elena nodded and said, \"Stay with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy played the movie, and they began watching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were leaning against the tree and using it as a support, but now they were watching from one phone, their shoulders were rubbing against each other, and their faces were closer than before.\u003C\u002Fp>",1008,"2026-06-06T12:42:21.552Z",1,"novelbin.me","5c0c6b69da0a58cfc938c012a9e1c18cd94435faaa021e6e893fc313c362466b","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-540","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-538",1163,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fesper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-cover.jpg"]