[{"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-614":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},1664454,2131,"Chapter 614 How To (Not) Adopt Rudy","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-614",614,"\u003Cp>\"Uhm… you have promised me many things. I am not sure which promise you are talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The promise I made when we celebrated your birthday together for the first time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? What are you trying to say?\" she asked with a confused look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy conjured two ice cream cones in her hands, one was chocolate, and another was strawberry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which one would you like, Rebecca?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I have to choose, then it would be Straw… wait, did you just call me by my name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's bad manners.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, come on. That's what you are surprised about? You didn't even react when I used my powers in front of you. \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh… oh!\" Rebecca covered her mouth with her hand and stepped back in surprise. Her eyes widened as the shock was evident on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Took you a while to realize,\" he chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>​ \"Oh, no! What have you done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You weren't supposed to reveal your powers to me or tell me anything!\" she said furiously. \"You ruined everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean? I thought you would be happy if I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I already knew about your powers! I was waiting for you to remember everything before telling you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy placed his hands on Rebecca's shoulder and said, \"I know. And I remember everything now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca panicked after Rudy revealed his powers in front of her, but she calmed down after hearing that he remembered everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… you remember everything?\" Rebecca asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Well, more like I experienced it… first hand,\" he sighed. \"I said the same thing to Rias. I need to think of a new line now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you remember?\" Rebecca asked impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I believe you? What if you are lying?\" she asked with a judging look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow. Are you seriously suspecting your son?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I am suspecting Rudy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Answer me, please. It's very important for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not lying. I just returned from 1990 and came straight to you… after taking some stops in between to meet the girls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The girls?\" Rebecca raised her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uhm… you know about my harem, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca squinted her eyes and asked, \"Your what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Oh great, she doesn't know about that. Well done, Rudy. Well done.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's talk about that later. Tell me more about you. Why were you freaking out when I revealed my powers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And tell me everything. What happened after I… disappeared? I have so many questions, but I am sure you already know what I am going to ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca nodded and said, \"Yes. Go sit on the couch, I will be right back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy sat on the living room couch while Rebecca went to her room and returned with the diary in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She showed it to Rudy and asked, \"I have shown you this before, and I asked if you remembered this, but you said no. I will ask again, do you know this diary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rudy shook his head and said, \"No. It's my second time seeing it. What's it about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebecca placed the diary on the table and sat beside Rudy as if it was going to be a long talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask anything you want, and I promise I will answer them honestly,\" she said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, let's start in chronological order. Who are my real parents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. I never saw them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you adopt me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After we celebrated my birthday that night, and Jessica, Lilim, and I fell asleep, Elena suddenly barged into the room and hugged us all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica and Lilim were asleep, but I woke up because of how rough Elena was. I asked her what had happened, but she didn't say anything. She was crying and panicking. Her body was trembling, and she seemed so scared that I thought she would break if I asked her more questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes passed, and Elena… she fell asleep while hugging us, but I later learned she had a breakdown and had passed out. I was still confused, so I thought I would ask you what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left my room and went upstairs, thinking you were sleeping there, but you weren't. So I searched the entire house, but you were nowhere to be seen. I even assumed that you did something to Elena and scared her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, I looked outside the kitchen window and saw… a bright ball. It was coming closer, and it seemed as though it was the second sun. For a second, it came so close that it blinded me, just like one would feel when someone turns a flashlight on their face at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only closed my eyes for a second, but when I opened them, the ball wasn't there, and everything had turned silent. I saw colors moving in the space but didn't pay any attention to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I was curious, so I left the house and went outside so I could get a clear view of the sky. For some reason, I felt really sad while looking at the sky, and I started crying without even realizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only noticed when my vision got blurry. I wiped my tears and looked up again, but I didn't feel the same again. I decided to go back inside the house, so I opened the door, but it was automatically closed by a strong force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got shivers. I felt something was standing behind me, but I couldn't dare to turn around and look. So I courageously moved my hand to open the door again, but a voice stopped me this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Child, you have been chosen for an important task.' The voice had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, all my fear vanished after hearing the sweet and ethereal voice. I tried to turn around, but the voice stopped me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Halt and don't turn around, for you must stay ignorant and still have faith.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My 12-year-old brain couldn't understand that, and I still turned around. And… I saw a baby… floating in front of me. It was wrapped in a silky and warm blanket. I was surprised and immediately took the baby in my arms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was…. me?\" Rudy asked the obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-06-06T12:42:22.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","21f23206c543a68a0b29de1583195f77171f9d20b8b2dd6988c2d07763a00aca","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-615","esper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-chapter-613",1163,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fesper-harem-in-the-apocalypse-cover.jpg"]