Temperature Control in Academy City

"If he continues to recover like this, he will definitely be able to be discharged from the hospital before the Daihaxing Festival. That would be great."

Saten put the flowers in a vase and placed it on the side of the windowsill.

"Originally, the hospital stay was scheduled for three to five days, but it looks like he can be discharged in three days. However, he still needs to borrow that thing for the time being, and he is not allowed to participate in the Daihastari Festival."

With his head supported by one hand, Shirai looked at the wheelchair next to him helplessly.

Fortunately, her ability is to move in space, so it is relatively convenient for her to use a wheelchair, but it is not as convenient as walking.

"The hard work of my elder sister and I in training each other for tacit understanding was wasted. Fortunately, during that period, I was able to continue working as the discipline committee member." Shirai Kuroko shook her head regretfully.

"Speaking of which, Shirai-san, you've been asked to stay away from dangerous jobs." Uiharu reminded quietly.

"It's okay. Dangerous things don't happen every day, but the discipline committee patrols still need to be completed."

Shirai-san said this nonchalantly, and it seemed to make sense.

"Also, the security guards have to go outside Academy City to clear out the 'Science Society' these days, and also prepare for the Daihasei Festival, so they should be very short of manpower." Shirai-san thought for a moment and continued.

Tokiwadai Junior High School external dormitory.

I carefully placed the security guard and hospital certificates on the desk in the dormitory supervisor's office, and then listened to her nagging for a long time with Misaka-senpai.

Perhaps the reason was sufficient, and it was difficult to impose any punishment during the Daiha Star Festival, so this time the issue of staying out all night was successfully approved.

However, even if it is passed successfully, it is not without cost. The warden stated that the inspection of dormitories 208 and 210 will be strengthened in the future, hoping that some people can reform themselves and start a new life.

"Natsume, you can leave now. I need to have a good talk with Misaka about the contraband in the room."

The dorm supervisor glanced at Misaka-senpai, whose face turned pale, and silently took out some small things from the drawer.

Light-colored lipstick, watch-shaped cosmetic bag, makeup remover...

"Master Dormitory Supervisor, please listen to my explanation."

Misaka-senpai had an unnatural expression on her face and hesitantly tried to say something.

thump.

This was the sound of the office door closing, and both hearts started beating violently.

It's just a door away, but it seems like a thousand miles away.

"I'm sorry, Misaka-senpai, I can't help you this time."

Natsume Sonoko glanced at the office with some sympathy, as if she could imagine the scene inside.

The clock kept turning, but that figure never showed up.

I waited at the office door for a while until the students from Tokiwadai came back from their club activities one after another.

I chatted with some classmates and met Tsuchimikado who came here to study.

"The cake I saved for Natsume-san yesterday is still there. I kept it in the cold storage."

Tsuchimikado said this leisurely, completing the task entrusted to her by a girl with a bun very conscientiously.

"Great."

Natsume-san's face immediately showed joy.

It is a very happy thing to have a group of reliable friends. Natsume has been working hard to become a person who can be relied on.

"We are going to start preparing dinner. Today's dessert is Natsume-san's favorite tiramisu."

Tsuchimikado-san put his finger under his lips and said thoughtfully.

I don’t know how much time passed, but when Misaka-senpai came out, she looked a little listless.

With a forced smile on her face, she closed the office door with difficulty.

"Misaka-senpai, are you okay?"

It seemed as if one could see the thick black aura lingering around the railgun, and Natsume Sonoko said with some concern.

"No problem, everything is OK."

Misaka-senpai leaned one hand on the pillar of the hall and gave an ugly smile.

This doesn't look like everything is alright.

.....

The sun in the sky began to set in the west, and the restaurant in Tokiwadai began to prepare dinner for the young ladies.

But on the other side of Academy City, a dull yet thoughtful gaze slowly swept across the busy street not far away.

In Lingzi's hand was a lunch box filled with Misaka 9982's latest culinary creations.

These dishes don’t look very shady, but I couldn’t eat them for a long time. Many things require courage far beyond that of ordinary people.

Not only did Lingzi's own will express strong rejection, even a certain bun-head was now quite hesitant.

It's something that can be made by copying it just by watching it once, but when it comes to the Misaka sisters, it becomes a brutal battle, a certain bun-haired girl who knows how to cook by heart, including the heat and the amount, thought secretly.

"It seems like something went wrong again, but what exactly went wrong?"

Standing on the balcony of Building 1 of Misaka Apartment, Lingzi's gaze was still on the busy street, or to be more precise, on a certain person.

Although it was not expressed on his face, a sense of solemnity and depression appeared in his heart.

It is still Natsume Sonoko who controls Zero's body, but now both of them are a little confused because something has happened that cannot but concern them.

Since it is Zero's body, it is much taller than me and can see farther.

Although I don’t like to gaze into the distance often, sometimes I get unexpected rewards.

"There must be something wrong with that person."

"Brown and black suit, blond hair, maybe he's an ANBU or something like that."

Due to the long distance, Lingzi could only see the general appearance and began to make guesses in his head.

The other party seemed to have noticed Lingzi's sight, and after a while, hid in the intricate dark alleys nearby. This made Natsume Sonoko, who was far away in the student dormitory, more and more certain.

This was not the first time this person appeared in this area. Even Lingzi, who seldom went out, had seen him once or twice around here. But now he discovered that he was observing what was going on inside the apartment.

"Are you still not hungry, Reiko?" Misaka walked by pretending not to care.

Misaka No. 9982 was wearing a Kuata-style T-shirt and had left her Tokiwadai school uniform somewhere. She walked past Reiko with her hands and feet trembling.

Chapter 249: About Inviting Parents

"I'm sorry, I have to go out for something suddenly. I'll eat when I come back."

Reiko still had that dazed look on her face, but there was a hint of anxiety in her eyes, and she handed the lunch box in her hand to Misaka No. 9982.

Does the sudden appearance of the observer mean that the Absolute Ability Plan has not yet ended, and that someone is still setting their sights on the Misaka sisters?

But according to what Natsume knows, the Absolute Ability User Evolution Plan has completely failed, as all the conditions are no longer met.

With the intention of finding out the reason, Natsume Sonoko quickly changed her shoes in the apartment, and controlled Reiko's body to chase after him quickly.

Even though Reiko's body cannot exert its original strength due to the limitation of its ability range, it is still far beyond the ordinary level 4, which is equivalent to a completely weakened Natsume Sonoko.

Looking at Zero preparing to go downstairs, Misaka No. 9982 stopped swinging his arms and stood there in silence.

Misaka No. 9982's eyes were still empty, and his gaze followed Zero until she left. He then lowered his head and looked at the lunch box in his hand without saying a word.

The moment she stepped out of the apartment, Lingzi's body gradually became transparent.

Reiko's mind has just been formed and he can't use his abilities yet, but Natsume can.

Natsume never seeks direct combat with the enemy, and his first goal is to preserve his own manpower.

Thanks to this kind of personality, Natsume has never suffered any serious losses.

After walking another three or two steps, Lingzi's weight began to lighten, and his whole body became as light as a feather.

With just one step, he could cover a long distance and continued chasing towards the alley where the man in the suit disappeared.

My sight returned to the student dormitory of Tokiwadai.

Sitting at the rectangular dining table by the window, the third row facing the main door of the restaurant, this is where Natsume-san often sits.

On the table were tiramisu and the cake that I asked Tsuchimikado-san to keep yesterday. Today's main course was three servings of pasta.

Of course, not one person ate three points. Misaka-senpai was sitting opposite Natsume Sonoko, and Shigefuku-san was sitting next to her.

There was supposed to be another Shirai-classmate, but now he should be eating a nutrition meal in the hospital.

This time it seemed that it was the turn of a certain bun-haired girl to be absent-minded, which made the senior sister Misaka opposite her feel very strange.

"Don't you have an appetite today?" Senior Misaka asked in a low voice.

"Of course not, I just suddenly thought of something."

Natsume Sonoko came back to her senses, put on a reassuring smile, shook her head and said.

Natsume was a little hesitant. She was considering whether to tell Misaka-senpai about what she had discovered about Reiko.

I had clearly said before that when we encounter problems, we should solve them together, but I still used Shirai as a negative example.

But when it really came to a certain girl with a bun, the actual situation was not as frank as she thought, and she even buried the matter in her heart.

Her gaze lingered slightly on Misaka-senpai's face. Thinking that Misaka-senpai had been exhausted by the Absolute Ability User Plan, Natsume Sonoko sighed silently in her heart.

The wreckage incident just happened yesterday, so let’s not talk about it today at least.

Until she gets to the bottom of things, Natsume Sonoko decides to keep it a secret from Misaka-senpai for the time being.

"By the way, what was the punishment that the dorm supervisor gave to Misaka-senpai?"

Without staying on the previous topic for too long, Natsume Sonoko asked about the situation in which a certain railgun was left alone in the office.

Thinking of Misaka-senpai's sad face at that time, it seemed that something serious must have happened.

Having successfully attracted attention, Misaka-senpai immediately held up her chin and weakly placed her fork on the spaghetti, her entire body seemed to have changed to black and white.

It’s okay if you don’t mention it, because once you mention it, the whole person fades.

“It turns out that they are inviting parents!?”

Natsume Sonoko took a deep breath and her forehead suddenly shook. Even Shigefuku-san beside her looked at her with sympathy.

It looks like the electric princess of Tokiwadai has encountered a big problem.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for parents to enter and leave the school city, so even if we want to contact them, we can only do so through phone or video.

But the timing is not so good now. The Daihastari Festival will begin in less than a week, and all the original restrictions on parents have been lifted. This feels bad no matter what.

"But being found with makeup shouldn't be a big deal."

Shigefuku-san said hesitantly.

Although privately keeping cosmetics violates school rules and dormitory regulations, it is not a serious matter no matter how you think about it, and it should not develop to the point where the parents need to be called in.

"He also stayed out all night many times before, intentionally destroyed the student dormitory property, and covered up for his roommate Shirai."

Misaka-senpai sighed and said helplessly.

Rome was not built in a day. Senior Misaka suddenly had a new understanding of this sentence.

In fact, there are many other things that Misaka-senpai has done, but these are all in the student dormitory. The culprit who caused the power outage in the Seventh District and even the entire Academy City sits here.

This also made Natsume, a classmate standing next to her, shrink her neck. Apart from covering for her roommate, she seemed to meet the other two conditions.

If there is anyone else who might be asked to be a parent, it would definitely be me.

Oh, I almost forgot there is also a Shirai Kuroko.

Fortunately, his identities as the expert on water outage in the seventh school district, the mastermind behind urban legends, and the ruthless exploiter of cleaning robots were not discovered by the warden.

"So will Misaka-san's family also come to the Daihasei Festival this time?" asked Shigefuku Shoho curiously.

"Yes, it's my mother who came." Senior Misaka said after thinking for a while.

"What about Natsume-san?"

"I promised to come, but I said I would come many years ago, but I never came."