Temperature Control in Academy City

The security measures in the Academy Garden are almost the highest in the entire Academy City. Apart from the relevant students and personnel, there are basically no people around.

"Natsume-san, nice to see you again."

In such a quiet environment, Natsume was slightly stunned when he suddenly heard his own name.

Before my eyes could see the person, an image of the person had already appeared in my head, a strange figure made up of escaped heat.

"Hey, it's Naruto-senpai."

Natsume turned around, with a look of surprise on his face.

The senior singer was struggling to carry a large guitar case. She was still wearing the Hope's Peak Academy uniform, but she had put on a white coat on the outside.

I accidentally slipped and the violin case almost fell to the ground.

As an active singer, it really looks worrying that he carries his guitar case alone.

"Let me help too."

The enthusiastic citizen, Railgun, showed his usual qualities and walked over in two steps to help hold up the guitar case.

Her strength is also far beyond that of ordinary people. The net weight of the electronic keyboard plus the case is over 15 kilograms, and she is holding it steadily in her hands.

"Thank you. Recently, deliverymen have stopped taking jobs near the Gakusha Garden. I originally thought I could take the piano case away by myself, but it turned out that I was a little too optimistic."

The smile has a youthful and energetic feel, and the cheerful personality makes her look very cute when she smiles. The girl named Naruto Arisa naturally started a conversation with Senior Misaka.

"That seems to be the case."

Nodding slightly, Natsume began to focus his attention on the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him.

Although they were on guard against sudden attacks from the Anbu organization and the mastermind behind the scenes, a certain bun-haired guy with preconceived ideas immediately ruled out the other party as a suspect.

"Miraculous-senpai, are you going to perform on the streets now?"

Misaka Mikoto took the violin case from the other person's hand swiftly and asked with some concern.

Senior Misaka doesn’t have any hobbies like chasing stars, she just likes to meddle in other people’s business, and it seems that the other party and Natsume-san know each other.

"Well, we were originally planning to perform in Aomori Park, but we had to temporarily change it to the area near the Gakusha Gardens."

There seemed to be some regret, and there was a trace of melancholy on the face of the senior student. All the planned plans were disrupted.

The flow of people near the School Garden is nothing compared to some of the large activity parks in the Seventh School District, especially since it is now the club activity time for various schools.

"If that's the case, there will be a sale at the supermarket near Queen's Road today, so there should be a lot of people, and the distance is not too far."

As if he had thought of something, Natsume-san immediately made a suggestion, and it was obvious at first glance that he was a warm-hearted person.

After crossing the nearby overpass, the flow of people here gradually increased, and the number of students also began to increase.

Not everyone will honestly participate in club activities. There are many lazy clubs like the one with the ball head. Some clubs simply give up the credits brought by club activities.

Please help put the guitar case on the ground. There are several tall trees here, and the location happens to be the open space in front of the supermarket.

Senior Alyssa began to build a stand for the electronic piano under the shade of the big tree.

The scene was a little different from the last time I saw it. There wasn't much in the piano case, and it looked a bit shabby because it was bare.

"I couldn't bring many things with me, so I could only put up a simple support."

There were beads of sweat near her temples. After finally getting everything ready, Senior Sister Minghu started tuning the instruments while talking.

There is no need to plug in a power source. This electronic keyboard has a battery that can store electricity. Once it is turned on, it will emit a clear and crisp sound that will attract attention.

“I really appreciate everyone’s help this time.”

"Come to think of it, although both of you are level 5 users, the feeling you get from them is very different from what I imagined."

With a beautiful smile on her face and her eyes squinted like a tiny crescent, Minghu Alyssa gently tilted her head and leaned against a nearby tree.

"What do you imagine?"

Slightly dazed, Natsume Sonoko muttered softly, looking a little curious.

"Well, Misaka-senpai and Natsume-san are both very famous espers, so I've always been paying attention to them."

Senior Minghu seemed a little embarrassed and spoke with an awkward expression.

"In fact, it was because of some urban legends that I had some misunderstandings about the two of you. But now it seems that urban legends are just urban legends. You two are both very good people."

Naruto-senpai's face turned more serious and she said apologetically.

Instead, Natsume-san and Misaka-san looked at each other, as if they didn't quite understand what she meant.

"It's a chat forum on the Internet, and all the discussions there are about people with super powers." Senior Minghu explained.

[Live report: The third person uses fancy methods to stun the bad boy, and the person involved complains in tears]

[The story of the vicious discipline committee member and the third person that must be told]

[The new eighth place, a super bully who is even more vicious than the vicious discipline committee member (security guard insider information)]

[Wanting revenge? A third-year student from Guansho Middle School was thrown into a trash can. She was the mastermind behind it]

【...】

Each and every item is shocking, and it makes people sad to hear it and cry to see it.

Chapter 256 Malice

At first glance, you may feel a little guilty because some of the things were indeed done by yourself.

But he reacted immediately at the second glance, and Natsume felt inexplicably angry.

Just open these posts and you will find many problems.

Although a large part of these rumors about Misaka-senpai and myself are not fabricated and groundless, their descriptions are too one-sided.

He even said that he was the worst bully among the discipline committee members, which was intolerable. If he hadn't been unable to leave right now, Natsume would have come to my house through the Internet cable.

She was fighting the bad guys very hard, trying to maintain the social atmosphere and law and order in Academy City.

Without mentioning the causes and consequences of the incident, it cuts off the beginning and the end, selects some fragments, and only focuses on describing the means and process.

It is an irresponsible slander that completely disregards the truth of the matter, and it is definitely a rumor.

Of course, this does not include the fact that Shirai-san maliciously harassed Misaka-san. Shirai-san has no way of denying this.

But if he thought about it carefully, Natsume discovered a very serious problem.

Someone or a group has been secretly investigating them, and it has even affected the entire class of people with super powers.

Because apart from the two of them, there are many rumors about other people with super powers, and they are becoming more and more numerous.

Especially the posts of a certain white-haired person, almost one out of every three is from him. It really shows that you cannot judge a person by his appearance.

Some people posted the location of his residence on the forum, and some people even formed a group to go to his house to vandalize it. A guy with a bun even thought these people were super brave.

But if this is the case, Natsume is inexplicably worried about the final work, worried about what might be affected.

These are different from the urban legend website called "Seeing is believing" that he often visits. Most of the content on these websites is gossip lovers' groundless rumours, mixed with a few malicious urban legends fabricated by people with ulterior motives.

But none of them have such strong direction and guidance as this forum.

Even Misaka-senpai's gaze became a little serious. She and Natsume-san had the same idea to some extent.

"It happened again."

Misaka-senpai frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something.

"Misaka-senpai, what happened?"

Natsume Sonoko, who was standing by, felt something was strange and asked in a low voice.

"Now that you have reached level 5, Natsume-san must learn to endure some malicious looks. These reports are only part of it."

"From what I've heard, some people feel that our existence has led to some kind of 'unfairness' and are targeting people with super powers for this."

Misaka-senpai shook her head, as if she was thinking of something unhappy.

Just like there are armed groups without abilities that target people with special abilities, there must be groups in Academy City that target people with super abilities.

It’s just that people with super powers are too important to Academy City, and the upper echelons of Academy City can hardly tolerate the existence of such an organization, but there is no guarantee that it does not exist.

"The unfair phenomenon, do you mean the scholarship?"

The idea of ​​a certain girl with a bun on her head is a bit naive, but not everyone pays attention to these things like her.

In Academy City, scholarships are actually the least valued thing.

"Not really. Although there is no direct evidence to prove it, those people believe that the spread of the aim emitted by psychics has, to some extent, affected the development of other people's abilities."

Misaka-senpai was a little hesitant, but still said it.

As a veteran hacker, Misaka-senpai knows much more than a certain bun-haired girl.

"Will it? I have always stayed by Misaka-senpai's side, and I have successfully become level 5."

Natsume Sonoko tilted her head and said, feeling that this statement was totally without basis.

Aim's stance can transform into a monster or cause an earthquake, and even give birth to classmate Feng Zhan Bing Hua, but I have never heard of it affecting the development of other people's abilities.

Some of them are like hysterical and impotent rage, blaming others for their failures, which is no different from the armed groups of people with disabilities who attack people with abilities everywhere.

Moreover, reaching level 5 is not something that can be achieved simply by having enough strength. It also requires the consent of the Academy City Council. What does this have to do with the aim of spreading your stance?

However, Natsume is already a member of the super-power group, and is naturally in opposition to these group organizations. This has nothing to do with Natsume's own will.

"I've heard this before, but I think it's just an excuse to avoid reality."

Listening to the discussion between the two level 5s beside her, Senior Sister Ming Hu said with some concern at this time.

She once worried about her lack of ability, but life had to go on.

Having said this, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes, just like all the ordinary students in Academy City who admired high-level ability users.

Then he regained his optimistic look, taking small steps and watching the sunlight filtering through the gaps in the shade of the trees.

"Although I am just a person without abilities, if I had abilities, I would not focus on singing like I do now. I would never feel happy if I did that."

With her hands placed flat in front of her body and clasped into a ring, a sweet smile suddenly appeared on Minghu Alisa's face.

"Miraculous Senior..."

A certain girl with a bun-like hair was a little dazed after listening to this, and even Misaka-senpai fell silent.

Natsume also started from level 0. He can understand the feelings of low-level ability users, but he is somewhat helpless.

She couldn't explain why her computing ability was still increasing while many of her classmates could only stay at level 0. Perhaps it was really unfair.

And how can one explain something like fairness?

However, Senior Minghu is a bit of an exception. She makes up for her lack of ability with singing, so people don’t feel that kind of loss and unwillingness.

"And my grades aren't great, I'm at the bottom of my class, and my only talent is singing. So when I saw Natsume-san asking me for an autograph, I was immediately very encouraged. I feel that even if I can only sing, I can still make everyone feel my heart."

Even though it was a shortcoming, she still pointed it out honestly. The smile on Senior Sister Minghu's face became even more beautiful, and she tilted her head to look particularly lively.

"Really? Actually, I do...actually, I really like Naruto-senpai's songs. Please keep up the good work."

Natsume-san swallowed the thought of helping Saten-san get an autograph, and his face became unusually serious.

"Mirago-senpai, everyone gather here."

At this time, classmate Misaka Mikoto said in surprise that she found that many people were gathering here.

However, the protagonist is not the two level 5 characters, but Naruto Arisa, who looks ordinary but is actually a super powerful singer.

It’s great that I can always do what I like and have many fans supporting me, Natsume couldn’t help but think.

"Everyone, I'm Alyssa, and I'm very happy to be here today to do street performance."

After nodding to the Tokiwadai duo, the senior student waved her hands around.

She is not stage-shy at all, is very photogenic and has a nice voice. A girl with a bun-haired look thinks that Senior Naruto is more suitable to be the oath-taker of the Daihasei Festival than a person with psychic powers.

"Misaka-senpai doesn't have any plans for today, right?"

Natsume Sonoko turned around and looked at Misaka-senpai and asked the same question again.

As the sound of the electronic keyboard rang out, the solemn and beautiful sound of the organ was played.

"Touma, Touma, this way."