Temperature Control in Academy City

A fire magician and three magical girls attacked Senior Minghu, there was an explosion in the shopping mall and strange dolls that melted, the Star Trail Gate Society sent out a special protection force, and Senior Minghu, who was a guest at the opening ceremony, lost all her memories from three years ago.

There was also the Gothic Lolita president who claimed to be an acquaintance of his, and mentioned the replacement for Natsume-san who was about to be completed.

Although Natsume-san doesn't understand what he has to replace, the replacement is most likely this space elevator.

These things don't seem to be closely related, but if you combine them with the urban legend that Saten just mentioned, it's a different story.

Just like in the myths and legends, someone is obstructing the completion of the space elevator or the magic related to it, and Senior Sister Minghu is the key.

Maybe Senior Minghu is a part of the magic, just like that little brat with glasses. Natsume-san has a lot of experience in this.

"As expected of you, Saten-san."

Natsume-san glanced at Saten-san in astonishment.

In his messy soul memory, this ordinary girl from Zhachuan Middle School seemed to have a name like Script Reader.

Script reading, no matter how you think about it, it is an amazing skill.

Natsume also tried to read the script through soul memory, but obviously did not find the accurate wealth code.

After a while, Natsume was about to express his guess, but then hesitated.

This time, I have my own reasons for thinking so it doesn't matter if Shirai-san messes up.

But I think no one believes in magic.

"Magic, I added magic."

Natsume-san wanted to explain it this way, but he changed the way he said it a little bit.

"Regarding those weirdos we met yesterday, the one that was breathing fire, what do you think of that, Misaka-senpai?"

After a pause, Natsume-san spoke, and the others turned their attention to him.

"Although I have always wanted to think of him as a esper, as far as I know, the strongest esper with a heat system in Academy City should be you, Natsume-san."

"I guess the attackers came from outside Academy City." Senior Misaka said with some certainty.

The opponent's flames are extremely hot, and he can summon fire giants, which is very different from people with special abilities.

Misaka-senpai couldn't guarantee that Academy City was the only city in the world that could develop this special ability that originated from fantasy.

"I think the reason these outsiders came to Academy City might be related to the Tower of Babel that Saten-san mentioned."

"And the reason they attacked Naruto-senpai was to stop the official operation of the space elevator. It's just that it's not because Naruto-senpai is the guest performer at the opening ceremony, but for some other unknown reason."

Natsume-san explained, a look of wisdom on his face.

When Senior Minghu was attacked yesterday, she had just received an invitation to perform at the opening ceremony of the Star Trail Gate Society.

I don’t know how close this is to the truth, but that’s what Natsume-san is like.

Maybe others are still on the first floor, but Natsume-san is already on the third floor.

"Natsume, you think that once the space elevator is officially opened, bad things will happen like in myths and legends, so those people want to stop it."

Misaka-senpai said in surprise, obviously thinking that this speculation was too far-fetched.

"But why are you targeting Naruto-senpai?" Uiharu-san asked at this time.

"Maybe it's because Naruto-senpai is special."

Natsume couldn't help but frown and held his chin like a certain elementary school student with glasses he knew.

I could hear the sound of car horns, and several girls stopped at the corner of the street.

Natsume-san rarely plays the role of a think tank who discovers and solves problems, but this time he performed above average.

Chapter 274 Old Photos

Simply summarizing the matter, Natsume-san lacks strong evidence, so it can only be regarded as a harmless guess.

Fortunately, everyone is willing to listen to Natsume's opinion, which makes a certain bun-haired girl feel very accomplished.

Look everyone, the suggestions I made are very useful.

"Thank you for your advice, Natsume-san, but there is a very serious loophole."

The discipline committee girl, who was leaning back in a wheelchair with a bandage on her right leg, cleared her throat and spoke slowly.

"According to my understanding, the space elevator has actually been officially put into operation a month ago, but it has been undergoing safety testing and has not been opened to the public. If we only talk about its functionality, there is no such thing as preventing the elevator from being officially operated or opened."

"On the contrary, I think it might be done by the competitors of the Space Elevator. They kidnapped Senior Naruto because they got the news about the performers in advance. The purpose was to disrupt the opening ceremony and create chaos. The mastermind behind this might be related to some airline companies."

Shirai-san looked up at someone and easily found the problem in Natsume-san's words.

Although she likes to find fault with the girl with a bun, most of the time she is just being realistic and Natsume has no way to deal with her.

"I see. If you combine the opinions of Natsume-san and Shirai-san, you will find that there is actually a business competition behind this to sabotage the opening ceremony of the space elevator, and Naruto-senpai was just affected."

Saten-san suddenly understood something.

"It is indeed possible."

"I've heard similar things on the Internet. For example, Guatai has a competitor called Guaguawa."

Senior Misaka nodded in agreement. It seemed that this senior also liked to post nonsense messages and browse forums.

Ever since she was caught with a Kwata pendant hanging on her schoolbag, and had been collecting Kwata finger gloves like an obsession a few days ago, Misaka-senpai now does not hide the fact that she is a Kwata fan.

But Natsume is now a little hesitant.

I was originally confident that there wouldn't be any problems, and Shirai-san didn't have much objection either.

However, Shirai-san thoughtfully filled in a loophole in her own words, successfully diverting everyone's attention.

"I have investigated all the companies that compete with Stargate."

The small computer in Chuchun's hand continued to work, and a list of company names appeared densely, the first of which was Marriage Aviation.

I didn’t expect that this company was involved in almost the entire aerospace industry. If the company had not been established too shortly and had not gone through bankruptcy acquisition, it might have become a famous company in the aviation industry like Marriage Aviation.

It is the only quasi-famous company in the aviation industry in the world whose main business is elevators.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone leaned forward, including Natsume-san.

Looking at this series of company lists, it is possible if you think about it carefully, but Natsume Sonoko is more inclined to speculate about magic.

But just like the urban legend that Saten-san told me, there is no evidence for it.

Can an aerospace company hire so many magicians?

As he thought about it, Natsume became a little confused.

It seems that there is no hope of playing the role of think tank.

"With so many companies, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack to find the person behind the scenes."

Shirai shook her head.

It seems that we have no choice but to go back to the original method and look for clues from the crashed Orion and the Stargate Society.

"By the way, I have been concerned since the beginning, where is Teacher Xiao Meng?"

Looking around, Senior Sister Minghu hesitated for a long time, and then said with some concern.

"Isn't Teacher Xiao Meng here with you?"

Natsume was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately.

Although she had a heat radar on in her head, there were people coming and going around her and she was busy chatting with others, so she didn't notice that Teacher Xiao Meng was missing.

Teacher Xiao Meng is already thirty years old, and is good at everything from smoking, drinking, perming her hair, and driving a car, but Natsume and the others still couldn't help but worry.

I don’t know whether Teacher Xiao Meng should be happy or sad.

After walking back more than 200 meters, the group finally saw a flustered Yueyong Xiaomeng on the sidewalk.

It seemed that the phone was out of battery. Teacher Xiao Meng held the phone with a black screen and started spinning around in place anxiously.

"How pitiful! Can't they find their way back? Let's help notify the nearby discipline committee members."

"The nearest discipline committee seems to be the one at Sakuragaoka High School."

A few students passing by were discussing the matter with some concern, and soon someone took out his cell phone to report the case. The discipline committee member of Sakuragaoka High School still had five minutes to arrive at the scene.

The helpless footsteps finally stopped, and Teacher Xiao Meng's eyes fell on Natsume and the others who had hurried back.

"Great, I finally found you all. The teacher just said hello and chatted with acquaintances, and then I couldn't find you."

Teacher Xiao Meng looked particularly happy and spoke in an excited tone.

I brought senior Ming Hu and teacher Xiao Meng to the Discipline Committee Branch 177.

Before Mr. Huang Quanchuan takes them away, they will be temporarily taken care of by the discipline committee members.

I am honored that Natsume is currently serving as the discipline committee member and is always protecting their safety.

"Teacher, I can't go back alone. Until Yomikawa and Tetsuzo arrive, I will take care of Narugo-san."

Jumping back onto the sofa in Branch 177, Teacher Xiao Meng said very seriously.

Don't be fooled by her appearance. She has carefully studied various videos on women's self-defense techniques. Her fighting ability may be even better than Natsume's.

"Teacher Xiaomeng, would you like to drink Musashi Nozomi milk?"

Natsume Sonoko skillfully found a box of Musashino milk from under Senior Sister Gufa's desk, and took a few disposable paper cups from Hatsuharu's seat.

This is definitely not a petty theft. Natsume explained it clearly to Gufa-senpai, even though it was after the fact.

"Namigo-senpai gives it to you."

After handing the last portion of milk to Senior Minghu, Natsume-san picked up his own cup with satisfaction.

Natsume actually likes drinking milk very much. In addition to helping the body absorb protein, it can also promote bone growth.

"How can this be."

Only four or five meters away from the sofa, Chuchun and her friends were gathered in front of the computer looking up some information.

But at this time, Chuchun's pupils dilated and her eyes were fixed on the monitor in front of her.

"This photo was taken in 1870 in Paris."

Uiharu said in surprise, pointing at one of the people in the photo.

This is an ancient black-and-white photo. In addition to the person pointing at the beginning of spring, there are also the famous astronomer of Gaul and his assistant at that time.

Although the person in the photo was wearing a set of Victorian British clothing, Natsume could tell at a glance that she was not much different from the loli president he had met before.

"It turns out that the urban legend about the experiment of immortality is true." Saten-san, who was standing nearby, immediately murmured.

Chapter 275 Extra People

The experiment of immortality, the legendary imaginary number district, the ghost of Tokiwadai wandering in the seventh school district...

This type of urban legend is like a vine growing on the big tree of Academy City. It seems useless but can be found everywhere.

"But shouldn't the experimental subject be Teacher Xiao Meng? That's what it's mentioned on the Internet."

Putting his arm on Shirai-san's wheelchair, a certain bun-haired girl muttered quietly out of curiosity.

The immortality experiment is also called the research experiment to inhibit cell aging.

Let the elderly still have the appearance and physical functions of young people, or even far exceed them.

Natsume believes this urban legend for the time being. There are many branches of people with physical enhancement abilities. Maybe some of them have abilities similar to prolonging life. It is not impossible to infer this technology.

And there was an incident that happened before, I remember it was called the tree man attack case.

Someone extracted a crystal of life force field from trees, and then implanted nanorobots to control the trees and destroy them in order to cover up the trees' drying and death.

It is said that this kind of technology for extracting life force fields was also deduced from people with physically enhanced abilities.

"Natsume-san, you are saying something strange again. The teacher has always thought that you are a very good child."

With her hands on her waist and an angry look on her face, Teacher Xiao Meng answered rather forcefully with her ears perked up.