Temperature Control in Academy City

"She told us not to worry. She was sure she could destroy the entire space elevator and us on it at the last second. She said it was the most economical and efficient way. She will come to give us flowers next year."

Steele couldn't help but take out a cigarette from his pocket, acting like a bad boy.

"What a ruthless attitude."

"Speaking of which, unless a miracle happens, the space elevator and a large area nearby may become ruins. I hope others can take refuge in time."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu grinned, but wasn't too surprised.

If he were the decision maker, he would have made the same decision, but it would be a different matter if he was the victim.

However, despite what they said, no one had any intention of leaving, and it seemed that they wanted to persist until the final moment when the magic was completed.

Even Natsume-san felt the same. She felt that she could definitely do something and stared at the wooden bow in a daze.

At this time, the three people on the magic side looked at each other.

They all made some preparations on their bodies and walked into the range of "Achilles' heel" together, wanting to work together to pick up the wooden bow.

As long as we can stop the magic from taking shape quickly, buy more time, and delay the collapse of the space elevator, there will be more time to evacuate the people in Academy City.

If a building this huge that reaches into space collapses without warning, the impact will be absolutely unprecedented.

"Natsume-san, you stay here. If anything goes wrong, everyone will need your care."

Senior Misaka shook her head, stopped a girl with a bun who was eager to try, and stepped in with her body covered with heavy iron sand.

No matter what, she didn't want to see her friends getting hurt.

Natsume stayed outside the light column in a daze, wanting to use his abilities to help.

As the gathered air approached the wooden bow, it became completely out of control, making Natsume look helpless.

"Miracle?"

After hearing what Tsuchimikado Motoharu said, Letilly muttered something to herself, as if she had thought of something.

As the magic of the 'Tower of Babel' became closer to completion, her mind became uneasy.

Even under the cold light, her vitality did not increase or decrease in the slightest.

Whether it was the immortality potion or the tooth of the Son of God in the mouth of the witch, the curse it brought did not seem to fade.

The only hope is that the magic in the outside world reaches perfection, and the complete light released can take away one's vitality.

The desire to die was so strong that she hoped a miracle would happen to save her life.

However, miracles are never something that happens casually.

If miracles come from everyone's wishes and are composed of everyone's thoughts, then the seeds of miracles are born.

But only when there are people who are unwilling to give up and hold on until the last second, can miracles have the possibility to take root and sprout.

Just like the previous 'Miracle of 88', the only victim, the captain, was the one who persisted until the moment the plane crashed to the ground.

If a miracle really happened, then that miracle should belong to the captain.

What is this sound?

Suddenly, she was stunned and seemed to hear some strange sounds in her ears.

It turned out to be singing.

But in this case, where do these songs come from?

The broadcast in the broadcast studio suddenly started working.

A part of the space elevator's unimportant system was recaptured by Academy City's electronic warfare unit (Hatsuharu), and Arisa's singing voice suddenly came out on the radio.

At the same time, from the 7th School District to the 23rd School District, from the outer city wall to the vicinity of the windowless building.

All public playback tools and some private devices can hear the song that conveys happiness.

“Alyssa, can you sing a song for everyone?”

The girl with pigtails and wearing the Tomoeda Elementary School uniform blinked curiously. Beside her were Shirai and her classmates who had moved here for refuge.

Like Hanakaiin, this girl is also a fan of Alyssa.

The underground streets of the Seventh School District were crowded with students seeking refuge.

The penetrability of the cold light seemed to become stronger and stronger. Ordinary building materials could no longer block it. More and more people gathered in the underground street dozens of meters underground.

There was a dull atmosphere in the air, as if this student city had gone from being full of vitality to being lifeless.

But there are always children who remain optimistic and show off their newly bought electric bears.

“So she is Alyssa.”

“My friends are her fans.”

"..."

Although there are no gorgeous lights, it is also the best stage.

Feeling the encouraging gazes from all around, Alyssa hesitated for a while before she nodded and stood up.

Unlike Misaka and Natsume, who are people with psychic powers, she also has things she can do.

"Everyone, I'm Alyssa."

"No matter what happens, please be brave, keep order and wait for help. Not only the security guards and discipline officers, but many others are working hard for this."

There was no loudspeaker, but Alyssa's voice was reflected by the narrow terrain of the underground street, making it seem particularly empty and loud.

“Alyssa.”

Hatsuharu stared blankly at the powerful Alyssa Naruto, and a blush suddenly appeared on her face.

That’s great, no wonder Saten-san likes her so much.

“Alyssa, you must cheer up.”

Saten Ruiko was shocked all over and couldn't help but shout loudly.

No matter what time, don't forget your dreams.

After hearing Saten-san's encouragement, a serious expression appeared on Naruto Arisa's face and she nodded vigorously.

There was no sound of accompaniment, but instead there was a mixture of countless nasal breathing sounds and whispers of people.

The noisy environment did not affect Senior Minghu's performance, and the surrounding area was filled with songs filled with peace and happiness.

Alyssa's singing seemed to have a strange magic. The originally anxious crowd calmed down and focused their whole heart on the performance of this singer.

"Hatsuharu, can you please pass on Narugo-senpai's singing voice?"

Always keeping her sanity, Shirai suddenly gritted her teeth and turned to look at Hatsuharu Shikiri.

"But...., I know."

She originally wanted to ask why, but seeing Shirai-san's serious face, Hatsuharu chose to believe it.

"If there is really some power in Narugo-senpai's singing, then please bless Onee-sama with everything going well, and I hope the same goes for that guy."

Shirai-san also had a quiet look on her face, and as she looked at Naruto Arisa who had begun to sing, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.

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The vast universe contains countless possibilities, and the corner of the earth where human beings live is just a speck of dust in the vast ocean.

As an insignificant little ant on the dust, Natsume is accustomed to looking up at the sea of ​​stars.

It’s not because I like it, it’s just that the sound of radio came from that direction.

This sounds like Narugo-senpai's singing.

Although she had never heard this song, Natsume was very familiar with her voice.

However, Natsume-san was unusual in that his thoughts did not wander, but he faced everything that happened around him very seriously.

Following Natsume's line of sight, Misaka-senpai has already followed the three magicians into the range of the light column.

The distance from the wooden bow to the edge of the light column is more than twenty meters.

At this distance, it seems that one may encounter some kind of magical attack at any time.

"master."

I heard the anxious voices of several magical girls, and it seemed that they were also worried about their master.

However, Natsume-san's gaze passed over the magical girls and was fixed on Letili who was under their care.

She was very curious from the beginning about the purpose of this loli president.

But I just got a rough idea of ​​what happened from Miss Kanzaki.

What surprised Natsume Sonoko was that the loli girl in front of her actually wanted to commit suicide.

Natsume-san didn't know how to comment on the fact that he had traveled halfway around the world to commit suicide.

But if her purpose was to commit suicide.

Thinking of this, Natsume's expression suddenly froze.

I was completely confused at first, but now I finally connect the dots.

However, the conclusion made Natsume Sonoko fall into deep thought.

So what I promised in my previous life was actually to help her commit suicide.

Coupled with my familiarity with wooden bows, maybe this thing was made by myself at that time.

If I think about it this way, my past life self might really be responsible for this matter.

The guy with the ball-headed hair started to feel overwhelmed when he thought that he might be one of the masterminds behind this incident.

Fortunately, Natsume has always kept herself separate from her past life. No matter what happened in the past, it has nothing to do with her present.

Thoughts in my head are always fleeting, and it was only a moment before Misaka-senpai and the others entered the magical range of 'Achilles' Heel'.

Although Misaka-senpai and the others became the targets of that magic, they seemed to have good luck, as the attacks all landed on the wooden bow.

And as the four people worked together to grasp the wooden bow, a brilliant light burst out along the body of the wooden bow.

But this time the light did not harm the four people, but instead shattered the illusory weapons formed by magic.

“I still can’t lift it.”

Kamiya Kaori said somewhat unwillingly, with a rare trace of anxiety on her face.

Even if we are facing an enemy that we cannot defeat, it is better than the current situation where we cannot take any action.

"It's not that I can't do it, it's just that I haven't found the right person or method."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu carefully observed the patterns on the wooden bow.

Although it was glowing, he could make out the general idea in front of him.

"The magic patterns on this wooden bow should be a kind of witch ritual. I guess it is to block the holder's authority. So from the beginning, the maker of this bow did not intend to let it be used by anyone other than himself."

"At the same time, this wooden bow doesn't seem to have taken the material issue into consideration. If the power inside is released, the wooden bow itself will be completely destroyed. This is just a disposable spiritual equipment, made just to achieve a certain purpose."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu said thoughtfully, ignoring the phantom sword and axe that formed again above him.

"And the Onmyoji school I was born into happens to know some ways to crack it. Although the time is tight, maybe we can make it in time."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu showed a very serious expression, and his whole demeanor suddenly changed.

"How sure are you?" asked Steele.

"About 30%."

Wiping the sweat off his face, Tsuchimikado Motoharu showed a comforting smile.

In fact, he wasn't even 10% sure.

This kind of pattern is so complicated and of such a high level that it is very difficult to crack it even under normal circumstances.

Except for its ordinary appearance, everything else about this bow is breathtaking. It can be said to be a very excellent spiritual equipment.

"If I fail in the end, I'll have to trouble Big Sister to protect me. I don't want to float in the universe alone."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu suddenly looked at Kanzaki Kaori in a flattering manner.

And even if the space elevator was destroyed, as long as everyone was not unlucky enough to be thrown out of the Earth's orbit, and everyone could stay with the little girl from Tokiwadai who could control the air, there might still be a chance of being rescued.