Temperature Control in Academy City

She spit out the foam in her mouth, stretched out her hand to take out her hairband from the glass box next to the mirror, but she couldn't find it.

"what?"

The heavy sleepiness lingering in her brain suddenly dissipated. Natsume Sonoko blinked her eyes and felt something was wrong.

My hairband is gone. Did I lose it somewhere yesterday?

Frowning slightly, Natsume discovered that her spare hairbands seemed to have run out, so she had to go buy some today.

She has long straight black hair that falls to her shoulders.

As if blocking her vision, a small white hand couldn't help but gather her long hair and put it behind her ears.

I can’t make a bun without a hair tie, so my hair is long today. Today’s life has been full of problems from the very beginning.

Feeling the tingling sensation in her ears, Natsume slowed down her pace. She was not used to this change in her hairstyle.

"I feel familiar with you from a distance. It's Natsume-san. Is your hairstyle imitating that of onee-sama today?"

The sound of a wheelchair rolling could be heard from far away. An uninvited guest was coming out of the cafeteria of Tokiwadai and spoke in a strange tone.

Behind him was Misaka-senpai who was helping to push the wheelchair.

Misaka-senpai has short, neat hair like a boy, but she hasn't been to the designated barber shop in Tokiwadai recently, so her hair has grown a little longer.

Natsume's hair falls all the way to her shoulders, and her bangs are so low that they almost cover her eyebrows. It's not the same hairstyle at all.

"Good morning, don't listen to Heizi's nonsense."

Senior Misaka pinched Shirai Kuroko's shoulder somewhat awkwardly. This junior of hers always liked to say some inexplicable things.

But what really concerns me is that Natsume-san has changed his hairstyle, which makes people a little uncomfortable.

"Misaka-senpai, good morning to you too."

She greeted him with a smile. Natsume Sonoko was not the kind of person who would fuss over every little thing, and usually she would simply ignore the issue of moving in a certain space.

"By the way, Banri and Harukami will come to the branch office to help today. Harukami said she would bring a cake she made herself."

As Misaka-senpai was pushing Shirai-san to leave, she suddenly remembered something and turned around to say to Natsume-san.

"Hey, Harukami and the others are here too."

After a while, Natsume-san seemed to have some happiness on his face.

Came to the Discipline Committee Branch 177.

As long as you stand on the road not far away, you can see the conspicuous big hole in the back wall of the Discipline Committee Branch 177 at a glance.

Natsume remained calm as always, with the corners of his mouth raised at a forty-five degree angle, as if to prevent others from noticing that he had made all those big holes.

A truck loaded with building materials was parked on the side of the road, buckets of paint were neatly stacked on the ground, some replacement wires and internal pipes, piles of brand new bricks and marble floors....

The amount of these materials far exceeds the actual needs of the Discipline Committee Branch, because various problems in the second-floor corridor also need to be dealt with.

These losses were also included in the compensation provided by Miss Kanzaki and the others.

In addition to these materials, you can also see some common construction tools.

As construction materials piled up, the sense of uncertainty became more and more apparent.

They looked at each other in amazement, and then glanced at Misaka-senpai who was searching on her phone for how to build a house. Natsume Sonoko felt that the problem seemed bigger than she had imagined.

It seems that Senior Gufa is really serious and even has the tools and materials ready.

Originally, Natsume thought that it was just some painting and moving things, and at most helping to fill the holes in the wall.

Somewhat difficult to handle.

Natsume couldn't help but pick up his phone and searched the process of building a house with Misaka-senpai.

On the other side, Harukami was holding the cake box carefully, looking blankly at the people around him who had suddenly become serious.

"I borrowed these tools with great difficulty from a senior who went to architecture university. Thanks to his connections, all the materials were sold at a huge discount."

Wearing a paper protective cap on her head and holding a large shovel as tall as a person in her hand, Senior Sister Gufa Meiwei clenched her empty fist tightly, seeming to be very confident.

Chapter 302: New Directors of Zhachuan Middle School

Black iron sand is suspended in the air.

Just like a pair of nimble hands, it pushed the mixed building materials into the gap in the wall and replaced the internal wiring network at the same time.

It’s great that Misaka-senpai solved most of the problems by herself.

As a person with amazing knowledge and strong ability, this railgun lady is always reliable no matter where she is.

From wall repair to pipe replacement to re-laying of floor tiles, everything seemed so easy and professional.

It seems that he suddenly came up with some novel decoration plan.

The contractor, Senior Sister Gufa, was holding a construction drawing in her hand, wandering around the branch, squinting her eyes and gesturing something back and forth.

While gesturing, he discussed with a lousy amateur architectural engineer, Shirai Kuroko, whether or not to build a small balcony along the gap in the wall inside the branch.

The small balcony in the drawing extends outward along the wall about one and a half meters, which can accommodate five or six people enjoying the scenery at the same time. There is also a special area for placing potted plants, which looks very nice.

However, they also encountered some problems. First of all, they had to solve the problem of the support point of the small balcony, and it must not affect the overall load-bearing capacity of the house.

The sudden attack by a magician criminal gang yesterday seemed to have become an opportunity for the Discipline Committee Branch 177 to change its decoration style. Some of the Discipline Committee members and a few enthusiastic citizens present were very happy about it.

Everyone is really full of energy today, and Planet Six is ​​all about working hard.

Natsume, who was wearing a crooked paper hat on his head and a simple newspaper uniform, passed by with a paint bucket and looked at the others who were working hard with concern.

It seems that considering the principle of adapting work to the individual, even though the difficulty of decoration has become much more complicated, Natsume's job is still painting as expected.

It was just as non-challenging as I had imagined. Painting quietly by myself was quite suitable for Natsume, who liked a quiet personality.

Natsume doesn't have much knowledge about architecture, but he is a first-rate person at demolishing houses.

If Natsume were in charge of demolishing the houses, he might be able to demolish an entire street in a day.

As the skirt flutters, the cute strawberry pattern is particularly eye-catching.

Not far away was the screaming Hatsuharu, and Saten-san who was half-crouching on the ground, holding her chin with a curious look on her face, thinking about something.

Senior Ming Hu, who was helping to reclassify the discipline committee documents, couldn't help but step back and open her mouth. Her pupils dilated slightly, as if she had received a great visual shock.

Gathered together to select new furniture that is cheap and good-looking, Edasaki Banri and Harukami Kimie are trying to balance the budget and the actual price. Suddenly, Natsume-san walks by with a paint bucket.

"Harukami, I want the table with the small bookshelf and the movable backrest."

Suddenly, Natsume came over, put aside the work in his hands, and joined the discussion enthusiastically.

“But the price is very high.”

Harukami opened the purchase interface and said hesitantly.

"It's okay. It's normal to exceed the budget a little bit."

Today, a guy who didn't have a bun seemed very serious and used his fingers to gesture the approximate amount of excess.

Although the division of labor is different, everyone works very hard.

Even the lazy Natsume, after cleaning the burnt wall, carefully and evenly applied the paint to the walls of the corridor.

Although it is applied directly using a brush, it is not much different from being applied with a roller.

The joint renovation team of Tokiwadai Junior High School and Zhachuan Junior High School entered the next stage after Misaka-senpai completed most of the work alone.

The contractor Gufa Meiwei walked along the corridor to the Discipline Committee branch and inspected everyone's work in an orderly manner.

The entire branch has almost been restored to its original appearance, except for the hole in the wall of the room. Because a small balcony is going to be built here, the specific construction is still under discussion.

"Harukami, have you decided on the furniture you want to buy?"

Turning around, Gufa Meiwei glanced at Harukami and the others who were still calculating the amount, and a questioning look appeared on her face.

"Senior, it has been confirmed, but it is slightly over the budget."

With some hesitation, Harukami Kimie stretched out two fingers and pinched a small ball of air. She remembered that Natsume-san had done the same thing just now.

But everything went smoothly and I successfully passed the purchase application from Senior Sister Gufa. It seems that the funds this time are more abundant than I expected.

Holding a fruit knife in his hand, he stabbed it hard in the middle and cut the cake into two halves.

Natsume didn't pay much attention to dividing the cake evenly. After all, the cake was big and everyone could eat their fill.

As the Sonoko sister whom Banri respected the most, Natsume changed his usual behavior and generously gave the biggest piece to Banri.

"Sonoko-san, that's a bit too much." This is Banri's voice.

Her smooth forehead was exposed, and her hair was firmly fixed to one side with a headband. The girl named Edasaki Banri was still so neat and tidy.

By the way, Banri has been out of the hospital for almost a month.

Since transferring to Zhachuan Junior High School, he has become much stronger and now looks like a qualified junior high school student. This made Natsume pat Banri's shoulder with some joy.

"It's okay, eat more."

Natsume-san said with a smile.

"By the way, Banri, do you know how Kiyama-sensei is doing now?"

Putting the fruit knife aside, Natsume sat next to Banri and asked with some concern.

Ever since Mr. Kiyama was discharged from the hospital last time, and because he has been busy with a lot of things recently, Natsume hasn't contacted him much.

"Ms. Kiyama originally planned to apply for the position of teacher of the ability development course at Zhachuan Middle School, but she failed before her resume was even approved."

Banri showed a trace of disappointment on her face, and she seemed to be looking forward to having Kiyama Haruki become her teacher again.

However, due to a series of extremely dangerous incidents such as the Fantasy Hand, even if the wanted order was cancelled due to the intervention of the Hades Chaser, there are not many opportunities for him to become a teacher. Perhaps he can return to some laboratories to continue his research.

Most of Kiyama Haruo's students, including Banri, entered Sagawa Junior High School.

"Ah, what a pity."

"But now he is one of the trustees of our school."

"Eh!"

Tilting his head, Natsume-san found it a little unbelievable.

Is this the legendary infiltrating the enemy?

"You mean that woman is now your director?"

After suddenly hearing the extremely shocking conversation, a discipline committee member sitting in a wheelchair couldn't help but cough a few times.

For a period of time, Shirai was very concerned about that woman.

It was because of her that bad things happened to Saten-san, and even the entire Academy City fell into chaos during that time.

It was not until later that it was discovered that Kimura Haruo's purpose was actually to save her students.

"Yeah." Banri nodded.

"I also remember that recently there was indeed a very wealthy woman who became a director of Zhachuan Middle School."

Thinking of something, Saten-san said with some sudden realization.

Chapter 303: Really a Big Star

Except for child care facilities such as orphanages with social care, including Tokiwadai Junior High School, the vast majority of schools in Academy City are private.

Under such circumstances, it is not too difficult to pay money to become a director of a school.

Even Tokiwadai Middle School, where Natsume studies, is said to have some big shots on the board of directors behind it.

Part of the reason why Natsume was able to become a person with super powers smoothly is closely related to the power behind Tokiwadai Middle School.

However, Natsume doesn't care much about the complicated interpersonal network behind his school. He always feels that it has nothing to do with him. Anyway, the scholarship subsidized by the school is enough.

"If it was Kiyama-sensei, it would make sense if he had that much money."

He nodded somewhat as if it was a matter of course. Natsume had sat on that teacher's Rambo mud several times and it seemed that he even had his own private business.