Temperature Control in Academy City

In a discipline committee branch that has not yet completed all the reconstruction work, Natsume is sitting comfortably at his new desk.

Feeling a bit restless, Natsume Sonoko took out some black tea from Hatsuharu's stock and enjoyed the leisurely Sunday afternoon with Hatsuharu.

Unlike other people's desks which were piled with documents and all kinds of messy things, there was only an empty ceramic teacup on her desk.

"That's almost it, but does Natsume really care that much about the identity of the donor?"

Hatsuharu took a sip of black tea, his eyes fixed on his new computer.

Through the donation information and transfer records provided by Natsume, after many twists and turns, Hatsuharu has almost found the information about the donor behind the scenes.

"Of course I care. If someone suddenly appeared and donated a large sum of money to the student dormitory and the club in their own name without telling you, and then didn't tell you who it was, Hatsuharu would definitely be embarrassed."

Natsume stretched his hands forward, leaned on his desk, tilted his head and looked in the direction of Hatsuharu, trying to adapt to the hard-earned office life.

As a disciplinary committee member who barely had an office, she hadn't thought about what she should do with her desk.

"It seems so."

Uiharu nodded in agreement.

"I have just checked that both fund transfers were made through First Bank, but the funds originally came from a trust company."

"Trust company?"

"Yes, and the shares behind it all belong to the Star Track Gate Society, which means that this trust company is one of the subsidiaries of the Star Track Gate Society."

It seemed that a surprising result was obtained, and Hatsuharu said with some uncertainty.

However, no matter how she checked, Chuchun couldn't find any major problems. This was her final result.

The name of Stargate is surprising because the president of this company is the Gothic Lolita Letitia.

In previous incidents, this company was greatly affected, and almost all operations on the surface were stopped.

The space elevator, one of the core assets, has also been shut down indefinitely, and it can be said that it is facing the fate of bankruptcy and reorganization again.

But it is such a company that suddenly decided to fund a guy with a bun who maliciously knocked out its president. This is totally unreasonable.

Unable to figure out the problem no matter how hard he tried, Chuchun covered his head in confusion.

"If this is the case, there is only one possibility."

He couldn't help but hold up his chin and think about it. A guy with a bun on his head actually thought of something.

A company facing bankruptcy would not make such a suicidal move. The only possibility is that it was instructed by the company's boss.

Two stone-like objects were removed from Letili's body before, so is this money actually the cost of her surgery?

The first time Dr. Natsume performed surgery, he received a very generous salary.

His thoughts suddenly started to wander, and the more Natsume thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible.

His past life was somewhat entangled with Letili, and coupled with the wooden bow that had long been broken into atoms, all the truth became a secret known only to the parties involved.

However, the biggest question is, if Letili has been arrested, how did she contact the outside world?

"It's really strange, isn't it, Natsume-san."

Hatsuharu was a little confused and continued to look up information, while Natsume, who was standing next to her, suddenly became enlightened.

"Ah."

Natsume nodded absentmindedly. Although he had some ideas, they were just guesses after all.

"Uchiharu, how is Letili doing now?"

Thinking of something, Natsume-san asked with some concern.

Natsume does not have any feelings for this person who might be his friend in his previous life. He just wants to verify his feelings.

It is very important that Natsume, who has lost his memory of his past life, is just Natsume himself, not anyone else.

She would not be overwhelmed with sympathy for someone she didn't know, especially a bad person whom she hated.

Even the memories before the time travel in her soul did not have much impact on Natsume. She continued to do her own thing and became the current Natsume Sonoko.

"Didn't you see yesterday's news, Natsume-san? The president of the Stargate Club was sentenced to life imprisonment by the board of directors for conducting an experiment privately, which resulted in an extremely serious experimental accident."

"Honestly, I originally thought she would be put in a juvenile detention center, but I didn't expect it to be a special prison in the first school district."

Hatsuharu said with some emotion.

Hatsuharu already knew about the existence of magic, and could also imagine the fact that the little girl who looked only about ten years old was secretly a senior loli who had lived for hundreds of years.

But Letili's physical age is only ten years old. According to the rules of Academy City, she should be sent to a juvenile reformatory.

However, in addition to the juvenile reformatory that openly provides disciplinary education to students, Academy City also has an adult prison that is indirectly governed by the Neon government, as well as some special prisons directly under the board of directors.

"And because of this cold light incident, Academy City is also facing severe external pressure."

"Although I don't know the specific situation, I heard that envoys from many countries will be visiting soon."

Hatsuharu turned around and continued to add.

The impact on ordinary students like Natsume has almost ended, but for a huge city, it has just begun. How to deal with the various subsequent impacts is the top priority.

A certain elderly loli who attempted suicide due to mental disorder left behind a huge mess even after being caught.

"Sentenced to life imprisonment? That's pretty much what I thought."

Natsume nodded slightly. She had no objection to this punishment, but rather approved of it. As for the serious diplomatic problems that Academy City was facing, Natsume didn't care at all.

This city is disappointing enough, and only the existence of rules can make most people feel safe.

If we were to classify Natsume into some kind of camp, she would be a lawful good person.

Believe that order is indispensable, but this order needs to make life better for most people.

Although some Anbu are not bound by these Academy City rules because they are under another kind of jungle law where the strong prey on the weak, they still include most people in this city.

This city where two laws interweave and overlap each other maintains youthful vitality on the surface and viciousness in secret, and certain forces maintain the balance between them.

Chapter 307 The Taste of Half Black Tea

If there was a balance scale to measure the bottom line of the city, Natsume felt that he was placed on one end of it and became a small weight that was somewhat important.

Natsume has a clear understanding of himself. Before crossing the threshold of the microscopic world, he is at best just a new student representative in this city.

The inflated self-confidence of a certain ball-head is also based on the intelligence analysis of the enemy and ourselves, coupled with the stealth ability that he is proud of, and he would not really be unable to recognize his own position.

Even for someone like Natsume, there are as many as eight Academy Cities on the surface, and there are monsters in them that make Natsume have to avoid them.

As for taking detours, you will get used to it after a while and just treat it as exercise.

Relying on the power of a superpower, he is unable to fight against the unbearable things buried in the dark abyss, and can only barely protect everything around him.

Even so, Natsume's desire for power has not reached a perverted level, and he still lives a routine life every day. This may be related to his quiet temperament.

However, I am constantly honing my abilities every day, developing all kinds of strange formulas, and my own strength is steadily improving.

"Okay, I finally figured out the donation issue a little bit."

Using his arms to support his body, Natsume weakly sat up from his desk, his cheeks half red due to the weight of his head.

"Huh? Natsume-san figured it out."

Hatsuharu asked in surprise, totally not expecting that the bun-headed girl understood something.

"Almost. It should be the thank-you money from that Letili."

After thinking for a while, Natsume answered honestly.

"Ok?"

"The situation on the space elevator was very complicated. To be honest, I was also confused. But I probably helped Letilie a lot."

Natsume doesn't want to mention the wooden bow because it's too troublesome to explain.

"But didn't Natsume-san knock Letilie out?"

Hatsuharu suddenly became curious.

Hatsuharu also knew a little about the situation at that time because a girl with a bun-like head had mentioned this to the discipline committee.

Is it possible to get thanks from others after knocking them out? Is this the legendary repaying evil with kindness?

"That happened later. What I was talking about happened a little earlier."

Natsume hurriedly explained that she was not idle every day, and sometimes she would do good things.

Speaking of the glorious deeds of a certain bun-haired guy, there are many records of them in the security building of the Seventh School District.

For example, last night, she sent some people with bad abilities to sit in the security building.

This kind of thing is just a piece of cake, Natsume-san is a kind-hearted person.

"So that's it."

There was a look of sudden realization on Hatsuharu's face.

As expected of Natsume-san, he even gets thanks from prisoners.

"But Natsume-san, why didn't you come with Misaka-san and the others today?"

Hatsuharu gently picked up the teapot and refilled the cup in front of her. The aroma of black tea once again filled the branch room.

"I got up late today, and when I woke up they were already out. I called and said I'd take Shirai-san out to relax, which would be good for her injuries."

Thinking of this, Natsume Sonoko muttered softly.

Chapter 308: Mutation-causing Potion

It is quite normal to take the wounded out for a walk, but leaving so early in the morning and avoiding Natsume Sonoko's wake-up time must be another idea of ​​space travel.

Come to think of it, ever since Shirai-san got injured, Misaka-san's tolerance levels have increased a lot, and she seems to have become a lot gentler.

This also caused a huge flaw in a certain bun-headed kid's plan to wait for the rabbit, as he did not take the issue of work and rest time into consideration at all.

"I am back."

The new door of the Discipline Committee 177th Branch slowly opened. A mature girl wearing a sun hat on her head waved to the people in the room and hung the hat on the new coat rack at the door.

Everything in the Discipline Committee Branch looks brand new, except for the small balcony for which a construction plan has been drawn up but construction has not yet officially started. Someone's new desk is now filling the gap.

Under the frameless round lenses, the black pupils glowed with a steady light, and the senior discipline committee member named Gufa Meiwei walked in with something in his hand.

"Senior Gufa."*2

Chuchun was slumped in a chair with a freely bendable and retractable backrest, her face up at the sky, looking at Gufa Meiwei who had just entered the room in a strange posture.

"Natsume-san is here too."

"And that's not how you play with new chairs, Hatsuharu."

A smile flashed across Gufa Meiwei's face, and she put six bottles of Musashino milk into the locker.

"I see."

Standing up, Hatsuharu said a little embarrassedly.

"Senior Gufa, you are injured."

A certain observant girl with a bun-haired head noticed the bandage wrapped around Senior Gufa's arm and said with some surprise.

"I got hurt accidentally, but it's not serious."

There was no change in her expression, as if she was talking about something perfectly normal, and Senior Gufa waved her hand and said.

If it were someone with a bun hairstyle, she would definitely have been unable to resist complaining everywhere.

"Really? What happened to Senior Gufa?" Chuchun was also surprised and asked hurriedly.

"After I separated from everyone last night, I encountered a case on my way back."

Senior Gufa recalled yesterday and spoke while pacing.

Although her ability is perspective, which is not suitable for fighting, this senior is no less capable than Shirai Kuroko in terms of fighting ability.