Temperature Control in Academy City

"Natsume, are you interested in this club?" Wannei Kinubo said with some doubt. This club seemed a bit strange and sounded similar to the Kyoudansha club just now.

"Well, it says that club activities do not require staying in the school activity room. After class, you can freely search and investigate urban legends in the Academy City."

"And they seem to have established a connection with an urban legend website, and can publish some of the urban legends they have investigated. As long as the members of this club find or investigate an urban legend every month, they can get credits and funds for normal club activities." Natsume Sonoko's face showed excitement. Isn't this the salted fish club she has always dreamed of?

Chapter 3: The twine girl appeared after the space fluctuation

"Thank you, senior. I will work hard to develop club activities and will uncover those unknown secrets hidden in the dark corners of the college city." Natsume Sonoko nodded vigorously. Regarding being able to find a club that suits her very much, Natsume Sonoko said that she was as happy today as the monthly scholarship distribution day.

The scholarships in Academy City are awarded based on the school the student attends and the level of their ability. They are automatically transferred into the student's bank account every month. The difference between the lv0 and lv5 scholarships is huge, and each level has its own scholarship amount.

The scholarship of level 0 can ensure a normal life for a student in the academy city, but they need to be frugal to save some extra money. The scholarship of level 1 students is twice that of level 0, and the difference in scholarships becomes larger and larger.

Natsume Sonoko alone now has 0 times more scholarships than an ordinary level 11 student. Not only does the level 3 level bring an increase in scholarships, but Tokiwadai Middle School will also provide additional scholarship subsidies to students.

In other words, as Natsume Sonoko entered Tokiwadai Junior High School, her scholarship this month increased.

If Natsume Sonoko advances to level 4 during the comprehensive regular checkup next week, her scholarship will also be greatly increased from its current level.

"The club's activity funds will be deposited into your bank account every month. And if you investigate useful urban legends, the club can help publish them on the website, and the salary is good, too." The president of the Urban Legend Investigation Club is a third-year junior high school student named Amakusa Yu. At this moment, she was happily holding Natsume Sonoko's hand and saying this.

It must be difficult to recruit a few students willing to travel around Academy City in Tokiwadai Middle School, where there are many young ladies. The current Urban Legend Investigation Club, including Natsume Sonoko, has only four members in total.

Natsume Sonoko had no impression of the smiling president in front of her.

But what surprised Natsume Sonoko was that she was also one of Tokiwadai's level 4, with the ability of silent field, which seemed to make herself and others unable to speak or make any sound.

But she is indeed suitable for this urban legend investigation club. She walks quietly and makes no sound when she touches anything. It should be very convenient when investigating or following her. Natsume Sonoko thought secretly.

"Sonoko, your ability is temperature control, that's great. I want to go with you when we go out for investigation in the future. My name is Kana Maeda, I'm a sophomore in junior high school, 165cm tall, and weigh..." another member exclaimed, and then couldn't make any sound. He could only wave his arms and glare at the front.

Senior Amakusa Yui beside her slapped her forehead speechlessly, glared at Maeda Kana who couldn't make a sound, and then said to Natsume Sonoko, "We usually don't gather in the activity room. We only gather during the days of recruiting new members and the days of applying for club activity funds. We usually contact each other by mobile phone. I'll add you to the group, and we will notify you in the group if there is any news."

"Normally it's a free activity. If you find any news, you can share it in the group. You just need to submit an investigation report every month. I'll send you a template now. You can contact me if you have any questions." Amakusa You said, pressing the send button on the mobile phone with his finger, and an investigation report was sent to Natsume's account.

"Senior Amakusa is still using a button phone?" Natsume Sonoko said curiously as she looked at Amakusa Yu's phone. Tablet computers and smartphones have been popularized in this Academy City for a long time, and even people outside the Academy City have started to use smartphones on a large scale, but the senior in front of her is still using this antique.

"Well, it's hard to change once you're used to it. Besides, at least it's not easy for others to install some messy software on it." Senior Amakusa You said with a smile, and casually lifted the silent field on senior Maeda Kana next to her.

After finishing the club registration and reporting the club's name to the teacher, Natsume Sonoko headed towards the student dormitory of Tokiwadai Junior High School feeling refreshed.

Congratulations, Natsume Sonoko can move freely after school in the afternoon from now on. There are too many urban legends in the Academy City, and she can complete the club activities by just picking a few of them.

But there is nothing to do in the student dormitory now, so why not start the investigation of urban legends?

Then this idea was killed by Natsume Sonoko. She was not asked to conduct an investigation this month, and it would officially start next month. Why was she in such a hurry? There was a new cold drink shop specializing in shaved ice opened in the shopping street of the seventh school district. How about trying it today?

Halfway through the walk, Natsume Sonoko changed direction and headed towards the shopping street. In fact, if she wanted to eat delicious food, she would need to go to the fourth school district, but thinking of the extremely expensive prices, even Natsume Sonoko, who was about to be promoted to level 4, was scared.

Can you believe that a dish eats up a level 0 scholarship? ? The poor level 0 student unknowingly became someone's unit of measurement.

Natsume Sonoko sat in this cold drink shop and ordered a large portion of fruit shaved ice, which was poured with plenty of strawberry sauce. The sweet and cold touch whetted Natsume's appetite.

Since gaining her ability, Natsume Sonoko basically no longer worries about her fat accumulation.

The ability to control temperature can easily solve the problem of fat accumulation. As long as you set the environment to a few degrees below zero, the fat in your body will burn faster.

If you think in this way, the problem will be solved.

As for the fact that people with special abilities will not be harmed by their own abilities, Natsume agrees with that, but the problem is that Natsume's ability is not high temperature or low temperature itself. He cannot send out a high-temperature fireball out of thin air or create a snowball with one hand.

Instead, it raises or lowers the temperature of a place like a remote control. If Natsume fails to control the range when using his ability or forgets to keep himself warm, he may even hurt himself. Therefore, it is possible that the low temperature created by the ability can affect the user himself.

A sad life needs a little sweetness to set off it. Sometimes, a little dessert can make people forget their worries.

Just as Natsume Sonoko was enjoying the refreshing summer dessert, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her eyes.

It was a girl wearing a beige thin sweater, a gray pleated skirt, a Tokiwadai uniform, brown twin ponytails tied with bows, and a striking green armband on her arm.

The girl is shaking! ?

Following an invisible ripple, Shirai Kuroko, who had crossed the space, suddenly appeared on the street not far away.

An uppercut, a lower hook, an elbow strike to the opponent's chest, and a 180-degree acceleration kick. A man with a scarf covering his face and wearing a thick coat, who was out of place in the environment, suddenly spun 360 degrees in the air, and then was knocked to the ground. A pistol fell out of his clothes and fell to the side.

"So handsome and amazing, worthy of being the eldest lady of Tokiwadai." The boy not far from Natsume Sonoko opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at Kuroko not far away.

This made Natsume Sonoko feel a little embarrassed. There was also a Tokiwadai lady who chose the Salted Fish Club because she was lazy and gluttonous. No way! I am working very hard to reach the goal of level 5!

"It's the discipline committee member!" Shirai Kuroko, who spoke in a ladylike manner, tidied her hair back and looked very majestic.

"I received a report that you are suspected of carrying dangerous goods. You are the one who caused me trouble today." Shirai Kuroko's face was a little angry. Anyone who caused trouble to her on such an important day was her enemy! !

"Guardian? I've caught the criminal, and his location is XX." Although Shirai Kuroko has the ability to teleport, she is unwilling to move with a dangerous criminal. It is safest to call a guard at this time.

"Be careful." A pedestrian nearby screamed, and a motorcycle came speeding out from the street not far away, targeting Shirai Kuroko.

"There is an accomplice." Shirai Kuroko was a little surprised. He bent forward slightly and disappeared from the motorcyclist's sight in an instant.

When she appeared again, a pair of brown women's leather shoes appeared out of thin air in mid-air. The small shoes stepped on the motorcyclist's face and threw him off the motorcycle.

"Huh." When she felt that the trouble was finally solved, Shirai Kuroko's expression suddenly changed and she turned her head to look at the masked man who was knocked down at the beginning.

At this time, the man was motionless, with a look of extreme fear on his face. He was about to pick up the gun with one hand, ready to shoot, but it was covered with a thin layer of frost.

His entire hand and the gun were connected to the ground. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get rid of the ice on his hands. He seemed to be frozen and looked a little listless.

"The freezing technique was successful!" Natsume Sonoko's face not far away was full of joy. Natsume Sonoko was still relatively new in using abilities to fight, but she had also figured out a few little tricks for self-defense, which were basically easy to implement and very practical.

Because Natsume Sonoko's goal is only to control the criminal, she acts with discretion and does not abuse her abilities.

Natsume Sonoko was about 80 meters away from Shirai Kuroko, which was completely within Natsume Sonoko's attack range.

In just one second, Natsume Sonoko performed a series of calculations in her brain and substituted several formulas, successfully lowering the temperature around the masked man to freezing point. Not only did it paralyze the man's body, it also gathered the nearby moisture, causing it to freeze in an instant and freeze the man's gun-holding arm.

There was also plenty of moisture nearby, making it easy for Natsume Sonoko to perform her first freezing technique. The dripping water from the air conditioner outside the nearby store gathered a lot of moisture around it, making the air humid.

The water vapor evaporating from the nearby sewers is also within the capabilities of Natsume Garden, and even plant evaporation and groundwater can be used.

This was not a big challenge for Natsume Sonoko. After all, it was not like in the park where the ambient temperature within a radius of 100 meters would be affected for a long time and even cause weather changes. Now it was just a matter of slightly manipulating the temperature of a very small area.

Chapter 4: Nice to meet you, I am Misaka Mikoto

Natsume Sonoko ate the extra-large cup of fruit shaved ice in her hand carefully. She couldn't help but take a bite of the sour and sweet strawberry jam on it, and her pores couldn't help but dilate.

When eating shaved ice, Natsume Sonoko does not use her ability. It is so joyful to eat shaved ice in high temperature, but it is much worse to eat shaved ice on days with suitable temperature.

At this time, Natsume removed the constant temperature layer that had covered the surface of his skin all year round, and finally experienced the heat and passion of the weather in Academy City.

Don’t ask, the answer is atmosphere. Everything depends on atmosphere. Without atmosphere, it’s like eating yogurt without licking the lid. There is no sense of simplicity in life.

Moreover, this newly opened cold drink shop seems to have grasped the essence of the word "atmosphere". In the entire shopping street, only this shop, even though it has just been renovated and has all the necessary facilities, does not have air conditioning for some reason.

Maybe there was a problem and he was going to repair it, or maybe he was not prepared at all, Natsume Sonoko thought.

Because of this, the only people in the store were Natsume Sonoko, who came here to experience the atmosphere, and a strange boy who took away a portion of shaved ice. There were quite a few pedestrians at the door, but most of them were unwilling to buy cold drinks in this cold drink store without air conditioning.

People really don’t appreciate the deep joy of eating shaved ice! In the hot weather, eating shaved ice under the heat is such a comfortable thing, and it is so atmospheric.

What a great atmosphere! If other people knew what the guy who always feels like spring all year round was thinking at this moment, they would definitely complain about it for a minute.

But now Natsume Sonoko's mind is no longer on the super large cup of fruit shaved ice.

Because just now, she witnessed an attempted shooting and a car accident.

This kind of violent incidents are not very common in Academy City, but we can always see from some news reports that in the seemingly prosperous Academy City, there are many dark soils.

Pistols are really scary.

When Natsume Sonoko saw the other party take out a pistol, her breathing became a little rapid for a moment.

Natsume Sonoko doesn't have the spatial movement of Shirai Kuroko, nor does she have the ability to control bullets through electric current like Misaka-senpai. If the opponent's target is her, with her current skills, Natsume Sonoko feels that she will not be able to dodge.

Natsume Sonoko silently thought about her ability to cope with the situation at this stage, and the sweetness in her mouth was somewhat diluted.

If it is to resist bullet attacks, I wonder if it is possible to create a high-density ice layer that can withstand gunfire? Natsume Sonoko's mind kept wandering, maybe she should use her imagination.

Melting bullets by raising the temperature, well, that doesn't seem feasible with our current capabilities.

Create fog to perform the Ninja Technique of Mist Hidden in the Mist? Then use an ice kunai to hack at the gunman?

Magic mirror ice crystal? You don't know where I am, how can I break it! How can I break it!

The wanton laughter of a small town constable echoed in Natsume's mind.

Gakuen Village Science Ninja Natsume Sonoko is here! ?

But such a large computing power must be at level 5! And it must also be helped by a water-rich environment. I wonder if there is any way to make a simplified version.

"Shirai-san, no matter how you put it, he is really handsome." Natsume Sonoko's thoughts returned, and she quietly looked at Shirai Kuroko in the distance. Although her transformation was more reflected in the "A Certain Scientific Railgun", she was undoubtedly particularly eye-catching when performing the mission of pinching the sister.

There is no need to doubt that the person who tried to stop the masked man when he attacked was naturally Shirai Kuroko's first-year classmate - Natsume Sonoko.

Natsume Sonoko was also afraid of bullets, but she was sure that he couldn't pick up the gun. In addition to freezing the pistol, using high temperature to detonate the gunpowder in the bullet was also a good way.

A gun that cannot be fired is useless! ---by Natsume Sonoko.

I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person. Sorry, I came to the wrong place.

By this time, Kuroko Shirai had already reacted. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the frozen masked man. She walked to the man on the motorcycle, grabbed his hands, and tied them behind his back with a special rope around a telephone pole.

"I'm Kuroko Shirai from the Discipline Committee of Branch 177. Thank you for your help." Kuroko Shirai walked around but didn't see any kind-hearted person who came forward to admit that they had helped her a lot, so she had to express her gratitude loudly.

She remembered that she was saved by Misaka-senpai who passed by, no, by her elder sister, who saved her from the bank robbery when she was on the verge of death. Now thinking about it, it seemed like it happened not long ago.

That flash of blue and white lightning, a kind-hearted citizen who wished to remain anonymous accidentally saved her with a railgun.

Natsume Sonoko was busy making shaved ice at this time. Although it felt good to help others and be thanked by others, she, Natsume Sonoko, was not greedy for being thanked by others, which was troublesome just thinking about it.

Alas, Natsume Sonoko doesn't think that she has the troublesome attributes of being a nosy citizen (meddling in other people's business) like Misaka-senpai, and doing good deeds without leaving a name. In fact, she is just practicing her abilities casually.

Obviously, the two attributes of hard work (occasionally lazy) and homebody are enough.

Alarm bells wailed as the guards arrived at the scene. After communicating with a member of the Discipline Committee, the two prisoners and the badly damaged motorcycle were loaded into the guards' reinforced armored vehicle.

Looking at this somewhat ferocious armored vehicle and the fully armed security guards, Natsume Sonoko could imagine how serious the violence and super-power crimes were in Academy City.

However, thanks to the efforts of these security guards and the pinch sisters, Natsume Sonoko was able to enjoy her cold drink in the cold drink shop with peace of mind.

After eating the last bite of shaved ice, Natsume Sonoko, who was still feeling unsatisfied, planned to pack a few portions to take back to the dormitory. With her own ability, these cold drinks could be stored for a few days, and she could enjoy the hot feeling when she had nothing to do.

But it's better to get rid of them today, because I don't have time to carry them around.

With this purpose in mind, after watching the double-attack sister, Shirai Kuroko, and the security guard leave, Natsume Sonoko placed a large order with the boss and bought five extra-large portions of shaved ice in different flavors.

It’s so heavy. I should have bought fewer. My little shadow was swaying on the side of the road, and soon I was out of breath.

Carrying five large packages of shaved ice along the way, Natsume Sonoko finally realized her own shortcomings. It turned out that her physical strength was too poor. She wished she had the physical strength of Shirai Kuroko.

Even though there was a constant temperature layer around her skin created by her ability, Natsume Sonoko still sweated a lot and her hair was a little wet.

"Let me help the new school girl who lives next door." A familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded in Natsume Sonoko's ears. It was a somewhat gentle tone mixed with a boyish tone.

Natsume Sonoko might have felt that she was hallucinating. She was clearly on the street, so how could she hear Misaka-senpai's voice? It must be that she was too tired and something was wrong with her ears.

Although Misaka-senpai's voice is not very sweet, it is surprisingly pleasant to listen to. I really want to hear Misaka-senpai sing the theme song of A Certain Scientific Railgun. How about sneaking into the music classroom to eavesdrop on Misaka-senpai singing, or recording a few disks and listening to them secretly in the dormitory? !

Stop! Natsume Sonoko took a deep breath. Although her favorability towards Senior Misaka Mikoto is 100%, Natsume Sonoko, you must remember not to put yourself into the character of Shirai-san casually!

Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt that she had committed many sins and had to play games, read comics and eat snacks to calm down.

Thinking of this, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but feel a little dejected. Her life as Miss Tokiwadai was full of twists and turns.

"Didn't you hear that school girl who looked so worried and had a changeable expression on her face, and I don't know what she was thinking about."

Another auditory hallucination? Natsume Sonoko finally woke up and turned around to see a brown-haired girl with her hands on her waist and a difficult smile on her face.

This is a girl wearing a Tokiwadai school uniform and carrying a black schoolbag with a Kwata pendant hanging on it.

Brown hair and brown eyes, a beautiful and handsome face, and eyes that reveal an aura that seems to indicate that he will never admit defeat.

Misaka-senpai took the initiative to talk to me? !

Misaka Mikoto, 14 years old, female, a second-year student at Tokiwadai Junior High School. She is one of only seven level 5 people in Academy City, ranked third among the seven, and has the electric shock ability with the title of "A Certain Scientific Railgun".

It can manipulate high-voltage electric currents of 3 million volts, electromagnetic waves, and magnetism at will. Its signature move is the "Super Railgun" that shoots game coins at three times the speed of sound.

It’s so awesome.

Various stories about senior Misaka Mikoto quickly emerged in Natsume Sonoko's mind, and her face suddenly showed excitement and nervousness.