Temperature Control in Academy City

The outsiders of Academy City seemed to have entered this overly deserted school district, but the open area was much smaller than a normal place like the Seventh School District. However, it also brought a rare popularity to this place.

The speed slowly decreased from high subsonic speed, and Natsume easily found the location of the juvenile reformatory according to the map of Campus City in his memory.

This place is not far from the cemetery. Not far away is an abandoned nuclear energy laboratory. Perhaps there is a bacterial research institute hidden somewhere underground. The most eye-catching landmark is a completely dried-up lake. The soil at the bottom of the lake has turned an uncomfortable black color.

Facilities like the Garden of Hope are basically located in the border area between the Tenth School District and other school districts. Once you go deep into this school district, all that is left are all the not-so-good things.

Slowly stopping, Natsume looked towards the juvenile reformatory. From a distance, everything seemed normal. There were just a few buildings connected to each other, covering an area roughly equivalent to that of two Tokiwadai Middle Schools.

These buildings easily remind people of prisons. In fact, except that most of the people imprisoned inside are students, there is really not much difference between them and prisons.

After looking around, he found that the six-feathered aircraft was not there. It turned out that he had overthought. Natsume's sense of urgency was immediately relieved.

Chapter 330 No One Inside

The six feathers do not pose a very big threat to him. As long as there is a mechanism in the six feathers to exchange matter with the outside world, Natsume has a certain degree of confidence in disintegrating this machine from the inside.

However, for people with special abilities like Shokuhou-senpai, they are natural enemies. The unmanned air combat machines restrain them in all aspects, and Shokuhou-senpai's weaknesses are too obvious.

This natural enemy that can be mass-produced is equipped with an advanced search system, which also means that Shokuhou-senpai actually needs a capable bodyguard.

So far, no one with enough power has appeared in the Queen's faction. Senior student Junko Fanfeng, who seems to be an all-round athlete, will probably not be able to defeat a Six-Winged Flying Squadron head-on.

Not finding the six feathers is good news. At least the person sent by Academy City to suppress the rebellion was not Shokuhou-senpai, which means things are not completely out of control.

The feeling of relaxation had not spread in his chest for long before Natsume couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm his slightly restless heart.

If possible, Natsume-san doesn't want to get close to this place that makes people feel depressing at the mere mention of it. She is even more resistant to it than participating in the Daihasei Festival.

This reformatory where students are detained is located between light and darkness, where the two worlds are most likely to intersect.

Even for a not-so-ordinary student, entering here requires sufficient mental preparation. Natsume's courage is not yet enough to face everything calmly.

With his eyes still fixed on the reformatory in front of him, Natsume lowered himself and landed steadily on a comprehensive building.

That’s right, even though the Juvenile Reformatory is the most unpopular place in the entire Academy City, there are still some modern tall buildings a few dozen meters away.

Unlike nuclear test sites or cemeteries, these buildings can be considered as ancillary buildings of juvenile reformatory. Their purpose is unknown, but they are probably not shopping malls or something.

"This is probably a research institute or something like that."

With his brows slightly furrowed, Natsume already had a dark and profound understanding of where he lived.

After one incident after another and witnessing so many bizarre things, a certain side of this city has long been displayed in a bloody manner before her and some people's eyes.

Senior Misaka seems to be in a better mood recently. She even took the injured Shirai for a walk. But no one knows when the dark side of that senior's heart will completely erupt and take revenge on this city.

There are these buildings of unknown meaning near the juvenile reformatory, and it is easy to guess what their purpose is. There will be more and more people in this city who treat students as guinea pigs.

“There’s nobody in these buildings.”

Natsume thought silently and looked at the building below him with some surprise.

The building was clearly not abandoned and was in working order, but it was empty.

Something seems to have happened here that Natsume-san doesn't know about.

"No matter what happens, we must find Shokuhou-senpai and bring her back."

Finally, I called Shokuhou-senpai's cell phone, but there was still no response from the other end.

After confirming his purpose in his head, Natsume stopped hesitating and continued to lower his altitude.

It's the same no matter who the so-called mastermind is.

Natsume didn't know what those people were planning, and he had no way to change their minds, but if he wanted to keep them company, Natsume had already come here in person.

Everything is not up to Natsume-san, whether you want to revive the Absolute Ability Plan or something else, just face it head-on until you win the final victory, and then continue your life.

The best way to solve problems is to take the initiative. Natsume has always thought so.

A certain ball-head who has maxed out his defense and escape abilities attempts to use the kite-flying tactic to deal with all enemies.

No one can defeat themselves before their computing power runs out, probably.

The buildings in front of him gradually grew larger, and Natsume's feet stepped on the outermost circle of walls of the buildings.

The outer wall only surrounds the juvenile reformatory, while the buildings that appear to be enclosed throughout are the main body of the facility.

The building materials of the walls and houses are very ordinary, at most slightly stronger than the materials commonly used in Academy City. Natsume feels that his air cannon can easily blast a big hole in it.

However, Natsume's knowledge of the prison still comes from rumors on the Internet, which means that he has entered an area where information is very scarce.

I had thought I would soon come across some unknown cutting-edge technology, but nothing unexpected happened until I got close.

It seems that there is no surveillance equipment here that can detect the aim's position as Natsume-san imagined.

There are many conventional or not-so-conventional detection instruments, enough to detect more than 99% of intruders or escapees.

Infrared scanning, sniffing systems, various types of security robots, or ubiquitous satellite monitoring cannot stop Natsume.

At the same time, he used the air to lift his body up to ensure that his body would not cause pressure on the surface here, because even Tokiwadai Middle School was equipped with a playground track that could sense pressure, so maybe there would be one here as well.

As the best stealth master in Academy City, Natsume can easily enter most heavily guarded places. Plus, he always likes to think about random things, so coming here is like returning home.

If equipped with a sharp dagger, Natsume can definitely act as an assassin, but the idea of ​​assassin is a little hard for her to accept, and she still prefers to be a magician.

The wings behind him turned into whirlpools of air and he jumped down from a wall more than ten meters high.

Natsume, who always likes to do some dangerous moves, landed steadily, and the map in his head instantly captured all the living organisms within a radius of 100 meters.

It was a bit strange that there was no legendary mercenary corps from all over the world, no guards to be seen, and not even the group of detained students.

There's no one, everyone here has gone there.

Natsume's head suddenly felt a little confused. Just like that building, all the people here were gone, but he could clearly see various types of robots.

Could it be that juvenile reformatories have also kept up with the times and completely entered the era of automation?

However, Natsume immediately thought of his senior schoolmate.

If one wants to deal with that senior, it would be appropriate to mechanize everything, but if that's the case, Shokuhou-senpai will definitely not be fooled.

Chapter 331: 'Command' Mode

It is indeed a bit embarrassing to not see anyone anywhere, but Natsume doesn't think she will come back empty-handed.

If you spend a little time with Shokuhou-senpai, you'll find that she's actually very persistent about certain things.

At this time, the juvenile reformatory looked like a small roadside park suitable for tourists to visit, so it must be related to that senior student.

Therefore, as long as I follow Shokuhou-senpai's thinking, I can immediately find clues about Shokuhou-senpai.

It turns out that Natsume-san really knows Shokuhou-senpai quite well.

Those with psychological control abilities must definitely avoid the ubiquitous security and surveillance facilities, so they will definitely need to find a place to stay nearby.

However, his own actions were completely opposite to what he thought in his head. Natsume plunged into the juvenile reformatory and was submerged in the huge building complex.

There was no point in looking for a place to stay at this time. The girl with a bun decided to see what the senior student was doing here, which led to her losing contact.

Walking from Area F of the juvenile reformatory to Area D, Maru-Hat Student had completely lost his sense of direction and could only wander around relying on the heat map in his head.

The roads extend in all directions, and the rooms are numerous. Although from the outside, they are just three-story buildings, there are underground floors inside, and the actual area is even larger than those on the surface.

Area F is the novice area, suitable for ordinary prisoners with a probation period of less than three months, and is located above the surface.

However, Area D is a little different. The prisoners held here are basically students with strong abilities and above. Their elite level is comparable to that of the famous school Tokiwadai, and it is located on the first underground floor.

Basically, the students here will spend their entire youth here.

In fact, the requirements for entering here are quite harsh, and Natsume-san doesn't sympathize with these people.

There are a lot of criminal cases in Academy City every day, which are handed over to the juvenile court for public trial by the security guards. Most of them are only sentenced to compulsory labor or short-term confinement. Very few students will come to the juvenile reformatory.

Even though Shigefuku attacked Tokiwadai Middle School last time and caused his married senior to fall into a coma, the punishment was just a few weeks of off-campus labor. Serious incidents like intentionally causing serious injury or terrorist attacks would result in imprisonment here.

From this perspective, the sentencing in Academy City is actually quite lenient, and destroying public property or fighting are not considered a big deal at all.

After all, this is a city for people with special abilities, and overly strict rules are not conducive to the development of people with special abilities.

Shokuhou-senpai hasn't been found yet, but Natsume Sonoko is curious and starts exploring this new map.

That's right, Natsume-san previously subconsciously ignored the perception of heat below the ground.

Natsume's perception is a regular sphere, which naturally includes the soil space below the surface.

Although she can receive heat feedback, Natsume Sonoko rarely processes information about materials below the surface and then feeds it back to her brain. At most, she uses some formulas to perform automated threat detection.

After entering the microscopic world last time, Natsume was unable to selectively receive and process information, but he could do it easily within his own area of ​​ability.

The denser the material, the more computing power is needed to process information. The consumption below the surface is much greater than that above the surface, so there is no point except to specifically look for underground facilities.

Besides, Natsume-san won't always fill the radar map to the limit of his ability.

The radar map and the constant temperature layer on the body surface together keep the computing power at a balance point between normal consumption and recovery.

I stumble towards you, and you can't leave alone.

Walking in the long underground passage, Natsume and a driven armor looked at each other head-on, and then they passed each other and left, as if they were two strangers who had no intersection at all.

The next second, a dense layer of ice emerged from the driving armor, and then it was swept by the huge wind and waves and fell onto the wall.

A look of joy appeared on Natsume's face. Ten minutes after leaving the competition venue, he finally met the first person at the destination.

Natsume's idea is very simple, which is to use the Kirin arm to destroy the cockpit and see if the people inside have star-shaped pupils.

With his arms raised high, the ice spread upward along his elbows, forming white fists as big as sandbags, and then used the airflow to generate huge propulsion.

With a powerful punch, Natsume instantly dented the metal armor in front of the cockpit, which seemed to be harder than expected.

However, Natsume is not worried about the condition of the driver inside. No matter what kind of driving armor it is, it can provide good protection for people.

"Sure enough, there are star pupils."

Although the cockpit of the driving armor was opened, Natsume became inexplicably concerned and stared at the female pilot in front of him with curiosity, blinking his eyes.

The clothes he is wearing should be the guard uniform, so he must be a staff member here.

That being said, Shokuhou-senpai has indeed conquered this place.

However, Natsume Sonoko and the others' goal from the beginning to the end was to find the mastermind behind the incident.

According to Natsume's idea, the problem can be solved by secretly controlling a few managers. It will be easy to find the person who forged the document and released the police. The current situation seems to be developing in some unknown direction.

As for the fact that such a big incident did not attract the attention of the security guards and suppression troops, that senior student must have played a role in it.

"Hello, is this Shokuhou-senpai? Can you hear me? This is the Tokiwadai reinforcement team."

A girl with a bun tried to get the senior's attention in the simplest way. She reached out and gently pinched the female guard's face, but there was no response.

"Is it just some kind of 'command' implanted in it, and not directly controlled by Shokuhou-senpai?"

Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but be stunned and carefully recalled the abilities of that senior schoolmate.

A certain ball-head doesn't know much about Shokuhou-senpai's abilities, but she is clear about the usual methods of people with psychological system abilities.

Before completing a specific instruction, people controlled by this psychological system will be in a state of absent-mindedness, as if their brain is forcibly requisitioned.

This type of method is ineffective against Natsume-san, because beings like her must be carefully controlled, and the implanted instructions are simply unable to cope with the brains of people with psychics.

"Still in action?"

There was a sudden hint of curiosity on Natsume's face, because the female guard she had controlled was still trying to get up and continue doing something.

There are more people in Area D than expected, and there are even more people further down, and these people are basically in some kind of coma.

Even this female guard seemed to have just woken up from a coma and continued to act according to instructions.

After hesitating for just a few seconds, Natsume gave up the idea of ​​continuing to explore downwards.

It would be better to first see what Shokuhou-senpai's instructions are.

Chapter 332 Interference

The open environment can easily make people feel that the world is vast and boundless, which is something that people living in big cities rarely experience.

Natsume's biggest feeling about the 10th School District is that there are many abandoned vacant lots, which look like scars in the city.