Temperature Control in Academy City

So from this perspective, Misaka-senpai’s idea is very simple.

“Oh, that’s not the case.”

"Misaka-senpai, you're wrong."

Chapter 344: Tacit Understanding

It is very difficult to prove that your memory is normal.

In this world, memory can indeed be changed, and there are many professionals who can do this. In the unknown past, the city under our feet almost formed a terrifying brainwashing industry chain.

But things eventually developed in a good direction, and luck was on Miss Sonoko's side.

Some unpredictable future is constantly stirred by quantum butterflies, but it seems familiar.

In fact, Natsume Sonoko has never thought of any good way to prove herself. She is facing the biggest problem in human history: how to prove that she is herself.

At this time, Senior Misaka suddenly thought of something and took out a destroyed mosquito-shaped robot from her pocket.

This micro robot has a long and narrow mouth, and its chest and abdomen are specially enlarged to store some things. It seems to have been hit hard, and some delicate parts are exposed.

"But shortly after the game started, someone secretly dropped this thing on the field, and it was coated with a paint that can reduce the reflection of ordinary radar."

There was still some anger on Misaka-senpai's face, and she was no less prejudiced against the overdeveloped blonde girl.

But when she mentioned the possible attack, her tone slowed down a bit.

The prejudices on both sides are deeply rooted, from hostility caused by incompatibility of abilities to staying in different student dormitories and never interacting with each other. In fact, this prejudice is difficult but easy to change.

It is important to take the first step in communicating with each other. Misaka-senpai is actually easier to deal with. Her personality makes it easier for her to trust others. Otherwise, there would be no mass production and absolute ability user plan.

According to Natsume, the reason why the relationship between the two people was so tense was mostly because the blonde girl was too strong.

Don’t think that Shokuhou-senpai has a good relationship with me, but in the school, she is the queen and Misaka-senpai is just a princess.

"I'm not sure if this mosquito robot is the attack you mentioned, Natsume-san, but it did appear. Assuming it is really the so-called attack..."

Her tone calmed down a bit, and Misaka-senpai kept her eyes on her own underclassman.

This junior schoolmate of mine is good in everything except that she is too weak to be vigilant against some people. However, after such a long time, Natsume still seems to have not found any clues in her memory.

For students at the level of superpowers, regardless of whether they have the means to counter psychological control, the most basic resistance still exists.

It is easy to conclude that the more developed the brain, the lower the influence of psychological control.

Even if false memories are implanted, they can only cover up, but cannot completely erase the real memory of the brain. This is why memories can be restored after brainwashing. After all, it is impossible to really copy someone else's memory into your own brain and save it, and then return it after the end. If you do that, your own personality may be shaken.

But apart from the brainwasher, few people can retrieve those memories from their brains.

"If it's true, then it proves that what I said is correct."

It seemed that she had found a solution to the problem, and Natsume Sonoko's eyes lit up instantly.

In fact, there is no need to prove whether you have been brainwashed or not. You just need to provide evidence of the existence of the attackers or the masterminds behind the scenes.

"more or less."

I don’t know who released this mosquito robot yet, but I am surprised to see that Natsume-san is so determined and persistent.

Even though the girl next to him might have been brainwashed, the railgun softened his heart.

After all, she is Natsume-san.

The railgun that looks like it's covered in spikes is sometimes just an act. The living environment for people with super powers is not that good.

"Yes, this is an attack."

"And it was a micro robot. Come to think of it, Shokuhou-senpai was also bitten, although her model was changed to Bumblebee."

Natsume Sonoko was originally planning to continue explaining the brainwashing matter, but when she heard this, she was shocked.

However, Natsume felt alert because this micro robot posed a certain threat to him.

If its appearance is the same as that of a mosquito and it releases similar heat to that of a mosquito, then you might have made a mistake.

After all, there are so many small animals and insects, and she can't drive them all away.

Fortunately, Natsume often chooses to be invisible, so he can discover this kind of thing in advance, so there won’t be any big problem if he pays a little attention.

"She was also attacked?" Senior Misaka seemed a little surprised.

"Well, I just came back from the Juvenile Reformatory, where I found Shokuhou-senpai who was attacked. The attackers and their power armors might still be there."

Natsume-san said somewhat uncertainly.

She had always been worried that Shokuhou-senpai's actions in the juvenile reformatory would cause some unnecessary trouble, but until now no official agency, such as the security teacher, had approached them.

Natsume Sonoko could probably guess in her mind that if it wasn't for Shokuhou-senpai modifying the memory and issuing instructions in advance to resolve the hidden danger, then it was the mastermind behind the scenes who resolved their worries for them.

Unless the other party was instructed by the official Academy City, necessary cleanup would have to be done. Perhaps the movement there had already been completely covered up.

The two hostile groups seemed to have a mysterious tacit understanding and tried their best not to involve the authorities.

However, the girl with the bun was too young and had no such awareness at all. He even planned to call the security teacher for help, but fortunately he gave up in the end.

"Oh, and there are surveillance cameras."

A smile immediately broke out on Natsume Sonoko's face. As long as the surveillance camera captured her and Shokuhou-senpai rushing back to the Seventh District exhausted, then it would be proof.

Because, that senior girl even skipped physical education classes.

I would never walk if I could take a car, and I looked so miserable.

In fact, Natsume has another absolute evidence, which is the nanorobot in Shokuhou-senpai's body.

I don’t know if Misaka-senpai has any way of sensing the nanorobots in Shokuhou-senpai’s body, but she can definitely sense the positioning signals sent by the robots.

Time passed slowly and the sun moved towards the west.

Sitting on a leisure stone bench not far from the stadium, Senior Misaka borrowed Natsume Sonoko's cell phone.

Natsume blinked his eyes and looked seriously at the girl who was waving her cell phone beside him.

Misaka-senpai's phone is a Quata-style feature phone, which is difficult to handle high-intensity information flow and is on the edge of the Academy City mobile phone market. I heard that she has been thinking about changing her phone recently, but she has been reluctant to give up her Quata limited edition feature phone, and the power generation capacity has less impact on feature phones.

"The guy who deployed the robot should have known my ability, but he underestimated the psychic. I originally thought that it was the Long Point Machine Academy, but today's competition was changed at the last minute, and there was no premise for making such a thing."

Moreover, for a game, there is no need to go to this extent, and this is obviously a foul.

Looking at the phone running at full capacity, with the various screens on it constantly jumping and flashing, after thinking for a moment, Misaka-senpai said softly.

Fortunately, Natsume's cell phone can barely be considered a high-end product from a year ago. When he bought it, he specifically chose the deluxe version, so it can withstand this kind of torture.

Regarding Natsume's suggestion to check the surveillance, a certain Railgun believed it without even checking.

She was a well-deserved master when it came to computers and the Internet, and it was almost impossible to deceive her with anything that existed on the Internet.

At this moment, the mobile phone screen did not show the exhausted appearance of Shokuhou Misaki and the other person. Instead, it was connected to the live video of the Balloon Hunters. The two of them were looking for someone to release the mosquito robot.

"Found it, it's very likely this person."

Misaka-senpai's tone fluctuated a little. She found a very strange guy.

This is a silhouette of a person wearing a longer sports suit. He is about 1.65 meters tall and 1.38 meters tall.

However, he only stayed in the stadium for a short while before being escorted out of the venue on charges of disrupting the progress of the game.

At that time, Misaka-senpai did not notice the existence of this person, and even the flying balls responsible for taking pictures only captured some simple images.

Continuing to look through other records of this match, and finding the information of the original opponent, Misaka-senpai became more and more certain.

This person's name is Yoshiro Baba, and he is a student at Karakura High School in the 18th District.

Come to think of it, Tokiwadai Junior High School was ranked high school twice before and after.

Their team was short of members, many people had stomach problems and had not been able to gather until now, and many of the team's substitutes gave up the competition for no reason, resulting in a shortage of people. This is why they were temporarily replaced by Changdian Shangji Academy.

However, Yoshiro Baba seemed to have a strong desire to compete. Even though his team was gone, he still insisted on sneaking into the competition venue. As a result, he was discovered not long after the competition, which fully demonstrated the sports spirit of participation.

"This micro robot can reduce the effect of radar. It even chose to attack me during the battle between me and Changdian Shangji Academy. It seems that it knows me very well."

Thinking of something, Misaka-senpai muttered to herself while looking at the image of this person.

"But the other party seems to have underestimated the esper. Even if the Daihaxing Festival restricts me from using electric shocks, and even if my attention is focused on other people, it does not mean that I cannot observe the surrounding environment and launch a counterattack against this kind of robot."

At one point in the phone screen, Misaka-senpai dodged the opponent's attack, turned slightly, and casually shot down a strange mosquito with the sandbag in her hand.

There is an electromagnetic barrier on Misaka-senpai's body, so no mosquitoes can get close to her. She is naturally insulated from small animals and insects.

Moreover, the electromagnetic barrier that spreads around her body is also equivalent to an early warning network. Combined with her perception radar that observes the surroundings, no matter what passes by, she will be able to detect it in advance.

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Chapter 345: No Comment

"How amazing! As expected of Misaka-senpai."

Trying to open his eyes wide, Natsume-san expressed his admiration as always.

"It's a simple thing. This trick doesn't work on me."

As she was talking, Misaka-senpai's face suddenly blushed.

In fact, although she had noticed the mosquitoes around her very early, all her attention was on her opponent. After all, mosquitoes were too common, and she subconsciously thought that the electromagnetic barrier could repel them.

If the two teammates behind her had not taken timely action to deal with the taller student on the opposite side, Senior Misaka might not have had time to deal with this completely different mosquito that was not repelled by her own electromagnetic barrier.

The premise of all this is that Daihasai restricts Misaka-senpai from using electric shocks, so that she cannot easily kill mosquitoes. If they successfully break through the electromagnetic barrier on the body surface, they may really bite her.

Of course, it's just a possibility. No one knows whether Misaka-senpai will secretly use electric shock to kill mosquitoes.

Mutual business praise is a daily routine for people with super powers, since everyone’s relationship is so good anyway.

I briefly discussed the attackers and brainwashing with Misaka-senpai. Although the two of us had not yet reached a consensus on our ideas, they unexpectedly overlapped due to the combination of certain conditions.

The girls who seemed to be brainwashed searched the surroundings and began to check and screen suspicious people. They planned to find the attacker first.

"Is this the man?"

"It shouldn't be wrong. Everything is the same except for the sportswear."

Two girls were secretly talking under the shade of a tree, pointing at a high school student who was lying on the ground and their life or death was unknown.

As soon as she discovered the target, Natsume Sonoko used the method she was proud of without hesitation and successfully defeated the attacker.

"Is this true? You actually encountered a burger that will give you diarrhea if you eat it, as per the urban legend. Your luck is really bad. Since the mission to remove Misaka Mikoto's ability has failed, you will continue to be in charge of surveillance as planned."

"Hey, little pony farm, why are you silent? Are you in trouble?"

The high school student was holding a convenient communication headset in his hand, which not only emitted a rustling electronic interference sound, but also a slightly cold female voice.

"It looks like the pony farm has a lot of problems. It's really useless as expected."

"Then, that must be Misaka Mikoto. Although I am happy to be able to deal with the famous third person, this alone cannot interfere with our actions. I have always hoped that you can bring some surprises. With that, I am going to hang up now."

The girl opposite paused for a few seconds, then spoke in a joking tone.

"Hey, guys on the other side, this high school student should be your partner, but you just gave up like that? And you attacked me for no reason and are secretly looking for my sisters, what exactly is your purpose?"

After answering the phone, Misaka-senpai said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

"You mean Kobaba? The Anbu people should have had similar awareness a long time ago."

The voice stopped abruptly, and the person on the other end did not continue to answer, but chose to hang up the phone.

Shokuhou-senpai's attempt to pass the buck finally became a reality, and the Railgun officially became part of the incident.

Although Shokuhou-senpai's attempt to shift the blame was completely useless, the mastermind seemed to have known of her existence from the beginning.

"Another ANBU."

Misaka-senpai's fists suddenly clenched, and anger crept up her entire face.

In Academy City, Misaka-senpai is probably the type of person who hates the ANBU the most.

Natsume-san also hates the ANBU, but she doesn't hate any one person in the ANBU.

"If this attack really has nothing to do with Shokuhou Misaki, then what Sonoko said might be true."

There was some silence, and some anger surged in Misaka-senpai's head.

She was really fed up with this city. Every time she wanted to forget those things, reality reminded her again and again.