Temperature Control in Academy City

No wonder I always felt like I'd heard of him somewhere. This person seemed to be the teacher of Sensei Kiyama Haruo, and he was also the person in charge of the experiment that caused Banri and the others to fall into a coma.

Behind that experiment, there is the shadow of this person.

When she met with Mr. Mushan, she had a good understanding of the whole matter. Although Mr. Mushan was vague, it was obvious that he didn't want them to have anything to do with him. Now thinking about it, it should be a kind of protection.

When Natsume sneaked into the abandoned buildings of the Advanced Education Bureau, the place was already deserted. He did not find anything useful at all, let alone come into contact with this person. His impression of him only remained from what others said.

And Natsume still remembered that the location was probably in the library of Tokiwadai Junior High School, and he had also read some of this person's papers, although only the very superficial parts at the beginning.

"I have heard of this person."

Before Natsume could even open his mouth, the short-haired girl next to him snatched away his words.

Misaka Mikoto was very aware of this person's existence. After communicating with Futsuka Toshinori and learning about the plan, she had investigated almost all the researchers involved in the Absolute Ability User Project.

Kihara Gensei is naturally the top priority, after all, he is a veteran-level figure.

Although he proposed the Absolute Specialist Project, the one who actually formulated the effective project was the tree diagram designer. Among the large number of researchers who agreed to adopt this method to develop Absolute Specialists, only the senior members of Academy City stood out.

"That's not surprising. That old man is a scientific ghost lurking in this city. His traces can be found in places related to people with special abilities."

"As much as I hate to admit it, the reason Academy City now has an effective esper development program is inseparable from this person's research. But this kind of person is also the most dangerous. No matter how high-sounding their words are, their arrogance of treating esper users as guinea pigs cannot be concealed."

Shokuhou Misaki knew these people very well, and her tone became lower. To those people, Academy City was just a testing ground for producing special products such as people with special abilities.

So, even if her camp had a certain railgun, Shokuhou Misaki still felt a little unconfident.

As a veteran in the development of people with special abilities, that person naturally knows the information on his side and can make targeted arrangements in advance.

And Sonoko's existence must have been discovered by Kihara Gensei, so it was impossible to make up for the information gap. The intelligence disadvantage existed from the beginning to the end.

The so-called head-on confrontation actually just depends on where that person wants to deal with them.

Even if she got the information about Kihara Gensei's whereabouts, Shokuhou Misaki would now even doubt whether that person had provided it voluntarily.

"What worries me the most is when he will find his sisters. I guess that once Kihara Gensei finds the whereabouts of his sisters, he will definitely not continue to hide his true purpose."

Shokuhou-senpai said with a headache, releasing her arms from around Sonoko.

But this headache came and went quickly, and her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of something.

"Now, what we can do, besides protecting our sisters, is to weaken the opponent's strength. Even if it's just a little bit of the opponent's strength that is exposed, this is very important."

Shokuhou Misaki's gaze passed over Sonoko, and finally landed on the unconscious high school boy not far away.

This is the prisoner that Natsume and her friends captured.

"Shokuhou-senpai, are you planning to brainwash him?"

Tilting her head, Natsume Sonoko guessed something at the first moment.

As expected, if we speculate on a person's actions based on their abilities, it would be as easy and convenient as looking at the answer.

It was as if he was planning to sneak somewhere, and he subconsciously used optical invisibility.

"Only part of it is correct, but it's almost there."

Shokuhou Misaki held her chin with her hand, her fingertips touching her smooth skin back and forth, and there was a hint of smile in her eyes as she looked at Sonoko.

Natsume-san is really getting to know himself better and better. Why do I feel so happy?

"I have observed the leader of the Anbu 'personnel', 'Doctor'. Although he did not refuse the task of the intermediary to watch over, he was somewhat passive and did not participate in the search for the sisters. Maybe he has discovered something unusual and may go to the General Council to confirm the authenticity of the commission they received."

Shokuhou Misaki said this with some certainty.

She had read the memories of some of the 'staff' members, and the 'Doctor' had a strange attitude towards this mission.

"But it should be difficult to confirm, otherwise the fake commission would not have been passed on for so long without being discovered."

This was something he had never heard of before, and Natsume hesitated for a few seconds.

"That's right, because the 'personnel' are the Anbu directly under Chairman Aleister, and issuing commissions or missions may not necessarily go through the Unified Council. Even if the doctor wants to verify with the Unified Council, those directors may be confused and can't tell the truth. This is why an Anbu with strong strength in all aspects can be deceived for so long."

"And if they want to confirm more information, they need to apply for contact with Aleister, which is difficult for them, who are directly under the Anbu, to do. So, even with the help of the other members of the Unified Council, it will take a lot of effort to verify everything from the source. I'm afraid that Kihara Gensei knows this, so he is unscrupulously directing this Anbu."

Shokuhou-senpai lowered her head and smiled, not holding anything back, and told us everything she had guessed.

She understood much more than her silly schoolmate Sonoko, not to mention the newcomer Misaka Mikoto.

The reason why she discovered that this commission did not exist was actually very simple. Apart from the fact that Aleister was the one who single-handedly abolished the Absolute Ability Evolution Plan, it was almost impossible for him to restart this plan.

That is, Shokuhou-senpai doesn't believe that this mysterious chairman doesn't know the location of her sisters and needs to send his Anbu to investigate.

Even if Academy City had a secret that could be hidden from 99.9 percent of people, then this chairman would definitely be an exception.

The existence of this obvious loophole was also what puzzled Shokuhou-senpai and the ANBU "doctor", but the doctor was obviously concerned about the reputation of a certain chairman, so he had to carry out his mission even while investigating.

"In that case, the Anbu is no longer our enemy. Kihara Gensei is currently on the opposite side of the Academy City officials." Senior Misaka said thoughtfully.

"That's right. Not only does he not represent the official, he hasn't even received official approval. This may just be his personal decision. This discovery is very important. At least the opponent's strength will not expand to an unimaginable level, and everything will become much easier to end."

Shokuhou-senpai nodded, and rarely agreed with the short-haired girl's opinion.

Originally, we had been considering the opponent's strength and purpose, but overlooked a very important point, that is, the illegitimacy of the opponent's actions. This is also the reason why the opponent did not want the official to get involved and tried to clean up the traces of the battle.

As long as they can eliminate the opponent's move in the dark in advance, the situation may not be reversed, but at least it can be slightly beneficial to their side.

"As long as the Anbu or the Unified Council realizes this in advance, Kihara Gensei will inevitably be targeted by the Academy City officials, and we won't need to take action." Nodding, Senior Misaka said with some sudden enlightenment.

"Misaka-san, your IQ is really at the bottom among us."

Shokuhou-senpai looked at a certain railgun with some disdain and shook her head, then her face was full of smiles again when she looked at Sonoko.

Sonoko is cute and smart, and even her lazy look is very similar to herself.

"Even if we don't have the official authorization from Academy City, it doesn't mean that the Unified Council can unanimously agree to retaliate against Kihara Gensei."

"Some people may agree to arrest Kihara Gensei, but I think more people would like to see what Kihara Gensei will do. The most likely option is to watch and then intercept the fruit that Kihara Gensei creates."

Shokuhou-senpai sighed and said.

This is probably what is called a neutral faction, and it is the kind of neutrality that will cut in midway, with naked interests first. Considering the composition of the people in the unified council, this situation is very easy to happen.

There is no need to talk about Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio about the thousand-year-old fox. None of them are good people. There are not many people as easy to deceive as Misaka-san. They are a rare species.

The neutrality of the Unified Council will also protect the three of them. As long as they can resolve the current crisis, they will not be blamed by the official entity of the Unified Council.

After all, there are a few people in the General Council who can distinguish right from wrong, and people with super powers are really important to Academy City.

If human hearts could be less complicated, then she wouldn't have to work so hard all the time.

"But this is enough. At least we have eliminated an Anbu and gained some good support. I remember that this mechanical dog of Yoshiro Baba is quite useful."

At this point, Shokuhou-senpai showed a hint of relaxation on her face.

Without the help of the Anbu "staff", the mastermind behind the scenes, Kihara Gensei, not only lost an important fighting force, but also lost a useful tool to find the whereabouts of his sisters.

As long as the other party cannot find the Misaka sisters, time will be advantageous to them, although this advantage is only in terms of extra time.

"Hey, so this is what you were thinking, Shokuhou-senpai."

Natsume-san seemed a little surprised, and realized what the blonde-student was planning.

In addition to brainwashing the memory of this high school student in front of them and turning him into a fighting force on their side, they also want to use this person to pass on some of the information they have collected to the 'Doctor'.

Regardless of whether the doctor sought help from the Unified Council as Shokuhou-senpai guessed, as long as this information was passed on, it would be very likely that the Anbu "personnel" and even the Unified Council would remain neutral.

Of course, it's just a possibility. Who can tell what will happen in the future?

At this time, Shokuhou Misaki slowly stretched her body, focused her attention back on the unconscious high school student, and took out a remote control from her now brand new handbag.

While Shokuhou Misaki was modifying her memory, Misaka-senpai was also clearing the surrounding surveillance and flying balls to ensure that their conversation was always safe.

As for Natsume, he had nothing to do. He could only do warm-up exercises as he would have to participate in a competition later.

Chapter 348 Exhausting the Legacy

I tried to straighten my arms with force, and the tense muscles brought a strong feeling of soreness.

Mixing in the Tokiwadai three-person group, Natsume Sonoko looked at the sky somewhat bored. Warming up was just as unexciting as the competition.

Fortunately, Shokuhou-senpai is very good at hands-on work. Not long after she pointed the remote control at the male high school student, a lot of private stuff was stuffed into his head all at once, as conveniently and quickly as copying and pasting on a computer.

"It turns out that in addition to the dog-shaped robot mentioned in the intelligence, he also called in an additional large-scale backup weapon this time, but now it has become our trophy."

Putting the remote control on her chin, Shokuhou-senpai showed a beautiful smile.

As for the dog-shaped robots that Natsume and the others never saw from beginning to end, it was probably because it was inconvenient for them to appear in such a densely populated area, and someone's movements were too fast.

This kind of robot is far inferior to any super-powered person and is difficult to operate, but it may be effective when used as a surprise weapon.

Although the Yoshiro Baba in front of him is a complete ANBU and villain, he is surprisingly worth capturing.

"Then Sonoko, I will wake him up now."

Saying hello to the two people behind her, Shokuhou-senpai tried to wake up their brains, and succeeded easily.

However, the effect of Natsume's shock therapy still exists. Yoshiro Baba stood up shakily, and his nose and head were chaotic and hot, as if he was hit by a high-temperature flame.

His eyes couldn't help but become bloodshot. His brain was forcibly awakened by psychological control, causing it to be in a state of high load.

"Are we just going to leave like this? Don't worry about that person."

Natsume Sonoko said curiously. She originally wanted to see the effect of Shokuhou-senpai's brainwashing.

The streets were bustling with tourists and students in sportswear.

Once again, the Tokiwadai trio was ignored by the crowd and successfully made their way through the busy street.

"Of course, he doesn't remember seeing us here. Don't worry about what happens next, he will take care of it for us."

Shokuhou-senpai said this with a smile, but something unnatural suddenly appeared on her face.

As she walked gracefully like a lady, Shokuhou-senpai was operating on the memories that she had just seen from Yoshiro Baba's head, and a strong feeling of disgust rose in her heart.

Reading memories is different from watching movies or slides. These memories flow directly into the reader's brain, unlike the latter which can be viewed selectively or accepted by the brain in a limited way.

Most of the time, Shokuhou-senpai would only look at the memories of the last few months and would not delve into the entire ocean of memories.

However, even if it is just a superficial reading, those memories will become a part of her, which is something that is difficult to avoid through psychological control.

There are good and bad things in the memory. Most of them are harmless except for confusing the original owner's memory.

But there are also some memories that are highly polluting. This kind of pollution can affect one's own personality, change one's cognition of things, etc. However, most of the pollution can be solved by simply deleting the memory.

Among those guys in the Anbu, there are definitely some people with twisted personalities. Shokuhou-senpai hates reading the memories of these people, but the prerequisite for brainwashing is to read their memories.

She silently activated her usual emergency plan and deleted all irrelevant memories, and Shokuhou-senpai's expression finally returned to normal.

"We have a clue. The forum called 'Ability Users Mutual Aid Union' has an offline base where they often meet. It is located in a clothing mall in the 12th District."

"Moreover, the gathering is a long-term event, and we often host certain high-ranking members of the forum."

A powerful smartphone was flashing continuously, and a large amount of information flow was challenging the CPU's processing speed. There was some strange light flashing in Misaka-senpai's eyes.

Misaka-senpai quickly screened the data flow of the entire website, observing the records of a large number of active users, and directly ignored some innocent users who just liked to join in the fun, such as a girl who did not want to reveal her name, secretly registered a small account and "reasoned" with others.

By associating the historical traces of various active users, she found some private posts or posts that required higher permissions. The content of these posts was self-destructing, showing large words similar to 404, but by forcibly checking the backup information of the terminal server, she immediately found some information that had long been buried in the network.

"Well done, Misaka-san. My ally has yet to be found."

Shokuhou-senpai had a trace of fatigue on her face, but then she forced herself to be more alert and her expression became cheerful.

Although he has many shortcomings in terms of IQ, he does have overwhelming strength on the Internet.

"Then before Kihara Gensei actually takes action, in addition to eliminating the threat of the Anbu 'personnel', we can also solve the hidden dangers of that online forum and reduce the opponent's strength to the minimum."

"Everyone would be happy if we could get rid of the organizers of the forum, but those guys are hiding too deep. Maybe this offline base will find something."

Looking up slightly, Shokuhou-senpai was facing the dazzling sunlight, flashing with a strange brilliance.

Some memories from the past haunted her, and like the organization called 'Dead Knot', she had no favorable impression of this forum.

In other words, anyone who is a superpower user would not have a favorable impression of it, and the post about Natsume's reputation being damaged is still hanging on it.

Most importantly, Shokuhou Misaki was somewhat surprised by the hidden power of this forum.

Even though I have the ability to control psychology, I have never noticed anything unusual about this forum over the years. I thought it was just a place to spread all kinds of gossip about people with super powers.

Because he knew he was in the school garden, he deliberately chose to avoid it instead of actively contacting or winning over the students in the school garden? Shokuhou-senpai seemed to be thinking about something, as if she had grasped something.

After reading the memory of one of the attackers, Shokuhou Misaki knew very well that those who had attacked her before were probably just cannon fodder sent by the organizers.