Temperature Control in Academy City

But now Natsume-san finally started to care about a small thing.

Your soul has not been what it is now from the beginning, but has been changing as your body grows.

Natsume still remembers the process of his soul gradually growing from the outline of a baby to what it is now.

So, the integration of the two has already begun.

The only thing missing is the choice of Natsume as the main character, the contest between the two identities of time traveler and native.

Perhaps, this is the inner rule of this world.

If everyone in the world of Toaru Majutsu no Index has a place, then there is no doubt that the time traveler is the extra person.

And if this extra person wants to blend into the Toaru Majutsu no Index family, the best way is to occupy a position, whether by reincarnation or possession of another body.

However, after occupying the position, if you still think of yourself as a time traveler, your butt will naturally become crooked, and your soul may not be able to adapt to the body of the native.

Natsume filled this strange soul with his own life memories, squeezing the memories of the time travelers into a vulnerable group. This seemingly meaningless action accidentally demonstrated sovereignty.

This soul was occupied by a twelve-year-old indigenous girl.

Natsume’s thoughts may come from the soul, but the soul’s broken memory cannot support the formation of a true personality, so from the beginning, the indigenous identity will always win.

The fusion process is irreversible, and the attraction emanating from the dim outline has reached its peak.

And this attraction did not really draw Natsume in, it was like waving goodbye.

Then the attraction that was emanating suddenly stopped, and his soul completely disappeared.

The special perception with the soul was broken in an instant, and Natsume's mind began to tremble slightly. It was obvious that she was not really prepared mentally.

In just a blink of an eye, Natsume-san turned into a normal person.

Chapter 364: Out of Control Ability

A feeling of loss filled his heart, and in an instant, Natsume felt that everything was extremely unreal, as if his life was suddenly torn apart.

Even when Kihara Gensei was controlling himself, he didn't feel such a strong sense of discomfort, but now it appeared inexplicably.

Familiarity often brings a sense of security, forming a comfort zone that one is unwilling to change. Natsume is a lazy person by nature, and this feeling is particularly strong now.

Her soul and body merged into one and could no longer be sensed by Natsume, which made the bun-haired girl, who had become a normal person, suddenly become nervous.

I have long been accustomed to the flow of thoughts, and I feel uncomfortable trying to keep them fixed in one place, even though I know that thing is still on my body.

But the strong desire in her heart immediately suppressed the restlessness in someone's heart and made her calm down again.

If you can't feel it, then you can't feel it. Just let me rot in this ordinary and boring life.

"Is the desire still there? My soul disappeared in a flash."

Natsume was thinking obediently in the narrow space of her mind, and she found that the inexplicable desire just now was still affecting her.

Although her brain was being used by others, she felt that this desire was not something that could be influenced by psychological control, because the part outside her body was also resonating.

This strong desire also made Natsume a little confused, as if he had a sense of déjà vu.

She had had similar ideas before, such as transferring memories and trying to keep the body and soul on the same channel.

But later I rejected them all rationally, and this desire slowly faded away with repeated rejections.

Because the dangers of these actions are unknown and the broken memories in the soul are impressive, if nothing pushes her to go, the smart Natsume will always choose to continue her comfortable life.

Natsume has been extremely hesitant about whether to follow his heart emotionally or to consider the pros and cons rationally.

Perhaps only when friends around her are in danger or someone tries to do something to disturb her, will the girl with a bun become more emotional.

But she soon figured out something. This desire was gradually weakening. Perhaps when the desire disappeared, the fusion of soul and body would end.

Hey.

I don’t know if I encountered such a thing in my previous life. Natsume suddenly thought of some unnecessary things.

Although deep down I don't want to meddle in that person's affairs, Natsume-san did help last time, and I'm more or less curious about myself in my previous life.

The memory of that person was not left to me, but there are still some traces in my soul that cannot be ignored, and the sense of familiarity that suddenly appeared in the depths of my soul.

This is probably the point mentioned above that Natsume is most concerned about.

Since a sense of familiarity can be retained, but there are no memories, don’t those broken memories also exist in the soul?

And according to my own guess, my will may come from the soul, so it is likely to come from the witch. So is there any essential difference between me and the witch other than memory?

Plastic memory or something?

Perhaps there is no essential difference at all, Natsume thought silently in her heart. She had just figured out that the soul is the essence of a person.

Natsume is just another her, maybe it can't be considered a previous life at all, but there is some kind of continuity between my consciousness and hers.

Maybe after I die, there will be another self waking up from my consciousness, but can this still be considered reincarnation? Rather, it is more like some kind of conscious immortality phenomenon with the help of a soul container.

Natsume-san managed to cheer himself up. Very good, he succeeded in scaring himself again. I still have a rich imagination as always.

Natsume successfully stopped himself from thinking any further.

According to this bizarre idea of ​​mine, maybe the witch in the previous life was just the beginning, and there were countless previous lives, which also represented countless possible troubles, but in the end, only the memory of the so-called time traveler was retained, which was a big problem.

However, a girl with a bun on her head was very sure that she had imprinted her memories exactly as they were, and her memories would definitely remain on her soul.

"Is it over?" Natsume's thoughts came back to life.

Suddenly, that strong desire disappeared, replaced by a faint sense of satisfaction.

This feeling is amazing, like having everything you want all at once, and every part of your body becomes lazy at the same time.

Even the brain that was firing the 'destructive death ray' paused for a moment, filled with a sense of satisfaction, and the next wave of attack that Kihara Gensei was preparing for was also eliminated.

"I'm taking my body back."

Natsume paused for a moment, and a premonition came to her mind.

With the complete fusion of soul and body, not only Natsume's memories were integrated into the soul, but also those soul memories were unceremoniously integrated into Natsume's brain.

These memories rushed everywhere, and the oxygen consumption of the cerebral cortex increased sharply, like a group of iron cavalry rushing into Natsume's head, immediately disrupting Kihara Gensei's control over his abilities.

However, this still cannot interrupt the powerful psychological control of the external brain. It's just that during this period of time, accompanied by Natsume's fierce struggle of will, she finally saw a glimmer of hope.

Natsume has no time to explore the changes in herself after the fusion of souls. She must grasp every possibility. In just a few seconds, Natsume gritted her teeth and made a decision.

The temperature around him rose and fell unnaturally. The cold and hot air collided and merged with each other, forming a thin mist that enveloped the space. In the center, endless waves were rolling around Natsume.

This is a sign of out-of-control abilities. Natsume hasn't been this embarrassed in a long time.

At this time, the constant temperature layer that Natsume had been keeping open completely failed in this difficult tug-of-war.

The hot air over 100 degrees successfully broke through the protection of the constant temperature layer and touched the fair skin of Natsume's right arm without any hindrance.

With a terrible erosion sound, hot air continued to drill into the body through the pores.

The skin cells on the right arm began to die and fall off on a large scale, immediately revealing horrifying red spots. After a while, a large number of blisters densely covered the surface of the arm.

The originally delicate and smooth skin became ugly, and the pair of eyes, which were red from pain, were wide open.

Chapter 365 Tool Man

His right hand fell limply to his side, and other parts of his body were also affected to varying degrees at the same time.

There was a bright blood mark on his forehead caused by stones blown up by the wind and waves, and the blood drops almost blocked the vision of his right eye.

Natsume has been trying hard to avoid this phenomenon of losing control of her physical abilities, but this time she took the initiative to cause it.

Fortunately, it was not a high-risk out-of-control situation such as atomic collapse, but just ordinary temperature rise and fall and atmospheric control, resulting in most injuries being just burns and frostbite.

In order to get rid of Kihara Gensei's psychological control, a certain girl with a bun head can be said to be reckless. It doesn't matter if she gets burned or something, it's better than watching her senior sisters die.

This almost resolute thought seemed to become extremely firm after the fusion of souls.

Although she has always pursued power in a carefree manner, she hates her own powerlessness very much, because it means that everything she cares about will be taken away by others.

Natsume finally found a visible straw and rushed forward without hesitation. At the moment of making the decision, she even felt that it didn't matter if she got hurt a little, and her emotions instantly suppressed her rationality.

Sometimes people make choices that are not so selfish. Absolute rationality does not exist in humans. It’s just that the chips pressing against rationality are not enough.

But is following one's instinct the right thing to do? No one can say for sure.

But Natsume now understands her own heart very well. Even though her reason tells her that there is a great risk, she does not want to continue to stand aside helplessly, hoping that someone can create a miracle. At least she wants to do something, no matter what the result is.

Then the only problem is Natsume's ability to endure. The strong pain stimulation can not only break up Kihara Gensei's control, but also make a certain ball-head with low pain tolerance directly lose his combat effectiveness.

In fact, the moment he regained control of his brain, his whole body shook violently, and his body trembled violently involuntarily. The continuous tingling sensation made Natsume almost unable to control his body.

"it hurts..."

"The brain is no longer able to handle some basic calculations. The constant temperature layer is okay, but more complex formulas are simply not possible."

"Luckily, Lingzi is fine."

Natsume, who has regained her body, thought hard that at least the worst has not yet occurred and she still has time to adapt to the current situation.

The moment he regained his brain, Natsume tried to restart his body's constant temperature layer, interrupting the loss of control of his abilities and preventing himself from suffering secondary damage.

According to Natsume's current situation, if he relaxes his mind, he may completely lose his fighting ability.

In fact, the current situation exceeded Natsume's expectations. She didn't even cry out in pain. This was a huge improvement, even though she had prepared herself mentally in advance.

Maybe it was influenced by Shirai-san who persevered even after being seriously injured;

Perhaps she felt that she shouldn't be so weak in front of Kihara Gensei and Accelerator, or perhaps she thought crying was useless, Natsume Sonoko clenched her teeth like a certain discipline committee member and wiped the blood from her forehead with her left hand.

Natsume was not defeated by the pain in her body. She was stronger than others thought. Her physical weakness did not mean her heart was fragile. Even though she was almost at the limit of her endurance, she had almost lost her fighting ability.

However, she still tried hard to keep her eyes on Misaka-senpai in the sky.

This was the first time she experienced the treatment that Shirai received. In this dangerous moment, she actually felt a little more identification with the discipline committee member.

Natsume actually felt sorry for Shirai, but he could never understand why Shirai fought so hard for the safety of the city. But now he understands that there is no need for any reason to fight to protect something important.

"I want to save Misaka-senpai, and I don't need any reason for that either."

Trying hard to control his expression, for fear of seeing the miserable state of his right arm, Natsume began to communicate with Reiko who was in the building.

She can't fight anymore, but Reiko can, and will act on her ideas.

Although they are all level 5 and have lost their combat capabilities, Natsume is not fighting alone, she has the little girl Zero by her side.

The sisters in the building were all unconscious, but Lingzi, who was with their sisters, was not disturbed too much.

It seems that Kihara Gensei did not get much information about Zero from him, at least he did not know the deepest secret of Zero's body.

However, it doesn't mean that Kihara Gensei ignored Reiko, but most of the computing power of the external brain was invested in Misaka Mikoto, and even the control over Natsume could only be considered marginal.

As for Reiko and the passers-by who were unfortunately affected, they are low-priority items for Kihara Gensei.

“The mental investment is more than half.”

Natsume's eyes flashed blood-red light, and he transferred most of his thoughts into Zero's brain, giving up the idea of ​​providing the calculations himself.

The intense pain made it impossible for her to calculate normally, but Natsume's personal reality still existed. The huge area with a radius of more than 100 meters was one of her greatest values.

It is very likely that superpowers are derived from the magic book called "The Book of Law", and personal reality may be a way for people with superpowers to interpret it. Even in the general understanding of the magic side of the world of Magical Index, no one in the world can find the correct interpretation. (My personal understanding is that the original work does not clearly state the relationship between personal reality and the Book of Law)

Let's get back to the point. As long as Natsume's brain is not completely unconscious, even if he is in a state of dysfunction, as long as it is not so serious that he can hardly think, he can still output the answer after the calculation.

The best way for Natsume now is to put himself into Zero's brain wholeheartedly.

Having lost most of the thinking ability, the original body will inevitably be in an uncontrollable state.

But this can actually avoid the constant pain coming from the body. The original body only needs to provide the most basic formula release and temperature field, and become Natsume's own tool.

And the remaining part of the thought is enough for Natsume to sense the changes in his body after the fusion of souls.

As the light around him changed, Natsume's body returned to the shadows. The inexplicable strong wind around him took Natsume away from his original position and flew into the air.

At this point, several seconds had passed since Natsume-san had regained his body.

Although only a few seconds had passed, Kihara Gensei did not use that kind of large-scale mental control again. Natsume knew that Kihara Gensei could not spare that much computing power now.

At the same time, because of the constant severe pain in his body, he almost lost the value of being controlled.

Kihara Gensei might be able to control a dysfunctional human brain, but it would undoubtedly be more difficult and he would not be able to make it do something delicate.