Temperature Control in Academy City

"Speaking of which, I am a little surprised, but it is not difficult to understand."

Natsume, who never looked down at the road but always looked up at the reflection in the building's glass, felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

In her impression, Shokuhou-senpai has always been very good at managing her facial expressions, and she rarely loses her composure or even chokes up. But today, she did discover a different side of her.

That’s true. The sophomore girl is only two years older than her. Why does she always feel that she should be mature and strong? Isn’t this requirement too high?

Even a certain girl with a bun hairstyle has a lot of immature moments. For example, when Shirai-san was trapped outside the student dormitory and exposed to the cold wind, she would gloat over it and help adjust the wind speed, or add a snowfall special effect or something.

"Dolly is being taken care of by Shokuhou-senpai and the others, so there's no need for me to worry. So where should we go to eat next... ahem... to maintain public order."

After calming down with a slightly excited mood, Natsume Sonoko didn't think too much about what had just happened.

I'm happy to be able to help, and she's not the type to want to control everything.

"I remember I still owe Lingzi some octopus balls, so let's go to the meeting place in District 7 first."

With his eyes lighting up, Natsume stopped a cleaning robot that was humming around, once again demonstrating the fine tradition of friends of robots.

Using one's ability to travel frequently is not something that should be encouraged. Even though there is such a convenient means of transportation, she still quite likes to race the robot on the road.

"Where have you been? I finally found time to spend with you today! And you made me wait for so long."

The blonde girl in a beret, with her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction, was wearing overly mature and sexy black stockings and a miniskirt, and was angrily scolding the bewildered doll girl in front of her with a look of indignation on her face.

If you don't keep time, you will be punished or even purged in the Anbu. As long as you promise something or a task, you must be on time. No, I must teach this sister a lesson and let her know that living in this city is not easy.

"They probably went camping with Komaba and the others. Hamazura and Hattori are both there, meow."

Fremea tugged at her sister's skirt, her sapphire eyes rolling around as she spoke in a flattering manner.

Although we went camping, we just sat on the grass for a while and then came back. Some of us were reluctant to buy even soda, but as long as the farm was there, it was fun.

At this time, a gust of wind blew by, and the wobbly cleaning robot accidentally blew up Fremea's skirt, almost causing Fremea to take out a missile from her skirt.

...

The ANBU girl who taught her sister a lesson, the vendor selling irregular dream cards;

The armed disabled people who are confused and trying to find the truth, the girls from prestigious schools who are whispering to each other while shopping, and the ghost girl on the cleaning robot.

The hedgehog-headed boy was dragged by Index to an expensive ramen restaurant. Index had been coveting the noodles at 1,000 yen a bowl for a long time. The boy with a bitter face was unable to take out the last 1,000 yen bill, and it was blown away by a sudden strong wind.

What a misfortune~~~, the air was instantly filled with tragic wails.

In Misaka Apartment, Reiko happily held the octopus dumplings bought by her sister. Finally, in the eager eyes of the Misaka sisters, she generously shared the dumplings with her roommates.

Peaceful days are always filled with leisurely people. Even the discipline committee members are enjoying the festive atmosphere. This is also the daily life that Natsume is familiar with.

"Moshimoshi, that lady, I'm already here."

Standing in the bustling area of ​​the 15th school district, Natsume looked up at a 15-story building with his mouth slightly open, seeming a little dazed.

The fifteen-story building is only a small one among the surrounding buildings, and it is inconspicuous between a group of twenty-story buildings.

But this is the 15th school district after all, and the value of the land here cannot be described as "an inch of land is worth a lot of money."

If I must add a further explanation, it would be that there are three emergency mobile forces deployed nearby that are semi-independent from the guards.

These forces are branches of the Guards, but they are not official agencies of Academy City.

In other words, this is a security force jointly formed by dozens of large companies in the surrounding area. It is of the same nature as the Black Crow Force of the Star Track Gate Society, but it is listed under the guards.

Guards can sometimes be mobilized, but in fact they are just private troops, and they are more responsible for tasks issued by the company.

However, once this place is purchased by the Daidoji Group, the Daidoji Group will need to join the corporate alliance here and bear part of the cost of maintaining the security forces.

In fact, it is not impossible to set up a security force on your own, but some companies that are not big enough cannot do it.

Not only does it require sufficiently excellent manpower and technological equipment, but it also requires official endorsement, which can be done by famous giants such as Post-Marriage Airlines, the former Star Track Gate Company, or Higuchi Pharmaceutical.

Back to the topic, Natsume received a call from a lady and was called here.

According to the little information she had just obtained from the phone call, today's negotiation process seemed to be exceptionally smooth, and it was smooth to an unbelievable degree.

The building, which originally required draining the Daidoji Group's cash flow to purchase, is now being sold at a discount, which is completely within Ms. Tomoyo's budget, and there is no need to look for other relatively cheap buildings.

A toy company does not actually need such a large space for its headquarters. The products can be produced by setting up a few unmanned factories in cheap places like the Tenth School District. A two or three-story office will barely be enough.

But she also wants to build a supercomputing laboratory here, which requires a relatively spacious, safe and private environment. It is impossible for her to share a building with others, and she also needs a strong enough security force. This area is exactly the most suitable.

Speaking of which, Miss Tomoyo's original favorite place was the School Garden in the Seventh School District, but she had no way of buying any of the buildings there.

In other words, the companies and organizations that can enter there are the apparent ruling groups in Academy City.

Chapter 404 Smile

One day in the not too distant future, this small toy company will be located on this busy street.

In Academy City, he and his numerous toy industry rivals compete for students' pocket money in a brutal, bloody fight.

However, unlike characters that are slightly younger, such as Kuata and Tiaozi, the magical girl Kanami of the Daidoji Group has broken through the age limit and has infiltrated the junior high school and high school student groups in large numbers, and undoubtedly has a broader prospect.

Looking at this towering building, Natsume couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of mission in his heart. The magical girl Kanami was destined to create a new wave in Academy City, replacing the aging Quata Group and other miscellaneous toys.

Moreover, potential users like Index also made Natsume Sonoko realize that her own group could easily open up a blue ocean market for people with magical abilities in Academy City, which was another good news.

Putting aside his ambitions that came from nowhere, Natsume looked at the building in front of him with a little curiosity, and then found the elevator that went directly to the top floor at the gate.

The building was already empty, with almost no staff to be seen. Even the original office facilities had been moved out, leaving only empty spaces. It seemed that the other party had already prepared to sell the place, rather than just deciding on it at the spur of the moment.

However, this is also a good thing for Miss Tomoyo. After all, she doesn't like to use things that have been used by others. On the contrary, it can save the cost of waste disposal.

"Xiao Yuanzi, you are here. Isn't the scenery here very nice?"

As the elevator door slowly opened, Natsume spotted his mother at a glance.

Miss Chise, dressed in a professional suit, looked very different from yesterday. She was still as gentle as before, but now she looked more decisive.

At this time, he waved gently to someone, but the happiness in his tone could not be concealed.

"pretty good."

He stepped out of the elevator quietly, and someone was stunned for a moment before echoing.

However, a hint of nervousness immediately appeared on her face. Natsume Sonoko moved her right hand slightly back. She almost forgot something very important, but it was too late to remember it now.

I haven't explained my injury to my mother yet.

"Sonoko, how did you end up like this?"

Miss Chise's face changed immediately. She took two steps at a time and ran to the front of the girl with a bun, carefully checking the tightly wrapped arm.

"The doctor said it's good for the skin and there's actually no harm at all. I wanted to refuse at first, but since I was already here and the doctor was so insistent, I agreed."

Her tone became shy again, and Natsume Sonoko spoke quite honestly, repeating what happened in the hospital truthfully.

"Was he injured by his own ability?"

"Yeah, I was just careless."

Natsume continued to nod obediently, like a ruthless nodding machine.

The transparent glass walls let in soft daylight, while also reflecting a lot of light pollution.

Somewhere on the top floor, a well-behaved girl was sitting on the only remaining sofa. In front of her was a boiling disposable teacup. Someone had nothing to do and used his ability to make herself a cup of tea.

However, her eyes would occasionally glance at the lady who was making a phone call not far away, and she would stare blankly with some helplessness.

When it comes to large transactions worth billions, it is naturally impossible to reach a conclusion in just one morning. In fact, my mother only reached a general purchase intention with the other party.

Lawyers and various professionals will be needed to handle subsequent matters, which requires arranging various personnel from the Daidoji Group to enter Academy City, or directly hiring a specialized company within Academy City to handle it.

Anyway, because of this incident, the lady suddenly became busy, and it seemed that she wanted to take advantage of the Daihaxing Festival to deal with most of the matters.

"I suddenly have more work to do, so I won't be able to accompany Sonoko often these days. I need to deal with these things as soon as possible. However, as long as I can get the company's headquarters settled and have the identity of a corresponding company manager, I can stay in Academy City for a long time."

After turning off her cell phone, Miss Chise rubbed someone's bun lovingly and said reluctantly.

It was not easy to enter Academy City during the Daihasei Festival, and Miss Tomoyo cherished this opportunity very much, but in the end she chose to make good use of the convenience of these few days.

One of the main components of Academy City is various commercial companies of all sizes, which is why about 20% of the people in the city are adults. This also indirectly shows that there is a certain tacit non-student population flow between Academy City and the outside world.

In fact, the population of Academy City has been in a stage of continuous growth. If it weren't for the previous space elevator incident that caused a certain crisis of trust, there would be even more students of school age who would choose to enter Academy City next year.

"Eh."

"Actually, there's no need to be so anxious."

Natsume couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, obviously noticing something strange.

Although Natsume Sonoko also wanted to have a research institute of her own, which would greatly speed up the progress of her development capabilities, it seemed that her mother was more anxious than herself.

This made Natsume a little confused, and he always felt that something was strange.

"Some things should be settled early, just in case the owner of this place suddenly raises the price back up."

After coming back to her senses, Miss Tomoyo seemed to have made up her mind. She held the hand of a girl with a bun and said with a smile.

"Besides, since I have some time now, I can make a few sets of clothes for Yuanzi. I spent a lot of time thinking about it yesterday, and the only thing missing is you, Yuanzi."

"But there is no cloth or tools here. We still need to go back to the hotel first."

Miss Tomoyo's eyes lit up instantly as she remembered something, and she held her chin with one hand as she thought.

Tokiwadai Junior High School has a rule of wearing school uniforms, but under the coercion and inducement of a certain lady, Natsume Sonoko cooperated and put on other clothes.

However, if Natsume could ignore the camera that was always on, he might be more natural.

"That's it. Just turn around again. You can't keep looking sad. Remember to keep smiling."

Marking the camera frame with four fingers, Miss Chise paced back and forth excitedly, seeming to be thinking about some details.

But then he suddenly realized something and started painting on the design again. Soon, a Gothic-style princess dress appeared in front of the two of them.

"Sure enough, the Daidai Garden is still suitable for the Gothic style." A lady said firmly.

Chapter 405 Ordinary

The gorgeous Gothic-style princess dress was neatly folded and stuffed into a box, buried under the bed along with many useful and useless collections.

Back in the dormitory, Natsume wiped the non-existent sweat off her face and looked at the increasingly insufficient storage space with a little worry. She was wondering if she could fit another suitcase.

Fortunately, she lives alone. If she had another roommate, she would have no idea what to do.

"If you can't put it in there, just stuff some into the Discipline Committee branch."

"And Shigefuku-san and Shirai-san's dormitories can also store some of their belongings."

After figuring out some of the details, Natsume Sonoko showed a look of sudden enlightenment on her face. She remembered that she had a desk and something in the Discipline Committee Branch 177.

As for leaving things scattered around or stuffing them into any corner, Natsume doesn't want to see the scary face of the dorm supervisor.

"Come to think of it, if I were to sneak out of the dormitory, this princess dress might be a good choice."

As if she had thought of some uses for the new collection, Natsume Sonoko bit her lip thoughtfully.

No matter how you look at it, the Gothic style is very different from your normal self, so you don't have to worry about exposing your identity all of a sudden even if your invisibility fails.

...

The fourth day of the Daibaxing Festival was cloudy.

Because of the injury, he missed two whole days of competition activities. After the bandage on his hand was removed, it was finally time for Natsume to take the field again.

Although Tokiwadai lost two main esper users at once, which led to a slight increase in the workload of some students, unexpectedly, the results of various competitions came from behind and even suppressed the scores of the Changdianji Academy.

Natsume is reluctant to express too much opinion on this change.

The three-legged race was a little noisy, but since it was an open-air arena, only two cordon lines separated the arena and the audience area.

Several spherical camera robots were activated near the stadium and were flying around the head of a certain bun-haired guy, trying to take a picture of the eighth-ranked person in Academy City.

However, the power of technology has its limits after all. Affected by the airflow and light around the body, Natsume's face seemed to be artificially blurred by a filter, and only the black bun swaying in the air could be vaguely seen.

"That's weird, why can't I see Natsume-san's face clearly?"