Temperature Control in Academy City

"There is an extremely powerful force in Tokiwadai Middle School. In the past year or so, this force has successively cleared out the Shikura faction, the Shuijing faction, and the Sha faction, and completely swept the three giants of the old era into the garbage dump. Now, it has almost occupied most of the voice in the entire school."

"And this faction is the current Shokuhou faction, also known as the Queen's faction."

Yaouinji said this very seriously, trying hard to think about how to win over the girl in front of him.

The conflict between her and the Queen's faction lies in the factional struggle. She is also the leader of a faction called Masaouin, which is the second largest faction in Tokiwadai Junior High School after the Shokuhou faction, but it seems dim under the glory of the Shokuhou faction.

And unlike the ordinary students on the stage who have a vague sense of awe towards Shokuhou Misaki, she dares to face the one who is called the Queen.

The factions of Tokiwadai Junior High School are probably a system that is parallel to clubs. The biggest difference between them and clubs is that factions can freely decide their internal activities, and the faction leader is responsible for everything. At the same time, they are not just cultivating specific interests and hobbies and providing credits like clubs. In fact, clubs are still indirectly controlled by the Tokiwadai Junior High School Board of Directors.

To put it in some common terms, a faction is equivalent to a study group or a research group, which is basically a private group composed of people who share the same interests or aspirations in a certain area.

Well, it’s just that the scope of people who share the same interests is very broad, and those who like Shokuhou Misaki can probably be considered to be people who share the same interests.

If Misaka-senpai raises the banner of a faction at Tokiwadai Junior High School, those students who like Misaka Mikoto will join the Misaka faction in an endless stream, and Shirai-san will probably be the first to join. However, she has always been firmly suppressed by Shokuhou-senpai, and Misaka-senpai's position in Tokiwadai Junior High School is very awkward. Even Natsume-san's position is slightly higher than that of her own A Certain Scientific Railgun-senpai.

Even though the relationship between the two seniors has eased a little now, the school is still the same, and Shokuhou-senpai will still not allow Misaka-senpai to establish a faction.

However, what surprised many people was that Shokuhou-senpai did not suppress Natsume Sonoko that much. If she established a faction, Shokuhou-senpai would most likely not stop her, but it was inevitable that they would become competitors.

Chapter 419: Factional Election

In fact, she had no such idea at all.

If you want Natsume to think about forming a faction and think about troublesome things every day, it is unlikely that she will seriously participate in the activities of the discipline committee.

Even without considering the increasingly intimate relationship between the two, just because of the mutual understanding between them, Shokuhou-senpai naturally had no intention or need to suppress a certain bun-head girl.

After all, compared to the unknown ideas of the Railgun, the personality and thinking patterns of his junior schoolmate have long been secretly known by some psychologist.

"The Queen's Party? That would be Shokuhou-senpai."

Natsume Sonoko was slightly surprised. She had never expected that the other party was looking for her because of Shokuhou-senpai's matter.

Although the other party only said half of the words, Natsume Sonoko could probably imagine something, and her curiosity immediately dissipated. It was nothing more than the conflicts, frictions, love and hate between senior students.

Tokiwadai Middle School has always been lively, and the lives of the young ladies are not just about tea parties and club activities, but Natsume never pays attention to those things, and she has enough confidence to stay out of them.

Having said that, she is really familiar with this script.

Misaka-senpai and Shokuhou-senpai were also at loggerheads with each other in the past. Maybe after the Kihara Gensei incident, the situation will ease for a while, but the problem of incompatibility is definitely difficult to solve.

Most of these conflicts between girls come out of nowhere and are difficult to sort out. Natsume Sonoko said she doesn't want to get involved at all.

However, we can probably know that Shokuhou-senpai seems to have quite a lot of rivals in school, and the senior from Masaoin in front of her is an obvious opponent.

Natsume Sonoko didn't feel strange just because the other party didn't like Shokuhou-senpai. No one is liked by everyone.

In addition, the ability to master psychology is a big minus point. If you don't really understand Shokuhou-senpai, it's normal to feel disgusted and rejected.

Do I have a noble character and need to publicize it everywhere? - From an athlete who wishes to remain anonymous.

"Yes, it is indeed Shokuhou and her group, the largest faction."

The senior from Yaouin nodded and reached out to adjust the bow tie around her neck.

"That Shokuhou-san wields the two weapons of 'Biggest Faction' and 'Psychological Mastery', and can be said to be the most vicious tyrant in the history of Tokiwadai Middle School. Not only is he good at playing with people's hearts and intimidating the Railgun, but he has also merged the businesses of the previous three major factions many times outside of school, and has gained profits in many fields through dishonorable means."

"At the same time, they occupied a large number of classrooms in the building where the factions were active on Tokiwadai campus as their private residences, forcibly dividing the sphere of influence and suppressing the expansion of all factions."

Ya Wangyuansi counted on his fingers and said seriously.

Although there are some exaggerations, many things can be traced, and this is probably the norm for the factions that dominate the school.

It is said that a year ago, the three major factions of the old times had a serious bloody violence due to internal fighting, which was totally unlike what a school for young ladies would do. Also, because most of the faction leaders and old members at that time had graduated from Tokiwadai, the current second and third year seniors knew some of the inside story.

"But the root of all this is not actually Shokuhou-san, or rather, she is just following the crowd because her subordinates and various visible interests are firmly tied to the faction. In the final analysis, it is because Tokiwadai has an abnormal faction system, which is the root cause of student infighting and chaos."

"There are already various societies, and the emergence of such things as factions is completely meaningless, but it still appeared."

Changing the subject, Masaoinji targeted the faction system, and ignored the Shokuhou faction that had been laid out for a long time.

"Eh."

His expression froze for a moment, and Natsume didn't know how to respond.

Just like Natsume's not-so-good reputation in Academy City, Shokuhou's reputation is not that good either.

However, the problem seemed to no longer be Shokuhou-senpai's reputation, but rather the so-called faction system, which made her feel a little confused. What was all this?

Natsume is a student who exists independently of the faction. He has only joined the urban legend investigation club which consists of two or three cats and girls, and currently serves as the club's mascot.

In fact, societies and factions are similar in nature, but they are ultimately two different things. This means that even if one cannot join two societies or two factions, one can join both a society and a faction.

"Senior from the Imperial Academy, are you planning to disband the faction?"

Her mind raced, and Natsume Sonoko immediately understood the meaning of the other person's words. Of course, these were only what the other person wanted her to know.

"Yes, I want to formally disband all the factions in the school in the name of the next student council president."

Nodding vigorously, the senior from Yawangyuan had a more upbeat look on her face, spreading her slogans and goals without a care in the world.

A true young lady from a good family, she never bothers to do anything shady. She wants to unite everyone in an upright manner and defeat the huge mountain that stands in the way of all Tokiwadai students in one fell swoop.

"The exact date for the new student council election has not yet been set, but based on past estimates, it will be roughly between October and November. I, Gaouin Tsukasa, the current vice president of the student council and the leader of the Gaouin faction, invite Natsume-san to support me in the election."

"I will challenge Shokuhou Misaki in the election openly, and then use my influence and reputation to force Shokuhou Misaki to disband her faction, put an end to Tokiwadai's faction system, and bring power back to the student council."

Masaoinji spoke word by word, not hiding the fact that she was also the leader of a faction. Similarly, she would also try to win the support of Misaka and try to get the support of the two esper users.

According to the election rules of the Tokiwadai Junior High School Student Union, it can be roughly summarized as a two-stage system. First, all students in the school vote for the faction election, and the corresponding number of "final candidates" and "electors" are elected according to the number of votes the faction receives.

Under this kind of election, the formation of factions is inevitable, and can even be said to be inevitable. Even if the student union can nominally manage all students, its power will inevitably be diluted by various factions within it, making it impossible to form a strong student union with real power and even compete with the school council.

Due to the strong pressure from the Shokuhou faction, the Tokiwadai Student Union can no longer represent the students. Their status is equivalent to that of Natsume in her own club. Their voices can only be heard during the Daihasei Festival or various celebrations.

After the faction election, the 'electors' will vote for the 'final candidate' to elect the new student council president.

Strictly speaking, this senior student with such an idealistic goal might be a rare case of Chuunibyou, but a girl with a bun on the opposite side was slightly infected by her aura for a moment.

She also felt that her school was weird. The student council seemed to be non-existent. Other prestigious schools in Academy City seemed to have the same problem. On the contrary, the student councils of ordinary schools were doing well.

"Student Union election."

Natsume suddenly realized something and probably knew the other party's purpose in coming to see him.

He wanted to use the method of challenging Shokuhou-senpai to a duel to anger her, and then, in front of the whole school, force her to make concessions and even disband her faction as the winner. Even if he failed, it could still have a deterrent effect, so it was really a good idea.

But is there really a chance of success for such a thing? It is too difficult to defeat the Shokuhou faction head-on.

But it's not impossible. If other people with superpowers choose to stand on the side of Senior from Masaoin, the outcome is unpredictable. As for whether Shokuhou Senior will influence the election by cheating, Natsume has never considered it.

Furthermore, there is a "majority rule" in the elections at Tokiwadai Junior High School. If a faction directly obtains more than half of the votes in the faction election, it will directly win.

With the current reputation of the Shokuhou faction, this possibility exists. Therefore, before the formal challenge of the senior sister of the Gaou Institute, it is very necessary to get the support of other esper people, and it is entirely possible to attract a large number of followers to prevent one party from dominating.

Even Natsume herself doesn't realize it, but her influence among the first-year students in Tokiwadai is no less than that of the Queen Faction.

Chapter 420 Student Union

Natsume Sonoko, twelve years old, is a super cute girl who stands at the top of the thermal system ability users and is dubbed the temperature controller.

She rose like a comet, breaking the shackles of people with great abilities and super powers one after another within half a semester. She was the initiator and subject of discussion of a large number of urban legends, both true and false. Her fame alone far surpassed that of a certain smug discipline committee member with twin ponytails.

With such a dazzling halo, even if he is too lazy and slow, he can be called the uncrowned king of the first grade of Tokiwadai.

"Thinking about disbanding the faction in the name of the student council may have some legitimacy, but it is actually directly against the will of the Tokiwadai board of directors."

"This is even more difficult than facing the pressure from the Shokuhou faction. Shokuhou-senpai looks very strong, but she is actually very easy to talk to."

Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but look at the senior with pigtails beside her a few more times, thinking that she was really brave. The existence of factions was something that was tacitly approved by the Tokiwadai Board of Directors, and it was not something that could be eliminated by eliminating the largest faction.

The Tokiwadai board of directors refused to budge even on the issue of school uniforms, let alone give in on something as big as factions. Natsume seemed to recall the letter of advice he had sent to the school chairman that day.

If the other party only wins the student union election, the possibility is still very high. After all, the status of the student union has long been declining. However, after actively inviting the Shokuhou faction and declaring the dissolution of all factions, the difficulty of winning increases sharply.

However, this declaration is probably still in a semi-confidential stage and will not be officially announced until the election begins.

"If it's the powerful student union, it sounds no different than the largest faction."

Natsume-san spoke up.

She didn't have enough knowledge about such political matters, but she also knew that the idea of ​​the senior from Yawang Academy was to concentrate the power of the student union in order to strike a blow to a certain psychological control.

That’s not right. In fact, it is not necessarily to attack psychological control, because if there is a possibility of winning, there will be a possibility of losing, and the possibility of losing is even very high.

“These are two completely different things.”

"A faction will never consider students outside of its faction, while the student union will take care of the interests of all students. It is an organization born out of the will of the people. This is the fundamental difference between the two. The existence of a weak student union means that it cannot communicate on an equal footing with the Tokiwadai Board of Directors, and it cannot even intervene in the school's regulations concerning students."

Masaoinji looked directly at the girl in front of him and spoke very seriously.

In order to achieve the goal of revitalizing the student union, Masaoinji is even willing to disband the faction he formed and perish together with the Shokuhou faction.

After eliminating the largest faction, it is necessary to change the election system for the student council president and abolish factional elections. At that time, a bloody conflict with the Tokiwadai Board of Directors is inevitable.

"But if Shokuhou-senpai wins, it won't be a bad thing for the student council."

Natsume raised his eyebrows and keenly noticed something unusual.

There is something very strange in this world, for example, if you can't beat them, just join them.

The senior from Masaoin Academy never mentioned the consequences of letting the Shokuhou faction win, but Natsume could guess a little, and it turned out that there didn't seem to be much difference.

"If the largest faction is allowed to concurrently serve as the student council president, that's actually an option. At least when Shokuhou-san serves concurrently as the student council president, the student council's rights will be restored to some extent."

After a slight pause, Ya Wangyuansi's expression was a little unnatural, and he continued after a while.

"Judging from the current power of the Shokuhou faction, it has long been equivalent to an invisible student union. The combination of the two can directly form a powerful student union. And after Shokuhou-san graduates, the student union will also inherit some of the Shokuhou faction's reputation, but it will not be easy to disband the faction."

The senior from Maaoin continued.

Although this situation is a far cry from winning, it is also a favorable situation. Being able to bring the Shokuhou faction to the student council's side is a huge victory.

If it were the previous era when there were three giants, allowing one of the factions to be elected as the student council president would not have caused such a change. However, the Shokuhou faction in front of them has long been an existence that dominates everything. Even if the other factions are not disbanded, Shokuhou Misaki can still exert the true power of the student council.

In this way, as long as Shokuhou Misaki agrees to the challenge, everything will lead to a foreseeable result, which is that the power of the student council will be greatly increased.

This is probably the positive and negative preparation of this senior from Yawang Academy. Even if she fails in the competition for the student union president, she will still be the vice president of the student union, but the student union will be reborn.

"If Shokuhou-senpai really becomes the student council president, even if she has no intention of competing for the corresponding power, Hokaze-senpai and the others around her will subconsciously attack other factions and maintain Shokuhou-senpai's authority. Not only can they suppress all factions with justification, but they can also let the student council slowly assimilate the Shokuhou faction, or let the Shokuhou faction assimilate the student council in the same way.

"So whether we win or lose, it will only be good for the students. One is a quick way to achieve results, and the other is a roundabout way to save the country."

"As expected of a senior."

A lot of things suddenly popped up in Natsume Sonoko's mind, and she felt a little dazed.

Actually, she didn't mind a strong student union, which was much better than a strong Tokiwadai board. With the student union at the forefront, the psychics wouldn't be too conspicuous, and they could negotiate with the board through the student union if there was anything.

"But the election support thing might be..."

With some hesitation on her face, Natsume Sonoko fell into a very awkward sandwich state again, but then she knew her answer.

The possible changes in the Tokiwadai Student Union overlap with the appearance of a certain plump white senior, and in the end, Natsume's heart is more inclined towards Shokuhou-senpai.

Disbanding factions and increasing the power of the student union is a good thing for many people, including non-factional people like Natsume, but it is very disadvantageous to the largest faction. Because of the existence of Shokuhou-senpai, a certain bun-head cannot support Maaoin-senpai.

But she was really looking forward to the emergence of a student council that could directly negotiate with the board of directors. She had long wanted to wear her own clothes outside of school. After figuring out that winning or losing would result in similar results, letting Shokuhou-senpai be the student council president was a very good choice, and she would definitely care about her demands.

"But I won't tell Shokuhou-senpai about what happened today."

After a pause, a certain girl with a bun-like hair hesitated for a while and spoke. The girl opposite came to seek her support, and it seemed that she didn't know the relationship between her and Shokuhou-senpai.

However, helping others keep important secrets is a basic virtue of a lady, and Natsume Sonoko is also grateful that the other party is willing to trust her.

The class bell rang hastily, not leaving the two people much time to talk.

A girl with a bun on her head greeted hurriedly and walked quickly towards the reserved classroom.

"Master Masaoin, have the negotiations with the Eighth failed?"

Looking at the back of a girl with a bun leaving, a girl in maid clothes suddenly appeared behind the senior schoolmate, performing her duties with an expressionless face.

Being able to enter Tokiwadai Junior High School as a maid, and as the personal maid of Masaoinji, she probably also has the identity of a field student, but I don't know what grade she is in the Ryouran Home Economics School.

"Failure? No. Now we are truly competing with the Shokuhou faction for the first-year votes. We can't let ourselves fall too far behind before the official duel."

"And the previous rumors can already be classified as rumors. The relationship between the eighth and fifth is actually not bad."