Temperature Control in Academy City

Even though it was an important operation that affected a large number of people with bad abilities, the few girls on Judgment Day did not seem to show much nervousness.

Compared to the various situations encountered before, although this type of incident is complicated, the danger is not that great. Under the premise of mastering a lot of information about the opponent's abilities and movements, there is basically no possibility of failure.

"The target has arrived."

Natsume paused, but didn't look at the guy who was getting closer and closer. He just used the radar map to lock on the other party's movements.

By the way, he put the freshly fried meatballs into his mouth, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face at the right time, perfectly playing the role of an ordinary passerby.

This guy is totally uninspiring. I just hope he can move a little faster, so that Natsume-san might show some mercy when he attacks. If he is so lazy even when attacking others, he really has no advantages at all.

"We're ready here too. The flying camera is ready."

"The other party is about to leave the monitoring area. It looks like this is likely to be a real attack."

An affirmative answer from Hatsuharu came immediately from the headset, and the temperature-controlled girl slowly disappeared into an empty corner of the street.

At this moment, a handsome guy who had just walked into the gray area suddenly felt a chill on his back, but when he looked carefully, he found nothing.

You probably won't see a discipline committee member who is good at sting enforcement and likes to meddle in other people's affairs many times in your life.

"This is the Discipline Committee."

"I was charged with stalking someone and committing... er... malicious wounding in public, and maybe disorderly conduct or something."

"Never mind. You're under arrest anyway."

In the dark alley, only a blurry figure could be seen standing high above, standing vertically on the wall of a tall building.

The blurry figure's face inexplicably turned red. After all, he was not as familiar with the various rules and regulations of Academy City as Shirai-san, which caused the discipline committee member's momentum to inexplicably lack.

But in the next second, a white and rosy fist slowly stretched out, imitating the seventh person's powerful telekinesis and air wave punch, and in an instant knocked the bully into the depths of the alley.

There was no chance for the opponent to counterattack at all. With a wave of air, a huge amount of hot air rushed into the opponent's mouth and nose, immediately achieving the effect of high temperature shock.

"I haven't even used any strength yet and you've already fallen down."

Pulling back her fist, a certain superpowered girl with an increasingly serious Chuunibyou muttered to herself.

"Next, Hatsuharu."

Natsume Sonoko said in a low voice, her expressionless face very much like the lonely master.

"No, there is nothing wrong with the others for now, let's bring them back first. If Natsume-san wants to help, you can also help organize the case records for this person."

I thought I would spend the afternoon busy catching criminals, but in fact most of the time was spent waiting.

The frequency of the attackers' attacks has been reduced due to the intervention of the armed group, and even Natsume and the others can feel it.

Perhaps a new wave of attacks will only be triggered after the news of Komaba Reidu's official hospitalization and the full-scale contraction of "skill out" gradually spreads.

With the ability to rush to the scene quickly and teammates to share the work, coupled with the attackers' ruthless strikes, the guy with the bun ended up completely wandering around.

Natsume was surprised to find that, apart from the fact that her work as a discipline committee member made her feel a little anxious, she seemed no different from her usual self.

This is probably because there is too little work, which leads to the illusion of slacking off at work.

The feeling of slacking off was still lingering in her head, and Natsume's expression changed slightly. She had keenly discovered something new.

"We have newly arrived Indian playing cards. Would you like to have one? You can experience other people's dreams for real."

"If you have any requirements for quality, I have S-level cards here."

On the side of the road nearby, a bald middle-aged stall owner tried to put on a friendly smile to make himself look more approachable.

Even if nothing else, as soon as I saw the school uniform of Tokiwadai Junior High School, I knew I had met a fat sheep.

In the entire Academy City, the students in the Gakusha-no-Garden are the richest and the most willing to spend money, and the eldest daughter of Tokiwadai Junior High School is the best among them.

Unfortunately, today's fat sheep classmate obviously will not fall into the trap of consumerism. She doesn't even know what Indian poker is. In fact, it is mainly the economic conditions that limit her performance.

Natsume, a classmate standing by, frowned slightly, feeling that the cards in front of him looked familiar.

The smooth card surface presents different colors and feels like a special metal texture, while the simplified CD record pattern on the back has a very sci-fi effect.

After thinking for a while, some insignificant memories quickly came to mind. This seemed to be something I encountered last time with Shokuhou-senpai. It turned out to be called Indian Poker.

Is it something that came from America? Natsume-san seems to lack this kind of common sense.

But there was one thing that instantly made Natsume alert. She remembered that Shokuhou-senpai had said that there was actually a brainwashing power involved.

Although the degree of brainwashing is very limited, it is probably equivalent to the level of a dream.

However, the limits of this kind of thing are still unclear. Perhaps it is just limited by the materials or it is simply a castrated version, so it is possible that it could develop to the point where it can directly brainwash others.

“Is this thing legitimate?”

She couldn't help but feel curious, but she wasn't very good at speaking, so Natsume finally managed to utter a word.

Of course, Natsume had no intention of confiscating the vendors. First of all, the discipline committee members did not have such power, and she had no interest in this at all.

Time soon came to night.

I always feel that time seems to have passed faster today. The feeling of being busy is different from when I am idle.

At this time, it didn't feel as gloomy as it did during the day. As the dark clouds hovering over the Academy City dissipated, the moon and stars became sparser.

Although Natsume spent most of the day dealing with attacks by people with disabilities, he also learned some unexpected things through his cell phone.

Today, during club activities at Tokiwadai Junior High School, several prank-like attacks occurred in succession.

A guy who looks like a ghost attacked several members of the Shokuhou faction, throwing water balloons and bottles at them and sticking small cards on their backs. In the process, it also affected some students without factions. It was more like a prank than an attack.

This ghost was also called "a white shadow flying in the air" by many Tokiwadai students who witnessed it.

A certain girl with a bun felt as if she had seen this strange ghost that suddenly appeared before.

However, she said that this ghost had absolutely nothing to do with her. She had a sufficient alibi and she swiped her card and left as soon as school was over.

And it is said that Makugami Komaki and Moritaka Chiri from the Discipline Committee of Branch 003 are currently following up closely.

After hesitating for a moment in front of the student dormitory, a girl with a spherical hairstyle stood in the yellow light, casting a distant shadow.

After she put on a proper and well-behaved smile, Natsume walked into the gate coquettishly under the gaze of the dorm supervisor.

You no longer need to swipe your card when entering. The security level of the Daihasei Festival has been adjusted back to normal, and the ID card verification at the Tokiwadai Student Dormitory has also been revoked.

It seems that the dormitory supervisor doesn't like this kind of troublesome thing, but prefers to block the door himself. Perhaps this will help students to stick to the normal schedule.

Likewise, the number of security robots that were originally roaming around the student dormitory has also decreased a lot. After all, it is too extravagant to maintain that level of patrol intensity all the time.

"Three minutes left."

"Also, don't let me see you wandering the hallways after lights out."

The dorm supervisor pushed up his glasses, adjusted the reflection of the lenses, and looked down at a particularly well-behaved girl.

"Yes, Master."

A firm answer echoed all around. Natsume-san always knows how to handle things in a timely manner.

When she returned to her dormitory 210, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As if he had thought of something, he took out an orange Indian poker from his pocket.

A girl with a bun on her head couldn't resist her curiosity and bought one with her limited scholarship money.

Chapter 426 Imitation

Wanting to try out the Indian poker he just bought, Natsume is very interested in experiencing other people's dreams.

Especially since she can learn some useful skills or experience some interesting things, this makes the girl, who is already full of curiosity, even more excited.

However, when it really came to doing so, Natsume Sonoko's own reason immediately took over, and her vigilance overwhelmed her curiosity.

After experiencing an incident with the Fantasy Hand, she came up with a very useful rule: there is a high probability that something of unknown origin is dangerous, not to mention that it directly affects the human brain. In addition, a certain bun-haired girl had her brain controlled by Kihara Gensei not long ago, so she had to face this possibility.

She seemed to have remembered Shokuhou-senpai's earnest advice that day, and she reluctantly put down the hand holding the Indian poker. She was still very receptive to what others said.

Some people have been unscrupulously spreading this kind of thing based on similar principles of psychological mastery, and the time can even be traced back to a few days before the Daihastari Festival. However, no official agency of Academy City has chosen to intervene, which is obviously abnormal.

Is it because the danger of this type of card has not yet appeared and the authorities have not invested any effort in it?

Or is it something that some official organization came up with?

At this thought, she recalled the tiny nanomachines that were scattered in the air. These days, she was absolutely sure that such things were almost everywhere.

No matter how much damage was done, the number would be restored immediately. She absolutely did not believe that there were not several large research institutes in Academy City that were engaged in the research and development and maintenance of this kind of machinery.

As for whether it is related to the official or the Unified Council, Natsume has not yet obtained any definite evidence, but she is sure that she is not the only person in Academy City who knows about the existence of this machine.

"Experiencing other people's dreams doesn't seem interesting if you think about it carefully. I'm not some hothouse girl who lacks vigilance."

"Right."

After carefully observing the card with a strange color in his hand, Natsume hesitated and threw it into a corner.

I should wait until tomorrow to look for Shokuhou-senpai.

Even people with super powers are not necessarily invulnerable. After all, they are still ordinary people physically. Natsume thought to himself, trying hard to suppress his curiosity.

Squeezed in between the two bear dolls, the sofa seemed a little crowded because of the addition of the big toy. Natsume took out his cell phone and tried to search for all kinds of news and gossip about this kind of card on the Internet.

To Natsume's surprise, this kind of card seems to be more popular than she imagined.

The urban legend forum that Natsume often visits is now flooded with posts about Indian Poker, and it no longer has the original flavor of discussing urban legends.

[Try 15 kinds of dream food and restore the original taste of the ingredients]

[New card, unlimited black tea snack hell, come and refill]

【Private Tokiwadai Junior High School entrance exam simulation】

[Real driving experience of 100-meter Gundam]

【...】

"What should I do? This looks really interesting."

A depressed look appeared on her face, and Natsume felt that she shouldn't watch such things.

"Hey, is Amakusa-senpai planning to investigate Indian Poker?"

"Even that Hata Ranko-senpai is joining us."

After a while, he opened the chat group of his own investigation agency again, and Miss Mascot was peeking at the screen again.

[Indian poker has been circulated on a small scale in the school garden. I found some relevant information and think it may be related to another urban legend learning device. ] - from the quiet night

[Is it possible that Indian Poker is a variant of a learning device?] Senior Maeda added an expression of sudden enlightenment at the end.

[Yes, an informant who works as a security guard also provided similar information] from Hata Ranko-senpai.

Natsume-san opened his mouth slightly. The fact that the security guard had an informant was very worrying no matter how he thought about it.

Up to now, Natsume feels that he is just joining an ordinary club.

Putting aside the thoughts in his head, Natsume stopped thinking about Indian Poker and connected with Zero on the other side.

Communicating with Lingzi has long become a daily behavior.

When Lingzi gradually regained consciousness, the relationship between the two was no longer just that of a nanny and a baby.

As a guardian and elder sister, Natsume really wants to teach her some principles of life, but in the end, all her remarks turned into lazy and unmotivated decadent remarks.

From the Daihastar Festival to now, Natsume has been prioritizing the research and development of formulas for electromagnetic barriers. Fortunately, Zero provided most of the computing power, and some results have been achieved in recent days.

However, even with the cooperation of new perception, the actual effect is not very good.

Not to mention using it unconsciously to protect oneself like Misaka-senpai did, even if it was used consciously, it would cause some uncontrolled discharge and heat release.

Although it can also play a role in defensive psychological control, the noise is too loud and it is impossible to only slightly affect some small animals like Misaka-senpai.

If Natsume wants to keep it on for a long time, it is likely to affect his daily life.

The biggest reason for this is not only that the formula is not perfect, but also that we do not fully understand the operating rules of electromagnetic barriers.

After all, it is not like using it as a weapon like atomic collapse, where you can just ignore it after launching the attack. Instead, it is used as a close-fitting barrier that is in close contact with you, which requires two important factors: stability and safety.

By the way, with the cooperation of the microscopic world, the accuracy requirements of these microscopic formulas are greatly reduced, and the only requirement left is the computing power itself.

However, some conventional formulas that do not rely on the microscopic world are still subject to the requirement of accuracy, and the accuracy probably depends on the formula itself and its adaptability when the data is input.

"I have a headache. Do you want to ask Misaka-senpai for help?"