Temperature Control in Academy City

The matter of the Fantasy Hand has been brewing for such a long time. If a researcher could complete her analysis and calculations before things became more serious, wouldn't it have caused so many subsequent incidents?

Natsume Sonoko, who only likes happy endings when reading novels and playing games, is a bit presumptuous. From Natsume Sonoko's point of view, she naturally does not want her friends around her to be in danger.

"But, I have no other options. I don't know how to explain this to my family."

Senior Misaka covered her eyes with her hands, looking very depressed, with even a few tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

Natsume Sonoko suddenly remembered the drama class and drama club at Tokiwadai Junior High School. She glanced at Shirai-san inexplicably and realized that she was still a little out of place. She didn't expect that everyone around her had started taking acting courses.

"I really can't do anything with you. You keep crying and making me sick. So let me tell you something."

Standing up from his seat, a high school student looked down at the Railgun, which made people sigh at Misaka-senpai's amazing performance ability.

"Thank you." With her hands covering her eyes, Misaka-senpai's lips curled up slightly, as if she felt that the information was already 90% certain.

"Then let's go out. It's not very convenient here." A bad high school student said, and several high school students around him also filed out.

Sitting opposite Shirai, Natsume Sonoko looked at these bad high school students with curiosity. To be honest, she thought they were super brave.

"Shirai-san, don't you want to go and take a look?" Natsume Sonoko asked, looking at Shirai-san, who was lying on the dining table, looking a little listless.

"No, I want to be alone."

"Then I won't go either." Natsume Sonoko sat quietly in her seat eating ice cream. It tasted good, I could give it a score of 90. She took out her cell phone and browsed the web for a while.

Unconsciously, someone seems to have forgotten the purpose of coming here. Having a reliable teammate means you don’t have to worry about anything.

About ten minutes later, Natsume Sonoko felt everything go dark before her eyes.

Of course, this doesn't mean that someone was knocked unconscious or something, but it means that their eyes went dark in the normal sense.

The lights in the entire family restaurant suddenly went out, and even the cash register, computer, air conditioner and other items were all turned off.

Someone looked out the window in the dark, and sure enough, it was dark outside as well, and all the street lights that had been on at this time were off.

The same thing happened to nearby shops, traffic lights, and dormitory buildings; all of a sudden, the power went out.

"Shirai-san, it's time for us to go." Patting Shirai-san's shoulder again, Natsume Sonoko said carefully.

"Has onee-sama gotten into trouble again?" Shirai finally stood up, and immediately thought of something, and said with a bit of trouble.

As invisible fluctuations appeared in the space, Shirai-san pulled Natsume Sonoko's shoulders and suddenly appeared in a nearby alley.

The ground was a bit bumpy, and it looked like it had just been through a fierce battle. As for Misaka-senpai's opponent, he had already fallen to the ground.

The Academy City Administration is established. The seventh district's power substation equipment is located there. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter.

Passing by a warning sign nearby, Natsume Sonoko roughly understood the reason for the power outage.

"There's nothing I can do about this. How would I know there's something like this nearby? There's an ordinary commercial street nearby."

Senior Misaka was carrying her schoolbag, walking in the front with a somewhat depressed look on her face. Suddenly, she stretched out her hand and slapped the warning sign hard.

Not long ago, Misaka-senpai, who was fighting with all her might, used a large-scale electric shock, and then nothing happened.

"Really? Onee-sama is always so reckless, that's why I don't want onee-sama to get involved in the investigation." Shirai said a little helplessly, following closely behind Misaka-senpai.

"There was a power outage there in early spring."

Under the dim sky, the light from a cell phone shone on Natsume Sonoko's face. Someone who was walking and playing with his cell phone said with a little surprise that it seemed that the scope of the power outage was quite large.

Chapter 51: Overtaking on a Curve

The moon was dim and the cold white light shone on the ground, allowing people to barely see the way back.

Misaka-senpai is like a glow in the darkness; even from a distance, one can still see her striking brown hair.

"According to Academy City's efficiency, the maintenance of the substation equipment will probably be completed tomorrow."

Shirai said slowly that although the scale of the power outage was large, it did not affect the entire Academy City after all, and the only area affected was the Seventh District.

Many places have backup power supplies, so there is no need to worry about total paralysis due to power outages.

"Misaka-senpai, have you gotten any useful information?" Natsume Sonoko asked with concern.

"No." Senior Misaka, who was walking in front, said depressedly. She had caused such a big destruction without paying attention, but still couldn't find any clues, which made Senior Misaka a little sulky.

"Regarding your question, Natsume, I have already thought about it. Even if those guys are carrying the audio of the Fantasy Hand, I am afraid it will be destroyed by the discharge of onee-sama."

Shirai-san reasoned, with solid evidence that made it impossible to refute.

This time the power outage also affected the student dormitory in Tokiwadai's seventh school district, and it was pitch black everywhere.

Before I even walked into the gate, I saw several flashlights waving in the distance.

The three of them took a closer look and discovered that it was the dormitory warden and several staff members who were starting up the backup generator in the student dormitory.

Not long after Natsume Sonoko returned to the dormitory, the lights in the Tokiwadai student dormitory came back on. This should be the first batch of buildings to be restored after the power outage.

.......

The power outage caused considerable trouble to the entire Seventh School District. The next day, trams on some lines in the district stopped operating and a large number of schools were closed for one day.

However, Tokiwadai Middle School continued to do its own thing and there was no change in the normal classes.

"We have physical education class today, why don't we have a day off!"

Sitting on the campus bus, a classmate named Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but think a little nervously.

General courses are not very difficult for some people, but courses such as physical education that test physical fitness are a big problem.

The crowds on the streets were a bit dense, probably because the electrical circuits had not been repaired yet, and because many schools were on holiday, there were more students on the streets.

Looking at the free faces outside the window, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help feeling mixed emotions. Everyone was on vacation, so why did she still have to go to school?

Due to the heavy flow of people on the road, the campus bus slowed down and was driving with difficulty on the road.

"What happened outside?"

Through the window of the campus bus, Natsume Sonoko could see from afar the armored vehicles of the security guards whizzing past.

Moreover, after those armored vehicles passed, there were actually more than a dozen huge driven armored vehicles following behind them, like a dozen tall robots, quickly passing through the crowded streets.

"MAR, Advanced Rescue Team."

These drive armors are all painted with the MAR logo, and Natsume Sonoko also has some knowledge of this logo.

MAR is a branch of the security guards, but their equipment is much more advanced than that of ordinary security guards, and their personnel are more than ordinary school district security branches.

The playground of Tokiwadai Junior High School.

"Ready, go."

With the sound of a gunshot from the physical education teacher, eight students in sportswear started from the starting line at the same time.

Among them, Shirai was far ahead of the rest, overtaking the second place by more than ten meters, and the playground was filled with the atmosphere of youth.

There were students from different grades on the playground, not only first-year students like Natsume Sonoko, but even second- and third-year students had mixed into the team and were doing warm-up exercises at the request of the same physical education teacher.

Natsume Sonoko, who was standing by, felt her heart beating faster as she watched the eight people setting off. Just after Shirai's group finished the two-kilometer run, it would be Natsume Sonoko's group's turn to start running.

This feeling was like being pricked by needles. Natsume Sonoko's face showed a nervous look, and she felt a little uneasy in her place.

"If there is really no other way, then I can only make it rain on the playground, or have a strong wind blow for half a day." Natsume Sonoko was a little fanciful. If she couldn't solve the problem, she would deal with the person who caused the problem.

If the physical education teacher sees it raining or windy on the playground, he might stop the two-kilometer run.

The temperature control range of the playground is larger than that of Natsume Sonoko, but there is no problem in letting some heavy rain fall near the runway.

Of course, these are just random thoughts in Natsume Sonoko's head, so don't take them seriously.

Just when someone was thinking about secretly disrupting the teaching order and ruining this hateful long-distance run, Natsume Sonoko heard a familiar voice coming to her ears.

“Hmph~hmph~hmph~.”

"I am the married Mitsuko of Tokiwadai. The first place this time must belong to me."

In Natsume Sonoko's sight, the married senior Mitsuko, who gently opened the gorgeous folding fan in her hand and had an arrogant look on her face, came into her sight.

After marriage, the senior sister is really energetic and seems to be eyeing the first place in the next group.

After nearly two weeks, the marks on the senior sister's brow had faded, and she could finally go to school and participate in various activities as usual.

"It seems that I am in the same group with my married senior." Natsume Sonoko suddenly thought.

"Natsume-san, you and I are in the same group, so don't expect me to let you off easily."

The married senior who was working hard on warm-up exercises also noticed Natsume Sonoko's gaze and couldn't help but speak with full energy.

One can tell at first glance that he is a hard worker, in stark contrast to the guy who looks listless even during warm-up exercises.

"Get into position, prepare, run!"

Natsume Sonoko finally gave up the idea of ​​letting the heavy rain wash away everything and stood on the runway reluctantly.

When Natsume Sonoko heard the sound of the starting gun and was still struggling to start, the other people in the group had already run a distance of four or five meters and suddenly opened up a gap with someone.

The one running in the front was the third-year senior student Junko Fanfeng, and behind her was senior student Hou Xian. The two of them were running side by side at the beginning, with only a difference of about one body length.

The two sides chased each other and the competition was very fierce. They soon left the students behind them behind and formed three clear echelons.

"Senior, show your abilities, I am the married lady of Tokiwadai."

After the marriage, senior sister Guangzi ran vigorously, holding the folding fan tightly in her hand, looking at senior sister Fanfeng Runzi who was not far in front of her and said, with a hint of eagerness on her face.

"In this case, I have to speed up."

As if she had heard what the married senior said, senior sister Fanfeng Runzi turned her head and showed a warm smile. Suddenly, she started to speed up and gradually distanced herself from the married senior sister.

Natsume Sonoko fell behind the team at this time. Although it was a bit embarrassing, someone said that he was used to it and took difficult steps to catch up with the seventh place who was a hundred meters away.

"Student, you have to work harder."

As if blown by a gust of wind, a girl with purple curly hair ran past Natsume Sonoko.

Natsume Sonoko was too tired to raise her head. She could only barely catch a glimpse of the gorgeous purple hair, and then the figure disappeared from her sight.

"Damn it, you ran so fast. I will never admit defeat."

Taking firm steps with a fire of unwillingness to admit defeat in her eyes, after getting married, Senior Sister Guangzi overtook Natsume Sonoko successfully at a turn on the track.

Even though she was one lap behind everyone else, Natsume Sonoko fully demonstrated her spirit of perseverance and hard work. She ran at the end of the team, trembling all over, sweating profusely, as if she had been fished out of the water.

Under such extreme conditions, Natsume Sonoko even gave up the idea of ​​maintaining a constant temperature layer on the surface of her body and directly entered a state of self-abandonment, emptying her mind like a walking corpse.

The two-kilometer long-distance race finally came to an end. With the encouraging eyes of the physical education teacher, Natsume Sonoko finally crossed the white line representing the finish line. She was panting and pressing her knees, unable to walk anymore.

"It's really unexpected. I thought you would give up halfway."

Shirai-san came over, handed Natsume Sonoko a bottle of water, and said with a little surprise.

Chapter 52: Coma Occurred One After Another

Under the scorching sun, Natsume Sonoko drank the water handed to her by Shirai in small sips.

I was sitting on a bench in the school garden, bored and looking at the sky, wondering what I was thinking about.

Because his chest felt like it was burning, and his muscles began to cramp involuntarily, he looked listless.

"Natsume-san, you're exaggerating. It took you half an hour and you haven't recovered yet?"

Shirai's familiar brown twin ponytails appeared in Natsume Sonoko's sight, and she looked at the dead body lying on the bench with a helpless look.

"Shirai-san, people's physiques cannot be generalized. Just leave me alone and let me melt under this blue sky."

Natsume Sonoko said weakly, with a sickly look on her face, as if she had seen through this dull and boring life.

"But I never thought that you could actually run two kilometers. Normally, you'd be too tired to walk after running 500 meters."

Shirai stretched her arms to stretch her muscles, then leaned back comfortably on the bench.

"Hehe, this shows that my recent exercise has been effective."

Natsume Sonoko suddenly raised her head and said thoughtfully, her heart couldn't help but become active.

It seems to be true. I've been running around recently and my physical strength seems to have improved a bit.

Ignoring the fact that he came last, being able to persevere to the end is also a great achievement for someone.