Temperature Control in Academy City

"Whenever I think of the dorm supervisor's majestic look, my calves start to tremble."

Unlike Index who was focusing on the side, Natsume's mind was completely focused on the news brought by Tsuchimikado. The expression on her face was panic and surprise, and finally turned into full joy.

Lying on the lawn for so long, she completely forgot that she had sneaked out.

At first, it was just to avoid wasting the good time on school days, but later it turned into looking for someone with Index. Now she is busy saving Fuzan-kun from his unfortunate prison life, and has long deviated from Natsume Sonoko's original plan.

Fortunately, the dorm supervisor was very busy with his work and could not take care of the bun-haired boy who was recuperating in the student dormitory.

"Hehe, this is indeed an emergency for Natsume-san."

"Although the dorm supervisor probably won't make things difficult for a sick person like Natsume, some things are like dominoes, and if you're not careful, they can trigger a chain reaction."

Crossing his arms, Tsuchimikado-san nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Up to now, no one has dared to confront the warden in the Tokiwadai student dormitory.

As for some guys who habitually violate dormitory rules, their fate will be to be shoved in the cold wind at the door.

"However, Natsume-san should hurry back to the student dormitory. It has a very high security level."

"Academy City is not peaceful today."

With a finger raised, Tsuchimikado was about to talk about something to advise a bun-haired classmate who had sneaked out.

Of course, Tsuchimika would not tell the dormitory supervisor, who always had a stern face and forced even the trainee maids to accept strict management, but out of concern for her friend, she felt it necessary to persuade someone to go back.

"It's not peaceful?"

Natsume-san is a little suspicious, as if Tsuchimikado-san said something nonsense.

Is there ever a time when Academy City is peaceful and nothing happens?

Although we promise that it is the safest place in the world when we promote it to the outside world, publicity is just publicity and there is always a difference between it and the reality.

However, the security teachers in Academy City are indeed very responsible, and there are also many discipline committee members who work hard to stop cases. To some extent, people can still live in peace.

"Actually, I'm not too sure."

Tsuchimika's tone became hesitant, and it was obvious that she was also a little hesitant about what she was saying.

"My elder brother told me that I should stay in the school garden all day today. If I go back at night, I must find a classmate I am close to to accompany me."

"It was said that the security in Academy City would be very bad today."

Tsuchimika thought for a moment and continued, repeating what her brother had said.

In order to deliver food to a certain bun-haired girl, Tsuchimikado left the school garden, but she hadn't seen any bad security incidents until now, which made her a little hesitant.

However, as a sister who is used to relying on her brother, she still trusts her brother's words unconditionally.

"Tsuchimikado-san's brother?"

Tilting her head, Natsume Sonoko immediately fell into memories.

In Natsume's mind, an image of a yellow-haired high school student with a hedgehog head who looked like a bad boy and had a nonchalant air about him, and he was wearing sunglasses.

It seems that the spiky hair style is quite popular among the junior high school students in Academy City.

Back to the topic, Natsume Sonoko had heard about her brother many times from Tsuchimikado Maika, but she only met him formally last time on the top floor of the space elevator.

To be honest, it's a little different from what Tsuchimikado-san described.

Moreover, Natsume Sonoko was very confused by the fact that the other party appeared on the space elevator. Even if a normal person did not run far away, he would not go to the center of the whole disaster.

What's more, the other party greeted her and Misaka-senpai very cordially, even though it was only the first time they met.

However, at that time, Natsume's mind was not on Tsuchimikado Motoharu at all. He was only focused on dealing with the crisis that could affect the entire northern hemisphere.

And now thinking about it, she remembered that Tsuchimikado Motoharu was with Miss Kanzaki and the red-haired girl.

Miss Kanzaki and the others are clearly on the magic side, so is the other party also a magician?

"Eh."

“It’s really strange.”

Natsume Sonoko frowned and found that things were not simple.

If her guess was correct, the identity of Tsuchimikado Motoharu should be very unusual, but is it possible for a person with special abilities to become a magician?

Almost all students in Academy City have developed supernatural powers.

Natsume was thinking about something in his mind, but he didn't care much about it. He didn't have much interest in exploring other people's identities.

It's not surprising to think that she also has a magician named Index by her side.

Only at this moment did she take Tsuchimikado's words seriously, thinking that something big might have happened again.

What does it mean that the public security will be very bad?

Is this an incident that the security guards and discipline committee members cannot handle?

Thinking of this, a thoughtful expression appeared on Natsume Sonoko's face. This morning, there were indeed many more aircraft flying over her dormitory than usual.

Although weapons such as aircraft do not directly belong to the security department, they are also one of the armed forces that cooperate with the security personnel in combat.

"Relax, Tsuchimikado-san, and trust the security teachers."

"Besides, I am a member of the Discipline Committee. No matter what the situation, I am capable of protecting myself."

Shaking his head, a guy with a bun on his head spoke seriously and took out a wrinkled discipline committee armband from his shirt pocket.

If an incident really happens that even the security teachers cannot handle, then the situation must be very bad.

In that situation, even hiding in the student dormitory would not necessarily guarantee safety.

Simply put, Natsume-san doesn't want to go back yet.

Chapter 501 Brilliant Fireworks

A blonde ANBU girl holding a can of mackerel passed by an ordinary street corner more than ten meters away, eating as she walked, and was so moved that she was about to cry.

The blue-haired, squinty-eyed high school student wearing a doll costume who was resting on a bench in the park next door looked up at the sky. The can he had thrown away earlier attracted the attention of a primary school student discipline committee member with a red schoolbag, who has not let him leave until now.

Regardless, Academy City looks exceptionally peaceful today.

In this peaceful environment, a girl with a bun on her head was holding her green armband and explaining to Tsuchimikado why she didn't need to go back to the student dormitory.

The more dangerous and unstable the times are, the more we need discipline committee members like her to stand up and protect this city on which everyone depends for survival.

This green armband does not bring strength and courage, it is just a simple symbol of identity. Most members are even incompetent, but the meager power of each individual gathered together forms a strong enough defensive wall.

"But I remember that you, Natsume-san, never went on patrol, and you didn't do anything about the general discipline committee work. You're just the opposite of Shirai-san."

"If we were to choose the laziest discipline committee member in Academy City, Natsume-san would definitely be number one. But as for being able to protect himself, I have no doubt about it."

The mount under Tsuchimikado's butt stopped turning, and he held his chin up as he thought about what the bun-head said.

By the way, apart from mentioning that she is a discipline committee member during conversations, Natsume is no different from an ordinary person in her daily life.

"Wuxia, I don't agree."

"I think Sonoko is a very good discipline committee member."

"And is it really good to constrain the garden with other people's requirements? I think this will stifle the creativity and unexpectedness of the garden."

Putting down the lunch box in her hand, Index, feeling somewhat confident, immediately retorted.

Although Maika cooks delicious food, she is too rigid in looking at things. Sonoko is obviously so outstanding.

“It’s not that good actually.”

With a shy smile on her face, a girl with a bun pinched her cheek subconsciously and said.

But then again, does Index really know what the Judgment Committee does?

"Tsuchimikado-san, if you really encounter any danger, just hide behind me. I will definitely be able to protect you."

"Leave patrols and other small matters to Shirai-san and the others. It is my job to protect everyone."

A smug expression suddenly appeared on her face, and Natsume Sonoko raised her head slightly, revealing a row of shallow front teeth.

When it comes to close friends, Natsume Sonoko's tone becomes very casual. However, this is mainly concentrated on people of the same grade, such as seniors like Misaka-senpai and Shokuhou-senpai, Natsume will be more restrained.

When the security guards and discipline committee members couldn't solve the problem, she would come out to solve it. This was the division of labor and cooperation that she recognized. If she worked as hard as Shirai, she would definitely have a nervous breakdown.

People with special abilities cannot leave Academy City because the outside world is not everyone's home.

A person with super powers like her might be able to live a normal life if she leaves Academy City, but people without super powers like Tsuchimikado-san and Saten-san can't live a normal life alone in the outside world.

As for the Academy City where everyone lives, Natsume Sonoko has the same feelings as most people. Even though there are many dark places, they cannot cover up the light that emanates from daily life.

So, when Natsume-san said these words, they actually came from the heart.

"There's really nothing I can do about you."

"If the warden comes back early, I won't help you explain."

Tsuchimikado was slightly stunned, with a slight blush on her cheeks. She could hear the seriousness in the tone of the girl with the bun.

Even though I am such a lazy person, I also have things that I insist on and agree with, so much so that most of the time I can overcome my laziness and choose options that comfort myself and allow me to fall asleep.

If Natsume could be a little more diligent, he would definitely be an indispensable trump card for the discipline committee member.

The discipline committee member is a temperature-changing reaper or something.

Three cleaning robots are driving side by side on the street.

With the robot's path-finding and obstacle-avoidance capabilities, there is no need to worry about bumping into anyone, and you can basically just run recklessly along the way.

The little nun named Index held the rotating disk under her butt with worry, her face full of vigilance towards these advanced gadgets in Academy City.

Anything with wheels in Academy City is a dangerous monster.

Although Wuxia and Sonoko taught her many times without getting tired of it, she still couldn't let it go because she didn't understand at all.

Just like when I was talking about magic with Sonoko, don't be fooled by the fact that she said a lot of hmms and aahs, but it seemed that Sonoko was still struggling with this weird conversion between magic power and vitality.

Even if we associate vitality as the activity level of cells, what is generated should be heat. These are the notes from a magic class by a guy with a bun.

For example, there are many cognitive differences between science and magic, so once Natsume accepts magic, his own values ​​and worldview will collapse.

However, the way a certain bun-head deals with this difference now is to forcefully record the magical knowledge in his head, regardless of whether it is correct or not, without trying to understand or accept it, and simply using it as a knowledge reserve.

Fortunately, this approach seems to be good. Although Natsume Sonoko was severely impacted by the magical information from Hitomi, she can still maintain normal logical thinking ability.

"Index, just sit still and I will help control it."

After comforting Index, a girl with a bun-haired look made a promise, and the air became her tentacles and spread throughout the space of hundreds of meters around her.

There are probably not many people in the entire Academy City who would use cleaning robots as a means of transportation.

Although Natsume really wants to bring Index into the Cleaning Robot Enthusiasts Association, Index's scientific aptitude is too poor, and even the intelligent Bun-tou has no good solution for this.

"Natsume-san, are you going to send me back to the school garden?"

Tsuchimikado, the founder and first person of the Cleaning Robot Enthusiasts Association, was skillfully manipulating the white disc and spoke leisurely.

"I'm just a little worried."

After hesitating for a while, Natsume Sonoko spoke seriously.

Sending Tsuchimikado back to the school garden did not prevent her from monitoring what was happening over there with her classmate Fuzan, and she could also restore her own computing power and physical condition at the same time.

After hiding in Misaka Apartment for so long, Natsume-san has recovered from her bad condition. Although her head is still a little groggy, she is basically fine now.

But before Natsume could finish his sentence, a fully armed six-winged unmanned helicopter staggered towards them from a few kilometers away. Judging from the abnormal shaking, it seemed that something was wrong.

In the blink of an eye, it seemed that the ammunition inside had exploded, and the six-missile rocket turned into a ball of brilliant fireworks in mid-air.

Even from a distance, the sound waves and flames caused by the explosion shocked people's hearts.

Chapter 502: Blood Vessels in the Air

Flames shot up into the sky, and the hot shock wave hit the glass of the surrounding buildings, causing a loud glass shaking sound.

Fortunately, the quality was good and did not immediately cause serious consequences such as shattering of high-rise glass. However, the helicopter debris scattered everywhere, like sharp knives shooting into the walls and windows, which triggered the secondary aftermath of the explosion.

Staring stupidly at the shocking scene in the distance, even though she was a person with super powers, Bun-haired classmate stood there in a daze for a second or two. Her strong nerves finally allowed her to react in time.

Panic screams rose and fell, mixed with the screams of a few people, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of blood.

In the explosion just now, although the walls of the building blocked most of the impact and aftermath, it still affected the people on the ground.