Temperature Control in Academy City

I was really worried that she would fall suddenly, as she looked exhausted.

Several security guards who were handling the aftermath also cast ambiguous glances at him. He was clearly a superpower who was powerful enough to defeat a large number of invaders in Academy City, but now he looked too harmless and weak.

However, the other party is a discipline committee member with a good reputation in the security system, which means he is a good student who can be trusted.

"Sonoko has suddenly become so strange."

Index couldn't help but purse her lips.

Even Index, who was rather slow in some things, seemed to have noticed something was wrong, because Sonoko had also planned to use the same method to make her leave.

"Don't worry, she has super powers."

"Not only is he a superpower, he's also a very good discipline committee member."

Pulling back Index who was about to catch up, Kihara Nayuta spoke in a soothing tone.

"Natsume-san seems to be particularly concerned about that cat."

"But I have never seen that cat near the student dormitory, and I have never heard that Natsume-san has any plans to keep a cat. It is very strange."

Having recovered from the shock, Tsuchimikado frowned and spoke thoughtfully.

She is probably the one who knows Natsume Sonoko best among these girls. After all, she is the one who prepares almost all of Natsume's meals every day.

But the next second, her cell phone rang, interrupting her thoughts.

"Maixia, I'm really sorry that I didn't notice you making so many calls."

"Actually, I was working part-time. Well, my boss is a nagging person and not reasonable at all. Don't worry, I'll be fine. And remember to stay in the school garden today. Tokiwadai should have prepared temporary dormitories for the maids who are doing the 'field study'."

On the other side of the phone, Tsuchimikado Motoharu, whose head was covered in blood and whose vision was almost completely blurred, spoke carelessly.

Under his feet was a broken spiritual armor, not far away was a strange man lying on the ground, and behind him was a completely collapsed abandoned factory. It looked like a very hard part-time job.

Chapter 531: Curious

Holding the heavy fat cat in his arms, his little face wrapped in gauze was full of determination.

The more she thought about what kind of person she was holding, the heavier the pressure in her heart became. But even so, the girl named Natsume Sonoko still held the other person's neck tightly, trying to use her hands to strangle the other person's ability to move.

Yes, if the opponent is really a cat, Natsume's idea is indeed feasible.

Gradually disappearing from the sight of Index and the security teacher, Natsume-san soon disappeared at the end of the park.

Just barely keeping a distance from everyone, a certain girl with a bun on her head suddenly relaxed. At least for now, the cat did not show any intention of attacking her friends.

As for her own safety, Natsume Sonoko was not so worried. She remembered that she seemed to have a means to counter the opponent, which was the black tornado that had previously pierced the sky.

The reason I say "seems" is because Natsume Sonoko herself is not quite sure what happened.

Normal humans are almost defenseless when faced with the angelic power that is powerful enough to interfere with the universe.

Natsume felt as if he had done a lot of things, yet as if he had done nothing. This was entirely because he was influenced and induced by the other party at that time, and even the various resistances were what the other party expected to see.

It was not until the aim force field appeared and enveloped her that she was able to regain some normal thinking ability.

And in the end, the black tornado actually appeared in the universe, destroying the opponent's power. However, this actually means that Natsume successfully fulfilled the opponent's wish and met the opponent's expectations.

This kind of self-defeating behavior would hardly happen to a normal human being, but for some beings who think differently and look at things based only on their own likes and dislikes, any possibility exists, just like a quantum is uncertain before it is observed.

If you choose to look at these guys who are immortal or even live forever with normal human thinking, then you are definitely asking for trouble.

Although everyone is a resident of this world, GMs and NPCs are obviously creatures of two different levels.

However, guys like Omikami still have their own intentions and goals. They are trying to possess human emotions, and will maintain their enthusiasm for a very long time after obtaining them.

However, for those beings who have completely eliminated the idea of ​​intention, who are able to satisfy all their own wishes and live forever in what they consider to be happiness, there is absolutely no room for guessing or thinking about their behavior, because the other party absolutely does whatever they want.

My view is the world's view. All life in the world is just a derivative of one's own thoughts. If one thought is extinguished, everything will be destroyed.

Even though these free-spirited guys may not have reached this level, they are not much different, at least for the mere psychic classmate named Maru-tou.

Back to the topic, Natsume now seems to know how to control the aim force field energy, but she doesn't have much confidence if she is asked to use it again.

Not only had the angelic power that had previously guided him faded, but his brain was still in chaos, and he was simply unable to sort out the "formula" and "model" from the messy memories in his head in a short period of time. At most, he only had some vague impressions.

In fact, Natsume doesn't even know where the 'formula' for controlling the energy of the aim field came from.

Even if he wanted to read the real-time memory left in his brain by 'Miss Tongzi', he was directly overwhelmed by the emotions of a large number of passers-by, and was mixed with an astronomical number of chaotic thoughts.

Moreover, Natsume's condition was pitifully bad and he couldn't concentrate at all, which was consistent with the weak and helpless image in the eyes of the security teacher.

However, even with a series of situations, this is still Natsume Sonoko's confidence in facing this orange cat.

"Once you have recovered a little, throw it outside Academy City."

"You have to go back to where you came from. If I move a little faster, no one will notice me."

Silently gazing at the orange cat in front of her, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help thinking in her heart, and she made the next plan at the first moment.

There was no way she would allow this orange cat that looked like a god to stay in Academy City casually, so throwing it out of Academy City seemed to be the best option.

Up to now, that bun-haired girl has never sneaked out of Academy City, and on the few times she left, she always followed the normal rules and regulations.

But she does have the ability to sneak out of Academy City. Even if the outer wall of Academy City is raised to 500 meters, it will not be able to stop someone who can fly thousands of meters high.

The reason why Natsume Sonoko stayed obediently in Academy City was, on the one hand, because she was really very honest, and on the other hand it was probably because there were enemies outside.

But now the enemies outside are in our hands, so naturally there is no need to consider the second point.

Suddenly changing the direction, Natsume Sonoko walked towards the nearby unmanned factory.

In Natsume Sonoko's memory, there seemed to be a plastic processing factory in that area that the Daidoji Group had set its sights on buying. And because it was an unmanned factory, most of the time there were only a few engineers around.

Although she had said before that she wanted to go back to the student dormitory, Natsume Sonoko would not go back until she had dealt with the trouble at hand.

In order to recover enough computing power to support herself for a long flight, Natsume Sonoko also urgently needed to find a place to rest for a while. She was almost unable to hold on.

"Eh."

Before entering the factory area, the orange cat that had been very quiet in Natsume Sonoko's arms suddenly moved, suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a pair of very anthropomorphic eyes.

Caught off guard, Natsume Sonoko's hands, which were originally tightly hugging the other person, involuntarily slipped outwards.

In Natsume's surprised eyes, in just a blink of an eye, he saw the orange cat slightly bending its limbs, shaking its tail, and landing on the ground gorgeously and generously.

"mortal"

"You should be thankful that I have regained interest in you."

The orange cat that landed on the ground started talking, which immediately made a certain ball-headed guy nervous.

"In Takamagahara, the only way to relieve my boredom was to look out at and interfere with the human world. But when I came to the human world, I began to satisfy my curiosity and follow your trail."

"I originally thought that after the failure of the divine punishment, I would feel anger and unwillingness. This is consistent with my understanding of human emotions, but in fact, it is a little different."

Maintaining a serious sitting posture, the fat orange cat lady spoke word by word.

"So you still got a new relationship?"

With a vigilant look on her face, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but say in surprise. She seemed to still have some vague impression of Omikami's previous words of pursuing love.

It turned out that the other party really came to me for this kind of thing, and I succeeded in defeating her.

Similarly, the other party's words also confirmed that this orange cat was the previous Omikami.

But what kind of new feelings did the other party get? Natsume Sonoko, who was always curious, couldn't help but pay attention.

Chapter 532: Non-Existent

Humans are born with a rich repertoire of emotions and have learned how to express them.

If we look at this from a scientific perspective, it is probably that the brain secretes various hormones that guide the nerve centers to produce various stress changes, just like excessive dopamine secretion will make people feel love or something.

Under the current technological conditions in Academy City, it is entirely possible to simulate most human emotions through external injection or regulation of hormones.

From this perspective, having feelings is not that difficult.

“Is it because of new hormones in the brain?”

"Well... because of the stimulation from the external environment, some dormant glands begin to secrete hormones, so new emotions emerge."

Tilting her head, Natsume Sonoko naturally put her own worldview into the picture, trying to look at the changes happening to the orange cat from a scientific perspective.

If you want to look at this suspected energy life form from a scientific perspective, the result will definitely be inaccurate.

Unless Natsume Sonoko finds a way to dissect the fat cat in front of her and carefully study its brain structure, she will have no chance of obtaining useful information.

In fact, Natsume Sonoko did the same thing. Her perception ability was observing and analyzing the other party's existence from various directions from beginning to end. Her condition was very bad, so most of the analysis work was handed over to Reiko.

Although no useful information has been obtained so far, Natsume feels more and more that the other party is not controlling everything through the brain, even though he has now turned into an understandable cat form.

However, it seems that there is no point in thinking about these questions now. This is just Natsume's daily divergent thinking.

At this time, Natsume's attention was still focused on what the other person was talking about as a new feeling.

Is it dislike? Or dissatisfaction?

If we think about it further, perhaps it can also involve the two emotions of frustration and disappointment.

Some options appeared in Natsume's mind, and his sight seemed to penetrate the cat's appearance and he saw the girl in the gorgeous silk dress again.

However, the other party probably hasn't learned how to keep people in suspense or play tricks on others to satisfy his own bad taste. After a while, he made new moves.

Seeing that Natsume Sonoko was lost in thought, the orange cat in front of him moved his hands and feet, and with an agility that was inconsistent with his bloated body, he easily jumped onto a nearby "Watch out for pedestrians" traffic sign.

"Whether it is a god or a monster, they cannot avoid a gradually boring and dull heart. This is also the starting point and end point of a large number of life phases."

"In fact, when I was no longer adapting to the unchanging phase environment, I could be said to have truly possessed life, because for the first time I felt my own existence and had basic desires and needs."

“I think it’s the difference between life and death.”

The orange cat standing on the traffic sign continued in a calm and unperturbed tone.

It seems that the mark of Miss Tongzi can never be washed away. This orange cat still agrees with some of her ideas until now, and it is not known whether it is good or bad.

And no matter from which perspective, this cat seems to be doing the same thing as that pupil, and is persevering in doing so.

"The new feeling I gained was loneliness, and the emptiness and depression that came with it."

"As a youkai, I don't understand the human heart, but being alone is still very lonely, I already know that."

“As long as I think about the past, this feeling of loneliness will never go away, because I have always been alone.”

A strange light flashed in the orange cat's pupils, and her heart began to be filled with a huge sense of emptiness, even to the point that she was unable to think normally.

As soon as this unprecedented emotion appeared, the orange cat's consciousness seemed to collapse quickly. Because she had no emotions such as happiness or joy to buffer her, but faced the loneliness that had accumulated since her birth.

Any behavior that pursues one's own existence or value involves unknown risks.

The risk for this orange cat is that when it receives affection, it can smoothly accept it instead of choosing self-destruction.

During her time on earth, she had seen a large number of humans with normal emotions engaging in various self-destructive actions.

Although she did not have any deep feelings about this behavior, she still recorded it in her heart as a noteworthy phenomenon. This was also a problem she needed to face after her emotions gradually filled up.

Perhaps when his emotions gradually become richer, this orange cat will stop ignoring the vast majority of humans and reluctantly pay attention to the ignorant offenses of some lower life forms.

However, the orange cat in front of him obviously did not make any self-destructive behavior, but instead maintained a relatively normal state.

This probably means that the other person has accepted this emotion in some way, or that it has been relieved and suppressed.

"Lonely.."

"Does a god like you feel lonely?"

Natsume Sonoko was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting such an outcome.

It was obvious that she was to be punished by God from the beginning, so no matter how you think about it, it has nothing to do with the feeling of loneliness.

If we follow what Omikami said before, the birth of feelings seems to follow some unspeakable rules and is influenced by one's own experiences and behaviors.

So, although it seems that he is punishing the rebellious priestess Hitomi, venting the infinite anger of God, is it actually the hysteria of a lonely patient? And the concern of the Great God for Miss Hitomi is also a manifestation of loneliness to some extent.

The most important thing is what a lonely god will become, which is a little hard for Natsume Sonoko to imagine.

Will it go crazy and destroy everything, and then drag the earth down with it? This is a possible future.

By the way, Natsume Sonoko hasn't experienced true loneliness for a long time.

She was always surrounded by her classmates and friends, and she also had a security teacher who trusted her. When she chatted on the forum, she could always see posts talking about her. Loneliness seemed to have completely left her.

"So why are you telling me this?"