Temperature Control in Academy City

By the way, Natsume-san has been acting more and more like a young lady recently. Looking at the girl in front of him carefully, Hatsuharu was thinking something in his heart.

Especially the bag around Natsume's waist, which is an expensive luxury item that only real young ladies can afford.

"almost."

"It's just that there's no violin. It was invited by a senior from Tokiwadai, and I don't usually have the chance to go."

A smile appeared on his face, and Natsume was happy to share happy things with his friends.

Her focus in early spring is always strange, but it's nothing once you get used to it.

But before Natsume could finish his words, he was interrupted by space movement that appeared out of nowhere.

"Hatsuharu, don't let yourself be disturbed by those idle people who come here to wander around."

"We have very important work to do today."

Standing up from the sofa, Shirai Kuroko put his hands on his hips and said very seriously.

Although she was already used to someone coming over and hanging around, Shirai Kuroko was still a little unhappy.

Whenever she thought about her elder sister recently investigating Indian poker for this bun-haired girl, she felt a sour taste in her heart.

Over the past few days, Shirai has also discovered some abnormal behavior of the railgun, but by looking at the information collected by her elder sister, she can roughly guess some of the situation.

Next to Shirai, the boy in an ordinary elementary school uniform was looking curiously in the direction of a girl with a bun.

Is this person who looks about the same age as me the eighth person to join the Discipline Committee as mentioned in the legend?

"I'm not here to hang out."

Natsume Sonoko's face suddenly showed some dissatisfaction, and she took out the portrait she had gotten from Senior Fanfeng from her bag.

"Natsume-san, I'm so sorry."

After taking the portrait and looking at it for a while, Hatsuharu spoke hesitantly.

"Of course, I don't mean to refuse. It's just that someone has already asked me for help with the person in this portrait."

"Come to think of it, it was Shirai who introduced her. She's a girl with purple princess curls."

Uiharu thought for a moment and replied.

Chapter 622: The Destiny of the Three Dimensions

It turns out that Senior Fanfeng has already asked Hatsuharu for help. This is such unexpected news.

Standing beside the computer, she was a little thoughtful, and Natsume Sonoko took back the portrait of Miss Ghost with a little embarrassment. But in this case, it seemed that there was not much she could do to help.

Why do I feel like I am suddenly useless, just like a real estate agent who sadly discovers that the client and the homeowner are in single-line communication?

"That senior came here with Shirai-san a few days ago. She said that a friend she cared about had lost contact, and she wanted me to help find the other person's identity information or something."

"But there is one thing that is very strange. He was clearly a precious friend of the young ladies, but there is no record of him in the library, and even the information of his death cannot be found. This is very unusual."

Hatsuharu spun her chair around, turning around sleekly.

A serious expression appeared on her face, and she seemed a little dissatisfied with the results of her investigation.

After searching through every corner of the library that the security teachers had access to, Hatsuharu did not find any information related to the girl in the portrait.

It could be that the other party's information has not been included in the library due to its age, or it could be hidden in a deeper library that the security guards cannot access.

In the library of Academy City, security officers can call up information in the library and compare it with testimonies at the scene of the incident when handling cases, but their authority is probably limited to reading some basic information of ability users, crime status and ability intelligence.

In fact, the real library not only records these superficial things, but also contains many very private things, such as the aim diffusion field information of the ability users, combat records, DNA...

It is said that some secrets about Academy City are also recorded in the library, and if one has sufficient authority, one can also check the Anbu agencies and subordinate organizations.

However, no matter what the reason was, it was difficult for Hatsuharu to continue the investigation, and it might be impossible to get any results by continuing the investigation from the library.

"If the information provided by that senior is correct and such a girl really exists, then I can only think of a way from the social network level. Try to expand the scope to the entire Academy City, maybe there will be some clues."

Touching his face which was a little hot due to overwork, Hatsuharu answered seriously.

It seems that the girl in this portrait is really important. Even Natsume-san has joined in.

This made Chuchun slightly curious. Who was this thin-looking girl?

But does the girl in this portrait really exist? Chuchun suddenly became hesitant.

She has spent a lot of time searching the Internet, but has not found any useful information so far, not even any social information about the other party.

"Hatsuharu, this girl does exist."

"Just like Phibre and the others, they are the kind of people who can't find their personal information in the library and need help to live in the sun again."

Natsume Sonoko nodded vigorously and tried hard to respond to Hatsuharu.

A serious look appeared on her face as she recalled the process of her interaction with the ghost lady. She did not think that she had really turned into a ghost.

The force field that Miss Ghost placed her consciousness on has not dissipated until now, so there must be a living brain organ that can continuously generate new force fields. In addition, the other party's ability has become stronger in a short period of time, so there must be someone like a scientific researcher behind the scenes who is interfering.

Thinking of this, Natsume Sonoko suddenly realized something.

She felt that one of the reasons why Senior Fanfeng wanted her to come into contact with the ghost lady was probably because she wanted more people to know that the ghost lady really existed.

If everyone that Senior Fanfeng has asked for help cannot find Miss Ghost's identity information, and all the efforts and energy they have put in are not rewarded, then no matter how patient a person is, they will feel that they are doing something useless.

Only Natsume, who truly understands the existence of Miss Ghost, and Fanfeng-senpai herself, may understand that their efforts are valuable and they can continue to persevere.

Therefore, Miss Ghost’s previous request was actually an extremely serious request for help.

"Why do I feel a heavy pressure, as if I am facing someone else's desperate cry for help?"

"Miss Ghost looks so happy."

Sighing secretly in her heart, Natsume Sonoko finally realized something.

Only she and Senior Fanfeng can see Miss Ghost. If they choose to stand by and watch, there will be no one who can help each other.

It was not at all as non-dangerous and non-urgent as he had previously thought. Instead, it became an important action to save the underage ghost from his miserable situation.

"Is this really the case? Did this girl really encounter the same thing as Phibre and the others?"

Clenching his fists, Uiharu asked nervously.

Hatsuharu immediately thought of the Phibre sisters who had gone abroad for treatment.

If this is the case, would this girl still be staying in the dark, damp and cold nutrition chamber, with a large number of instruments connected to her body, and only able to breathe by relying on a machine inserted into her mouth?

As soon as Hatsuharu finished speaking, there was a small commotion. Including Senior Gufa, several people turned their eyes to the girl with the bun.

Senior Guffaw and classmate Shirai all have an impression of Phoebe and the others. It was through their joint efforts that they rescued the little girl from the evil Anbu organization, and at the same time put an end to the Anbu organization's plan to control the drive armor to indiscriminately attack citizens.

I remember that time, Natsume flooded the entire venue. Later, the members of the Discipline Committee worked hard for several hours to successfully clear the pipe.

"more or less."

"The other party's condition should be very bad, but not extremely bad. Senior Fanfeng should be taking care of him now."

Recalling Miss Ghost's condition, Natsume Sonoko muttered.

"Huh? The girl in the portrait is next to Hokaze-senpai..."

"If that's the case, it wouldn't be a disappearance."

Shirai frowned slightly and continued the conversation in confusion.

Taking into account the previous conversation with Senior Fanfeng, there seemed to be some inconsistencies in the descriptions of the girl in the portrait given by Natsume and Sonoko.

However, Shirai still trusts the girl with the bun, as she has a good reputation in providing information for reporting crimes.

"He's missing, but it's his body that's missing."

"Hmm... How should I explain it? Oh, right, just like Banri and Harukami-san, they communicate and interact with each other in a very strange way."

"I remember that when Banri fell into a deep sleep, Harukami-san was able to hear her cries for help. I think the same thing happened to Hokaze-senpai."

Glancing at Hatsuharu with some concern, Natsume-san tried to explain the problem in a more tactful way.

It seems that Senior Fanfeng did not directly explain the matter of Miss Ghost to Shirai and the others, but simply asked them to investigate. More importantly, if the topic of ghosts is discussed casually in front of Uiharu, she may not be able to sleep well tonight.

Having said that, Natsume Sonoko has experienced many events, and she can always find some similar situations to explain the situation.

Banri and Harukami are both users of psychic abilities, and to some extent, they can communicate with each other telepathically.

"It's really Natsume-san's style to make people accept it with a kind of reluctant expression."

Senior Gufa said with a smile, her eyes also resting on the portrait.

After Natsume-san explained this, Gufa-san became even more concerned.

I originally thought it was just an ordinary identity investigation commission, but now it seems that it may involve more dangerous things.

Fortunately, they have the most vicious discipline committee member in the entire Academy City, as well as the garland girl who is terrifyingly strong at the hacker level, so there is no need to worry too much.

"However, due to some very difficult issues, the current Discipline Committee of Branch 177 cannot focus all its energy on investigating the matter of the girl in the portrait."

"But please rest assured, Natsume-san. We will definitely do our best to help that Fanfeng-san find his friend."

Senior Gufa felt a little apologetic, but a determined look immediately appeared on her face.

"Hey, you don't have to be so polite, I'm also a discipline committee member."

"By the way, what are those tricky things that Senior Sister just mentioned?"

Tilting her head, Natsume Sonoko asked curiously.

No wonder the Discipline Committee of Branch 177 is so busy today. It turns out there is a new case.

The file cabinet that was originally somewhat empty suddenly became full. How many cases have Shirai and her classmates handled in these days?

I haven't come to ask for money for a few days, but it feels like a lot of things have happened that Natsume-san doesn't understand.

Sure enough, it is related to that elementary school boy.

After a slight pause, Natsume Sonoko turned her gaze towards the sofa. The boy who was talking to Shirai before also seemed to be staring in her direction.

"To be precise, there are quite a few things. And they are all very important."

Holding up a few fingers, Senior Gufa said with a serious face.

"In addition to the large amount of paperwork left over from the Roman Orthodox invasion, there was also a recent leak of important information from the School Garden, the main carrier of which was Indian Poker."

"Because these leaks also involve the relationship with Tokiwadai Middle School, Shirai-san has been busy investigating these days."

"Of course, the most important thing now is the upcoming park fire, which may affect a very large area."

Senior Gufa put her hands on her hips and spoke in a serious tone.

"By the way, if it was a fire in the park, it could have been avoided with Natsume-san here."

"After all, Natsume-san is the strongest esper in Academy City, and she's also the type that's good at controlling the weather."

"And Natsume-san's injuries have healed now, so it's very suitable no matter how you think about it."

Thinking of something, Hatsuharu hurriedly stood up from her seat and said with her fists clenched excitedly.

"In that case, this guy might really be able to solve the predicted fire."

"Although it's a bit unacceptable, it would be best if we could avoid disasters."

Shirai-san said thoughtfully, lightly touching her lips with her fingers.

This was indeed a very good idea, she had thought about it before.

However, Natsume was still wrapped in gauze before today, so Shirai Kuroko temporarily gave up the idea and decided to wait until the other party's injury healed.

"No, even for people with superpowers, the predicted events and phenomena are basically already determined."

“Even if you want to take action in advance to avoid an event that is about to happen, there may be some errors in the process, but in the end you will inevitably return to the predicted result. I have verified this hundreds of times, and even the experimental institution I work for has reached a similar conclusion.”

At this time, an elementary school boy who had been very quiet suddenly spoke.

Judging from some basic information that the eighth person in Academy City has already disclosed, the ability called temperature control cannot cause even the slightest disturbance to the predetermined fate.

Of course, he had never conducted similar investigation experiments on temperature control, and even finding the opponent's location was a luxury, but it would be enough to investigate those with the same system abilities whose principles were similar to those of the opponent.

The eighth person does not seem to meet the requirements of someone who can change his predetermined fate, even if it is only a fate at the three-dimensional level.

As it stands now, the only thing that can disturb the arc of fate and turn the future in an unknown direction is to move in the space in front of us. This discovery almost overturned the elementary school boy's usual cognition.

Moreover, a very strange thing happened one day before, that is, the day when the Roman Orthodox invaders entered the Academy City. His predictive ability did not predict the occurrence of large-scale coma, and even the unfortunate incident that was supposed to happen at that time miraculously disappeared.

"Eh? What are you talking about?"