Temperature Control in Academy City

The reason why Natsume said this is that he also wanted to test the level of these predicted events.

Even though her temperature control couldn't fight against fate, she wanted to give it a try.

In the face of the meticulous thinking of a superpower, can fate really do whatever it wants?

Natsume Sonoko didn't think at all that she was unable to save those who were predicted to be injured or even die in the incident.

But she would not act recklessly. She would prioritize saving lives, and then see if there was any opportunity for her to perform.

Chapter 625: Calling People

Natsume doesn't believe in predetermined fate because it makes her feel that all her efforts are worthless.

According to everyone in the Discipline Committee, these predicted events can only be resolved by that annoying Shirai classmate, and Natsume Sonoko feels a little unconvinced no matter how she thinks about it.

But sometimes she wouldn't argue. She thought the best way to know the truth was to try it herself.

If there is a future that cannot be changed no matter what, then it must be because the people involved are not capable enough and do not know enough.

"Although we have made preparations and have Natsume-san joining us, we still don't have enough manpower."

"If we can't get permission to close the park in time, then we can't just ban people from entering. Forcibly blocking them will only cause meaningless disputes."

"In this way, the idea of ​​preventing people from entering will be difficult to achieve, and it will attract more people because of the riots."

Shirai-san was still a little worried and spoke with some concern.

She always felt that this fire would not be that simple, and she had an instinctive understanding of the crowds of people watching the excitement in Academy City. Even if they encountered a huge fire, most students would probably not think of evacuating, but would take out their phones to take pictures and videos.

Judging from the distance intervals in many predicted events, some have even exceeded the edge of the park by dozens of meters and extended to even more distant places.

She wasn't too worried about the fire handling issue after the predicted incident, after all, the classmate with the ball head next to her was indeed very reliable, but it would naturally be best if she could reduce the difficulty of extinguishing the incident.

"Yes, so the safest way is to find the source of the fire in advance, and then have Shirai-san be responsible for cleaning it up, but this will require a large number of people to investigate the park."

"This includes searching for dangerous goods in the park, investigating what visitors are carrying and what they are capable of, and prohibiting the setting off of fireworks nearby... At the same time, we will increase the difficulty of entering the park, artificially create obstacles, and reduce the number of people entering the park at the same time."

Nodding in agreement, Gufa Meiwei, who was experienced in handling crisis events, spoke up.

"Harukami-san and Edaseki-san said they would come to help. Although they haven't obtained the official status of discipline committee members yet, they are almost done with their training."

"By the way, if we ask the other students from the Discipline Committee to help us like last time, maybe that will be enough."

Hatsuharu thought for a while before adding.

"This is the only way now. I have a roommate here who can be asked to help, and I also have acquaintances in several nearby branches."

Senior Gufa clenched her fists and spoke with great enthusiasm.

"I can't get anyone here. Several branches in the Gakusha Garden are busy with the Indian Poker incident. And ordinary people who have nothing to do with the Discipline Committee cannot be involved casually, and onee-sama and Saten-san are naturally not allowed to be involved."

Shirai-san shrugged and said.

Although the Discipline Committee of Tokiwadai Branch 003 can still squeeze out some people, Makugami and the others are the type with very stubborn personalities and will never work outside the school.

"I do know someone."

Natsume-san raised his hands and shouted loudly.

It seems that everyone only calls people from the Discipline Committee. No wonder I was drafted into the army just after I recovered.

This is normal. After all, all the discipline committee members have basically received adaptive training and several months of study, and even signed a lot of guarantees. Natsume still remembers that there are clauses about injury and death.

When Natsume signed the contract, she didn't think it mattered much, because she had never heard of a case of a discipline committee member dying. But when they actually became discipline committee members, everyone seemed to have accepted the risk.

"She's an elementary school student like Miyama-san. Her name is Kihara Nayuta. She's also Banri and the others' friend and classmate."

"But I don't quite understand why Banri and the others are in junior high school, but Kihara-san is still in elementary school."

With a serious look on her face, Natsume Sonoko thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because of my young age."

"Huh? Natsume-san's new friend?"

Hatsuharu said in surprise.

"I think I know this person. He got into a fight with Onee-sama next to a vending machine during the summer vacation and wanted to arrest Onee-sama for vandalism."

"Onee-sama is really something. She treated public facilities so violently. Even if Kuroko wanted to show some leniency, it would be difficult to do so."

Shirai-san thought about it and suddenly said with some sudden enlightenment.

She remembered that it should be a girl carrying a red schoolbag, who seemed to be fighting back and forth with her elder sister in close combat.

Of course, this must be the elder sister deliberately giving in to the other party.

"Eh."

Natsume Sonoko tilted her head, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Senior Misaka always seems to be having a hard time with a vending machine in District 7, and often drinks free drinks from there.

"That's great. Since you're Natsume-san's friend, it would be great if you're willing to help."

With a warm smile on her face, Senior Gufa was happy that a girl with a bun could make more friends as discipline committee members.

"Well, actually, I suddenly have something I want to ask you, Senior."

As if she had thought of something important, Natsume Sonoko clenched her hands slightly.

"I lost my discipline committee armband, and I want to ask if I can get a replacement one from you, senior."

With an embarrassed look on her face, Natsume Sonoko spoke hesitantly.

The armband is just like the school uniform, and Natsume cannot ignore it if he wants to.

When I think about the fact that everyone will be wearing armbands tomorrow, it would be too embarrassing if Natsume is the only one without one, so I should just confess to the seniors honestly.

After leaving the Discipline Committee Branch 177, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She received a brand new Discipline Committee armband in her hand.

In fact, most people have multiple spares.

It's just that Natsume basically doesn't participate in the normal activities of the discipline committee. She hides the armband so tightly that it's wrinkled and only gets one or two opportunities to use it, and has never applied for an extra one.

But having said that, the discipline committee members are very strict in managing the armbands. There are no stores selling them on the market, so they can only be reissued from their respective branches. It is one of the official supplies regularly distributed by Academy City.

I heard that the security department is also discussing the development of a tracking armband with an implanted nanochip to prevent someone from impersonating or always exceeding their authority to enforce the law outside the school.

"Xiao Ke, does there really exist such a thing as a predetermined destiny in the third dimension?"

Natsume Sonoko walked absent-mindedly and couldn't help but release the cat doll from her bag.

This guy who used to be a god should know more than I do.

"There should be such a thing as destiny."

The cat doll flew onto Natsume Sonoko's shoulder skillfully and spoke softly while combing its fur.

"To be precise, any form of destiny is the specific manifestation of the power of phases in the real universe. It is a wonderful product formed by the friction and intersection of multiple phases."

"Most of the products of fate can be predicted and changed in specific ways. We only need to eliminate the influence of the corresponding phases to turn to other futures. However, some seem to be unchangeable. This may be related to the number and intensity of the phases involved in the conflict."

"And the three-dimensional world you mentioned, Sonoko, I think, is the universe in front of us. The so-called fate here has only this explanation, and there is no such thing as a goddess of fate. Of course, if my understanding of the word three-dimensional world is correct."

Xiao Ke hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Hey, is fate something so confusing as soon as you hear it?"

"By the way, Shirai-san can't possibly eliminate the influence of the phase, so the existence of the eleventh dimension is something beyond the phase and the real universe."

"If the phase is the cause of fate, then the only thing that can change fate besides the phase itself is naturally something at a higher level."

Natsume Sonoko said this in confusion, subconsciously combining Shirai-san's ability with what she heard from the great god.

She has some superficial understanding of phases, but knows nothing about the eleventh dimension. But putting the eleventh dimension above the phases is actually the wishful thinking of a certain girl with a bun.

These should be two completely different angles, just like length and width, which seem the same but are clearly different.

However, it is very easy to verify what the god said. All she has to do is try the force field control formula she has mastered. Natsume suddenly thought of something.

Chapter 626: Mukino Shenli

A luxurious hotel in the seventh district of Academy City.

The top floor of the hotel has a closed translucent roof, which can focus sunlight into specific areas of the room through a large amount of specially treated frosted glass.

Near this area is a large indoor swimming pool about two meters deep. It seems that considering some special situations, an emergency escape passage was specially built at the bottom of the swimming pool, leading to the outside of the hotel.

"Ah, this is the information you found!? How is this different from what we collected before?"

"If the guys in the subordinate organizations are all as useless as you, then I might as well just chop them all into pieces with atomic disintegration. I happen to be really pissed off right now."

Even wearing a loose long dress, Mai Ye Shenli, who still showed off her good figure, was turning around in circles anxiously, holding a mobile phone and cursing at the timid subordinate organization members opposite her.

An expression of extreme excitement and dissatisfaction appeared on her face. It was obvious that she had encountered something very unpleasant. She didn't even have the mood to swim or sunbathe.

"Master Mugino, we have no other options. The combat data of the Eighth on September 30th has all been sealed and archived by the security department. It is said that the order was issued by a higher-level person. The people we have planted in the security department have tried many times, but they can only get feedback that they do not have enough authority."

"The video clips we obtained earlier were actually the only ones that circulated on the Internet. Now, they have also been covered up and deleted."

The person on the other end of the phone spoke with some pressure, his tone carrying a genuine fear.

Every time faced with this atomic collapse where people would attack at the slightest disagreement and would not consider the feelings of the victims when using force, the poor subordinate members of the organization would have an urge to quit the Anbu.

Unfortunately, it is absolutely impossible to exit the Anbu. It is possible to consider leaving in groups, and at the same time get a missing person statement in the library records of Academy City.

Fortunately, we are communicating over the phone now, otherwise I would really be killed.

"Mugi, swimming is so comfortable. It's a rare day without work, so take a good rest."

Lying on the oversized swimming ring with squinting eyes, the girl named Kinuhata's Favorite waved her hand and said.

Part of her head was buried under the water, and she would glance in the direction of her companions from time to time, with her gaze always staying on the area below her neck and above her belly button.

She probably knew why Mai Ye was so angry, but other things obviously concerned her more, and it had reached a point that she could no longer ignore.

Before she knew it, she had become the only washboard among the entire Anbu's 'tools', and it felt like she was suddenly left behind.

Before, she lived a poor girlhood life with Flanda, but who would have thought that Flanda would grow up to be so scary. She really deserves to be a foreigner. It's so annoying.

"Kinahata, please don't disturb Mugino at this time. She is completely irritated by that junior high school student from Tokiwadai. Mugino has been visibly more irritable these past few days when she was working."

"Remember yesterday? Mugino hasn't vented like that in a while."

Flanda said comfortably as she floated on the water with a grin on her face and sucked juice from her mouth.

When Maito is angry, he is so scary that even as Maito's subordinate and friend, I sometimes feel scared.

After all, the other party is a superpower, and killing people is like mowing the grass. And in the eyes of the Council, it is also a useful tool that they are reluctant to throw away.

"Has that video been proven to be authentic?"

"I thought it was obviously fake before. How could such a scene of overwhelming use of atomic destruction beams appear on anyone other than Mugino?"

The last member of the ANBU's 'tool', the three-no girl Takitsubo Rikou, asked blankly, with no obvious emotion in her tone.

"It's true, Takitsubo."

"The fact that Mugino is so angry right now is proof of that. As we all know, videos cannot be faked."

Frenda swam to Takitsubo Riko and spoke seriously.

The next second, a cell phone that was still on a call flew over from a distance, hit Flanda on the head and then submerged in the water.

“It hurts, it hurts…”

Flanda covered her head and couldn't help shouting.

"Frenda, is this something you should discuss in private?"

Mai Ye Shenli said angrily that she had heard what a certain Flanda said a long time ago.

There is nothing that can make her worry-free. People are targeting her everywhere, and now it is that junior high school kid's turn.

And Misaka Mikoto also made her uncomfortable. Every one of those young ladies in Tokiwadai made her irritated.

"Mugi, do you want to find a way to kill the other party?"

With her hands sliding on the water, Kinuaki controlled the swimming ring and swayed it in place, and spoke eagerly.

She also had some grudges with the eighth person, and at that time the other party was a person with great power.

She remembered that once when they were on a mission, she and Takitsubo were sent to the security building by the other side, and later they encountered bad situations such as their employer being arrested and the mission failing.

This also caused the reputation of the Anbu's 'tools' to fall to the bottom for a period of time, and even the number of profitable commissions decreased.