Temperature Control in Academy City

The people in 'Props' also tightened their belts for a while, but the amount of money Franda spent on her sister every month remained the same.

Fortunately, the 'tool' was still a top-notch Anbu staffed by people with super powers, and everything returned to normal after a short while.

"Mugi, I think you should think it over carefully."

"It's rumored that the other two esper users in Tokiwadai are on good terms with the Eighth. If we attack them carelessly, what will happen if we provoke three people at once? Even if it's Mugino, he can't deal with three people at the same time."

Enduring the severe pain in her head, Franda waved her hands and said.

After the Tokiwadai attack a week ago, rumors about the discord between the Fifth and Eighth of Tokiwadai completely disappeared. At that time, the Eighth not only helped the Fifth to deal with the attack, but also suffered serious injuries himself.

"I think Flanda is right."

Takitsubo Riko walked out of the pool in her swimsuit and pulled Maizono Shenli, who had a grim expression on his face, in front of her.

If the 'tool' were to go to war with that person, Mugino would probably be defeated miserably.

This is not an unfounded statement made by Takitsubo Rikou. Her ability can sense other people's aim force fields, and even track and lock others through the force fields.

She had once recorded the force field information of the eighth person, so she could naturally distinguish that person's force field.

Just before that, she vaguely sensed that a force field tornado appeared in the sky above the 18th school district, and that was when the so-called "alienated" ability users invaded on a large scale.

The appearance of the force field tornado instantly caused considerable disturbance to the force field environment of Academy City, just like a small stone being thrown into a calm lake.

Even without using the 'body crystal', Takitsubo Rikou could distinguish the fluctuation from a distance, which belonged to the eighth place.

However, considering the person's character and usual behavior, even if he fails, at most he will be taken to the security building, and his life safety is still guaranteed.

Chapter 627: Connections

There are many rumors and information about the Eighth in the Anbu of Academy City.

Whether it was the battle between the Eighth and Accelerator, or the video footage of the use of atomic collapse that was circulated this time, it seemed to attract the attention of a large number of Anbu personnel.

However, the person who is most concerned about the eighth place now is naturally the dignified superpower user Mai Ye Shenli. She was shocked to find that this inexplicable junior high school kid plagiarized her abilities.

And it's not just ordinary low-quality plagiarism. Judging from the battle information recorded in the video alone, his atomic destruction has been developed by the other party to the point where it can be used normally.

The junior high school kid had no problem using Atomic Disintegration. He could change the attack position and direction at will, and even show mercy to those guys with tentacles, accurately avoiding vital points.

As soon as he observed this, Mai Ye Shenli's mind was filled with anger.

At the beginning, she, like Takitsubo Rikou, thought it was just an edited fake video.

However, a lot of evidence and confessions have been obtained over the past few days, and after investigating some of the injured and security guards who appeared in the video, it has been confirmed that the footage was captured by the security guards' law enforcement equipment.

Her staff even found the corresponding filming equipment, which was an armored vehicle that was messed up by external force, and there was a mark on it that looked like it had been hit by a hammer.

It seems that he was attacked somewhere else after completing the filming, which led to the spread of the video.

"The last time it was that ANBU called 'study' who used my ability data to develop a power armor."

"Who leaked my ability information to the eighth person this time? It is impossible to complete this level of atomic collapse in a short period of time without the cooperation of several research institutes familiar with atomic collapse."

Mai Ye Shenli crossed his arms over his chest and spoke with gritted teeth, obviously having a very bad impression of a certain girl with a bun.

Let’s not talk about why the eighth person can use atomic collapse so easily, but the prerequisite must be that his ability information and data have been completely leaked.

Someone told the eighth one all these things exactly as they were, and they were transformed into atomic destruction that could adapt to the other party's abilities.

Although Mai Ye Shenli had long known that such a thing was inevitable and that her various information could not be kept completely confidential, when it really happened, she was still so angry that she wanted to kill someone.

Those high-ranking research institutions and the big people behind them will only distribute gains and losses according to interests without considering Mai Ye Shenli's feelings.

When encountering such a thing, Mai Ye Shenli must take action. Whether it is destroying the leaked information or killing the relevant personnel, both are necessary options.

But this time it involved the eighth person, which made Mai Ye Shenli realize that this matter could not be easily resolved.

"I don't think Mugino needs to be so angry. Maybe it's just an attack method that looks too similar to Atomic Disintegration."

"Although the color and attack method of the beams in the video are similar, until we get specific information, we can't assume that the Eighth has obtained information about Mugino's abilities."

With a thoughtful expression on her face, Takitsubo Rikou began to speak.

If possible, she still wanted to ease the situation.

What if it was just a misunderstanding? The eighth one who can manipulate the force field tornado doesn't seem to need Mugino's atomic collapse.

"Takitsubo, there can be no mistake."

"Mugito has already admitted it. No one knows her abilities better than Mugito."

Flanda said plausibly while rubbing her head.

She had a deep impression of the eighth one, who was a junior high school student with a strange personality in every way.

Having said that, in addition to several unpleasant face-to-face encounters, Flanda also met the eighth person when buying mackerel. It seemed that the other party was the type who could not tell the appearance of foreigners and did not even recognize her.

Also encountered at the time was Saten Ruiko, a girl who was a true genius in making mackerel dishes.

Because of sharing the mackerel dishes, Franda found that she and her classmate Saten got along surprisingly well. She kept in touch with him by email in the past few days, and he also invited her to try the new mackerel dishes.

As for the eighth person, I don't feel any good about him. He actually fed the cat his beloved canned mackerel as cat food. It is really unforgivable.

"Hu~~"

After letting out a long breath, Mai Ye Shenli tried to calm himself down.

The fact that the eighth person used Atomic Disintegration was serious only to her alone, because it would make her lose her value in the Anbu.

Those who have lost their value cannot survive in the dark.

If it were possible to mass-produce weapons that imitated atomic collapse, or if it were possible to allow other people with special abilities to use atomic collapse, then it wouldn't matter whether she was there or not.

The gorgeous performance of the eighth place seemed to be foreshadowing such a future to Mai Ye Shenli, which was much more serious than the imitation atomic collapse drive armor made by the dark department of the previous 'study'.

At this time, Mai Ye Shenli barely suppressed his anger.

However, he neither listened to Takitsubo Rikou's advice nor ignored Frenda who was saying something reasonable.

She was thinking about the value of the eighth place to the governing council and what methods should be used to deal with the current troubles.

Of course, the attitudes of the other two super-powered people in Tokiwadai are also very important, which makes Mai Ye Shenli unable to come up with any ideas for a while.

If it developed to the point where three psychics besieged the Anbu's 'tool', even she would feel a huge pressure deep in her bones.

She didn't have to be an enemy of the eighth one, but she had to confirm one important thing, which was the source of the other party's atomic collapse data and whether it was replicable.

"Anyway, I need more information on the Eighth."

"Since the current subordinate organizations can't investigate, then we should replace them with a new group. After all, the Anbu is not short of such people."

Mai Ye Shenli thought of a subordinate organization that was not doing its job well, and spoke mercilessly.

"understood."

"But it's actually very difficult to replenish the subordinate organizations now."

Kinuhata Zuiai at the side answered lazily, squinting his eyes and not wanting to move.

She now suddenly wants to gain more weight so that her body can develop better than anyone else in the future.

As for the fate of those members of the subordinate organizations, perhaps there will be other Anbu willing to take over them.

"Frenda will first be responsible for investigating the research institutions that have had contact with the Eighth Person."

"Don't you have a good network of contacts in the surface world? This kind of job should be the most suitable for you."

Mai Ye Shenli glanced at Flanda before continuing.

If she knew that Flanda had eaten with a girl with a bun, she might go behind enemy lines to gather intelligence.

Chapter 628 Campus Idol

It has been almost a week since I last went to school with a schoolbag on my back, and the sick leave that Shirai-san helped me with has also been used up.

There was no more reason to stay in the student dormitory, and even the dorm supervisor's good face gradually disappeared. Faced with reality, Natsume Sonoko changed into a new winter school uniform and waited at the school bus stop with Shigefuku Shoho.

"It doesn't look like it fits well. I remember I applied for the size according to what Natsume-san provided."

With an expression of surprise on his face, Shigefuku Shoho reached out and pinched the belly of a girl with a bun on her head, only to find that there seemed to be a gap of two fingers in the middle of the school uniform.

It doesn't look loose at all, and the space between two fingers can actually be barely ignored.

Natsume Sonoko's ladylike demeanor is basically maintained very well, but it gives people a feeling of disharmony, and her charm value is reduced by about 5%.

The school uniforms at Tokiwadai are basically tailor-made. If this happens, the most likely possibility is that the body shape has changed in a short period of time.

"It doesn't matter. It's just uncomfortable to be so tight."

Natsume Sonoko shook her head indifferently and couldn't help but look towards the end of the road. The school bus to Tokiwadai was already three minutes late today.

The school uniforms that I asked Chongfu to apply for have also been distributed, and there are two sets in total.

Because junior high school students of this age group often grow taller and gain weight, the frequency of applying for new school uniforms is actually quite high, especially for schools like Tokiwadai Junior High School that pay great attention to students' manners.

"Eh... Natsume-san is taking the school bus today?"

"And Senior Shigefuku is here too. Let's hold the club's event at the usual time today."

A familiar female voice came from behind the two of them. Turning around, they saw a girl with an ordinary ponytail.

A girl named Hanakaiin Mei, who had been a teammate of Natsume Sonoko at the Daihasei Festival, walked over with a smile.

She is about the same height as Natsume, but her athletic ability and reflexes are top-notch. I remember that she defeated a senior in the first year and became the leader of the kendo club.

"Long time no see, Hanakaiin-san."

Natsume Sonoko came back to her senses and said happily.

She had an indescribable liking for this girl who was similar in height to her.

In the entire Tokiwadai Junior High School, he is one of the few people who can understand some of his feelings.

They often say to each other that they are short only because of their young age and that they will definitely grow taller in two years. As a result, their relationship is rapidly heating up, and they seem to be wishing they had met too late.

However, what confuses Natsume a little is that Hanakaiin and Shigefuku have joined some new club.

I remember that Shigefuku was in the swimming club and Hanakaiin was in the kendo club, but I couldn't think of any common hobbies they had.

"Yes..yes, same old time."

He spoke in a halting manner. Shigefuku Shoho glanced nervously at the girl with the bun who seemed unaware of what was going on, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

Hanakaiin-san was really careless. How could he discuss such things in front of Natsume-san?

Although their club aims to help Natsume Sonoko form a faction, until now, Shigefuku Shoho has not explained the situation to a certain bun-haired girl. This is probably the most important little secret in her heart.

However, as long as the club becomes large, it will be useless to hide it. And that is the time to confess everything to Natsume-san.

At the same time, it is basically time to confront the Shokuhou faction directly. I don’t know how Natsume-san will react.

Thinking of this, Chong Fushengfan suddenly became hesitant.

She wanted to help Natsume solve his financial problems and even his status in school problems, but she didn't want to make things difficult for him.

If you want Natsume to truly accept the existence of the Natsume faction, you must overcome his psychological barriers.

In other words, it was up to Shigefuku Shoho to face the queen himself.

"Hey, a fan club. If I don't have any discipline committee activities, I would like to try to join it."

Natsume blinked his eyes and seemed to be a little interested in the club that Hanakaiin mentioned.

A fan club is not like a society or a faction. You can join when you want to and quit when you want to. There is basically no binding force.

Occasionally going shopping and eating together also falls under the category of hobby clubs.

"The activities of the Discipline Committee?"

Hua Kaiyuan asked with some confusion.

Isn’t Natsume the discipline committee member who doesn’t have to participate in activities? She has never seen him patrolling with an armband.

And I heard from classmate Makugami Komaki that this was a special condition set in order to attract a certain bun-haired girl to join the Disciplinary Committee.

Considering the special status of people with superpowers in Academy City, most of the discipline committee members agree. Just relying on the title of eighth place can effectively increase the deterrence of the discipline committee members and reduce the injury rate of members.

"Yes, we're gathering this afternoon. It was a request from an acquaintance. But the preliminary work has been handed over to others. I'm just going to help out for a while."

“It’s not that busy actually.”

Natsume Sonoko said a little embarrassedly.