Temperature Control in Academy City

Even the few girls' schools within the school garden will participate, but there will definitely be restrictions.

At the same time, each school and the sponsors behind them will tacitly display their latest science and technology at that time.

From capacity development projects to spacecraft engine manufacturing, from robotics to quantum computers... as long as it is a new technology that can be shown off, it is possible to visit. This is also an important means to attract students and an important effort made by various schools to increase the application rate for next year.

All in all, it's very interesting and Natsume Sonoko likes it very much.

Of course, the premise is that you don’t need to put on any shows or spend a lot of effort on organizing any garden activities.

However, considering the importance that Tokiwadai Junior High School attaches to this kind of event that can bring them attention, Natsume Sonoko is almost ready to be the poster girl. After all, she is one of the most important scientific and technological achievements of Tokiwadai Junior High School this year.

The focus of everyone's attention in Academy City is always on people with super powers.

Fortunately, this is not like the Daihasei Festival, which has a live broadcast to the entire Academy City and even the entire earth. Boys are not allowed to enter the school garden, and the number of visitors is limited. Natsume Sonoko is more accepting.

At the same time, there is no need to worry about any video footage being leaked, as outsiders are not allowed to bring filming equipment into the school garden, and even mobile phones need to be checked before and after entering the garden.

By the way, Natsume Sonoko had visited more than ten schools every time before, and occasionally tried to enroll, but after choosing and choosing, she finally applied to Tokiwadai Junior High School.

There was no special reason. At that time, there were two people with super powers in Tokiwadai, and it was also related to his own memories.

It’s just that when she was in elementary school, she only visited junior high schools. But now, Natsume Sonoko’s target of visiting has become high schools like Kirigaoka or Changdianshangji.

"The school is currently holding a student council election, and the winner will definitely be in charge of the preparations for the Ichidanran Festival. If Shokuhou-senpai wins..."

Natsume Sonoko was thinking about something in her head, and suddenly her eyes lit up.

"I don't know if it will be affected by the war. I'm quite looking forward to it."

Thinking back to the invasion of the Roman Orthodox Church, Natsume Sonoko murmured with some worry.

Chapter 643 Recycling Movement

The dark cloud of war still hangs over Academy City, and this huge religion with a population of two billion weighs on every student like a mountain.

But except for the first few days after learning the news, the lives of most students returned to normal.

There is no way to leave Academy City anyway, so no matter what happens in the future, no one has any choice. Even Natsume Sonoko feels that she cannot live a normal life outside of Academy City.

People with special abilities are all outliers, another kind of people who are excluded from the normal human group.

"War? I heard the problem is much more serious than imagined."

"It might turn into a real world war. After all, a religion of two billion people can barely be considered half the world."

Kihara Nayuta nodded absentmindedly and agreed quietly.

The Kihara clan has been mobilized privately, which has caused a large number of experimental plans to be shelved. Many war weapon manufacturers have received a large number of orders in a short period of time, and even various commercial companies are expanding their private armed forces.

The previous invasion did not seem to be the end of the so-called war, but the beginning of a new dispute.

"Relax, Kihara-san's idea is a bit too outrageous."

"World war is not something that will happen easily. If there is a world war, it will most likely lead to the destruction of all mankind."

Natsume Sonoko had a look of certainty on her face, and then spoke seriously.

Having obtained a lot of reliable information from some street literature and comics, Natsume Sonoko refuted something quite confidently.

Besides, they just thwarted a magic invasion plan, so they would probably be more restrained.

"It's best that way."

Kihara Nayuta responded softly, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face.

Although there was no constructive idea at all, the confident look of the eighth person seemed to infect others, making people feel at ease involuntarily.

As expected, she is a girl who can bring hope and salvation to others, Kihara Nayuta couldn't help but think.

.....

There are many schools and dormitories around Mr. Kiyama's company, which is also one of the places with the most traffic nearby.

Plus, it was already time for school to be over, and the streets of District 7 were filled with groups of students.

Employees dressed in doll costumes are working hard to attract customers. The roadside stall whose only asset is a small cart has also officially started business. Occasionally, you can see a middle-aged man selling Indian playing cards promoting new cards to students.

Natsume Sonoko and the others were inconspicuous in the crowd, and because they were all short girls, it looked a bit like a group gathering of elementary school students. The tallest student was Harukami Kimie.

"Eh."

Without any warning, Natsume Sonoko and the others suddenly stopped walking.

A young girl was walking towards them on the street, with her head down as if she wasn't looking at the road. As expected, she bumped straight into Natsume Sonoko and a few others.

Fortunately, just when the opponent was about to hit Natsume Sonoko, a soft breeze fixed the opponent firmly in place, and no accidents happened.

Natsume Sonoko could not escape any movement around her. Even though the distance was so close, few people could break through her defense, let alone a mere physical collision.

"Oh, sorry. I'm so sorry."

The girl with her head down did not look up immediately, but just apologized repeatedly in a panic.

Even when Natsume Sonoko was still wondering what was happening, something like a note fell from the other person's clothes, and then he hurriedly rushed into the crowd.

In a corner not far away from the street, a few guys in strange clothes were watching this scene silently.

As expected, these strange guys were all under the surveillance of a guy with a bun head.

Including them, or the guys who were doing secret Indian poker card trading in the dark alley behind the street, as long as it didn't disturb Natsume Sonoko's normal life, she had no intention of interfering.

“Hamazura, will this really work?”

"I always feel that it will only drag irrelevant people into our affairs."

"And the eighth one is indebted to us 'Skill Out', unlike other ability users."

The tall and big boy named Komaba Reidu, who is as big as a gorilla, is seeking the opinions of his companions.

There was some hesitation on his face, and he was obviously still struggling with something.

Not long ago, the Eighth and the vicious Discipline Committee member dealt with and arrested a large number of bad guys who enjoyed attacking the disabled.

Because at that time the title of eighth place was spread unscrupulously, and until now it still intimidates a large number of people with complicated minds, which also caused Natsume Sonoko's reputation on the Internet to become worse.

After losing the external threat, the number of these armed disabled people began to decrease. A large number of members who were forced to join basically left, leaving only those who had nowhere to go or simply wanted to be bad boys.

However, the situation of 'Skill Out' for a period of time is much better than before. At least he will not be attacked by people with inexplicable abilities at will.

Of course, when stealing ATM machines or removing parts from cars to sell, being chased by security guards is inevitable.

However, due to the previous invasion of the Roman Orthodox Church, these people seem to have become a destabilizing factor within the Academy City.

Although they have not reached the point where they must be purged, some people have already taken the initiative to contact them.

"Komaba, this is the best way to solve the problem right now."

"You don't agree to killing people, right? And if we refuse those people, many of us will be doomed. So before we act, we just need to find someone who can stop us and who can be tolerated by Academy City. Even if the mission fails, the guys above won't have anything to say."

“This is how we, the powerless, survive.”

Hamazura Shiage suddenly spoke up, patiently persuading the leader, Komaba Toshinori.

The Roman Orthodox invasion not only caused disturbances within the Academy City, but also outside of the Academy City, and the impact was even greater. After all, children's troubles were basically forgotten in a few days.

In this context, a term called "recycling movement" became popular among parents, that is, before the shadow of war completely dissipated, guardians took their children away from Academy City and took them to a safe enough place.

The job of Komaba Reidu and his team is to use their identities as bad boys to deal with a representative of the "Recycling Movement" who plans to enter Academy City under the commission of some upper-level officials in Academy City.

Chapter 643: Half Companion

Although the number of people with no abilities is huge, they receive the meager scholarships and are at the bottom of the entire student pyramid in Academy City.

For some members of armed groups of disabled people or bad boys, there is no place for them even at the bottom.

Regardless of the reasons for joining, due to living in the gray area for many years, it seems that they are only one step away from falling into the dark side of this city.

This step seems to never come, but sometimes it only takes a slight push and everything goes out of control.

The situation now is almost like this, which makes people feel desperate. Several bad boys headed by Komaba Reidu are sighing. They have no way to decide their own destiny, and they can't even decide what they want to do or not.

Driven by that superior arm, they became tools for others to kill and silence them, and they couldn't even say no.

after all....

"After all, we also have things we cherish, and we can't just watch everyone being swallowed up by this city."

"Even if some not-so-honest methods are used, as long as most people can get what they want, then it is the right way. Komaba, you think so too, right?"

"There is no way to count on someone who is capable but unwilling to give anything. The eighth place is our only choice. The discipline committee member is not important enough."

Hamazura Shiage looked up at his large leader and gritted his teeth, appearing quite determined.

Although our leader looks very vicious, he is actually a pure good guy.

He is willing to protect the defenseless and helpless, and to lend a helping hand to those in need. He is also very gentle, which is in stark contrast to his tall and big appearance.

But as long as they hold such a belief, many simple things become complicated in an instant, and even a once armed group becomes a fortress that protects the weak. Even Hamazura Shiage is infected, and instead of completing the commission of Academy City as his first goal, he considers the ideas of his own leader.

Even bad boys would not bother to do something like killing people; it is something only those who have fallen into darkness would do.

"I see."

"We can't let those who have already quit bear the same heavy burden as us again."

After a little thought, Komaba Reidu seemed to be silent. But just like Hamazura Shiage said, this was the best way now.

Academy City did not give them many choices. 'Skill Out' had a history of attacking people with special abilities, and this was clearly recorded by the security department.

Some of the attacks occurred before Reid Komaba became the leader, when 'Skill Out' wantonly attacked innocent people with special abilities; after Reid Komaba became the leader, it only targeted specific targets and began to reject meaningless violence.

Even if the latter is just a retaliatory response, it still falls into the category of violent incidents.

Chapter 644: Apology

Is this the latest prank?

Also, what are those guys from the armed group of disabled people chattering about while hiding in the corner?

Squatting down and picking up the strange note from the ground, Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt as if she was watching a spy movie. This scene of using small notes to pass information to each other always seemed out of place for a young lady like herself.

But then again, the girl who almost bumped into me just now seemed to have been seen somewhere before. She was probably one of the members of the armed group of disabled people.

She had long forgotten their names, and Natsume Sonoko had no interest in actively writing down the names of bad boys or girls.

"Sister Sonoko, what does it say?"

"Could it be a new distress signal?"

A look of concern immediately emerged on the little face. Edaseki Banri seemed to have a rich imagination, and asked curiously while clenching his fists.

Even Banri could see that the girl just now did it on purpose. She just found the right spot for a certain bun and bumped into her.

In fact, it is normal for Sister Sonoko to be relied on and asked for help by others.

Edaseki Banri has a very deep understanding of this, and feels that the girl in front of him is the type who can be trusted, just like Kiyama-sensei.

Maybe he encountered something that he was embarrassed to talk about, so he used the small note as a method.

"more or less."

"But it should be some acquaintances who asked me for help. Maybe it's because they don't have my phone number?"

Looking down at the contents on the note, Natsume Sonoko had a confused look on her face. She had no idea why the members of the armed disabled group did this.

Obviously, if there was no need to gather intelligence, Natsume Sonoko had no interest in eavesdropping on anyone's conversation. And there were too many people chattering around her, so eavesdropping was too much of a hassle.

There was no useful information on the note, just a place and time to contact, and of course, an SOS character representing a request for help.

This feels more like a scene from a spy movie, and a shoddy one at that.

And it seemed like it was still evening. When they asked others for help, couldn't they consider the schedule of Tokiwadai Middle School in advance? Natsume Sonoko sometimes didn't want to jump out of the window to go out.

If a dignified Miss Tokiwadai keeps jumping out of the window, she will become a bad girl one day.

"It looks like Natsume-san is very popular."

"Whether it's the discipline committee or anyone else, when they get into trouble, the first person they think of is Natsume-san."

Subconsciously lifting his chin, Kihara Nayuta saw some expectation in the corners of his eyes, and he couldn't help but speak.

As expected of being number eight, he could receive distress messages even on the streets.