Temperature Control in Academy City
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"Yes."
“Everyone’s trust is just too heavy.”
Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but let out a forced smile.
I'm obviously trying my best to avoid trouble, but sometimes I can't even avoid it.
For someone like her, even if she tried to hide, there was no way to hide her dazzling brilliance. Thinking about it this way, life is really difficult.
It seemed that they were asking for help from those guys in the Armed Disabled Group, which made Natsume Sonoko a little hesitant. She didn't have much contact with those guys, and she didn't expect that they would ask her for help.
"By the way, am I being followed?"
Natsume Sonoko raised her head and turned towards where the bad boys were, muttering to herself softly.
She did not try to conceal her whereabouts today. The information that a large number of discipline committee members gathered in a park in the seventh school district could easily be leaked, and her previous fire-fighting action was too conspicuous.
Then as long as we follow this piece of intelligence and investigate, if we are deliberately looking for our guy, we will naturally be able to find out his location.
"So..., do you need any help, Natsume-san?"
"This signal for help may mean something important has happened. I may be able to help."
Kihara Nayuta blinked her bright eyes and grabbed the arm of a girl with a bun-like hairstyle with great concern.
As long as it was about the Eighth, she wanted to get involved. She really wanted to see the Eighth protecting Academy City and helping others, and was looking forward to his brilliant performance.
Kihara Nayuta's feelings towards this eighth girl who had almost fulfilled all her dreams became more and more complicated. She envied the girl in front of her so much that she wanted to cry, but she also hoped that she could shoulder the wishes of all of them.
With this unrealistic idea in mind, Kihara Nayuta seemed to be becoming more and more enthusiastic.
"No, no, I'll take care of it."
"I dealt with some attacks on people with disabilities with Shirai-san before, so maybe something unexpected has happened again."
After waving her hands repeatedly, Natsume Sonoko gave an awkward smile.
The definition of trouble is not limited to various events, but also includes emotions.
Before, I could almost attribute it to an illusion, but now this feeling has become more and more obvious. The attitude of this new girl towards me is too strange.
As long as she noticed the other person's eyes filled with some strange emotions, Natsume Sonoko naturally thought of a certain spatial movement.
And this wasn't the first time; she often had similar feelings.
After all, the psychological trauma that Shirai-san brought to her was too great. Natsume Sonoko sympathized with her own senior Misaka almost every day, and some electric shock incidents occurred from time to time in the small dormitory 208.
Although she felt that it was a bit impolite to Kihara-san, the two of them seemed to have a lot in common, which made Natsume Sonoko nervous for no reason.
Twin ponytails, discipline committee member, likes to carry out tasks outside the school, too enthusiastic, if she gets admitted to Tokiwadai next year, she will become her junior...
But these are just external manifestations. The most important thing is a person's character. How can she make conclusions about someone casually?
Forcing herself to suppress that thought, Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt that she was a really bad friend for mixing up Kihara and Shirai.
When she looked up again, there was some apology in her eyes.
"Is that so?"
"I see."
Kihara Nayuta nodded somewhat disappointedly.
However, she also understood the other party's actions in an instant, especially noticing the apology in Natsume Sonoko's expression.
Maybe she was worried about getting hurt. This kind of incident that required using a note to pass information was definitely more dangerous than a fire. But this was exactly what she valued about the eighth person.
Only those who care about and concern about their friends' feelings can save irrelevant people from hell time and time again.
Chapter 645: Smooth Forehead
What does a worthless life look like? Natsume Sonoko thinks that it is probably hiding in a corner and being slowly forgotten.
I experienced a similar feeling in Teacher Kiyama's company. The girl with a ball-shaped haircut, with her mouth full of snacks, blinked her eyes and looked at the girls who had been busy for a while. Suddenly, she felt that she was the only one who was useless.
But there was nothing she could do about it. She was not the type to just come over to help. Just lying quietly on the soft mat and eating had already used up all her energy.
Still thinking about the request for help before, the girl had already crumpled the note into a small ball and put it in her bag. With complicated thoughts, she tilted her head and looked up at the ceiling in a daze.
The calls for help from those members of the armed disabled group are still of great concern.
She had taken the initiative to help deal with the previous attack by the disabled, but this time it was the bad boys who came to her door.
This strong sense of contrast made Natsume Sonoko temporarily forget some of her troublesome emotions, but she just found it difficult to understand the other person's behavior, which seemed like a life-and-death decision.
A delinquent boy asking for help from the Discipline Committee is extremely suspicious no matter how you think about it.
"You've encountered a situation where you have to ask your 'enemies' for help? Then the source of the crisis may be a more troublesome person than the 'enemy' of the Discipline Committee."
Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but think about it and felt that this was the only possibility.
She doesn't think that she can become a friend of bad boys just because she helped them once. With such a naive idea, she will be easily deceived when she goes out into society.
In fact, it is very difficult for high-level ability users to understand the thoughts of those without abilities. The cognitive gap makes it difficult for everyone to always be on the same channel, not to mention the marginalized groups that are excluded by the mainstream society of Academy City.
However, some simple reasoning can still be easily done.
Thinking of this, Natsume Sonoko's perception spread in all directions. After changing the phase and relative coordinates in reality, she moved her perception like a cursor on a computer screen.
After a while, the girl's vision immediately came to the place where those bad boys used to stay.
Natsume Sonoko was very familiar with this place, after all, she had been there many times.
The messy environment still made Natsume Sonoko frown. She hated messy places. There was already some dust on the ground, and even the air was contaminated with many solid particles.
"Eh, no one here? That's weird."
Natsume Sonoko was slightly stunned. It seemed that this place had been abandoned for some time.
It seems that due to the large number of personnel loss in the armed group of disabled people, there is no need to maintain such a large base anymore.
Four or five opened snack bags were stacked on the small coffee table in the reception room of Mushan Pharmaceutical, and a cup of steaming black tea was placed within reach.
Natsume Sonoko sat upright on the sofa. The dull look she had been using to stare at the ceiling had disappeared, and she seemed to have come out of a state of contemplation.
With one hand, she took a sip of the black tea in front of her, and then stuffed some biscuits into her mouth. Feeling a large amount of sugar entering her body, Natsume Sonoko's face immediately showed a happy smile. This was her main job now.
For Natsume Sonoko, working hard to maintain her nutritional balance and gain weight again is as important as dealing with events.
Forget it, we’ll know what happened in the evening. Now is the important time to relax and have a snack.
Although Natsume Sonoko had no good feelings towards those bad boys, she couldn't pretend nothing happened once someone asked for help.
This is one of the reasons why a certain girl with a bun doesn't really want to take credit or be in the spotlight. It is important to prepare for a rainy day for her.
It was difficult for her to refuse such a seemingly urgent request for help, which would keep her awake at night. The discipline committee member, who was motivated by interest, lost her usual calmness in this situation.
"Hehe, Sister Sonoko really looks like a grown-up lady."
After neatly arranging the documents processed by Mr. Kiyama, the trainee personal secretary Edaseki Banri passed by a girl with a bun, covered her mouth with her hands and smiled.
My sister Sonoko sat calmly on Teacher Kiyama's sofa, with her gorgeous silver bag resting against the side of her skirt and her pair of white but thin feet swinging rhythmically one centimeter above the ground.
There was a vague look of thought on his little face, and there were biscuit crumbs next to his puffy mouth. Combined with the busy girls around him, he suddenly looked as if he was bored to death.
However, this is exactly in line with the image of a young lady that Banri Edaseki has in mind. This is reliable information obtained from the girls' comics that he occasionally glimpsed in the dormitory in early spring.
All the cultivation, nobility and purity are just superficial appearances of a young lady. The real essence is to be able to maintain this calm and composed appearance at all times.
"That's not right, Banri. I'm a real lady."
"Although I am still barely qualified at the moment, I am still very confident in my future self. As long as I keep working hard, any future is possible."
He swallowed the snack in his mouth and gently patted away the crumbs around his cheeks.
Putting the matter of the bad boys aside for the moment, Natsume Sonoko suddenly looked serious.
Even when eating, one must pay attention to one's manners, which is a basic skill for young ladies. However, it is only occasionally exposed in front of friends, which is probably due to the lack of vigilance caused by being too familiar with it.
After all, playing a perfect role all the time is a very tiring thing. She still needs to study hard like Senior Fanfeng.
"I also have confidence in Sonoko-sama."
Nodding vigorously, Edasaki Banri spoke in agreement.
Banri seems to have a tendency to believe unconditionally as long as it is said by Sonoko-sama. This is not a change that happened overnight. A certain bun always makes people around him feel at ease, and this seems to have spread to more people.
But the next second, Natsume Sonoko's hand was grabbed by Banri, and his big eyes stared at the thick hairline of the bun-headed girl quite seriously.
"What's wrong, Banri?"
Natsume Sonoko asked with some surprise.
"The girl whose body is locked up somewhere that I talked about with Sonoko-nee-san before."
"Can you tell me more about her?"
"The other party must be looking forward to regaining his freedom as soon as possible."
After finishing the work of organizing the documents, Edasaki Banri, who was worried about something, suddenly spoke.
The girl's bangs were held down firmly by the headband, leaving behind a smooth and fair forehead that gave her an inexplicably capable look.
Although he has not officially become a member of the Discipline Committee, he seems to have become more reliable.
Chapter 646: As a matter of course
Having experienced long periods of sleep before, Edasaki Banri understands the feeling of loneliness and despair better than anyone else around him.
One's own consciousness clearly exists, but one cannot wake up, as if one is trapped in a cage of time, and even existence itself is gradually being forgotten.
Banri saw Miss Ghost in a similar situation, and that's why he wanted to help her.
But in fact, Miss Ghost is in a much better condition. She happily sticks with her own Xiaorun every day, and they are inseparable no matter what.
"Actually, that girl is now a ghost, and she is possessing Senior Fanfeng's body."
Looking at Banri's serious eyes, Natsume Sonoko hesitated for a moment and then spoke seriously.
She remembered that Banri was not the type who was afraid of ghosts like Hatsuharu, so it would be okay to reveal a little bit of the real information.
"Ghost? Is it something that often appears in movies?"
Edaseki Banri was listening to the speech of a bun-haired girl in confusion, and suddenly he was at a loss as to what was going on.
"I can't say it's a ghost, but it's easier to understand. Strictly speaking, it's an AIM force field thought entity. This is important information that I got with great difficulty."
"Banri, you probably don't know much about this kind of thing. To be honest, I don't understand it either. Anyway, it's a special state related to the aim field. In scientific terms, it means that a person's consciousness is transmitted into the aim field."
Natsume Sonoko explained in a serious manner, trying hard to find the right words to describe it in her head.
The AIM force field is too mysterious, and it is something that only people with absolute abilities can barely master. Even Natsume Sonoko only has a limited understanding of it, and it is even more impossible to explain it to others.
"Impart human consciousness into the force field? Is this possible?"
The confusion on his face became more and more intense. Edasaki Banri recalled his understanding of personal reality and aim fields, and he suddenly felt dizzy.
"Sure, Banri."
"This has been proven feasible many years ago. Moreover, there are many scientific research institutions in Academy City that conduct research on this."
Nayuta Kihara changed into a small white coat, which was specially prepared by Mr. Kiyama for this short elementary school girl.
The sound of the conversation between Natsume and Sonoko was so obvious that even Kihara Nayuta, who was far away in Teacher Kiyama's office, heard it.
"Although the AIM force field is generated by the brain of the ability user, it is extremely difficult for the brain to directly interfere with the AIM force field. This is because normal ability users do not have the possibility of sensing the force field."
"This also causes the ability user's consciousness and force field to be unable to communicate and connect with each other. Even if some emotions or memory fragments are left in the force field due to the brain's own problems, it is basically impossible for them to form a normal personality."
"However, there is an exception. People with the ability of the AIM force field system can easily 'look directly' or even 'touch' the force field. If we use this kind of people as research subjects, we may be able to achieve results that normal experimental plans cannot achieve."
Kihara Nayuta put his hands in his waist pockets as usual and spoke with a frown.
In addition to being a researcher, she is also a user of the AIM force field system. Her body was destroyed by the elders of the Kihara clan during the experiments related to the AIM force field, and turned into the current semi-artificial body.
However, because a large number of parts of her body have been transformed into artificial "prostheses", Kihara Nayuta can exert speed and strength far beyond that of normal people, and has a combat level that exceeds her own ability level.
After hearing some of Natsume Sonoko's description of the ghost lady, Kihara Nayuta almost instinctively connected a large amount of experimental information. Her normal life was almost mixed with the aim force field.
Having the same desire to help as Banri, Kihara Nayuta blurted out without hiding anything that the information she knew might be helpful in finding that girl.
At the same time, she deeply hates those who treat students as guinea pigs or even consumables.
This kind of behavior was too common in Academy City, and she alone was not able to decide anything.
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