Temperature Control in Academy City

"Ice cream cone? Oh, that voice just now sounded familiar."

The bow and arrow hunter's brain finally started working. The fighting instinct generated by the large amount of adrenaline secretion quickly subsided, and the person's thinking ability quickly returned to normal.

Instead of facing the expected attack, the Archer Tiger Hunter subconsciously distanced himself a little.

When she was a little further away, she saw a girl who was so short that she could only see a swaying bun on her head.

"It's Natsume-san."

His cheeks suddenly turned red, and the Archer Tiger Hunter hurriedly turned his hand joints to restore the sniper rifle that had been assembled near his cuffs.

If it was Natsume-san, it wouldn't be surprising that he approached me silently, because he is a person with super powers who is good at hiding and stealth.

Then again, she was only a split second away from pulling the trigger.

However, even if the trigger was pulled, Natsume Sonoko would definitely not be hurt, but the archer Tiger Hunter had no idea what to do.

Originally, the two of them were unable to communicate normally because of their identities as Anbu, and not long ago, his sister Yujian Iruka had attacked Natsume.

If I were to attack Natsume-san again now, she would be in despair.

"Good afternoon, Archery-senpai."

"They were doing free tastings of ice cream cones over there, so I brought one for my senior."

Natsume Sonoko's cheeks also turned a little red. She handed the ice cream cone in her hand to the other party somewhat awkwardly, and pointed to a roadside stall not far away with her other hand.

Obviously, she also knew that her actions seemed to have scared the archery senior. The sniper equipment hidden in the other party's clothes had been observed by Natsume Sonoko from the very beginning.

This senior who works in the Anbu seems to be very different from ordinary students.

Although shoulder grabbing and greetings are common, this senior seemed a little excited and reacted strongly.

However, Natsume Sonoko immediately thought of a girl with brown hair and twin ponytails who liked to sneak up on Misaka-senpai through space movement. Every time she pounced on Misaka-senpai silently, she would be immediately hit by a set of 100,000 volts.

Thinking about it this way, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with Senior Archery's actions.

There are many experiences in her head that ordinary people cannot access, and Natsume Sonoko thought in a divergent way.

"Thank you."

His expression immediately became awkward. The Archer Tiger Hunter, who had completely degenerated from a killer to an ordinary female junior high school student, could not help but clench his fists and take the small gift, which was one size smaller than a normal ice cream cone, from the girl in front of him with faster breathing.

Is this the gift that Natsume-san gave to me?

Staring blankly at the ice cream cone in his hand, a hint of joy appeared on the corner of the bow and arrow tiger hunter's mouth.

For a moment, she was reluctant to eat it. She just looked at the cream starting to melt on the edge of the cone, then she gritted her teeth and put it in her mouth.

It’s so sweet, maybe because they added too many food additives.

"Is Archery-senpai doing ANBU work?"

Tilting her head, Natsume Sonoko, who was tired of standing on the bus, pulled the archery senior to a nearby lounge chair and asked the previous question again.

The archer tiger hunter had no intention of refusing and was easily led by the weak bun-haired girl to walk about ten meters.

Natsume Sonoko has a lot of things on her mind recently.

For example, finding the trace of Feng Zhan, or the source of those nanorobots in the air.

Today alone she was busy dealing with Academy City's evil plan to attack parents and getting Miss Ghost's memories back to her body.

But apart from these, Natsume Sonoko is actually very concerned about the affairs of this archery tiger hunter senior.

A certain bun-haired girl had seriously considered removing this archery senior from the Anbu.

If the other party is willing, she even wants to discuss it with Shokuhou-senpai and hide the other party in Academy City. Shokuhou-senpai will hide that Jingce-senpai very well.

But if this happens, Senior Archery won't be able to go to school normally, which makes Natsume Sonoko a little hesitant.

"Anbu work? No."

"I just want to take a look inside. I'm still curious about some of the new products."

With a slightly expectant look on his face, Archer Tiger Hunter lowered his head and spoke softly.

Apart from hobbies like wanting to become a school idol or being discovered by a scout on the road to become a star, Bow Hunter Tiger's main daily routine is just the work of the Anbu.

In addition, Archery Senior is a sincere person who always puts the missions of the Anbu as the highest priority and has a huge demand for weapons.

"Hey, you're curious about weapons. There's something wrong with you, Archery-senpai."

"Generally speaking, the things that normal junior high school girls would be curious about are cosmetics and dating."

Natsume Sonoko spoke subconsciously.

This is probably also the experience of the girl with the bun. She has a deep understanding of the humanistic atmosphere in Tokiwadai School.

The first-year girls were better off, but the seniors seemed to be using cosmetics blatantly. I heard that the makeup of a girl who liked Bilibili in the dormitory next to me was confiscated several times by the dorm supervisor.

Strictly speaking, Natsume Sonoko is a relatively normal junior high school girl. Recently, she has become a little interested in cosmetics and knows how to use face cream to cover her dark circles.

However, his attitude towards love remains the same. Because he has the additional ability to observe the microscopic world, his entire view of love has undergone some indescribable distortion.

"Is it wrong to like weapons?"

As if he had sensed some important information, Archer Tiger Hunter hastily raised his cream-stained face and looked at the girl in front of him nervously.

If Natsume-san thought she was a weird person, she would definitely be very sad.

"In this world, it's very common to treat work as a hobby."

"I think you must have made a mistake somewhere, Senior."

Without any hesitation, Natsume Sonoko spoke immediately.

From her point of view, the archery senior sister didn't look like such a strange character who liked weapons.

Then the biggest possibility is that you confuse work and life.

Natsume Sonoko did a very good job in this regard. Even if there were any discipline committee activities, she would definitely not go if she didn't want to.

After all, I am a discipline committee member who serves out of interest.

Chapter 714: Shelter and Role Model

She said some things that she thought made sense, but they were actually one-sided thoughts without any evidence. The more she wanted to do something for Archery-senpai, the more her emotions were revealed on her face.

Sometimes she seemed a little dejected, sometimes she became confident, and sometimes she became indignant. The expression on the girl's face began to enter a kind of rampage mode.

If you can't manage your expression well, it's better to keep a blank expression. However, Natsume is becoming more and more unable to hide himself in front of his friends.

Of course, this idea of ​​wanting to do something for the other person is still one-sided.

Natsume Sonoko simply makes judgments based on her own worldview and values, and wants to save her friends from the dark side of Academy City.

At the same time, in the eyes of the Archer Hunter who lowered his head to eat an ice cream cone, the thoughts of his super-powered friend were clearly visible.

Whether it is the disgust towards the Anbu or the intentional or unintentional innuendo, it is too obvious.

However, her mind was not at all immersed in Natsume Sonoko's endless nagging. She just listened to the other person quietly, and a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

It feels good to be cared for, and people like her seem to be able to get the care of others.

Having said that, the scene when Natsume and I first met was undoubtedly very bad, and she almost suffocated at the time.

But after several contacts, they became much more harmonious. When they met for the second time, she even helped Natsume and defeated a killer dressed like a penguin.

"In short, it is important to separate life and work."

"Although working part-time is a common thing in Academy City, students should still focus on school. I plan not to look for a job until I graduate from university."

With her hands on her knees, Natsume Sonoko straightened her back and spoke seriously.

If possible, Natsume Sonoko's ideal future would be to receive a lifetime Academy City scholarship. Her seven-figure scholarship is enough to make her one of the few wealthy women.

But the current reality is that scholarships probably won't be given to adults who have already graduated from college.

Then maybe Natsume Sonoko can become a teacher in school in the future and teach everyone in Academy City some life lessons, or she can inherit her family's toy company and work hard to develop the magician market or something.

"Well, I see."

"By the way, if Natsume-san doesn't want to find a job in the future, I have some money saved here, maybe I can help..."

His expression suddenly became a little nervous, and the archer tiger hunter who had been keeping his head down responded in a low voice, his voice almost inaudible at the end.

She doesn't care about money and doesn't have any big expenses on a daily basis.

In fact, Archery Hunter Tiger herself is a real rich girl, and she joined the Anbu only to have a place to stay in her heart.

Although this place of shelter was only based on her hunting and assassination skills, it ultimately made Archer Tiger Hunter feel needed and cared for.

Whether it is because her killing skills are needed by others or because she herself is needed by others, it makes no big difference to her.

As a byproduct of finding a place to stay, Archer Hunter Tiger had saved about 50 million yuan while working in the Anbu.

If Natsume wanted the money, she would be very happy too.

This means that there is finally a place where Natsume-san needs me.

"Hey, Senior, you're exaggerating. Your personality is likely to attract some weird people."

"Well... not necessarily. Maybe I'll be short of money in the future too."

"After all, I always want to buy something expensive and spend all my money without realizing it. At that time, I will definitely make good use of Senior Archer's savings."

Halfway through her words, Natsume Sonoko suddenly noticed that the archery senior who had been nervous suddenly became extremely depressed, so she hurriedly changed the topic with a shameless face.

Senior Archery seems to be particularly serious about some inexplicable things, as if she really wants to help others.

The last time Natsume Sonoko's mother asked Archery-senpai to take care of a girl with a bun, Archery-senpai agreed without thinking twice.

From this perspective, the archery senior in front of me is really a good person.

In fact, this archery senior even had difficulty finding a bun-haired girl, and her proud hunting skills were of no use at all.

To a certain extent, Natsume Sonoko doesn't actually need the other person, let alone take care of herself.

"Hmm...So this is what Mom meant at that time."

Natsume Sonoko only realized it belatedly at this time.

She always thought that her mother's request to Senior Sister Gongjian to take care of her was just a polite excuse.

But now it seems that he is taking care of Senior Archery's feelings.

My mother, who took psychology as an elective course in college, is really extraordinary.

As for what was said before about using senior archery student’s savings, that was of course not true.

After all, it would still be more than ten years before I grew up, and by then Senior Archery would surely have forgotten about it.

Although Senior Archery seemed to really want to give her the savings, she was not the kind of girl who lived off others openly. She had to work hard to live on the Academy City scholarship.

"really?"

There was some surprise in her eyes immediately, and the archery senior raised her head and looked at the girl with bun hair beside her.

"This...that...of course it's true."

Natsume Sonoko spoke hesitantly, and after a while she straightened her back and nodded reluctantly.

What a strange feeling.

For some reason, I felt like I was deceiving an ignorant girl, even though Natsume Sonoko thought she was doing the right thing.

Moreover, they were talking about life and work before, but how did it suddenly become Senior Sister Gongjian’s savings?

"Let's talk about the future later."

"In addition to separating work and life, you should also be careful when looking for a job. It would be bad if you were deceived by someone with bad intentions."

"By the way, if Archer-senpai was tricked by someone into working in the Anbu, just tell me and I will go and cause trouble for him in the next few nights."

As if she didn't want to discuss that topic with Archery-senpai anymore, Natsume Sonoko clenched her fists and said very seriously:

Today, Natsume Sonoko rarely avoided topics related to the Anbu as she did in previous meetings. Instead, she asked Senior Archery about the work of the Anbu many times.

Even if it is just to thank Senior Archery for her help, she must try her best to bring her out of the Anbu. Her friend should not live that kind of life.

With the good example of a certain golden girl, Natsume Sonoko felt that she might be able to do it too.

Chapter 715: The Lord God and the One Who is Taken Care of