Temperature Control in Academy City

"Isn't this just playing dumb?"

"Hehe, that's why you're cuter because you act dumb."

The first-year girls she knew were chatting about teenage love. Natsume Sonoko, who had just walked into the classroom, couldn't help but prick up her ears and listen attentively. She was obviously full of curiosity about the gossip.

It turns out there is such a thing as increasing cuteness. The obsession of adolescent girls with various small details should not be underestimated.

By the way, Natsume Sonoko herself has been using the interjection "eh", but it is definitely not because she wants to play dumb! !

This society is so complicated.

Natsume Sonoko felt a little emotional in her heart, but her eyes quickly passed the people in front of her and fell on the figure sitting in the back row by the window.

"I heard from Shokuhou-senpai that the criminal-senpai has been reinstated as a student. It looks like it's true."

Natsume Sonoko noticed the long chocolate-colored hair that looked like marshmallows at first glance. The color full of happiness was quite eye-catching in the crowd.

The girl named Mitsuari Ayu propped her head up with one hand and turned her head toward the window with absent-minded eyes, seeming to be somewhat out of tune with the lively scene around her.

Natsume Sonoko didn't mind the fact that Shokuhou-senpai kept the criminal under her care.

Everyone around him is a high-level ability user, and with a certain degree of surveillance, he doesn't have to worry about the criminal senior causing any trouble.

But suddenly she had to attend class with the mastermind who had attacked her, and the girl with the bun still felt a little uneasy.

How should I put it? Even if we were in the same classroom, she would never be in a good mood.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Wannei Kinubo."

"Are you the new transfer student? Can you tell me your name?"

Wannei Kinubo, who was also sitting in the back row, clasped his hands together, blinked his eyes and curiously asked the only stranger in the crowd.

The circle of first-year students in Tokiwadai has long been fixed, so the sudden appearance of one more person is still quite concerning.

"A transfer student?"

Mitsuari Aiyu's eyes were somewhat empty, as she was still thinking about her recent experiences, but she was suddenly brought back to reality by Wannai-san's voice.

Just as I was about to say something, my thoughts were immediately interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps.

"Wannai-san, please keep your distance. This girl is a bad girl who skipped classes for a year."

"Although I'm sitting in a first-year classroom, I'm actually a second-year senior."

Natsume Sonoko hurried over and stood in front of Wannei-san cautiously.

Wannai is her important friend, and is someone that Natsume Sonoko will protect. Although the criminal senior student can't cause any trouble, it doesn't mean that there is no danger.

But does this count as isolating others?

Just like how Shokuhou-senpai isolated Misaka-senpai in school?

Some thoughts flashed through Natsume Sonoko's mind, but she then made a very independent decision.

She was determined to handle the situation her way until the other party showed that he was worthy of her forgiveness.

People with super powers are often much more stubborn than we imagine in some aspects, and I don’t know how long Natsume can persist.

"Senior? This guy?"

Wannei Kinuho muttered softly. She rarely saw Natsume being so impolite.

"Just stay away from her."

"Don't be fooled by her cute appearance! There's a saying that the cuter the mushroom, the uglier it tastes."

Without any hesitation, Natsume Sonoko continued speaking seriously.

"Pfft, sorry sorry,"

Mitsuari Ayu suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.

"I admit that you are a bad girl and skipping classes, but as for the cute mushroom, I think you are more suitable for the eighth position."

"Then before I am isolated by the dignified Eighth Master, can you please allow me to answer Wannei-san's question first?"

Mitsuari Aiyu felt a strong resentment and dissatisfaction from Natsume Sonoko, but she no longer saw that kind of tense hostility. Instead, everything before her seemed more like the whining of an adolescent girl.

After all, the eighth one is a gentle girl, and the price of being hated by the eighth one is probably the lowest.

"My name is Mitsuari Aiyu. I'm an ant that can't be a bee." Mitsuari Aiyu restrained her smile and spoke in a calm tone.

Chapter 758: The Adult Who Ties His Own Hands and Feet

The influence of people with super powers is reflected in many aspects, and they can often change the thoughts and cognition of many people inadvertently.

Just by expressing her deep dissatisfaction with the criminal senior, Natsume Sonoko's plan to isolate her was almost accomplished.

At least within the first year, everyone would definitely choose to keep a certain distance from Mitsuari-senpai.

On one hand, it's because of Natsume Sonoko, and on the other hand, it's probably because of Mitsuari Ayumu's past of skipping classes, but many young ladies actually lack sufficient empathy for people who are different from themselves.

"Not like the usual Natsume-san."

Wannei Kinubo listened in a daze as the two girls were arguing with each other, and this thought popped into his mind the first time.

But when he saw the calmness and indifference in Mitsuari-senpai's eyes, Wannei's heart suddenly tightened, and he suddenly felt that his classmate with the ball-shaped hair seemed to have turned into a villain.

A lovable and charming villain or something?

"Natsume-san, isn't this a bit too... extreme?"

"Today is Mitsuari-senpai's first day back at school. I think it's a good change. Even if you've done a lot of wrong things in the past, being willing to go back to school means a new beginning."

Wannei Kinuho said softly, responding seriously to a certain stubborn esper.

She is probably one of the people who knows Natsume-san best.

Although they have been together only in school and class recently, they see each other every day and are inseparable. Her friendship with Natsume Sonoko is actually not much inferior to that of Shirai and the others.

If you want to convince Natsume, the most important thing is not to let him think according to your own ideas, and then fill his heart with more lofty reasons.

To put it simply, it was to make Natsume-san feel that it made sense.

"Well, Kumamori-san thinks so too, right?"

As if he felt that his point of view was a little frivolous, Wannei Kinubo turned to a girl wearing a bear-ear hood beside him for help.

"That's right."

The girl, with a thick mask on her face that almost covered her entire head, spoke without turning her head, obviously not wanting to get involved in something that looked so troublesome.

However, due to her affection for Wannai, the girl named Kumamori Tezuna hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

In fact, she was more inclined to agree with Natsume. She had no interest in a girl who had been absent from school for a year. To a normal girl in Tokiwadai, this was a typical example of self-abandonment.

"Eh, is that so?"

"This guy has done..."

Natsume Sonoko stood there in a daze for a while, her mind a little confused for a moment.

What everyone said makes sense, but this prisoner senior is really dangerous.

Although I really want to explain what this criminal senior has done, such as planning the previous campus attack.

Not only did it cause her to suffer so much, but it also almost caused many innocent students who were involved to be expelled from school, but when the time came, he didn't say anything.

She suddenly thought of her friend Shigefuku Shoho, who was looked down upon at school because he attacked several girls, and his reputation is still very bad.

If today is the first day for the criminal senior to start over, then that terrible past will undoubtedly make it almost impossible for her to live a normal life in school, which is much more serious than the so-called isolation.

"What have you done?" Wannei asked with concern.

"nothing."

Natsume Sonoko pursed her lips somewhat unwillingly and muttered softly.

Although she hated the chocolate-haired girl in front of her, she still maintained basic rationality. Asking everyone to keep a distance from the criminal senior was probably the limit of what she could do.

Moreover, she had promised Shokuhou-senpai and the others that as long as the criminal received sufficient punishment, she would no longer care about the past.

As I am now busy dealing with Miss Ghost and Indian Poker, I didn't have time to do it for the time being.

Thinking about it this way, it seems like she has always been at a disadvantage, but in fact, it is more like playing dumb.

It is definitely correct information that playing dumb can increase your cuteness in everyone's eyes, so do you need to practice the skill of 'aiue o'?

"Have you chosen to keep it a secret for me?"

Looking at the pouting bun-haired girl with some surprise, Mitsuari Aiyu suddenly felt an indescribable strange feeling in her heart.

She had never thought about starting her student life over again. The only reason she stayed here was because of the existence of a certain starry-eyed girl. As long as she could find a chance to rescue Hojo Shizuku, she might skip classes and escape without hesitation.

Seeing the inconsistency of the eighth person, Mitsuari Aiyu was a little dazed for a moment. It seemed that the eighth person was too naive and really thought that she was going to start her life over again.

No wonder he was eaten alive by Shokuhou Misaki. People who are too principled are easy to deal with.

But even if she leaves Tokiwadai Junior High School again, where should she find a new place to stay?

Can ants and bees really live together normally through coercion? What will her future be like?

A conflict broke out in the small language classroom, and everyone knew about the bad relationship between the second-year girl Mitsuari Ayu and Natsume.

However, the storm soon subsided when the teacher arrived, and Natsume Sonoko raised her head and found a seat near Mitsuari Ayu.

It seems that isolation will continue, and her close surveillance in class is indispensable.

Once a girl who hates trouble chooses to take on something, it means that it is something that she feels is very important.

"Brother Hojo, where did that Shokuhou Misaki hide you?"

Mitsuari Ayuu was a little absent-minded during class and couldn't help but think about something.

The first-year courses were not difficult for her. As a girl who had once been qualified to receive level 5 development, her knowledge level was not inferior at all.

At the same time, Hojo Shizuka, who was being talked about by Mitsuari Ayumu, had secretly left the hospital and completed the discharge procedures accompanied by a middle-aged woman with some stars in her pupils.

"Is Mitsuari really back in school now?"

Hojo Shizugo turned his head hesitantly and looked at the middle-aged woman beside him.

"Look, as long as you're willing to let me hold you hostage, Mitsuari-san might be forced to live an unhappy school life. If I mail her some of your hair once in a while, maybe she won't even think about running away from school."

A familiar playful look appeared on the strange woman's face, and her tone was filled with a strong sense of evil humor.

The easiest way to kidnap someone is probably to let them tie their own hands and feet.

"I see. If possible, I hope that child won't have to carry so many heavy things."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Shokuhou-san."

Hojo Shizugo lowered his head and remained silent for a moment before he spoke.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

"As a reward for your cooperation, I will withdraw the lawsuit against your sister, Hojo Ayane, and she can return to Tokiwadai smoothly."

Walking in front of Hojo Shizugo, the middle-aged woman with starry eyes said with a smile.

Chapter 759: Popular Side Effects

Cold-hearted and selfish adults can be found everywhere, but adults who have a clear conscience and want to redeem their students before dying are much rarer.

However, he did not really die in the battle after all, as his battle progress was forcibly interrupted by a bun-haired girl who had a rough grasp of the aim force field energy.

At this time, the former researcher named Hojo Shizugo who survived unexpectedly looked at the vast sky outside the hospital in a trance, as if he had not seen such a clear blue sky for a long time.

Then again, he had no recollection of how he was defeated and sent to the hospital.

The last fragment in his memory was probably the eighth person who was fighting with him in a dark gothic princess dress. The other party seemed to have blocked the connection between him and the aim force field.

However, he did not want to delve into what bizarre means the other party had used. The current outcome was not too bad.

And just as Shokuho-san thought, it might be much better for Mitsuko to return to campus life than to continue staying in that dark corner.

Although the environment one lives in often depends on one's choices, staying there for too long can also drag one into an abyss. He actually always hopes that the little honey ant can return to normal life.

"Don't die casually, or I'll be in trouble."

"Although the AIM force field core fragments in your body are troublesome, according to the calculations of my researchers, as long as we completely end the original 'ideal experiment' and allow Xiao Qianye's consciousness to return smoothly, there may be a possibility of recovery in the future."

The middle-aged woman spread out her palms casually and added at the end.