Temperature Control in Academy City

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Chapter 94: Return to Academy City

I carefully counted my luggage and found that I had not forgotten anything.

Never mind, no matter what I forgot, it shouldn’t be a big deal.

The car refueled at a gas station on the way and then started driving straight towards the Academy City. The journey was safe and sound without any accidents. By the time we got close to the Academy City, it was almost evening.

Just as the sun had completely set, the group finally arrived at the import and export management station of Academy City.

Along the way, Hayashi Mura Takeshi and his team also obtained entry permission to Academy City through the Metropolitan Police Department, and Natsume Sonoko's current identity ID status has changed to permission to enter.

At this time, Natsume Sonoko had already changed into the Tokiwadai school uniform, a short-sleeved top, a thin sweater, and a gray pleated skirt. Her hairstyle had not changed much, it was still the same black bun.

She was in a very good spirit. Maybe she had been away for too long. Natsume Sonoko was eager to return to her little room. She even began to miss the fierce dorm supervisor.

Outside the walls of Academy City, Natsume Sonoko was scanned by an unknown machine before the staff allowed her to re-enter Academy City.

"This is Academy City, Hayamura-senpai, are you planning to send your children there in the future?"

Saito, the attendant who was leaning on the business car and quietly watching Natsume Sonoko go through the procedures, glanced at Hayashimura Takeshi who was silent beside him with some curiosity.

For many people in Japan, Academy City is becoming a place that everyone yearns for. Not only does it have powerful technology, but it also has imaginary super powers. Many people have great interest in it.

"I'm not interested. It's not as beautiful as you imagined." Hayashi Cunwu shook his head and did not agree with Saito Chito's opinion.

"Let's go, our work is done, it's time to go back to headquarters."

Natsume Sonoko was carrying a suitcase and turned around to see that the business car that was taking her there had already driven away. She felt a strange feeling in her heart, but she did not stop. She followed the staff's guidance and walked through the personnel passage into the Academy City.

"It's time to start life in Academy City again, but I don't know when I can leave next time."

Natsume Sonoko was thinking about something in her mind, and she casually stopped a stupid cleaning robot, but Natsume Sonoko quickly pressed its forehead and made it unable to move.

The cleaning robot has a very high dodge point, but it cannot move instantly and cannot escape the clutches of Natsume Sonoko.

Taxis in Academy City are so expensive, and I don’t have the money to take a taxi right now. For the sake of saving money, I can only continue to work hard for these robots in Academy City.

Then Natsume Sonoko became distressed again because she had a lot of luggage and it was difficult to fit it on the cleaning robot.

However, this did not pose a problem for the clever Natsume Sonoko. She silently took out her cell phone and called Shirai.

"Hello, this is Natsume Sonoko. Excuse me, is this Mr. Shirai from the Discipline Committee of Branch 177?"

When you encounter trouble, find the discipline committee member. This is Natsume Sonoko's survival rule in Academy City, although the discipline committee member she finds every time is basically the same person.

"Can I say no?"

A familiar voice reached Natsume Sonoko's ears, with the unique young lady tone of Shirai-san.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do for you this time? You know, I've been very busy these days. When the holidays come, all kinds of troubles emerge one after another."

There was a hint of helplessness in Shirai-san's voice. Since students were on vacation, the work of the normal discipline committee was actually reduced during the holidays, but Shirai-san couldn't help but he was a guy with a strong sense of justice.

"It's nothing big, I just need your help to get something." With a blush on her face, Natsume Sonoko looked a little embarrassed.

"You returned to Academy City early? Okay, tell me the address and I'll be there right away." Shirai was stunned for a moment, but did not refuse Natsume Sonoko's request for help.

Just after I gave my address, about three or four minutes later, a humanoid figure wearing a Tokiwadai school uniform and with brown curly twin ponytails appeared in mid-air.

"Shirai-san, I'm here."

Natsume Sonoko waved from a distance and said with some joy.

"Why did you come back suddenly? I remember that there are still a few days left before you leave."

Shirai-san floated his hands in the air and landed on a street lamp near the street. Then he rushed forward and moved in space, appearing next to Natsume Sonoko.

"This is a bit difficult to explain. Because I encountered some difficult problems, I had to apply to come back early." Natsume Sonoko thought for a while and said, but actually didn't explain anything.

"Is that so? It seems the problem you encountered is not simple." Shirai did not dwell on this matter, after all, it was someone else's private matter.

"But first of all, your luggage looks quite heavy. I can't carry you and your luggage."

"It's okay, just ask Shirai-san to help me with my luggage." Natsume Sonoko said in a low voice with a shy look on her face.

"There's really nothing I can do about you, I just need to come back again." Shirai-san put his hands on his hips, with a helpless look on his face.

The scenery around was constantly changing. Natsume Sonoko couldn't understand the so-called spatial movement, so in the constantly changing scenery, the only thing someone could do was to hold Shirai-san's arms tightly.

"Shirai-san, has anything happened in Academy City these days?"

While moving quickly, Natsume Sonoko saw some severely damaged shops, and even some cracks appeared on the ground, as if something had happened before.

"Well, the probability of earthquakes in Academy City is a bit high recently."

Natsume Sonoko nodded. It was impossible to access the internal websites of the city from outside the Academy City, so Natsume Sonoko's information was a little delayed.

"But we have held a meeting in the headquarters conference room of District 7. This is not a true earthquake phenomenon, nor is it a supernatural phenomenon. It is a collective outbreak of RSPK syndrome."

Regarding the so-called PSPK syndrome, Natsume Sonoko had learned about it in the Tokiwadai Library before. The uncontrollable high-speed consumption of computing power that occurred when she gave her all was actually a phenomenon of RSPK syndrome, but it did not trigger any phenomenon.

"RSPK actually refers to a state where the ability user is temporarily unable to control themselves, causing their abilities to go out of control unconsciously. The onset of the attack may be different for each individual, for example, furniture and other things may suddenly move around randomly."

"Once a group of them break out at the same time, these out-of-control abilities will merge with each other, which can be called chaotic opening. Once the chaotic opening expands, it may form a phenomenon similar to an earthquake." Shirai said slowly.

"Oh, that sounds pretty serious."

Natsume Sonoko took the time to take out her cell phone and searched a website, and the familiar interface appeared in front of her again.

[Academy City is destroyed! The end is near]

The one pinned to the top is an urban legend about promiscuous openness, but it looks a bit sensational. The title party is far ahead of Natsume, the classmate in front of him.

"There are always people who believe these rumors, which is why our work is so difficult."

Shirai-san glanced at the content on the phone and sighed.

In the student dormitory of the seventh district of Tokiwadai Junior High School, the warden planted some flowers in the nearby garden, so the student dormitory was filled with a very light floral scent.

Natsume and Sonoko stood steadily at the gate of the student dormitory, with their luggage placed in a corner of the hall.

"Isn't Misaka-senpai here?"

With the help of Shirai, the two carried the suitcase to the second floor. Looking at the closed door of room 208, Natsume Sonoko asked.

"Onee-sama went to Uiharu. Recently, a new roommate moved into Uiharu's dormitory. He is a very nice person." Shirai-san thought for a while and said.

Shirai didn't stay for long, and soon Natsume Sonoko was the only one left in dormitory 210.

Natsume Sonoko was busy putting the things in the suitcase back in place, but at this moment, she suddenly paused.

"I remembered, I forgot to buy souvenirs."

There was something wrong with Natsume Sonoko's expression, and she half-squatted on the ground for a long time.

Chapter 95: The Poor Girl of Tokiwadai

As if she remembered the solemn promise she made before leaving, Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt a little guilty.

In fact, it’s not her fault. After all, no one knew that so many things would happen in just ten days. For a moment, Natsume Sonoko felt a little aggrieved.

Will it have to be next time?

No, I must find a way to remedy the situation. There must be other ways. By the way, there should be specialties from outside for sale in Academy City.

After thinking about it, Natsume Sonoko silently stuffed her dresses and clothes into the box under the bed. If nothing else happened, Natsume Sonoko felt that she wouldn't need them for a long time.

Why do you think there is still a chance to use it, but suddenly your mood becomes more sad.

I finally packed my luggage and spent some time cleaning it. The dormitory returned to its familiar appearance.

"There are still nearly two hours until lights out, and I need to make use of this time."

Frowning and thinking, Natsume Sonoko felt that she should do something.

After searching for Tokyo Beikacho specialties on my phone, I discovered that there are actually some Beikacho specialties for sale in the underground street of the seventh school district.

There is no shortage of technological products in Academy City, and the rice flower specialties worth buying are all handicrafts and special foods from outside.

The most famous things in Beika-cho are the neon dolls and the famous detective Maori Kogoro. Some Beika-style pleated fans and lanterns are also good choices.

"If I had known earlier, I would have asked Uncle Maori to sign an autograph for me." Natsume Sonoko thought secretly.

Although Kogoro Mouri is not well-known in Academy City, this does not change the fact that he is a famous detective. Senior Misaka has always been interested in detective-related things, and with Uncle Mouri's case-solving records, it would be a very good souvenir.

Of course, Natsume Sonoko had nothing prepared.

Misaka-senpai and Shokuhou-senpai can be given neon dolls, after marriage the senior can be given a pleated fan, Shigefuku-senpai can buy her some sakura cakes, Shirai-senpai can buy her some pure natural skin care products produced by Mihua...and the seniors from the Urban Legend Investigation Society cannot be forgotten.

Along the way, Natsume Sonoko was thinking about something in her mind and quickly put together a list of gifts. The price was secondary, as long as everyone liked it.

This type of specialty store is relatively rare. After all, most people don't have this kind of demand. The only place where they can be found is in the underground streets beneath the ground level of Academy City.

The underground street was already crowded with people, and because it was a holiday, it was almost in an awkward situation of being squeezed into the crowd. Fortunately, Natsume Sonoko was petite and could easily make her way through the crowd and move on.

Walking among the crowd, Natsume Sonoko focused her attention on the signs of nearby stores, trying to find the store she needed as quickly as possible.

"Ah, Touma, I bumped into someone."

As she was walking, Natsume Sonoko's body suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, she was bumped by someone with great force, and the other person almost fell on Natsume Sonoko. She smelled a faint fragrance in her nose. Natsume Sonoko suddenly came to her senses and looked at the two people in front of her with some surprise.

"Index, I told you to pay attention to the road and not walk backwards."

"But I don't want Touma to be out of my sight, hum~~~."

Wearing a pure white, ultra-luxurious monastic robe embroidered with gold thread, and a hat of the same material on her head, a girl who looked about the same age as herself turned around with a bit of a temper.

It looked more like a dress than a monastic robe. If you looked closely, you would see that there were even several paper clips used to hold the fabric in place.

This girl has long silver hair, her pupils are a rare green color, and her skin is as white as milk.

The ones who came over were Kamijou Touma and a little nun, but aren't normal nun uniforms all black? This was the first time I saw a white one.

Natsume Sonoko's brain reacted immediately. It turned out to be the main body of A Certain Magical Index, the heroine of A Certain Magical Index. It seemed that the plot of A Certain Magical Index had begun at some point.

"Are you okay? It was my fault just now."

The apology was a bit shy, and it seemed that she was not very familiar with the apology method in Japan. The girl called Index showed an apologetic look.

"It's okay. I wasn't paying attention to the road either."

Natsume Sonoko shook her head and said indifferently that the girl in front of her named Index seemed to be about the same height as her, and she felt particularly comfortable communicating with her.

"I'm sorry that Index has caused you trouble. She always looks confused."

With one hand stroking his hair and an awkward smile on his face, Kamijou Touma held Index's hand and spoke.

"Touma!" Index seemed a little unhappy and bit Kamijou Touma's arm.

“Don’t say bad things about me!” Because she was chewing something, Index’s voice became a little unclear.

After chatting for a few words, Natsume Sonoko looked at Kamijou Touma who was walking away with some confusion.

"It shouldn't have been that long since we last met. Why is this guy pretending not to know me? I wanted to ask him if he found his bike."

Natsume Sonoko felt a little strange. Although she didn't have much interaction with him, they should have known each other. But this time they met as complete strangers.

The confusion in my heart flashed by, but I didn't take it to heart. My own business was more important.

After a few minutes, Natsume Sonoko finally found a store in the corner of the underground street, which sold specialty products from many places in Neon.

I spent a lot of money to buy a bunch of goods, all of which were produced in Mihua. However, their prices here have increased significantly, almost more than twice as expensive as buying them locally.

Even so, Natsume Sonoko had no choice but to grit her teeth and pay. As the cash register's successful payment prompt sounded, someone's heart couldn't help but shrink.

By the time she walked out of the store, Natsume Sonoko had become a truly poor girl.

The payment amount just happened to be equal to Natsume Sonoko's deposit balance, and the number in her bank card had fallen to its historical lowest point.

From tomorrow until the next scholarship day, Natsume Sonoko can only live in the Tokiwadai dormitory. She has to report to the dormitory restaurant on time, otherwise she will go hungry.

Gone are the days of buying a sweet treat every now and then, filling up the shopping cart at the supermarket, and taking the tram across several university districts.

Counting the days, there are still more than ten days left until the next scholarship distribution day. Life really makes people feel hopeless.

....Dividing line....

Early the next morning, Natsume Sonoko knocked on the door of dormitory 208.

"Thank you. Is this a gift for me?"