Temperature Control in Academy City

Today is Saturday, and the students of Tokiwadai Junior High School are all enjoying a leisurely weekend. Shirai is still very busy. The discipline committee members' activities usually only take two hours after class, but on weekends they take the whole day.

Club activities are also carried out on weekends, and different clubs have different activity schedules on weekends.

Therefore, even on weekends, students of Tokiwadai still carry their schoolbags and chat in groups of two or three. However, they do not need to worry about class times and can just move freely according to their clubs.

But today is a special day, it is the day for a physical examination.

In the morning, everyone has to rush to school.

After breakfast, Kuroko went to the Discipline Committee 177 Activity Branch. It seemed that she was still very busy with her tasks today.

"Misaka-senpai, today is the day for the physical examination, don't forget it." After dealing with the leftovers of breakfast, Natsume Sonoko said to Misaka-senpai who seemed a little absent-minded not far away.

"Oh, yes, today is the day for the physical examination." Misaka-senpai nodded thoughtfully, remembering that today was indeed the day for the physical examination.

"Keep doing your best, Natsume-san. As long as you perform normally, it will be easy for you to pass the test." Senior Misaka said encouragingly to Natsume Sonoko.

The physical examination started at 11 o'clock, but Natsume Sonoko still took the campus bus to school early. After all, it was the first physical examination in junior high school, so it was necessary to familiarize herself with the venue in advance.

Misaka-senpai should be wandering the streets right now, dealing with some bad boys who are planning to cause trouble for the railgun, and inhumanely attacking a vending machine numbered 7-1165 to get a bottle of drink.

Perhaps when Misaka-senpai is kicking the vending machine 90 degrees, she will encounter a Kuroko-classmate who deliberately squats down to try to peek, and then is extremely disappointed to find a pair of safety pants.

These things only stayed in Natsume Sonoko's mind for a second, and then she looked at the scenery outside the car window with some boredom, with a black backpack on her knees, one hand on the edge of the car window and the other supporting her head.

The car windows are completely sealed. I can't even open them to get some fresh air. I can only stare blankly at the dense crowd outside the window.

I have obviously done physical examinations countless times, and the test time, not counting the waiting time, is no more than ten minutes, so I just need to keep calm.

When I arrived at Tokiwadai Junior High School, there were very few students on campus. Instead, various staff members and teachers were busy setting up various instruments for testing.

A team of seven or eight people were setting up something in the school swimming pool. Various wire probes were placed in the swimming pool, and several people wearing glasses and white coats were debugging the machines.

Natsume's ability is a remote telekinetic ability, which requires not only basic telekinetic tests, but also relevant remote operation assessments on the playground.

【This week's physical examination at Tokiwadai Junior High School】

Today's physical examination is arranged as follows:

[Basic telekinesis test: starts at 11:00 sharp, in the th classroom of the first teaching building]

[Telekinetic remote operation test: Starts at 11:00, in the school playground and surrounding areas]

[Perception test: Starts at 11:00 sharp, in the first teaching building, telepathy, classroom , precognition, classroom .]

[Vision test: Start at 11:00 sharp, in the First Teaching Building, Farsightedness, Classroom , Perspective, Classroom ]

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At the entrance of the first teaching building of Tokiwadai School, there is an ultra-thin display screen that is one meter tall. Natsume Sonoko is looking for the location for the physical examination according to the content on it.

It is not time for the test to start yet. Natsume Sonoko is feeling both nervous and expectant. She is idly watching the teachers busy setting up various testing equipment.

After walking around the Tokiwadai garden for a few rounds and buying a bottle of drink from the school vending machine, all the emotions in my heart had been calmed down. I went to the teacher in charge to get the physical examination form, and then went to wait in line outside the 15th classroom of the first teaching building with peace of mind.

Alas, I am not the first one, Natsume Sonoko felt a little surprised. A student from Tokiwadai was already waiting at the door of the basic telekinesis examination.

There's still half an hour until the test starts, so Misaka-senpai and Kuroko-san are just starting to head to school.

"It's senior Hikari Mitsuko." Natsume Sonoko recognized that the other person was Hikari Mitsuko, a level 4 powerful user of Tokiwadai.

Her ability is to use her hands to strike an object or a person, and the substance will produce a jet point composed of air, thereby generating enormous kinetic energy, making her a well-deserved aerodynamicist.

The married senior just transferred in from another school and is now a sophomore at Tokiwadai. She always holds a gorgeous folding fan in her hand. I heard that she is a little difficult to get along with and has no friends at all.

Touching air with air is naturally within the ability of the married senior sister, which means that the married senior sister Photon is a powerful being who can rub out air cannons with her palms.

Don't underestimate Post-Marriage Senior just because she has the nickname "Post-Marriage No. 1 Blood" in the A Certain Scientific Railgun anime. Her strength is unquestionable. In Post-Marriage Senior's own words, there is nothing she can't shoot.

Natsume Sonoko sat quietly in her seat, and senior sister Mitsuko seemed to have no intention of communicating.

But after the marriage, senior sister Guangzi kept fanning herself with a fan, and occasionally turned around to glance at classmate Natsume Sonoko who was holding the medical examination form and looking at it seriously. She looked at her again and again, causing Natsume Sonoko to almost bury her head in the medical examination form.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Natsume Sonoko, a first-year student." As if she couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere, in order to break the deadlock, Natsume Sonoko spoke to senior classmate Mitsuko who was sitting not far away from her.

"Hum~hum~hum~." After getting married, Senior Sister Guangzi held a folding fan to her mouth. The fan slowly opened to cover most of her face, accompanied by a somewhat arrogant laugh.

"Are you the one talking to me? Don't you know that I'm Hikari Mitsuko from Tokiwadai Junior High School?" Hikari Mitsuko showed her eyes from behind the folding fan and raised her head slightly, looking down at classmate Natsume Sonoko who was standing beside her, as if she was deliberately pretending to be very great.

"Oh, yes, senior sister, I'm a first-year student, Natsume Sonoko." Natsume Sonoko's words suddenly paused, as if she was choked by something. She had to introduce herself again, feeling that it was indeed a bit rash of her to take the initiative to talk.

Although I know that Senior Mitsuko is a little overbearing after marriage but she doesn't have any malicious personality, it's still a bit uncomfortable to get in touch with her at the beginning. Why does this overbearing and tsundere venomous young lady give me such a sense of déjà vu?

"Since you introduced yourself so sincerely, you must be attracted by my excellence. Then I can only reluctantly invite you to visit my Western dolls. There will be a tea party in my dormitory at nine o'clock tomorrow. I specially approve your participation." After the marriage, Guangzi folded the folding fan, his face full of arrogance, but the expectation and joy in his eyes could not be concealed in any way.

"Let me think about this." Natsume Sonoko was completely shocked. She said she was not mentally prepared at all for such unconventional thinking.

"The tea party will start whether you come or not, so don't think I care." After marriage, Guangzi raised her head, revealing her smooth neck, like a proud white swan, and once again looked down at someone with a bun on her head.

"Eh." Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt even more embarrassed and awkward. They just said hello when they first met. Is this the way her senior makes friends with others after marriage?

Married Mitsuko on the side ignored Natsume Sonoko's thoughts. She sat in her seat and closed her eyes to rest, as if she didn't care about Natsume Sonoko's decision at all.

Chapter 4 Comprehensive Evaluation, Level

Her smooth black long hair gave off a refreshing fragrance, and the gorgeous folding fan in her hand was gently folded. After getting married, Senior Guangzi tidied up her messy hair a little, then stood up and walked into the classroom to check at the teacher's call.

After marriage, the senior was the first one, and Natsume Sonoko was naturally the second one after her.

The team was already quite large at this time, and behind Natsume Sonoko, seven or eight people had gathered one after another. It was already eleven o'clock.

Natsume Sonoko leaned her head slightly to look towards the physical examination classroom. There was no gauze curtain blocking her view. Senior schoolmate Mitsuko was sitting opposite the teacher, holding a fan.

Natsume Sonoko's heart tightened for no reason, as if she was worried that this senior student would do something weird or say something strange.

However, Natsume Sonoko's worries were unnecessary. The senior student simply used a fan to cover her cheeks, and then started the test normally. It only took two minutes to complete as required by the teacher.

The test on the married senior student was very interesting. The test teacher actually took out a small triangle and asked the married senior student to play a melody using her ability.

The melody played by the married senior was also very familiar. It was the school bell of Tokiwadai that Natsume Sonoko was most familiar with. With the end of the bell, it also meant that Natsume Sonoko's test was about to begin.

After getting married, the senior student took the physical examination form from the teacher and walked out of the classroom. Looking at the many students waiting outside the door looking at her, a proud (complacent) look instantly appeared on her face.

"It's really disappointing that this is the only test you can get. Are you fascinated by my music?"

“…”

"next."

The teacher's voice came from the class. Natsume Sonoko didn't have time to talk to her married senior, so she hurried into the classroom and saw that the small triangle had been taken back by the teacher.

"First-year student Natsume Sonoko's ability is temperature control." The testing teacher picked up Natsume Sonoko's physical examination form, then looked up at Natsume Sonoko who was sitting upright in her seat.

"Then please lower the temperature of this glass of water, Natsume. Ice water will do." The inspector took a glass of water from the water dispenser nearby and looked at Natsume Sonoko with a smile.

"Okay, no problem." Natsume Sonoko nodded to the teacher, glanced at the cup, and then the surface of the water naturally began to freeze.

Natsume Sonoko's test went smoothly, one minute faster than her senior sister after marriage.

However, when Natsume Sonoko walked out of the classroom, the married senior had disappeared.

After looking at the word "passed" on the physical examination form, Natsume Sonoko also walked straight towards the playground. The basic test of telekinesis was more like a demonstration of ability.

In fact, the remote operation assessment of the telekinesis system is the test that truly reflects the level of the ability user. As long as the level of the ability user exceeds the standard of a certain rating, the rating of the ability user can naturally be improved.

Arriving at the playground of Tokiwadai, Natsume Sonoko passed by the open-air swimming pool again. There were still no students from the swimming club inside, only a bunch of testing machines and equipment. There were people guarding the gate of the swimming pool, and it seemed that no outsiders were allowed to enter.

"It's Misaka-senpai." Natsume Sonoko's eyes widened. Misaka-senpai was already standing in front of the swimming pool, looking a little bored. Next to her were several men and women who were on standby. They should be the specialized inspectors responsible for level 5.

Senior Misaka was holding a few coin-like objects in her hands and tossing them back and forth. These were naturally the shells for the railgun.

"Ok, the instrument has been debugged, Misaka-san, you can start testing." The leading researcher waved to Misaka-san and several people operating the instrument, indicating that they could begin testing.

The area near the swimming pool has been blocked, and Natsume Sonoko can only watch the testing situation at the swimming pool from afar.

boom.

Dazzling beams of light streaked across the calm sky, and blue-white lightning flickered above the swimming pool.

The sound of the blue-white light column hitting the water surface was heard, like a sudden thunder in the daytime. A huge water column forty to fifty meters high shot up into the sky, and the powerful vibration spread to almost half of the campus.

Even with the buffering of the pool, the power of the railgun still had enormous kinetic energy. Someone who had made some simple preparations and was quietly waiting to watch the railgun launch was directly shaken to the ground.

Natsume Sonoko, who was obviously unprepared, let go of the sapling she was holding under the influence of the huge kinetic energy. She could only fall to the ground and feel the continued vibration, and then struggled to stand up.

boom.

Once again, a huge column of water shot up into the sky, and Natsume Sonoko staggered and fell to the ground again.

After eight consecutive huge impacts, and waiting for more than ten seconds without hearing the sound of the shells hitting the water surface, Natsume Sonoko finally got up from the ground carefully, looking at her pleated skirt stained with mud with tears in her eyes.

"Record, initial velocity of shells, 1030 meters per second, continuous firing capability, eight rounds per minute, impact point distribution 18.9mm, comprehensive evaluation level 5."

The sound of a broadcast from the swimming pool could be heard from afar. At this moment, Natsume Sonoko was patting the dirt and dust off her skirt in distress.

"As expected of Misaka-senpai." Natsume Sonoko finally shook off the dirt. After hearing about Misaka-senpai's results, she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Especially in Misaka-senpai's eight consecutive shots, the distribution distance of the bullet points was only 18.9 mm. This kind of super-electromagnetic cannon that can be accurate to the millimeter level is the greatest manifestation of Misaka-senpai's dominance.

Senior Misaka's test is coming to an end, and Natsume Sonoko will naturally not forget her own remote operation test. After all, today is a critical moment for her to be promoted to level 4.

Natsume Sonoko greeted Senior Misaka who had finished the test from afar, and then walked towards the changing room near the playground.

Activities on the playground require changing into Tokiwadai's gymnastics uniform, even if it's just for a short physical checkup. This was also the case when I was pulling weeds near the playground with Misaka-senpai Kuroko a few days ago.

The gymnastics uniform of Tokiwadai is a sleeveless round-neck shirt with red stripes on the cuffs, and two kinds of red stripes superimposed on the collar, a round-neck and a V-neck. There is the school emblem of Tokiwadai on the left chest.

Natsume Sonoko's gymnastics uniform had been kept in the school's locker room. After she changed into clothes, Natsume Sonoko went to the teacher to start testing her abilities.

On the road, I could see traces of my married senior from afar. She was having an intense conversation with Kuroko, and the atmosphere between the two didn't seem to be very harmonious.

Come to think of it, the senior sister is indeed a difficult person to get along with after marriage, and Kuroko is also a bit strong-willed on a daily basis.

It took five minutes to find the testing site, and Natsume Sonoko came to a corner of the playground.

This is a straight sand runway with a starting point marked by a white line. There is a temperature detection target set every twenty meters in the middle, and the farthest one is one hundred and forty meters away from the starting point.

There are also some computers placed around, which should be connected to these large targets.

At the same time, there are a lot of fire-fighting equipment and teachers holding fire extinguishers near this monitoring point, as if they do not have much confidence in temperature-related ability users like Natsume Sonoko.

There is another student in the testing point, a user with the ability to ignite fire. In fact, this testing point was originally built for users with the ability to ignite fire. Even the temperature control and testing are done with the help of users with the same ability.

Under Natsume Sonoko's astonished gaze, the other party was using his hands to rub out a 30-centimeter-diameter flaming ball in the air, and controlled it to hit the fourth target, but it ended up landing near the target.

Because it didn't deviate too far from the direction and still fell on the sand, the flames quickly went out, leaving a charred mark on the ground. The teacher holding the fire extinguisher at the side finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the result of the previous student was not ideal, it did not shake Natsume Sonoko's confidence.

Just when Natsume Sonoko submitted the medical examination form, several teachers were obviously relieved, thinking that she was not a person with the ability to get angry easily.

"Natsume Sonoko-san, let's start with the first step of the test."

"Use your abilities to influence these detection targets as much as possible. Once you reach the limit, maintain the temperature of the farthest target at 50 degrees Celsius." The teacher at the side spoke and asked Natsume Sonoko to start remote detection.

"Yeah." Natsume Sonoko nodded to several teachers.

Natsume Sonoko did not need to use her hand movements like the previous users with the ability to vent anger. She just seemed to be standing there stupidly.

As several teachers looked puzzled, data was fed back from the first temperature target, followed by the second, the third, the fourth, and so on until the fifth target.

A teacher wearing simple protective clothing and holding a handheld thermometer hurried to the fifth temperature target and drew a white line at the farthest position where the temperature change was felt.

The first test was completed, but Natsume Sonoko's test was not over yet.

At the teacher's request, Natsume Sonoko began to use all her abilities towards the nearest target, either raising or lowering the temperature.

The temperature near the target began to rise at an extremely fast rate, as if the air had become scorched.

The temperature around also began to rise, waves of heat hit the people around, and sweat began to flow down uncontrollably.

"It's so hot." One of the teachers couldn't help but shout out.

"It's almost done, Natsume Sonoko, you can finish the test." The teacher conducting the test endured the scorching heat while carefully checking the changes in the data on the computer.

Seeing that the curve had become flat and the position of the highest point had been determined, he immediately spoke up and ended the test of Natsume Sonoko.

In fact, the Far Beyond Operation Assessment only selects a few intuitive aspects of ability for testing, which is only used to determine the ability level of the person. After all, this is not a professional research institute.

"It's finally over." Several teachers felt like they had survived a calamity. It was only the impact of their abilities, but the temperature around them was almost reaching over 50 degrees Celsius.

Natsume Sonoko retracted her ability, and a hint of nervousness emerged on her face as she waited for the results, but there was no sign of being attacked by the high temperature. The more Natsume-san used her ability with all her strength, the more the constant temperature layer on her body would not be removed.