Temperature Control in Academy City

"Shirai-san, please take me back to the Discipline Committee 177 first."

Walking on the street, Shirai-san was the only one left by Natsume Sonoko's side. The two discipline committee members were still busy maintaining peace in Academy City.

"Not today. Senior Gufa is on duty at the branch office now. Natsume-san will follow me on patrol now."

Shirai-san already had the discipline committee armband on his arm. He stopped and glanced at Natsume Sonoko, who seemed a little unhappy behind him.

"Natsume, you used to get up early every day for morning exercises, so patrolling can actually achieve the purpose of physical exercise. If Natsume is also interested in being a discipline committee member, patrolling is also an indispensable part." Shirai said after thinking for a while.

Judging from his performance these days, Natsume is actually quite serious about his job as the Discipline Committee member, which makes Shirai look at him with new eyes. He didn't expect that someone could actually sit there and watch the surveillance video boringly for a whole day.

"Morning exercise and patrol are two different things."

Natsume Sonoko complained a little. She would rather sit in the branch and watch boring surveillance all day than run around outside all day with sore legs and numb feet.

About a month and a half ago, Natsume Sonoko insisted on getting up early to run, and she persisted for more than ten days. But ever since leaving Academy City, her self-awareness has been greatly reduced, and she refuses to get up before seven o'clock every morning.

This also made the dorm supervisor, who previously thought that Natsume Sonoko had changed her personality, secretly shake his head, thinking that these young ladies had too little self-awareness, and vowed to more strictly regulate the daily routine of each student, which also caused Shirai to become a little thinner.

"Natsume, I'm not bargaining with you. Do you remember what you agreed to before?" Shirai said with his hands on his hips, a little aggressively, with an inexplicable sense of oppression on his face.

"Patrol!"

Natsume Sonoko was just as imposing as before. She stared angrily at a certain space moving in front of her, her face full of majesty.

The bargaining failed, but someone still cares about what he said.

Didn’t someone say that words spoken are like water spilled, and integrity is a person’s second face or something like that?

The patrol route of the Discipline Committee 177th Branch is not fixed, or rather, Shirai-san's patrol area is very wide.

In order to protect the safety of the entire Academy City, Shirai's patrol speed is astonishingly fast, and Natsume Sonoko is completely unable to catch up.

"I'm so angry. Shirai-san, don't you consider other people's speed?"

Watching Shirai-san's back getting farther and farther away and about to disappear at the end of the street, Natsume Sonoko held her knees and gasped.

The existence of athletes like Shirai-san and Misaka-senpai is really too discouraging. Although she thinks that her physical strength has reached the level of an average junior high school student, her level as an average junior high school student is obviously not high.

When she turned around, she saw a cold drink shop on the side of the road. She felt her pocket and found that she had no money. Natsume Sonoko almost shed crystal clear tears.

"The scholarship will come in two days, so I must hold on." Natsume Sonoko said to herself, using her willpower to control her desire to spend.

It seems like I've got the wrong motivation. I should keep working hard to catch up with Shirai-san.

"Hey, did you really find the stored-value card here last time?"

"Really? There was a full 10,000 yen in that stored-value card last time." Two high school students walked out of a nearby alley, saying something that made people pay attention.

"You actually have 10,000 yen. You are so lucky."

"Of course, always hurry up and don't let others get there first."

Natsume Sonoko was resting on the side of the road with her hands on her knees, and for some reason she heard the conversation between the two high school students.

Chapter 131: The Dark Corner Completion Plan of the Garden

Stuffing the loose hair that was blocking her vision back into the corner, Natsume Sonoko mechanically turned her head and stared straight at the two guys who came out of the dark alley.

Huh, so that’s how it is. Did you find the stored-value card in the dark alley?

This is not a big deal, at least it does not constitute a criminal incident, but I always feel that this matter seems familiar.

"Wait a minute, what is the stored-value card you found..."

Natsume Sonoko spoke hurriedly, trying to catch up with the two high school students, but ended up running into a figure at the entrance of a dark alley.

"terribly sorry."

Natsume Sonoko's tonnage was at an absolute disadvantage in this fierce collision, and she was almost knocked to the ground, but she still apologized immediately.

"Hey, it's Saten-san."

After a closer look, Natsume Sonoko found a girl with long black hair bending over with her back to her. Looking at the familiar figure, Natsume Sonoko immediately reacted.

"Sorry, I was so focused that I forgot to look at the road behind me."

Riri Saotome turned around, put one hand on the back of her head, and spoke shyly.

"Don't worry about it. By the way, what are you doing, Saten-san? Are you looking for a prepaid card?" Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but be curious and asked subconsciously.

"So Natsume-san also knew about it. Sure enough, more and more people know about this. In order to find more treasures, I have to speed up." There was some determination on Saten Ruiko's face, as if she had made up her mind.

"I just found out a little bit. So, the number of these stored-value cards is actually quite large."

"Yeah, there are many. In fact, this rumor has appeared for a while, and it was circulated on that website. It was not until recently that there were more stored-value cards. I don't know who lost them."

Saten-san said cheerfully, she always seemed excited when talking about these urban legends.

Saten took out an envelope and found a stored-value card when he opened it.

"Ding ding~~, there are 8,000 yen in this note of mine." Saten smiled proudly, with a faint little fang showing at the corner of his mouth.

"Oh, that's great." Someone said enviously. For a poor girl, 8,000 yen can solve many problems.

"Natsume-san, do you want to join us on this treasure hunt too?" asked Saten-san curiously.

"That sounds great, but I still have to go on patrol."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Natsume Sonoko thought carefully and said.But even if he found it, he would probably turn it over to the Disciplinary Committee branch.

"By the way, Saten-san, have you finished your remedial classes these days?" Natsume Sonoko asked, remembering Saten's remedial classes during this period.

Miss Saten has been very busy recently. She leaves early in the morning and comes back at two or three in the afternoon. It seems that Miss Shigefuku Shoho is the same.

"Actually, I just came back from making up for my class. According to the schedule, it will probably end tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Oh, and I plan to use the money I found to buy some gifts for Harukami and Banri. But the amount I have now is still too little, so I need to keep up the good work."

Saten said this with great confidence. Although she was busy with her lessons, she also knew about what was happening with Banri. She was also scared when Hatsuharu and the others were kidnapped.

"Banri and the others will be very happy if they know this." Natsume Sonoko nodded in agreement.

He waved his hand and watched the warriors who were searching for treasure go away.

Natsume Sonoko then remembered Shirai and looked around in a daze, but there was no trace of spatial movement around her.

On the bustling street, a guy with a bun on his head was looking deep in thought.

Let Shirai-san get lost, there's no need to worry about it anyway. However, these stored-value cards in the envelope reminded Natsume Sonoko of something, and this part of the plot was completed again.

Therefore, someone is using these stored-value cards to fill up some dark corners of Academy City in order to prevent the evolution experiment of absolute ability users, in order to increase exposure and hinder the experiment.

That kind of experiment cannot be presented to the public, and various venues are needed to conduct the experiment, so this kind of method actually has some effect.

"When I think about it, there are other people who are trying to stop that abominable plan just like me." Natsume Sonoko thought to herself, feeling as if she had found a fellow traveler.

"This is also a solution. Instead of looking for Misaka sisters and the others aimlessly, it is better to do something that can hinder the experiment." Someone lowered his head in thought, with an inexplicable emotion in his eyes.

In fact, the simplest way is to make the first person lose his research value, but Natsume Sonoko has no way to do this.

Or they could destroy each research institute that tried to conduct experiments, but unless all the researchers were eliminated at the same time, it would just be a matter of moving to another location.

Some students who were shopping walked by and looked at the discipline committee member who was standing in the middle of the road with some surprise, walking around and passing by Natsume Sonoko.

A guy who unknowingly blocked the traffic seemed to be lost in his own thoughts. Maybe he could have done more, but what else could he do?

"Classmate, are you okay?" The kind-hearted high school student patted Natsume Sonoko on the shoulder and looked at a temperature controller who was staring blankly on the road with some concern.

"Ah." Her thoughts were interrupted and Natsume Sonoko came back to her senses, looking at the high school girl in front of her in confusion.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something." Natsume Sonoko explained hurriedly.

Coming back to her senses, Natsume Sonoko walked to the corner and made way, with a look of embarrassment on her face. It was like a rich man's act of distributing prepaid cards, where someone said that they had the will but not the means.

But what other behaviors can draw other people's attention to dark corners and indirectly hinder the experiment?

Like an urban legend or something?

"You disappeared in the blink of an eye, Natsume-san. I didn't expect you to be slacking off here."

The abrupt hem of the skirt fluttered, and the space mover landed steadily, causing a small wave.

Shirai-san had a somewhat dissatisfied look on her face, crossed her arms, and stared directly at someone's face.

"I'm not being lazy. I'm thinking about something. It's very important."

Natsume Sonoko said seriously, somewhat dissatisfied with Shirai's accusation that she was lazy. If it was just a break, she could accept it.

"Okay, but we have to go to the next area next." There was some doubt on Shirai's face. He held his forehead and said helplessly.

"Shirai-san, how do you think we can make some dark corners without surveillance cameras or even street lights lively?"

Natsume Sonoko raised her head and looked at Shirai-san, perhaps this general of the discipline committee would have some good ideas.

"Natsume-san, why are you asking these questions all of a sudden?"

Shirai-san felt a little strange, but still thought seriously about someone's question.

"If it's a corner like this, maybe only those incompetent armed groups would often appear there, and other people would rarely pass by." Shirai thought for a moment and answered uncertainly.

"That's true, but there are exceptions. I just found out that many people are looking for stored-value cards in dark corners."

Natsume Sonoko continued what Shirai said and told her what she had just discovered.

"What stored-value card?" Shirai was a little surprised and asked quickly.

It seems that Shirai-san is not very well-informed. He has discovered less than what I would have discovered if I had just taken a break, Natsume Sonoko thought silently.

"Actually, it's like this. I just..." Natsume Sonoko described in detail what had just happened.

"Whether it's true or not, it's still necessary to investigate." After hearing this, Shirai took the matter to heart.

"A group of unarmed people with special abilities? There seem to be around 70,000 or 80,000 people in Academy City."

Although she was talking, Natsume Sonoko's mind was also somewhat active at this time.

Shirai-san's words gave me an idea, and I also roughly recalled some statistical data that I had seen somewhere.

For example, the previous "Big Spider" group of disabled people had more than a few hundred people. Although they were taken away after Natsume Sonoko reported the case, they seem to have been released again now, but this group is considered to be destroyed.

I don’t want to complain about why there are so many bad boys in Academy City. It is a characteristic of Academy City. The dark side of Academy City does not just mean the lack of street lights.

"As expected of Shirai-san, even in the middle of the night, those incapable armed groups are still moving without any taboos. They are indeed a very good atmosphere group."

Natsume Sonoko started thinking on the spot, and looked at Shirai-san with admiration, which made Shirai-san feel a little doubtful. However, how to let the incapable armed group wander around is also a problem, and she needs to think about it carefully.

In short, this is a huge issue. As long as the dark side of Academy City can be eliminated, the absolute ability user evolution plan can definitely be suspended to some extent.

The discipline committee's patrol still had to continue, and following Shirai-san, the two began to head to the next area.

There was no incident, no violence or conflict, and the Academy City was peaceful during the day. The most common work for the Discipline Committee members was to help children cross the street and give directions to lost students.

The patrol would last until the evening, and Natsume Sonoko could go off work by then. As for Shirai, she would sometimes stay outside until the lights went out.

The first patrol was very smooth, and Natsume Sonoko returned to the student dormitory in the evening. It happened to be dinner time in Tokiwadai, and after having a comfortable dinner in the dormitory cafeteria, Natsume Sonoko returned to her dormitory.

After closing the door of 210, someone glanced at the door of 208 not far away. At this time, the door was tightly closed, and Shirai-san and Misaka-senpai were not in the dormitory.

Opening a certain urban legend website, Natsume Sonoko quickly saw the latest popular urban legends.

[The third place is the Atomic Gun vs. the fourth place is the Atomic Disintegration]

[In a remote corner, you can find an envelope containing a stored-value card]

The mystery of the first gender

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Recent urban legends are quite attractive. Even Natsume Sonoko has shown considerable interest in them. However, someone's attention still stops on the second one.

Natsume Sonoko carefully read the urban legend about the prepaid cards. In recent days, more and more people have found envelopes containing prepaid cards in the Seventh School District.

The locations of these envelopes cover almost the entire Seventh School District, which has almost set off a treasure hunt craze here. However, what is a bit strange is that several other nearby school districts have never found any.

"So that's how it is. Is it only the seventh district?"

Looking at the content of the post, Natsume Sonoko felt that she had discovered another important clue, and a smile appeared on her face.

Recalling her own memories and comparing them with the news of this urban legend, Natsume Sonoko roughly determined the experimental site of the current Absolute Ability User Project.

In this way, it is actually quite useful for me to check the surveillance in the Discipline Committee Branch. As the experiment progresses, there will definitely be more and more clones of Misaka-senpai appearing here, and it will be much easier to find them then.

After discovering the Misaka sisters, Natsume Sonoko's idea was very simple, which was to knock out every Misaka sister she saw and then find a place to raise her.

Moreover, someone's abilities are very suitable for doing these things. When I think about it this way, I seem to have shown extraordinary potential in some aspects.