Temperature Control in Academy City

Natsume-san was still speaking too slowly. Just when he said the first word, a sweeping kick suddenly appeared in front of him.

But it only appeared in front of her eyes. Misaka-senpai's precision was worthy of being shaved with a Swiss Army knife. Even after hearing only the first word, she stopped steadily the moment she touched the ice.

"Natsume-san, why is it you?" Senior Misaka was suddenly surprised and couldn't help but speak.

“Well, there is a reason for that.”

The light used to hide herself dissipated, and a girl with a Kanami mask on her face appeared in front of Misaka-senpai.

It was not the crude ice mask from before, but the mask of the magical girl Kanami bought from some store.

"Kanami?"

Misaka-senpai's tone became uncertain, and the Quata mask on her face trembled slightly.

"So Natsume-san likes magical girl-type characters." Senior Misaka hesitated for a few seconds before speaking.

"But Natsume-san is not resting in the student dormitory now, why is he here?"

Misaka-senpai's expression became a little strange, and she rubbed the back of her head and said jokingly.

"Actually, I saw Misaka-senpai sneaking out of the dormitory, and recently you seemed very strange, Misaka-senpai, so I was a little worried, so I followed you to check on me."

Natsume-san looked at Misaka-san who was wearing the Quata mask, and tried to look serious.

"I see. I've been having some unhappy things lately. But I just can't sleep right now, so I want to go out and relax. Natsume-san, look at how beautiful the night view is here. It's such a waste to sleep in the dormitory."

Misaka-senpai looked somewhat calm.

"Natsume-san, you know that I am the proud lvl 5 of Academy City during the day, so it is normal for me to occasionally break the dormitory rules and go out for some fresh air at night. Now Natsume-san is the first person to know my little secret, so you have to keep it a secret for me."

Misaka-senpai clasped her hands together and said in a pleading tone.

"Is that right?"

Natsume Sonoko asked suspiciously, as if she didn't quite believe it.

"Of course. You see, all the shops are closed now. What else can I do except wandering around? Sometimes I also want to go out and see the night scenery." Senior Misaka forced a smile and insisted on her statement.

As soon as she finished speaking, Misaka-senpai noticed that Natsume-san across from her seemed to be looking at something. She followed Natsume Sonoko's line of sight and suddenly couldn't say the words she was about to continue explaining.

Not far away, smoke was still rising from the Yamanaka University Research Institute, which was affiliated with Academy City. The fire was not big, but it was obvious that it had been attacked.

"Natsume-san, did you actually see everything?"

After a slight hesitation, Misaka-senpai's tone suddenly became quiet, and the joking tone in her words disappeared.

"I didn't see it. It was already like this when I got here."

Natsume Sonoko shook her head and said honestly that she did not see Senior Misaka attack the research institute.

"Is that so? That's great." Senior Misaka couldn't help but feel relieved. She really didn't know how to explain this to her junior.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Senior Misaka suddenly became nervous again. What she had just said was just a confession.

"Misaka-senpai, I actually know everything about the Misaka sisters."

Natsume Sonoko is not going to keep it secret any longer. Sometimes, she wants to do too much but can't do anything well.

Originally, I was thinking of solving it by myself and not involving anyone else, but now I feel like laughing when I think about it. When did I become so arrogant? Is it because my increased strength has given me the strange idea of ​​being a hero?

The only person who can save the world by himself is a high school student, but I am just a junior high school student.

"So Natsume-san already knew about my clones. Ridiculous rumors, right?"

Misaka-senpai smiled with some difficulty, gently brushed the sweat off her hair, and spoke slowly, word by word.

"Misaka-senpai, that's not what I meant."

Natsume Sonoko spoke again, taking off the mask on her face, revealing a very serious look.

"I know everything about the mass production plan and the absolute evolution plan, so please stop doing this, Misaka-senpai."

Natsume Sonoko felt a little uncomfortable. Senior Misaka looked very strange now.

"Absolute Esper Plan? Natsume-san, do you really know about it?"

Senior Misaka trembled all over, and looked at Natsume Sonoko in shock, as if her most important secret had been discovered. Senior Misaka was unable to react for a moment.

"I'm sorry, I got involved in this matter without your permission. As for Misaka sisters, I have already contacted them a few days ago, and I learned the content of these experiments from them. Misaka-senpai, please listen to me carefully."

Natsume felt inexplicably nervous. It seemed like this was the first time she was so strong in front of Misaka-senpai, but her face still looked very serious.

"Natsume-san, then you should understand that I provided genes to assist in these experiments. Strictly speaking, I am actually an accomplice of this experiment and one of the murderers who killed thousands of Misaka sisters. Not only that, I just destroyed a research institute."

At this time, Misaka-senpai looked up at the sky and stopped looking at Natsume Sonoko.

"Then you must be very disappointed now, Natsume-san. The third in Academy City, Misaka Mikoto, known as the Certain Scientific Railgun, turns out to be such a person." With some self-deprecation, a rare trace of fatigue appeared on Misaka-san's face.

"Misaka-senpai."

Natsume Sonoko was speechless, but then a hint of determination appeared on her face. Even if Misaka sisters were not there, she would still stand firmly on the side of Misaka senior.

"That's not the case. Isn't Misaka-senpai trying to stop the experiment? So it has nothing to do with Misaka-senpai."

Natsume Sonoko had an expression as if she saw through everything, and looked seriously at the frown on Misaka-senpai's face.

It really seems like the ghost-chasing doctor from the underworld. Can you please stop thinking about other things at the critical moment?

"And according to my idea, not only should all the research institutes involved in the plan be destroyed, but even the researchers should not be spared. This can express our attitude. Academy City is a city for students, not for those researchers."

Natsume Sonoko said this in a somewhat menacing tone, with an awe-inspiring look unconsciously flashing across her face.

"But killing is wrong."

Misaka-senpai's tongue suddenly became a little knotted, as if she was frightened by Natsume Sonoko's words. For the first time, Misaka-senpai felt that her junior schoolmate seemed to have a strong desire for revenge.

"What are you thinking about, Misaka-senpai? Of course I know that killing is wrong." Natsume Sonoko and Misaka-senpai looked at each other, and the air suddenly became awkward.

But even though the atmosphere was a bit awkward, it was much better than before, and Misaka-senpai calmed down.

On the rooftop of an unknown building, the magical girl Kanami and the Quata girl were talking.

Although it is high in the sky, the wind here is not so noisy, but instead has a hint of tranquility.

After finding a place to sit down, Natsume Sonoko put on her mask again, and next to her was Misaka-senpai wearing a Quata mask.

"So this is what Misaka-senpai is planning?"

I just talked with Misaka-senpai for a while, and I almost know what she is thinking.

Just as she had imagined, thanks to Futsuka Toshinori, Misaka-senpai learned about the mass production plan for people with special abilities and the absolute plan for people with special abilities, and in subsequent contacts she obtained detailed information about the two plans and a list of research institutes.

However, in addition to destroying the research institute, Senior Misaka actually already has a plan of her own in mind.

That is, if Senior Misaka also joins the experiment of evolving the absolute ability user, according to the researchers' blind worship of the tree diagram designer, as long as Senior Misaka uses her ability to influence the tree diagram designer and let it provide false predictions, the situation will change greatly.

For example, the Absolute Ability User Project has a fatal flaw. As long as Accelerator fights against the Railgun, the experiment will suffer irreversible consequences and he will not be able to become level 6.

Even if researchers want to recalculate, they can just completely destroy the tree diagram designer before doing so.

"As expected of Misaka-senpai."

After listening to what Senior Misaka said, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but nodded vigorously. It was indeed a good idea, and if that was the case, all the troubles would be solved at the source.

However, Natsume Sonoko suddenly became a little hesitant. In her soul memory, the memory of the designer of the tree diagram was very vague, but based on some of the plots she recalled, Senior Misaka's plan was not actually successful.

Is there something wrong with the tree diagram designer?

Chapter 143 Experiment Day

There was some chaos in Academy City tonight. During this time when all the students were sleeping soundly, a powerful violent organization began to operate at full capacity.

In addition to the security branch belonging to the Seventh School District, security officers from the nearby Eighteenth School District, Fifteenth School District, and Eighth School District were also mobilized tonight to eliminate unstable factors in the Seventh School District.

The sounds of armored vehicles belonging to the security guards came one after another. From afar, you could hear the dull wheels rolling on the busy commercial streets during the day, making a rumbling sound like thunder.

The defeat of the bad boys was only a matter of time. They had little power to resist in this carefully planned arrest operation.

After sitting on the rooftop of the building for a while, Natsume Sonoko withdrew her gaze from an armored vehicle passing by not far from the building, and looked at Misaka-senpai beside her in a slightly absent-minded manner.

"Natsume-san, is there something wrong with my plan?"

As if she noticed someone's expression, Misaka-senpai hesitated and turned to look at Natsume Sonoko.

"No, it would be best if we could destroy the experiment at the source. I was just thinking of something else."

Shaking her head slightly, Natsume Sonoko spoke hurriedly.

Although I don't know much about the current situation of the tree diagram designer, I can only hope that Misaka-senpai's actions will go smoothly.

With Misaka-senpai's ability and hacking technology, even if the designer of the tree diagram is in outer space, there should be a way to make it send false prophecies and self-destruct.

"Misaka-senpai, there is something I think I should tell you. It's about Misaka sisters and the others."

"Misaka-san is now living in an apartment in the seventh district, and tomorrow is the date of Misaka 9977's experiment. According to my idea, we should try our best to prevent the experiment from happening tomorrow night, and it would be best if we can wait until Misaka-san's plan is completed."

Natsume Sonoko hesitated for a few seconds and told Misaka everything that happened in the Misaka Apartment. Misaka-senpai also listened to Natsume Sonoko's story quietly.

The Misaka sisters have now escaped the embarrassing situation of living in the park, but their living environment has not actually changed much. Someone is even planning to take the Misaka sisters to work and earn money.

The most important thing is that Misaka No. 9977's experiment will begin tomorrow. Even if Senior Misaka's plan succeeds, Misaka No. 9977 will not be able to survive, so tomorrow's experiment must be stopped.

"It turns out that the dorm supervisor that Misaka 9982 was talking about is actually Natsume-san."

There was a dazed look on Misaka-senpai's face, as if she remembered Misaka No. 9982 whom she had met on the street before. She also gave her the Quata badge she got from the gashapon machine.

"Thank you so much, Natsume-san. However, I will be responsible for the living expenses of Misaka sisters from now on. I do have some savings. Natsume-san is helping with Misaka sisters' affairs, so I will transfer 10 million yuan to Natsume-san first."

Senior Misaka looked at Natsume Sonoko with a hint of gratitude in her eyes.

Including the high subsidy from Tokiwadai Middle School, Misaka-senpai's monthly scholarship is in the millions. Since she is not very willing to participate in various experiments and does not have any gray income from the Anbu, her income can only be considered low among the lv5 group.

Although I sometimes spend a lot of money to buy some limited edition Guatai products and don’t have much of a saving habit, there is still a lot of money accumulated in my bank card.

Natsume couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. Senior Misaka is really a rich woman.

The first offer was 10 million yen, so the Misaka sisters no longer need to work part-time to earn money as originally planned.

But if it's 10 million, it should be most of Misaka-senpai's savings. If you think about it this way, Misaka-senpai doesn't really care about money.

After all, with Senior Misaka's ability, making money in Academy City is the easiest thing. It can be said to be the most convenient ability in modern society.

"As for tomorrow's experiment, I will go in place of Misaka No. 9977. Since the researchers believe so firmly in the predictions of the tree diagram designer, I will make all these predictions invalid." Senior Misaka's face was full of seriousness, and her whole aura immediately became sharp.

"Misaka-senpai will replace Misaka No. 9977?"

Although Natsume Sonoko was a little worried about the safety of Senior Misaka, this was indeed a good idea.

It is also part of Misaka-senpai's plan. Due to Accelerator's battle with the Railgun, a major loophole appeared in the ongoing experiment, which is a prerequisite for completing the false prophecy in Misaka-senpai's plan.

Even if Misaka-senpai cannot defeat Accelerator, nothing will happen to her, as the top management of Academy City will not allow the loss of any lv5.

However, Natsume is more inclined to knock out the Misaka sisters and stand up Accelerator, since all the Misaka sisters have gathered together anyway.

"Natsume-san, what's your bank card number? I'll transfer the money first."

Standing up, Misaka-senpai's face with the Quata mask moved slightly, and she spoke to Natsume Sonoko.

"Hey, don't be so anxious. Since it's Misaka-senpai's money, then Misaka-senpai can just come forward and the Misaka sisters will definitely be very happy."

Natsume waved his hands repeatedly. No matter what, ten million was too much. Misaka-senpai should be responsible for it herself.

"Am I going alone?" Misaka-senpai murmured to herself.

Standing in the night, the two masked girls looked like cosplay enthusiasts, staring at the Academy City in the darkness.

Although Misaka-senpai's plan is risky, it is worth a try. However, sometimes Natsume Sonoko prefers to do things more carefully.

She has already thought about what she will do tomorrow.

After a proper rest, Senior Misaka continued her actions. She marked a total of five research institutes tonight, and there are only two left so far.

However, those two families were not in the seventh school district, but across school districts. According to Senior Misaka's efficiency, most of her time would be spent on traveling back and forth. Even so, she could get it done in less than an hour.

At this efficiency, the twenty research institutes that participated in the Absolute Ability Project could be cleaned up in about three or four days. However, since the experiment would be carried out tomorrow night, Senior Misaka planned to speed up her progress and clean up at least half of the research institutes today, disrupting the experimental procedures.

"Natsume-san, thank you very much for your help. But I still have some things to do next, so Natsume-san should go back first."

As soon as Senior Misaka finished speaking, she nodded to Natsume Sonoko, a dazzling electric current flashed across her feet, and she sped towards the building opposite.

The two buildings are nearly a hundred meters apart, which is a despairing number.