Academy City Temperature Control

Wearing a black and white maid outfit, with a formal smile on her face, the waitress just passed through the central passage of the restaurant with the packed dishes.

But before she could return the guests' plates to the kitchen, she was blocked by Senior Bow and Arrow who had reacted.

"I'm very sorry, we have to continue dining here."

The bow and arrow senior moved very fast, and in just a moment, she had already reached the center of the restaurant.

With a trace of sincerity on her face, Senior Gongjian lowered her head and bowed slightly, and beside her was the waitress who waved her hands to indicate that she was fine.

"It was so dangerous, it was almost taken away."

Natsume Sonoko looked at Archery-senpai in a daze, then breathed a sigh of relief and looked very happy.

However, Natsume Sonoko also felt a little complicated. It turned out that Archer-senpai still had this side to her, which was completely different from her appearance when ANBU was active.

She is obviously a polite and cute girl, so why would she join an ANBU.Someone doesn't understand the specific reasons, and it's hard to express his opinion. He just feels a little confused.

Natsume Sonoko actually had a bad impression of ANBU, mainly because the organization called 'Items' had kidnapped Kizuri and the others.

Although I don’t know why the archer-senpai who is an ANBU helped me last time, it doesn’t matter whether it was a mission or some other reason.

Her relationship with the bow and arrow senior sister almost stopped at this dinner, and she just wanted to express her gratitude for the help last time.

Maybe I still have the idea of ​​​​helping the bow and arrow senior sister to get rid of social barriers and other problems, and regard it as helping each other.

Natsume Sonoko returned to the table, and several dishes that had been removed were brought back, and the waitress thoughtfully reheated them.

In fact, whether it is heated or not does not make much difference to Natsume, but she is still very satisfied with the service in the family restaurant.

"What happened today is that I didn't do a good job and made you wait half an hour longer."

Sitting face to face, Bow Arrow Hunting Tiger raised his head slightly, and his bangs fell down to cover his sight.

"It's okay, Archery-senpai, don't take it to heart."

Drinking black tea with plenty of sugar, Natsume Sonoko felt that her whole body became energetic. Is this the feeling of replenishing energy?

In fact, Natsume Sonoko can almost think of the reason why Archery-senpai is late. If it wasn't because she was too poor in studies and was left to be tutored by the teacher, then maybe it was due to ANBU work.

To be honest, a certain meatball head who was a member of the disciplinary committee was too slack and he was leisurely drinking tea and chatting with a girl who worked in the ANBU.But really speaking, the Anbu and the Disciplinary Committee are both organizations supported by Academy City, but their roles are completely different.

However, Natsume Sonoko didn't seem to be aware of this problem, and she subconsciously didn't talk about ANBU.They were just eating, and they didn’t even mention the matter of helping.

"Senior Bow and Arrow, the pasta tastes okay."

Natsume Sonoko raised her head and asked absently.

"Well, it's pretty good."

Bow and Arrow Hunting Tiger nodded, also looking like he meant what he said but didn't mean it.

The atmosphere seemed a little awkward. Unlike the girls who were laughing and chatting in other seats, Natsume Sonoko felt a little inexplicable.

This gap may be related to the difference between the surface world and the dark world, and it may also be related to Natsume Sonoko's inability to find a suitable topic for a while.

"Um, does Archery Senior have an older sister?"

Suddenly thinking of something, Natsume Sonoko finally found a good insertion point.

I thought of Tokiwadai's third-year Yusashi Niruka-senpai. After all, the surname Yushun was quite rare.

"Natsume-san, do you know that too?" Archer Hunter had a surprised expression on his face.

"I do have a younger sister. Speaking of Irika, she is a third-year student at Tokiwadai Middle School and the leader of the Kyudo Club."

Bow Arrow Hunting Tiger felt inexplicably relieved, finally breaking the somewhat dull atmosphere.

"As expected, it's bow and arrow Niruka-senpai, her archery posture is so cool."

Natsume Sonoko immediately became interested, and her mind immediately recalled the heroic appearance of the senior sister at a certain kyudo exchange meeting.

"At that time, I was still thinking that if I hadn't already found a club, I might have joined." Natsume Sonoko continued, looking serious.

If you just hit the target with a bow and arrow, Natsume-san can easily hit the target now, but bows and arrows require a bow after all, so using ability is cheating.

The topic turned to a certain Tokiwadai senior, and the two finally found a common language.

After the meal, Natsume Sonoko learned some information about the senior sister whom she had never met before, which was an unexpected gain.

After dinner, the two people walked out of the family restaurant.

The consumption in a family restaurant is not high. Even though Natsume Sonoko ordered a lot, she only spent [-] yen in the end.The most expensive thing among them is two cups of black tea, because they can be refilled.

"I ate a little too much. When I heard that the black tea could be refilled, I drank more."

Stretching slightly, Natsume Sonoko rubbed her belly with some satisfaction, a pleasant smile on her face.

This kind of life of going out to restaurants when you have nothing to do is really good.

"Thank you for the hospitality, then it's time for me to say goodbye."

When hunting tigers with a bow and arrow, you still have your head lowered, because your eyes have to look at a certain meatball head.

In fact, after getting to know Archer-senpai, her original social problems began to disappear, and it became like a natural conversation between friends.

Senior Gongjian does not lack communication skills, but she is not good at expressing herself to others and has difficulty making new friends.

"Bye." Natsume Sonoko waved her hand and said, it was quite late.

Walked through a small road and entered a building along an old alley.

Senior Archer's nose moved slightly and she smelled a very familiar perfume in the air.

"Come out." Bow and Arrow Hunting Tiger said in a low tone.

"Yutora, I'm not against you making friends, I'm just a little curious. After all, that person is the eighth in Academy City."

Umi Aya came out of the corner, still wearing the same evening dress. It seemed that she had finished her part-time job.

As for why it appears here, that is open to question.

"You're following me." Bow Arrow Hunter frowned.

"We have a rule that we cannot contact other people with super powers without permission. You should know this, Yehu. But if we can maintain a good relationship with people with super powers who are not hostile forces, that would actually be good."

"And I'm just passing by, not following." Umi Aya said, gently rubbing her shoulders.

"It's not what you think. We are not friends yet. She just thanked me for my help last time." Bow and Arrow Hunting Tiger exhaled slightly and shook his head.

2 The out-of-control robot

"Hey, Misaka-senpai, you are in the bathhouse."

Leaning against the glass railing next to the curb, she quietly watched the figure of Yusei-senpai disappear. Natsume Sonoko was holding a mobile phone and talking to Misaka-senpai on the phone.

"Natsume-san, let's take a bath together. The water temperature here is just right."

Saten-san on the other end came closer to the phone, with a hint of comfort in his tone.

"Let's take a bath together, that sounds pretty good."

There was something strange on Natsume Sonoko's face, and she was obviously quite interested in it.

Although my body always maintains a normal temperature, it is nice to take a comfortable hot bath every once in a while.

"But Natsume, is your matter over there? We were still hesitating whether to disturb you just now." Misaka-senpai asked with some concern.

"It's over. The senior sister has left, and it's a little different from what I imagined."

Natsume Sonoko answered, involuntarily glancing in the direction where Archer-senpai left.

The meal and chat just now were quite enjoyable, but Natsume Sonoko also knew in her heart that if there were no accidents, there wouldn't be much interaction between them, and they might even say hello when they meet in the future.

A certain ball head knows very well what kind of person Archery-senpai is. Students who can join the Anbu are definitely not as simple as they seem on the surface. The sniper rifle hidden under her cuffs is real.

It's just that the other side of Archer-senpai is unexpectedly sympathetic.

"The location is a bit far. I'll be here soon."

With a smile on her face, Natsume Sonoko put aside all the thoughts in her head.

There was an idea to persuade Archer-senpai to leave the ANBU and live a normal student life, but Natsume Sonoko still didn't mention a word about it.

If Senior Bow and Arrow is willing to leave or can leave, there is actually no need to waste words. I can only hope that everyone can live in peace in the future.

As for the so-called dark part, if light exists, then darkness will also coexist.

This world is really complicated, just as elusive as that little devil Conan.

"Then we'll be waiting for you. Fibri misses you too." Senior Misaka said with a smile.

"Yuanzi, come quickly and have a bubble together."

This was the sweet voice of Feibuli, who seemed to be right next to Misaka-senpai.

After hanging up the phone, a trace of confusion flashed across Natsume Sonoko's face.

The world is changing so fast. After not seeing each other for a few hours, the relationship between Misaka-senpai and Fibre seems to have improved.

"Okay, now work harder and set off quickly."

After rubbing his bulging belly, someone's brows began to wrinkle. It seemed that he was not suitable for flying after eating.

Natsume Sonoko originally planned to fly over, but now she’d better ask Mr. Robot.

Strange, Mr. Robot is so listless today.

Stepping on the white cylinder, Natsume Sonoko suddenly discovered that the cleaning robot under her feet was a bit strange.

It was obvious that he had already set the direction to move forward, but he still went his own way, as if the internal control program had failed.

After trying several machines in succession, Natsume Sonoko discovered similar problems.

"I have no choice but to walk there first."

Jumping off the white cylinder, Natsume Sonoko had a surprised expression on her face.This is the first time the cleaning robot has malfunctioned since I discovered a new use for it.

"It's strange, these robots seem to be heading in the same direction." Natsume Sonoko's pupils dilated slightly.

I hadn't noticed it at first, but after trying several robots one after another, I suddenly discovered that they all moved in the same direction.

A certain ball head immediately fell into deep thought, whether to take a bath first or follow him first.

This kind of multiple-choice question is obviously not difficult for the smart classmate Natsume.

Without hesitation, Natsume Sonoko followed these robots, and the direction of these robots happened to be along the same path as the bathhouse.

The road was twists and turns, but the moving speed of these cleaning robots was not affected, and they soon arrived at an abandoned factory.

To Natsume Sonoko's expectation, there were no people in this abandoned factory. There was only a small engineering robot and many drive armors neatly placed.

These engineering robots were disassembling certain parts of the cleaning robots. Pieces of small purple glass container-like devices were taken out, which seemed to contain something, and then loaded onto the drive armors.

Is this treating the cleaning robot as a cheap transportation tool?

This is everyone's common property, which is simply too much.

I don’t know why, Natsume Sonoko was inexplicably concerned.

The next second, Natsume Sonoko became invisible again and entered assassin mode.

But at the moment of being invisible, Natsume Sonoko remembered something again.

These driving armors seem to be related to the plot, and some memories are connected in series.

Feibuli, driver armor, Busu-senpai, this kind of purple container, and the Academy.

Natsume Sonoko frowned. Sure enough, there was a big problem here. She had a vague feeling in her heart that Feibli might be the target of some people.

Raising his hand slightly, the engineering robot was blown to the ground, and three purple glass containers fell into Natsume Sonoko's hands.

In just a few seconds, these drive armors that had just been loaded with purple containers began to move collectively as if they were controlled by a remote control.

However, these driving armors were unable to find the target of attack, so they were running around in this small abandoned factory.

"Are these the only robots? The people hiding behind are really cautious."

Natsume Sonoko still didn't find anyone or anything other than robots, so she was no longer polite at the moment.

He stretched out his palm and squeezed hard, and all the driving armors made a creaking sound.When he opened his hand, his head and limbs suddenly fell apart and turned into a pile of broken metal.

Natsume Sonoko used the air to do this, but if you look at surveillance video and other places where the air flow cannot be intuitively felt, it would be like a person with telekinetic abilities. However, the principles of the two abilities are somewhat different.

There were a bunch of robot parts scattered on the ground, some of them were twisted, and even the purple glass containers contained inside were broken.

Natsume Sonoko did not leave these robots alone. After all, weapons such as powered armor appeared in the Seventh School District, and the security guards had to be notified anyway.