Academy City Temperature Control

Saten-san put one finger on his chin.

"Look, this space elevator looks a lot like the legendary Tower of Babel. Just like in myths and legends, once the tower is repaired, something terrible will happen, maybe it will be the destruction of Academy City. crisis."

Saten-san's sources of information are always very wide, and he said it somewhat solemnly.

Natsume Sonoko blinked blankly, obviously not having heard of it.

Although Natsume Sonoko and Saten-san are playing on the same website, there seems to be a huge gap in the amount of information between them.

"Tower of Babel?"

Misaka-senpai nodded. She seemed to have heard of similar myths and legends.

The Tower of Babel is also called the Tower of Babel. Ancient humans united to build a tall tower that could lead to the sky, but the tower was never built until the end.

On the contrary, Natsume-san was slightly startled, as if he thought of something.

Natsume-san's thinking is always very out-of-the-box, and can often help her find some key clues.

"Maybe this cosmic elevator has something to do with magic."

Natsume-san's head was a little messy, but at least he caught something, he couldn't help but think.

Because a certain meatball head was exposed to too much magic, he thought about more things than everyone else.

The flame magician and three magical girls attacked Narugo-senpai. There was an explosion in the shopping mall and the melted weird doll. The Star Orbit Gate Club specially sent a protective force. Narugo-senpai, who was a guest at the opening ceremony, lost three lives. All the memories from years ago.

And the Gothic Lolita president, who claimed to be an acquaintance of his, mentioned that the replacement for Natsume-san was about to be completed.

Although Natsume-san doesn't know what he can replace himself with, there is a good chance that his replacement is this space elevator.

These things don't seem to have much connection, but if you combine it with the urban legend Saten-san just mentioned, it will be different.

Just like in the myths and legends, some people are preventing the completion of the space elevator or the magic related to it, and Narugo-senpai is the key to it.

Maybe Narugo-senpai is part of the magic, just like that little devil with glasses. Natsume-san has quite a lot of experience with this.

"As expected of Saten-san."

Natsume-san glanced at Saten-san in confusion.

In the chaotic memory of his soul, this ordinary girl from Zhachuan Middle School seemed to be called a script reader.

Script reading, no matter how you think about it, is an amazing skill.

Natsume-san also tried to read the script through soul memory, but apparently did not find the accurate wealth code.

After a while, Natsume-san was about to tell her guess, but then he hesitated.

This time I have my own reason for speculation, it doesn’t matter even if that guy Shirai-san causes trouble.

But everyone probably doesn’t believe in magic or anything like that.

"Magic, I added magic."

Natsume-san wanted to explain it this way, but she slightly changed the way she said it.

"About those weird people you met yesterday, that fire-breathing guy, what do you think, Misaka-senpai?"

After a pause in his tone, Natsume-san spoke, and the others also paid attention at this time.

"Although I have always wanted to regard him as an esper, as far as I know, the strongest heat system esper in Academy City is probably you, Natsume-san."

"I guess those attackers came from outside Academy City." Misaka-senpai said with some certainty.

The opponent's flame temperature is very high, and he can also summon a flame giant, which is very different from those with abilities.

Misaka-senpai can't guarantee that only Academy City in the world can develop this special ability derived from fantasy.

"These people from outside will come to Academy City. I think it may be related to the Tower of Babel that Saten-san mentioned."

"The reason why we attacked Narugo-senpai was to prevent the official operation of the space elevator. It's just not because Narugo-senpai was a guest performer at the opening ceremony, but for some other unknown reasons."

Natsume-san explained, with a wise expression on his face.

When Narugo-senpai was attacked yesterday, she had just received an invitation to perform at the opening ceremony of the Star Orbit Gate Club.

I don’t know how close it is to the truth of the matter, but Natsume-san is like this anyway.

Maybe others are still on the first floor, and Natsume-san will be on the third floor directly.

"Natsume, you think that once the space elevator is officially opened, bad things will happen like in myths and legends, so those people want to stop it."

Misaka-senpai said with some surprise, obviously feeling that this speculation was too whimsical.

"But why are you targeting Narugo-senpai?" Uiharu-san asked at this time.

"Maybe it's because Narugo-senpai is special."

Natsume-san couldn't help but frown, and held her chin like a certain elementary school student she knew with glasses.

Hearing the sound of vehicle horns, several girls stopped at the corner of the street.

Natsume-san rarely plays the role of a think tank who discovers and solves problems, but this time he performed beyond his level.

Chapter 274 old photos

Putting things together simply, Natsume-san lacked strong evidence, so he could only treat it as a harmless guess.

Fortunately, everyone is willing to listen to Natsume-san's point of view, which makes a certain meathead feel very accomplished.

Let's take a look and see if the suggestions I made are very useful.

"Thank you very much, Natsume-san, for your opinions, but there is a very serious flaw in it."

The girl from the Disciplinary Committee, who was leaning on a wheelchair with her right leg still bandaged, cleared her throat and then spoke unhurriedly.

"According to my understanding, the cosmic elevator has actually been officially operational a month ago, but it has been testing safety and has not developed it externally. If it is just from a functional point of view, there is nothing to prevent the official operation or opening of the elevator. argument."

"On the contrary, I think it may have been done by a competitor of Space Elevator. The reason for kidnapping Narugo-senpai was to get information about the performers in advance. The purpose was to mess up the opening ceremony and create chaos. The mastermind behind the scenes may be related to some airlines. .”

Shirai-san raised his head and looked at someone, and easily found the problem in Natsume-san's words.

Although she really likes to find fault with a certain guy, she often seeks truth from facts, and Natsume-san has nothing to do with her.

"I see, as long as the views of Natsume-san and Shirai-san are mixed together, there is actually a business competition behind it that deliberately sabotages the opening ceremony of the space elevator, and Narugo-senpai was just affected."

Saten-san suddenly realized something.

"It is indeed possible."

"I've heard similar things on the Internet. For example, Guatai has a competitor called Guaguawa."

Misaka-senpai nodded in agreement. It seemed that this senior also liked posting and visiting forums.

Ever since she was caught hanging a Gutai pendant on her school bag and collected Gutai finger cots like a maniac a few days ago, Misaka-senpai now doesn't hide the fact that she is a Gutai fan.

But Natsume-kun is a little hesitant now.

I was confident that there would be no problems, but Shirai-san did not have much objection.

However, Shirai-san thoughtfully filled in a loophole in his words, successfully deflecting everyone's attention.

"I have investigated all the companies that compete with the Star Orbit Gate Society."

The small computer in Chuchun's hand continued to run, and a string of company names came up, and the first one was Marriage Airlines.

Unexpectedly, this company is involved in almost the entire aerospace industry. If the company had not been established for a short period of time and had gone through bankruptcy acquisitions, it might have become as famous in the aviation industry as Marriage Aviation.

This is the only quasi-famous family in the aviation industry whose main business is making elevators in the world.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone leaned their heads together, including Natsume-san who stretched out his head.

Looking at this series of company lists, it is possible to think about it carefully, but Natsume Sonoko is more inclined to speculate on magic.

But just like the urban legend Saten-san mentioned, there is no evidence.

By the way, can aerospace companies hire magicians?I invited so many at once.

As he thought about it, Natsume-san became a little confused.

It seems that there is no hope of playing a role like a think tank.

"With so many companies, trying to find the person behind the scenes is like finding a needle in a haystack."

Shirai-san shook his head,

It seems that we can only go back to the original method, first look for clues from the fallen Orion and the Star Gate Society.

"By the way, I have been very concerned about where Teacher Xiaomeng is from the beginning."

Looking around, Senior Sister Nagoya hesitated for a while, then said uneasily.

"Isn't Teacher Xiaomeng with you?"

Natsume-san was stunned for a moment and immediately reacted.

Although the heat radar was turned on in her head, there were people coming and going around her. She was still busy chatting with people, and she didn't notice that Teacher Xiaomeng was missing.

Teacher Xiaomeng is obviously 30 years old, good at smoking, drinking, perming her hair, and driving a car, but Natsume-san and the others still can't help but worry.

I don’t know whether Teacher Xiaomeng should be happy or sad.

After walking back for more than 200 meters, a group of people finally saw a certain Yueyong Xiaomeng who was in a hurry on the sidewalk.

It seemed that the phone was out of battery. Teacher Xiaomeng was holding the phone with a black screen and running around in circles very anxiously.

"It's so pitiful. Can't you find your way back? Let's help notify the nearby disciplinary committee."

"The nearest disciplinary committee branch seems to be the one at Sakuragaoka High School."

Several students passing by were discussing with some concern. After a while, someone took out their mobile phones to report the crime. The disciplinary committee of Sakuragaoka High School arrived at the scene in 5 minutes.

The helpless steps finally stopped, and Teacher Xiaomeng's eyes fell on Natsume and the others who came back in a hurry.

"Great, I finally found you all. The teacher just said hello and chatted with acquaintances for a few words, and then couldn't find you."

Teacher Xiaomeng looked particularly happy and said with some excitement.

We took Senior Narugo and Teacher Xiaomeng to the 177th branch of the Discipline Committee.

Before Teacher Huang Quanchuan picked them up, they were temporarily taken care of by the discipline committee members.

It's an honor that Natsume-san is also serving as the Disciplinary Committee member to protect their safety at all times.

"Teacher, I can't go back alone. Before Huang Quanchuan and Tetsuo arrive, I will take care of Narugo-san."

After jumping back onto the sofa in Branch 177, Teacher Xiaomeng said very seriously.

Don't look at her like this, but she has videos of herself learning various women's self-defense techniques, and her fighting ability may be even better than Natsume-san's.

"Teacher Xiaomeng, do you want to drink Musashino milk?"

Natsume Sonoko skillfully found a box of Musashino milk from under Sister Kuho's desk, and took several disposable paper cups from Uiharu's place.

This was definitely not petty theft. Natsume-san explained it to Kufa-senpai, even though it was only after the fact.

"Narugo-senpai gives it to you."

After handing the last piece of milk to Narugo-senpai, Natsume-san picked up his own glass with satisfaction.

Natsume actually likes drinking milk. In addition to being beneficial to the body's protein absorption, it can also promote bone growth.

"how can that be."

Only four or five meters away from the sofa, Chuchun and the others were gathered around the computer looking up some information.

But at this time, Uiharu's pupils were dilated and her eyes were fixed on the monitor in front of her.

"This photo shows that the shooting time was 1870, and the shooting location was Paris."

Uiharu said in surprise, pointing to one of the people in the photo.

This is an ancient black and white photo. In addition to the person holding the finger in early spring, there are also the famous astronomer of Gaul and his assistant at that time.

Although the person in the photo was wearing a set of Victorian British costumes, Natsume-san could tell at a glance that he was not much different from the Loli president he met earlier.

"It turns out that the urban legend about the experiment on immortality is true." Saten-san on the side immediately started to murmur.

Chapter 275 Extra People

The experiment of immortality, the legendary imaginary math district, the ghost of Tokiwadai wandering in the seventh school district...

This type of urban legend is like a vine growing on the big tree of Academy City. It seems useless but can be found everywhere.