Academy City Temperature Control

"Well, it was mentioned above that you don't need to stay in the school activity room for club activities. After class, you can freely search and investigate urban legends in Academy City."

"And they seem to have established a connection with an urban legend website and can publish some urban legends they have investigated. Members of this club can get credits and credits for normal club activities as long as they find or investigate an urban legend every month. Funding." Natsume Sonoko's face showed an excited look, isn't this the salted fish club of her dreams?

Chapter 3 The flanking girl shakes after space fluctuations

"Thank you, senior sister. I will definitely work hard to carry out club activities and unearth the unknown secrets hidden in the darkness of Academy City." Natsume Sonoko nodded fiercely, expressing her gratitude for being able to find a person who is very suitable to her. club, Natsume Sonoko said that her happiness today can be compared to the monthly scholarship day.

Academy City's scholarships are awarded based on the school and ability level of the students. They will be automatically transferred to the students' bank accounts every month. The lv0 and lv5 scholarships can be said to be worlds apart. Each level is different. Have your own scholarship amount.

A lv0 scholarship can guarantee a student a normal life in Academy City, but he needs to be frugal in order to save some money. The scholarship for students at level 1 is twice as much as that for students at level 0, and the scholarship gap becomes wider and wider after that.

Natsume Sonoko's current scholarship amount alone is 0 times that of ordinary lv11 students. Not only is the scholarship increase brought by lv3 level, Tokiwadai Middle School will also provide additional scholarship subsidies to students.

In other words, as Natsume Sonoko enters Tokiwadai Middle School, her scholarship increases this month.

If Natsume Sonoko advances to level 4 during next week's comprehensive regular inspection, her scholarship will be greatly improved based on the current level.

"The club's activity funds will be deposited into your bank account every month. Moreover, if useful urban legend information is discovered through investigation, the club can also help publish it on the website, and the salary is also good." President of the Urban Legend Investigation Agency It was a third-year junior high school senior named Amakusa, who was holding Natsume Sonoko's hand happily and said.

It must be quite difficult to recruit a few students who are willing to travel around Academy City in Tokiwadai Middle School, which is full of young ladies.The current Urban Legend Investigation Club has only four members including Natsume Sonoko.

Natsume Sonoko didn't have the slightest impression of the smiling president-senpai in front of her.

But what surprised Natsume Sonoko was that she was also one of Tokiwadai's level 4. Her ability was in the mute field, and she seemed to be able to render herself and others speechless, unable to make sounds, and so on.

But it is indeed very suitable for this urban legend investigation club. She walks quietly and makes no sound when she touches anything. It should be very convenient when investigating or following her.Natsume Sonoko thought so secretly.

"Sonoko, your ability is temperature control. That's great. I want to go with you when I go out to investigate in the future. My name is Maeda Kana, a second-year junior high school student, height 165cm, weight..." Another club member on the side exclaimed. , and then he couldn't make any sound, he could only wave his arms and glare ahead.

Senior Amakusa on the side patted her forehead speechlessly, glared at Maeda Kana who couldn't make a sound, and then said to Natsume Sonoko, "We usually don't gather in the activity classroom. During the days of recruiting new members and the days of applying for club activity funds, we usually communicate via mobile phone. I will drag you into the group, and we will notify you in the group if there is any news."

"Normally, it is free activities. If you find any information, you can share it in the group. You only need to submit an investigation report every month. I will send you a template now. If you have any questions, you can contact me." Amakusa said, tapping the send button on her phone with her finger, and an investigation report was sent to Natsume's account.

"Amakusa-senpai still uses a push-button cell phone?" Natsume Sonoko looked at Amakusa's cell phone and said curiously. Obviously tablets and smartphones have long been popular in this Academy City, and even outside Academy City, they have become popular. Smartphones have been used in batches, but the senior girl in front of me is still using this antique.

"Well, once you get used to it, you can't change it, and at least it's not easy for others to install any messy software." Amakusa-senpai said with a smile, and casually released the mute field on Maeda Kana-senpai's body.

After finishing the club registration and reporting the name of the club to the teacher, Natsume Sonoko felt refreshed and headed towards the student dormitory of Tokiwadai Middle School.

Fortunately, Natsume Sonoko can move around freely after school in the afternoons from now on. There are so many urban legends in Academy City that you can complete club activities by just finding a few.

But now that there is nothing going on in the resurrected Tuliao, how about starting a large-scale investigation of urban legends directly?

Immediately, this idea was extinguished by Natsume Sonoko. She was not asked to carry out the investigation this month, and it will only officially start next month. Why is she in such a hurry? It is said that a new cold drink shop specializing in shaved ice has opened in the shopping street of the [-]th school district. Shop, go try it today and see how it goes.

Halfway through, Natsume Sonoko changed direction and walked towards the shopping street. In fact, if you want to eat delicious food, you need to go to the fourth school district, but thinking of the extremely expensive prices, even Natsume Sonoko, who is about to be promoted to level 4, is frightened.

Can you believe that I can eat a lv0 scholarship in one dish? ?The poor lv0 classmate unknowingly became someone's unit of measurement.

Natsume Sonoko sat in this cold drink shop and ordered a large portion of fruit shaved ice, with plenty of strawberry sauce poured on top. The sweet and cold touch made Natsume's appetite whet her appetite.

Since gaining the ability, Natsume Sonoko has basically no longer worried about her fat accumulation.

The ability to control temperature can easily solve the problem of fat accumulation. As long as the environment is set to a few degrees below zero, the fat burning all over the body will be accelerated.

If you think about it this way, the problem will be solved.

Natsume agrees with the fact that ability users will not be harmed by their own abilities, but the problem is that Natsume's ability is not about high temperature or low temperature itself. It cannot send out high-temperature fireballs out of thin air or make snowballs with one hand.

Instead, it acts like a remote control to raise or lower the temperature of a place. If Natsume cannot control the range properly when using his ability or forgets to keep himself warm, he may even injure himself. Therefore, the low temperature created through the ability can affect the ability. The agent itself also exists.

A sad life needs a little sweetness to set off. Sometimes, a little dessert can make people forget their worries.

Just as Natsume Sonoko was enjoying the cool summer dessert, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in her eyes.

She is a girl wearing a Tokiwadai uniform with a beige thin sweater, a gray pleated skirt, brown twin tails tied with a bow, and a striking green armband on her arm.

The girl is shaking from a double attack! ?

Following an invisible ripple, Kuroko Shirai suddenly appeared on the street not far away from across space.

An uppercut, a lower hook, an elbow to the opponent's chest, and a 180-degree spin acceleration kick. A man with a scarf on his face and a heavy coat who was incompatible with the environment suddenly spun 360 degrees in the air, and then was Overturned and fell to the ground, a pistol fell out of his clothes and fell to the side.

"So handsome and powerful, she deserves to be the eldest lady of Tokiwadai." The boy not far away from Natsume Sonoko stared blankly at Kuroko not far away with his eyes wide open.

This made Natsume Sonoko feel a little embarrassed. Miss Tokiwadai, who was too lazy to choose the salted fish club, also had one here.That’s weird!I am working very hard towards the goal of lv5!

"He's the Discipline Committee member!" Shirai Kuroko, who had a ladylike manner and a habit of speaking, tidied her hair back and looked very majestic.

"I received a report from someone, and it was you who was suspected of carrying dangerous goods. Really, you have to cause trouble for me today." Shirai Kuroko's face had a hint of sullenness. Anyone who causes trouble for himself on this important day is It's the enemy! !

"Security officer? I have captured the prisoner. The location is XX." Although Shirai Kuroko has the ability to teleport, she is not willing to move with a dangerous prisoner. At this time, it is safest to call the security officer.

"Be careful." A nearby pedestrian screamed, and a motorcycle sped out of the street not far away, and the target was clearly Shirai Kuroko.

"There are actually accomplices." Shirai Kuroko was a little surprised. He bowed forward slightly and disappeared from the sight of the motorcycle driver in an instant.

When he appeared again, a pair of brown women's leather shoes appeared out of thin air. The petite shoes stepped on the face of the motorcycle driver and threw him off the motorcycle.

"Huh." When he felt that the trouble was finally solved, Shirai Kuroko's face suddenly changed and he turned his head to look at the masked man who was knocked down from the beginning.

At this time, the man was motionless, with a look of extreme horror on his face.One of his hands was picking up the gun and preparing to shoot, but it was covered with a thin layer of frost.

The entire hand and gun were connected to the ground. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get rid of the ice on his hand. His whole body seemed to be frozen and a little sluggish.

"Freezing technique successful!" Not far away, Natsume Sonoko's face was full of joy. Natsume Sonoko was still relatively blank in using abilities to fight, but she also figured out a few self-defense techniques, which basically all It is easy to implement and very practical.

Because Natsume Sonoko's purpose was only to control the prisoner, she was very measured in her actions and would not abuse her abilities.

The distance between Natsume Sonoko and Shirai Kuroko is about 80 meters, which is completely within Natsume Sonoko's attack range.

In just one second, Natsume Sonoko performed a series of calculations in her brain, inserted several formulas, and successfully lowered the temperature around the masked man to freezing point. It not only paralyzed the opponent's body, but also gathered people nearby. The amount of moisture caused them to condense into ice in an instant, covering the opponent's arm holding the gun.

There was also plenty of water nearby, making it easy for Natsume Sonoko to perform her first freezing operation.The water droplets falling from the air conditioner in a nearby store caused a large amount of moisture to accumulate in the surrounding area, making the air humid.

The water vapor evaporated from nearby sewers is also within the scope of Natsume Sonoko's capabilities, and even plant transpiration and even groundwater can be used.

This is not a big difficulty for Natsume Sonoko. After all, it is not like in the park that affects the ambient temperature within a radius of 100 meters for a long time, or even causes meteorological changes. Now it is just a slight manipulation of the temperature in a small area.

Chapter 4 First meeting, I am Misaka Mikoto

Natsume Sonoko carefully ate the extra-large cup of fruit shaved ice in her hand, and couldn't help but take a bite of the sweet and sour strawberry jam on it. Her pores couldn't help but relax.

When eating shaved ice, Natsume Sonoko doesn't know how to use her abilities. Although eating shaved ice in high temperatures is such a joy, eating shaved ice on days when the temperature is suitable is much worse.

At this time, Natsume removed the constant temperature layer that had covered the surface of her skin all year round, and finally experienced the heat and passion of the Academy City weather.

Don't ask, it just means atmosphere. Everything depends on atmosphere. Without atmosphere, it is like eating yogurt without licking the lid, without the simplicity of life.

And this newly opened cold drink shop seems to have understood the essence of atmosphere. Among the entire shopping street, this shop is the only one that even though it has just been renovated and has all the necessary facilities, it does not have air conditioning for some unknown reason.

Maybe something went wrong and had to be repaired, maybe there was no preparation at all, Natsume Sonoko thought.

Because of this, there were only Natsume Sonoko-san who was able to experience the atmosphere in this shop, and a strange boy who packed away a piece of shaved ice. There were quite a few pedestrians at the door, but most of them were unwilling to go to this shop without air conditioning. buy cold drinks at the cold drink shop.

Everyone really hasn’t appreciated the deep pleasure of eating shaved ice!In the obviously hot weather, eating shaved ice is so comfortable and atmospheric under the high temperature.

What an atmosphere!If other people knew what a guy who always felt like spring was thinking at this time, they would definitely complain about it for a minute.

But now Natsume Sonoko's thoughts are not on the super large cup of fruit shaved ice.

Because just now, she witnessed an attempted shooting and a speeding car case.

This kind of violent incident is not very common in Academy City, but it can always be seen from some news reports that there is a lot of dark soil breeding in the seemingly prosperous Academy City.

Pistols are really scary.

Seeing the other party take out a pistol, Natsume Sonoko felt short of breath for a moment.

Natsume Sonoko does not have the spatial movement of Kuroko Shirai, nor can she control bullets through electric current like Misaka-senpai. If the opponent's target is her, with her current skills, Natsume Sonoko feels that she cannot avoid it.

Natsume Sonoko silently thought about her current coping ability, and the sweetness in her mouth was somewhat diluted.

If it is to withstand bullet attacks, I wonder if it is possible to create a high-density ice layer that can withstand gunfire?Natsume Sonoko's mind kept wandering, maybe she should use her imagination.

Melting the bullet by raising the temperature, well, doesn't seem feasible with current capabilities.

Create mist and perform the Ninja Kirigakure no Jutsu?Then he took an ice kunai and slashed at the gunman?

Magic mirror ice crystal?You don’t know where I am, how can this be broken!How to break!

Natsume's mind echoed with the wanton laughter of a small town headhunter.

Academy Village science ninja Natsume Sonoko joins in! ?

But with such a large computing power, it must be level 5!And it definitely needs the help of a moisture-rich environment. I don’t know if there is a way to come up with a simplified version.

"Shirai-kun, you are really handsome no matter what." Natsume Sonoko's thoughts returned, and she quietly looked at Shirai Kuroko in the distance, although her transformation was more reflected in the super cannon. .That and so on, but when performing the task of flanking the girl, there is no doubt that she is particularly eye-catching.

There was no need for much suspicion. When the masked man made a sneak attack just now, the one who stopped him was naturally Natsume Sonoko, Shirai Kuroko's first-year alumnus.

Natsume Sonoko was also afraid of bullets, but she was sure that he would not be able to hold a gun.In addition to freezing the pistol, using high temperature to detonate the gunpowder in the bullet is also a good method.

A gun that cannot be fired is useless! ---by Natsume Sonoko.

I didn't have a choice before, now I want to be a good person.Sorry, I ran into the wrong place.

Shirai Kuroko had reacted at this time, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the frozen masked man. He walked to the motorcycle man, grabbed his hands, and tied them behind his back with a special rope around the telephone pole.

"This is Shirai Kuroko from the 177th branch of the Discipline Committee. Thank you for your help." Shirai Kuroko walked around the surrounding area, but she didn't see any kind people who came forward to admit that they had helped her a lot, so she had to express her gratitude loudly.

She remembered that in the past, she was saved by Misaka-senpai, no, by her elder sister, who was passing by. She saved herself from the brink of despair from the criminal who robbed the bank. Now that she thinks about it, it was not long ago.

With that blue-white electric light, an enthusiastic citizen who didn't want to be named accidentally saved her with the railgun.

At this time, Natsume Sonoko was busy continuing to solve the shaved ice. Although it felt good to help others and be thanked by others, Natsume Sonoko was not just trying to be thanked, which was very troublesome to think about.

Alas, Natsume Sonoko doesn't think she has the troublesome attributes of being an enthusiastic citizen (meddling in other people's business) and doing good deeds anonymously like Misaka-senpai. In fact, she is just exercising her abilities casually.

Obviously the two attributes of hard work (occasionally salty fish) and homebody are enough.

The alarm bells roared, and the guards rushed to the scene. After communicating with a certain disciplinary committee member, the two prisoners and the severely damaged motorcycle were loaded into the guards' reinforced armored vehicle.

Looking at this somewhat ferocious armored vehicle and the heavily armed security guards, Natsume Sonoko could imagine how serious the violence and superpower crimes in Academy City were.

However, thanks to the efforts of these security guards and the flanking girls, Natsume Sonoko can enjoy cold drinks at the cold drink shop with peace of mind.

After taking the last bite of shaved ice, Natsume Sonoko, who was still not satisfied, planned to pack a few portions back to the dormitory. With her own ability, she could store these cold drinks for several days without any problem, and she could enjoy the hot feeling without any problems.

But it's best to get rid of them today, because I don't have time to carry them around.

With this purpose in mind, after watching the flanking girl Shirai Kuroko and the security guard leave, Natsume Sonoko placed a large order with the boss, buying five extra large shaved ices with different flavors.

It was so heavy. I would have bought fewer copies if I had known better. The small shadow was swaying on the roadside, and I was out of breath after a while.

Carrying five large portions of shaved ice along the way, Natsume Sonoko finally realized her shortcomings. Sure enough, her physical strength was still too low. It would be great if she had the physical strength of Shirai Kuroko-san.

Even though there was a constant temperature layer created by her abilities around her skin, Natsume Sonoko still shed a lot of sweat and her hair was a little wet.

"Let me help, this new school girl who lives next door." A familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded in Natsume Sonoko's ears. It was a gentle tone mixed with boyishness.

Natsume Sonoko may have felt that she had some auditory hallucinations. How could she hear Misaka-senpai's voice even though she was on the street? This must be because she was too tired and had some ear problems.

Although Misaka-senpai's voice is not very sweet, it is surprisingly listenable.I really want to hear Misaka-senpai sing the Super Cannon theme song. How about sneaking into the music classroom and eavesdropping on Misaka-senpai singing? Can I record a few disks and listen secretly in the dormitory? !

Stop it!Natsume Sonoko took a deep breath. Although her liking for Misaka Mikoto-senpai is [-], Natsume Sonoko, please remember not to casually assume Shirai-san's persona!

Natsume Sonoko suddenly felt that she was guilty and had to play games, read comics and eat snacks to calm down.

Thinking of this, Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but feel a little downcast. Her life as a Tokiwadai young lady was really full of twists and turns.

"Didn't you hear that? The school girl who was very worried and her face changed and didn't know what to think about."

Another auditory hallucination?Natsume Sonoko was finally shocked, and finally turned around to see a brown-haired girl with her hands on her waist and a difficult smile on her face.

This is a girl wearing Tokiwadai's standard school uniform and carrying a black schoolbag with a Gutai pendant hanging on it.

Brown hair and brown pupils, a beautiful and handsome face, and eyes that reveal an aura that never gives up.

Misaka-senpai took the initiative to talk to me? !

Misaka Mikoto, 14 years old, female, is a second-year student at Tokiwadai Middle School. She is one of only seven people in Academy City who are level 5, ranking third among the seven, and a person with electric shock ability who has the title of "railgun".

Able to control billions of volts of high-voltage current, electromagnetic waves and magnetism at will.The signature stunt is the "railgun" formed by shooting game coins at 3 times the speed of sound.

Super awesome.

Various stories about Misaka Mikoto-senpai quickly appeared in Natsume Sonoko's mind, and excitement and nervousness suddenly appeared on her face.

"First time we meet, Misaka Mikoto-senpai, I am Natsume Sonoko, a first-year student. I have always liked and admired you, senior." Natsume Sonoko seemed to stutter a little when she spoke.

Misaka Mikoto, Gun Sister, the living railgun!

It's probably similar to how ordinary people would behave when they see the goddess they dream of, but Natsume Sonoko-san would never admit it.