Academy City Temperature Control

"After the last experiment was completed, Dolly's memories and experiences were transferred to another body, and she is now sleeping in a corner of this city. Although I really want to wake her up like this, she The person I want to see most when I wake up is you."

Shokuhou Misaki lowered her body and spoke in trance, gently caressing the police officer's face to see that he was unable to think because of shock.

"But I also know that even if the memory and experience are similar, it can't be the original Dolly. But I still can't help but want to fantasize about that possibility, the possibility of living with Dolly."

"The same goes for you, Kotori. If you can move, stand up quickly. You have already troubled Sonoko for a long time today."

Shokuhou-senpai raised her plastered arm with some difficulty, and it was a little shaky due to her unstable center of gravity. However, there was an expression of relief on her cheeks, as if she was thinking of the time she spent with Dolly.

Dolly, I got the real Kotori back, not the deceiver that I am.

"It turns out that senior sister has already figured it out."

Watching the conversation between the two quietly, Natsume finally understood what his senior was thinking.

In fact, everyone understands one thing. No matter how heartbreaking the shouting is, what has happened has happened, and the real Dolly will not come back after all.

There may be magic in the world that can resurrect the dead, or there may be mysterious items that interfere with the flow of time, but those things are too far away from these girls.

Even Natsume-san feels that this ending couldn’t be better. If the living can be redeemed, the dead friends should also feel at ease.

"Take me to see her."

Not knowing where the strength came from, the police officer grabbed the fat girl's ankle and spoke with difficulty in a voice like a dry cough, regardless of the increasingly disordered breath in his lungs.

Just a simple sentence seemed to confirm everything Shokuhou Misaki said.

"of course can."

"But before that, Xiaotori, you'd better change into a more normal set of clothes. I remember that you should be a student of Kirigigaoka Affiliated Middle School."

Trying to keep calm, Shokuhou Misaki showed a faint smile.

"As well as those who are incompetent to be armed, the follow-up must be carefully handled."

A certain meathead suddenly interrupted and said.

Because of some changes in concepts, Natsume was still very conflicted in her heart, but she also knew that this matter was indeed the wrong decision for the police.

It has nothing to do with stance, only right or wrong. This is the balance point Natsume finally found in her heart.

I don't know if it was a coincidence, but this also made Natsume-san agree more with the behavior philosophy of a certain ethics committee member. As long as he upholds the justice in his heart, it is enough. This is probably simple justice.

"The mess Xiaotori made needs to be cleaned up."

"I was originally worried that you, Kotori, were suddenly eliminated by the ANBU. Fortunately, we arrived in time."

Blinking at the stars, Shokuhou Misaki talked in a relaxed manner about the attack plan of a certain blackened girl who would be destroyed in the middle.

The second school district, a maintenance institution that is still in operation, is affiliated with a scientific research institution directly under the governing council.

Because not many people come here, it seems to be a forgotten corner, but the various operating instruments show that this place has not been abandoned.

Perhaps because it was one of Academy City's book assets, it still had dedicated personnel to maintain it after several years. At this time, Dory's other body was sleeping soundly in the deepest cultivation warehouse of the nursing facility.

"Is it here?"

As soon as the scene changed, the original captive girl had changed into the school uniform of Wuqiu High School, holding a transparent jar filled with metallic liquid in her hand, and even started talking more.

From time to time, his dull eyes would stare at the dancing dolphins in the transparent jar, seeming to recall what happened a long time ago.

The school uniform of Wuqiu High School consists of a light gray thin sweater on the outside, a short-sleeved white shirt and a red tie on the inside, and a common standard pleated skirt.In fact, the summer uniforms of most prestigious girls' schools are sweaters and short sleeves, but there are some changes in the details.

And this school uniform is also very suitable for the police officer in front of him. The double ponytail hairstyle has also been changed into a long purple hair combed behind the back. When paired with it, the figure looks slim and well-proportioned. It looks completely different from before.

The plump Shokuhou Misaki and the short Natsume Sonoko are inferior, but they are still very cute.

"Well, it's coming soon."

The three of them were walking side by side, and Shokuhou Misaki couldn't help but slow down a step, making it look like he was walking behind Kotori.

"I remember that I couldn't tamper with Dolly's memory at that time, I could only make myself look like you."

"But I don't know since when, Dolly discovered the difference between us. The child seemed to be extra sensitive in some aspects."

Shokuhou Misaki looked at the staff leading the way with a calm expression, and whispered to the Kirigoka girl beside him.

As for a certain ball head, he silently became the background board, but looked at the change of expression of his senior sister with some concern.

Although Natsume-san is a little slow in terms of emotions, she also found that Shokuhou-senpai seemed a little lost.

"Yes, Dolly is very confident in her nose. She can smell the pastries in advance every time she brings them."

"Although Dolly's head is empty, her belly needs to be full."

Some memories appeared in his mind, and Jing Ce Kantei spoke.

This dark girl seems to have taken off her superficial disguise. She is just a girl of junior high school age.

But her heart became more and more nervous, looking forward to the scenery after the doors opened.

It didn't take long for several people to pass through multiple sentries until the last door opened, and a training chamber connected to a computer appeared in front of everyone.

"Dolly."

His eyes were slightly red. The police officer immediately abandoned the people around him and ran over to look at the familiar figure in the training warehouse.

Chapter 4 Daodao Temple Group

A whole hour had passed when I came back from the nursing facility. I originally just received a few pieces of equipment, but I didn't expect that so many unexpected things happened.

However, it is the best thing for Natsume Sonoko to resolve the incident smoothly and reach an ending that satisfies everyone.

Dolly remembers Xiaotori and Xiaocaoqi. She plans to travel around the world to see the sea and the Northern Lights, and some past regrets become unimportant.

"It turns out Shokuhou-senpai has that side to her."

"Speaking of it, I'm a little surprised, but it's not incomprehensible."

Never looking down at the road, but looking up at the reflection of the building's glass, Natsume-san felt an inexplicable feeling in her heart.

In her impression, Shokuhou-senpai has always managed her expressions very well, and she rarely sees scenes where she loses her composure or even chokes up. Today, she did find out a lot about the other side of that senior.

That's right, the second-year senior is only two years older than her. Why do you always think that the other person should be mature and strong? Isn't this requirement too high?

Even a certain ball head herself has a lot of immature moments. For example, when Shirai is locked in the cold wind outside the dormitory, she will take pleasure in her misfortune and help adjust the wind speed, or add special effects such as falling snow.

"Dolly has Shokuhou-senpai and the others taking care of her, so I don't need to worry about her. Then she should go there to eat... ahem... and maintain law and order."

After cleaning up and feeling a little excited, Natsume Sonoko didn't think too much about what just happened.

I'm happy to be able to help, and she's not the type to take care of everything.

"I remember that I still owe Zero some octopus balls, so let's go to the venue of School District [-] first."

With his eyes lit up, Natsume casually stopped a cleaning robot that was whirling around, once again carrying forward the fine style of Friends of Robots.

Frequently using one's abilities to travel is not something to be encouraged. Even though she has such a useful means of transportation, she still quite likes racing robots on the road.

"Where have you been? I finally found time to spend time with you today! As a result, I have been waiting for so long."

The blond girl wearing a beret was dissatisfied with her waist inserted, and she was wearing overly mature and sexy black stockings and a miniskirt. She was scolding the bewildered doll girl in front of her with an indignant look.

If you don't abide by the time, you will be punished or even eliminated in the ANBU. As long as you promise things or tasks, you must be on time.No, I have to teach this sister well and let her know that living in this city is not easy.

"Probably went camping with Komaba and the others. Hamazura and Hattori are both here, nya."

Fremea pulled her sister's skirt, her sapphire eyes rolled around, and she said in a flattering way.

Although they said they were going camping, they just sat on the grass for a while and then came back. A few people were reluctant to buy soda, but as long as Komaba was there, it was fun.

At this time, a moderate gust of wind blew by, and the rickety cleaning robot accidentally blew up Fremea's skirt, almost causing Frenda to take out a missile from her skirt.

...

The ANBU girl who teaches her sister a lesson, the vendor who sells irregular dream cards;

The confused armed incompetent people are trying to find the truth, the girls from elite schools whispering to each other while shopping, and the ghost girl on the cleaning robot.

The spiky-headed boy was dragged by Index to an expensive ramen shop. A bowl of noodles worth [-] yen made Index greedy for a long time. The boy with a grimace couldn't take out the last [-]-yen bill. But it was blown away by a sudden strong wind.

Unfortunately~~~, a tragic wail instantly floated in the air.

In Misaka Apartment, Reiko happily held the octopus balls bought by her sister. Finally, with the longing eyes of Misaka sisters, she generously distributed the balls to her roommates.

Peaceful days are indispensable for leisurely crowds. Even the disciplinary committee members are enjoying the festive atmosphere. This is also the daily life that Natsume-san is familiar with.

"Moxi Moxi, that lady, I've arrived."

Standing in the bustling area of ​​School District No. 15, Natsume raised her head and looked at a fifteen-story building, her mouth slightly opened and she looked a little lost in thought.

The fifteen-story building can only be regarded as a small figure among the surrounding buildings, and it is inconspicuous among a group of buildings with more than 20 stories.

But this is the No. 15 school district after all, and the value of the land here cannot be described by the price of an inch of land.

If I have to add another explanation, it is probably that there are three emergency mobile units deployed nearby that are semi-independent of the guards.

These forces are branches of the Guard, but are not a formal official organization of Academy City.

In other words, this is a security force jointly established by dozens of large companies around it. It is the same as the Black Crow Force of the Star Orbit Gate Society, but under the name of security guard.

Guardsmen can sometimes be mobilized, but in reality they are just private troops that undertake more tasks issued by the company.

However, once this place is bought by the Daodaoji Group, the Daodaoji Group will also need to join the corporate alliance here and bear part of the maintenance costs of the security forces.

In fact, it is not impossible to set up a security force alone, but some companies with insufficient scale cannot do it.

Not only does it require good enough manpower and technological equipment, but it also requires official endorsement, that is, only famous giants such as Marriage Airlines, the former Star Track Gate Company or Higuchi Pharmaceutical can do it.

Closer to home, Natsume-san received a call from a certain lady and was called here.

Judging from the little information she just got from the phone call, today's negotiation process seemed to be particularly smooth, and it was incredibly smooth.

The building that originally required freeing up Daidaiji Group's cash flow to buy was now sold at a discount, which completely affected Miss Tomoyo's budget, and there was no need to look for other relatively cheap buildings.

A toy company's location does not actually require that much space. For products and other things, several unmanned factories can be set up in cheap places like the [-]th School District. A two- or three-story office location is barely enough.

But she also wants to build a supercomputing laboratory here, which requires a relatively spacious, safe and private environment. It is impossible to share a building with others. She also needs a strong enough security force. This area is exactly the most suitable. .

Speaking of which, Miss Tomoyo's original favorite place was the school garden in the seventh school district, but she had no way of buying any of the buildings there.

In other words, the companies and institutions that can enter there are all Academy City's apparent ruling groups.

Chapter 4 Smile

One day in the not-too-distant future, this small toy company will be located on this bustling street.

In Academy City, he competed with many competitors in the toy industry for the students' pocket money, and fought in extremely brutal and bloody battles.

However, unlike Gutai and Tiezi, who are slightly younger characters, Daidoji Group's magical girl Kanami has broken through the age limit and has penetrated into a large number of junior high school students and high school students, and undoubtedly has a broader prospect.

Looking at this towering building, Natsume couldn't help but feel some inexplicable sense of mission. Magical girl Kanami is destined to set off a new wave in Academy City, replacing the aging Gutai Group and other miscellaneous toys.

Moreover, potential users like Index also made Natsume Sonoko realize that her group could easily open up a blue ocean market for magicians in Academy City, which was another good news.

Putting aside the ambition that he didn't know where it came from, Natsume looked at the building in front of him with curiosity, and then found the elevator at the gate that went directly to the top floor.

This building is already empty, with almost no staff in sight. Even the original office facilities have been evacuated, leaving only patches of empty space. It seems that the other party has already prepared to sell it, rather than just making a temporary move. .

But this is also a good thing for Miss Tomoyo. After all, she doesn't like to use things that others have used, but it can save a lot of waste disposal costs.

"Xiao Yuanzi, you are here. Isn't the scenery here very nice?"

As the elevator door slowly opened, Natsume-san spotted his mother's figure at a glance.

Miss Tomoyo, who is dressed in professional attire, is very different from yesterday. Her original gentle appearance has not diminished, but she has become more vigorous and decisive.

At this time, he waved to someone gently, but the joy in his tone could not be concealed.

"pretty good."

Stepping out of the elevator lightly, someone was stunned for a moment and echoed.

However, there was a hint of nervousness on her face immediately. Natsume Sonoko moved her right hand back slightly. She almost forgot a very important thing, but it was a bit late to think of it now.

I haven't explained my injury to my mother yet.

"Yuanzi, how did you end up like this?"

Miss Tomoyo's expression immediately changed, she ran in front of a certain ball head in three steps and then carefully checked her tightly wrapped arms.

"The doctor said it was good for the skin. In fact, there was no harm at all. I wanted to refuse at first, but I thought it was already done and the doctor was still so insistent, so I agreed."

Her tone became coy again, Natsume Sonoko said quite honestly, and honestly recounted what happened in the hospital.