Academy City Temperature Control

"Actually, it's like this. Natsume-san's package was delivered yesterday. However, due to the Midsummer Festival, the postal locker was moved, so some packages are temporarily stored in the dormitory's office." These seniors calmed down their breathing. He opened his mouth to explain.

"I see, thank you senior sister."

It was a bit unexpected. To be honest, she hadn't received any packages for a long time, but she often received various letters.

Who could have sent the package to him?Natsume Sonoko was a little curious.

After returning from breakfast in the restaurant, Natsume Sonoko went to the dormitory-sama's office again to pick up her package.

By the time I returned to my dormitory, it was already half an hour later.

This is a very big box. Of course, this is for Natsume Sonoko. Natsume Sonoko can barely hold it with two hands. As for the weight of the box, it is still within someone's tolerance.

The letter was sent to Yahara, the neon Kumamoto Prefecture, and the sender was Natsume Takashi.

It turns out to be this cousin.

Natsume Sonoko suddenly realized that before she returned to Academy City, she asked Sister Xiaolan to help send some things, but she didn't expect that she would receive a gift in return so soon.

There is a huge logistics channel between Academy City and the outside world, which is School District No. 11. More than 7000 tons of goods go in and out every day. It is a very large logistics transfer base. Goods and materials from the outside world enter through this window. of.

And because School District No. 11 has basically achieved a high degree of automation and unmanned operation, the speed of logistics transfer in Academy City is also unusually fast.

Using a utility knife to cut open the box, Natsume Sonoko poured out everything inside.

A thick envelope, a small box, and various unique local snacks. Some of the snacks looked familiar to Natsume Sonoko. It seemed that she had eaten them at Natsume Takashi's house a few years ago.

Natsume Sonoko blinked and curiously picked up the snacks that took up most of the box. These snacks were all specialties from Kumamoto Prefecture, and some were even agricultural products made by farmers themselves.

Putting the snack aside casually, Natsume Sonoko picked up the envelope at this time.

Opening the envelope, there was a folded letter and three photos inside.

[Yuanzi, have you been in good health in recent years?Thank you for your letter suggesting that I get some pets for a change, and thank you for the gift. 】

[Teacher Cat likes your gift very much, but I forgot to introduce it. Teacher Cat is a friend who lives in my home. He is a very spiritual cat..., my aunt suggested that I send some souvenirs. I am inside I’ve put some of the things you liked last time here, I hope you like them. 】

[By the way, what’s in that small box is an amulet that I made myself. Wearing it all year round might be able to ward off bad luck.Teacher Neko also takes credit. Some of the materials inside are cat hair dropped by Teacher Neko. It seems that he also wants to give you a gift, Sonoko. 】

After spending three or four minutes reading the letter, Natsume Sonoko looked at the photos again.

The first picture shows a smiling big boy with a gentle and contagious smile, and a kitten with a strange pattern sleeping on his shoulder.

The cat has ten short red spots on its face, and there are orange and gray markings on its forehead and body.

"So cute, is this Teacher Cat?"

Natsume Sonoko's eyes were wide open, and she looked at the cute kitten in the photo carefully, which was almost exactly the same as in her memory.

This harmless appearance is just a disguise. In fact, this is a very powerful high-level monster.

Although monsters are more unreliable than magicians, like magicians, both seem to be real.

In this somewhat confusing world, Natsume Sonoko felt in her heart that these so-called monsters might be the original stones that existed among animals and plants or the descendants of these original stones.

It can be said that no one can guarantee that the special natural superpower phenomenon of raw stones can only occur among humans.

In the entire huge biosphere, there are many more other creatures than humans. Although humans are powerful, they are only the most unique among them.

Of course, this is just some guy’s conjecture, so don’t take it to heart.Maybe monsters are just aggregates of some kind of energy in nature.

Putting back her divergent imagination, Natsume Sonoko looked at the second photo. It was her uncle and aunt, who were also the current guardians of her cousin Natsume Takashi.

The third picture is a full-body photo of the cat teacher. He is lying in front of the automatic cat feeding machine, drinking water, with his tail hanging on the ground. The cat looks a little in a bad mood.

After looking at these photos, Natsume Sonoko calmly accepted the information in front of her. Now that she has seen more, anything that happens again will be nothing more than an ordinary thing.

Someone even wanted to hug Mr. Cat and call her "Niangkou Sansan".

That's it?

Now Natsume Sonoko can even accept that a group of ninjas wearing forehead protectors will run out of some mess one day. Maybe this is growth.

The last thing is the small box. The small box is made of wood and there is nothing special about it.

After opening it, there was a well-made amulet inside, about half the size of a palm, with the words "Peace Guard" embroidered on it.From this point of view, my cousin Natsume Takashi's craftsmanship is pretty good.

The fabric of the amulet is very common. It exudes a fragrance of medicinal materials. It feels soft and soft, and seems to be filled with a lot of fabric. But after thinking about it, I know that it is Teacher Cat's cat hair.

Although she was a little curious about Teacher Neko's cat hair, Natsume Sonoko still resisted taking it apart and taking a look.Just when he picked up the amulet, Natsume Sonoko discovered that there was a small bundle of white hair inside the box, which was tied with a thin thread and placed inside.

Natsume Sonoko put the box away and thought about it before putting the amulet on her body.

Perhaps it was an illusion or a psychological effect, Natsume Sonoko felt her body relaxed inexplicably.

1 Index and supermarket tasting

As if to verify that this relaxing feeling was real, Natsume Sonoko took off the amulet again.

For people like Natsume Sonoko, whose brains are highly developed, any change in the body will create obvious feelings in the head.

But this time, Natsume Sonoko felt a little strange. This relief was not reflected in her body, but in her mental state.

"It's really helpful. Did you put some calming and calming medicine in it?"

Natsume Sonoko also felt a little strange, and couldn't help but feel curious.

Natsume Takashi's contact number was also written on this letter. Natsume Sonoko was preparing to report this number in the past few days.

There is a bit of nothing to do during the holidays. Everyone is busy with their own things. The Midsummer Festival is one of the few events that can bring Tokiwadai students together.

The maid costume for the Midsummer Festival has been made. It is black and white and is the most common type of maid costume. Natsume Sonoko took the time to bring the clothes back.

Only during the Midsummer Festival can Tokiwadai students blatantly wear clothes other than school uniforms.

After trying it on, Natsume Sonoko felt that it didn't fit a bit, but after checking the clothes carefully, she discovered that there were several buttons on the waist that could adjust the size.

After adjusting the buttons to the appropriate position, Natsume Sonoko finally felt that it fit better.

After taking a look in the mirror, an unqualified little maid appeared in front of the mirror.

Natsume Sonoko thought about it and put on the maid's hat again. She followed Tsuchimikado's example and turned up the cuffs of her arms. She deliberately unbuttoned a button on the collar of the maid uniform. She widened her eyes and clenched her fists to make a gesture. A menacing look.

That's right, Natsume Sonoko finally found a bit of Tsuchimikado-san's maid style.

This kind of behavior of wearing a maid costume for the Midsummer Festival is very similar to an activity called cosplay in Natsume Sonoko's eyes, but the cosplayer is Tsuchimikado-san.

...

Natsume Sonoko is not a person who likes sports, but sometimes she will imitate others and go out to bask in the sun, especially in this comfortable and leisurely afternoon.

After wandering around the streets near Tokiwadai Seto Dormitory for a while, someone still felt full of energy.

She had been running in the morning for a long time before, and she had been walking around with Uncle Mori's family in the days after leaving Academy City. Natsume Sonoko thought that her physical strength had reached the average level of a junior high school student.

Some people always show up at unexpected times.

Due to the lack of money, Natsume Sonoko always tried to move her eyes away from the products in various stores when basking in the sun. At this time, a somewhat familiar figure broke into Natsume Sonoko's field of vision.

A strange nun named Index is chasing a white cylindrical familiar.

"Don't run, you weird familiar!"

The bulging corners of her mouth looked a bit sinister, and Index pulled the white cylindrical familiar in front of her angrily.

However, she didn't seem to have Natsume Sonoko's proficient skills in catching familiars. Not only was she unable to intercept them, but the familiars used dexterous movements to dodge them.

Just when Index was unable to do anything with these familiars, Natsume Sonoko suddenly took action. With quick and fast hands, she avoided the white cylinder's perception camera and firmly grabbed the so-called human from the other side. A magical cleaning robot.

"That's amazing. You...you are the same person I met last time."

Index was stunned for a moment and seemed to recognize Natsume Sonoko.Then he took the opportunity to hug the white cylinder in front of him with both hands and feet, and even tried to bite it with his teeth.

Natsume Sonoko looked at the little nun in front of her with some surprise. She regarded the cleaning robot as a familiar. It seemed that she lacked basic understanding of technology.

Just like Natsume Sonoko cannot understand magic, people on the magic side may not necessarily understand their own technology.

"Excuse me, did this robot do anything to you?"

Natsume Sonoko asked a little strangely, staring at Index seriously.

"Robot? Is your familiar called this?"

With her innocent eyes wide open, the girl named Index asked hesitantly. By the way, Touma seemed to have said that this was indeed a robot.

"This familiar ate my donuts. Touma said that you can fight back against theft and robbery in this country!" Index said with some certainty as she hung on the robot.

Fighting back against a robot?

Natsume Sonoko couldn't quite understand what he was saying. Maybe the two parties were not thinking in the same dimension.

"Your name is Index, I heard Kamijou-san mentioned it last time we met."

"Do you know Touma?" Index asked, tilting her head.

"I've seen it a few times. Actually, this robot didn't mean to eat your donuts."

After organizing the language, Natsume Sonoko felt that it was a bit difficult to communicate with these people on the magic side. Maybe Kanzaki Kaori thought so too.

"No, I just fell to the ground and less than three seconds later, this guy snatched my donut away with a roar." Index said with some disbelief. It seemed that she couldn't understand what Natsume Sonoko meant.

The communication process was not very smooth, and could even be considered tortuous, but Natsume Sonoko finally let the guy from the magic side in front of her know what a robot was.

"I see, this guy is not a familiar." Index, who finally got off the cylinder, nodded in confusion. Although she couldn't understand, she felt that it was very powerful.

"What about my donuts?"

Index looked a little depressed. According to Touma, he had seriously overspent this month and couldn't even afford extra donuts. This donut was the last of her stock.

Originally I only received a meager scholarship, but now I have to support two people. It would be good if I don't starve to death on the streets of Academy City.

Natsume Sonoko looked at Index in front of her and felt a little sad for some reason. She wanted to spend money to buy this poor little nun a donut as a daily act of kindness.But then he remembered that he had almost cleared his bank card number, so he sighed secretly and gave up the idea.

"By the way, I know a good place, maybe they can have donuts."

Natsume Sonoko suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up instantly, she explained a little, and then walked towards the nearby supermarket with Index.

"This is called a supermarket. It's a very convenient place for us to buy things." Natsume Sonoko patiently introduced some common sense things.

"But Touma said you need money to buy things, and I don't have any money." Index said hesitantly.

"That's true, but there is another activity in Academy City called tasting." Natsume Sonoko said.

When she walked out of the supermarket, Index showed a happy smile and came out of the supermarket running and jumping.

If the tasting activities weren't all over, she could even stay until the supermarket closes.

"Yuanzi Yuanzi, can you still come to the supermarket tomorrow?" Index said with some anticipation.

"Yes, the supermarket is open every day."

Index looked very happy when she heard Natsume Sonoko's answer.

"It turns out it's so late, I have to go back."

Seemingly seeing the sky around her getting darker, Index finally realized that she had been out for a long time, and then she said anxiously.

After waving to Natsume Sonoko from afar, Index ran all the way and disappeared from Natsume Sonoko's sight.

Standing on the sidewalk near the supermarket, Natsume Sonoko suddenly stopped. She had a vague feeling that something was watching her. .

Turning around suddenly, Natsume Sonoko saw a figure in a white coat standing under the streetlight in the distance.

This figure was leaning against a car, with his hair scattered on his shoulders. He seemed to be aware of Natsume Sonoko's gaze, and there was an inexplicable smile on his face.

With a white coat, dark circles under her eyes, and a familiar hairstyle, Natsume Sonoko immediately reacted.

"Teacher Kiyama?"

There was still some uncertainty in his tone, but his steps speeded up unconsciously, and Natsume Sonoko quickly came to the car.

"Long time no see, Natsume-san."

The smile on Kiyama Chunsheng's face was gentle, but it showed a trace of exhaustion and confusion, as if he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

Chapter 1 The out-of-control ability user

The sky changed a bit, dark clouds gathered and then it started to rain lightly.

The raindrops fell on the car glass, leaving long water stains.

The atmosphere in the car seemed a bit dull, probably due to the introverted personalities of both parties, and the only sound that could be heard in the car was the roar of the car engine.

Natsume Sonoko was sitting in Haruo Kiyama's car, looking at the rain falling outside in a daze. She had something to say in her heart, but she hadn't figured out what to say yet.