Temperature Control in Academy City

Similar to some regular sports events, there will be no classes in schools during the Daihasei Festival, and even the lights-out time in the student dormitories will be delayed for a while because there will be a parade in the evening.

But as the price of excitement, students need to participate in various competitions held in the Daihasei Festival. The actual number of participants in Academy City exceeds 1.8 million every year.

This 1.8 million people is not an exaggeration, but a more credible figure. Even a certain person with a ball head who doesn't like sports has to join this troublesome activity every year.

Because the Daihasheng Festival not only has individual registration events, but also class competitions and school year competitions, which are hurdles that cannot be avoided no matter what.

Natsume Sonoko was thinking about something in her head, but she didn't stop because it would become troublesome if she stopped.

First-year student Natsume Sonoko is the third new esper in Tokiwadai.

Before I knew it, my fame in the first year has surpassed that of Misaka-senpai and Shokuhou-senpai, and I heard that I already have a certain fan base.

Complete homework carefully in class and study extracurricular knowledge hard after class.

Recently, the number of times I have been chosen by the teacher to answer questions in class has increased significantly. I often serve as a model for demonstrations in etiquette classes, and I no longer have the opportunity to slack off even in physical education class, which I am not good at.

Damn it, why do I have to work so hard?

In the physical education class, the girl with the ball head who ran last in the race blushed under everyone's gaze. That's why I hate physical education so much.

Although many things have become troublesome, Natsume Sonoko has been working harder recently.

In order to improve the efficiency of her ability development, Natsume Sonoko would occasionally go to the library in Tokiwadai during lunch break and after school to sit for a while and read books and papers on various subjects.

In the library of Tokiwadai, Natsume Sonoko, after finishing a day's regular life, silently closed the book and stretched comfortably.

[Daily task: Read books for 60 minutes (get)]

"Natsume-san, is this all for today?"

Her long golden hair fell on the desk, and her eyes with starry pupils stayed on Natsume Sonoko. Shokuhou-senpai sat opposite Natsume Sonoko with her head in her hand, with several books piled in front of her.

Many times, Natsume Sonoko would meet Shokuhou-senpai in the library.

Compared to the other two level 5s in Tokiwadai, Shokuhou-senpai is undoubtedly the type who is very hardworking and smart. In addition, Shokuhou-senpai knows the library very well, and some of the books that Natsume Sonoko reads were found by her.

"Shokuhou-senpai, I have some things to do this afternoon so I have to leave first. I've almost finished taking notes for these books."

After tidying up her seat and putting her notebook back into her bag, Natsume Sonoko answered seriously.

"I see. These books are very difficult for first-year students, but if it's Natsume-san, I just think the level is not enough."

"But Natsume-san is really busy. I finally see you in the library. Looking at your expression, I wonder if you are going on a date." Shokuhou-senpai said with a slight regret on her face, leaning back in her chair.

"Eh."

...

It was still early, and there was still more than an hour left before the time agreed upon with senior student Archery Tiger Hunter, so I went to the Discipline Committee Branch 177 not far away.

Sitting in the discipline committee's office, Natsume, who had taken the initiative to wear the discipline committee armband, carefully ate Hatsuharu's snacks, and occasionally glanced at the bitter-looking people on the side.

"Natsume-san, just give it a try. This is really delicious."

Saten-san stood aside, holding Phoebe's lollipop and said in front of Natsume Sonoko.

"Absolutely not, Saten-san you are too cunning."

She hurriedly stood up and hid beside Hatsuharu, and Natsume Sonoko clasped her hands together and made a big cross.

After seeing Misaka-senpai and Shirai-san looking hopeless after tasting the food, Natsume Sonoko made up her mind early on.

No matter how curious she was about its taste, Natsume Sonoko would never try it.

"It's a shame that I can't trick Natsume-san."

He shook his head with some regret. He should have let Natsume taste it first.

With a slight sigh, Saten had no choice but to return the lollipop to Phibre.

But even though the candy was so disgusting, Phibrey could lick it without changing his expression, which surprised everyone.

"Last night, Saten-san said it was delicious and tricked me into trying it."

Hatsuharu pressed the mouse, and a large amount of information flashed across the computer at high speed. She looked at the smirking Saten Ruiko with some resentment.

"Natsume-san, my cookies make me thirsty, so drink some milk."

After checking the information, Uiharu-san took out two cups and poured a full cup of Musashino milk into each cup.

One cup was given to a guy with a meatball head, and the other was given to Phibre who was holding a lollipop in his mouth.

"I have checked all the student data in Academy City, but I still can't find any information about Phibbery. I also entered Phibbery's situation into the database of missing and lost children, but I haven't received any response yet."

"Why would Phibbere like to eat such bitter candy?"

Putting the milk in front of Phibery, Chuchun stroked Phibery's head with some heartache.

"In that case, Phoebe might be an 'outcast'." Shirai-san held his chin in thought.

"That should be the case. There is no information about her on the Internet. But Natsume-san also said before that she is the child of one of her senior classmates." Hatsuharu continued.

"I also contacted Senior Butsu today, but there was no response from her either."

Natsume Sonoko looked a little worried, as there was still no news from Senior Butsuka.

Several people looked at Phoebe, who was shaking his legs with an innocent look on his face, at a loss as to what to do.

"Uchiharu-san, could you help me track down that senior's number? I'm worried that something has happened to her."

Natsume Sonoko suddenly spoke.

"no problem."

Hatsuharu nodded slightly and sat back down at the computer desk.

"I'm sorry, but I can't find any useful information. The last time I connected to the Internet was five days ago." Hatsuharu shook her head and said.

"What happened to her five days ago?"

Senior Misaka also had a serious look on her face and her brows furrowed.

Butsuka Toshinori is missing, and Febree is calling out her and Natsume's names.

Misaka-san just approached Phoebe to ask something, but Phoebe hurriedly jumped off the couch and hid behind Saten-san.

"Now we can only wait for the daycare center to pick her up."

Uiharu-san said helplessly, turning her head to look at Misaka-senpai who was shocked.

It seems like Misaka-senpai is really not very popular among kids.

After calling the warden, Phoebe was arranged to live in the Garden of Hope, where all facilities were complete. However, according to the admission procedure, it would take at least five days.

"Then I will be responsible for taking care of her during this period of time." Saten took charge of everything and seemed to like Phoebe very much.

"Phibre, would you like to stay with us for a while?" Saten said with narrowed eyes.

Chapter 199: Late Bow and Arrow Tiger Hunting

Today's Discipline Committee branch is as busy as usual.

Things on Phibbery's side have not been dealt with yet, and Shirai and the others are busy going to the Scholars' Association's venue to discuss security matters on the day of the meeting.

The Research Council is the Academy City Research Conference, which will be held in about five days. It is a purely academic meeting that does not involve any abilities, and security will be provided by the guard corps and the discipline committee members during this period.

In fact, the discipline committee members are mostly involved in directing traffic, guiding participants and the like, and the real main force is still the security guards.

Although she is a discipline committee member, Natsume Sonoko has no sense of attending such meetings and keeps comforting the somewhat depressed Misaka-senpai.

It's so pitiful that Misaka-senpai had to suffer such a great blow.

Phibrey knew almost everyone and could probably call out everyone's name.

Ruiko, Shikiri, Kuroko, Sonoko, and Miwei who came to the branch halfway, but Mikoto was the only one skipped.

And once Misaka-senpai gets close to Phibre, Phibrei's alert mode will be triggered, and he will quickly hide behind Saten-san's skirt.

"Natsume-san, do I really look that dangerous?"

Misaka-senpai muttered to herself, her blank eyes wandering around the small office.

"How can it be."

Natsume Sonoko shook her head quickly.

Although she is not very good at comforting people, it is better to say something at this time. Looking at the depressed face of Senior Misaka, Natsume Sonoko decided to shoulder this responsibility.

"Feibrey, she would avoid Misaka-senpai, definitely not because Misaka-senpai looks dangerous."

Natsume Sonoko looked at Misaka-senpai carefully. The more she looked, the more she thought she was super cute. She was unconsciously a little absent-minded.

"Natsume-san, what's wrong with you?"

Noticing the change in someone's expression, Misaka-senpai said in a somewhat strange tone.

"Eh, nothing."

"I've thought of it. Senior, you always emit weak electromagnetic waves from time to time. Maybe it's because of these electromagnetic waves that Phibre is unwilling to get close to Senior Misaka. After all, Phibre is a child, so his perception may be more acute."

Natsume Sonoko came back to her senses and said uncertainly.

This is a complete speculation without any evidence, but it does sound somewhat believable. The wild cats near the Tokiwadai dormitory always walk around Misaka-senpai. If you think about it this way, Misaka-senpai actually has a hard life.

“It’s because of this reason.”

It looked like Misaka-senpai wasn't comforted by anyone. Her head drooped, making her look even more lost. She held her chin with her hand, not knowing what she was thinking.

Senior Misaka's face showed some sudden realization at this moment, her physique was completely isolated from small animals, but she didn't expect that this time it would appear on a human.

"Hey, it's just speculation, don't take it to heart, Misaka-senpai."

Realizing that her comfort had the opposite effect, Natsume Sonoko explained hurriedly that it would have been better not to comfort her earlier.

As the meeting time approaches, Shirai and the others are preparing to leave Branch 177.

Because all the discipline committee members had left, there was no one in Branch 177. Misaka-senpai also planned to follow Shirai-san and the others to the meeting place of the Research Association, and Phoebe and Saten-san also followed.

However, Natsume had no plans to attend the meeting, and went to the family restaurant as planned.

Arriving at the family restaurant some time in advance, Natsume Sonoko chose a seat by the window. This position allows you to see the scenery outside, which is very comfortable and cozy.

Since the meal time was agreed to be at 4:30, which happened to be the peak meal time, there were many customers coming and going in the restaurant, and you could also see some students coming to eat with their school bags.

Many people just ordered a drink and chatted here until the evening, which is what many junior high school girls often do.

Natsume Sonoko and her friends were naturally one of these junior high school girls, and they would often chat about urban legends, gossip, and the like in the family restaurant.

However, Natsume Sonoko ordered a lot this time, two steaks, two servings of pasta, and two cups of black tea with extra sugar.

I don’t know if it suits Senior Archery’s taste, but if she doesn’t like it, I can just order it later.

My scholarship has increased a lot, and Natsume's spending power has greatly improved. This level of consumption can only be considered a small amount.

"Senior Archer, you're here."

Natsume Sonoko greeted from a distance a girl from Shidaezakura Academy who was walking into the family restaurant.

However, the girl just looked at Natsume Sonoko strangely, and then sat down in a nearby seat.

It turns out that she is not the archery senior.

Natsume Sonoko couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Although the girl was wearing the school uniform of Shidare Sakura Academy and her height and hairstyle were somewhat similar, she was not Archery Senior.

"It turns out it's already four forty."

Natsume Sonoko was holding a cell phone in her hand, browsing various forums and comic websites out of boredom, occasionally looking for new comics that she liked.

Compared to games and music, Natsume Sonoko likes comics more, and collecting various rare comic publications is one of her few hobbies.

Although Natsume Sonoko is addicted to the world of the Internet, she has not forgotten to observe the present time.

Natsume is somewhat sensitive to the passage of time. During the repeated chases with the dorm supervisor, a certain bun-haired student even developed the ability to act as a human timer.

The time it takes for the warden to get from point A to point B can be quickly and continuously corrected based on slight changes in the warden's walking speed.

Before I knew it, it was already past the time I had originally agreed upon with senior archery tiger hunter.

"Isn't Senior Archer here yet? It's already 4:40. Maybe something happened to her."