Temperature Control in Academy City

Chapter 283 The Existence of Magic

Under the glow of red and blue warning lights, the Seventh District Security Division, which had lost authority over this case, could only serve as a logistics force to deal with the subsequent impact.

As the team leader, Aie Yomikawa reported the disaster situation of the 177th branch of the Discipline Committee to the members after a period of evaluation.

At this time, some things were piled up in a mess near the lobby on the first floor. After some negotiations with the building management, all the items in the Discipline Committee Branch were moved here.

Many furniture and appliances were damaged in the battle, but most items were preserved. If the only criterion was whether they could be used, the loss was not that great.

Until the construction workers repair the several holes in the building, this place will temporarily serve as the office space for the discipline committee members.

Natsume-san found a small stool and sat there among this pile of usable things, his chin supported by one hand, looking a little absent-minded.

"Yuanzi, what are you talking about? Why can't the teacher understand?"

Teacher Xiao Meng and Natsume were huddled together, both of them looked dazed, but Natsume actually understood.

Although she really wanted to join in the conversation, she became more and more confused as she listened. Teacher Xiao Meng, who was temporarily pulled in to look after Senior Ming Hu, was very confused about everything that happened today.

"It's magic. Have you ever seen Kanami, Mr. Xiaomeng? It's something similar to what's in there."

Natsume Sonoko answered in a low voice, but her eyes were looking at the tall girl next to her with concern.

A certain girl with a bun hair was a little surprised that Miss Kamiya Kaori did not hide the existence of magic from everyone.

"The teacher is an adult! She won't watch that kind of stuff." Yueyong Xiaomeng pouted in dissatisfaction.

The existence of magic is not a secret that cannot be told, nor does it exist like the plot in the movies where you have to erase your memory after seeing it.

On the contrary, it is somewhat common and unbridled, and even ordinary people in Academy City can see it every now and then.

It’s just that ordinary people don’t know that it is magic.

Just like Stiyl’s fighting style before, it was completely different from that of a normal person with special abilities.

Spells were chanted in the mouth; rune cards were pasted everywhere; during the battle, the originally bustling streets became deserted.

And the fire creature that suddenly appeared seemed to have life and could respond to everything around it.

No matter how he tried to conceal it, the power that Stiyl used was completely different from superpowers.

However, except for a well-informed girl with a bun-haired look, the others felt strange about this, but did not associate it with magic.

Although magic exists in this world, the number of people who believe in magic is far less than the number of people who believe in science.

"So the power just now is called magic."

Looking at Kanzaki Kaori with wide eyes, Misaka-senpai was somewhat shocked.

She had previously thought that, based on the current level of ability development, it would be impossible for a person with the ability of the thermal system to create a physical flame creature.

Fire is a release of energy, but its visible part also has weight, but it is insignificant.

Regardless of whether it is feasible or not, even a psychic would not be able to sustain the consumption for a moment if these insignificant masses were to be gathered into such a huge entity. Senior Misaka is very sure of this.

She had long felt that the power used by this opponent was very strange and very different from her familiar abilities, but she didn't know how to distinguish them.

Now that the tall girl in front of her had explained it to her, she suddenly felt a little enlightened.

It turns out that in addition to superpowers, there is also an incredible power called magic.

It’s just that Misaka-senpai’s idea is a little different from what others think, it’s just an understanding of naming.

For example, superpowers can be called superpowers, but they can actually also be called mental power, superpowers, etc. Senior Misaka thinks that it is a kind of power named after the word magic.

"Magic! Is it the kind of magic you see in movies or animations?"

Ms. Saten's tone became a little excited. She was always very curious about such unusual things.

"Maybe such magic exists."

Kamiya Kaori frowned slightly, and nodded after a while.

Her knowledge of movies and animations was still limited to watching whatever was on TV, and she had seen some such programs at Index's place before.

"Saten-kun."

With a shy smile on her face, Uiharu reached out and pulled the overly enthusiastic Ruiko Saten.

"Then the most important question is, why did the magician criminal attack Minghu-senpai?"

Maintaining the demeanor of a famous detective, Shirai had a somewhat skeptical look on her face. Although she had seen the huge magical creature with her own eyes, she still felt that the existence of magic was too illusory.

"Master is not a criminal."

"Because Naruto Arisa might be a saint, we have to take her away to prevent a war between magic and science."

The magical girl Maribe, who was still covered in dust and had her spiritual outfit confiscated by a bun-haired guy, said without showing any weakness.

“What is a saint?”

Hearing an unfamiliar word, Hatsuharu asked curiously.

"The definition of a saint is vague, but generally speaking they are people who possess great power." After thinking for a while, Kamisaki Kaori explained.

"Perhaps it can be seen as the raw stone of magic." Miss A Certain Scientific Railgun said thoughtfully.

As soon as Kamiya Kaori finished speaking, Alyssa became a little nervous because she found that everyone's eyes were on her.

"I don't know either."

"But when I sing, there is a power that cannot be measured. And because it cannot be measured, my ability rating has always been level 0."

Taking a deep breath slowly, Minghu Alisa said with her lips pursed.

"Minghu-senpai, don't worry too much." As if sensing the other party's disappointment, Hatsuharu rubbed Minghu-senpai's arm with some heartache.

"It is exactly as Marybeth said. If Academy City chooses to forcibly detain Naruto Arisa, who is suspected of possessing the power of a saint, it is indeed possible that magic and science will turn against each other."

Kamiya Kaori organized her words before continuing.

Everyone understood at this time that the science here refers to Academy City.

"But things changed again, which led to the second attack."

"What changes?" Natsume interrupted.

"We discovered that there is a massive magic on the space elevator that will open tomorrow."

"As long as this magic is combined with Naruto's Alyssa, who possesses the power of a saint, the resulting power is enough to destroy the entire northern hemisphere in an instant, and Stiyl's goal is to prevent this from happening."

Kanzaki Kaori explained in one breath.

Except for a few magical girls, everyone else looked at each other in bewilderment.

This was the first time I heard about magic, but I was told that the world was about to be destroyed by magic. No matter how I thought about it, it seemed ridiculous.

But no matter how ridiculous it was, everyone sensed a storm was about to come.

The Stargate Society sent out protection personnel, there were also passengers similar to those on the Orion three years ago, and a loli president who was suspected to be immortal, all of this was closely related to that elevator.

"The Star Trails Gate Society invited Naruto-senpai to perform at the opening ceremony in order to induce that power."

Natsume was thinking about something. She felt that Miss Kanzaki was not joking, and there was no need to joke about such things.

Natsume Sonoko felt inexplicably dazed, as the area to be destroyed suddenly expanded from Academy City to half of the earth.

As expected, the space elevator has a lot of problems, and tomorrow's opening ceremony will have even bigger problems.

By the way, is it too late to immigrate to the Southern Hemisphere with everyone now?

Put aside unrealistic ideas.

Although Natsume still has some doubts about the power of the magic circle, based on years of experience, it should be more than enough to blow up the Academy City.

As long as the opening ceremony of the space elevator goes smoothly, some unimaginable problems may occur.

The purpose of the red-haired magician's attack on Senior Minghu was to disrupt the opening ceremony, which was consistent with Natsume's previous speculation.

"Then what should we do?"

The scene suddenly became quiet, and Teacher Xiao Meng, who had been in a daze, asked uncertainly.

Although she didn't know what happened, it looked serious.

"There is still a chance of turning around. As long as we make sure that Alyssa Naruto doesn't get close to the space elevator before we deal with the magic circle above the elevator," said Kanzaki Kaori.

Chapter 284 Listeners of Songs

The hand that was supporting his head dropped down, and Natsume hooked his messy bangs with his little finger. He did not look too surprised.

If you can't solve the magic, then solve the magician who created the magic; if you can't solve the magician, then interrupt the opponent's spellcasting.

After many encounters, Natsume summed up a way to deal with these strange guys.

Even Natsume, a layman, knows this, so Kamijou Kaori, who is an insider, is naturally more familiar with it.

But perhaps the biggest problem is Senior Minghu's personal wishes.

It's more or less embarrassing.

Natsume still cares about his friends' feelings.

In fact, Natsume really wants to go to the space elevator and enjoy the performance of senior sister Minghu.

She has already bought all the props for cheering, and she picked the best ones.

As a result, it was broken in the branch, and the more I thought about it, the more unhappy I felt.

But the situation was suddenly portrayed as so urgent that even Natsume-san started to get nervous.

What are you doing when the world ends?

Are you free? Can you come to the rescue?

Natsume has no interest in saving the world, so the savior will naturally appear, but reality often does not give her any chance to escape.

All the clues point in one direction. As the boss of Stargate Club and the Space Elevator, it is confirmed that the loli president is the mastermind behind all this.

I originally thought it was small and cute, like an exquisite doll.

He is very capable, managing such a large company, but he speaks in a somewhat vague manner.

I didn't expect that they were planning to destroy the entire northern hemisphere.

It is true that you cannot judge a person by his appearance. Perhaps this is what the saying "A man of great ambition does not age" means.

Subconsciously, Natsume still treated the loli president as a child.

"The substitute for myself you mentioned earlier, could it be this magic circle?"

Thinking of something again, Natsume's face suddenly looked a little confused.

It's very confusing.

Could it be that I was also an evil magician in the past, secretly planning a conspiracy with that Letili to destroy the earth?

Not only that, but he also committed murder and arson and all kinds of evil, which led to him being hunted by a large group of inexplicable weirdos.

It feels like a lot of trouble, but what does the past have to do with who I am now?

Natsume couldn't help but mutter to himself, vaguely feeling that this was a big problem.

But if I was a magician in my previous life, then why can’t I even understand magic now?

Natsume's mind was once again caught in a violent collision of thoughts, but most of his attention was still focused on the real world.

Sometimes I am distracted, but Natsume-san can do two things at once, so I can be considered focused.

The voice of Kanzaki Kaori was still in my ears.

After asking Senior Naruto to stay away from the space elevator, Kanzaki Kaori also noticed that everyone had some strange expressions.

"It's very unfair to Naruto-kun, but this is very important."

Kamiya Kaori rarely speaks in a strong tone, so it still sounds like a negotiation.

The two-meter-long sword at the waist was taken off and draped diagonally against the wall on one side. His two arms were wrapped around it, with his shoulders and the sword leaning against the same wall.

Kamijou Kaori rarely gives people an aggressive feeling. Just like the usual Natsume-classmate, she looks very calm and gentle.