Temperature Control in Academy City

Miss Tomoyo spread her two palms out in parallel, as if pointing to an invisible door.

"So I was wondering if Sonoko is still just thanking you for the favor you did before."

In front of her daughter, the lady spoke rather directly.

Although I don't know the specific details of the help, it should be very important to my daughter, so I will always think about it. Even the previous introduction only mentioned the help.

"I'd love to, but Natsume-san..."

Halfway through his words, the bow and arrow tiger hunter hesitated.

What concerned her more was what Yucai Haimei said that day, which kept bothering her.

However, facing the two extremely similar faces in front of him, Archer Hunter's mind suddenly became a little dazed, as if he had returned to the day when Natsume-san treated him to a meal.

"of course can."

Natsume thought for a long time, looked at his mother and archery senior, and then nodded vigorously.

She actually wants to make friends.

The previous relationship was cold only because Archery-senpai had been hiding from him. This was somewhat similar to the situation he faced with Accelerator, but the purpose seemed to be different.

However, this can be considered Natsume's first ANBU friend.

I don't know how to deal with my relationship with her, so I'd better not think about it. Natsume-san has always done this anyway.

If there is a chance in the future, Natsume still plans to pull her out of the abyss of the Anbu.

Speaking of which, this little girl is actually quite selfish. She likes to use her own values ​​to judge right and wrong, and she is extremely stubborn in these aspects. I don't know where this stupid thing came from.

When she knocked the Misaka sisters unconscious in order to stop the experiment, their ideas were completely different from hers.

But Natsume chose to ignore their opinions and firmly followed his own ideas to stop them, destroying their so-called meaning of life. It seems that Natsume is really a person who does all kinds of evil.

"That's great. Don't look at Sonoko like that. She actually has something on her mind and always needs her friends to take care of her."

A lady said with a smile.

"Take care of it?"

He was slightly stunned, and couldn't quite figure out how to hunt tigers with a bow and arrow.

"I understand."

But she nodded quickly. Senior Archery couldn't help but look towards Natsume, and found a girl with a bun on her head staring at her mother blankly, as if to say, "How come you know everything?"

The bow and arrow hunter's face was full of sincerity, and he didn't take it as just a polite remark.

"I took psychology as an elective in college, and I'm your parent."

With a blink of her eyes and a slightly playful expression on her face, a certain lady answered someone's question.

However, this made Senior Sister Gongjian feel uneasy. It seemed that the lie she just told must have been discovered.

The dinner lasted until the evening. After saying goodbye to her new friend, Senior Yujian, Natsume went to a hotel near the central square with her mother.

I didn't take any transportation, just walked normally, which helps digestion after the meal.

Come to think of it, Natsume hasn't taken a walk with his family like this for a long time. There is also a transparent suitcase floating in the air, giving you a pilot's experience.

And his attitude towards that senior schoolmate finally changed, thanks to his nosy mother.

"I remember, I have good news to tell Sonoko." As they walked, Miss Tomoyo suddenly turned around.

"What good news?" Natsume tilted his head.

"The Daidoji Group is already planning to purchase a building in the fifteenth district of Academy City as its headquarters." Miss Tomoyo said mysteriously.

Chapter 319 Potential Customer Index

Academy City is a city of students, but one of its core elements is the various business groups that can be found everywhere.

These business groups have invested in many industries, including a large number of research institutions and schools. It can be said that they are the real entities of this city.

In the fifteenth district of Academy City, various commercial buildings are lined up and there are a large number of television stations and media stationed there.

In contrast, its land prices have long been the highest among all school districts, and it is also the birthplace of various popular elements and is extremely prosperous.

If Natsume wants to buy a building in the 15th school district, the wealth required is an astronomical figure.

However, for the Daidoji Group, although it is a huge expense, it has not reached the point of causing serious damage.

"Buy a building? And it's in the 15th school district."

Natsume was suddenly confused. It turned out that this was the good news his mother had mentioned.

Daidoji is his mother's real name, and Daidoji Group is the business of Natsume's grandmother.

If you take this into consideration, Natsume is indeed a genuine lady from a noble family, but she herself is not aware of this.

I rely on scholarships every month to survive and have no concept of the luxury of pocket money from my parents.

"Yes, this is a decision I made with great difficulty."

Miss Tomoyo blinked and said thoughtfully.

"But Daidoji Group is a toy company. If they want to make a breakthrough in Academy City, they need to make a final decision."

With one hand on her waist and the other supporting her chin, Miss Tomoyo was thinking about something.

Originally, she didn't need to worry about these things, but in the near future, she would be the chairman of the Daidoji Group's branch in Academy City, which forced her to care.

The Daidoji Group had previously entered Academy City, but ended up in a disastrous defeat.

Not only are products facing homogeneity, but there are too many competitors resulting in low business share.

Finally, they were driven out by several toy companies and had to start operating in the area around Tokyo again. One of the products of one of their rival companies was the legendary Quata.

From this point of view, although the Daidoji Group has a high status in the toy industry, it cannot be called a famous company in the toy industry.

Academy City brings together various conglomerates from all over the world, and the Daidoji Group is just a small and inconspicuous one.

"But why are they suddenly buying a building? Are they going to launch a new product in Academy City?"

Natsume-san still looked confused, looking towards a certain lady.

"For the garden, of course."

A certain lady's face became a little serious, and she gently tidied up Natsume's messy hair.

"for me?"

Not quite understanding, Natsume asked in surprise.

"If the Daidoji Group has a base in Academy City, I can get an Academy City pass ID and stay in Academy City to take care of Sonoko."

"And I will buy you a supercomputer and set up a research institute just for you."

Ms. Tomoyo said with a smile, and there seemed to be a hint of worry in the depths of her eyes.

"Eh."

After a slight pause, Natsume's brain froze a little.

This lady always speaks in a calm and calm manner, but what she says makes people care deeply.

Suddenly he talked about setting up a research institute for himself and buying a supercomputer, even though they were discussing whether to buy a building.

However, if there really is a supercomputer with good performance, it will be very helpful for Natsume's ability development, not to mention an entire research institute.

Speaking of which, Natsume is currently in a very free state, outside of major research institutions.

Although Natsume received a lot of emails from these organizations, he never accepted their invitations.

Even Academy City's research into Natsume's abilities is currently limited to regular physical examinations.

The remuneration offered by these research institutes is very generous, much more generous than the discipline committee organizations, but there are times when Natsume is indifferent to money.

The biggest reason is that Natsume doesn't trust these research institutions very much, and with Zero's computing power as his trump card, he is not worried.

But if it is one’s own research institution, the feeling will be completely different.

For example, after getting married, my senior sister has a research institute invested by her family in the school garden. It is undoubtedly much easier to develop capabilities, and it is very safe.

Thinking about this, Natsume felt inexplicably excited.

But the question remains, why do I suddenly have to buy myself a supercomputer and build a research institute, and my mother also wants to move to Academy City.

I can't quite figure it out, but it all sounds like good news, and Natsume-san is very happy about it.

"But you will definitely lose a lot of money, so is it okay?"

Natsume, who had just heard the good news, suddenly became concerned.

I couldn't help but feel that it would be difficult for the Daidoji Group to survive in Academy City. It was indeed a heavy topic.

Natsume is already worried about competitors even though his toy company hasn't opened in Academy City yet.

The Quata Company alone is a formidable opponent, with the strong support of a series of Misaka sisters including Misaka-senpai, Misaka-9982, and Misaka-9983.

After all, the market in Academy City is limited, and the number of scholarships for students is limited. It is rare to find a wealthy person like Senior Misaka.

"Don't worry too much about this, Sonoko-chan. I'm not unprepared. Sonoko, do you know the magical girl Kanami?"

Miss Tomoyo thought for a moment and said.

"know."

Natsume nodded blankly. She also knew that the final villain in the third season of Magical Girl was a bald man.

"Kanami was actually produced by an animation company under the Daidoji Group. I didn't expect it to open up some new situations in Academy City."

Ms. Tomoyo said with a smile.

This anime is broadcast in all of Japan, not just Academy City. It's just that the ratings in Academy City are very high, which should be related to the proportion of students.

Although there are already several toy companies in Academy City that are authorized to produce Magical Girl Kanami-related toys, the Daidoji Group can still open up the market with Magical Girl Kanami.

When the contracts with other toy companies expire, the Daidoji Group will have no rivals in the magical girl toy market.

Just like the Quata Company, as long as it has its own audience, it can survive in the Academy City.

"So that's it."

Natsume widened his eyes in surprise, his mind a little confused.

No wonder I have always had a special liking for the magical girl Kanami. There must be a deeper reason.

Natsume suddenly felt that a certain Index might very well become a potential customer of the Daidoji Group.

Chapter 320: Natsume-san wakes up early

With Magical Girl Kanami as the industrial center, an entire related industrial chain has been developed.

The Lotus Staff, the magic cloak, the character pendants, the girl's posters, etc. are all major components of the future Daidoji Group's efforts to grow in Academy City.

In this sense, it is a surprising development that a certain toy company suddenly has a bright future.

The pace of walking was a bit slow, and the two people were gradually drowned in the noisy crowd around them, becoming just two insignificant dots among them.

The two little dots crossed the busy street and walked onto the pedestrian bridge. After a while, they came to another busy street and then encountered a civic park.

The destination has not changed, it is still the hotel booked by a lady.

However, the distance to the hotel seemed to be constantly fluctuating. It seemed that some complicated girl was deliberately taking a detour again, which was really worrying.

From time to time, some laughter can be heard from near the park. Natsume, whose face is as bright as a flower and pale under the street lights, is rarely so happy.

A certain lady looked at the hotel billboard that she had passed by twice, and a faint smile of helplessness appeared on her face. She rubbed her pale cheek with some concern, and continued to follow a certain girl who deliberately led them the wrong way.

The lights-out time came faster than expected. If it were tomorrow's night parade, the lights-out time could be delayed by one hour.

I heard that other schools are delayed by two hours, but Tokiwadai Junior High School is making an exception.

After finally sending his mother to a hotel, Natsume was reluctant to leave and prepared to go back.

However, she stopped after a few steps and looked in the direction not far away with some concern.

"It's the security guards."

A fraction of a second later, the roar of the security armored vehicle was heard, and it passed quickly in front of Natsume's eyes.