Temperature Control 29

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Chapter 29

How can [subject] ride such a big bicycle?

There are many vehicles passing by on the road. When passing the traffic lights, Natsume Enako stopped her bicycle far away and walked across the zebra crossing.

There is still some time before class, so Natsume Enako wants to find an ATM to check her balance and withdraw some cash.

Natsume Enako actually doesn’t have many places to spend money. Three meals a day, clothing and accommodation are all provided by Tokiwadai Middle School, and there is also a free school bus service. Natsume Enako doesn’t have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

On weekdays, Natsume Enako’s consumption is mainly concentrated on snacks, games and bulk commodities. For example, the bicycle that Natsume Enako is riding now is the biggest consumption in recent times.

“I want to buy a better laptop this time. Although the tablet is good to use, it doesn’t have the smooth feeling of typing on the keyboard.” Natsume Enako thought secretly. As a veteran who has been on the Internet for many years, Deeply understand the principle that if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools.

There are so many technological products in Academy City, and the price of computers is not high. Compared with the big desktop computers, Natsume Enako prefers laptops that are easy to carry. After buying a laptop, it will be more convenient to check learning materials online.

Even a high-end laptop with good performance in all aspects is not marked too high in the specialty store, and the actual cost is not much.

Ignoring the fact that Natsume Enako wants to buy a laptop to check learning materials, when she passed by a cosmetics store, Natsume Enako was surprised to find that through the window, she actually saw Shirai-san who was carefully selecting cosmetics.

Shirai-san threw himself on the lipstick counter, concentrating on selecting the lipstick color she liked, with a strange smile on her face, and the whole person was immersed in a state of happiness that she didn’t know what it was, as if her spirit had been greatly satisfied.

Looking at the various packaging bags piled at the feet of Shirai Kuroko, It seems that she has achieved a lot recently.

We just met in the student dormitory, and we have only been apart for more than half an hour, but she has bought so many things. Shirai-san is really efficient.

“Shirai-san is very busy recently, isn’t she? How come she still has time to buy cosmetics? Is she planning another date?”

Natsume Enako thought secretly, regarding Shirai-san’s unusual behavior, Natsume Enako immediately had a feeling that a storm was coming, this feeling came inexplicably, and she couldn’t help but worry about Senior Misaka.

A few days ago, she didn’t come to the supermarket when we went shopping together, and today she secretly bought cosmetics that were banned by the school. Shirai-san is really problematic.

As a planner, Shirai-san seems to be brewing new plans again after her dating plans failed again and again.

Passing by a cosmetics store, Natsume Enako rode away on her bicycle. Because there were many pedestrians on this road, the dust she rolled up was not much, just a little faster than walking.

Not long after, Natsume Enako finally found an ATM machine that could be used. Since the ATM machines in convenience stores have to pay a small fee, Natsume Enako always likes to withdraw money from public ATMs.

Stopped the bicycle on the side of the road, Senior Natsume With a hint of anticipation on her face, Enako opened the closed door of the ATM, inserted her bank card and entered her password to check the balance.

There were many zeros, she won’t reveal the exact number here, the Japanese yen isn’t very valuable anyway.

After carefully checking the balance, which was not much different from what she expected, Natsume Enako roughly calculated her expenses and then took out some cash from the ATM.

The cash in Academy City is different from the Japanese yen circulating in the outside world. The coins here are made by the Academy City Mint, and they are equipped with anti-counterfeiting IC chips, so there should be no counterfeit money.

Natsume Enako put the money into her small wallet, and then stuffed the wallet into her schoolbag. The whole set of movements was smooth and it took only about two minutes to get out of the closed door of the ATM.

But just as Natsume Enako was about to ride her bicycle to set off, she was suddenly dumbfounded, her brows slightly furrowed, It seems that something is not right.

It must be that she opened the door in the wrong way. Natsume Enako turned around several times, and then opened the closed door of the ATM again, but still couldn’t find the whereabouts of something.

“Where is my bicycle? Where did such a big bicycle go?” Natsume Enako stood there with her schoolbag, one fist clenched tightly, as if she was fighting a fierce self-struggle in her heart.

“Impossible, there must be something wrong.” Natsume Enako’s mind was a little confused, and she stood there blankly in a trance.

….***Gorgeous dividing line***….

“Natsume-san, Natsume-san, why do you look absent-minded today?”

In class, Wannai Kinuho looked at Senior Natsume Enako with some concern. Natsume-san seemed to be a little bit off from the beginning of class. Wannai-san gently touched Natsume Enako with her elbow and said in a low voice.

Unlike the usual Natsume-san, Natsume-san usually never slacked off.

“Natsume Enako, you come and answer this question.” At this moment, the math teacher picked Senior Natsume Enako and pointed to a question on the blackboard and said.

Senior Natsume Enako walked up to the podium with an expressionless face. Because she was not tall enough, she could only tiptoe to write the answer on the blackboard with difficulty, but her face was still blank, which made people feel inexplicably concerned.

“Very good, not only the correct answer, And it’s very simple and convenient.” The math teacher nodded with satisfaction.

“What’s wrong? You seem strange today, Enako?”

Just when Natsume Enako sat back in her seat, Wannai Kinuho beside her patted Natsume Enako again and asked quietly.

“Wannai-san, do you know what it means to have your cake and eat it too?” Natsume Enako turned her head blankly and looked at Wannai Kinuho and said softly.

“Hmm? I don’t understand.” Wannai Kinuho obviously couldn’t keep up with Natsume Enako’s train of thought.

“I lost my bicycle this morning, and it was almost time for school. I had to choose between finding a bicycle and going to school.” Natsume Enako explained, her dull expression changed instantly, and her eyes showed a look of “I’m so angry”.

“So Natsume-san ran to class?” Wannai Kinuho seemed to understand something, but she said something completely irrelevant.

“No, I asked the discipline committee for help. It was Shirai Kuroko who brought me to school. I would definitely be late if I ran over here, and I couldn’t get a taxi in a short time.”

Natsume Enako said honestly. Although she asked Shirai-san for help again, Natsume Enako definitely didn’t think of Shirai-san as a tool. Obviously, everyone was going to school on the way.

Although Shirai-san was a little unhappy to know that it was someone else who called the discipline committee, she still rushed to the scene with a lot of bags, which made Natsume Enako feel a little touched.

“It’s amazing that Shirai-san can run so far with people. She is worthy of being the only space ability in our school.” Wannai Kinuho said in surprise.

“Did Shirai-san agree to help find the bicycle?” The two talked casually, and Wannai Kinuho finally asked the most critical question.

“I agreed. After school, I will go to the 177th branch where Shirai-san is to retrieve the surveillance.” Natsume Enako thought about it and answered. It is logical to retrieve the surveillance when something is lost.

The whispers of the two people did not cause any waves in the class. Even when talking to Wannai Kinuho, the two did not miss the content of the teacher’s class. She even finished the homework while talking.

It’s finally time for club activities. Someone’s club activities are always so plain and simple. The first place to investigate today is decided to be the Discipline Committee Branch 177.

Discipline Committee Branch 177 is located in Sakugawa Junior High Girl. Natsume Enako walked for a long time before finally arriving here. She was so tired that her hands and feet were a little sore.

“Is Shirai-san not here?” When she arrived at the 177th activity branch, Natsume Enako did not see Shirai-san, only Uiharu-san was there.

“No, Shirai-san has received a report and left.” Uiharu-san sat in front of the computer. A small red dot kept moving on the computer screen. Uiharu-san was busy giving directions to classmate Shirai Kuroko.

“Is it the serial bombing case? Has the situation become more and more serious recently?” Natsume Enako asked curiously.

“Yes, this bombing case has escalated. Several innocent people have been injured recently. This time, the glass of a store was shattered, Several people were also injured by the glass at the scene.” Uiharu-san said slowly, frowning a little.

“Natsume-san, I heard from Shirai-san that your bicycle was lost. Do you want to check the surveillance now?” Uiharu-san seemed to have learned something from Shirai Kuroko on the other side of the headset, and then she looked up at Natsume Enako and said.

“Yes, the location is near the ATM machine on Third Avenue in the Seventh School District.” Natsume Enako instantly became alert and spoke immediately.

“Well, okay, there are a total of 21 surveillance cameras nearby, and I have retrieved all of her.” As soon as Natsume Enako finished speaking, Uiharu-san’s voice came.

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