Looking at the 1.2 million personal points that had arrived in his account, Shikime Natsu's steps became slightly lighter. Those guys really were something; even though he wasn't a proponent of violence, they just insisted on getting physical with him.
However... being able to make those guys behave a little was still not bad. Shikime Natsu could already imagine that if Ryuuen Kakeru hadn't spoken to him about this matter yesterday and had instead directly started implementing his plan, it would have been quite troublesome for Class A.
Hooligans were indeed quite distressing to deal with. Fortunately, Shikime Natsu had managed to resolve this hidden danger.
In Shikime Natsu's view, Class B wouldn't do this kind of thing. Their Class Points should be roughly the same as Class A's. Unlike Class C—since Ryuuen Kakeru had used violence to suppress the entire Class C, the scenes of that suppression must have been captured to some extent. Their Class Points would likely have widened a significant gap from Class A and Class B.
Shikime Natsu walked down from the rooftop but didn't leave the academic area immediately. He noticed a girl in a corner of the school building.
However, since it was the weekend, Shikime Natsu wasn't clear if the person was a teacher or a student. After all, in this school, the female teachers generally seemed much younger than the male teachers.
For example, Mashima Tomoya and Sakagami Kazunori both looked quite old. On the contrary, Hoshinomiya Chie and Chabashira Sae both looked quite young. In fact, if Hoshinomiya Chie were to change into the uniform of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School right now, probably no one would think she was a teacher.
That girl shouldn't have seen what happened just now. Judging from her hair color and silhouette, Shikime Natsu matched her with someone in his mind—Morishita Ai.
This was a classmate from his own class. Although they hadn't interacted much, fortunately, Shikime Natsu possessed a photographic memory. He remembered the other party's hairstyle and body shape clearly. This was definitely not because he intentionally tried to remember, but simply because she happened to be a beautiful girl, so he remembered her after just one glance.
Basically, everyone in the class had left an impression in his mind, and he even knew a little about their relationships. Of course, he didn't know much; what he possessed was a photographic memory, not a personnel intelligence network.
It was the weekend. Even if a girl didn't go to Keyaki Mall with friends, she would usually stay in the dormitory, right?
What was going on with Morishita Ai? Lying prone on the ground alone? Was it hypoglycemia?
Looking from where he was, Shikime Natsu could only see Morishita Ai lying flat on the ground.
The girl was wearing a beige pure cotton shirt dress that reached her knees. The cut of the clothes was slightly loose, and even a bit crumpled; it looked like it hadn't been ironed properly at a glance. Over the shirt dress was a khaki green utility vest that looked bulging, and he didn't know what was stuffed inside.
Hmm... judging solely by the coordination, she seemed like an eccentric.
Shikime Natsu cast this rude thought out of his mind. Everyone had their own preferences; how could he casually conclude that someone was an eccentric?
He decided to get a little closer to check on her situation. No matter what, she was a classmate of his own class. As the leader of Class A, Shikime Natsu had an obligation to ensure the personal safety of everyone in the class.
Alright, even if it weren't a student of Class A, he would step forward to help if someone was in trouble. If it was a scam, however, Shikime Natsu would strike back ruthlessly.
As he got closer, Shikime Natsu saw more clearly. Morishita Ai was lying on the ground, her waist not arched in the slightest. She looked just like a corpse. No, there was still some difference; he saw the magnifying glass the girl was holding in her hand. What was she planning to observe?
"Morishita-san, what are you doing?"
Shikime Natsu walked to Morishita Ai's side, squatted down, and asked with some curiosity.
The other party didn't answer, nor did she raise her head or look sideways. She remained silent for about six or seven seconds.
"Quiet. You're blocking the light. A sudden mutation in light intensity will become an invalid variable and interfere with my observation. I am recording the stress response of a female Formica gagates that has just separated from the colony. After the sound of your voice appeared, its antennal oscillation frequency rose from 1.2 times per second to 1.9 times."
"Shikime Natsu, you are currently the external stimulus source for this experiment. Please squat there and don't move, and don't make any more sound. Let me finish collecting the complete behavioral data of it facing a threat."
Shikime Natsu was directly stunned. What did this girl in front of him intend to do?
Fine, she said it herself; she was observing ants. And her words were quite professional. At least Shikime Natsu, a top student, wasn't clear on what she meant. Anyway, for Morishita Ai, it seemed he was particularly in the way?
Hmm... was this the attitude one should have towards their leader?
Of course, Shikime Natsu still shifted his position slightly to avoid causing the mutation in light intensity or whatever Morishita Ai had mentioned. He didn't just leave the girl before him, though; after all, it seemed quite interesting.
Moreover, this guy's way of addressing him was quite special; she actually called him by his full name. At least in the many years Shikime Natsu had lived in Japan, this was the first time he had heard someone call out his full name like that.
Although it was April, the girl lay motionless on the ground observing ants; she really had quite the perseverance.
Shikime Natsu's gaze fell upon the ants Morishita Ai was observing. This was an ant colony, basically moving along a single route.
As for that separated ant, it was already some distance away from Morishita Ai by now. Even holding a magnifying glass, could she still see it?
"Hasn't that ant walked far away? Why are you still lying on the ground?"
Shikime Natsu couldn't help but speak up.
"Shikime Natsu, do you think I am using my eyes to look?"
Listening to the girl's question, Shikime Natsu was a bit stunned. Holding a magnifying glass, lying on the ground—wasn't she using her eyes to look?
"My movements are blending into the earth, and then tracking its pheromone trail residue. After that female ant separated from the group, in order to mark a retreat route, she released a special trace pheromone at the tip of her abdomen."
"Although the concentration decays rapidly with time, within 3 to 5 minutes, its molecular structure is still traceable at the microscopic level. What I was doing just now was constructing a three-dimensional movement path map of it in my brain by sniffing the soil and grass blades."
"The moment you opened your mouth, the carbon dioxide exhaled from your breath polluted the air in the sample area and completely destroyed the molecular chain of the pheromones. Now the data is completely ruined... It's all over. A precious sample about to reveal the germination of independent consciousness in ant society has disappeared forever because of your big mouth."
Morishita Ai's remarks sounded quite professionally powerful. Shikime Natsu didn't have any understanding of this field, but he just felt that this guy was spouting nonsense. Hmm, even though she threw out so many things, Shikime Natsu felt she seemed to be doing it just to shift the blame onto him?
___
🔥 New stories are available now! 🔥
We're handing out that '25% bonus' that makes your wallet smile. 😄
✅ Access up to 40 advanced chapters of ALL stories!
✅ Receive exclusive content and updates!
Help us hit our community goals:
🎯 100 Powerstones = +1 Bonus Chapter for everyone
🚀 180 MEMBERS = +5 extra chapters of ALL STORIES!
👻 P - Walnutchan