"Academy City midday broadcast..."
"Firefighters and Anti-Skill officers today rescued another dog trapped beneath a collapsed building. The Teddy had been stuck there for three whole days. It has now been taken to a veterinary hospital and is, fortunately, out of danger. However, its owner has been..."
"Repairs to the light rail network that covers the entire city are nearing completion. Normal service is expected to resume within the next three days."
"Urban First Heavy Industries Group plans to begin mass-producing cleaning, security, and new-model rescue robots next month, in order to cope with the increasingly severe public safety and rescue situation in the city..."
"Board Director Shokuho Misaki delivered an important speech in District 7, urging students to exercise restraint when using their abilities and prevent more tragedies involving espers..."
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"It has been nearly a month since the signal from the artificial satellite Vine One suddenly went dark. At present, there is still no telling when it can be repaired. The Board of Directors has held an emergency meeting and decided on future contingency measures, but it can now be said with certainty that the Tree Diagram, the supercomputer aboard artificial satellite Vine One, has suffered catastrophic damage. There is currently no replacement plan, leaving quite a few research institutes paralyzed..."
"Several streets bordering District 8 and District 7 have suffered severe damage. Buildings and property have sustained heavy losses. The Board of Directors has now drafted a new reconstruction and repair plan, along with insurance compensation measures..."
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"Hmm..."
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On the gigantic LCD screen by the roadside—probably several hundred inches across—the GG TV was continuously broadcasting Academy City's midday news... Unfortunately, though, a certain little girl wasn't interested in any of that boring information. She was simply holding her own Teddy, Tibbers, who had just been