The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Inoue Hideka clicked her tongue in frustration, retreating while dodging the rays of light aimed at her.

After retreating four or five hundred meters into the depths of the park, and making sure that Misaka Mikoto wouldn't find her way there, Inoue Eika stopped, took out a red cross from behind her back, and held it up in front of her.

Izali's physical abilities are only at the level of an ordinary person, at most comparable to Touma Kamijou.

Under these circumstances, Inoue Hideka believed that with the red cross that could block Misaka Mikoto's rampaging lightning, and his own physical strength, he could at least put up a fight against Eizali, if not have an overwhelming advantage.

It seems the only way is to defeat him first before engaging in negotiations.

With that thought in mind, Inoue Hideka quickly rushed toward Izali, holding up the red cross.

boom!

The light from the Aizali dagger struck the red cross, making a series of thuds.

However, it did not break through the red cross's defense. Inoue Eika was slightly stunned by the light, and then continued to rush towards Aizali.

Bang bang bang!

He held up the cross to block the rays of light shooting at him from all angles; the closer he got, the denser the attacks became.

A series of thuds came from the red cross.

boom!

When Inoue Hideka was only about half a meter away from Aizali, he quickly extended his right leg and kicked Aizali in the waist.

The power unleashed by the electric-enhanced calf sent Aizali flying, landing with a thud in the park's grass.

Chirp! Chirp!

Two beams of light shot out from the bushes, and Inoue Hideka quickly raised her red cross to block them.

Then he rushed towards Aizali, who was lying in the grass, dodged a beam of light, and kicked Aizali's wrist.

Snapped!

The obsidian dagger was kicked more than 20 meters away by Inoue Hideka.

However, Inoue Hideka's ankle was also grabbed by Izali's other hand.

Feeling a strong force coming from his ankle, Inoue Hideka lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud.

boom!

Using the force of the pull, Aizali flipped himself up from the ground and punched Inoue Hideka in the face.

The fight between the two suddenly turned into close-quarters combat.

Although she was initially at a disadvantage due to carelessness, Inoue Hideka's endurance and strength were clearly superior to that of the mage, Izali, and she quickly turned the tide. Immediately, the sounds of fists hitting flesh echoed deep within the park.

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"Seriously! That bastard, he abandoned his date... pretending to be his girlfriend, where did he go?!"

Misaka Mikoto stood in front of the vending machine in the park, her face flushed as she muttered to herself.

Having not seen Inoue Eika return for too long, Misaka Mikoto couldn't wait any longer and personally went to the only vending machine in the park to look for Inoue Eika.

But she didn't see Inoue Eika. Always impatient, she pouted angrily and complained about Inoue Eika.

"Right, didn't that guy stabilize a large amount of electricity in his body? If I calm down and sense it carefully, I should be able to detect it with my abilities..."

Misaka Mikoto muttered to herself, closed her eyes, and began to sense things with a furrowed brow.

About half a minute later, Misaka Mikoto suddenly opened her eyes, which shone with excited golden light.

"Found it! Damn it, I want to see what this guy is up to!"

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Did I fail?

Aizali lay on the ground, his face bruised and swollen, looking up at the clouds in the sky, muttering to himself.

Inoue Hideka stood beside him, looking down at Aizali, his face also bearing a few bruises.

He had great strength in both his hands and feet, but he didn't want to kill Aizali just like that, so he deliberately held back.

However, Izali was unaware that Inoue Hideka had held back, and whenever he had the chance, he would punch Inoue Hideka in the face, which is why Inoue Hideka is in this state now.

"I have a request, can you grant it?"

Aizali turned to look at Inoue Hideka, his face earnest.

Tell me about it.

Inoue Eika knew perfectly well what his request was; it was undoubtedly to protect Mikoto in his place.

However, Inoue Hideka knew he couldn't say it directly, otherwise there would be no way to explain how he knew such a private matter.

"My original target was everyone in Kamijou's faction. I disguised myself as an acquaintance and sabotaged your relationships. However, I fell in love with Misaka-san during the mission. But now that I've failed the mission, I'm no longer qualified to protect her. Can you take my place and protect her?"

"I refuse!"

Inoue Hideka refused without hesitation, which surprised Aizali slightly. Then, she roared angrily:

"Why! Aren't you Misaka-san's friend? As a man, isn't it your duty to protect the women around you?!"

Should men always protect the women around them?

Inoue Hidekazu doesn't have a definitive answer to this kind of thing. He wants to protect someone entirely according to his heart, and he doesn't act with a sense of responsibility because of any definitive answer.

That's not about protecting, that's about taking responsibility.

Inoue Hideka dismissed Aizali's anger as mere lust that clouded her judgment, and didn't take it too seriously.

"As a man, I am indeed prepared to protect Mikoto. However... Mikoto is the third-ranked Level 5 in Academy City. Do you really think she's just a delicate hothouse flower that needs to be protected?"

Inoue Hideka looked calmly at Aizali's angry face and said...

"In my eyes, no matter when or where, she will always be the proud, dishonest, yet gentle and powerful Railgun in my heart! So, rather than protecting her or anything like that, I would rather see her break through her inner limits and become the most dazzling star that shines in the world and illuminates the starry sky!"

"you……"

As Aizali listened to Inoue Hideka's words, he was actually shocked.

"Is that so... It seems you are indeed more qualified than I to stand beside Misaka-san!"

As Aizali spoke, he inexplicably laughed, a very happy laugh.

"Hehe! In that case, I'm relieved! I can rest assured that you can hand me over to Academy City without worry."

"No! I had no intention of fighting. I said from the beginning that there was no need for us to fight. Please wait a moment."

After Inoue finished speaking, he took out his phone, found Touma Kamijou's number, and dialed it.

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Misaka Mikoto hid behind the bushes, her face flushed.

"Idiot! Such ambiguous words... such words that sound like a confession... how could this idiot say them so calmly... even if you know I misunderstood... you just can't help but overthink it..."

Squatting on the ground, using the bushes to conceal her figure, Misaka Mikoto covered her burning face with her hands, uttering soft murmurs.

Chapter 137 Let's have sex in the movie theater?

"So, Aizali, I formally invite you to join Academy City's side and vow to protect Misaka Mikoto with your life from now on."

After hanging up the phone with Touma Kamijou, Inoue Hideka turned seriously to Aizali, who was lying on the ground.

"what?"

"Izali asked, puzzled."

"What? You don't want to?"

Inoue Hideka asked a playful question.

"Well, this seems to be the best solution for me since the mission failed!"

"Hehe! That's good!"

After saying this with a smile, Inoue Hideka continued to dial another number on her phone.

beep...beep...

"Hello, who is it?"

"Well... although we've met before, let me introduce myself. I'm Inoue Hideka, Touma's good friend."

"Oh! So it's that boy possessed by Michael, meow~~ I'm Tsuchimikado Motoharu, Inoue-san, what can I do for you, meow~~"

"Here's the thing, I have a magician here who wants to join Academy City. I asked Touma if he had any solutions, and then Touma gave me your contact information. Is it okay to give this to you?"

"Oh, no problem! Leave it to me, meow~~ By the way, where's the meeting point, meow~~"

"Hmm... this seems to be Changxiang Park in the Seventh School District, but I have something to do later, can you come directly to him?"

"Well... there's nothing I can do about it then, meow~~ I'll be right there now."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you!"

pat!

Inoue Hideka hung up the phone, then walked over to Izali, helped him up, and assisted him to sit on a bench nearby.

"I've already notified people from Academy City to come and pick you up. Wait here for a bit. I'm sorry I can't take you to the hospital... Ahhh! Right, right, Mikoto is still waiting for me! Oh no, she's probably going crazy by now! I have to go now, you'd better watch yourself!"

Inoue Hideka only realized halfway through her sentence that she seemed to have been out for too long. Given Misaka Mikoto's personality, she should be extremely angry by now.

He ran back as fast as he could, shouting at Aizali.

Passing by the vending machine, she anxiously bought a bottle of grape juice and a bottle of coconut soda, hoping that Misaka Mikoto would forgive him if she saw her favorite coconut soda.

huh... huh... huh...

When Inoue Hideka returned to the bench where she had been sitting, panting heavily, she saw Misaka Mikoto sitting awkwardly on the bench, her head down and her face flushed.

Seeing that Misaka Mikoto didn't seem angry, Inoue Hideka breathed a sigh of relief.

"Um... Misaka-senpai, your drink..."

Carefully handing over the coconut-flavored soda, Inoue Hideka meticulously observed Misaka Mikoto's facial expression, preparing to flee immediately if she showed any signs of anger.

"Hmm...you...why are you only getting back now..."

The whispers, though complaints, lacked any of their usual imposing force.