The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Swish!

Kihara Tsuki, Inoue Eika, and Tsuchimikado Motoharu vanished instantly from the secret room.

After a few seconds of silence, the windowless building was suddenly filled with a sound whose source was completely undetectable.

"Using that boy as a line of defense to hold those two back is really not like you!"

However, no voice responded to those words, and the secret room fell into an endless silence once again.

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Swish!

After taking Inoue Hideka and Tsuchimikado Motoharu outside, Kihara Akihiro teleported away in a flash.

"Anyway, we'll be colleagues from now on, meow~~ Please take care of me, Inoue!"

Tsuchimikado Motoharu patted Inoue Hideka on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Ah~ Yes! Nice to meet you, Tsuchimikado!"

Stepping out of the windowless building, a gentle breeze blew past, and Inoue Hideka realized that her back felt chilly.

I touched it and felt a dampness; the back of my shirt was completely soaked with cold sweat.

"This is Inoue's first time working with the Anbu. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, meow~~"

"Okay! By the way, Tsuchimikado, how's that mage I gave you before?"

"Aizari... he's still under review by the council. He won't be officially enrolled in Academy City until it's confirmed he poses no threat to the city."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Inoue Hideka remembers that Aizali later joined the "Group," a secret organization directly under the chairman, which is the same "Group" that Inoue Hideka is now the head of.

Was it before that that the council caused some trouble?

"If I let Aizali join our organization, will the council release him?"

"This kind of thing is quite simple as long as Aleister agrees, meow~~ Besides, as the Dark Guard is his direct subordinate unit, he shouldn't have any reason to refuse."

"Hmm..." Inoue Hideka pinched her chin with her left hand and thought for a moment.

Does our organization have a headquarters or something similar?

"Huh? Aleister didn't tell you? I thought he had everything arranged, turns out you didn't know either, meow~~"

Tsuchimikado grabbed his towering blond hair and said, seemingly troubled.

Ringing~~

Inoue Hideka's phone suddenly rang twice.

"You can just go to the council to ask for Aizali. The 'Group's' headquarters are on the 25th floor of the Moqing Building in the Second School District."

The short text message was from Aleister, who was constantly monitoring the information on the hovering loop.

But how can he send text messages while he's constantly soaking in nutrient solution?

"The problem seems to be solved, but I'm more concerned about Touma and the others' situation now. Shall we go check on them together?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking, meow~~"

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Due to time constraints, Inoue Hideka and Tsuchimikado took a taxi to the underground shopping mall.

However, when the two arrived, all they saw was a cordon set up by security guards.

Where are Touma Kamijou and Sherry the wizard now?

In any case, it's best to make a call to confirm their safety.

Inoue Hideka took out her phone and first called Kamijou Touma.

"Hello? Yinghua?"

"Oh, Touma, are you all right over there?"

"Yes, although some troublesome things happened, they've been resolved safely. Have you heard about what happened in the underground mall?"

"Ah... anyway, I'm glad you're alright. See you tonight."

Then she called Misaka Mikoto to ask about the situation on their end.

After confirming that nothing unexpected had happened, the conversation ended with Misaka Mikoto sounding rather shy.

"It seems everything is safely resolved. Now, Tsuchimikado, would you like to come with me to headquarters, or..."

"Wow! I'm not really interested in this kind of thing, meow~~ Inoue can just send me the address later. Natsumi said she's going to prepare a big lunch for me, so I'll head back to the dorm first, meow~~"

Uh? Are you more interested in lunch or your sister?

Inoue Hideka watched Tsuchimikado wave goodbye and walk away with an air of nonchalance, and made a speechless comment.

Finding a nearby bus stop, Inoue Eika took the bus to the Second School District.

The Moqing Building and the Cairen Housing are both located in the Second School District, and the two places are only about three or four kilometers apart.

Inoue Hideka thought that after visiting the Moqing Building, she would also like to check out the Talent Workshop, perhaps Saten Ruiko was undergoing ability development there.

However, Inoue Hideka on the bus was not idle; instead, she sat in her seat and entered an enhanced state.

Wasting time is shameful, especially as the plot deepens and the crisis intensifies; seizing every opportunity to become stronger is the right path.

Second school district, 25th floor of the Moqing Building.

When Inoue Hideka stepped out of the elevator, a large number of people were hurrying through the corridor.

It says the 25th floor, but it doesn't say which room it is. Could it be the entire floor?

"Ah! That looks like... it's Department Head Inoue!"

A man carrying a stack of documents, who was walking towards the elevator, suddenly looked at Inoue Hideka and called out respectfully.

As soon as the voice was spoken, everyone walking down the corridor turned to look at Inoue Hideka, following the gaze of the man who had just spoken.

"It really is Minister Inoue!"

"Huh? Just an ordinary middle school student?"

"Shh! Newcomer, don't talk nonsense! Even if you're just a middle school student, you can't become a minister without being an ordinary person!"

Um... I'm really just an ordinary person, I'm so sorry!

Inoue Hideka silently complained to herself as she walked towards the crowd.

"Minister Inoue, I am Yuki Toshikawa, the representative of the lower-level organization. I have received orders from above that you are our leader from today onwards. In addition, all personnel are currently collecting and organizing various materials. Please wait a moment, and I will deliver them to the minister's office for your review later."

A man in his mid-twenties, dressed in a black suit and wearing a dark purple tie, with a neat crew cut, stepped out from the crowd. He introduced himself as Yuki Toshikawa.

His looks are just average, but the black-rimmed glasses he wears give him a shrewd look.

He was tall; in Inoue Hideka's opinion, he must have been over 1.8 meters tall.

"Well……"

Suddenly receiving such treatment as if he were a leader, Inoue Hideka was flattered and didn't react for a moment.

"Cough cough!"

Clearing his throat to calm himself down, Inoue Hideka finally spoke:

"Thank you for your trouble, Yuuki. Oh, where is the club president's office?"

"It's the room at the end of the left-hand corridor."

"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy."

Chapter 153 One reaps what one sows.

On the desk sat a laptop that was clearly expensive. Behind the laptop were neatly arranged documents resembling internal materials from Academy City. Next to the brand-new tea set was a lush asparagus fern with a charming ambiance.

On one side of the desk, there was a rather complicated-looking water dispenser.

It's complicated because this water dispenser isn't as small and easy to place as a typical water dispenser. It has multiple water outlets on its large body, and if you look closely, you can see that each outlet is labeled with a word like "coffee," "milk tea," or "purified water."

There are some calligraphy and paintings on the wall that appear to be by famous people, but in this era of rampant forgeries, it is hard to say whether they are genuine.

A set of sofas and tables were placed against the wall near the entrance.

This is where Inoue Hideka is now.

Sitting in the high-end wheeled chair in front of his desk, Inoue Hideka looked around his department head's office and the thought that joining the Anbu might not be so bad flashed through his mind.

However, Inoue Hideka dismissed this dangerous thought as soon as it crossed his mind. He had a gut feeling that Aleister was definitely plotting something bad by having him join the Anbu.

Knock knock knock!

The door was open, but there was still a knocking sound from outside.

"Please come in!"

Yuki Toshikawa walked in from outside, carrying a mountain of documents. He placed the documents on the desk in front of Inoue Hidekazu and said respectfully:

"Minister Inoue, this is the background information of all personnel within the organization, the list of existing resources, the log of activities conducted by the organization when it was under the Council, and the monthly income and expenditure details. Please take a look."

"Huh? Does the minister have to handle this? But let's put it aside for now. Yuuki, I want to find two people in Academy City. Can you help me find their information?"

"The computer in front of you has a system that can log in to the Academy City Library. You should be able to find it there. The password was just reset, you can set it again."

"Oh? Really? Then there's nothing else, you can go ahead and get back to work."

Inoue Hideka wanted to investigate the information on Kiyama Haruo and Fubuki Toshinobu.

Both of these individuals have been tested in terms of both character and ability.

Previously, we didn't dare to interfere too much in their affairs, but now that Inoue Eika has finally come clean with Aleister, we can finally act more freely.

Those things that I was afraid to do before for fear of being noticed by Aleister, which held me back, can finally be put into action.

Although it's unclear why he was able to emerge unscathed from the windowless building, the result is that he's been targeted by Aleister, and Aleister hasn't done anything to him.

In this situation, as long as nothing is done that would affect the Aleister Project, there shouldn't be any problems.

With that thought in mind, Inoue Hideka turned on her computer and began to operate it.

The information for Kiyama Haruo and Fubuki Toshinobu was retrieved, and sure enough, their contact information was on it.