The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"Yinghua? Is something the matter?"

"Tears..."

Looking at Saten Ruiko's somewhat tired face, Inoue Eika murmured softly.

"Huh? Why all of a sudden... No! Didn't I say..."

"Alright! Let me in first!"

Inoue Eika's heavy voice interrupted Saten Ruiko directly.

"Oh……"

Saten Ruiko stepped aside to make way for Inoue Eika.

Click!

Upon entering, Inoue Eika immediately closed the door and looked at Saten Ruiko with a serious expression.

"Tears! Come to school with me tomorrow!"

"No...I have something to do..."

Saten Ruiko's voice sounded guilty; she lowered her head, hesitant and unsure how to explain.

"Leave the ability to me! Ruiko, don't you know... how worried I am?"

"Hey?"

Upon hearing Inoue Eika's words, Saten Ruiko suddenly raised her head and looked at Inoue Eika in surprise.

As if he had thought of something, a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.

"So, Yinghua already knew? But..."

"No buts! I said, leave the matter of ability to me, and I will definitely give Ruiko a satisfactory explanation! Ruiko, do you no longer believe me?"

Meeting Inoue Hideka's resolute gaze, Saten Ruiko stubbornly said:

"No, of course I trust Yinghua! But, but, I don't want to rely on Yinghua for everything!"

"Hmm... Ruizi, you need to understand that everyone's talents are limited. You're already a level 3 strong ability user, and improving further isn't so simple. Like I told you before, your talent doesn't lie in this area. In this situation, we need to find another way. Traditional methods are no longer suitable for you, and they would only make me worry. In that case, how about you leave everything to me? I know you don't want to rely on me for everything, but at least for now, can you rely on me for a little while?"

"me……"

Saten Ruiko remained hesitant, her face showing a struggle, unsure how to respond to Inoue Eika.

"All right!"

Inoue Hideka suddenly placed her hand on Saten Ruiko's hair, ruffled it vigorously, and then forcefully pulled Saten Ruiko into her arms, whispering:

"Raiko is the girl I like. It would hurt me if she didn't rely on me when she's in trouble. So it's settled then. Give me a few days, and I'll make sure Ruiko is satisfied, okay?"

"Okay...okay! I understand!"

Leaning against Inoue Eika's chest, Saten Ruiko listened to Inoue Eika's confident words and whispered.

"Then Leizi should get some rest! You must be exhausted today."

"Yes, Yinghua, you should get some rest too!"

Leaving Inoue Hideka's embrace, Saten Ruiko said with a smile.

"kindness!"

With a nod, Inoue Eika left Saten Ruiko's room.

Before going to bed, Inoue Hideka washed herself and, upon returning to bed, took out the Indian playing cards that Shokuhou Misaki had given her.

I was delayed by various things and hadn't had a chance to use it until now.

With some of her memories restored, Inoue Hideka was finally able to relax.

Lying on the bed, Inoue Hideka placed the Indian-style playing card (a type of fighting game) on her head.

While thinking about the things he needed to deal with recently, he drifted off to sleep.

In her dream, Inoue Hideka arrived at a training ground.

I don't know when I changed into a martial arts training uniform.

Standing before me was a wiry man with a serious expression, dressed in classic martial arts attire, and sporting a small braid.

A Japanese samurai sword, about ten feet long, was strapped to his waist.

Inoue Hideka, who was still observing the situation at the training ground, suddenly heard the man say:

"I will pass on all my experience and swordsmanship to you, but you'd better be prepared to be trained. I won't let you leave if you don't pass! So, enough of the nonsense, let's begin!"

boom!

Before anyone could react, Inoue Hideka was slapped away by the back of a knife that suddenly appeared behind him!

It was so fast that Inoue Hideka couldn't even see its afterimage.

It was faster than Shirai Kuroko's teleportation, as if the man had appeared in two places at the same time, which was quite bizarre.

boom! boom! boom!

The night was long, and Inoue Hideka was tortured for a long time on the training field.

Inoue Hideka had that dream for a long time that night.

He didn't know exactly how much time had passed, but he knew it was definitely not the length of a dream.

Just as the samurai said before, he would never be allowed to leave if he was not qualified.

When she woke up, Inoue Hideka felt that she had made great progress in both her reflexes and combat experience.

At least for now, he is confident that he can react and dodge as soon as he senses the trigger of the pistol being pulled.

However, whether the body can keep up with the speed of the nerve reflexes is unknown.

At 5:30 a.m., Inoue Hideka woke up from her sleep.

Despite being tortured to the point of death in his dream, he felt no physical fatigue upon waking up.

After washing up, I found that Saten Ruiko had already started preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

After telling Saten Ruiko, Inoue Eika left the room.

He's going to find someone now.

Find someone who can solve the problem of Saten Ruiko's ability enhancement.

Chapter 208 Little did they know the title was just a trap.

The seventh school district, a university-affiliated hospital.

The office of the Underworld Soul Chaser.

Inoue Hideka sat in the chair, his face sincere and earnest as he spoke to the Netherworld Soul Chaser behind the desk:

"Doctor, I'm here because of the girl who was hospitalized before. You said she fainted due to the injection of stimulant drugs and excessive mental exertion. In fact, she was pushing her body's potential to its limits in an attempt to rapidly improve her abilities. However, everyone's potential is limited, and no matter how hard she tries, she may not be able to improve her abilities any further. So... I hope to get your help!"

"Even if you say that, I'm just a doctor, and when it comes to developing my abilities, I'm really..."

The Soul Chaser of the Underworld looked troubled, somewhat reluctant to refuse this stubborn young man.

As a doctor, he witnessed the boy's efforts and knew that the boy had his own unwavering beliefs.

In this respect, he is no less capable than that spiky-haired boy.

If possible, the Underworld Soul Chaser would very much like to help Inoue Hideka.

Moreover, Saten Ruiko is also considered his patient, so even if it's for the sake of the patient's health, he wouldn't refuse.

"You know...Misaka Networks, right?"

"Hmm... I know. What? You want that girl to be connected to the Misaka Network?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"Misaka Networks' computing power is definitely enough for her to improve her abilities, but it also depends on whether the sisters agree, right?"

Seeing that this was the problem that Mingtu Zhuihun was worried about, Inoue Hideka breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she said to Mingtu Zhuihun:

"Don't worry about that! Leave the younger sisters to me, and they definitely won't refuse!"

After all, he's the one who helped them find meaning in life!

How could my sister possibly refuse her!

Whether they are alive or dead, they should all have come to understand the beauty of life because of her, right?

Even as a collective consciousness, as a collective consciousness of all the Misaka Sisters (including the deceased), they would surely recognize her.

After all, unlike simply being saved, Saten Ruiko is something far more important—she brings all the sisters' lives to life!

That's something that neither Touma Kamijou from the original story, nor himself who saved his sisters in this life, nor Shokuhou, could do!

"In that case, I agree. Just come pick it up when it's ready in a few days. But as a condition, would you like to consider what I mentioned to you before?"

"Uh...it can't be..."

Inoue Hideka's expression suddenly turned grim as he recalled the matter of signing up for memberships that Hades had mentioned several times.

Well, never mind!

With a helpless smile, Inoue Hideka continued:

"Although I'm very reluctant, that's exactly what I'm thinking!"

"kindness?"

The idea of ​​chasing souls in the underworld was originally just a joke, but I didn't expect Inoue Hideka to actually agree to it, which made me a little suspicious.

Ignoring the questions raised by the Netherworld Soul Chaser, Inoue Hideka began talking about things that seemed completely unrelated.

"A year ago, probably in this same hospital, there was a boy with spiky hair who, after recovering from a serious injury, suffered brain damage. This caused 'cognitive circuitry damage,' resulting in him losing the ability to recognize someone's face and name. Does the doctor remember this incident?"

"Hmm...it seems to be related to the fifth child, right? I remember that boy too, he was just hospitalized a few days ago."

"Well, that's the second thing I want to ask the doctor today. I hope the doctor can make a breakthrough in this disease! I'll be the guinea pig!"

Yesterday, after regaining her memories with Misaki Shokuhou, Inoue Hideka learned that she had once promised to save Misaki Shokuhou's love.