The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"So, if anyone can successfully complete this task, they won't be assigned any other tasks during the Great Star Festival. In that case, is there anyone willing to take on this task?"

"kindness?"

Inoue Hideka, who had been idly gazing out the window, immediately perked up his ears upon hearing this.

He was threatened by his homeroom teacher to participate in all the projects while also serving as the operations committee member.

If it's really as this person in charge promised, then there should be a lot of time available during the Daihasei Festival, right?

At least I won't be exhausted to death, right?

Just as Fukiyoshi was about to accept the task after seeing the person in charge's predicament, he immediately gave up the idea when he heard that no other tasks would be assigned.

She volunteered to serve as an operations committee member because of her passion for the Daihasei Festival.

I did this because I wanted to help her as much as possible. If I didn't assign her any tasks, wouldn't that be going against my original intention?

Just as Saki Jiro was about to give up in despair, a hand suddenly rose up from the window on his left.

At the same time, a determined young voice also came through.

"Leave it to me, I guarantee I'll get the job done!"

Chapter 211 A gigolo? A pretty boy?

Inoue Hideka believed she had a fairly good relationship with three of the superpowered individuals, and that they wouldn't refuse if she asked them for a favor.

So they made a solemn promise.

However, his explosive remarks immediately enlivened the room.

"Who is that boy? Isn't he afraid of dying?"

"I've heard that Accelerator is a serial killer! If you go and invite him, you won't even know how you died!"

"That boy... he seems kind of familiar?"

"Ah! I remember him... I once saw him with the Queen..."

"Oh! I saw it too! Could it be... really the Queen's boyfriend?"

Judging from this conversation, they seem to be members of Misaki Shokuhou's faction.

"Huh? No way? That time I passed by the Tokiwadai dorm, I think I saw him on a date with the third Railgun!"

"Wow! Who is this guy?! He's actually connected to those two espers from Tokiwadai?"

"Could it be one of the seven superpowered individuals? Could it be the sixth one who hasn't shown up yet?"

"No, no! I think he's more like a gigolo who lives off women!"

The voice, which sounded sour, clearly belonged to a boy who was filled with envy and jealousy.

"Ridiculous! He's not even handsome! You'd be better off with me than a pretty boy like him! Ah! Queen~~ please accept me! I'm willing to be your slave!"

Various speculations, both positive and negative, echoed throughout the event room.

When Inoue Hideka heard someone call him a gigolo, his expression immediately turned sour.

pretty boy?

Go try getting tortured to death by Accelerator, then you can also become a gigolo!

"Well……"

As Jiro Saki listened to the clamor in the meeting room, he pondered, seemingly hesitant about whether to assign the boy this dangerous task.

"Quiet!"

After shouting loudly and waiting for the meeting room to gradually quiet down, Saki Jiro looked at his two assistants.

"Peace and prosperity, long pillar!"

As Saki Jiro's assistants, the two understood their boss's meaning with just a glance and quickly began to review the application forms handed to them by the students.

"No need to look anymore. I am Inoue Hideka from Class 3, Grade 1 of Sakukawa Junior High School, a proud idiot!"

Inoue Hideka reluctantly interrupted his assistant's actions and introduced himself with some speechlessness.

"A powerless person? They're actually a powerless person!"

"So he really is a gigolo?"

"How can someone without any abilities be so proud! I don't know where he gets his confidence from!"

"Perhaps he's proud that someone without any abilities can actually live off a person with superpowers?"

"Ugh! I hate guys like that who have no ambition!"

"Hmph! I'd like to see if he still has the same confidence when facing Accelerator."

"He definitely wouldn't dare go after Accelerator, right? At most, he'd be begging and groveling at the feet of A Certain Scientific Railgun and Mental Control!"

"Hmph! I'm afraid the Railgun and Mind Control won't buy it then, let's see where he'll put his face then!"

As expected, the meeting room erupted in chaos again after Inoue Hideka finished speaking.

These people!

What exactly is the mindset?

Envy and jealousy? Or resentment at one's own incompetence?

Inoue Hideka was a little confused and didn't bother with these guys who stirred up trouble at the slightest hint of trouble.

He rested his elbows on the table, propped his chin up, and looked out the window, bored.

Snapped!

A sharp cracking sound suddenly came from the table next to him, startling Inoue Hideka.

Looking to his side in surprise, he saw Fukiyori standing up suddenly, his palm on the table.

"You guys are really something! Regardless of whether he succeeds or not, or by what method he succeeds, at least he had the courage to take on this mission! Compared to you cowards who tremble at the mere mention of superpowers, he is infinitely better than you!"

Inoue Hideka looked at Fukiyori, who had a righteous expression, in surprise. She hadn't expected her to speak up for someone she had just met.

"Ahem! Alright, everyone, quiet down!"

Saki Jiro recovered from his surprise, cleared his throat, gestured for Fukiyori to sit down, and then turned to Inoue Hideka.

"So, Inoue-kun, are you sure you want to accept this mission?"

"Ah...yes, that's right! Is there a problem?"

"Hmm... okay! No problem! If you encounter any difficulties, you can ask me for help anytime. If it doesn't work, it's okay to give up."

"I understand, thank you, President."

After giving a casual reply, Inoue Hideka turned to look out the window, no longer paying attention to the progress of the meeting.

Although Jiro Saki said it was okay to give up, if he really did give up, the gossip would probably be even worse.

Those who were just gossiping were probably mostly people with low abilities. While envying superpowers, they also felt jealous of those with high abilities when they couldn't improve themselves.

Seeing that Inoue Hideka, a person without ability, actually did something that he himself did not have the courage to face, the worst aspects of human nature were revealed at this moment.

Inoue Hideka wouldn't care about those people's thoughts at all; those who only complain about society can't cause any big waves.

"Now that the pre-match preparations have been completed this morning, the next step is to handle the refereeing and the announcements before, during, and after the match..."

Listening to Jiro Saki's rambling voice, the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms wafted in through the window on a gentle breeze.

A gentle breeze caressed her cheeks, and feeling the touch of nature, Inoue Hideka felt very comfortable. Resting her chin on her hand, she slowly drifted off to sleep.

…………

"Hey! Inoue-kun, the meeting's over, when are you going to wake up?!"

Feeling a jolt, Inoue Hideka groggily opened her eyes.

"Fukiyori... Is it over already? Oh, and thank you for earlier!"

"It's nothing, I just can't stand those guys! I'm going back to school, you should go back too! If you go back now, you might still make it to the last class."

As he spoke, Fukiyori turned and walked outside.

Inoue Hideka turned her head to look at the back of the conference room and found that everyone had already left.

He was rather curious that the usually rule-abiding Chui Jizhi allowed him to sleep during the meeting, only waking him up after everyone had left.

I took out my phone and checked the time; sure enough, it was almost time for school to end.

However, unlike the good student Fukiyori, Inoue Eika wouldn't rush back for the last class.

It's a rare opportunity to skip class openly and legitimately, so who would be foolish enough to go back?

To avoid running into Fuyuki at the bus stop and getting a lecture for missing her bus back to school, Inoue Hideka simply chose to walk home.

Since there was still plenty of time, and she would have to wait for the people who were supposed to arrive before she could start recovering her memories, Inoue Eika wasn't in a hurry.

At this time, most students are still in class, so there aren't many pedestrians on the street.

More often, they are robots used for street cleaning and security patrols.

When passing by a supermarket, Inoue Hideka remembered that most of the guests coming that evening were ladies, so she went in and bought some desserts, snacks, drinks, coffee, and the like.

When I came out of the supermarket, there were many more pedestrians on the street than before.

Groups of girls had already begun their after-school shopping trip.

"kindness?"

What happened? Why is the traffic jam so bad?

Looking at the cars that were backed up 100 meters ahead of him all the way to the intersection, Inoue Hideka wondered to himself.

Ring ring ring~~ Ring ring ring~~

Just then, my phone rang.

Hmm... it must be Ruiko looking for me, right?

While guessing, Inoue Hideka took out her phone and looked at it... It was Misaka Mikoto.

"Hello? Misaka? What's wrong?"