The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Having heard the commentator's words, he felt confident of victory and completely relaxed, so even though he seemed to have energy left, he did not accelerate his sprint.

Instead, he smiled and waved to the audience on both sides, adopting the posture of a victor.

"Roar! Roar!"

Wow! That's amazing!

"Wow! So handsome! So stylish!"

The streets were filled with gasps and screams.

Saten Ruiko, who was among the audience, looked a little depressed and worried, but she just pouted and didn't say anything.

Instead, it was Hatsuharu Kazari standing nearby who, watching the spirited athlete nearing the finish line, said with concern:

"Inoue-san hasn't arrived yet. Looks like she has no hope of getting first place! She must have been delayed by Misaka-senpai, right?"

"Well, it doesn't really matter whether I'm first or not~~"

Saten Ruiko spoke casually, but her face did not show the relaxed expression that matched her words.

"Hmm...that's true, but I'm still a little unwilling..."

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! That's...that's it! It's here!! The biggest dark horse of this year's Daihasei Festival! Inoue-kun, who had once disappeared from the surveillance cameras! Whoa whoa! This is incredible! He's rapidly approaching the finish line at a speed of fifty meters per second! Ariel is in grave danger! Will he be overtaken! Will he be overtaken!! Just before he's about to secure victory!!"

It must be said that anyone who can serve as a commentator is a master at manipulating people's hearts with just language.

The atmosphere at the scene was stirred up by the commentator's excited shouts.

The audience watched with bated breath as Taiga Ariki, who had just been jogging leisurely as if taking a stroll, began to run, wondering what he would do next.

At the same time, his eyes glanced at Inoue Hideka, who had just appeared in the distance, wondering if he could overtake Ariki Taiga before he reached the finish line.

Shiori Hatsuharu's words of regret were suddenly interrupted by the commentator's voice, but she showed no displeasure. Instead, she looked at the track behind her with surprise.

"Ah! It really is Inoue-kun, Saten...wait, where's Saten-kun?"

The moment the commentator's shout rang out, Saten Ruiko noticed the familiar, haunting figure that had suddenly darted out from behind her. With an excited expression, she ran to the finish line, which wasn't far away, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted at the figure rushing towards her:

"Yinghua! Keep it up!"

At this point, Inoue Eika was still 200 meters from the finish line, so she shouldn't have been able to hear Saten Ruiko's cheers.

But for some reason, as if by telepathy, I felt someone calling me from ahead, and I paused for a moment.

Seeing the girl who was crowding around the finish line, ignoring the staff pulling her back, and cheering herself on with all her might, a warm smile appeared on my lips.

The previous fatigue seemed to have been completely dispelled by the girl radiating sunshine, vanishing in an instant!

"Oh!"

She struck a victory pose in an unusually childish manner, as if responding to Saten Ruiko, and then activated the magnetic gloves with all her might, rushing forward at top speed.

After hearing the commentator's words, Ariki Taiga turned around in alarm and almost stumbled and fell to the ground when he saw the boy who was rapidly approaching him.

He immediately abandoned his previous arrogance and sprinted with all his might.

With forty meters to go, a full sprint would only take five or six seconds, barely a breath, and the boy would have no chance of catching up.

Although Yuki Taiga was thinking this, he didn't slow down at all and quickly rushed towards the finish line.

but……

As Yu Mu Dahe was running at full speed, with only twenty meters to go before the finish line, the commentator's shout instantly sent him tumbling into an ice cave.

"Hooray! Overtaken!! Inoue has successfully made a comeback, overtaking... Wow! He's reached the finish line!! The first place winner of this marathon has been decided!! Inoue made a 360-degree comeback at the last moment!! Successfully overtaking Ariki!! Next, Ariki, in second place, has also successfully reached the finish line. Although it's a bit of a pity that he was overtaken at the last moment, it's still worth celebrating! As for the third place, we haven't seen anyone yet! Who will it be? Will another dark horse emerge?"

The commentator's passionate and energetic explanations continued, bringing the atmosphere on the field to its peak.

The roar was even louder than when the Muda River appeared, and it even drowned out the commentator's explanation.

Wow! Is he a spatial ability user? He's super cool!

"He's not a spatial ability user. I don't understand it either, but he just seems so amazing!"

"oh oh!"

"Wow! My crush! What's his name? Is it Inoue? Which school does he go to? I'm going to confess to him!!"

"Roar! I'm inexplicably excited! Ahh! I'm going to die!"

Inoue Hideka had no time to pay attention to any of this, because as soon as he reached the finish line, he was immediately hugged by Saten Ruiko who rushed over.

"Yinghua! That's amazing! Number one! Wow! That's so cool!"

"Hehe! How about it? Aren't you even more infatuated with me now?"

Suddenly stopping made Inoue Hideka's head spin even more. She spoke listlessly, resting her chin on Saten Ruiko's shoulder to relieve the dizziness.

"Hmph! No way!"

"Oh? Is that so? How sad..."

With a sense of security, Inoue Eika placed all her weight on Saten Ruiko's body, closed her eyes, and sighed exhaustedly.

"Um...because...because...ahhh! How embarrassing!"

For some reason, Saten Ruiko suddenly became shy and stammered, unable to give a coherent explanation.

"Hey? What's wrong, Ruizi?"

Inoue Hideka opened her eyes in surprise and whispered in Saten Ruiko's ear.

"Because! It's impossible to increase it any further!"

"what?"

"Infatuation level! Idiot! How could Lady Ruiko say such embarrassing things!"

"Um... Haha! Ruiko, she's so cute!"

Does this mean the level of infatuation has reached its peak and cannot be increased further?

Even Ruiko can say sweet words now.

Thinking happily, Inoue Eika brought her mouth close to Saten Ruiko's ear and inhaled the fragrance of Saten Ruiko's hair with fascination.

"Um, actually I wanted to say this before, Inoue-san and Saten-san are really not dating?"

Suddenly, Shiori's bewildered voice rang out from the side, startling Inoue Hideka and Saten Ruiko.

"Moreover, this is not only the competition venue, but it's also being broadcast live all over the world!"

Chapter 234 The Grand Star Festival in Full Swing (5)

"what!"

"Forehead!"

Upon hearing this, Saten Ruiko and Inoue Hideka separated as if a spring had been pressed between them.

"No, no! It's early spring, I'm just too tired and want to rest!"

"Hmm...is that so?"

Shiori Ueharu glanced suspiciously at Ruiko Saten and Eika Inoue, and asked in confusion.

"Huh? Early spring, it seems I should get closer to you? Well then, phew~~"

Saten Ruiko's eyes were somewhat dangerous as she stared at Uiharu Kazari with a smile, making a blowing motion with her lips. Suddenly, a small whirlwind swept around Uiharu Kazari.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Chun Shili's skirt fluttered up, revealing strawberry-colored underwear as the hem swung.

"Ah! Saten-san! Don't use your powers to play pranks!"

"Hehe~~"

Inoue Hideka smiled awkwardly and quickly turned her head away.

"Oh! Right! I have to rush to the venue in the 7th school district to be a referee now. Ruiko and Haru can play first!"

The referee was appointed by Inoue Hideka in advance. Although Shinjuku Riekai said that Inoue Hideka would participate in all the competitions, he did not completely disregard his opinions and situation.

After taking into account Inoue Hideka's requirements, a large number of competition events were arranged, but there was also some rest time, so that Inoue Hideka wouldn't really be exhausted.

The match that Inoue Hideka requested to referee was a ball-throwing game for Misaka Mikoto.

I took out my phone and checked the time; there were still fifteen minutes until the match started, so time was running out.

"Inoue-kun, would you like some water to soothe your throat? We'll be recognizing the top three next, so please wait a moment."

Just as Inoue Hideka was about to leave, someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder. It was a member of the operations committee in charge of the competition.

"Oh! Thank you! But no need for the commendation. I still have refereeing duties to perform. As a fellow operations committee member, you understand, right?"

After taking the bottled water, Inoue Eika said something, said goodbye to Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari, and then ran out.

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Back in District 7, when Inoue Hideka was entering the ponie arena through the staff-only entrance, she was still feeling dizzy.

The marathon is not yet over, the roads remain closed, and other major roads are packed with pedestrians and vehicles.

Helpless, Inoue Hideka had no choice but to use the magnetic gloves again to rush back.

However, this time she wasn't as nervous as during the previous match. When she felt extremely dizzy, Inoue Hideka would stop and rest for a while.

After rushing as fast as I could, I finally arrived at the arena two minutes before the start of the match.

"Inoue-kun! You're so slow!"

At this moment, the students from both schools were in position on the field, with 20 students from Tokiwadai Middle School facing off against more than 200 students from Yuquan Middle School.

Fukiyoshi stood under a tent with the words "Operations Committee" written in large characters at the edge of the field, a whistle hanging around his neck and a school uniform jacket draped over his shoulders, waiting for the competition to begin.

Seeing that Inoue Hideka arrived late, he shouted at Inoue Hideka with dissatisfaction.

Yes, Fukiyoshi is also the referee for this match.

Inoue Hideka served as the referee for this match to ensure the smooth running of the game.

Regardless, she did stand up for herself, and in this battle between the magician and Touma Kamijou, she and Akisa Himegami were both innocent victims.

Inoue Hideka didn't want her to be held responsible or suffer because of this. This girl was working so hard to make everyone have fun at the Daihasei Festival, and she shouldn't be implicated in this.

Originally, Inoue Hideka wanted to replace her as the referee for this match, but perhaps due to scheduling conflicts, she volunteered to take on the role.