The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"Big sister, big sister! Kuroko is so... so moved! Kuroko..."

"Hey~~ Didn't I say we should rest first? Stop talking!"

"Yes!"

Inoue Hideka, who was running at the front, heard the commentator's explanation and glanced back at the two athletes who were using their recoil to rush towards the badminton high jump field.

With a confident smile playing on his lips, Inoue Hideka held a trash can to the side of the street, pulled it to his side, and then pushed it away... directly in front of the high jumper, Yubaba!

After landing one meter in front of the high jumpers on the badminton field, it suddenly stopped and did not attack them.

After all, the rules of the competition state that abilities that could directly injure the opponent are not allowed.

However, even so, Inoue Hidekazu's goal has already been achieved.

"Whoa! Horikoshi! Stop your power! You can't stop! No, no! Change direction! Change direction!"

Narutoki saw the trash can blocking his way and quickly bent down to change the coefficient of friction with the ground.

However, their forward speed was too fast, and even with the change in the coefficient of friction with the ground, the inertia caused by their weight still prevented them from stopping immediately.

Seeing that they were about to crash, he shouted anxiously to his companion.

"Damn it! I'm doing... ah!"

boom!

The direction of the firepower changed, but caught off guard, Horikoshi had no time to assess the situation around him. Due to the recoil, he crashed into the highway guardrail in a panic.

"Hmm... uh?"

Narugo Motoba rubbed his buttocks as he stood up from the ground, only to find that the straps on his and his companion's legs had come undone.

"Huh? How could this be? This is so frustrating!"

Chapter 240 The Grand Star Festival in Full Swing (11)

"Wow! Inoue's brilliant move! Without breaking the rules, he perfectly eliminated the high jumper from the field! That's quite a brilliant strategy!"

"Ah! If my ability level were high enough, I could control the asphalt of the entire track!"

Miyano Riru, a short-haired girl from Bluebell Girls' High School, ran forward with her teammates while yelling in frustration at Inoue Eika and Saten Ruiko, who were 20 or 30 meters ahead of them.

"Well, Miyano, don't complain. That boy is obviously pretty good. He figured out our strategy from the start, and I knew then that we couldn't beat those two. If they continue to advance by avoiding us, your abilities won't be able to stop them, right?"

Kikugiri, with her long, slightly wavy hair, seemed quite philosophical about it, offering words of comfort to Miyano Riruru with a relaxed expression. After a moment's thought, she continued:

"Besides, look at how well he handles the high jump! If there were a whole row of trash cans in front of us, we wouldn't be able to get past them, tied together like this. The reason he hasn't done anything to us is probably because he doesn't take us seriously, right?"

"Ah~~ Alright! Second place is fine, it's much better than the badminton high jump where they were disqualified!"

"Hehe~~ Miyano, you're still too naive~~"

Kikuki smiled but didn't say anything more.

"W-What do you mean? That's so sarcastic..."

"It means..."

Before Kikugiri Akiko could finish speaking, the voice coming from the radio had already answered Miyano Riru's question.

"Finally! After a minute of silence, Misaka and Shirai from Tokiwadai Middle School have finally started their attack! Judging from their confident smiles, the audience is definitely in for a treat!"

"Oh, as expected! This is... spatial teleportation! As Tokiwadai's only spatial ability user, Shirai used her signature move right from the start! Wow! Even more surprising than the students from Sakugawa Middle School just now. This distance... must be at least 60 meters, right? At this rate, overtaking the two groups ahead will only take a few seconds! As expected of the prestigious Tokiwadai! Even with Misaka's electric shock ability restricted, they are still the strongest group!"

Upon hearing the commentary on the radio, Inoue Hideka and Saten Ruiko exchanged a glance and both gave a wry smile.

If their opponents in this race hadn't been Misaka Mikoto, Inoue Hideka and Saten Ruiko originally planned to use their magnetic gloves to sprint to the finish line in one go.

But after what happened before the match, how could Inoue Hideka dare to act recklessly now?

"Well, it's okay. Losing to Misaka-senpai and Shirai isn't really a loss, since they're... um? good friends..."

Saten Ruiko spoke nonchalantly, then paused for a moment as if she had thought of something before continuing.

"Ah... that's true! Anyway, as long as it's the top three, I won't care about the others..."

Whoosh!

Before Inoue Eika could finish speaking, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko suddenly appeared beside him, keeping level with Inoue Eika, but stopped using their spatial abilities to move.

Just like Inoue Hideka, he chose to run to the finish line.

"Hmph! Bastard! The real contest is just beginning!"

Misaka Mikoto snorted and said proudly.

"Hehe~~ My sister and I will definitely not lose to you!"

"Listen up, you bastard! Don't use your weird teleportation powers, and Kuroko can't teleport either, but we won't hold back on anything else! You guys, bring it on!"

"Keep moving forward," Misaka Mikoto said to Inoue Hideka with a defiant look.

"Wow! This is pretty good! Come on, Ruiko and I won't lose to you either!"

Inoue Hideka smiled and said to Misaka Mikoto in a similarly provocative tone.

"What's going on? After catching up with the Tokiwadai Middle School student, the student suddenly stopped using his ability. Is he planning to decide the winner by footwork?"

Only now does the real battle between Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, and Inoue Eika and Saten Ruiko truly begin!

The two teams of players, having abandoned Bluebell Girls' High School which was desperately chasing from behind, and disregarding the established three-legged race rules, have created their own game rules and are finally about to begin to determine the winner!

"Heh heh~~ Watch out, Saten!"

Shirai Kuroko smiled sinisterly, then suddenly reached her hand under her athletic shorts, and then, whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A series of steel needles suddenly appeared less than a meter in front of Inoue Eika, arranged according to a certain pattern.

If Inoue Hideka just ran over like that, she would definitely step on a steel needle!

It's the same trick Inoue Hideka used when dealing with Haba's high jump: simply place things in the way you have to walk, so that if you run into them, it won't count as me attacking you, right?

"Yinghua!"

Saten Ruiko cried out in concern and tried to pull Inoue Eika aside.

However, if they make a sharp turn, the two are very likely to fall to the ground in a panic, just like the high jumpers on the badminton field.

"Don't worry about it, Ruiko!"

Inoue Hideka hurriedly spoke up to stop Saten Ruiko, and then held her palms towards the steel nails in front of her.

With a few more whooshing sounds, all the steel nails were lifted from the ground and flew into Inoue Hideka's hand.

Then, in return, she threw steel nails in front of Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto, blocking their path in the same way.

Shirai Kuroko can only move things she can touch; she has no way to deal with steel nails stuck in the ground.

However, just because she had no choice doesn't mean Misaka Mikoto didn't.

Manipulating electromagnetic force, Misaka Mikoto instantly pulled out the steel nail in front of her.

The steel needle appeared in Misaka Mikoto's hand instantly, drawn by the magnetic force.

After handing the steel needle to Shirai Kuroko, Misaka Mikoto's forehead erupted with blue lightning, spreading the current into the soil beneath the bushes on both sides of the street.

Instantly, a large amount of dark iron sand flew out of the soil and swept towards Inoue Hideka and Saten Ruiko.

"Oh! It's my turn to shine!"

Saten Ruiko shouted excitedly, and a stream of energy condensed in her hand.

The airflow grew stronger and stronger, eventually forming a small tornado.

When the tornado reached a certain size, it was suddenly thrown out.

The surrounding iron sand was swept up by the tornado and rushed towards Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko.

"Tsk!"

Misaka Mikoto clicked her tongue in annoyance, increased the output of her power, and controlled the iron sand to rotate in the opposite direction in the tornado, gradually wearing down the wind force of the tornado.

"Wow! Misaka-senpai really lives up to her reputation as a psychic! In that case, how about this?"

Whoosh! A whirlwind appeared out of thin air again, blowing towards Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, stopping around them and forming an updraft that lifted their shirts.

"ah!"

The two screamed and quickly covered the hem of their clothes to prevent their navels and the skin above them from being exposed to the air.

"Saten, that's so despicable!"

Shirai Kuroko roared angrily.

"Well done, Ruiko!"

Inoue Hideka couldn't help but give a thumbs up, praising Saten Ruiko's quick wit.

"Well~ well~ I didn't break any of the rules of the competition! Neither the three-legged race rule nor the rules set by Misaka-senpai~~"

Saten Ruiko winked playfully at Misaka Mikoto and the other girl, and then smiled happily as she spoke.

"The situation on the scene... well, I don't understand what the contestants from Sakukawa Middle School and Tokiwadai were thinking, abandoning their quick movement methods and opting for traditional running in their duel. But this is more like a competition for superpowered individuals! The sheer variety of abilities is overwhelming. Did the audience have a feast for the eyes? Such a pure ability duel is rare even at the Daihasei Festival! Please keep your eyes peeled and don't miss a single exciting moment!"

"This trip to Academy City was definitely worthwhile!"

Along the street, listening to the commentator's explanation, the audience also expressed their sincere amazement.

"Yes! Especially the scenes before the competition, I probably won't see them again."

"Spatial teleportation, electric shocks, air manipulation... we can roughly figure out the abilities of those three girls, but what exactly is that boy's ability?"

A boy wearing a school uniform, chin in hand, pondered as he spoke to his friend beside him.

"It seems like she's manipulating metal, but not entirely. I can't quite tell... But do you think that girl who manipulates airflow might be the same esper who fought the Railgun before the match?"

Chapter 241 The Grand Star Festival in Full Swing (12)

The three-legged race is still in full swing.

Behind Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, the Bluebell Girls' High School players were getting very close to them because the two were frantically dealing with the surrounding air currents, which slowed down their progress.

The distance is less than ten meters!