The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Inoue Hidekazu did not respond to Oriana's words; he knew, of course, that Oriana was trying to provoke him.

But Inoue Hideka is not a naive boy who is completely ignorant of the ways of the world, so how could he fall for such a simple provocation?

He stared cautiously at Oriana, neither speaking nor moving.

Just as Oriana was about to hit him, he used the magnetic gloves to dart to the other side of the streetlight.

However, its dodging motion stopped midway, and then it flew back towards the street lamp it had just been facing.

At that moment, Oriana, in order to get closer to Inoue Hideka, stood in front of that street lamp.

Inoue Hideka's trip back and forth took only a second.

Although Oriana sensed something was amiss, in such a short time, before she even had a chance to turn around, her entire back was exposed to Inoue Hideka's view.

boom!

At the critical moment, based on her years of combat experience, Orianna managed to dodge to the side even though she couldn't see what was behind her.

Inoue Hideka's flying kick missed and struck the street lamp in front of him, instantly creating a large dent in the hollow iron pole supporting the lamp.

Seeing that the attack missed, Inoue Hideka did not stop at all. She used her magnetic gloves to lift the entire street lamp off the ground, held it in her hand, and swung it forcefully towards Oriana, who was hurriedly dodging and had not yet regained her footing.

Oriana was no longer in the mood to tease Inoue Hideka. Her face was serious. Having just dodged the previous attack, she hadn't even regained her footing yet, and it was obviously unrealistic to move again to avoid the lamppost that was about to smash into her.

Left with no other choice, he could only cross his arms in front of him to block his way.

boom!

The lamppost crashed down on Oriana, but Inoue Hidekazu's force was actually neutralized by Oriana's strength!

As expected, Orianna's physical skills are also quite impressive!

However, this outcome was exactly what Inoue Hidekazu had anticipated.

Since Inoue Hideka knew beforehand that Oriana was skilled in physical combat, why would he foolishly rely on brute force?

Although he himself is quite strong and fast, it is still inconclusive whether he is stronger or weaker than Orianna.

Therefore, Inoue Hideka decided to use the magnetic gloves, which would give her an advantage, to end the battle as quickly as possible.

After all, Orianna is skilled at gathering intelligence, and the longer the battle drags on, the easier it is for her to find weaknesses.

Even though she no longer has the original shorthand text, her combat experience accumulated from traveling to various countries over the years and her ability to formulate strategies on the spot based on the situation are far superior to Inoue Hideka's.

Therefore, although Inoue Hideka temporarily gained the upper hand, he was not careless at all.

In the instant that he was locked in a stalemate with Orianna while holding the lamppost, he activated his magnetic gloves and pushed the lamppost towards Orianna at supersonic speed!

A series of banging sounds rang out.

Oriana was thrown five or six meters by the lamppost, rolling several times on the ground before finally coming to a stop in a sorry state.

His entire arm was a bloody mess, with large patches of skin scraped off when it hit the lamppost, and even the pale white skin was visible through the bright red blood.

Although it was cruel, it was still the result of Inoue Hideka showing mercy.

The magnetic gloves have a maximum effective range of 50 meters. If desired, Inoue Hidekazu could launch Oriana 50 meters away at supersonic speed in an instant.

But in that case, Oriana would most likely die on the spot.

That wasn't the result Inoue Hidekazu wanted, so the moment he activated the magnetic gloves, he immediately turned them off.

"Cough, cough..."

Perhaps it was because of her exceptional physical condition that Orianna did not faint despite such a powerful attack.

After lying on the ground for a while, coughing up the blood from his throat, he shakily got up.

Moreover, judging from her appearance, it seems she still wants to continue fighting?

Inoue Hideka was puzzled.

Oriana is one of the most skilled 'deliverymen' in the magical world, an expert in escape, and adept at hiding and fleeing.

Given such an unfavorable situation, and considering her personality, she should have acted decisively and used her best escape skills to leave.

But now, it has unusually adopted a fighting stance.

Inoue Hideka couldn't help but glance at the shorthand manual in his hand.

Is that really the reason?

Do you want to take this back and continue with the plan you made with Lidovia?

"Hey, big sister. I'm telling you... is this really that important to you?"

Inoue Hideka shook the shorthand manual in his hand and looked at Oriana thoughtfully before asking a question.

"Ah……"

Stab it!

Olaanna chuckled softly, tore a strip of cloth from her long dress (which resembled a strip of fabric), and roughly wrapped it around her bloodied arm.

"Little brother, aren't you being too rude? Don't you know how to be gentle with a woman at such a young age?"

Oriana wore a bitter smile, but spoke without any politeness.

However, she avoided answering the questions raised by Inoue Hideka.

"The two flies that the older sister just mentioned, was one of them a boy with spiky hair?"

When Inoue Hideka noticed that Oriana had changed the subject, she didn't mind and just spoke softly.

“As everyone knows, that boy is the Illusion Slayer. Since a mage has invaded Academy City, he'll definitely be involved. Also, he's my friend. I don't want to do anything to you, big sister, but I won't let you interfere with his actions either. So, until his mission is over, I'll be keeping this little thing safe for now!”

As Inoue Hideka spoke, she picked up her phone, which had fallen to the ground due to the previous strenuous activity, and prepared to activate the magnetic gloves to leave.

Now that Oriana is seriously injured and her fighting strength is greatly reduced, she can no longer cause much damage to Touma Kamijou, so Inoue Hideka can leave in peace.

"Hehe! Little brother, you're so kind! A boy like you, living in a peaceful world, probably can't understand your big sister's ideals, right?"

Chapter 253 The Ridiculous Ideal of Saving the World

Upon hearing Oriana's words, Inoue Hideka, who had just turned around, stopped abruptly.

He wanted to laugh.

A peaceful world?

Do I really live in a peaceful world?

Do not!

No one knew better than him just how dangerous the world he lived in was.

Leaving aside what will happen to him when the demon Othinus destroys the world in order to destroy Touma Kamijou's will, just the fact that he possesses the physique to carry the angel Michael and whether he can escape the clutches of the Right Flame is enough to terrify Inoue Hideka.

Peace?

Where does peace come from?

Even without mentioning the two points above, Academy City is under Aleister's surveillance every moment, so Inoue Eika wouldn't dare to live as she pleases.

Despite possessing the ability to change the outcome of her friend's repeated injuries and hospitalizations, she dared not take any action.

They simply wanted to save people, yet they came up with ridiculously lame reasons to act, only to receive no thanks and be misunderstood in the end.

Kind?

What's the use of kindness?

If he could act without restraint, he would tell Touma and Stiyl right now that they don't need to get hurt, don't need to suffer, don't need to take any action, and that Oriana's plan would fail because of the nighttime parade held in Academy City.

But who would believe that?

Even if you believe him, how can you explain knowing all of this?

Even if a close friend trusts you without any reason and is willing to give any explanation, how can you tell Touma Kamijou all this without Aleister's knowledge?

Ha ha……

A helpless, bitter smile appeared on Inoue Hideka's lips.

At that moment, Oriana's voice reached Inoue Hideka's ears again.

"As for me, I want to find a benchmark that can make everyone happy. That way, no one will have to worry about being caught up in tragedies caused by conflicting values. I'm willing to give everything for this, so... I will definitely not stop here!"

As Oriana was speaking, Inoue Hideka felt a sudden gust of wind behind her.

Oriana's words seemed to be merely a ploy to draw Inoue Hideka's attention so she could launch an attack.

With a leap, Inoue Hideka dodged Oriana's attack and stood there, unable to help but laugh.

"hehe!"

Perhaps provoked by Oriana's previous words, Inoue Hideka couldn't help but want to refute Oriana's remarks.

"Big sister, are you kidding me? Everyone's happy? You'd give anything for that? Haha... I never thought anyone would have such a naive ideal!"

Oriana stopped attacking upon hearing Inoue Hideka's taunt, her face darkening as she awaited his next words.

No one would be convinced if their lofty ideals were made a laughing stock.

"Big sister... I'm not mocking you, but think about it carefully, did anyone ask you to do this?"

As if talking to himself, Inoue Hideka lowered his head and spoke to himself.

Indeed! Everyone is working hard to reach a happy world, every day, every hour, every moment!

But isn't this a kind of happiness?

Do those bastards who give up on themselves all day, complain about their fate, and wait for someone to save them really need to be saved?

Ultimately, only through self-improvement can humanity continue to thrive!

Those who wait for others to save them every day, waiting for happiness to be delivered to their door, have they ever thought about what value they have left in the end?

If one day, the people who saved them no longer exist, wouldn't these people just have to wait to die?

Therefore,

so……

I hate those bastards who use the guise of saving the world to do things they can't control!