The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Misaka Hakuko moved into Shirai Kuroko's room after Shirai Kuroko completed her hospital admission procedures.

In this way, the two of them weren't too bored.

Inoue Hideka merely glanced at the living room before following Misaka Mikoto into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, when Saten Ruiko saw the pineapple in Misaka Mikoto's hand, her face, like Misaka Mikoto's, flashed with displeasure.

However, then, something suddenly occurred to him, and he laughed happily.

He took the pineapple out of the plastic bag, placed it on the ground, and looked at Inoue Hideka who had just walked in.

"Well, one hour it is. If you don't fall, I'll forgive you after one hour! But if you fall, the timer will have to start over!"

"Huh? What?"

Inoue Hideka is still in a state of confusion.

To this day, he still doesn't know why Kamijou Touma asked him to buy pineapples.

Having been immersed in the world of anime and manga in his past life, he paid little attention to certain social phenomena or the entertainment games played by couples. Now that he was single, he was oblivious to them.

Touma Kamijou said that Ruiko Saten would understand once she saw it, and out of trust for his friend, he didn't think about it in any other way.

What a joke! He's always used his knowledge of the world to prank others, how could he have imagined that one day he'd be the one being pranked?

"Huh? What do you mean? Didn't Yinghua buy pineapples to replace a washboard?"

"Huh? Replace the washboard? Tears, tears, you mean... glug!"

A terrifying thought flashed through his mind, and Inoue Hideka nervously swallowed before continuing to ask:

"Are you suggesting I kneel on a pineapple? And... and for an hour? And I'm not allowed to fall? And the timer resets if I fall? Hey! Pineapples are round! They roll! How can I possibly not fall the first time?!"

"Oh? If Yinghua won't agree, then I'll just cut it up and eat it!"

Saten Ruiko turned around and picked up the kitchen knife behind her. The butt of the knife was pointed at the pineapple that was sandwiched between her and Inoue Eika, which was placed on the ground, but the blade was pointed at Inoue Eika.

Furthermore, although he said this, he kept a gloomy face and did not take any action, but just stared intently at Inoue Hideka.

Misaka Mikoto and Uiharu Kazari, who were also in the kitchen, kept their faces tense, afraid that they would burst out laughing and ruin the atmosphere that Saten Ruiko had worked so hard to create.

Glug!

Inoue Hideka broke out in a cold sweat, swallowed hard again, and said in a dry voice:

"Um, Ruizi, let's talk this out. Don't be impulsive!"

"..."

He just kept staring, without saying a word.

"Eh?"

Why aren't you saying anything?

These tears are terrifying!

Does this mean I really have to kneel on a pineapple?

Touma, you bastard! Which side are you on?! I'm your best friend! You actually sided with Ruiko to mess with me!

Now Inoue Hideka finally realized that he had indeed been betrayed by his best friend!

But whatever we do now!

Hey!

At least say something!

Looking at Saten Ruiko's gloomy expression, Inoue Hideka was torn between compromise and resistance.

Five long seconds later.

Wow! I'm going all out!

In just five seconds, Inoue Hideka, whose forehead was already covered in fine sweat, finally chose to compromise.

He quickly walked to Saten Ruiko's side, lowered his head, and whispered quickly in her ear:

"Rinko, at least give me some face, okay? Mikoto and Haru are watching right now! I'll kneel, um... I'll kneel as you ask, but could I kneel for you alone tonight?"

"Oh? Okay! But Yinghua, don't forget!"

Saten Ruiko said this in a light tone, then turned away and ignored Inoue Eika, continuing to clear the dishes and prepare to eat.

"call……"

Seeing that the crisis was finally over—well, temporarily over—Inoue Hideka breathed a sigh of relief.

After leaving the kitchen, I intended to go back to my room to calm down, but when I got to the door, I remembered that my room was currently occupied by Misaka Mikoto and Saten Ruiko, so I reluctantly retreated back to the living room.

Sitting on the sofa, chin resting on his hand, he pessimistically pondered when his life had become so unfortunate.

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Before we knew it, dinner was over.

Inoue Hideka found the food tasteless.

Although the atmosphere at dinner was surprisingly warm thanks to Misaka Mirei, Frenda, and Saten Ruiko.

But the thought of having to kneel on pineapples after dinner, when it was late at night, completely dampened Inoue Hideka's spirits.

However, even so, time will not make allowances for him alone.

Frenda finally got to eat the perfect combination of mackerel and curry. At that moment, she was changing her shoes in the entryway while exchanging IDs for some kind of chat tool and phone numbers with Saten Ruiko.

Inoue Hideka, carrying her clothes, walked dejectedly towards the bathroom.

"Hey! Idiot! I'll shower first! I've had a long day, and you didn't participate in any competitions this afternoon, so you shouldn't be in a rush, right?"

"Forehead……"

Inoue Hideka was speechless as Misaka Mikoto, who had rushed past him and into the bathroom before she could finish speaking.

Exhausted, Inoue Hideka returned to the living room and sat on the sofa, watching TV listlessly while waiting for Misaka Mikoto to come out.

Then, Accelerator went inside.

After that, Misaka Mirei and Last Order went to get washed together.

Then, Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari went to take a shower together.

Only then was Inoue Hideka able to grab her clothes and walk sleepily toward the bathroom.

Splash, splash,

……

"Um, Misaka-senpai, I've been wondering about this for a while now, and it seems that, as expected, your bust size is completely behind that of girls your age!"

As soon as Inoue Hideka came out of the bathroom, he heard Saten Ruiko's explosive remarks.

"Hey! Sa-Saten! Why are you looking at me like that?! It's not like I can decide this!"

"I've heard that drinking more milk helps with development! Has Misaka-senpai tried it?"

"No, no! I wouldn't try that! I don't care about that kind of thing at all!"

"Huh? Instead of asking about whether milk helps with development, she's directly denying it? Looks like Misaka-senpai has already tried it..."

"H-How is that possible! Saten, don't just assume it's true without knowing what you're saying!"

"Well, well~ Misaka-senpai, don't worry too much. I happen to have a great solution to your problem!"

"Huh? Really? No, no, no! I don't care! Humph!"

Inoue Eika leaned against the wall in her room, listening to the two's conversation, and smiled with relief.

It seems like Ruiko is in a good mood! Maybe she's already forgotten about having to kneel on pineapples?

Thinking of this, Inoue Hideka felt a glimmer of hope and was about to lie down comfortably on the sofa to sleep when Saten Ruiko's next words made him jump again.

"Misaka-senpai, you're really not being honest... Well, never mind, Misaka-senpai, have you heard of the legend of '**Misaka Mikoto'?"

Chapter 282 Companionship is the longest confession of love

Giant Breast Technique, a technology that can enlarge breasts.

There's nothing particularly noteworthy about it.

The key lies in the tool that supports the enormous breasts of the ruler—Indian playing cards!

Simply put, Indian Poker is a type of card game that can preserve dreams. If you go to sleep with a card that preserves your dream, you will have the same dream.

Inoue Hidekazu was not clear about the specific principles, but the dreams he had while holding the cards were somewhat different from his usual dreams.

The dream is very realistic. If it is a learning dream, you will be surprised to find that you have actually mastered the skills you learned in the dream after you wake up.

Like the gun-related and fighting-related dreams that Misaki Shokuhou gave to Inoue Hidekazu, Inoue Hidekazu improved to a considerable extent in both combat skills and the application of guns after using them.

What truly made Inoue Hideka's heart leap was a different technique hidden within Indian Poker, unlike the busty mastermind—the superb chopsticks technique!

It is said that once you master this technique, you can pick up even the smallest things with chopsticks.

Coincidentally, the card that recorded this technology was later obtained by Saten Ruiko.

In Inoue Hidekazu's view, it was not a coincidence or an accident, but an inevitability caused by Saten Ruiko's sense of smell for rare things!

Because of this inevitable outcome, Saten Ruiko was targeted by the Anbu 'School'. If it weren't for Frenda running into her, Saten Ruiko, who was a Level 5 user in the original work, would probably have been in grave danger!

'School' is the secret organization to which the second Kakine Teitoku belongs, and his goal is to obtain the Indian poker that records the technique of using chopsticks.

The true secret of chopsticks technique is 'tweezers'!

Tweezers, an attached robotic arm for interfering with ultrafine particles.

Simply put, it is a robotic arm used to grasp elementary particles smaller than atoms, a tool that uses forces such as magnetism, light waves, and electrons to extract elementary particles.

It sounds simple, but it's actually not that simple.

This device can be used to extract intelligence information from the intelligence system controlled by Aleister—the hoverline.

It can be said that the incident caused by this small card was the closest Saten Ruiko ever came to the darkness of Academy City!

The darkness that could lead her to utter ruin, the darkness that Inoue Eika could not afford to treat with care!