The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Such a serious situation actually occurred more than half a month ahead of schedule!

Inoue Hideka frowned and leaned against the wall, pondering the reasons for the plot change and how to deal with it.

Could it be that Misaki Shokuhou came into contact with Indian Poker early on, which is why Indian Poker is now so popular?

It seems we should thoroughly investigate the current impact of Indian Poker in Academy City, its extent of circulation, and whether the technology for making 'tweezers' has already spread to the general public.

If Saten Ruiko's words were the reason Inoue Hideka stopped in her tracks, then her next sentence, with a sudden change in tone, immediately made Inoue Hideka dare not stay there to eavesdrop any longer.

At that moment, a voice from Saten Ruiko that sounded lewd could be heard coming from inside the room.

"Rumor has it that the big-breasted Misaka Mikoto is hidden in a kind of playing card that can make people dream, and after using it, the breasts can quickly become fuller! But, right now it's just a rumor, and we have absolutely no idea where it is! Hehe~~ But, I heard that... if you massage your breasts regularly, the effect is also very significant! Hehe~~ Let me help Misaka-senpai!"

"Hey! Sa-Saten! What are you doing?! Ah! Don't come any closer!"

"It's alright! Don't be shy, Misaka-senpai!"

"Wow~~ Stop, stop! Saten! This is weird~ This feels really strange!"

Huh? What... is going on?

Inoue Hideka was instantly dumbfounded.

Are those two people inside doing something strange?

Imagining the situation inside the room, Inoue Hideka felt a slight itch in her palms.

He has never touched a girl's breasts before!

Having finally gotten this chance in this lifetime, why do you have to watch enviously as the girl you like touches another girl you like?

Moreover, is Ruiko, this woman with deep sins, finally going to make a move on Mikoto after Haru, Shigefuku Shoho, Misaka Dori, Sokito, and Frenda?

Oh, I forgot, there's me too!

This is absolutely outrageous!

"what……"

Silently cursing to himself, Inoue Hideka sighed helplessly, feeling that comparing himself to Saten Ruiko was just asking for trouble.

After all, she's the kind of woman who would risk her life to protect someone just for a meal!

Fearing that the noises coming from the room would keep her awake, Inoue Hideka decisively left and returned to the living room.

Lying on the sofa, putting aside the potentially erotic scene unfolding in her room, Inoue Hideka frowned, pondering how to deal with the changed plot, and gradually drifted off to sleep.

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late at night.

Squeak~~

Saten Ruiko quietly walked out of the room and strolled to the sofa. In the dim light, she looked at Inoue Hideka, who was fast asleep on the sofa, still with a furrowed brow.

He gently squatted down, rested his chin on his knees, and carefully examined that slightly immature face.

After a while, he reached out a hand and slowly covered the wrinkled skin on his forehead, gently stroking it again and again, as if trying to smooth out his worries along with the wrinkles.

"Well……"

Inoue Hideka woke up with a start, feeling a slight itch between her eyebrows, and opened her eyes to look upwards.

But I saw nothing.

"Wake you up?"

From above, at the far end of the sofa, came Saten Ruiko's deliberately lowered voice.

It was unexpectedly gentle, lacking vigor and vitality, and certainly not the imposing aura one would show when angry.

All that remains is a gentleness like water and a warmth like spring sunshine.

Inoue Eika looked up in confusion and saw Saten Ruiko, dressed in light gray pajamas, squatting there with her hands supporting her chin, looking at her over the armrest of the sofa.

"Tears? Why aren't you sleeping... Uh? Could it be... Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot, I'm starting to kneel now..."

“Yinghua…”

Saten Ruiko gently pressed Inoue Hideka down with both hands as she tried to get up.

"Am I really such a heartless woman in Yinghua's eyes?"

"Huh? No... no! It's just that Ruiko sounded so serious, so I took it seriously..."

"I believe Yinghua didn't have any extramarital affairs, but it's only natural that I'd be angry, isn't it?"

"Huh? Since Ruiko believes me, why..."

“Yinghua…”

Saten Ruiko interrupted Inoue Hideka and gently called Inoue Hideka's name again.

"I believe in Yinghua, I've always believed in her, unwaveringly and without any reason... I know that whatever Yinghua does, she must have her own reasons, including... keeping this from me. I only hope that if Yinghua encounters difficulties, if she encounters something she can't solve on her own, she can rely on me more. That's all I wish for, Yinghua, can you... promise me?"

"Tears..."

Inoue Hideka looked up blankly at Saten Ruiko, who was speaking earnestly.

The emotions that touch the heart do not need fancy words, earth-shattering feats, or profound emotional impact.

At this moment, such a simple whisper had already stirred up waves in Inoue Hideka's heart, like a boulder falling into a calm sea.

The most enduring expression of love is to be there for someone.

Staying together is the truest happiness.

He finally began to understand the profound meaning contained in those two sentences.

Without thinking, he raised his hands and placed them on the hands that Saten Ruiko was pressing on his shoulders.

Then, following her slender arm upwards, he gently stroked her fair cheek.

"Tears..."

As he called out to her, Inoue Hideka gently pulled Saten Ruiko's face closer to him with her hands...

Chapter 283 The Interrupted Match!

9 month 21 day.

After breakfast, Inoue Eika bid farewell to Saten Ruiko and the others, and wandered alone through the streets and alleys of Academy City.

Last night, he had already told Saten Ruiko that he had some things to do today and couldn't participate in the competition.

Despite being monitored by the hovering loop, Inoue Hideka dared not speak too plainly.

But after hearing what Saten Ruiko said, Inoue Eika decided to at least put the girl who was so devoted to him at ease, so that she wouldn't have to keep worrying about him.

He is now going to find the whereabouts of the 'tweezers' technology.

I remember it came from a vendor who wore round sunglasses. If you found him and asked him about the purpose of each of the Indian playing cards in his hand, you could determine which card contained the Indian playing card used to make the 'tweezers'.

Even if the merchant hasn't acquired the Indian playing card yet, you can still get his contact information so he can notify you as soon as he gets a new card.

After that, all you have to do is dispose of the Indian playing cards that use the 'tweezers' technology in an 'accidental' way.

In any case, no matter what method he used, all he wanted was to ensure Saten Ruiko's safety.

He couldn't keep an eye on Saten Ruiko all the time, nor could he tell her anything about 'tweezers,' or even warn her against buying the Indian playing cards that documented chopstick techniques.

That means we must find and secretly dispose of it before Saten Ruiko obtains the 'tweezers' technique.

That's the idea, but things didn't go smoothly.

Inoue Hideka spent the whole day wandering around Academy City, not even going home for lunch or participating in any competitions. She searched all over Academy City but couldn't find the sunglasses vendor.

They did see a few people selling Indian playing cards, but after carefully questioning each card, Inoue Hideka did not find any clues about the 'tweezers'.

Finally, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the chairman who was monitoring Academy City, Inoue Hideka bought two decks of Indian playing cards with dreams related to Misaka Mikoto, as well as several decks of playing cards containing the technical insights of world-class music masters.

Misaka Mikoto Haruyu's Indian Poker deck is extremely rare and expensive, so Inoue Eika has no intention of buying it.

If he really wanted to do something to Misaka Mikoto, there's probably a good chance she wouldn't refuse, so there's absolutely no need for him to buy this kind of thing.

But he knew that his actions that day were definitely suspicious. If he wandered around Academy City without any motive, he might arouse Aleister's suspicion.

Of course, if he hadn't lost his memory, Inoue Hideka certainly wouldn't have done such a pointless thing.

But he doesn't remember ever meeting Aleister, and it's almost as if Aleister saw through half of him, but Aleister just didn't bother with him.

So, left with no other choice, he could only do things that most people would consider appropriate for a boy his age.

Among the people I know, only Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki have had their dreams made into Indian poker content.

He dared not buy Misaki Shokuhou's, nor did he want to, so he could only buy Misaka Mikoto's.

As long as Aleister doesn't become suspicious, Inoue Hideka is at ease.

As evening fell, Inoue Hideka, using the excuse that the 'tweezers' technique might not yet be widely known, temporarily abandoned the search and returned home.

When no one was in his room, he secretly hid the Indian playing cards in a box under his bed.

When Inoue Hideka saw Misaka Mikoto return to the living room, beaming with a triumphant smile, he preemptively asked her with a playful and ambiguous smile about her punishment.

Meeting Inoue Hideka's gaze, Misaka Mikoto's triumphant expression was instantly replaced by shyness.

She hadn't figured out how to punish Inoue Hideka; she was simply happy to have won the punishment game.

Now that I'm being asked this question suddenly, and I remember the request that Inoue Eika made yesterday, I feel that it would be shameless for a girl like me to make such a request.

Finally, hesitantly made a request that she later regretted—to take some time to have dinner with her junior from Tokiwadai!

Inoue Hideka agreed to the request without really understanding what was going on, but since it was a punishment game, he had no choice but to agree.

That night, Inoue Hideka finally got a good night's sleep, and no one woke him up in the middle of the night.

Although a sofa is still not as comfortable as a bed.

Shirai Kuroko is still hospitalized. Inoue Hideka visited her and Misaka Hakuko after finishing her experiment at the Underworld Soul Center this morning.

how to say?

Both of them were very energetic early in the morning.

However, this was the complete opposite of the scenes we usually saw Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto together.