The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Yesterday, due to a high fever, Inoue Hideka was unable to conduct the experiment, and afterwards she even called the Underworld Soul Chaser to apologize.

However, the Netherworld Soul Chaser certainly wouldn't care about this.

If possible, he would prefer that Inoue Hideka stop conducting experiments altogether.

After all, given his medical ethics, healing and saving lives is what he most wants to do. Conducting experiments that risk brain damage and may not even yield results is not in line with his medical style.

After completing today's experiment, Mingtu Zhuihun didn't rush to analyze the data. Instead, he looked at the panting boy on the experimental table and said:

"The experiment has been going on for a while now, young man. I need to check if there have been any abnormalities in your body?"

"Huh? What? What's wrong?"

No matter how many times he experienced this, the pain amplified several times over, Inoue Hideka could not get used to it.

Have you experienced any symptoms like dizziness, headaches, or forgetfulness recently?

"Phew...it seems like...nothing..."

Suddenly, Inoue Hideka recalled the splitting headache she felt when she was with Kamijou Touma the day before yesterday.

Could it be that the headache was caused by the experiment?

only……

If this situation were told to the Underworld Soul Chaser, the experiment probably wouldn't be able to proceed smoothly.

If experiments cannot be conducted, then Touma's brain repair can only rely on some ethereal demon god?

That honeybee...

Images of the girl's forced smiles as she repeatedly mentioned her name to the boy flashed through her mind. Inoue Hideka forced herself to regain her composure, took a deep breath, and confirmed with the Underworld Soul Chaser:

"Aside from the dizziness caused by yesterday's high fever, I haven't experienced any other abnormalities. Please rest assured, doctor, I will definitely tell you if anything seems wrong."

"Okay, that's good."

After saying this, Mingtu Zhuihun stopped paying attention to Inoue Yinghua and began to concentrate on analyzing the data he had obtained that day.

After lying quietly on the experimental table for about ten minutes, and having recovered to a considerable extent, Inoue Eika walked out of the Underworld Soul Chaser's laboratory and went to the inpatient department in the front yard, intending to visit Misaka Hakuko and Shirai Kuroko.

Because he was still somewhat weak, Inoue Hideka did not walk very fast.

Slowly walking down the corridor toward the ward where the two were—absolutely a day later, Inoue Hideka once again felt a dizzying sensation and a sharp pain as if her brain was about to explode.

"Tsk!"

Clutching his throbbing head, Inoue Hideka clicked his tongue in frustration, his body swaying unsteadily like a floating duckweed, his legs feeling weak.

He himself couldn't feel it, but to outsiders, his body was circling and swaying in place, and his head was about to hit the corridor wall.

"Hey! Are you alright?"

As the sound rang out, Inoue Hideka felt herself being supported by someone.

My head was still spinning badly, and my vision was blurry, so I couldn't see anything clearly. I could only barely make out that there was a thin figure dressed in black in front of me.

Chapter 322 Is it worth it for love?

"Um... thank you, miss."

After a while, my head finally stopped hurting so much.

Inoue Hideka opened her eyes, looked at the long-haired girl in front of her who was only slightly shorter than her, and said politely.

The girl was wearing a black trench coat and black pants, and her hair was a long black ponytail that reached her waist. It could be said that apart from the color of her body, the only thing white on her body was the hair tie she used to tie her hair.

He should be a bit older than Inoue Hideka, and perhaps even older than Kamijou Touma.

Moreover, the girl is excellent in both appearance and figure. If you remove her unsightly breasts and lifeless eyes, she would definitely make countless young men fall in love with her.

Her attire didn't resemble that of a student, nor was she wearing a doctor's or nurse's uniform, so Inoue Hideka could only address her as "Miss."

However, the seemingly normal form of address was met with a rebuttal from the girl.

"Sorry, you might have misunderstood. I'm a man."

"Forehead!"

The girl—no, the boy—speaks in a very androgynous voice, so much so that Inoue Hideka, who had made a judgment based solely on appearance, felt quite embarrassed after hearing his words.

All I can say is, this is truly a world originally belonging to the world of anime and manga.

I can't believe I actually saw such a handsome man in real life.

Of course, the word "beautiful" is not appropriate when used to describe a man; in layman's terms, he is actually a cross-dresser.

Although incredulous, Inoue Hideka felt the boy had no reason to lie to a complete stranger about his gender, so she quickly apologized.

"I'm so sorry! I apologize. Judging from your attire, I thought... Anyway, I'm very sorry! Also, thank you for your help earlier. Um... you probably haven't eaten yet, right? To express my gratitude, how about we go grab a bite to eat together?"

"No need. But you, is it really okay for you to continue like this?"

? ?

Nonsensical words.

Inoue Hideka looked at the boy with a puzzled expression.

"My ability is microscopic hydrolysis. I can sense all water, hydrogen, and oxygen molecules within a 30-meter range. As long as I can analyze the vibration of sound on molecules, I can understand the content of conversations within that range, even through walls. I know what you and the doctor are doing."

The boy's handsome face remained expressionless as he calmly uttered words that stirred up a storm in Inoue Hideka's heart.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing the boy's words, Inoue Hideka immediately became alert.

The experiment was a secret between him and Meido Tsurugi. Apart from himself and Meido Tsurugi, no one knew about it, not even his closest friends Saten Ruiko and Misaka Mikoto, nor his best friend Kamijou Touma, or even Shokuhou Misaki, who was the cause of the incident.

The young man in front of me has investigated other people's affairs so thoroughly for no apparent reason; he must have his own purpose.

As the saying goes, something unusual must be a sign of something sinister. What exactly is the boy's intention? This is something that Inoue Hideka cannot help but wonder about.

However, judging from the fact that the boy not only did not take advantage of the situation when I had a headache, but also helped me, it seems that his purpose was not to save my life.

Therefore, while Inoue Hideka was wary, he wasn't completely hostile. Instead, he spoke to the boy with great interest:

"I'm curious, why are you investigating me? Are you acting on someone else's orders? Or do you have ulterior motives towards me?"

"It wasn't someone else who instructed me, and I had no ulterior motives towards you. I guess I was just bored?"

As the boy finished speaking, a self-deprecating smile crossed his face.

"Heh heh heh, I'm a person with no purpose. Because of my ability to break down water molecules, I'm in charge of oxygen production at this hospital. In my search for meaning in life, I'm curious about everything, but after learning the truth, I lose interest in everything. I live each day in a daze, like a walking corpse in a glamorous guise, until that day when I learned what you and the doctor were doing..."

The boy, leaning against the corridor wall, seemed completely lost in his memories, paying no attention to Inoue Hideka's reaction, and recounting his story as if talking to himself.

"For someone like me who has no purpose, it's like discovering a new world. I can't understand your actions, so I become more and more curious and interested—is love really that wonderful? Is it worth making such a sacrifice for?"

Later, I investigated everything about you through my own means. About half a year ago, your world started to become more interesting.

Although I don't know the reason, I undoubtedly envy you. Your life is fulfilling and vibrant. The reason I came to the hospital so early is actually to ask you how to find meaning in life.

However, you didn't come to the hospital yesterday, and today you almost fainted there. Was your recent headache the abnormality the doctor mentioned?

So, is it really worth going to this lengths just for love?

……

Inoue Hideka listened quietly to the person in front of him without interrupting, and only began to think about the question he had raised after the person finished speaking and asked him a question.

Is it worth it?

Inoue Hidekazu had considered this issue as well.

If I had to say, it wouldn't be worth it, right?

Misaki Shokuhou loves Touma Kamijou. According to the original work, given her personality, it would be absolutely impossible for her to change her mind about Touma.

No matter what Inoue Eika sacrifices, even if she gives her life for him, even if she makes a hundred times more sacrifices for him than Kamijou Touma, she could never transfer her feelings for Kamijou Touma to Inoue Eika.

So why do it at all?

Experiments are not without risks. Tampering with the brain could easily turn someone into an idiot. If that really happens, what will Saten Ruiko and Misaka Mikoto do?

do not know.

Inoue Hideka thought that she would probably regret it then.

You'll definitely regret it, won't you?

But that was who he was back then; at least now, he doesn't regret it.

Inoue Hideka doesn't understand the thoughts of those otaku who have only watched the anime and read the manga. He only knows that after reading Hippo-sensei's New Testament 11, he can no longer look at Shokuhou Misaki as an ordinary pretty girl.

That passage, the passage written by Kazuma Kamachi—

"if……"

It is unknown when or where the girl once said this.

Because it has been forgotten countless times, perhaps remembering when and where has become meaningless.

"If one day you completely overturn the rules of the game that adults have set for us, and are able to recall our past, and be able to remember my words again,"

The timing and order don't matter.

Whether looking to the past or the future, Misaki Shokuhou declared this.

"When that time comes, I have something very important to tell you. It will be the sweetest, the gentlest, and the most important thing to say."

She knew that this agreement could not be fulfilled.

This is just rehashing an old fairy tale that has long since ended.

but.

even so.

The girl was still alone, in the place in the world that was both closest to and farthest from 'him', waiting for that little miracle.

How many people have been touched by these words?

Even though the boy was misunderstood by the world and betrayed by everyone, the girl still believed in and supported the hero in her heart.

Such a humble love, such a tragic event;