The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

This is not the first time something like this has happened.

Normally, as soon as get out of class ends, Shigefuku Shoho would immediately dart past Inoue Eika and try to drag Saten Ruiko away.

However, they rarely succeed.

Unless Inoue Eika has something urgent to attend to and has to leave, Saten Ruiko will not leave Inoue Eika's side.

So, although it was quite frustrating, Inoue Hideka wasn't worried at all.

No matter how hard Chongfu Shengfan tries to win over his girlfriend, he can't possibly turn her gay.

"Ahem, um... Chongfu, isn't it too early? There are still 20 minutes before class starts, is there any need to rush?"

As expected, it's the same as before.

Saten Ruiko coughed awkwardly twice and said to Shigefuku Shoho with difficulty.

"Hmm...you're right! Then, Saten-san, would you...could you come for a walk with me?"

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing this, Saten Ruiko cast a pleading look at Inoue Eika.

Inoue Hideka felt helpless. It wasn't really appropriate for a boy like him to get involved in the affairs between girls. He could only try to give Fujiwara Masagatsu a meaningful look, hoping that he would be sensible enough to take on the task of accompanying Shigefuku Shoho on the "outing for a walk".

"Inoue Eika! Is Inoue Eika here?"

Just then, a shout came from the doorway, specifically asking for Inoue Hideka.

"Huh? Looking for me?"

Inoue Hideka was somewhat surprised that someone was looking for her.

Aside from his classmates, or more accurately, from his own circle, he rarely interacted with others and never imagined anyone would contact him.

Standing up, Inoue Eika walked towards the door and called out to a male classmate standing there:

"I am Inoue Eika!"

Approaching closer, he looked at the bespectacled, refined-looking boy in front of him and asked:

"What can I do for you?"

"Hello, Inoue-kun! I'm Shinji Kagami from the student council. The principal wants to see you. Please come with me."

"Huh? The principal wants to see me?"

Hearing what the boy named Shinji said, Inoue Hideka was even more surprised.

For Inoue Hideka, this was truly the first time in his entire life that the principal had asked him to do something like this.

However, the other party did not answer Inoue Hideka's question, but led the way on his own. It seems that his personality is similar to his appearance, belonging to the bookish type.

Follow the mirror image of Shinji through the corridor, walk outside the teaching building, and then walk through the campus towards the administration building of Sakugawa Middle School.

Silently following behind Shinji, Inoue Eika was a little worried.

Could it be because I've been skipping too many classes lately that I'm going to have to repeat a year?

But the principal shouldn't have said that himself!

Could it be that the arch-rival Chao'an forced the school to give him some punishment, or expel him from the school for a legitimate reason?

But doing so seems to make no sense.

With that thought in mind, the two of them entered the administration building.

Seeing that Shinji had turned right onto the corridor on the first floor, Inoue Hideka guessed that the principal's office should be nearby, so she decided not to think about it anymore.

At worst, we'll just deal with whatever comes our way.

Knock knock knock!

Stopping in front of the door with the sign above it that read 'Principal's Office', Shinji Kyouya politely knocked on the door.

"Please come in!"

A deep, resonant voice came from inside the room.

Then Shinji opened the door and turned to Inoue Hideka, saying:

"Inoue-san, please wait a moment."

He then went into the principal's office alone.

A short while later, he came out again. The door was open, and Shinji Kagami stood at the doorway and said:

"The principal is waiting for you inside. Inoue-san, you can go in now."

"Oh!"

With a nod, Inoue Hideka walked straight through the open door into the principal's office, a rare sight for him.

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Within Class 3 of Grade 1.

Because of Inoue Eika's sudden departure, Saten Ruiko no longer had a reason not to go out with Shigefuku Shoho.

After saying goodbye to Haruharu Shiori, the two walked out of the classroom.

As they walked out of the teaching building, Saten Ruiko and Shigeho Shofuku strolled along the paths on campus, chatting casually as they went.

The weather is pretty good.

Although it's approaching October and the temperature has dropped considerably, by 10 a.m., the chill of the night has dissipated, ushering in the vibrant energy of a new day.

The quiet path, even though it had been swept before, was once again covered with scattered withered yellow leaves, adding a touch of desolation to this campus full of future potential.

Zzzzz, zzzzz—

As I was walking forward, a piercing sound suddenly rang out from ahead.

Upon hearing this voice, Saten Ruiko and Shigefuku Shoho simultaneously felt dizzy and had a severe headache. They involuntarily crouched down, clutching their heads to avoid accidentally falling to the ground.

Through her blurry vision, Saten Ruiko saw a group of figures rushing over and surrounding her and Shigefuku Shoho.

The leader was a boy with a buzz cut.

With a lewd smile on his face, the boy walked step by step toward Saten Ruiko, then bent down, reached out and stroked Saten Ruiko's chin, laughing:

"Saten-kun, so, have you thought it through? Do you want to give in to me?"

"Well……"

pia!

Saten Ruiko's head was throbbing with pain, but she still managed to free one hand to slap away the boy's hand, and said in a disdainful, halting tone:

"Dream on! Arbitration, trial! I never imagined you could be so despicable! I'm telling you... forget about it!"

The boy in front of her, Saten Ruiko, was not unfamiliar, because this was not the first time he had bothered her.

Ever since the Daihasei Festival, except for the first day after Inoue Eika's accident, this person has been pestering Saten Ruiko for the past few days, asking her to be his girlfriend.

Saten Ruiko really didn't understand what she had done to attract the other party's attention. Why was someone suddenly approaching her after just one Daihasei Festival?

Arbitration judge—that's his name. According to him, he's the only son of a world-renowned arbitration group.

Perhaps she thought that if she revealed her identity, people would eagerly approach her? That's why she confidently said those boastful things before.

However, as one might expect, Saten Ruiko wouldn't care about such baseless claims and simply ignored the arbitration proceedings.

Although the arbitration proceedings were infuriating, they did not go too far.

In the few times that followed, it was just empty talk without any real harassment, so Saten Ruiko didn't take it seriously.

Otherwise, with Saten Ruiko's current level 3 abilities, dealing with someone who has no abilities and only an identity and background of unknown authenticity would be a piece of cake.

But to Saten Ruiko's utter surprise, the person she hadn't taken too seriously suddenly pulled out a power-reducing device to deal with her today!

The ability-reducing device that had previously had no effect on Saten Ruiko, who had no abilities, has now become a crucial weapon in hindering her!

So sleepy...

I can't hold on any longer, I need to go to sleep.

I don't know if it's because I'm writer's block or because I'm too tired, but after struggling to type a thousand words, I can't type anymore.

Hmm... I still owe two chapters, but I'll definitely pay them back. Let me calm down a bit...

Chapter 367 Shut up!

"Why……"

The boy didn't care that Saten Ruiko slapped his hand away. Instead, after hearing Saten Ruiko's words, his lewd smile suddenly turned gloomy.

"My arbitration panel is the only child of one of the world's top arbitration groups, and I will inherit the entire arbitration group in the future. I can give you anything you want! At that time, the entire arbitration panel will be yours!"

At this point, the boy with the buzz cut became even more agitated, completely ignoring Chongfu Shengfan, who was clutching his head and nearly fainting from the pain. His eyes were only on the long-haired girl with black hair squatting on the ground, her expression pained.

Gazing at her beautiful face, still radiant despite her pain, the buzz-cut youth roared defiantly:

"Why? Why can't you give me a chance?! What's so great about that country bumpkin, with no parents, no background, and no power?! What makes him worthy of Saten-san's love?!"

"Shut up……"

Upon hearing the boy's roar, the pained expression on Saten Ruiko's face disappeared, replaced by a gloomy look filled with frost.

She touched her forehead with one hand and supported herself on the ground with the other, forcing herself to slowly stand up.

Because one eye was blocked by her wrist, she could only use her other eye to stare at the buzz-cut boy opposite her.

Even with only one eye, the boy felt a sense of oppression, as if he were being stared at by a million eyes, from those beautiful eyes that had once captivated him.

At this moment, Saten Ruiko in his eyes seemed to be surrounded by some kind of terrifying black aura, her beast-like eyes fixed on him. Even the ability-degrading device couldn't stop her from speaking those firm words, which seemed to contain some kind of conviction—

"I will not allow anyone to slander Yinghua in front of me! Take back what you just said... Arbitration! Trial!"

"hateful!"

Faced with Saten Ruiko's threatening words, the judge nervously muttered a curse.

"I admit that it was wrong of me to slander others..."

The arbitration group he works for has very strict family rules, to the point of being rigid.