The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

So, despite being the eldest son of the arbitration group, a prince-like figure, he was influenced by his family and only kept an inconspicuous buzz cut.

"Even so, it doesn't mean I can condone Saten being with someone like that! I can't condone a girl as wonderful as you being with someone who has nothing!"

"What do you understand...? Even if Yinghua has nothing... Hmph..."

The girl, stubbornly standing still, stared at the trial with only one eye. Due to the intense pain, large beads of cold sweat dripped down her pale cheeks and onto the ground.

Her body was trembling, but she still stood up, took a slight breath, and continued:

"Even if he had nothing, he wouldn't do such a despicable thing. Just that one thing... you'll never be as good as him!!"

"Tsk!"

Upon hearing Saten Ruiko's words, the boy with the buzz cut clicked his tongue in annoyance, and a hint of loneliness seemed to flash across his eyes beneath his tightly furrowed brows.

He then gritted his teeth, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes, and his expression turned crazed. Pointing at Saten Ruiko, he commanded the group of men in black surrounding Saten Ruiko and Shigefuku Shoho:

"You! Drag her to the rooftop!"

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Principal's Office.

Inoue Hideka stood in front of the desk, sizing up the elderly man behind it whose face was full of wrinkles but showed no signs of fatigue, and said:

"Principal, is there something you need from me?"

"Your name is Inoue, right? Come, have a seat!"

The old man smiled kindly, pointed to the sofa against the wall, and gestured for Inoue Hideka to sit down.

"Um... even though there's an extra 'small' in it, it's still correct."

Embarrassed, Inoue Hideka casually sat down on the sofa.

He is no longer the naive and ignorant boy he was in his previous life. In this life, he has experienced many life-and-death situations and has long since become indifferent to many things. Naturally, he can no longer be as nervous and restless as an ordinary student when he sees the principal.

"The main reason I asked Xiaojing to come up here is to express my gratitude."

Seeing Inoue Hidekazu sit down, the old man ignored his complaints and spoke to Inoue Hidekazu with a kind smile on his face.

"As you know, since our school was founded, we've never made it into the top 50 in the annual Daihasei Festival. This time, we've achieved an unprecedented top 30 result, and I have no regrets. Of course, I also know that this achievement is largely due to Inoue. Although Inoue only participated in the competition for a few days, she won numerous first places, laying the foundation for our school to enter the top 30. Therefore, after repeated discussions with the teachers, we decided to reward you."

After a slight pause, giving Inoue Hideaki some time to understand, the old man continued:

"However, I'd like to ask what kind of award Inoue would like? I know Inoue's parents... so if Inoue wants a scholarship, that's fine too. Of course, if Inoue prefers to support himself, I can also award him a medal..."

Zzz, zzz~~

"Wait a minute, Principal! Did you just hear any strange noises?"

The sound was very faint, almost inaudible, and it was unclear where it was coming from.

But Inoue Hideka confirmed that the sound definitely existed.

Because he felt a strange sensation, which, along with the sound, assaulted his body—or rather, his head.

Inoue Hideka could feel a slight dizziness, and as the sound entered, the stable current in his body seemed to be becoming unstable, though not particularly noticeable.

Even now, the sound is still intermittently reaching my ears, and the strange feeling persists.

"Is there?"

The old man seemed oblivious and asked Inoue Hideka, puzzled.

"Principal, are there any school activities today?"

Just in case, Inoue Hideka first confirmed with the old man.

"The second grade has a group activity in the afternoon, but it is certain that there are no group activities at this time."

After a moment's thought, the old man, though curious as to why Inoue Hidekazu had suddenly asked this question, still provided an answer for the young man he had high hopes for.

"I have a bad feeling. I'm sorry, Principal, let's talk about the reward later! I need to go see what happened right now!"

Inoue Eika said apologetically, then stood up somewhat hastily and walked towards the door.

The sound he had just heard reminded him of the ability-reducing devices used by the powerless in the past.

The ability reduction device is mainly targeted at individuals with high abilities; the lower the ability, the less affected they are.

The impact is minimal for level 0 individuals like Inoue Hideka.

However, he has now developed his own personal reality, and although the impact is very small, he can still feel a slight influence.

However, there are very few high-level ability users at Sakugawa Middle School. In his own Class 3 of the first year, apart from Fujiwara Masagat who has no combat ability, there is only one level 3 strong ability user, and that person is Saten Ruiko!

Inoue Hideka doesn't know about the other classes, but she imagines there aren't many.

That means there are only a handful of ability users in the entire school who require the ability-reducing device to deal with, and one of them is his girlfriend, Saten Ruiko!

Although it's just my speculation so far, and it's not certain that something has actually happened, Inoue Hideka can't just ignore it.

Especially during this year's Daihasei Festival, Saten Ruiko made several outstanding appearances, which seemed to attract a lot of attention. Some people even claimed that they wanted to pursue Saten Ruiko.

Adding to the later battle with Mugino Shizuri, if someone were to investigate carefully, they could find out that the person who defeated No. 4 Atomic Collapse was Saten Ruiko from Sakugawa Middle School.

That would be bad!

Chapter 368 Jealousy is the original sin!

Following the direction from which the sound came, Inoue Hideka used magnetic force to quickly travel through the campus and arrived at the small flower bed in front of the teaching building.

The sound was nearby, but Inoue Hideka looked around and didn't see anything that looked like a device that reduced abilities.

Chongfu Shengfan knelt on the ground, his face pale, his hands covering his head, his eyes filled with pain, helplessness, resentment, and anxious yet powerless expression.

Upon seeing Inoue Hidekazu appear here, he forced himself to open his mouth and looked at someone, speaking haltingly to Inoue Hidekazu:

"Tian...tai...tian...tai!"

really……

At this point, Inoue Hideka was basically certain that what he had feared had indeed happened!

After hearing Shigefuku Shoho's suggestion, Inoue Eika didn't bother looking for the ability-reducing device hidden somewhere. She simply stretched out her palm, aimed at the top floor of the teaching building, and darted up!

With her hands gripping the rooftop railing, Inoue Hideka used the suction to stabilize herself and peered out onto the rooftop.

The scene that appeared before my eyes—

For a moment, Inoue Hidekazu's brain froze. Then, his entire mind was filled with overwhelming rage and a madness that wanted to tear everything apart.

Before them, at the corner of the pavilion built on the rooftop, a group of burly men dressed in black were gathered.

Through the shadows, Inoue Hideka saw the girl, the girl he had always carefully protected, being forcefully pinned against the wall by two men.

Before her, a boy with a buzz cut was leaning his head close, seemingly about to kiss the girl's face, which was flashing with anger and stubbornness.

However, even though it was difficult, the girl still forced herself to dodge as much as possible, preventing him from succeeding.

When Inoue Hideka saw it, the boy was reaching out and pressing the girl's head against the wall, then slowly lowering his head—

Fire, fury!

Inoue Hideka could feel the boundless rage rising within him, an rage he could not contain.

The intense flames, almost bursting out of his chest, were burning his brain and body.

Instinctively, Inoue Hideka turned the magnetic force to its maximum, pushing the steel fence in front of him away.

The railings surrounding half of the rooftop instantly twisted, with the railing in front of Inoue Hideka as the protruding point, pulling all the railings on the rooftop along with it, and crashing towards the direction where the boy was at an extremely fast speed!

Boom!

Boom!

The sounds of the fence hitting people and steel clashing against the concrete ground rang out, and the burly men in black surrounding Saten Ruiko immediately collapsed to the ground with cries of pain.

Since all the attacks were blocked by the burly men in black on the outside, the buzz-cut boy in the middle, who had just lowered his head and was about to kiss the face that haunted his dreams with a sense of triumph, and Saten Ruiko in front of him, were not affected.

Saten Ruiko was still being held against the wall by the two men standing at the innermost part who hadn't been attacked. When she saw Inoue Eika, who seemed to have fallen from the sky, a surprised but not astonished smile appeared on her pale face.

She knew, and believed, that her Prince Charming would come to save her—no matter when, no matter where!

The boy with the buzz cut stumbled and fell to the ground after being bumped by the burly man behind him.

He got up with a disgruntled expression, but when he saw the person who came in, his expression suddenly froze.

Ignoring Inoue Hideka, who was wrestling with the man in black who had stood up again, the boy with the buzz cut stood there for a moment before turning around in a daze. When he saw the girl being pinned against the wall by his men and suffering terribly, his face showed a look of astonishment as if he had been struck by lightning.

Then, as if all his energy had been drained away, he collapsed to his knees on the ground, his lips moving as he muttered to himself, but no one could tell what he was saying.

Inoue Hideka used magnetic force to manipulate the iron fence, knocking down the several burly men in black, and then directly bypassed the boy with the buzz cut to arrive in front of Saten Ruiko.

Having calmed down a bit, Inoue Hideka finally remembered her mind control ability. She used it to knock out the two men holding Saten Ruiko, then gently took Saten Ruiko's exhausted body, held her in her arms, and softly comforted her:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'm right here..."

“Yinghua…”

Saten Ruiko weakly called out Inoue Hideka's name, her voice filled with dependence and longing.

“I’m not afraid, I know Yinghua will come.”

"Tears..."

Inoue Hideka didn't know what to say; he was now overwhelmed by a strong sense of lingering fear.

Saten Ruiko trusted and believed in him so much; if he had arrived a moment too late…

I can't even imagine how terrifying the ending would be!

Thinking of this, Inoue Hideka was filled with remorse. While gently patting Saten Ruiko's back to comfort her, he used his ability to examine the memories of the group behind him. After locating the hiding place of the ability-degrading device, he released Saten Ruiko, darted to the edge of the rooftop, and pointed towards a certain underground passage below—

bass!

A large loudspeaker was forcibly dragged out.

Then, with a loud bang, it crashed heavily to the ground and shattered into countless pieces!

After eliminating the annoying noise and returning to the scene, Inoue Eika grabbed the distraught, kneeling boy with a buzz cut and slammed a powerful punch into his face.

This is the person who hurt the girl he loved!

boom!