The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

She smiled so happily and naturally, and it was that smile that captivated me.

She said to me, "Oh, it was you!"

I used to think you were a very tasteful person because you took such good care of the school's plants! Now that I see... pfft! Haha! You're actually quite humorous?

To my surprise, she actually knew me.

I thought to myself, this must be fate? It turns out we had been paying attention to each other without even realizing it.

I've always loved flowers; it's one of the few pleasures I have in my secluded home. Of course, I also know a lot about flowers; I help tidy up the flowers at school when I'm bored.

After hearing what she said, I had a sudden inspiration and smiled as I said to her:

You're right, I've always been a person of great taste! However, I've now discovered a flower that I'll cherish for a lifetime.

What I considered a very insightful compliment only elicited an awkward smile from her. After saying a few perfunctory words to me, she quickly left.

During break, I secretly went to her classroom to see her. She got along very well with her classmates, and she was always surrounded by a group of friends.

Watching her interact so smoothly with her classmates, I became even more convinced that she was no ordinary girl.

Another morning, I was still waiting for her at the school gate.

This time, instead of waiting in the car, I leaned against the car door. I don't know what adults think, but I think it's a cool move.

That annoying figure was still nowhere to be seen; she walked alone toward the school.

She saw me, but looked like she was about to run away.

Perhaps she's overly self-conscious? I thought she was just shy.

So I felt even more confident, and quickly ran over to stop her. I gave her a standard aristocratic bow again, and then introduced myself in the tone I used when I accompanied my father to meet those high-ranking figures:

Saten-san, please allow me to introduce myself. I am the heiress of Asia's No. 1 conglomerate, the Arbitration Group, and my name is... um! Arbitration Tribunal...

The re-emergence of this name that shames me instantly transported my confidence back to the time when I was ridiculed countless times. Dejectedly, I added:

I know this name is hilarious~~ Feel free to criticize it if you want, I'm already used to it...

How could that be! I think this name sounds great!

This is what she told me.

When I first heard this, I was surprised and looked up at her in confusion.

She was indeed an understanding girl; noticing my confusion, she smiled and explained to me:

Think about it, arbitration and trial—doesn't that name sound very righteous? It's said that a child's name embodies the wishes of their elders; you can imagine what kind of qualities the person who gave you this name hoped you would possess! You should be proud to have such a family! By the way, you just mentioned an arbitration group, right? I've heard of it. It makes sense; to build such a large business, it must be related to your family's excellent character, right?

She said my name sounds nice.

She said my name is imbued with a sense of justice.

This is the first time in my life that I've heard my name could be interpreted this way.

Sure enough, this girl is the one destined for me.

Only she approves of me, only she supports me.

Only her, only her can be my other half.

Thinking of this, I was even happier and excitedly extended an invitation to her.

Since you, Saten, value our group so much, what would you say if I said I wanted to invite you to be the young mistress of the Arbitration Group?

I was disappointed.

I sent out the invitation with great confidence, but did not receive the answer I wanted.

She yelled and, while explaining that class was about to start, hurriedly rushed past me and headed towards the teaching building.

However, in my opinion, it's more like a feeling of helplessness caused by shyness.

It was only then that I realized how abrupt I had been. How could I be so reckless with a girl?

Putting aside my disappointment, I smiled and watched the figure that had touched my heart disappear into the teaching building.

Watching her figure only fueled my fighting spirit, and I decided to give her a surprise tomorrow.

Another day has passed.

Early in the morning, I arrived at the school gate ahead of time and had my subordinates prepare, just waiting for her to appear so that the sky would be covered with petals and intoxicating fragrance.

I believe that would be the most romantic confession for a girl.

At that time, I will...

But it's gone now; there's no such thing as 'when the time comes' anymore.

When she appeared, that annoying man was with her.

They appeared before me, hand in hand.

For some reason, I suddenly lost the mood to confess my feelings, and my subordinates, waiting for my instructions, did not take any action.

However, I haven't sorted out my feelings yet, and I don't know how to face the girl I like being with another man. She, the girl I like...

Upon seeing me, she actually grabbed the man's arm and walked towards me intimately.

And that despicable man, with a helpless bitter smile on his face, tapped her forehead with his finger. What was most infuriating was that he acted as if he didn't know what I was waiting for here, and didn't even look at me, just walked past me with her.

I know my face must have been bright red then, because I could feel the burning heat on my cheeks.

Their actions made me feel ashamed.

To be blatantly ignored and humiliated!

I don't know why she became even closer to that man after seeing me. I didn't care whether she was subtly rejecting my feelings.

All I could feel was anger, the anger of having the girl I loved taken away by someone else!

The flames were burning me, my mind was a complete blank, and all I could think of at that moment was one thing—take it back!

I must get her back, and I'll do anything to do it!

I know she is level 3, an ability user, and one with the strength to defeat a level 5 user!

So I had my men find the ability-reducing device and install it in the underground sewer in front of the teaching building.

I originally planned to call her out after class, but unexpectedly, she came out with another girl.

And then... it worked!

Although a little unpleasant happened, and although her saying I could never compare to that man made me even angrier and more determined to possess her, it's okay, I succeeded.

On the rooftop, I am about to possess this girl, the girl destined for me, the girl only I can give happiness to.

Yes, even now, I still don't feel that anything is wrong.

Yes, I still stand by it, I did all this for her own good!

This feeling persisted until that man appeared.

He exuded an invincible and fearless killing intent, instantly defeating my supposedly formidable subordinates and appearing before me. Suddenly, I remembered that this man had won first place multiple times in the Daihasei Festival.

He is not without anything.

He might have the qualifications to stand beside that girl.

I turned my head to look at the girl I loved, and then—

What did I see?

The girl I liked was pinned against the wall by my men. Her expression was pained, and the smile that had once captivated me was gone.

Her hair was disheveled, no longer as flowing as when we first met.

……

Therefore,

so,,

What did I do?

What did I do?!

Chapter 370 Do your best and leave the rest to fate!

Inoue Hideka was truly helpless.

He now finally understood what was going on with Saten Ruiko's unusual behavior this morning.

He was quite curious at the time. Was it because he had teased Saten Ruiko the night before that she was going to retaliate in kind?

But later, Inoue Hideka felt that it didn't seem like it; at least Saten Ruiko didn't really intend to embarrass herself in public.

Unexpectedly, the reason stemmed from this arbitration trial.

Perhaps they wanted him to give up and back down on his own?

So she didn't tell me about being pursued by someone, thinking that if she just showed her boyfriend in front of him, the rich second-generation would give up on his own.

Inoue Hideka has to say that Saten Ruiko is kind, but her kindness is somewhat naive.

Perhaps it's because they haven't been exposed to much darkness?

So I never imagined that people would do something crazy when they were pushed to the limit, which is why this whole thing happened.

Shaking his head, Inoue Eika banished these thoughts, grabbed the collar of the arbitrator who was waiting for Saten Ruiko's response, and dragged her into the stairwell.

“Yinghua…”

Seeing this, Saten Ruiko hesitated and called out.

"Don't worry, Ruiko, I'm going to talk to this guy, I won't do anything to him. Um... it's a conversation between men, Ruiko, don't eavesdrop! If you can, use your ability to go back to the classroom first!"

"Hey... you bastard!"

Seeing Inoue Hideka leave her behind and walk into the stairwell with a smug look on her face, Saten Ruiko cursed angrily.

Looking back at the chaotic scene, she didn't know what to do, so she simply stopped caring.

As they walked to the edge of the rooftop and looked down, Shigefuku Shoho was about to walk this way when Saten Ruiko called out to attract Shigefuku Shoho's attention. Then, she activated the electrodes and jumped off the rooftop.

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