The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

What's so interesting about it?

Ugh! I really want to gouge those awful eyes out of me!

Just as Saten Ruiko was about to explode with shame and anger, Inoue Eika finally withdrew her scrutinizing gaze, took out her phone from her pocket, and pressed the answer button.

"Hey? Yuuki? What's up?"

"Minister, Mr. Tang said that the equipment you asked us to develop has been completed, and he asked me to ask when you can pick it up?"

"Oh? That's pretty fast!"

Upon hearing the good news from Yuki Toshikawa on the other end of the phone, a hint of joy flashed in Inoue Hideka's eyes. He hesitated before glancing at Saten Ruiko, who was still standing to the side, too afraid to look at him.

"Wait a moment, I'll go home and drop off my things and then I'll be there."

"Okay, I know."

After hanging up the phone, Inoue Hideka picked up the bags she had tossed aside, relieved that she hadn't bought eggs today, and asked Saten Ruiko, who was frozen in place, with a helpless look:

"Aren't you going back? Are you going to spend the night here?"

"W-what?! What's with Yinghua looking so arrogant?!"

Seeing Inoue Eika's sour face, Saten Ruiko was furious. It was clearly this idiot's fault, so why did he act like it was her fault?

"Yes, yes, yes! It's my fault!"

Looking at Saten Ruiko, who seemed to have suddenly awakened her tsundere side, Inoue Eika smiled wryly.

However, he has plenty of experience dealing with arrogant people.

Realizing that something might have happened while he was carrying Saten Ruiko, he didn't expose her, but instead pretended not to know anything and went straight to the point.

"Are you still tired, Leizi? Can I still carry you?"

"Forehead!"

Upon hearing Inoue Eika bring it up again, Saten Ruiko's face stiffened. She hurriedly shook her head like a rattle-drum, and said in a panic:

"No, no need! I'm not tired anymore, let's walk back together!"

"hehe!"

Seeing Saten Ruiko in such a rare girlish state, Inoue Hideka smiled smugly.

"Let's go then!"

"Ah, um!"

Saten Ruiko didn't seem to have regained her usual composure and was completely unaware of what was wrong, obediently following Inoue Eika.

Chapter 373 I'll Undress and Do It!

After walking a few steps, Saten Ruiko suddenly remembered the phone call Inoue Eika had just received and asked in confusion:

"Yinghua, is something wrong? Is it alright if you don't go right away? I can take these things back myself!"

"It's alright, no rush. It's just that some equipment I had someone develop has been completed, it's nothing big. Besides, I can't bear to let a delicate girl like Ruizi take so much stuff back! Ruizi is my princess!"

"Huh...? Yinghua has such a conscience?"

Inoue Hideka's compliments helped Saten Ruiko regain her composure. She looked up at Inoue Hideka with a teasing expression, then nodded seriously, indicating her agreement with Inoue Hideka's words.

"Hmm! You're smart enough to know your place! But there's something wrong... You, Lady Leizi, aren't a princess, you're a queen, a queen! A queen who will definitely make Yinghua meek and obedient!"

"Cough cough!"

Seeing Saten Ruiko holding her head high with a proud expression, Inoue Hideka coughed awkwardly twice.

Who was being arrogant just now?

Anyway, I'm good at taming tsundere girls. As long as you still have the basic sense of shame as a girl, it's hard to say who will be submissive in the end!

Thinking this to himself, Inoue Hideka outwardly adopted a respectful demeanor and flattered:

"Yes, Ruizi is the Queen! Is there anything Your Majesty needs me to do? Serving tea and water, massaging your back and shoulders, undressing you—I can do anything!"

"Ugh! You idiot, Yinghua! There are so many people around, what are you talking about taking off your clothes! Aren't you ashamed?!"

Cautiously glancing around to make sure no one was paying attention, Saten Ruiko glared fiercely at Inoue Eika, then said disdainfully:

"You claim to be omnipotent? Can you serve tea and water? Can you massage someone's back and shoulders? How can someone who can't do any housework have the audacity to say 'omnipotent'!"

Upon hearing Saten Ruiko say that she wasn't good enough, Inoue Hideka immediately objected, and with a stern face, retorted righteously:

"Sure! Of course I can! How can a man say no! I can definitely undress Ruiko! Especially what happens after undressing, I can definitely do it! Trust me, Ruiko, I definitely won't let you down..."

boom!

Hearing Inoue Hideka's shameless words, Saten Ruiko blushed deeply and angrily raised her fist to hit Inoue Hideka hard on the head.

"Pervert! H! Idiot! Yinghua, what's wrong with you lately! Why are you always thinking about that kind of thing! And the comics under the bed too... Ahhhhh! It's so embarrassing! You stinky Yinghua, it's all your fault for letting me see such shameful scenes!"

As she continued, Saten Ruiko clearly remembered what she had seen when she searched under Inoue Eika's bed earlier, and her face turned even redder. She shouted frantically and poked Inoue Eika's arm with her little fist.

"Hehehe!"

Saten Ruiko's strength was weak, so her taps didn't hurt at all; instead, they felt like a comfortable massage.

Inoue Eika didn't care at all, smiling as she looked at Saten Ruiko's expression, which was more like a spoiled child than anger, and said with a cheeky grin:

"Because I'm a man too! How could I not be tempted by such a beauty like Ruiko all day long! I'm having a hard time holding back, Ruiko should think about me too!"

With a wronged expression on her face, Inoue Hideka's eyes darted around, and she leaned close to Saten Ruiko's ear and whispered:

"How about we go on a trip sometime, Ruizi? We'll choose a romantic scenic spot, and then... hehehe!"

Boom!

"Hey, you big dummy!"

Saten Ruiko, her face flushed all the way to her ears, forcefully pushed away Inoue Hideka's face, which was close to hers, and shoved his head against a passing telephone pole, grinding it upwards with all her might, cursing in shame and anger:

"Yinghua, you've gone mad! You've been completely taken over by a virus called H! Get away from me, don't infect me!"

"Wow! I was just kidding! I was just kidding! Tear, please have mercy on me! If you keep running over me, I'm really going to break!"

"Idiot! You're already corrupted! In order to nip this dangerous virus in the bud, I, Lord Ruizi, must act on behalf of Heaven today and completely eliminate the possibility of you infecting others!"

Saten Ruiko blushed, but she didn't give in at all, and kept pressing Inoue Eika's face against the telephone pole.

"No, no! Not yet! Ruizi, listen to me, I think I can still be saved. Please don't give up on me, take me to the hospital quickly, I'm sure I can be saved!"

With his face in direct contact with the telephone pole, feeling the icy touch on his cheek, Inoue Eika screamed and begged for mercy.

"The hospital can't save a super virus like you anymore, we need to use drastic measures! I'm going to give Yinghua a good treatment today!!"

Passersby began to cast strange glances in their direction, but most could tell at a glance that it was just the young couple flirting, and they smiled and stopped paying attention.

"No, no! I was wrong, I was really wrong! I will never do it again! Please forgive me, Lei Zi! I am willing to kneel on hot coals to prove my resolve!"

Originally hoping that a kind passerby could save her, Inoue Hideka glanced at the situation around her out of the corner of her eye, felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, and immediately straightened her attitude and earnestly begged for mercy.

"Humph!"

Seeing that Inoue Hideka had already gone this far, Saten Ruiko stopped pressing him, released her hand from Inoue Hideka's face, and slapped it twice in disgust, as if she had just touched something dirty.

"You're all talk! You said you'd kneel on a washboard, kneel on a pineapple, but when have you ever kept your word? Now you want me to kneel on hot coals? Where in Academy City do you find hot coals, you bastard!"

"hey-hey!"

Finally free, Inoue Hideka smiled obsequiously, moved closer to Saten Ruiko, looked down at her stern face, and said ingratiatingly:

"Isn't it because Ruiko feels sorry for me and can't bear to see me suffer? If Ruiko really wants to punish me, I'll go outside Academy City right now and buy some charcoal. Ruiko can punish me however she wants, okay?"

"Come on! The final result will be the same anyway."

Saten Ruiko would never make Inoue Hideka kneel on burning coals; she was just joking.

If someone were to ask Inoue Hideka to kneel on a washboard, a pineapple, or hot coals, she would be the first to disagree.

Even so, I was still very angry.

With her lips pouting angrily, Saten Ruiko shook off her arm and walked forward, huffing and puffing without turning her head, saying:

"Hmph! I'm going back. Yinghua is a big bad guy, and I don't want to talk to you right now! Don't talk to me!"

"hey-hey!"

The self-inflicted injury plot worked successfully. Inoue Eika smiled foolishly, took the things she bought today, and followed Saten Ruiko like a shadow, constantly saying nice things.

Saten Ruiko either didn't listen or what, completely ignoring Inoue Eika, who was the only one talking incessantly the whole way.

However, Saten Ruiko's stern face gradually softened, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, as if she was quite pleased with what Inoue Eika had said.

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After returning home and putting her things in the kitchen, Inoue Eika said goodbye to Saten Ruiko and then left.

Instead of going to the 'group' headquarters in the second school district, Inoue Eika called Yuki Toshikawa to inform him and then took a taxi directly to the tenth school district.

To be honest, Inoue Hideka had some expectations for the new equipment developed by Tang Jinyu.

After all, he is one of the top ten researchers in Academy City, so he must be very capable.

What kind of equipment was actually developed?

In any case, it certainly won't be worse than the magnetic gloves he's using now, right?

Chapter 374 Inoue Eika's Determination

When Inoue Hideka emerged from the underground research institute in the 10th school district, the streetlights were already on.

On the way home in a taxi, Inoue Hideka took out her phone and dialed Kamijou Touma's number.

The white gloves that were always on her hands were no longer in the hand holding the phone.

For Inoue Hideka, who had received new equipment, the gloves were now superfluous. He planned to divide them into two parts and give them to people who might need them.

For example, Touma Kamijou, apart from his right hand, is basically an ordinary person when dealing with enemies who don't have superpowers. This thing will definitely play a significant role for him.

Another example is Hatsuharu Shiori, who had no power to protect herself.

However, this is only a preliminary plan. After all, it might be safer to be without this thing in early spring than to have it. At least when people feel powerless, they usually won't choose to take risks.