The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"Hello? Yinghua?"

While Inoue Eika was lost in thought, the phone call connected, and Kamijou Touma's puzzled voice came through the receiver.

"Oh, Touma, you're back?"

"Ah... well, I expect to arrive in Academy City around tomorrow afternoon. Flights seem to be a bit tight lately; I could only get a ticket for the early morning."

"Hmm... in the early morning..."

Upon hearing Touma Kamijou's words, Inoue Hideka pondered for a moment, calculating the Tokyo time corresponding to the early morning in Italy.

Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Rome time. If it's early morning in Italy, it's roughly 8 a.m. in Tokyo.

In that case, we should arrive in Academy City before evening.

Although it's a bit late, it's still enough time to catch the wind that's about to hit Academy City.

"Oh, I see. Touma, you and Index should be careful on the road and keep an eye on your belongings."

"Okay!"

After giving a brief instruction, Inoue Hideka hung up the phone.

On the way, he made a special trip to a general store to buy some steel nails, and then went straight home.

When using magnetic gloves before, Inoue Hideka had thought about preparing some steel nails for emergencies, but he either didn't have time or he had time but forgot to do so.

Taking advantage of the fact that I had just received new equipment that was even more powerful than magnetic gloves, and since I was still feeling the excitement and had time to do this, I simply bought several boxes of steel nails of different sizes.

Although I can't carry too many with me, keeping them at home and replenishing them when I run out is much more convenient than going to the grocery store every time.

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When I got home, a delicious-looking meal was already laid out in the living room.

Saten Ruiko and Last Order sat on the sofa watching TV, and Inoue Eika knew they were waiting for her.

However, one person is clearly missing...

"Huh? Where's Yifang?"

Not seeing Accelerator, Inoue Hideka asked in confusion.

"They said they had something to do and couldn't come back for dinner, so they told us to eat first..."

Upon seeing Inoue Eika return, Saten Ruiko sat up from the sofa, scooping rice into her bowl while replying with the same bewildered expression.

"Hmph! That person keeps leaving Misaka Misaka behind and going out alone lately. Misaka Misaka isn't a child, why exclude Misaka Misaka!" Misaka Misaka pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction.

"kindness?"

Inoue Hideka gleaned something from the last work's words.

Has something happened?

Otherwise, given his lolicon personality, it's hard to imagine him abandoning Last Order and acting alone.

"Well~ let's eat first! After all, Yifang isn't a child anymore, it's normal for him to have his own things to do. Hey, Last Order, if you're not a child anymore, you shouldn't act like one! How about I play with you?"

Saten Ruiko placed the rice in front of Last Order and teased her happily.

Wow! Misaka Misaka isn't a child!

Last Order held chopsticks in both hands, waving them wildly. Then, as if she had thought of something, she pouted and looked at Inoue Hideka and Saten Ruiko with a scrutinizing expression.

"Hey, so if we do what Saten and Inoue did, you'll acknowledge that Misaka Misaka is an adult? Is that right? Is that right?!" Misaka Misaka excitedly confirmed again and again.

"Forehead!"

Saten Ruiko was taken aback by Last Order's question.

I glanced at Inoue Hideka with embarrassment, and at what he did... Last Order saw it last time, I didn't expect that the kid still remembers it now.

Thinking of this, a blush unconsciously crept onto her face.

In any case, Saten Ruiko is a young girl, and she didn't care much when facing Inoue Eika, since the two of them were like family and there was no need to worry about some things.

But how could Saten Ruiko not feel ashamed to hear such embarrassing things said by a little girl like Last Order, especially since she was so young, in such an innocent tone?

"Cough cough!"

Seeing Saten Ruiko's face suddenly turn red, Inoue Eika coughed awkwardly.

Upon hearing Last Order's words, he broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected that Last Order would still remember that incident and even bring it up.

However, seeing his girlfriend so embarrassed, he certainly wouldn't stand idly by. He cleared his throat and said in a serious tone:

"I'm hungry, let's eat first! Oh, right, Ruizi, I have to go out later, so I might have to put studying housework on hold for today."

"Oh, it's okay, Yinghua is useless anyway... You go ahead and do your thing. As long as it's not dangerous, I don't care."

After the awkwardness eased slightly, Saten Ruiko bluntly expressed her disdain to Inoue Hideka.

"You really don't hold back!"

Inoue Hideka reached out and took the rice from Saten Ruiko, then muttered a speechless complaint.

"Wow! Mr. Inoue, can you take Misaka Misaka with you? That way, Misaka Misaka can pretend she forgot she saw Mr. Inoue and Saten earlier..."

Boom!

Inoue Hideka stood up and gently chopped Last Order on the head with a chop, interrupting her incoherent rant.

"Little kids, go to bed early! Only by sleeping well can you grow taller quickly, otherwise you'll stay this small forever! You know, right? It's because your body is so small that you're treated like a little kid!"

"Huh? How could this be? No, no! This can't be! Misaka Misaka has to surpass Misaka Dory so she can't keep mocking Misaka Misaka! Misaka Misaka is firmly expressing her determination to resist oppressive forces!"

"Haha! Yes, yes! That's more like it!"

"Whee!"

Dinner ended quickly in such a joyful atmosphere.

After the meal, Inoue Hideka went out, took a taxi, and headed straight for the 21st school district.

The 21st school district is the only mountainous area in Academy City.

For Inoue Hidekazu, it was his secret base for dating Saten Ruiko.

As far as Misaki Shokuhou is concerned, this is where she and Touma Kamijou truly met.

For Chikafune Mochika, one of the twelve directors, it was perhaps a place like home.

The observatory, located halfway up the hill in School District 21, is where the main boat is situated.

Therefore, it became clear why Inoue Hideka came here.

It was for the purpose of meeting the bride on the most central boat.

He no longer wanted to delay the matter in Chao'an.

His life was saved by Akiyama Yan and Yu Rei sacrificing their own.

They would never want to trample on the life they earned with their most precious treasures.

Inoue Hideka no longer wanted to live a life of misery. He wanted to rebel and use his own hands to create his own future with all his might!

that is it.

If Inoue Eika could persuade the kinship of the main ship to join forces against Chao'an and eliminate any political concerns, then Inoue Eika would immediately gather men to take Chao'an's life!

Chapter 375 What Accelerator Is Doing

To Inoue Hideka's surprise, his own wife, Satoshi Naka, did not agree to his plan.

Although they successfully met with Okafune Monaka and had a detailed conversation, Okafune Monaka ultimately did not approve of Inoue Eika's plan.

Unexpected, yet also expected.

This kind old woman probably didn't want to make unnecessary sacrifices, right? That's what Inoue Hideka thought.

Moreover, she has not yet witnessed Chao'an's ruthlessness, cruelty, and unscrupulousness.

At this time, Chao'an had not yet threatened her by kidnapping her daughter, Qin Chuan Su Gan. For an old woman who loved peace, such a decision was quite reasonable.

Although she returned disappointed, Inoue Hideka exchanged contact information with her own sister, Satoshi, telling her to contact her anytime if she changed her mind.

When Inoue Hideka returned home, she intended to ask Accelerator what he had done that day, but all she got was, "Ugh! So noisy! You'll find out tomorrow," and that was it.

Helpless, Inoue Hideka could only wash up and go to sleep, waiting for Accelerator to tell her the result the next day.

Silent all night.

In the early morning, instead of exercising as she remembered, Inoue Hideka casually found a park to familiarize herself with her newly acquired weaponry.

9 month 30 day.

It's the day the attack is coming, and it's also the day the students of Academy City prepare for the upcoming change of seasons.

The entire morning was spent distributing new winter uniforms to all teachers and students.

There are no classes in the afternoon, and all students in Academy City are given a holiday.

then……

At noon, Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, who was supposedly a refugee, once again came to Inoue Hideka's house for a free meal.

Looking at Shirai Kuroko lying listlessly on the sofa, Inoue Hideka didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

how to say?

She must be experiencing the helplessness Misaka Mikoto felt when facing her before, right?

Because of her previous show-off behavior, Shirai Kuroko has recently been subjected to relentless pursuit by Misaka Hakuko.

Whether it was influenced by Misaka Dori or not, Misaka Hakuko's pursuit of Shirai Kuroko was no less intense than Misaka Dori's advances towards Saten Ruiko.

Shirai Kuroko didn't say anything on the surface, but judging from her appearance, it was clear how exhausted she was. She had no desire to bother Misaka Mikoto at all, and even after eating the delicious lunch that Saten Ruiko had carefully prepared, she showed no sign of cheering up.

The work of the disciplinary committee member was also pushed entirely onto the kind and honest colleague, Hatsuharu Shiori, who is now probably doing the work of two people in a miserable way.

This indirectly led to the current situation where Misaka Mikoto is leisurely sitting in front of the piano, elegantly playing the sheet music she obtained from Inoue Hideka.

Accelerator left early this morning after having breakfast and hasn't returned yet.

At this moment, Inoue Hideka was stuck in the kitchen, looking utterly exasperated, learning under Saten Ruiko's guidance how to steam rice, fry eggs, and so on.