The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"Wow!"

Saten Ruiko struck his waist again, and with even more force than before.

Only then did Saten Ruiko raise her head. Of course, she didn't remove her hand from Inoue Eika's waist; instead, she continued to twist it. At the same time, a bright smile bloomed on her face as she squinted and lowered her voice to Inoue Eika:

"I remember a great man once said that the deeper the love, the more painful the torment... Yinghua, do you think my love for you is deep enough?"

"Enough! Enough! Enough, enough! That's really enough! Any more and I'll die! Spare me, Ruizi!"

"Humph!"

Saten Ruiko looked at Inoue Eika's face, which was contorted in pain, and her gaze softened. She quickly let go of his hand.

Then, seemingly afraid that Inoue Hideka would take advantage of her, she snorted coldly and turned her face away, looking like she didn't want to talk to you.

Ring~ Ring ring~~

Inoue Eika wanted to say something more, but the school bell rang at an inopportune moment.

Seeing that the teacher had already walked in, he had no choice but to return to his seat dejectedly.

Fujiwara Masaga and Shigefuku Shoho also looked regretful and reluctantly ran back to their seats.

This lesson covers basic mathematics, which Inoue Eika has no trouble with at all, so she doesn't plan to listen.

He secretly took out his phone and sent a text message to Touma Kamijou, inviting him to a party that evening, and also inviting the gluttonous Sister Index along. This kind of event would surely make Index grin from ear to ear.

After thinking about it, I felt it wouldn't be good to leave Accelerator and Last Order at home, so I sent Accelerator a text message to ask if he wanted to come.

Unexpectedly, instead of receiving a rejection text message immediately, about five minutes later, I received an agreement message from Accelerator whose words clearly conveyed helplessness and displeasure.

Ha ha……

Inoue Hideka chuckled to herself as she imagined the scene of the final work acting spoiled and throwing a tantrum to join in the fun.

Next, we need to consider what to eat for dinner and where to eat.

After thinking about it for a long time, Inoue Hideka realized that this was not her own business and she should consult the other party involved, Saten Ruiko.

So, Inoue Hideka lowered her body, turned her head towards Saten Ruiko, and whispered:

"Hey! Ruiko, Ruiko?"

Because there was an aisle wide enough for one person to pass between the seats, Inoue Eika had to first draw Saten Ruiko's attention to ensure that she could hear her.

Saten Ruiko didn't pay attention in class either; she wasn't exactly a model student who liked to listen to lectures.

At this moment, Saten Ruiko was resting her chin on her hand, gazing out the window in a daze, seemingly lost in thought. From Inoue Eika's perspective, one could even see her slightly red ears.

Are you still thinking about what happened during break time?

As Inoue Hideka speculated, he saw Saten Ruiko turn her head unhappily after hearing his call, raise her other hand to brush the hair that was obscuring her vision behind her head, and then glance at him sideways, her lips slightly moving as she softly said:

"what?"

"hey-hey!"

Inoue Hideka chuckled and said to Saten Ruiko:

"What do you think would be a good place to take everyone to eat?"

"Humph!"

Upon hearing Inoue Eika's question, Saten Ruiko not only did not answer, but instead snorted coldly and turned her head to look out the window again.

"Forehead……"

Inoue Hideka was helpless.

Okay! I'll think of it myself! At least she agreed to the party tonight, right?

Chapter 402 Accelerator is my best friend!

evening.

After school, Inoue Hideka led the entire class of over 40 students to the fourth school district in a grand procession.

The Fourth School District has the most restaurants in Academy City, and you can find cuisines from more than 190 countries around the world here.

However, Inoue Hideka didn't need anything fancy or high-class; he simply invited his classmates to eat ordinary barbecue.

It was only because the Fourth School District generally had a good reputation that Inoue Eika went to great lengths to bring her classmates here, not wanting to embarrass Saten Ruiko.

The October night was a bit chilly, not suitable for an outdoor barbecue, especially with so many girls around.

Inoue Hideka chose a barbecue restaurant called 'Sheng Shiji'.

The 8-person seats were divided into 6 groups.

Inoue Hideka and Saten Ruiko sat on one side, while Fujiwara Masaga and Shigeho Shofuku sat opposite them.

Because Fujiwara Shoga had just stopped Shigefuku Shoho and talked for a while, Inoue Hideka was able to seize the opportunity to sit down with Saten Ruiko before Shigefuku Shoho.

To this, Inoue Hideka only had one thing to say to Fujiwara Masato: Brother, well done!

After all, it would be too embarrassing to fight with a girl for the seat next to your girlfriend.

The other four spots are reserved for Accelerator and Kamijou.

It's a real shame that Shiori Haru can't attend the gathering because of her duties as a disciplinary committee member.

During class, Inoue Hideka had already sent the address to Accelerator and Kamijou Touma, but neither group has arrived yet.

It's understandable that Touma Kamijou wants to go home to take Index, but Accelerator's situation is a bit baffling.

Even so, Inoue Hideka didn't wait for them. According to the students' wishes, he ordered all sorts of dishes for each table and also slipped two receipts to the waiter, asking for some sake with a low alcohol content to liven things up for everyone.

The law of a certain island nation stipulates that minors under the age of 20 (in this island nation, anyone under the age of 20 is considered a minor) are prohibited from drinking alcohol. Shops and restaurants that sell alcohol to minors are subject to penalties of up to 50 yen for their employees or owners.

It can be said that the management of underage drinking is quite strict.

However, this is Academy City, and it's not as strict as outside.

Aleister, the de facto ruler of Academy City, was too busy to deal with these trivial matters, and gradually, he became less strict about things like minors drinking alcohol.

The meat was still roasting, but the wine was served ahead of schedule.

Inoue Hideka took Fujiwara Masagaku's glass, poured him a drink, and as she handed it to him, she gave him a meaningful look and said:

"Tonight's all up to you, Fujiwara!"

As he spoke, he cautiously glanced at Chongfu Shengfan across the street.

The meaning is obvious.

Take advantage of this golden opportunity and quickly win over that scheming lesbian girl!

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

Fujiwara Masaga took the wine glass and shouted with great momentum.

Saten Ruiko rested her chin on her left hand, watching the two who were clearly about to do something sneaky. She quietly reached under the table with her right hand, grabbed Inoue Hideka's leg, and pinched it hard as a warning.

At that moment, a commotion broke out in the hall.

There was a buzzing sound, and I couldn't tell what they were discussing.

The students dining at 'Shengshiji' weren't just from Class 3, Grade 1 of Zhachuan Middle School; there were other people there as well.

At this moment, everyone, including the students of Zhachuan Middle School, was looking at the door and whispering among themselves, the buzzing sound growing louder and louder.

Inoue Hideka followed the gaze...

Accelerator, with a deadpan expression and his hands in his pockets, slowly strolled towards them, following behind the hopping Last Order.

This is not good!

Seriously, has one person's face become so publicly visible?

That's how I got recognized?

Will he get angry?

With a worried expression, Inoue Hideka stood up, walked to Accelerator, put her arm around his shoulder, and smiled as she looked at the students who were looking at her with apprehension.

"Hehe! Let me introduce you, this is my best friend and buddy, Accelerator! Don't let his stern face fool you, he's actually a cold-faced but warm-hearted tsundere~~ As long as you're genuinely willing to be friends with him, he definitely won't refuse! Then you can all have a number one esper friend!"

"Disgusting guy! Let go of me! Who are you calling arrogant?!"

As Accelerator listened to Inoue Hidekazu's words, his face grew darker and darker. In the end, he couldn't hold back any longer, shook off Inoue Hidekazu's hand, and walked toward Last Order, who was already sitting down next to Saten Ruiko.

Whether Accelerator reset the range of the reflection or turned it off before it was activated, Inoue Hideka has been able to freely touch Accelerator's body ever since she dragged him out to train last time.

Similarly, so are Saten Ruiko and Last Order.

Whether Saten Ruiko accidentally bumps into Accelerator or Last Order deliberately approaches him, the reflection mechanism will not be triggered.

Standing there, Inoue Hideka awkwardly scratched his head, then pretended to sneakily cover his mouth and shout to his classmate:

"See! She really is a tsundere!"

After saying that, he returned to his seat.

The tranquility brought about by Inoue Hideka's words was broken once again, and a buzzing discussion broke out in the hall once more.

"Hey! Is that really Accelerator?"

"Although he doesn't look quite like I remember, he is definitely the same person I saw during the Daihasei Festival speech!"

"But I heard that no one can touch Accelerator's body! They all say that Accelerator is a monster, and you will die if you touch him! But what did I just see? Inoue, he was hugging Accelerator, wasn't he?"

"I've heard this rumor too, but he doesn't seem... as scary as he appears?"

"Hey! Watch your mouth! No matter what, he's Inoue's friend!"

"That's true, we really shouldn't discuss Inoue's friends in such a malicious way."

"Speaking of which, I never expected that Inoue, who is usually so unremarkable, would actually know the first one! And he even beat us to it and managed to get Saten, such a great girl!"

"Yeah, it's so unfair! Why don't I get this kind of treatment!"

"Speaking of which... why don't you go and strike up a conversation?"

"No, no! You should go. I wouldn't dare..."

"Wait! Someone's gone past! Let's check first..."