The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

This is neither saintly nor selfless; it is still a selfish thought.

He acted solely for his own benefit.

The reason we can't abandon Touma Kamijou is because Touma Kamijou is our friend.

He meddled in his sister's affairs because he wanted to do it; he would feel bad if he didn't.

Similarly, Fukiyori and Himekami Akisa are also like that.

He did it simply because he wanted to.

He had no interest in saving all the unfortunate people.

He couldn't possibly save him.

Even if, at this very moment, some misfortune is certainly happening in some corner of the world, Inoue Hideka will not care about them.

Even if such a thing happened right in front of him, he would decide whether to lend a helping hand based on his mood.

In that sense, he was indeed just a selfish ordinary person.

That's why, because he's an ordinary person, he wants to live. He wants to hold on until the world calms down, and then live happily together with Saten Ruiko and Misaka Mikoto.

But then, the wind picked up.

The wind is picking up!

How things will develop is not something he, a mere powerless individual, can decide, even if he is a glorious and great transmigrator.

But ultimately, who says that time travelers must control everything and become winners in life?

No matter where you go, it's impossible to get what you want without putting in any effort.

System? Cheat Code?

Wanting to get something without putting in any effort is simply a pipe dream!

After experiencing time travel firsthand, Inoue Hideka finally understood this principle.

He was like a small boat adrift on a stormy sea, all he could do was try to unfurl his sails and drift with the wind toward the unknown future.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Inoue Hideka unconsciously used a bit more force in her hands.

Chapter 414 It's more comfortable to watch movies lying down

Misaka Mikoto noticed that the hand on her leg was tightening.

Just as Misaka Mikoto was about to complain, she noticed Inoue Eika's slightly dazed eyes. She thought Inoue Eika was up to something again.

Misaka Mikoto was slightly stunned.

Looking at Inoue Hideka like this, Misaka Mikoto suddenly realized something.

Quietly withdraw the hand that was resting on her chin and slowly cover the hand that was resting on her leg.

He didn't speak, nor did he look at Inoue Hideka's reaction.

Misaka Mikoto blushed, a hint of heartache flickering in her eyes, but she remained in the position of watching a movie, seemingly doing nothing, her eyes fixed on the tablet screen.

"kindness……"

The cool touch on the back of his hand startled Inoue Hideka from his reverie. He looked down and saw Misaka Mikoto's fair hand covering his arm.

Smiling, Inoue looked up at Misaka Mikoto's face and saw that her cheeks were gradually turning red. Inoue smiled helplessly and did not expose her.

She straightened up, wanting to place her other hand on top of Misaka Mikoto's.

However, before Inoue Hideka could even place her hand on it, her phone rang again at an inopportune moment.

Oh……

With a helpless sigh, Inoue Hideka picked up her phone from the table and looked at it. It was a text message from Yuki Toshikawa.

About half an hour has passed.

In other words, it took the Dark Side 'Group' half an hour to investigate just one armed but powerless individual.

It must be said that without Akiyama Yan, the 'Group's' intelligence-gathering capabilities have dropped significantly.

Under the same conditions, Misaka Mikoto would likely be able to investigate this information several times faster than the 'Group'.

Perhaps it's time to find another intelligence specialist... or so?

For some reason, upon thinking about this, Inoue Hideka suddenly felt a sense of shared sorrow, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.

Akiyama Yan died for him. If another intelligence agent is found, it would be as if Akiyama Yan were a replaceable person.

That's a bit too callous.

Ugh!

With a sigh, Inoue Hideka temporarily put the problem aside and checked the text message sent by Yuki Toshikawa on her phone.

Misaka Mikoto also stopped the movie, tilted her head and leaned closer to Inoue Eika, staring at the text on her phone screen.

The intelligence consisted of Skill Out's plans and recent actions, along with a form containing information on Skill Out's internal members.

Putting away her phone, Inoue Eika looked at Misaka Mikoto, who was standing very close to her, and asked:

"Mikoto, what do you think?"

"Hmm... if you ask me..."

Misaka Mikoto thought for a moment, then, while distancing herself from Inoue Eika, said:

"Do you think the higher-ups might be targeting Skill Out not because they attacked ability users, but because of their plan that caused the city's communication systems to become paralyzed? Think about it... those guys definitely wouldn't tolerate people disrupting the order of Academy City, right?"

"Yes, that makes sense. That's what I think too."

Inoue Hideka first confirmed Misaka Mikoto's guess, and then asked:

"So, what does Misaka think is the best way to resolve this?"

"Hmm... If we rule out using force, then we should look for a breakthrough at the root, right? If we can figure out the root cause of the higher-ups' targeting of Skill Out, things will be much easier."

With her chin resting on her hand, Misaka Mikoto frowned slightly as she spoke, deep in thought.

"Indeed. But I think the root cause might not just be the paralysis of city communication capabilities, as you mentioned before. The higher-ups are probably also worried that Skill Out will become difficult to control once it grows bigger, right?"

"That's true. So, now that we've figured out the reason, what's the next step?"

"Hmm... let me think."

Inoue Hideka pondered for a while before speaking to Misaka Mikoto:

“Mikoto, what do you think of this? We’ll leave those vicious ability users to my ‘group,’ and as for Skill Out, besides Komaba Toshitoku, the one I just called, the main people in charge are Hamazura Shiage and a guy named Hattori Hanzo. Of the two, Hamazura Shiage has more influence. If we remove Komaba and Hamazura from Skill Out, we can probably lower the guard of the higher-ups, right?”

"I don't know! But it's worth a try. But can you convince these two to leave Skill Out? After all, Skill Out is like their home, isn't it?"

“That’s true, we can only do our best. Mikoto, please wait a moment, I’ll talk to Komaba about this.”

Inoue Hideka told Misaka Mikoto a few words, then took her phone and started dialing Komaba Toshitoku's number.

……

……

More than ten minutes later.

With her silver tongue, Inoue Hideka talked about the safety of her brother's life and even brought up Fremia. Komaba Toshitoku finally agreed to leave Skill Out and entrusted the task of dealing with the vicious ability users to Inoue Hideka.

After that, Inoue Hideka called Chao'an again to negotiate.

Chao'an was not as easy to talk to as Komaba Toshitoku. He didn't care about Inoue Eika's purpose or methods at all. He just said two words: Rejection!

Finally, after Inoue Hideka proposed that Komaba Toshitoku was his friend and that he would lead the entire "group" in a desperate resistance for his friend's sake, Shiogishi reluctantly agreed, albeit with displeasure.

However, he proposed that Komaba Toshitoku should no longer have contact with Skill Out members, and that Hamazura Shiage should be added to the Anbu 'Tools'.

Inoue Hideka had no objection to this.

After informing Komaba Toshitoku of the news by phone, the incident finally came to an end.

But Inoue Hideka knew that the conflict between him and Shiogishi had intensified further.

Even a small breeze will inevitably transform into a massive tornado at some point in some city, sweeping across its own world.

Even so, Inoue Hideka would not regret her choice.

In any case, a battle with Chaoan is inevitable; it's only a matter of time.

It was already past 3 p.m.

Inoue Hideka hung up the phone, her serious expression fading, and she smiled at Misaka Mikoto, saying:

"OK. The matter is resolved. Shall we continue watching the movie, or go out and have some fun?"

"At least watch the whole movie before you leave, okay?"

After all, this is the second time I've watched this movie, and if I can't finish it, Misaka Mikoto will be very unhappy.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Misaka Mikoto smiled with relief and said to Inoue Hideka.

"Sure! I have no objection. As long as I'm with Misaka, I'll do anything!"

"Well!"

Misaka Mikoto hadn't gotten used to Inoue Hideka's sweet talk yet, and a hint of awkwardness flashed across her face.

Then, as if he had discovered something, he stared at Inoue Hideka with wide eyes and questioned her:

"Wait a minute! I mean... haven't you noticed yourself? Why are you so adept at saying such cheesy things now?"

"Oh...is it a little?"

After hearing Misaka Mikoto's words, Inoue Hideka realized that her position should be primarily to tease Misaka Mikoto, with praise being secondary.

Looking up at the ceiling, Inoue Hideka scratched his cheek and said to himself:

"Let me think, what should I say at this moment? Oh! Misaka, how about we watch a movie in bed? That would be more comfortable!"

"Lie down, lie down, lie down... Lie down my ass!!"

Misaka Mikoto's face turned bright red upon hearing Inoue Hideka's shameless words. She grabbed a book from the bookshelf and threw it at Inoue Hideka.