The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

The sudden sound from behind made Kurozuma Miyawaki stop her exclamation.

Looking at the suddenly appearing Yoshimi Kofune, Inoue Hideka could only sigh with one thought:

What am I even here for?

"Hey, Shirai-kun, aren't you going to arrest those weaklings?" Inoue Eika glanced at the group of delinquents lying on the ground groaning.

If we arrest them now, we won't have all those troubles later, right?

Upon hearing this, Shirai Kuroko finally realized what was happening and immediately called the security guards for backup to take over the troublemakers.

"Hey, senior, it's better to explain some things clearly to your girlfriend so you don't have any regrets!" Inoue Eika said to Kurotsuma Watari before going to check his motorcycle.

Kofumi blushed immediately upon hearing this, but did not deny it.

Ignoring Kuro and Kofu, who had gone to the side to whisper, Inoue Eika picked up the motorcycle and tried to start it. "Vroom!"

As expected of the most high-end motorcycle you can see on the surface, it's still usable even in this condition!

"Shouldn't junior high school students be prohibited from riding motorcycles?" Shirai Kuroko was busy with work, while Misaka Mikoto had nothing to do, so she followed Inoue Eika over.

"Shh!" Inoue Eika gestured to Misaka Mikoto and cautiously glanced at Shirai Kuroko, who was busy handcuffing delinquents in the distance.

We need to slip away quickly before Shirai Kuroko reacts.

While thinking to herself, Inoue Hideka said to Misaka Mikoto, "Misaka-senpai, do you need me to take you home? My motorcycle is really cool!"

Misaka Mikoto thought about it for a moment after hearing this, and it seemed that there was nothing else to do here.

"Okay, that's fine! But I don't want to go back to the dorm right now. Let's go to your place. I want to practice the piano some more."

"Vroom!" Inoue Hideka straddled the motorcycle, turned it around, and gestured for Misaka Mikoto to get on.

Without thinking much about it, Misaka Mikoto realized that her posture was a bit too ambiguous as soon as she sat down. She blushed and waved her arms, not knowing where to put them.

Seeing Misaka Mikoto's awkwardness, Inoue Hideka, on a whim, quickly started the motorcycle.

With the sound of the engine turning, the motorcycle roared off.

Misaka Mikoto's body was affected by inertia, and she lost her balance. In a panic, she grabbed Inoue Hideka's clothes at the waist.

However, perhaps due to a lack of control over the force, he not only grabbed the clothes but also the soft flesh around Inoue Hideka's waist.

"Misaka-senpai, you're hurting me!" Inoue Eika thought to herself, "You reap what you sow!"

"Serves you right! Who told you to suddenly speed up!" Misaka Mikoto said viciously, but she loosened her grip and tried again, only holding onto Inoue Eika's clothes to maintain her balance.

While busy at work, Shirai Kuroko heard the sudden sound of a motor and looked towards the source of the sound. She saw her dear older sister sitting intimately with that pervert on a motorcycle as it drove away into the distance.

"Ah! Big sister!" Shirai Kuroko shouted, about to use her ability to follow, but stopped when she saw the delinquents all over the place.

"Damn it! That pervert dared to attack my sister when Kuroko wasn't looking! I'll never let you get away with this!" Kuroko shouted angrily in the direction the motorcycle had disappeared, then threw herself back into her work.

After parking the motorcycle in the basement, Inoue Eika planned to repair the damaged parts when she had time, since it was still rideable for now.

Back in the dormitory with Misaka Mikoto, Inoue Eigo said to her:

"You can practice on your own." He was going to take a shower first, since he hadn't showered after training and felt sticky all over.

"Um..." Misaka Mikoto said hesitantly, her face slightly flushed.

After hesitating for a while, he suddenly opened his handbag, took out an envelope-like object, and handed it to Inoue Hideka.

Hey?

Inoue Hideka stared at the envelope in surprise, suddenly feeling somewhat at a loss.

What's going on? Could it be a love letter?

No way?

I unknowingly won over Misaka Mikoto?

Chapter 59 Applications of Small Electric Currents

Misaka Mikoto hesitated, wondering whether she should send out the invitation.

The thought of this wretched guy seeing me dressed as a maid would surely bring him a slap in the face, but...

Since this guy helped solve the performance problem, it wouldn't feel right not to express my gratitude.

Ah! Never mind, plenty of people will see it anyway, one more won't make a difference!

Misaka Mikoto gritted her teeth, took out the invitation she had put in her handbag earlier, and handed it to Inoue Hideka.

But what's with this guy's eyes? Surprise, disbelief, and why does it look more and more lewd the more you look at him!

"I said! This is an invitation! An invitation!" Misaka Mikoto clearly realized something too, her face turning even redder as she loudly corrected Inoue Hideka's thinking!

How could I possibly send a love letter to this guy!

Inoue Hideka was snapped out of her narcissism by Misaka Mikoto's shout. Embarrassed, she scratched her head, gave a guilty smile, and tried to ease her embarrassment with a joke.

"Hehe! I wouldn't mind if you sent me a love letter!"

He reached out to take the invitation from Misaka Mikoto, but as soon as his hand touched the invitation, Misaka Mikoto slapped him on the head with her handbag.

"Go to hell!"

After saying that, Misaka Mikoto stormed off to the piano, lifted the cover, and began practicing, ignoring the narcissistic guy.

Inoue Hideka glanced at the date on the invitation; it was tomorrow.

"Tomorrow is the summer festival, how's your violin practice going?"

"Hmph! Does something this simple even need practice? With Mikoto's intelligence, memorizing the sheet music is a piece of cake!"

Misaka Mikoto proudly tossed her hair back and said with arrogance.

"Yeah, I wish I had level 5 computing power!"

"By the way, Misaka-senpai, may I ask you how you used your abilities when they were at a lower level?"

Inoue Hideka suddenly remembered her abilities and thought it would be a good time to ask Misaka Mikoto for advice.

"How do you use it when your abilities are low? Why are you asking this?" Misaka Mikoto recalled for a moment and then asked in confusion.

"Crackling sound" Inoue Eika walked up to Misaka Mikoto and showed her the tiny electric currents on her fingertips.

"Huh? It's an electric ability too?" Misaka Mikoto exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the electricity in Inoue Eika's hand, then added sarcastically, "But you're really a weirdo! You only just awakened your ability now!"

Inoue Eigo didn't refute Misaka Mikoto's sarcasm this time. He only had electric abilities because he admired Misaka Mikoto, so how could he say such a thing?

“However, such a small current doesn’t seem to be of much use!” Misaka Mikoto said, condensing a current at her fingertips, which was hundreds of times larger than Inoue Hideka’s current.

How can the light of a firefly compete with the brilliance of the moon?

Inoue Hideka was greatly shocked and lowered his head in dejection.

Seeing Inoue Hideka's expression, Misaka Mikoto quickly withdrew the electricity from her hand and said apologetically, "Um, why don't you try storing the electricity in your body and then releasing it all at once?"

Misaka Mikoto tentatively suggested it, since she had never tried it before and always released whatever energy she had in her body as she pleased.

"Okay!" Inoue Hideka thought that Misaka Mikoto had proposed the method because it was feasible, so she immediately perked up and sat down to start charging up electricity in her body.

Inoue Hideka tried to accumulate an electric current in her body, but she could only feel a wisp of current flowing through her body without any sign of stopping. The current was also always the same size, without any sign of increasing.

About ten minutes later, Inoue Hideka gave up, interrupting Misaka Mikoto's practice, and said:

"That won't work at all!"

"Huh?" Misaka Mikoto had only offered a constructive suggestion, and she didn't know if it would work, but seeing Inoue Hideka's listless appearance, Misaka Mikoto felt even more guilty.

"So, what does it feel like?"

"Hmm, it feels like an electric current is constantly flowing through my body, but it can't accumulate any more!" Inoue Hideka's tone was full of disappointment. As expected, this little electric current was useless!

"Traveling? Aren't you supposed to be able to withstand electric shocks? How about trying to use the current in your own body to revitalize your cells?"

Misaka Mikoto suddenly realized that since external electric currents could act on cells, there was no reason why the electric currents within her own body couldn't.

“But such a small current…” Inoue Eika began, but she knew Misaka Mikoto would understand what he meant.

"Hmm, that makes sense..." Misaka Mikoto rested her chin on her hand, pondering how to utilize such a small current, and how to take advantage of Inoue Hideka's ability to withstand electric shocks.

“That’s it!” Misaka Mikoto’s eyes lit up. “Try to stop the current in one place and do nothing. Wait for the current to stabilize, then concentrate the current in another place and wait for it to stabilize as well. Continue in this way until the current is completely stopped throughout your body.”

"Hmm, it seems feasible, but what's the use of an electric current that can't move?" Inoue Eika asked, looking at the excited Misaka Mikoto with a puzzled expression.

"Idiot!" Misaka Mikoto glared at Inoue Hideka with exasperation. "Think about it, what would happen if an electric current stopped inside your body? Just by staying there, it could activate your cells and stimulate your muscles!"

"Hmm...you mean, I can use this method to permanently increase my speed, as long as there are immovable electric currents everywhere?"

Inoue Hideka had clearly figured out what Misaka Mikoto meant, and asked in surprise.

Having a body filled with electrical current is different from storing electricity. Storing electrical current means you can release it however you want.

The stagnant electrical current within the body tries to adapt to a particular spot on the body and then permanently stop there, making it impossible to mobilize it again.

"Hmm! Give it a try! Maybe you'll become the fastest level 0!" Misaka Mikoto encouraged.

“Okay!” Inoue Hideka responded and sat down in the chair, closed her eyes, began to feel the electric current in her body, and then tried to stop it.

Half an hour later, Inoue Hideka opened her eyes and looked at the tip of her left middle finger.

It worked! Although it was slow and only applied to the tip of my middle finger, the current did stop there, and I could feel the tingling sensation in my muscles.

"How is it?" Although Misaka Mikoto was practicing, she had been keeping an eye on Inoue Eika. As soon as she saw Inoue Eika open her eyes, she asked immediately.

Inoue Hideka turned to look at Misaka Mikoto, her eyes filled with gratitude, excitement, and exhilaration. She rushed to Misaka Mikoto and excitedly grabbed her hand.

"It worked! It worked! Misaka Mikoto! I love you to death!" Inoue Hideka was so excited that she was incoherent.

Since arriving in Academy City, I've been burdened by the heavy weight of being a powerless being. Now, although I'm still powerless, I have the potential to become stronger. As long as I distribute these tiny electric currents throughout my body, I'm sure I can achieve a speed that's faster than external electric stimulation!

"Wow! Let go of me first~~" Misaka Mikoto was caught off guard by Inoue Eika's sudden action and tried her best to break free from Inoue Eika's hand.

And... love and all that... how could this guy just say it so naturally!

Misaka Mikoto blushed as she thought to herself, "Even though I know Inoue Eika is just excited and rambling, I still feel so embarrassed!"

"No! Don't call me Railgun! It's such an embarrassing name!" Misaka Mikoto suddenly realized that Inoue Eika had called her Railgun again.

"We haven't settled the score from last time yet. Since that's the case, let's settle it both times together..."

Misaka Mikoto is no longer trying to break free from Inoue Hideka's hand; instead, she's gripping it tightly to prevent him from pulling away, and then—

"Bilibili~~"