The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Inoue Eika did not go to the research institute. After making an appointment with Kyoka Gunba to thank him properly that evening, she went straight home.

Fortunately, when the security guards looked for him earlier, they didn't linger at home when no one was there, so his home was basically unaffected.

After pouring a few cups of tea in the kitchen, Inoue Eika sat on the sofa to rest while waiting for Saten Ruiko and the others to return.

Although he was busy all day and night and was very tired, Inoue Hideka still couldn't sleep peacefully until he saw his comrades return safely.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, perhaps due to exhaustion, Inoue Hide was almost asleep when a noise came from the doorway.

She got up, but before she even reached the door, Saten Ruiko had already opened it with her key.

Along with Saten Ruiko were Misaka Mikoto, Shirai Kuroko, and Uiharu Kazari.

Perhaps Tokiwadai is too strict, and the two of them are afraid of being caught by the dormitory supervisor if they go back at this time.

Regardless of the reason, at this moment, when Inoue Hideka saw these familiar faces, he truly felt as if a century had passed.

Even though I know it's only been one night, so much has really happened that night.

Tonight, he personally killed nine Academy City council members.

Tonight, the Unified Council will become history, existing in name only.

Tonight, Inoue Hideka finally resolved the biggest crisis facing him – the Shiokashi!

Chapter 452 Celebration After Victory (Part 1)

October 6th.

The last rays of the setting sun shone into Inoue Hideka's house, and the people who had slept all day gradually woke up from their dreams.

Inoue Hideka stretched contentedly and sat up from the sofa.

Because of Misaka Mikoto and the other two staying overnight, Inoue Eika gave her room to Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, while Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko slept in the same room.

Although she slept on the sofa all day, Inoue Hideka was so tired that she had a very satisfying sleep and didn't notice any difference between the sofa and the bed.

He got up and poured himself a glass of water. As Inoue Hideka drank his water, Saten Ruiko, rubbing her eyes sleepily, also came out of her room.

Inoue Hideka turned and looked at Saten Ruiko with a smile, saying softly:

"Tears, you worked hard yesterday."

Inoue Eika was ambushed and injured by the council and hospitalized the day before yesterday. So it's understandable that Saten Ruiko and Misaka Mikoto must not have had a proper rest since the night before yesterday.

Not only that, yesterday Saten Ruiko also used her exhausted body to fight against the Drive Armor while protecting herself.

The mental anxieties and fears are certainly greater than the physical exhaustion.

And it was a battle that lasted most of the night... Ha...

With a soft sigh of relief, Inoue Eika walked up to Saten Ruiko, who was still a little dazed, and gently rubbed her slightly messy hair that hadn't been combed.

"Thank you, thank you all. Because of you, I am who I am today."

"Whee!"

Saten Ruiko tilted her head back, enjoying Inoue Hideka's touch, and gave a big smile.

"Yinghua is an idiot! What are you thanking me for! We're all standing by your side willingly... If you feel bad about it, then you'd better let us bully you more often in the future! And you're not allowed to resist or complain!"

"it is good!"

Inoue Hideka smiled too, a very happy and satisfied smile.

"I will absolutely not resist, and I will absolutely not complain. I'll happily enjoy the process of you bullying me, okay?"

swoosh-

As soon as Inoue Eika finished speaking, a blue bolt of lightning flashed behind him.

"what!"

Inoue Hideka was caught off guard and startled.

It didn't hurt when it hit me, just made me feel numb for a moment, but it was so sudden that Inoue Hideka was startled.

"Tch! Saying such cheesy things first thing in the morning, how disgusting!"

Standing at the door of Inoue Eika’s room is Misaka Mikoto.

She leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed, her expression one of utter disdain.

Perhaps there was a hint of unhappiness mixed in?

Intuition told Inoue Hideka that Misaka Mikoto was a little unhappy at this moment, so she rationally avoided mentioning the promise of kissing Misaka Mikoto after every electric shock, and Inoue Hideka decisively changed the subject.

"Ah... Good morning, Mikoto! Speaking of which, I'd like to invite the people who helped me yesterday to have some fun and eat as a way of expressing my gratitude. Do Mikoto and Ruiko have any suggestions?"

"Well, we definitely can't fit so many people at home, I think it's better to eat out."

Saten Ruiko rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment before making a suggestion.

"I also think it's better to go out. Regardless of whether we can leave so many people behind, who knows how long it would take to cook for so many people! And you, if you can't cook yourself, at least consider how hard it is for the cooks!"

Misaka Mikoto still wore a disgusted expression, glaring coldly at Inoue Eika.

“Um…I, I…” Inoue Eika was a little frustrated.

He's already started learning housework, okay?

To show his determination, he even bought a leather whip that he now feels ashamed of, but his body is not cooperating and he still hasn't gotten used to doing housework. He is very helpless about it!

"It's my fault, I will try my best to learn housework."

"Well, I really enjoy being able to make food that everyone likes!"

As the head chef, and the person Inoue Eika was primarily sorry for, Saten Ruiko, seeing Inoue Eika's aggrieved expression, smiled and explained to Misaka Mikoto before enthusiastically returning the conversation to the issue they had just discussed.

"Well then, I'll discuss where to go with Misaka-senpai and Uiharu Shirai. Eika, you'll be in charge of contacting the people to invite them, okay?"

"Oh, no problem. But after the wedding, I'll have to ask Mikoto to tell her, since she only helped because of you."

"Fine, huh!"

Misaka Mikoto snorted in dissatisfaction, then muttered something under her breath:

"Saten always spoils this bastard... Tch!"

Without caring whether Inoue Eika and Saten Ruiko heard her, Misaka Mikoto muttered something, then turned around and called out to Shirai Kuroko in the room before heading towards Saten Ruiko's room.

Inoue Hideka isn't stupid; he's now certain that Misaka Mikoto is definitely angry.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have given me such a hard time as soon as I woke up.

Could it be that she got jealous seeing him and Ruiko in such close contact?

Or perhaps he felt resentful because he only thanked Lei Zi and not her?

Frowning in distress, Inoue Hideka sat back on the sofa, pondering whether Misaka Mikoto would be jealous, while simultaneously searching her phone for the phone numbers of those who had helped her yesterday and dialing them one by one.

While eating snacks she had brought from the kitchen, Inoue Hideka finished informing everyone, and more than half an hour had passed.

During this time, Saten Ruiko and the others had finished their discussion, washed up, and were sitting on the side waiting for Inoue Eika.

Meanwhile, Saten Ruiko also went to the house across the street from Kamijou Touma's to tell them that they were going out to eat that night and asked them to get ready.

After hanging up the phone, Inoue Eika went to the bathroom to wash up and change her clothes. She then went out to call Index and Kamijou Touma, and the group followed Saten Ruiko, who was leading the way, and headed towards the reserved hotel.

It's worth mentioning that Inoue Hideka invited everyone who helped yesterday, but Kumokawa Sera was unable to attend due to her busy schedule in Academy City, and members of Shokuhou Misaki's faction also declined through Shokuhou Misaki's words.

Of course, Inoue Eika also invited Tang Jinyu, who provided the base, but Tang Jinyu was currently studying Inoue Eika's red cross and expressed no interest in activities such as dinners and parties.

Unfortunately, Inoue Hideka had no idea where to find Kazakiri Hyouka. She called out to the air several times but received no response, so she had no choice but to give up.

Besides, Tsuchimikado Motoharu brought his whole family without any hesitation, not only saying that he would come, but also bringing his younger sister, Tsuchimikado Maika, along.

The four "props" were equally unceremonious. After Inoue Eika called Frenda and told her about it, she agreed without hesitation.

Inoue Hidekazu felt extremely ashamed about this.

He wasn't naive enough to think that Mugino Shizuri was keen on socializing or wanted to take advantage of a meal. Inoue Eika felt a pang of heartache when he thought of the high reward he had promised Frenda.

Mugino Shizuri was definitely only after that 200 million yen reward; there's no need to even think about it.

Chapter 453 Celebration After Victory (Part 2)

The dinner was scheduled at a large hotel in the seventh school district.

The Seventh School District is located in the center of Academy City and is also the school district where most of the invited students are from. Therefore, Saten Ruiko and the others chose the Seventh School District as their location for convenience.

A large private room on the third floor of the hotel is where Inoue Hideka invited everyone to dinner today.

Although we usually eat together at home, I'm used to it so it's not a big deal.

But this time there were quite a few people, and since it was a place that Saten Ruiko and the others had discussed and decided on, it was obviously impossible for it to be a shared meal again.

Inside the private room was a long, low table, surrounded by cushions for kneeling.

As Inoue Hideka entered the room led by the waiter, she couldn't help but frown upon seeing this.

"Hehe...cough cough!"

Hearing the laughter behind him, Inoue Hideka mechanically turned his head and saw Saten Ruiko covering her mouth to suppress her laughter, while Misaka Mikoto's stern face turned red as she pretended that she didn't actually want to laugh.

Inoue Hideka had a dark expression on his face.

It's obvious that these two people knew they weren't used to kneeling and deliberately chose a place that required them to kneel while eating.

With a long face, Inoue Hideka walked sullenly to the head of the table, suppressing her inner turmoil, and tried to kneel on the cushion without saying a word, sulking as she waited for the others to arrive.

Saten Ruiko and her three companions, Kamijou Touma and his companion, as well as Accelerator and Last Order, casually found a place to sit... well, they knelt down.

Seeing Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator kneeling obediently on the cushions, Inoue Hideka suddenly felt a strange sense of amusement, and her dissatisfaction immediately lessened.

This is a scene that has never been seen in the original work.

Imagine a powerful ability user kneeling obediently at the dining table like a prisoner... Hehehe!

Inoue Hideka chuckled to herself as she secretly took out her phone and snapped a few photos.

Especially Accelerator, sitting calmly with his eyes closed... well, kneeling on the cushion... wow! This is definitely worth collecting!

While Inoue Hideka was secretly delighted, little did he know that Saten Ruiko, sitting opposite him, was also secretly taking pictures with her phone.