The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"Cough... Pfft!"

Inoue Hideka struggled to sit up, spitting out the blood in her mouth, and faced Othinus, who had appeared beside her, with neither arrogance nor servility.

Although Orelus was puzzled by Othinus's sudden change of attitude after hearing just a few words, it did not stop him from standing in front of Inoue Hideka.

Following closely behind Othinus, Orelus instantly appeared in front of Inoue Hideka, subtly guarding against another sudden attack from Othinus.

"Human, what do you know?"

Euthinus stared coldly at Inoue Hideka, his single remaining eye displaying an indifferent expression as if he were looking at a corpse.

Euthinus was not born a demon; she acquired wisdom through special means.

Based on this wisdom, Othinus offered her right eye, which she had gouged out herself, at the Mimir Well. By systematizing the "sacrifice" through the ritualistic act of "gouging out a single eye," she was able to ascend from a mortal body to a demon god.

Her 'eye' still lies at the bottom of the cold waters of the Mimir Spring. If it were retrieved and put back into Euthinus's eye socket, Euthinus would be transformed back into a human from a god.

Naturally, her immense demonic power will also dissipate.

This secret is top-secret information that even Othinus's nominal companions in this world—the magical society 'Troublemakers'—don't know!

Othinus never told anyone about this, except for Touma Kamijou, who became her confidant in the future. There was no one Othinus was worthy of telling her this herself.

This shows how much impact Inoue Hidekazu's words had on Euthinus.

Gollum~

Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from Othinus, Inoue Hideka couldn't help but swallow hard. However, he still firmly addressed Othinus:

If I told you I know your future, would you believe me?

Euthinus stared at Inoue Hideka in silence for a long while, then suddenly curled his lips into a mocking smile, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world:

"My future? Human, you need to know who you're talking to. To a god high above you, those words are enough to kill you ten thousand times over!"

“Then, let me put it another way.” Inoue Hideka’s attitude remained unshaken by Othinus’s mockery. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, slowly stood up, and looked directly into Othinus’s remaining left eye—

"I know everything about you, including your past, present, and future; your weaknesses and strengths; your personality, hobbies, goals, and what you yearn for and desire...!"

"Arrogant! Human, you have angered me!"

As Euthinus spoke, he raised his right hand, and Inoue Hideka knew that the next wave of attacks was imminent.

But Eurels spoke before Euthinus could launch his attack:

"Since you don't believe it, why care about the Mimir Spring and the Eyes? Although I don't know how what this boy is saying has to do with you, surely you can listen to his request?"

Euthinus ceased his attack and once again silently gazed at Inoue Hideka, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing this, Inoue Hideka seized the opportunity to say:

"I can show you everything I know, including where my information comes from, to prove that I have no ill intentions towards you. I only hope that you can save my beloved girl. She is dying, and only you can save her."

Seeing that Euthinus remained unmoved, Inoue Hideka continued:

"My ability is to instantly transfer everything I know to your brain. This transfer will not affect your mind, provided that you open your mental barrier. If you are not comfortable with this, you can also use your own methods to forcibly extract the memories from my brain. In any case, a powerless mortal like me has no power to resist you."

"Humans, the trick of provoking God is useless."

Euthinus finally spoke. She understood the provocation in Inoue Hideka's last sentence, which could be roughly interpreted as, "Even though you are a god high above, you are still so cautious when facing a human."

Essentially, although Inoue Hideka didn't care, if possible, he still didn't want his body to be played with by others at will, and it would be best if he could explain everything himself.

In any case, no matter how he operates, he could not possibly do anything to the brain of Othinus, who is a demon god, with just an external brain implant, and he himself had no such intention.

Besides being kind by nature, Euthinus was also an exceptionally arrogant fellow.

Inoue Hideka already knew this, which is why he subtly provoked Othinus.

Sure enough, having probably figured out the pros and cons, Euthinus's expression calmed down, and he said to Inoue Hideka:

"However, let me give you a little warning: if you dare to show the slightest disrespect to me, a god, I will crush you like an ant!"

"Thank you." Inoue Hideka said, activating the external brain and pouring everything he knew from his past and present lives into Othinus's brain.

Chapter 494 Divine Might and Peak Combat Power

Euthinus's expression changed from initial disdain to confusion, then to shock and disbelief, and finally back to initial disdain, mockery, and a hint of anger.

However, before the expression froze, Inoue Hideka vaguely saw a hint of...longing in Othinus's eyes?

Inoue Hideka wasn't sure if it was just her imagination.

But Inoue Hideka knew that if Othinus had any expectations of what he knew, it must be something related to Kamijou Touma, and something that happened after Kamijou Touma became Othinus's understander.

Euthinus longed for someone to understand her suffering, but she was lost on the path of power, forging ahead without ever turning back or stopping to find what she desired.

Now, Inoue Hideka has shown her that in the near future, someone will appear who has been through tens of thousands of life-and-death situations with her, understands all her pain, and finally stands by her side willingly and steadfastly. How will she react?

Inoue Hideka already knew the answer.

Suddenly, an infinitely extending complex pattern appeared behind Euthinus, with ten enormous wings that seemed to blot out the sky, twisting wildly.

弩！

Inoue Hideka knew what this was.

It was used by Euthinus as his last trump card.

Its formal name has long been lost to history; people simply call it a crossbow.

There are ten arrows in total, each possessing the power to easily slice off one or two planets.

She really intended to kill me!

Inoue Hideka thought to himself.

No, that's not right.

If it's just about killing, there's no need to use the crossbow, which is supposed to be the trump card.

She must have been unable to contain her anger.

Because of her pride, she resolutely refused to admit that she would become that way in the future, and she did not mention the failure of the plan. At this moment, Othinus, who was still a high and mighty god, would never admit that she would become a tiny person who was only 15cm tall and looked like a figurine.

Especially the helpless life that followed, being teased to the point of being funny and cute in front of Touma Kamijou and Index, who are both humans, or even just a humble cat!

However, when combined with Inoue Hideka's other memories, Euthinus could not refute the authenticity of this memory.

Therefore, she could only use anger to cover up the shame in her heart.

but……

"The one you've been waiting for has appeared... Isn't this what you've always wanted?" Inoue Hideka questioned the enraged Othinus: "Why do you deny this fact?"

"I don't need so-called 'understanding people'."

Euthinus looked at Inoue Hideka and replied coldly:

"Furthermore, your so-called 'understanding person' is nothing but a fabrication you made up to deceive me. The real Touma Kamijou couldn't possibly do what you showed me. In fact, no one can gain my approval. Yes..."

Euthinus, his face as cold as frost, spoke slowly and deliberately:

"No one can be... my understanding person!"

Immediately afterwards, the complex pattern extending from behind Euthinus burst forth with dazzling light, the lines that made up the pattern almost sweeping across the entire world, and at a glance, you couldn't even see the end.

It was as if the entire world had been instantly dominated by the one-eyed demon Othinus.

A creaking sound came from somewhere.

Sound seems to be everywhere in the world, yet it also seems like an illusion that it doesn't exist at all.

At the same time, ten enormous arrows slowly took shape in the sky.

The first arrow, carrying a devastating force, fell vertically from the sky towards Inoue Hideka.

Orelus remained motionless, watching the arrows rapidly descending from the sky, already prepared to defend himself.

Inoue Hideka didn't look up at the sky; he could imagine what he would face next simply by looking at the patterns sweeping across the heavens and earth behind Othinus.

but.

Facing the demon whose rage was steadily rising, Inoue Hideka shouted at an alarming rate:

"Do you believe something is true just because someone does what Touma did?"

Suddenly.

The world is quiet.

After Inoue Eika finished speaking, the patterns on Euthinus's back disappeared, and the enormous arrow that blotted out the sky vanished without a trace.

"Oh?" Euthinus smiled knowingly. "Would you like to give it a try?"

"..." Inoue Hideka clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "Do I have a choice?"

If he could, he certainly wouldn't want to experience what Touma Kamijou went through.

In the process of the world being destroyed and recreated tens of thousands of times, Touma Kamijou died tens of thousands of times in various ways and in different ways.

Among the experiences are being buried alive, being burned at the stake, being sent to the morgue while fully conscious but unable to open one's eyes or breathe, and then being brought back to life... There are even experiences of being abandoned by everyone, having one's life and existence replaced by others, or having one's life weighed on a scale with 60 billion people in the world.

Inoue Hideka was unsure whether she could do what Kamijou Touma did.

He is neither a saint nor a pushover; on the contrary, he is very selfish and can only care about himself and the people he cares about.

Inoue Hideka didn't care about the state of the world or the lives of others.

Moreover, even if he really did what Touma Kamijou did, who can guarantee that Othinus, who already knows the subsequent plot, will really approve of him and help him save Saten Ruiko?

However, Inoue Hideka had no other choice.

Although he now has Orelus, whose combat power is comparable to that of Othinus, Orelus cannot save Saten Ruiko.

Inoue Hideka could only place all her hopes on Othinus—to get her to agree to save Saten Ruiko.

For this, Inoue Hideka is willing to do anything!

“Heh, since that’s the case…” Euthinus seemed to be laughing quite happily.

Inoue Hideka could probably understand why she was happy.

As long as she doesn't survive the death challenges that Touma Kamijou 'used to'... or rather, 'future', the death trials she designed for him, Othinus can rightfully declare that what Inoue Hideka showed her was all an illusion, all nonexistent.

There is no possibility of her future failure.