The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Very determined, yet also very gentle!

These children were like her own children. Although they were willful and mischievous and often embarrassed Kiyama Haruo, they opened up Kiyama Haruo's originally cold heart, which belonged to a researcher, and let her experience what anger, care, and warmth were.

That is why Kiyama Harumi has the determination to save the children even if it means going against the entire Academy City!

Inoue Hideka did not go in, but hid in the shadows by the door, waiting for the woman to appear.

"Sizzle~~ Sizzle~~"

Just then, an unusually jarring sound rang out, followed by Therese's disgusting voice.

"You wretched brats!"

Chapter Seventy: The Chaotic Opening Ends

Upon hearing the piercing sound, apart from Kiyama Harumi and Inoue Eika, Shirai Kuroko, Uiharu Kazari, and Misaka Mikoto all clutched their heads in pain, swaying as if about to fall.

Inoue Hideka wasn't worried about this at all, because...

The sound lasted for about five seconds, and disappeared the instant Therese finished speaking.

At the same time, before Therese could even be surprised by the sudden disappearance of the voice, she felt her hair being grabbed from behind at the roots, followed by a spinning sensation.

Inoue Hideka quietly approached Therese from behind, suddenly grabbed her hair, lifted her up, spun her around, and slammed her hard into the wall.

Inoue Hideka had wanted to torment this woman for a long time, but he didn't do so last time because he wanted to let Misaka Mikoto vent her anger.

Now, without the protection of heavy armor, Therese appeared before Inoue Eika, wearing only a small suit of armor with her head exposed. Of course, Inoue Eika would not let this opportunity pass.

Well done, Ruizi!

After throwing Therese into the wall, Inoue Eika secretly praised Saten Ruiko, then took out the stun gun she had carried with her since the Forbidden Techniques Index incident, turned it on, and struck her own legs.

Under the stimulation of the electric current, Inoue Hideka felt the cells in her legs become excited. With a slight effort, her body shot forward, rushing towards Therese, who had just stood up and raised her arm towards her.

"This was made by analyzing the capabilities of the Railgun, and it's even more powerful than the Railgun. I don't know why you weren't affected by the interference, but as long as I blast you into pieces, that'll be enough!"

Therese raised her left arm, and in front of her arm was a cone-shaped object that expanded as she spoke, transforming into a claw shape with dozens of iron bars.

Inoue Eika wanted to dodge after hearing Therese's words, but before she could move, she saw a blue energy shockwave shoot out from the side and hit Therese's left arm, instantly shattering the menacing claw along with Therese's left arm!

Mikoto Mimoto maintained her stance as she fired the railgun, glanced at Eika Inoue, and only lowered her outstretched arm after confirming that he was unharmed.

Given Misaka Mikoto's kind nature, she would never have done something as cruel as breaking someone's arm.

However, upon hearing the first half of Therese's sentence, she realized that Inoue Hideka would definitely not be able to withstand an attack even more powerful than her own Railgun, and might die from such an attack.

Misaka Mikoto, still suffering from a headache due to the interference device, looked at Therese's left arm, which had spread into a claw shape, and the energy fluctuations that were already brewing within it, as well as Inoue Hideka, who was still in a forward-charging posture, and thought that the idiot might die...

Overwhelmed with worry and excitement, he forced himself to quickly pull a coin from his pocket and fired the railgun at Therese without hesitation.

"Ah! My hand! My hand!" Therese lost her left arm in the bombardment of the railgun, and painfully clutched her left shoulder with her right hand, struggling and screaming.

Suddenly, something red fell out of the struggling Therese. Inoue Hideka saw it, instantly sped over, picked it up from the ground, and examined it.

"That's crystallization. As long as we have that, the children will wake up!"

Kiyama Harumi had been watching Therese, and upon seeing what Inoue Eika picked up, he immediately exclaimed excitedly.

Inoue Hideka walked over and handed the crystal to Kiyama Haruo.

"You can take over from now on. Those children are waiting for you. Don't let them down!" Inoue Hideka said encouragingly.

"I will definitely, absolutely, awaken them!" Kiyama Harumi said earnestly, holding the crystal, before walking towards the computer in front of the culture tank.

After saying that, Inoue Hideka returned to Therese, who was still screaming in pain, and quickly chopped her in the neck, knocking her unconscious.

It keeps barking and it's really noisy.

At this moment, Kazari Hatsuharu and Kuroko Shirai also recovered from the effects of the interference device. Erii Haruka also woke up at Kazari Hatsuharu's call, climbed out of the culture tank, and ran with Kazari Hatsuharu and Kuroko Shirai to the computer operated by Haruo Kiyama to keep an eye on the situation there.

Mikoto Mimoto was currently filled with self-blame, blaming herself for ruining someone else's arm.

Although Therese was despicable, and in Misaka Mikoto's opinion she truly deserved to die, the thought of destroying someone else's arm with her own hands still made her feel uneasy.

It was both self-reproach and an inability to bear it due to kindness.

Inoue Hideka saw Misaka Mikoto standing there with her head down, walked over, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Misaka-senpai!"

Although I could have dodged it even if you hadn't made a move, I appreciated your kindness.

"Ah...it's nothing!"

Misaka Mikoto replied dismissively, clearly appearing distracted.

"There's always a reason why someone is pitiful! Misaka-senpai shouldn't feel guilty. She's done so many heinous things and deserves to be punished. Consider it Misaka-senpai's punishment on behalf of God!"

"Really... is that a fair way to understand it? I was so cruel to her..."

Misaka Mikoto hesitated upon hearing this, seemingly still unable to forgive herself for her mistake.

“Of course, Misaka-senpai is so kind, even if she punishes evildoers on behalf of God, God won’t blame you!” Inoue Eika said with a smile.

"Besides, Misaka-senpai did it to save me, didn't she? If saving someone is a sin, then I, as the one who caused it, should bear that sin!"

Misaka Mikoto's expression softened slightly upon hearing this.

"Speaking of which, including the time with the fantasy beasts, Misaka-senpai has saved me twice already! How can I possibly repay her?"

Inoue Hideka frowned and thought for a moment, "How about I be your male servant for a day? Bathing you and warming your bed will definitely satisfy you!"

"Wash, wash, wash your head! And warm, warm the bed and all that!" Misaka Mikoto blushed and yelled when she heard such embarrassing words, "Are you broken from the moment you were born?!"

"Ouch! That hurts!" Inoue Hideka cried out comically as he felt the electric current emanating from Misaka Mikoto as she screamed.

The ground floor was very spacious, and Inoue Eika had no way to escape even if he wanted to. Besides, this time he really didn't intend to escape.

Saten Ruiko came down from the control room and happened to see this scene. She smiled slightly and walked towards Kiyama Harumi and the others.

By this time, Kiyama Haruo had finished inputting the data and opened all the glass on the culture tanks. Kiyama Haruo lay down in front of the culture tanks with the branches intertwined, while the others stood quietly behind him, watching the sleeping children and waiting for them to wake up.

Misaka Mikoto blushed slightly when she saw Inoue Eika acting silly, turned away embarrassedly, ignored Inoue Eika, and walked towards the culture tank to wait with the others.

What does this guy mean?! Why is it always like this?! It's so frustrating...

Phew! Looks like everything's alright now? Honestly, these kids who've never seen the dark are such a hassle!

Inoue Hideka secretly grumbled to himself, then stood aside and watched the situation on Kiyama Haruo's side.

As expected, Shizuki Shizumi woke up first, slowly opened her eyes, and looked at Kiyama Harumi who was right in front of her.

"Teacher? Why are there dark circles under your eyes?"

When Kiyama Harumi saw that the children had finally woken up and were even talking to him, he lay on the culture tank with tears welling up in his eyes.

Thinking of her dream, and her wish to awaken the children, after so many hardships, she finally woke up. Thinking that the children could live like normal people in the future, she couldn't hold back her tears, which welled up in her eyes.

"Because I have a lot of things to do!"

Kiyama Harumi's voice was calm, but beneath that calmness lay a deep sense of suppressed resentment.

She tried her best to control her emotions, which were about to spiral out of control. She closed her eyes, lowered her head, and didn't want the children to see her in such an embarrassing state.

"It's true! My hair has gotten longer too!"

The boy in the culture tank next to him also woke up, sat up, and said.

"She's just a teacher!" Perhaps due to her weakness, Zhi Xianbanli remained lying in the culture tank.

"It's Mr. Kiyama!"

The children woke up one after another and excitedly called out when they saw Kiyama Haruo.

Kiyama Harumi was already sobbing uncontrollably, unable to say anything, and just stood there crying with her head down.

Inoue Hideka and the others simply watched this heartwarming scene with smiles on their faces.

Perhaps he had cried enough, or perhaps he felt this matter had to be done, Kiyama Harumi stood up and walked to Mimoto Mikoto, saying in a low voice:

"Let me explain properly this time..."

"Thank you!"

Misaka Mikoto blushed shyly, awkwardly turning her head to one side, then immediately turning back to look at Kiyama Harumi with a happy smile.

Chapter 71 The Missed Plot

"Hey, Touma. Why do I always have this feeling that nothing good ever comes out of your phone whenever you call me?"

After Inoue Hideka answered the phone, she complained to Kamijou Touma on the other end.

"Ah... haha~~" Touma Kamijou chuckled awkwardly, "Actually... there is something I need to trouble Eika with..."

"Alright, alright, I was just venting. So, what's up?"

"Well, Index insisted on having ice cream, and I was a little short on cash, so I started arguing with her on the street. But then I ran into Tsuchimikado and the blue-haired guy with the earrings. Um, they're my classmates, and then..."

"Can't you just say it simply? Just tell me what it is!" Inoue Eika said impatiently. He was about to visit the hospitalized Shizukazumi with Saten Ruiko and the others.

After all, they had met once before and participated in the rescue operation. Saten Ruiko insisted on dragging Inoue Eika along. With no other choice, Inoue Eika had to agree to something that was completely unnecessary for him to do.

"In short, for some reason, Mr. Kamijou is unfortunately going to have to pay for these people's next expenses, but Mr. Kamijou doesn't have that much money right now..."

"Sigh..." Inoue Hideka let out a long sigh, "So, where are you now? I'll be right there!"

Anyway, Inoue Eika wasn't willing to go visit Eizaki Tobi, so she might as well go to Kamijou Touma's place to see the legendary Tsuchimikado Motoharu and the blue-haired earring.

"Ah, we're on our way to XX Burger Shop now, we'll be there in about 10 minutes, Yinghua, hurry up and come over!"

After hearing the address Touma Kamijou gave her on the phone, Inoue Hideka hung up, looking quite disappointed, and said:

"Well, something came up, so I can't go with you to visit Zhixian."

"Huh? Really?" Saten Ruiko exclaimed in surprise, "What a coincidence!"

"Well, it doesn't matter, it's the same whether this guy is here or not!" Mikoto Mimoto said dismissively.

"Then, please give my regards to Zhixian! That's all, I'll be going now!"

After Inoue finished speaking, he turned around and headed towards the hamburger shop that Kamijou Touma had mentioned.

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I went into the xx burger shop and took a look. The first floor is where you choose your food and pay, so Inoue Hideka went straight to the second floor.

Just as Inoue Hideka turned the corner of the stairs, she saw Kamijou Touma standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, holding a plate and staring blankly ahead.