The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Or is it just a strange verbal tic?

Or perhaps she's like a pampered young lady, naive and clueless about the mundane realities of life?

This seems a bit hurtful...

After another hesitant smile at Misaka Dori, Saten Ruiko reluctantly said:

"I think a person's personality only becomes apparent over a long period of life. Or perhaps life can change a person's personality? Hmm..."

Saten Ruiko frowned and thought for a moment.

"For example, if you didn't have any favorite celebrities before, but suddenly one day a celebrity comes along that really suits your taste, then liking to follow celebrities might become part of that person's personality, right?"

"So, Misaka's Quirk can only be discovered in everyday life? Do," Misaka said, curious about her Quirk but also very unwilling to accept it.

Misaka Dori thought of the experiment again. If the experiment could not be stopped, she would eventually return to it and die under Accelerator's attack, just like her sister before her.

Life.

What seems more ordinary to most people than a daily meal is a luxury for her.

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"Hey! Is there any point in continuing this experiment?"

"Misaka has not received any notification to stop the experiment. Accelerator, please stop asking such pointless questions. Do," Misaka replied impatiently to Accelerator's question.

"Humph!"

Time: 13:36

Location: Abandoned factory in District 17

Since she had plenty of time at noon, Inoue Hideka made a special trip to a university-affiliated hospital in the seventh school district where the Underworld Soul Chaser was located to have her wound bandaged.

As one of the top doctors in Academy City, Netherworld Soul Chaser has his own unique methods for treating wounds.

After applying a wound medicine with the properties of "Netherworld Soul Chaser" to the wound, Inoue Eika felt the pain in her body decrease several times over.

Although the Underworld Soul suggested that Inoue Hideka should be hospitalized for such serious injuries, Inoue Hideka shook her head and refused.

The Underworld Soul did not insist on this. Seeing Inoue Hideka's resolute face, the worldly-wise Underworld Soul could sense the unwavering belief hidden beneath that expression.

He only gave Inoue Hideka one sentence before letting him leave.

"As long as you have a breath left, I will save you."

That's what the Underworld Soul Chaser says.

Hehe~~

Hidden outside the gate of the abandoned factory, Inoue Eika chuckled softly, recalling the words of the Netherworld Soul Chaser.

To survive on one's last breath—that's easier said than done!

If Accelerator is unhappy, even leaving him with a whole body is a luxury!

The 17th school district consists mostly of unmanned automated factories with an extremely sparse population.

The factories here are somewhat different from ordinary small factories. Towering industrial buildings without windows stand among them, arranged in an exceptionally neat manner.

The location of this experiment, although an abandoned building, was also a high-rise building without windows, with only one door for entry and exit.

The experiment began at 13:40 PM, and Inoue Eika arrived nearby well in advance.

At 13:36 PM, Inoue Eika had already planted explosives all around the building; now all that was left was to wait.

When 9986 realizes he is no match for Accelerator and moves to a new strategic location, he runs out of the building. Inoue Eika will then set the entire building on fire in an instant and kidnap 9986 in the chaos.

As time ticked by, Inoue Hideka gradually heard gunshots and the sound of running coming from inside the building.

He didn't turn his head to look inside; he just waited quietly.

If he peeks out, Accelerator will spot him, and his plans will definitely be thwarted.

With a slight twitch of his ears, Inoue Hideka sensed the sound of running getting closer and closer. He immediately perked up, took out a lighter, and placed it near the fuse.

"Whoa!"

A figure suddenly darted out of the door, followed by the increasingly rhythmic patter of footsteps.

Inoue Hideka quickly lit the lighter and placed the flame on the fuse.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~ Sizzle~"

With a piercing sound, the fuse quickly burst into flames.

After Inoue Hideka lit the fuse, she immediately ran to 9986, grabbed her hand, and forcibly dragged her away into the distance.

"boom!"

Accelerator had just reached the door when the building was blown up; his figure was instantly swallowed up by the ruins and smoke.

"boom!"

However, accompanied by the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, Accelerator bounced off the surrounding rubble and walked out the door unharmed.

However, instead of chasing after Inoue Hideka and 9986, he placed his hand on the newly formed rubble and looked at Inoue Hideka running in the distance.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Accelerator quickly placed his hand on the rubble, and immediately a swarm of rubble flew towards Inoue Hidekazu.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The sounds of heavy objects hitting flesh came one after another.

When Inoue Hideka heard the sound of wind behind her, she hugged 9986 and turned her back to her.

Pieces of rubble slammed into Inoue Eika's body, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth as she was thrown forward with each impact.

The wound on his back reopened, quickly staining his white shirt red.

pain!

It hurts so much!

After being repeatedly struck by large pieces of rubble, Inoue Hideka felt boundless pain spreading from her back throughout her entire body.

He tried his best to hold back from screaming.

However, despite the pain, it pushed Inoue Hidekazu further and further away from Accelerator.

After surviving the final impact, Inoue Hideka led 9986 and continued running into the distance.

Perhaps Accelerator had gotten tired of playing, because after Inoue Eika ran away from the previous attack, she was not hit from behind again, nor did she see Accelerator chasing after her.

While feeling relieved, Inoue Hideka took out her phone and called Shokuhou Misaki.

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"So this is what milk tastes like. Do," Misaka exclaimed, savoring a taste so different from what she knew.

. . . . . .

"Why do music evoke different feelings?" Misaka asked Saten after listening to different styles of music.

. . . . . .

"Watermelon and lychee have different textures, and Misaka wants to experience them too. Do," Misaka looked at Saten with such anticipation.

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"Then... that's settled... Shokuhou-senpai!"

Inoue Hideka hung up the phone wearily; he felt that saying even a single word was a waste of his life force.

With effort and slowness, he lifted his leg and staggered onto the street, raising his heavy hand to call for a taxi.

He no longer has the strength or physical ability to drive a motorcycle.

Today's experiment has ended. After being relieved to have survived, Inoue Hideka was also somewhat curious about Accelerator's actions.

In subsequent tests, as long as Inoue Eika successfully led the Misaka Sisters out of Accelerator's sight, Accelerator would not pursue them relentlessly.

Of course, getting Misaka Mikoto out of Accelerator's sight was not an easy task.

The consequence was that Inoue Eika was now in a bloody mess, half-dead.

Having successfully hailed a taxi, Inoue Eika managed to get into the passenger seat before the driver ran away in fear of her appearance.

With barely a breath, she instructed the driver to take her to a university-affiliated hospital in the seventh school district before falling into a coma.

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After nightfall, Misaka Mikoto found a hotel, changed out of her usual Tokiwadai school uniform, and put on the clothes she had bought a few days earlier to investigate the mass production plan for A Certain Scientific Railgun.

She wore a baseball cap, and her shoulder-length brown hair was neatly tied up with a hair tie.

Wearing a gray-black t-shirt with yellow stars on the chest and dark blue shorts, Misaka Mikoto stood solemnly outside the door of a research institute.

She has already destroyed 70% of the research institutes that could destroy system data using her abilities; for the rest, she would have to infiltrate the facilities directly to achieve her goals.

Chapter 87 Individual Actions (Part 5)

"Bilibili~Bilibili~"

Misaka Mikoto placed her hand on the combination lock on the research institute's door, and a flash of electricity appeared.

"Buzz~~"

The institute's doors opened in response.

Crouching low to avoid the security guard's gaze in the monitoring room next to the entrance, Misaka Mikoto carefully sneaked into the research institute.

"Bili~"

Another flash of lightning appeared, and a blue spark appeared on the institute's monitor.

Carefully avoiding the infrared sensors, Misaka Mikoto moved quickly and cautiously toward the data room shown on the document.