The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

After disrupting numerous surveillance cameras and patrol robots along the way, and avoiding researchers walking around the research institute, Misaka Mikoto barely made it to the outside of the data room.

Standing quietly at the door, Misaka Mikoto tried to listen to the sounds inside through the tempered glass door, but she didn't hear any noise coming from the data room.

"Bili~"

After unlocking the door to the archives room with her ability, Misaka Mikoto quickly slipped inside.

"Who?"

Perhaps the tempered glass door was too soundproof, or perhaps the person inside hadn't made a sound.

After Misaka Mikoto slipped inside, she found a man in a security guard uniform sitting in front of a computer in the data room.

With electricity crackling in her hand, Misaka Mikoto swung her arm at the security guard before he could yell.

Suddenly, a large amount of electric light wrapped around the security guard, and his surprised expression instantly turned into terror.

He opened his mouth wide, wanting to shout, but the electric current numbing his facial muscles prevented him from doing so.

"Bilibili~~"

Misaka Mikoto unleashed an even stronger electric shock upon the security guard.

The security guard's body convulsed violently a few times before he passed out.

Walking up to the giant computer, Misaka Mikoto placed her palm on it, and a large amount of electricity burst from her hand, spreading throughout the entire data room along the computer.

"Explode! Explode!"

Flames erupted from the machines in the archives, and all the machines were destroyed in the blink of an eye.

"Ring~~ Ring~~ Ring~~"

A loud alarm sounded throughout the entire research institute.

After destroying the machine storing the data, Misaka Mikoto quickly ran out of the research institute.

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The first thing Inoue Eika saw when she woke up was an unfamiliar ceiling.

I sat up abruptly in bed, wanting to find my phone.

However, he was covered in bandages and not wearing any clothes.

I don't even know where the clothes with my phone are.

I looked up and quickly glanced around the room, spotting my phone on the bedside table.

I picked up my phone and glanced at it. It was August 16th, 7:23 AM.

"call!"

With a sigh of relief, Inoue Hideka began to remove the bandages from her body.

Although my arm still hurts a bit, it's much better than when I was on the verge of death.

"Squeak!"

The door was opened.

A ghost with a frog-like face, wearing a white coat, walked in.

"To be honest, your physical abilities are the strongest I've ever seen among non-ability users. Even some level 3 physical ability users might not be much stronger than you."

Mingtu Zhuihun paused here, looking at Inoue Hideka with concern.

"However, I advise you to rest here for a while before resuming your previous activities. If you are still in the same condition as yesterday, you might not make it to my hospital alive."

"Thank you very much for your concern. However, at your age, you should know that if you don't do certain things, you'll live with regret for the rest of your life."

Inoue Hideka smiled as she spoke, "Besides, I trust your medical skills, Doctor!"

"..."

The Soul Chaser of the Underworld paused for a moment, then sighed softly.

"Okay. I've prepared some new clothes for you. The ones you had yesterday are too small to wear anymore. I'll have the nurse bring them over later. These will be deducted from your medical bills."

After saying that, Mingtu Zhuihun walked out of the ward.

Inoue Hideka looked at the closed hospital room door. She really wanted to say thank you, but…

I have clothes in my backpack!

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"Is this the kind of scenery that makes people fall in love with it? So Misaka only knows what's written down? Do you think Misaka is? She admires the beauty that words can't express at all."

Standing atop the mountain in the 21st school district, where Inoue Eika had once brought Saten Ruiko, Misaka Dori stretched out her arms, feeling the pure air of nature as she spoke.

"Right? These beautiful places will leave us with wonderful memories! If Yinghua hadn't brought me here, I wouldn't have been able to experience such breathtaking beauty!"

As she spoke, Saten Ruiko found a shady spot, sat down on the grass under the tree, and waved to Misaka Dori while taking out her headphones.

"Hey, Misaka-san, you'll have a better experience if you enjoy the beautiful scenery while listening to a lovely melody!"

As she spoke, she patted the empty space beside her, gesturing for Misaka Dori to sit next to her.

The weather in July was very hot, and the two of them were already feeling very hot as they climbed to the top of the mountain.

But now, sitting in the shade of a tree, the mountain wind whistles past, making the branches above my head sway and taking away the heat emanating from my body.

The instant she felt the heat dissipate from her body, a coolness and exhilaration that seemed to come from her very soul—that refreshing coolness after intense heat—Misaka Dori's face seemed to display, for the first time, a normal human expression.

confused.

"Why? Such a different feeling? Completely different from what Misaka knew... Is it something that can only be understood through personal experience? Do," Misaka asked urgently, expressing her doubts.

"How should I put it? Take cooking for example. I feel that you'll never know what sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy tastes like unless you experience them with your own tongue."

Saten Ruiko gently leaned her back against Misaka Dori, who was also sitting down, and looked up at the sky.

"Perhaps life is like cooking? What others say is just what others say. You'll never know what's sweet and what's bitter in your own life until you've lived it yourself, or where you feel sour and where you feel spicy."

Misaka Dori didn't speak when she heard this, but gently and tentatively leaned her back against Saten Ruiko.

Seeing that Misaka Dori remained silent, Saten Ruiko couldn't help but ask, "For Misaka-san, what are your joys and sorrows?"

"Misaka...Misaka doesn't know. Misaka feels very uncomfortable here right now. What is this feeling? Do, Misaka, Misaka..."

Misaka Dori murmured, but didn't finish saying her usual verbal tic.

Saten Ruiko turned her head in confusion, shifted her body slightly, and looked at Misaka Dori, who was clutching her chest, looking bewildered.

For some reason, Saten Ruiko felt a pang of heartache upon hearing Misaka Dori's words.

Although this girl didn't seem as strong as I was, her expressionless face made it impossible for me to imagine what she would look like when she cried.

Perhaps, she never cries...

Saten Ruiko couldn't help but feel absurd about the strange thoughts in her mind. Are there really people who can't cry?

Misaka Dori tried hard to think about whether she had experienced any joys or sorrows. For the three months since her birth, her mind had been filled only with experiments.

To study outside for experiments, to familiarize myself with the geography, to get used to the feel of firearms...

Is the purpose of my existence solely for experimentation? Have I truly experienced the joys and sorrows of life?

Chapter 88 Individual Actions (Part 6)

"Then...phew...please...senior, it's up to you now!"

After saying that, Inoue Hideka collapsed onto the street.

The streetlights had already come on, and 10003 awkwardly helped the unconscious Inoue Hideka up.

"Clap!"

The phone, which hadn't been hung up yet, suddenly fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Perhaps we should be thankful that Inoue Hideka survived another day of experiments at Accelerator's hands, but it's not something to be thankful for.

At this moment, Inoue Hideka was covered in blood and gore, and it seemed as if blood was about to seep out from his back.

It looked extremely terrifying, as if there wasn't a single intact part of its body.

10003 supported her left shoulder, but her right shoulder drooped down vertically as if a string had broken, as if it had snapped.

10003 also had many wounds, but under the protection of Inoue Eika, who acted as a human shield, these wounds did not affect her movements.

Logically, according to the sisters' ideas, 10003 should have abandoned Inoue Hideka at this point and gone back to continue the experiment with Accelerator.

However, after helping Inoue Hideka up, 10003 dragged her heavy body and helped her to a nearby bench.

Standing quietly beside Inoue Eika, 10003's expression was obscured by the dim light of the streetlamp. She murmured to herself softly.

"Misaka doesn't understand Mr. Inoue's actions. Although Mr. Inoue forbids the Misakas from saying such things, Misaka is just an artificial body, a borrowed heart, a lab animal costing 18 yen each. Why would Mr. Inoue use his unique body to shield Misaka from an attack? Misaka doesn't understand why she feels pain in her chest right now. Is this the bittersweet experience that Ms. Saten spoke of? do..."

"You're still here?"

In the dim light, a sound suddenly came closer and closer.

10003 heard the sound but did not make any alert movements.

Because she recognized the voice; it was the voice of Misaki Shokuhou, who had stopped the experiment even before Eika Inoue.

Misaki Shokuhou has been tracking the experiment for the past two days. She goes to the school district where the experiment is being conducted and watches the surveillance footage near the experiment.

To prevent Inoue Eika from dying while trying to stop the experiment from failing, her sister, who was conducting the experiment, was killed by Accelerator.

"Leave him to me. You just need to go with the girl next to me to recuperate."

Misaki Shokuhou slowly walked into room 10003, and a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old gradually appeared behind her under the illumination of the streetlights.

Seeing that 10003 didn't seem to intend to go back and continue the experiment, Misaki Shokuhou's tone softened, and she spoke to 10003 very gently.

Her sisters are all her sisters, and Misaki Shokuhou doesn't want to force them unless absolutely necessary.

After 10003 and the girl from before left, Misaki Shokuhou suddenly realized...

What should we do with this guy?

Am I supposed to carry such a heavy body on my own?

Do not!

That's impossible!