The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Perhaps Misaki Shokuhou didn't tamper with her memories?

Inoue Hideka secretly wondered.

"Eika! Dinner's ready! Stop spacing out!" Touma Kamijou's voice woke Inoue Eika from her reverie.

"Oh! Here it comes!" Inoue Hideka responded. If you can't figure it out, just let it be. Things will work themselves out. The mystery will be solved one day.

Touma Kamijou made curry rice today; it seems that people in Japan are particularly fascinated by curry.

Although it wasn't as delicious as what Saten Ruiko made, Inoue Hideka still ate it with difficulty.

"Knock knock!" A mechanical knocking sound rang out. Inoue Hideka felt a little strange. Who was this? Why was they knocking by hand instead of using a doorbell?

Chapter Forty: The Lustful Saint!

“Steel said you don’t seem to have any hostility towards her, so I don’t want to resort to force unless absolutely necessary. You should know what to do, right?”

When Touma Kamijou opened the door, he saw a very sexy-looking girl standing outside.

She was a tall, fair-skinned beauty with long black hair tied in a ponytail that reached her waist. A surprisingly long Japanese sword was stuck in her cowboy-style belt. She wore a white T-shirt, but tied the excess tail at her waist, revealing her navel, which accentuated her not-so-small breasts.

The jeans she wore were cut off from the left thigh, revealing her fair and slender thighs.

When Touma Kamijou saw the beautiful older woman dressed so provocatively, his face instantly flushed red with embarrassment. He didn't even think about what the girl in front of him was saying, and just stood there dumbfounded at the door.

Looking at the girl at the door, Inoue Hideka thought, "Just as I thought! She's the kind of person who's not good with machines and can't handle this kind of modern door!"

Then some doubts arose: why did they suddenly come knocking on our door? Did they not find a suitable opportunity to act outside, and finally choose to come directly to our door to demand our person?

Seeing Touma Kamijou standing there dumbfounded, Inoue Hideka cursed him under her breath as a pervert and went to greet him.

“Madam, wouldn’t you like to come in and sit down before that?” Inoue Hideka said very politely.

"I don't think it's necessary. My business with her is none of anyone else's business." The girl's voice remained cool and composed, her expression unchanged.

“It’s not anyone else!” Inoue Eika said firmly. “Index is family to me and Touma! Her business is our business!”

"Besides, we're all doing this for Index, aren't we?"

Looking at the resolute expression on Inoue Hideka's face, the girl hesitated for a moment before calmly saying, "Even so, so what?"

She'll forget you soon. Will you still consider her family then?

"Index is our family, no matter what happens, she will always be our family!"

As if she could read the girl's mind, Inoue Hideka's tone remained unwavering.

"If she encounters any difficulties, Touma and I hope to do our best, at least we don't want to lose her in such a muddled way!"

Looking at the expression on Inoue Hideka's face, the girl hesitated again for a moment, a look of struggle flashing across her face. Perhaps out of pity, the kind-hearted girl finally relented this time.

"Alright, since you insist, I will tell you the despairing truth."

Touma Kamijou was completely bewildered from Inoue Eika's opening remarks, having no idea what the two were talking about. He stood there, bewildered and at a loss.

Hearing the girl's last words, he finally understood that she had agreed to let Inoue Hideka come in for a while, so he quickly stepped aside to let her in.

Inoue Hideka turned around and went to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee, which she placed on the table in the living room.

Index was still sitting at the dining table near the kitchen in the living room, eating. When she saw the girl walk in, she immediately became alert. Just as she was about to say something, Inoue Eika, who was walking by, patted her on the head.

"Index, be good! Go to your bedroom for a while. I have something to discuss with this older sister."

Inoue Hideka did not want the girl to face the girl she saw as an enemy, as that situation would be harmful to both of them.

After comforting Index, Inoue Hideka said to Kamijou Touma, "Touma, take Index to rest."

He acted like the head of the family. Apart from fighting with his right hand, Touma Kamijou wasn't good at these things, so Eika Inoue had to take on the responsibility.

Moreover, Inoue Hideka also had his own motives.

Frankly speaking, Inoue Hideka believes that if something can be resolved with words, it should not be resolved with fists.

It's exciting, but also tragic!

The main problem is that Inoue Hidekazu doesn't have the ability to solve things with his fists!

Touma Kamijou knew that Inoue Hideka had more authority to speak on such matters than he did, and he was also very worried about Index, so he took Index to her bedroom to continue comforting her.

The girl knelt on the cushion that Inoue Eika had prepared for her, and Inoue Eika also found a cushion for herself and knelt on the opposite side of the girl across the table.

Inoue Hideka knew that although the girl dressed in a very avant-garde style, she was, at heart, a polite and earnest person like a Yamato Nadeshiko.

Therefore, although I was not very willing, I still took it seriously for once and forced myself to kneel on the cushion.

"Well, let me introduce myself."

As the host, Inoue Hideka should naturally take the initiative.

"My name is Inoue Hideka, and I am a student in Academy City. Nice to meet you."

"My name is Kanzaki Kaori, and I belong to the Church of Necessary Evil of the Anglican Church. Please give me your guidance."

Sitting upright on the cushion, Kanzaki Kaori spoke with a serious expression.

"Well, so, firstly, Index must have run into some trouble, and you were forced to play the villains who were hunting her down, is that right?"

Inoue Hideka carefully considered her words, trying to make the facts clear without revealing herself.

"That's right, in fact..."

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"So? Even so, do you still consider that child your family?"

After Kanzaki Kaori laid out what she believed to be the truth to Inoue Hideka bit by bit, she asked without expression.

Inoue Hideka listened quietly as Kanzaki Kaori recounted what he already knew, without interrupting.

Only after Kanzaki Kaori finished explaining everything and asked him a question did Inoue Hideka straighten up slightly and say seriously:

"What I'm more concerned about than your question is, who told you what you believe to be Index's memories?"

"Naturally, it was the church that told me. All the knowledge I have received comes from the church," Kanzaki Kaori said matter-of-factly.

"Then, haven't you ever doubted that what the church says isn't true?" Inoue Hideka said calmly, "Of course, I don't mean to denigrate your faith, but as far as I know..."

Inoue Hideka hesitated for a moment, trying to soften her tone so as not to anger Kanzaki Kaori.

"The human brain can store 140 years of memories, and memories are divided into many types. There is 'meaningful memory' which governs language and knowledge, 'procedural memory' which governs skills and movement, and 'event memory' which governs recall, and so on."

After listening for a moment, Inoue Hideka continued, "In other words, even if you fill it with a lot of knowledge, from the perspective of neuromedicine, it will absolutely not put pressure on the brain."

Inoue Hidekazu couldn't possibly remember these professional terms; he only came up with them recently after consulting books about the brain.

After hearing Inoue Hideka's words, Kanzaki Kaori frowned unhappily. "Are you saying the church is lying to me?"

Inoue Hideka sighed. As expected, he had unwavering faith in the church!

"Perhaps this is a bit disrespectful of me, but have you never suspected that the Church, for some purpose, placed a spell on Index, which requires her memories to be erased every year? Perhaps to prevent Index from betraying us?"

Upon hearing this, Kanzaki Kaori's face flashed with surprise and doubt, clearly swayed by Inoue Hideka's words, given the archbishop's personality...

Kanzaki Kaori shook her head almost imperceptibly and said, "Even so, what can we do? Nothing can be changed, can't it?"

"That boy, Touma Kamijou, has a right hand that can even erase miracles. If you are touched by his right hand, any magic or spell will be destroyed."

Inoue Eika smiled slightly as she spoke, looking at Kanzaki Kaori.

"That way, Index won't have to erase her memories every year, and you and Stiyl can be free of worry, right? What do you think?"

"but..."

Kanzaki Kaori was very hesitant. Compared to the unknown outcome, she preferred to let Index erase her memories once a year, so that at least she could live on.

But if that child could escape this tragic fate, Stiyl and I wouldn't have to suffer like this anymore, would we?

"You don't need to make a decision now. There are still three days left. Think it over carefully before then."

Inoue Hideka knew this was a difficult choice for Kanzaki Kaori, but she couldn't reveal everything that would happen afterward, leaving it to Kanzaki Kaori to decide.

Chapter 41 All About Learning Piano!

After Inoue Eika took a cold shower after her training session, it was only a little past 7:30 when she received a text message from Misaka Mikoto saying that she would be coming over for a piano lesson later.

After replying with a text message saying "Please bring me breakfast while you're at it," Inoue Eika reluctantly lay down on the bed. Would she have to deal with Misaka Princess in the morning and Queen Shokuhou in the afternoon?

Is it heaven or hell?

Getting up and sitting at the table, Inoue Hideka started drawing manga again. She had promised Misaka Mikoto that she would give her the rest of the story. She would take it one step at a time; it was impossible to draw the entire Naruto series all at once.

During this time, Inoue Hideka sent a text message to Saten Ruiko, telling her that she had something to do in the morning and would come over for lunch.

About half an hour later, Misaka Mikoto arrived at Inoue Eika's dormitory.

Holding a packaged Tokiwadai Middle School nutrition meal in her hand, Misaka Mikoto placed the breakfast on the low table, raised her eyebrows, and said proudly, "You should thank Mikoto-sama properly. This is a nutrition meal that's been resold for 4 yen!"

"Hehe, is the food as good as Ruiko's?" Inoue Hideka said with a smirk, equally proud.

"Huh? No, there really isn't." Misaka Mikoto's proud expression deflated instantly, seemingly unaware of the change in Inoue Eika's form of address, and she said dejectedly.

"Misaka-senpai, this is the new chapter of Naruto that I just drew. You can take a look first, I'm going to eat." Inoue Eika sat down at the low table and opened the legendary Tokiwadai Middle School Nutritional Meal, which was rumored to be incredibly effective in her previous life.

Mmm! The taste is indeed good! Although it still can't compare to the Chinese food made by Ruizi, the focus is probably different. It's a nutritional meal, after all! The focus is definitely on nutrition!

Inoue Hideka ate while making his own internal comments.

Ten minutes later, Inoue Hideka wiped her mouth and said to Misaka Mikoto, "Misaka-senpai, have you ever played the piano before?"

Misaka Mikoto had just finished reading the manga and was sitting idly in her chair, looking around. When she heard Inoue Eika's question, she thought for a moment and said, "I did play it once or twice as a joke when I was little, but I don't think I learned any skills from it."

"I see..." Inoue Hideka got up, walked to the piano, picked up the beginner's piano manual on it, and casually flipped to the page with the sheet music. "Play this piece simply first, and I'll see what level you are."

Pianos are divided into grand pianos and upright pianos. Inoue Hideka bought a black upright piano, which also came with a black stool. However, for comfort, Inoue Hideka usually sits on a chair and rarely uses the stool.

Today, in order to let Misaka Mikoto experience the piano from scratch, we brought out a stool. The stool is slightly longer than a chair, and two people can barely sit on it.

The black upright piano paired with the black stool does give it a slightly elegant look.

Misaka Mikoto sat on the stool, glanced at the sheet music, placed her hands on the keys, and began to play.

Yes, I am indeed a beginner; my fingering is incorrect in many places.

It's fair to say there were absolutely no correct places, and some places where the pedals should have been used were completely overlooked.

Inoue Hideka looked on with a bit of a headache and couldn't help but start pointing out Misaka Mikoto's fingering mistakes.

"This place should be covered with the little finger, not the thumb, and here..."