The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

As Inoue Hideka spoke, she stood behind Misaka Mikoto, leaned down, reached her hands over Misaka Mikoto's body, placed her hands on Misaka Mikoto's hands, and forcibly manipulated Misaka Mikoto's fingers.

Misaka Mikoto listened to Inoue Hideka's instructions and tried to change her finger techniques. Suddenly, she felt a force pressing down on her back, and Inoue Hideka's slightly heavy, warm breath on her neck. She could also feel the heat of Inoue Hideka's palm on the back of her hand. Suddenly, a shy blush spread from her neck upwards, all the way to the back of her ears. She didn't hear a word Inoue Hideka said after that. All that filled her mind was the masculine scent that rushed into her nostrils.

She jumped to her feet, pointing at Inoue Hideka in a panic, "You, you, you, you! Why are you suddenly so close?!"

Inoue Eika was caught off guard by Misaka Mikoto's sudden standing up and ended up sitting on the ground.

"Ouch~~" Clutching her head where Misaka Mikoto had bumped into her, Inoue Eika stood up awkwardly, completely bewildered by the situation, and asked in confusion, "What happened? Why did you suddenly stand up?"

"What, what did you say? You suddenly stood up, and you're so close, how am I supposed to practice?!" Misaka Mikoto cried out shyly.

"Isn't the direction you're focusing on wrong?" Inoue Hideka looked at Misaka Mikoto with a wronged expression. "I'm teaching you with all my heart!"

"Men and women shouldn't touch each other! Can't you be more mindful of that?!" Misaka Mikoto roared angrily when Inoue Eika still didn't get it.

"Oh, so Misaka-senpai knows she's a girl!" Inoue Hideka said speechlessly. "Then don't wear those unfeminine safety shorts under your skirt!"

Misaka Mikoto, who is usually quite tomboyish, is so adorably shy!

Inoue Hideka did act that way because she wasn't paying attention, but she realized it after she got up. She was just teasing Misaka Mikoto because she wanted to see Misaka Mikoto's cute and shy appearance.

"What does this have to do with safety shorts! You bastard, do you want to fight?!" Misaka Mikoto finally lost her temper, and blue lightning crackled in her hair.

"Well! It was my fault, don't be angry, I'll be more careful." Inoue Eika quickly apologized, knowing when to stop.

"How about this, I'll sit next to you and guide you, is that alright?" Inoue Hideka suggested, as a last resort.

"Hmph!" Misaka Mikoto snorted coldly, sat down on the stool, placed her hands on the piano keys, and began to practice again, but she sat a little to the left.

Inoue Hideka was also sitting on a stool, but perhaps the stool was too small, or perhaps Inoue Hideka's buttocks were too big, because it felt a bit cramped when she sat down.

Misaka Mikoto was about to sit up again the moment Inoue Eika sat down, but Inoue Eika immediately began to point out her mistakes, looking serious and not like she was faking it, so she couldn't be pretentious anymore.

This thing is huge! Ugh! It's too close!

Misaka Mikoto complained inwardly, feeling the close proximity of Inoue Eika beside her. There was practically no space between them; when Inoue Eika reached for the keyboard on the left, her hand would reach across Misaka Mikoto's right hand and touch her budding breasts.

Every unfriendly friction would bring a blush to Misaka Mikoto's face. A strange feeling lingered in Misaka Mikoto's heart, and it seemed to be growing stronger. For some reason, when Misaka Mikoto looked at Inoue Eika's face, which could only be described as slightly above average, she didn't seem to dislike him as much anymore.

Inoue Eika didn't feel anything. Although Misaka Mikoto was very beautiful, her figure didn't have anything that could arouse evil desires.

Misaka Mikoto truly lives up to her Level 5 calculation ability; her memory and comprehension are top-notch. Even if she's not a piano prodigy, I believe that with a few days of diligent practice, she'll be able to perfectly play "Only My Railgun."

Around noon, Inoue Hideka stood up and asked them to leave.

"Misaka-senpai, I have something to do this afternoon. If you want to continue practicing, I can give you the key, but I'm going to Ruiko's for lunch now. Do you want to come along?"

"I won't go. I'm supposed to be with Kuroko at noon. Speaking of which, you and Saten are really close!" Misaka Mikoto said to Inoue Eika, her shyness finally easing as she saw Inoue Eika sit up.

"Yeah, that's true!" Inoue Eika doesn't have the habit of showing off her relationship everywhere, so she didn't publicize her relationship with Saten Ruiko. After all, she didn't know what Saten Ruiko was thinking. Did she want her friends to know that she had a boyfriend?

"Can you really give me the key? I want to practice some more, but..." Misaka Mikoto said shyly. It seems to be her personality that she will do her best to do something she is interested in. Is that why she has been able to go so far on the path of her abilities?

And that's not all; she's also incredibly attached to games and to Touma Kamijou, who can resist her abilities.

"Okay, here you go." Even though she knew that Misaka Mikoto could come in without a key, Inoue Eika said, handing the key to her.

Oh no! Am I going to have to face Her Majesty the Queen soon? I'm not ready at all!

As Inoue Hideka sighed, he walked toward Saten Ruiko's dormitory.

Chapter 42 The Boy and Girl in the French Restaurant

When Inoue Eika arrived at Saten Ruiko's dorm, Saten Ruiko had already prepared dinner and was lying on her bed playing on her phone.

"Raiko, what delicious food did you make today? It smells so good!" Inoue Eika smelled the familiar aroma as soon as she entered the room, but she couldn't quite place it.

"I just learned how to make corn and pork ribs and braised shrimp. Hehe! Do you like it?"

Saten Ruiko smiled, got up and went to the kitchen, took out the covered vegetables, and immediately a more tempting aroma wafted out.

"It smells like corn! That's wonderful, Ruiko! What a wonderful wife! This time it's no joke!" Inoue Hideka smelled the aroma of corn, but perhaps because she hadn't been exposed to it for so long, she hadn't recognized it at first glance.

"Ugh~~ Eika, you're such a tease! You're always making fun of me!" Saten Ruiko pouted shyly and said with dissatisfaction.

Inoue Hideka sat comfortably at the table, watching Saten Ruiko busily taking out bowls, chopsticks, and plates, feeling very satisfied.

This kind of life is wonderful!

As a transmigrator, I'm miserable with no strength or cheat codes, yet I can still enjoy this life of wealth and a wife. Heaven has been kind to me!

The moment Inoue Hideka had this thought in her mind, she thought of Shokuhou Misaki's strange and charming starry eyes, and she was immediately jolted awake.

Comfort leads to decadence; we must be vigilant even in times of peace. The revolution is not yet complete; we must continue to strive!

After gathering her thoughts, Inoue Hideka stopped idly by standing up and helped Saten Ruiko prepare the necessary items.

When Saten Ruiko saw that Inoue Eika had actually come to help, she thought shyly, "Eika has finally come to her senses! She finally knows how to care about me! Hehe!"

"By the way, Ruiko, what are your plans for this afternoon?" After finally finishing tidying up, Inoue Eika asked, slurping her words while eating rice.

"No one's going to take it from you, eat slowly!" Saten Ruiko looked helplessly at Inoue Eika and casually placed the peeled shrimp she was holding onto the plate in front of Inoue Eika.

"This afternoon! I'd like to visit the disciplinary committee branch in early spring, and while I'm at it, I need to apologize to them for what happened before."

"Oh! Ruiko! Aren't you going to tell Haru and the others that we're dating?"

"Ah! This, this? No rush, right? I feel so shy~" Saten Ruiko said, blushing for once.

Ruiko is a young girl in the throes of first love! Although she usually seems lively, cheerful, and carefree, she gets shy when people talk about things like this!

Looking at Saten Ruiko's shy expression, Inoue Eika thought happily.

"Oh, I see! Okay then. I have something to do this afternoon, so I can't go with you. Please give my regards to Chu Chun. It seems like I haven't seen her for several days."

"Well, I see."

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Fennel Paris is a high-end French restaurant chain located on the 14th floor of a detached building in the Fourth School District.

Inoue Hideka took a bus to the fourth school district, and then walked for a while. It was already 2:30 when she arrived at Fennel Paris.

Although this time is quite early according to Inoue Hideka's usual habits, the other party is the Queen of Tokiwadai, so Inoue Hideka dares not be negligent.

Upon entering the restaurant, there weren't many people inside. Along the edge of the restaurant, huge floor-to-ceiling windows were embedded between the pillars. Inoue Hideka's eyes swept across the restaurant and spotted Shokuhou Misaki sitting quietly by the third floor-to-ceiling window, sipping some kind of drink and looking out at the scenery.

As Inoue Hide approached, he caught a faint aroma of cappuccino. On the round table were small custard pies. Inoue Hide couldn't help but wonder if Misaki Shokuhou had finished lunch here and had been sitting here waiting.

Seeing that Misaki Shokuhou remained silent, Inoue Eika had no choice but to speak first, saying, "Sorry to keep you waiting, Shokuhou, um, senpai."

After thinking for a moment, Inoue Hideka politely addressed her as "senpai" instead of calling her by her first name, Misaki, after her surname.

"That person... according to your memory, seems to be about to..."

Misaki Shokuhou continued to gaze out the window and spoke softly.

“Shokuhou-senpai, please watch your words!” Inoue Eika suddenly interrupted Shokuhou Misaki, “You should know that this Academy City is full of ‘all kinds’ of surveillance cameras.”

Inoue Hideka deliberately emphasized the words "various kinds" almost imperceptibly.

"That makes sense, so all of that is true?" Even though she didn't know about the Sky Loop before, Misaki Shokuhou learned about how terrible this city was through Eika Inoue's memories.

"Yes! Is Shokuhou-senpai trying to help him?" Inoue Eika knew that the person Shokuhou Misaki was referring to was Kamijou Touma. What followed by 'soon' was that Kamijou Touma would, in a sense, lose his memory "again" under the light feathers generated by the Dragon King's Sigh.

It seems that my memories from my past life have indeed been seen by this Queen!

Inoue Hideka felt a little heavy-hearted thinking about this, wondering how Shokuhou Misaki would deal with her, a powerless person who knew too much.

“Of course!” Misaki Shokuhou finally turned to look at Hidekazu Inoue, took a sip of her cappuccino, and continued, “Although it’s pointless, I don’t want to see him suffer any more misfortune.”

"Speaking of which, you're his friend, right? Even if he's just a powerless person, you wouldn't stand idly by, would you?" Misaki Shokuhou seemed to be more serious about Touma Kamijou's matter, and her tone wasn't as frivolous as usual. She just looked at Inoue Hideka with a little interest.

"Before that, I'd like to ask Shokuhou-senpai a question."

"Oh? Tell me about it?"

"Having seen my memories, you should know exactly what kind of past you have and what kind of person you are, right? Just as you know me, I know you just as well. In that case, Shokuhou-senpai, can I become a trusted assistant for you?"

Indeed, if Inoue Eika's memories hadn't been altered by Shokuhou Misaki, the two of them now would be considered the most understanding soulmates in the world.

"Heh...who knows? Knowing I can manipulate your memories, you still dare to appear before me again. I'm curious...where does your courage come from?"

When discussing matters unrelated to Touma Kamijou, Misaki Shokuhou's tone returned to its usual elegant and confident manner.

"Perhaps it's because I understand you? Although you always seem aloof and indifferent, you unexpectedly have a kind heart," Inoue Hideka said with a smile.

"In my memory, Shokuhou-senpai also had her own principles and pride, and was definitely not the kind of person who would trample on other people's hearts!"

"Hmph!" Misaki Shokuhou snorted coldly upon hearing this. "Don't be so arrogant!"

Inoue Hidekazu didn't speak, he just stood there quietly. Without being invited by Shokuhou Misaki, he didn't dare to sit down opposite her on his own initiative.

Gently picking up the menu from the corner of the table and placing it on the opposite edge, Misaki Shokuhou jokingly said, "Let's sit down first. Standing here makes it seem like I'm bullying my junior. Order whatever you like."

Misaki Shokuhou did not intend to erase or alter Inoue Eika's memories. Perhaps, as Inoue Eika said, she was kind-hearted, or perhaps it was simply because Kamijou Touma had lost his concept of her, and she just wanted there to be someone in the world who could talk to her on equal terms.

Upon receiving Misaki Shokuhou's instructions, Inoue Hideka felt as if he had been granted a pardon. This instruction could be considered as acknowledging his authority, right?

Inoue Eika sat in the wooden armchair, not looking at the menu in front of her, but looking at Shokuhou Misaki and saying, "So what do you want to do, Shokuhou-senpai?"

In a way, Misaki Shokuhou is a transmigrator in a disguised form. After seeing my memories and learning about the subsequent development of A Certain Magical Index, what will you do?

Misaki Shokuhou?

Chapter 43 A Relationship That Ended Without a Result

"I don't know either. After all, my abilities wouldn't be of any use at that level," Misaki Shokuhou said with a slightly bitter tone.

Inoue Hideka could understand Shokuhou Misaki's desire to help Kamijou Touma, but as Shokuhou Misaki said, her abilities were indeed useless.

"How about we go see Touma together?" Inoue Eika tentatively suggested. Even the Queen's emotions were so humble in the face of reality. In her previous life, Inoue Eika felt that Shokuhou Misaki was very pathetic. If she had known the outcome would be like this, she would have preferred not to have met her in the first place.

However, given Misaki Shokuhou's personality, even if she knew, she would probably still be like a moth drawn to a flame, even if this relationship could never have a happy ending.

A regrettable relationship, a heartbreaking person.

If Inoue Hidekazu had to choose, he would rather remain completely unaware than suffer the same pain and struggle as Shokuhou Misaki, who had to painstakingly protect the memories that belonged only to her.

Therefore, if possible, Inoue Hideka thought she should at least do something to mend her heart, which was covered in thorns.

"Huh? Is that alright?" Misaki Shokuhou asked with the delight of a little girl. As Inoue Hidekazu's friend, it was perfectly legitimate for her to visit him.

"Of course! I'm Touma's best friend!" Inoue Eika said confidently, but seeing Shokuhou Misaki's expression, she couldn't help but tease her, "So, Senpai, don't be shy like a little woman! That doesn't suit you!"

"Oh? Looks like I've left a bad memory for my junior. Do you want me to help you?" Misaki Shokuhou's expression instantly reversed, transforming from a girl into a queen. She even took out a remote control from the bag slung over her waist and pointed it at Inoue Hideka.

"Ah! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me this time, Shokuhou-senpai! There will definitely be no next time!" Inoue Eika begged for mercy, clutching her head, seemingly trying to block the electromagnetic waves aimed at her head.