The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Shirai Kuroko grew increasingly angry; how could she let this pervert succeed! Gritting her teeth, she continued shouting:

"Five hundred thousand!"

Upon hearing this, Inoue Hideka slowly curled the corners of her mouth, gave Shirai Kuroko a smug smile, and then turned and left gracefully.

Shirai Kuroko was almost going crazy; 500,000 yen had almost wiped out all her savings!

Damn it, you bastard! You must have done it on purpose! Don't let me catch you red-handed! You bastard!

Misaka Mikoto, Uiharu Kazari, and Saten Ruiko were talking to Kofunami not far away, witnessing the entire stationery battle.

She could understand why Shirai Kuroko was so obsessed with her stationery, after all, Shirai Kuroko's perversion was already out in the open, as if she was afraid others wouldn't know that she had inappropriate thoughts about her older sister.

This is common knowledge, but...

Why is that guy so fixated on someone else's stationery? It's just a piece of stationery, yet he raised the price to 500,000...

Misaka Mikoto blushed slightly at the thought. That guy, could he be like Kuroko...?

Saten Ruiko looked at Inoue Eika's last smile, nodded knowingly, and chuckled, indicating that she understood Inoue Eika's thoughts.

After leaving the meeting, Inoue Eika went to the hall where Index was. He hadn't eaten anything yet and was feeling a bit hungry.

From afar, one could see a tall stack of plates on the table where Index was, and they were being stacked up at a rate of one plate per minute.

Touma Kamijou was frantically carrying food back and forth for Index, while the students in charge of adding dishes were also somewhat flustered as they transported food to them.

Around Index's table, a group of curious students had gathered, eager to see just how much Index could eat.

There were no whispers or murmurs around, only students staring in disbelief as Index poured food into her mouth like a black hole.

Yes, pour!

Inoue Hideka felt embarrassed and was just about to go over and help Kamijou Touma get the food when her phone rang.

He took out his phone and saw that it was Misaka Mikoto. Curious, he answered the call.

"Hey! I said, do you have the sheet music for that piece with you? I... I don't think I can remember the sheet music very well!"

Misaka Mikoto's anxious voice came through the phone.

"Hey, you didn't forget because you were too nervous, did you?"

"None of your business! Does it exist or not?!"

Inoue Hideka moved her phone away from her ear to avoid being deafened by Misaka Mikoto's loud shouting.

Where are you now? I'm coming right away.

Inoue Hideka was helpless; he hadn't brought any sheet music with him, so he had to go to Misaka Mikoto to write one down on the spot.

Seriously, who would carry something like that around with them?! And Misaka Mikoto even had the nerve to call and specifically ask.

Perhaps they were just desperate and trying anything?

After hanging up the phone, Inoue Hideka headed towards the location Misaka Mikoto had mentioned, still pondering this question.

When Inoue Eika arrived at the backstage of the open-air venue, Misaka Mikoto was standing behind the wall, wearing a different outfit than before, waiting.

Misaka Mikoto is now wearing a white halter dress and standing at the back of the stage, separated by a wall. She is covering her chest with her hand, and her face is flushed from excessive tension.

When Inoue Hideka saw Misaka Mikoto like this, he couldn't control his heart, which was pounding with despair.

"Hmm... Let me think, who said that such a simple thing doesn't need practice, and that with one's intelligence, it's just a piece of cake?"

"Ah!" Misaka Mikoto was already nervous, and she was startled when she heard the sudden sound.

But upon hearing Inoue Hideka's words, her face turned even redder, and she stammered, wanting to say something but unable to utter a single word.

"Sigh... Let me think again, what was that line again... Hmm, cough cough! Does something so simple really need to be discussed? With Mikoto-sama's intelligence, this kind of thing..."

"Ah!" Inoue Eika was instantly electrocuted and looked like an African. Even with Inoue Eika's constitution, she could feel the extreme pain, which shows how frantic Misaka Mikoto was at this moment.

Misaka Mikoto was initially thinking of tolerating it, since she had something to ask of this guy. However, when she heard Inoue Eika repeating her words in such a convincing way, she couldn't hold back any longer.

What's more, he even used his former self-reference, "Misaka-sama," when she was in such a predicament...

"I'm telling you, do you still need my help with the sheet music?" Inoue Hideka dared to be so brazen because Misaka Mikoto needed his help, and upon seeing this, he immediately used this matter to threaten Misaka Mikoto.

"No need!" Misaka Mikoto shouted, about to unleash another electric current to continue treating Inoue Eika.

"Ah~~" Inoue Eika was so frightened by Misaka Mikoto's loud shout that she ran away as fast as she could.

"It's true! They were so nervous, and yet they mocked me so cruelly at this moment!" Misaka Mikoto stopped ignoring the electricity and started to feel troubled again.

"We scared that guy away, but what about the sheet music?"

Misaka Mikoto said, placing her hand on her chest to check her heartbeat.

"Huh? Not nervous anymore?" Suddenly realizing she was no longer nervous, Misaka Mikoto turned to look at the violin on the chair.

Inoue Hideka ran a long way before stopping, only stopping when she felt her life was no longer in danger.

Through the window, I saw Misaka Mikoto walk onto the stage with her violin.

Misaka Mikoto wore a white dress, with two petal-shaped hair clips in her hair. The black straps of the dress swept across her fair shoulders, and the violin she held in her left hand further accentuated the nobility and elegance of this electrifying princess.

She slowly stopped walking, stood quietly in the center of the stage, first gave a dignified bow to the audience below the stage, then placed the violin on her left shoulder, gently placed her right hand on the violin bow, and Misaka Mikoto closed her eyes.

As the arms swayed, a melodious tune instantly filled the entire venue.

The students below the stage were already surprised to see the elegant and graceful Misaka Mikoto, and they were even more shocked to hear the moving melody coming from the violin in Misaka Mikoto's hands!

What wonderful people, what wonderful music!

At this moment, Misaka Mikoto must be the most dazzling presence in the entire Tokiwadai!

Inoue Hideka looked at Misaka Mikoto standing in the center of the stage and a genuine smile spread across her face.

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Bonds of a Young Girl

Several days have passed, but Inoue Hideka doesn't know exactly how many days have passed.

Because Inoue Hideka has been so engrossed in electrical amplification lately that he's almost neglecting to eat or sleep, Saten Ruiko called him several times to invite him, but he didn't go.

Even his meals were prepared by Saten Ruiko, and after eating, he would immediately return to training.

Except for the fact that if it was too late after dinner, Inoue Eika would take Saten Ruiko back to her dormitory, he basically returned to the days of his previous life, which were like being in a deep and secluded mansion.

Misaka Mikoto has been busy with something these past few days and hasn't bothered Inoue Eika.

Therefore, Inoue Hideka was able to focus on her intensive training in peace and quiet. Now, Inoue Hideka has completed the strengthening of her arms. In terms of fist power alone, with the addition of speed, it can reach several hundred kilograms.

This life was disrupted after Inoue Eika received a special phone call from Saten Ruiko.

"Yinghua! I don't know what to do. Chuchun called me but didn't say anything, she just kept crying. I'm so worried, what should I do?"

Saten Ruiko's slightly anxious voice came through the phone.

"Hmm... Anyway, let's find Chuchun first, take her to a quiet place and comfort her, and then ask her carefully what happened... Wait, I'm coming right now, you take Chuchun to the Disciplinary Committee Branch 117."

"Okay, I'm at Branch 117 right now. Go and bring Chuchun back right away."

Saten Ruiko hung up the phone after she finished speaking.

Inoue Eika suddenly changed her tune because she remembered this part of the story. She recalled that around this time, Misaka Mikoto was tortured by that disgusting woman, Therese, using despicable means.

I was very annoyed when I watched this part in my past life, so how can I just stand by and watch it this time?

Sitting up in bed, Inoue Hideka went to the basement and rode her motorcycle towards the 117th branch of the Disciplinary Committee.

Inoue Hideka had never been to the 117th branch and didn't know where it was. He relied on the navigation system built into his high-end motorcycle to find his way there.

Standing at the entrance of branch office 117, Inoue Hideka knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was Kofumi Miwa, and she looked worried and angry.

However, while everyone in Branch 117 was comforting Shiori Haru, she, as the senior student, was relatively calm and took the initiative to open the door.

Inoue Hideka entered the 117th branch, which was quite crowded, with rows of desks separating the space.

The only relatively spacious place was next to where Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko were sitting.

There was a round table in the middle, and Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko were standing around the table, looking at Uiharu Kazari who was crying with concern.

Kofumi had met Inoue Eika before and knew that Inoue Eika was a friend of theirs, so she didn't say much. After welcoming Inoue Eika in, she sat down at the computer and started typing on the keyboard to search for something.

When Saten Ruiko saw Inoue Hideka, she felt as if she had found her pillar of support and looked to Inoue Hideka for help.

Inoue Eika gave Saten Ruiko a reassuring look, then glanced at Shirai Kuroko.

The two had an exceptionally good understanding; they could understand each other with just a glance.

Saten Ruiko understood what Inoue Eika was trying to say—it's better to leave this to Shirai-kun; just relax, Haru will recover soon.

Shirai Kuroko paid no attention to Inoue Hideka, still focusing on the situation with Uiharu Kazari.

Misaka Mikoto, on the other hand, seemed absent-minded. She glanced at Uiharu Kazari, then lowered her head and looked like she was thinking about something.

At that moment, Kofumi seemed to have discovered something and exclaimed in surprise, "Wait a minute!"

Shirai Kuroko was immediately drawn to the information and walked over to look at the information displayed on the computer in front of Kofunomi.

"Therese was the first subject of the ability crystallization experiment, how could this be?"

Saten Ruiko asked in disbelief, "So, Kihara Gensei used his granddaughter as a test subject? And that granddaughter helped Kihara... and then Haruka-san and the children who left their semen... what exactly happened?!"

"Even if you ask me, I wouldn't know!"

"I'm furious," said Kofumi Miwei.

Upon hearing this, Haruhi Shiori cried even harder, sobbing as she stammered, "What should I do... I... Haruhi-san... you trusted me so much... what should I do?"

Hearing Uiharu Kazari's cries, Shirai Kuroko's eyes flashed with pain, and her gaze towards Uiharu Kazari was filled with disappointment mixed with worry.

She resolutely walked up to Shiori Haruharu, her expression even more serious than when she was performing her duties as a disciplinary committee member.

Shiori Haru felt someone watching her and looked up blankly at the person.

"Snapped"

With a loud slap, everyone in Branch 117 focused their attention on Uiharu Kazari and Shirai Kuroko.

"Are you just going to keep crying like this?" The worried tone revealed even more heaviness, just like the look in Shirai Kuroko's eyes at this moment.

The recent cold war with Uiharu Kazari has been very difficult for Shirai Kuroko, but she has her own principles. When it comes to work, she will never let emotions get the better of her. Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and she will never tolerate it.

Uiharu Kazari looked at Shirai Kuroko with self-reproach, "Shirai... classmate..."