The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

When Misaka Mikoto heard Inoue Hideka's first sentence, an embarrassed blush flashed across her face, but when she heard the second half of the sentence, her expression immediately turned to surprise.

"What? How could this be..."

Then I realized that I had deliberately reduced the current output before the current was emitted.

Feeling guilty, I got out of bed and was about to take responsibility for the mistakes I had made.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Whose Home Ground Is This?

"That woman, this time I'm determined to..."

"Big sister, please don't get up suddenly!"

Shirai Kuroko reached out to stop Misaka Mikoto, who was about to leave, while Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko also looked at her with concern.

Inoue Hideka simply leaned against the wall, closing her eyes to rest.

Although speaking up and offering advice could calm Misaka Mikoto down more quickly, he didn't want to take the limelight.

Because now is the time for his girlfriend, Saten Ruiko, to shine, and stealing the spotlight from his girlfriend is not something a considerate man should do.

However, it's also possible that Inoue Hideka himself isn't a person who likes to show off.

"Get out of the way, Kuroko! This isn't the time to relax and sleep. If you don't hurry up and rescue Haruka and the others..."

"So..." Shirai Kuroko asked in confusion, still unaware of what had happened.

After Inoue Hideka brought Misaka Mikoto back, he didn't say anything. After all, he couldn't explain why he knew Misaka Mikoto was in danger, so he just said something like, "You can ask Misaka-senpai when she wakes up."

"I broke into the research institute without permission, and in a moment of madness, the children I had finally found were taken by Therese..."

Inoue Eika listened from the side and knew that Misaka Mikoto was talking about what happened when she was with Kiyama Harumi.

"That way everyone will... all the responsibility is mine! So... I'll stop that woman! Get out of the way, Kuroko!"

After saying this with remorse, Misaka Mikoto pushed past Shirai Kuroko's obstruction and walked towards the door.

At that moment, Saten Ruiko suddenly walked to the door, stretched out a hand, and blocked Misaka Mikoto's way. The expression on her face was not her usual cheerful smile, nor the mischievous smile when she teased Misaka Mikoto, but an unprecedented seriousness, her bewildered eyes staring straight at Misaka Mikoto.

Misaka Mikoto was startled by Saten Ruiko's expression and stopped in her tracks, murmuring, "Saten... classmate..."

"Misaka-senpai... what can Misaka-senpai see right now?" The serious tone seemed to conceal a hint of scrutiny and questioning.

"What did you see... I saw Saten-san..." Misaka Mikoto said, sounding both natural and puzzled.

Saten Ruiko simply leaned against the wall with one hand, saying nothing, and just kept staring at Misaka Mikoto, hoping to convey her inner thoughts to the already confused Misaka Mikoto.

No one spoke in the room, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive. After a moment of silence, Misaka Mikoto seemed to suddenly realize something.

Looking at Haruharu Kazari and Shirai Kuroko, who were looking at her with concern by her bedside, and Inoue Eika, who had been leaning against the wall and remained silent but had not left the room, these friends who usually joked around with each other all looked listless at this moment.

"I'm sorry... I lost my sight without realizing it... I've caused everyone trouble again..." Misaka Mikoto covered her face and lowered her head with great remorse, trying not to let anyone see her sad expression.

"It's not a problem at all!"

Saten Ruiko's cheerful voice came from beside her again, and Misaka Mikoto looked up in surprise.

"However, rather than worrying after we separate, we'd rather go through hardships together. Because that's what friendship is all about!"

“Yes…yes! We’re here too!” Haruharu Kazari agreed.

Shirai Kuroko simply smiled and nodded.

Seeing her friends' reactions, Misaka Mikoto finally managed a small smile.

"Seriously! As a senior, you make us juniors worry about you. Doesn't Misaka-senpai feel ashamed?"

Inoue Hideka opened her eyes, leaned lazily against the wall, looked at the calmed-down Misaka Mikoto, and decisively mocked her.

"Huh? You bastard! Mind your own business! Who asked you to worry about me! You jerk!" Misaka Mikoto heard the familiar mocking laughter and reflexively retaliated as usual.

Inoue Hideka chuckled lightly, finally back to normal. The sad-looking Misaka Mikoto was not the Misaka Mikoto everyone knew.

"But I saved you this time, Misaka-senpai, how are you going to thank me? How about trying to be my maid for a day?"

"What the hell are you talking about! Go to hell!" Misaka Mikoto said, about to launch an electric shock therapy at Inoue Eika.

"Wow! You're what you call a Tokiwadai heiress?! You're a violent woman!"

Inoue Eika was already standing at the door when she saw signs of blue electricity emanating from Misaka Mikoto's body. She took off running outside, making sarcastic remarks about Misaka Mikoto as she ran.

"Hmph!" Misaka Mikoto snorted coldly and withdrew the electricity.

The other three simply watched the farce unfold with smiles, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. It seemed that Inoue Eika's unique quality was that she could bring herself to smile during such a tense moment.

Looking at their smiling faces, Misaka Mikoto said sincerely, "Thank you all! And... that guy too!"

Misaka Mikoto wasn't stupid; she could guess that Inoue Eika's antics were to help her rediscover herself, and a strange feeling flashed through her mind.

Of course, she wouldn't thank Inoue Hideka in a serious manner in front of him, because that's not how the two of them should interact.

“Then, the next one is Hatsuharu!” Saten Ruiko suddenly pointed at Hatsuharu Kazari and said.

"Quickly apologize to Shirai-san for ignoring her!"

“Wait a minute… Saten-san…” Uiharu Kazari said in surprise.

"Shirai-san too! Apologize to her like this: 'Hatsuharu, I'm sorry I hit you.'"

Saten Ruiko had noticed before that after Shirai Kuroko hit Uiharu Kazari, she covered the hand that had hit Uiharu Kazari with guilt and heartache.

She knew that Shirai Kuroko really wanted to apologize to Uiharu Kazari for this, but Shirai Kuroko would definitely not take the initiative because of her pride, which is why she said that.

"I'm sorry, Shirai-kun."

"sorry."

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In Branch 117, everyone was working diligently to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Shirai Kuroko was in charge of contacting the security guards and requesting their support. At that moment, she was negotiating with Yomikawa Aie, but it didn't seem to be going smoothly.

Seeing this, Saten Ruiko stepped forward and said to Yomikawa Aie on the other side of the computer, "Didn't you say that it only makes sense to break through the limits?"

"You were getting tutoring back then..."

"Who said, 'Giving up means the end'? If this continues, the children will be in danger."

Shiori Haruhi's hands flew across the computer, searching for Therese and the children's whereabouts.

Misaka Mikoto was adjusting herself, clipping her hair back with a hair clip, changing into Tokiwadai's school uniform, and checking for anything that might hinder her from fighting, including changing into a new pair of safety shorts...

Inoue Hideka was not at the 117th branch at the time. He saw that there was nothing he could do to help, and he needed to make preparations for the upcoming battle.

Before that, I told a few people and then went out.

"The security personnel have transmitted the satellite data!"

As the group analyzed the data, Misaka Mikoto suddenly pointed to a spot and said, "Can you zoom in on this car behind the trailer?"

"Okay." Shiori Chuchun immediately operated the computer to zoom in, and the zoomed-in image showed a blue sports car.

"Mr. Kiyama?"

Misaka Mikoto criticized Kiyama Harumi for being autocratic, but was harshly criticized by Shirai Kuroko and Saten Ruiko standing beside her.

Kofumi Miwa somehow got hold of a huge pile of rice balls and placed them on the table. After marriage, Mitsuko was also standing to the side eating rice balls.

"Buzz!"

At that moment, Inoue Hideka returned on his motorcycle. When he arrived at the research institute, there was hardly anyone left, so he was able to retrieve the motorcycle smoothly.

Upon entering the 117th branch, Inoue Hideka addressed the group present, saying, "So, is everything ready?"

Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Battle is Underway!

"It's been prepared for a long time!"

"We've been waiting for you!"

"I don't need all that tedious preparation after marriage!"

Seeing that everyone looked so confident, Inoue Hideka didn't say anything more, smiled, turned around and went out to start his motorcycle.

When the group came outside, they saw Inoue Hideka's motorcycle and were a little puzzled.

"Yinghua, what's in that big sack and that bucket of yours?"

The motorcycle that appeared before everyone had a large burlap sack tied to its rear compartment, and a square bucket placed on the side of the motorcycle. Upon seeing this, Saten Ruiko was the first to ask a question.

"Hehe~ You'll see soon enough, I prepared this especially for you." Inoue Hideka smiled mysteriously, then said, "Come on, Ruiko, come with me!"

"I'm telling you, as a member of the disciplinary committee, I can't pretend I didn't see this!" Shirai Kuroko said with a mischievous grin.

"I wanted to say that when I saw your motorcycle last time. However, let's put this matter aside for now. After this is over, I need your cooperation as a member of the disciplinary committee to conduct a thorough investigation."

"Yes, yes!" Inoue Hideka didn't dare to talk back. Although he had a valid driver's license, Shirai Kuroko would definitely not admit it.

On the contrary, they might trace the information back to the certificate and find out that the information on it is false. Then they might confiscate the certificate, and he would have nowhere to cry.

After Inoue finished speaking, he got on his motorcycle and started it up very quickly.

“Okay!” Saten Ruiko agreed and sat down. Because of the large sack tied to her back, the space in the car was a bit cramped. As soon as Saten Ruiko sat down, Inoue Eika felt as if something was pressed against her back.

Well, to be specific, I could clearly feel two raised areas pressed tightly against my back.

Inoue Hideka quickly focused his mind, corrected his inner errors, and started the motorcycle as instructed by Saten Ruiko, driving forward.

Kofumi took Mitsuko and Uiharu Kazari on a motorcycle, while Shirai Kuroko used her powers to take Misaka Mikoto ahead to Kiyama Haruyama's location.

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Feeling the softness of Saten Ruiko along the way, Inoue Eika finally arrived safely at the location of Kiyama Haruo without any major incidents.

At this time, there were many broken mechs on the road, which were probably destroyed by Misaka Mikoto who arrived earlier.

The road surface was also damaged to some extent, with some messy fences lying across the middle of the road.

Kiyama Harumi stood beside the car, seemingly questioning Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto, who were not far away.

"Buzz!" Following closely behind, Kofumi arrived with Haru Shiori and Mitsuko after their wedding.

"Mr. Kiyama, this car is a decoy! The children aren't here!"

Before Haruharu could even get out of the car, she hurriedly spoke to Haruo Kiyama.

"Raiko, you and Haru go to sit in Kiyama-sensei's car. There might be a battle coming up, and I can't protect you here."