The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"I said..."

The voice remained calm as he took a coin out of his pocket, tossed it up, and fired it—a super-railgun-like projectile shot demonstratively from the side of Accelerator.

What did you do to her?

"Oh? This power... Haha! You're the original, aren't you?" Accelerator suddenly became interested and laughed wildly.

"You mean those puppets? Hah! They're long dead, aren't they?"

Accelerator tried to provoke the girl in front of him. He was extremely angry and only wanted to fight to his heart's content. Everyone was just running away. If the girl ran away too, it would be too boring.

"You... bastard!" The voice was no longer calm, but filled with unprecedented anger.

"Crackling~~" Countless bolts of electricity shot out from the girl's body and rushed towards One Direction.

"Beep~~"

With a strange sound, the electric current that struck Accelerator vanished without a trace.

Inoue Hideka cautiously peeked out and saw that the girl who had just spoken was indeed Misaka Mikoto!

Did you arrive so early?

Inoue Hideka wanted to rush out and hold off Accelerator so that Mikoto Mimoto and Misaki Shokuhou could escape.

Misaka Mikoto is no match for Accelerator. Rather than let her die here, it's better for me, a useless esper, to die myself.

She had just taken a step when Misaki Shokuhou stopped her.

"I sense that a large number of sisters are rushing this way. They will block one passage, but the third one will be fine."

Misaki Shokuhou tried to keep her voice down and said in a low voice.

She can manipulate the minds of others by controlling the fluids inside their brains, so it's not surprising that she can sense people nearby.

Inoue Hideka had no doubt about this. Upon hearing this, he stopped in his tracks. If he went out at this moment, he would probably provoke Accelerator even more, and the situation would become uncontrollable. Even if his sisters came, they might not be able to stop Accelerator.

Misaka Mikoto stared in disbelief at the disappearing electricity.

how come?

But when he thought of the information he had just looked up, which stated that the plan had been carried out more than 9000 times and that this guy had killed more than 9000 girls, he couldn't suppress his anger. He took out another coin from his pocket and pointed it in the direction of Accelerator.

"Why did you join this plan? With your power, no one should be able to force you to participate, right? Why would you assist in such a crazy plan! What grudge do you have against that child?"

"Reason? Another one asking that. My goal is very clear: to become the strongest that no one dares to challenge!"

"The strongest? What is that? Just for this reason..." Misaka Mikoto tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart, but the increasingly strong blue current in her hair indicated that her anger was about to be uncontrollable.

"You killed her just for this?!" Misaka Mikoto roared, venting her anger, while channeling the strongest current into her fingertips, sending the coin flying at top speed!

This is the Railgun she unleashed at its full power, even more powerful than during normal testing!

but!

Despite its penetrating power and speed exceeding three times the speed of sound, the railgun returned at the same speed the instant it made contact with Accelerator's body, grazing her ear and shooting towards the container behind her.

Chapter Eighty: Each Person's Beliefs

The electromagnetic cannon struck the container, instantly creating a horizontally connected hole in it!

Misaka Mikoto stared at Accelerator in disbelief, her face blank.

Even his strongest attack...

"Heh! You're a level 5, after all. This isn't your secret trump card, is it? I'm really disappointed!" Accelerator laughed contemptuously as he walked towards Misaka Mikoto.

"Well then, it's my turn to make a move. Although I shouldn't have any expectations of you, can you at least let me have some fun?"

Misaka Mikoto remained in a daze, staring in terror and despair at Accelerator walking towards her.

Unbeatable! Absolutely no chance of resistance! We're both level 5, but I have absolutely no hope of defeating Accelerator!

Misaka Mikoto thought in despair.

"Please wait a moment!"

Behind Accelerator, a cold, emotionless voice suddenly rang out.

Accelerator turned his head in confusion and saw the Misaka Sisters standing behind him.

"Unplanned battles may cause errors in the prediction calculations. Do," Misaka warned.

Misaka Mikoto looked over in surprise and saw the Misaka Sisters standing in rows, densely packed in the container plaza under the night sky.

"Especially since my older sister is level 5, the battle will cause a huge error. Forget about shortening the time limit, the plan itself will probably be flawed. In addition, Misaka has already made adjustments in advance to cooperate with the subsequent experiments, so it will be extremely difficult to change the plan. Do," Misaka tried to persuade.

"Huh? Speaking of the plan, isn't it already riddled with holes? Why didn't you say anything about it before?"

Accelerator said, clearly annoyed.

“Misaka did not receive any notification in this regard; she was simply acting on instructions. That’s how Misaka explained it.”

"I know! I was just teasing her a little, don't keep adding to the conversation! It's disgusting!"

Accelerator walked away, grumbling, and soon disappeared into the night.

Misaka Mikoto finally snapped out of her daze and sat down on the ground.

"From 9995 to 10007, clear the tracks."

"After 10008..."

When Inoue Hideka saw that Accelerator had finally left, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Misaki Shokuhou and Ikusui stealthily made their way to where 9982 was, and then left with 9982.

He ignored Misaka Mikoto, who was sitting on the ground, because if she found out, his next plan would definitely not be able to proceed.

Only after confirming that Misaka Mikoto and the others were no longer visible did Inoue Eika stop and ask Shokuhou Misaki beside her, "Can you tell me what you're doing, Shokuhou-senpai?"

Misaki Shokuhou had finally returned to normal, but she still couldn't hide the fatigue on her face.

"Heh, don't you realize? What you're doing, I'm doing too!"

Inoue Hideka placed 9982 on a roadside bench and looked intently at Shokuhou Misaki.

"Those ability users you control are completely useless against Accelerator. Your abilities are also meaningless in front of Accelerator. Have you ever thought about how many seconds you could last against Accelerator if he were to relentlessly pursue you? Do you know that you are courting death?"

Inoue Hideka's voice wasn't loud, but it was unusually clear in the empty street. Her voice contained accusation, worry, and concern!

Misaki Shokuhou could hear all of this, but her expression showed no regret whatsoever; instead, she looked at Inoue Hideka with a hint of stubbornness.

"So what if that's the case? Are you going to make me just stand by and watch her sisters die in the darkness of this Academy City, just like her?"

Inoue Hideka knew that the 'she' Misaki Shokuhou was referring to was her only and best friend, Misaka Zero—Dolly!

Yes! Everyone has their own principles and unwavering beliefs, so what right do I have to blame her?

Faced with the stubborn Misaki Shokuhou, and seeing her face stained with his own blood and no longer pretty, Inoue Hideka couldn't help but reach out and touch the congealed bloodstains on Misaki Shokuhou's face, saying guiltily:

"I'm sorry~~"

It's unclear whether his apology was for spitting blood on Misaki Shokuhou's face, for his angry shouts at Misaki Shokuhou earlier, or for his unreasonable accusations just now.

Misaki Shokuhou awkwardly turned her head away, avoiding Inoue Hidekazu's warm hand, and asked with a slightly flushed face, "Your injury... is it alright?"

Inoue Hideka awkwardly withdrew her hand, feeling embarrassed by her unconscious behavior. Turning her head, her face flushed, she said shyly:

"No, it's alright. I'm tough and resilient; this little injury won't bother me at all!"

"Ah~~right, you must have started the intervention plan quite a while ago, right? What about those younger sisters from before..."

Inoue Hideka suddenly remembered how exhausted Shokuhou Misaki looked a while ago, and after realizing what had happened, she asked with some hesitation and some hope.

"Don't worry, everyone from number 9773 onwards is still alive, but I've put them under house arrest in a research institute somewhere," Misaki Shokuhou said helplessly.

"These kids are so stubborn, insisting on going out to participate in experiments. I don't have a good solution, and I can't control so many sisters at the same time. This network is really troublesome!"

Upon hearing this, Inoue Hideka suddenly felt somewhat relieved that Shokuhou Misaki had seen his memories.

At least for now, it seems that my time travel hasn't left nothing unchanged!

Didn't they have even more sisters who survived than in the original story?

"Then, 9982 will come with me for now. I think I'll try to persuade them to acknowledge their existence. If I can convince one of the sisters, the others won't try to kill themselves, right?"

"Are you confident you can persuade them...?"

"No, I can only say I'll do my best..."

"Forget it, there are no more experiments today. I'm going back to get some rest. I'm so tired lately!" Misaki Shokuhou stretched and slowly walked towards the Academy Garden.

"Um, Shokuhou-senpai, you should have information about the experimental sites for later, right? Could you give me a copy?"

Misaki Shokuhou turned her head in surprise upon hearing this. "You're still planning to go and die? You were only able to escape today by luck, weren't you?"

"Like my senior, I can't just stand by and watch those children die!"

Inoue Hideka glanced at 9982 lying on the bench with a complicated expression, her eyes showing both her determination to save her sister and her guilt for her previous inaction.

Misaki Shokuhou glanced meaningfully at Eika Inoue, then turned and continued walking. "I'll send the data to your phone. Be careful. Accelerator has started targeting people outside the experiments, and I can no longer control those innocent ability users to interfere. They won't even have a chance to escape from Accelerator."

"And..." Misaki Shokuhou walked further and further away, and Inoue Eika could barely hear what she was saying anymore.

"Thank you for earlier..."

"What?" Inoue Eika didn't hear what Shokuhou Misaki said at the end, so she asked curiously.

But Misaki Shokuhou did not answer Inoue Hideka again. With weary but elegant steps, she disappeared into the boundless night.

Inoue Hideka shook his head, puzzled, walked to the bench, and tested the strength of his right hand, which had basically recovered.

He picked up 9982 and carried him towards his dormitory.

Passing by a nightclub that was still lit up, Inoue Hideka went in and bought a set of bedding. She asked the shop owner to tie the bedding to her back, and under the shop owner's strange gaze, she picked up 9982 and continued walking towards her dormitory.

It was almost 11 o'clock when they got back to the dormitory. Inoue Hideka put 9982 on her bed and covered her with a blanket.

She spread the newly bought bedding on the floor, went to the bathroom to wash her face, cleaned the bloodstains from the corner of her mouth, and then lay down on the bedding while still dressed.

She was so tired today that Inoue Hideka fell asleep shortly after lying down on the bed.

At 5:30 a.m. sharp, Inoue Hideka woke up on time to clean her body, which had been soiled the day before.

"Knock down!"

Just as Inoue Hideka reached the bathroom door, she heard a knock.