The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

"Misaka doesn't understand why Mr. Inoue would go to such lengths for Misaka. Misaka is just an artificial body with a borrowed heart, and her price is..."

Gently patting 9982's shoulder, Inoue Hideka felt a pang of sadness looking at the girl who so disregarded her.

"That's enough..."

Inoue Hideka interrupted 9982 in a low voice.

"From this moment on, you are Misaka Dory. You have your own name now, and you are no longer like those other little sisters. You are unique! Stop measuring your worth by borrowed hearts or things like price!"

“You were saved by Inoue Eika and faced Accelerator’s pursuit together with Inoue Eika, unlike anyone else! Even though your sisters share your memories, they didn’t go through these things with me.”

"Only you, only you, have been through all of this with me! To me, you are different! So, please don't say those kinds of things anymore, okay?"

Looking at Inoue Hideka's strange expression, 9982 knew from the knowledge he had learned from the learning device that it was an expression called sadness.

Although she didn't know why the person in front of her was looking at her with such sadness, 9982 felt that she didn't want him to show that expression.

“Misaka understands. From now on, Misaka will be called Misaka Dori, and Misaka will no longer say things that would make Mr. Inoue make that kind of expression. Do,” Misaka said sincerely.

Looking at the girl who still had no expression but had relented, Inoue Eika felt, no, she felt that Misaka Dori might actually be able to understand.

"Okay, then wait for Leizi. Go with Leizi to her place in a bit. It's not really appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room together."

Inoue Hideka's expression was a little awkward. He felt that talking to Misaka Dori about men and women was like talking to a brick wall; she definitely wouldn't understand.

“Misaka isn’t ignorant about matters between men and women. Misaka hopes Mr. Inoue can put away that contemptuous expression. Do,” Misaka said, hiding her dissatisfaction and pretending not to care.

"Forehead?"

Inoue Hideka's facial muscles twitched awkwardly, but she didn't answer Misaka Dori and turned to walk outside.

The smoke grenades he bought yesterday were used up all at once, and now he needs to stock up on some more for the upcoming battle.

An hour later, when Inoue Eika returned, Saten Ruiko had already prepared dinner and taken Misaka Dori back home.

Inoue Hideka sat at the low table, eating the food Saten Ruiko had laid out for her, while taking out her phone to send Saten Ruiko a text message:

Ruiko, I'll be eating out for the next few days, so you don't need to cook for me. Just focus on getting Misaka in order as soon as possible. Good luck!

After finishing her meal, Inoue Hideka took a cold shower.

After yesterday's battle, Inoue Hideka's body is not only dirty, but also has some bruises on her back from being hit by boxes and other objects, all of which need to be treated.

Although he is thick-skinned and his condition wouldn't be too bad even if he wasn't treated, he still had to be on his best when facing Accelerator.

Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, Inoue Hideka carefully applied medicine to the red and swollen area on her back with tweezers, then wrapped a layer of gauze around her upper body before getting dressed.

After finishing all that, I took out my phone and checked the time; it was almost 8:30.

Picking up the things she bought that morning, she put them in a backpack, and then Inoue Eika carried the backpack to the basement, got on her motorcycle, and headed towards the abandoned building in the tenth school district mentioned in the text message.

"Buzz!"

Looking at the abandoned building in front of him, Inoue Hideka took out his phone and checked the time again: 9:16.

After parking her motorcycle to the side, Inoue Hideka quietly walked towards the abandoned building.

If possible, Inoue Hideka wanted to knock 9983 unconscious before she could react, and then get her away from here as quickly as possible.

"Heh! You don't need to look so wary, do you? The experiment will be interrupted anyway!"

Inside the abandoned building, the first floor was quite spacious and seemed suitable for combat.

In a corner on the first floor, Accelerator sat casually on a low piece of rubble, idly joking about 9983 while waiting for the experiment to begin.

"Misaka is just making the preparations she needs to make. Whether the experiment is interrupted is not something Misaka should care about. Do," Misaka replied politely, showing no interest in Accelerator's meaningless conversation.

"Hmph!" Accelerator scoffed coldly, but said nothing more.

This doesn't look like it'll work!

Accelerator clearly knew someone would interrupt the experiment, so he would definitely be on guard. In that case, it wouldn't be so easy to take 9983 away right under Accelerator's nose.

Furthermore, 9983, who shares memories with Misaka Dori, will obviously be more vigilant, making it not so easy to knock her unconscious.

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Ruiko Saten's dormitory.

Misaka Dori and Saten Ruiko sat at the dining table.

Misaka Dori picked up her chopsticks, took a bite of food from the table, and chewed it.

"Is this really a dish made by Misaka herself?" Misaka wondered, savoring the taste, which was different from what was described in the book but not unpleasant.

"How is it? Not bad, right?"

Saten Ruiko looked at Misaka Dori and said with a smile, "Isn't the sense of accomplishment from eating food you've cooked yourself amazing?"

"Misaka doesn't know what it feels like to be fascinated, but she doesn't dislike this feeling. 'Do,' Misaka said, somewhat bewildered."

"Haha, that's a really strange verbal tic!"

Saten Ruiko felt strange listening to Misaka Dori keep saying "Misaka Misaka," but she didn't dare to say it outright, afraid of upsetting the 'suicidal' Misaka Dori. She could only smile awkwardly.

Misaka Dori didn't respond to his words, but just kept eating the dishes she had made herself.

"Ah, right! How about we go sightseeing in the 21st school district after dinner? Yinghua took me there once, and the scenery there is absolutely gorgeous!"

Saten Ruiko wanted Misaka Dori to experience the beauty of the world more, so she wanted to bring Misaka Dori the places that gave her beautiful memories.

Chapter 83 Individual Actions (Part 1)

Outside an abandoned building in the 10th school district.

Seeing no opportunity, Inoue Hideka simply took out a stun gun, struck both legs, and walked inside, saying as he went:

"Accelerator, you didn't actually want to kill anyone, did you? Why are you afraid to admit it? Is it just because of your pride as the strongest?"

"Huh? It's you again this time? Heh, this time you won't get away!"

Despite saying this, Accelerator did not stand up from the rubble. He remained seated, looking at Inoue Hideka with disdain.

This comes from the strongest confidence!

Accelerator believed that even if he stood still, no one in the entire Academy City could hurt him.

"Because you become the strongest, you have to hide the kindness in your heart? What kind of bullshit theory is that!"

Inoue Hideka continued talking as she walked inside.

When he was still five or six meters away from Accelerator, Inoue Hideka slowly took out a grenade from his bag, then took out a lighter from his pocket, lit it, and threw it at Accelerator.

He wasn't in a hurry. Seeing that Accelerator was still sitting there, he knew that the proud Accelerator didn't intend to make the first move.

Perhaps he just wanted to experience boundless despair after he had exhausted all his options?

However, things won't go as you wish this time!

Inoue Hideka thought to himself, then took out another grenade and lit it.

Just then, the grenade that had been thrown earlier made contact with Accelerator and exploded with a "bang" accompanied by sparks!

As expected, Accelerator's clothes weren't even soiled.

Although the bomb exploded right next to Accelerator, the shockwave was reflected off Accelerator's body at a distance of one centimeter.

"Kindness? I don't need that kind of boring stuff!"

"Bang!" As Accelerator spoke, Inoue Hidekazu's second grenade rolled right at Accelerator's feet after the first grenade exploded.

Similarly, the shockwave from the explosion was completely blocked from entering the body of the person who had just passed through.

Accelerator watched with a mocking smile as Inoue Hideaki threw grenades at him like a clown.

He wanted to see what kind of terrified and desperate expression the clown across from him would show after he had exhausted all his tricks.

"Your attacks are completely useless against me. Could you please make something a little more interesting?"

Inoue Hideka didn't say anything, but just kept throwing grenades. In less than a minute, the grenades in his bag were almost gone.

At this moment, Accelerator, who was still smiling, seemed to notice something was wrong.

The surrounding oxygen... seems to be decreasing?

Accelerator waited for a while with a puzzled look, feeling a stuffy sensation in his lungs due to lack of oxygen. He frowned slightly, then gave a disdainful smile.

You think you can defeat me by making me suffocate? How naive!

He took his hand out of his pocket and let it touch the air. Accelerator manipulated the airflow to blow away the heat generated by the explosion and bring in a fresh batch of air.

When Inoue Hideka saw Accelerator frown, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

He instantly pulled out another type of ammunition from his left trouser pocket and forcefully threw it around Accelerator.

Suddenly, a large amount of blue smoke filled the area around One-Way Street.

This is a mist with anesthetic effects; inhaling just a small amount will have an immediate effect on the body.

However, the effect is not particularly strong; depending on the amount inhaled, it can only provide anesthesia for 3 to 10 seconds.

Inoue Hideka kept throwing grenades, aiming to use the explosions to create a passage for oxygen in the surrounding area.

They didn't throw them all out at once; they just wanted to prolong the time as much as possible, until the oxygen in his lungs was completely used up.

When Accelerator feels suffocated and wants to breathe oxygen, it will release this numbing smoke in an instant.

At this point, if the oxygen in one's lungs has been almost completely depleted, even if one reacts quickly, one will subconsciously inhale some anesthetic.

Although the effect won't be particularly strong, Inoue Hideka only needs to buy a little time to escape with 9983!

Knowing the effects of this ammunition, Inoue Hideka covered his nose, held his breath, and looked at the smoke ahead.

The smoke appeared around Accelerator for less than two seconds before being blown away by a gust of wind, revealing Accelerator sitting there with a furrowed brow and a dazed look in his eyes.

Although Accelerator was anesthetized, judging from the strong wind just now, he has not completely lost his ability to calculate; he's just reacting a bit slower.

After confirming that Accelerator was under anesthesia, Inoue Hidekazu did not recklessly challenge the weakened Accelerator, but instead quickly rushed towards 9983 next to him.

Even in poor condition, he was still at his strongest level 5, and Inoue Hideka did not believe he had the strength to challenge Accelerator.

9983 stood there swaying slightly, clearly having inhaled the anesthetic smoke without warning.

Inoue Hideka rushed over and immediately delivered a chop to 9983's neck, then picked him up and ran out of the abandoned building.

When he reached the door, he threw down a smoke bomb to confuse Accelerator's vision, and then Inoue Eika abandoned the motorcycle and ran away into the distance.

Motorcycles are too loud, making it easy for other vehicles to overtake them, and starting them takes a lot of time.