The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

School had already let out completely, so there weren't many pedestrians on the road.

Night engulfed the earth. After the sun sets, night always comes quickly. The sky, which wasn't particularly dark when I looked up from upstairs, is now completely dark, and the streetlights on both sides of the street have lit up one after another.

Inoue Eika, knowing Saten Ruiko quite well, didn't know what to say. Saten Ruiko, on the other hand, didn't want to talk to Inoue Eika; after all, he had been so annoying just now!

Therefore, neither of them spoke, and they walked quietly down the street without feeling awkward.

Not far from Saten Ruiko's dormitory, led by Saten Ruiko, we came out of Inoue Eika's dormitory, crossed the road opposite, and walked for less than two minutes before Saten Ruiko stopped in front of a dormitory building.

"Thank you for bringing me back, Inoue-kun!" Saten Ruiko said to Inoue Eika.

"I'm the one who should be thanking you. You cleaned my dorm room, which hadn't been cleaned in ages, and made such delicious curry. Thank you so much, Saten-kun!" Inoue Eika said with a sincere smile, earnestly thanking Saten Ruiko.

"Then I'll head back. You should get some rest too, Saten-kun!" Inoue Eika turned around and prepared to walk back.

"Since we're classmates, don't be so formal with those honorifics. Just call me Saten!" Saten Ruiko said with a big smile to Inoue Eika, adding, "Inoue!"

When Inoue Eika heard Saten Ruiko speak, she turned around again and saw Saten Ruiko's energetic smiling face.

The light shining from the dormitory illuminated Saten Ruiko's face. In that dim light, Saten Ruiko's smiling face seemed to reflect a different kind of radiance, infinitely magnifying her vibrant smile, making her look like a fairy descended from heaven, or a saintly savior, deeply engraved in Inoue Eika's heart.

Inoue Eika had never felt so deeply about how wonderful it was to be in Academy City! How wonderful it was to meet such a kind and understanding girl!

"I understand." Inoue Hideka smiled comfortably and sincerely. "Then I'll head back, Saten!" With that, she turned and walked towards the dormitory.

"Be careful on the road!" Saten Ruiko said before heading back to her dorm.

Sitting at the low table, Inoue Hideka realized that she had completely forgotten to exchange contact information! How could she have forgotten something so important!

With a sigh, Inoue Hideka put those thoughts aside and finished the curry he hadn't eaten earlier. Of course, after finishing it, he greedily licked it with his tongue, claiming it was to save himself the trouble of washing it.

Ah! I wish I could eat rice made with Tear-chan every day! It's so delicious! I can never get enough!

Inoue Hideka thought to herself, unwilling to accept it.

It was just past 7 a.m., and there was still a long time before bedtime. Inoue Hideka rested in bed for half an hour before getting up and starting her workout again.

As a respectable medical professional, he knew that strenuous exercise was prohibited within half an hour after a meal, and he wasn't reminiscing about the curry rice made with yogurt sauce.

The daily ping-pong sounds echoed from the small dormitory room once again. Accompanied by vigorous exercise, Inoue Hideka's clothes were quickly soaked with sweat. His daily training was relentless, and although progress was slow, Inoue Hideka believed that one day, his physique would surpass that of a certain perverted masochist! Even stronger!

The saying "Ten years of hard work offstage for three minutes onstage" is no joke.

There's a saying that you only realize how little you know when you need it, but he doesn't want to experience the feeling of realizing how weak he is when he needs it.

Therefore, he persisted in training every day, even though it was hard and painful. He believed that one day, the strength of his body would be used in the right way!

Training lasted until nearly ten o'clock. After taking a shower, Inoue Hideka lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Thanks to the training, although it was tiring, Inoue Hideka was able to fall asleep early every day and get a good night's rest, so she could get up and train as usual the next day.

As usual, I got up early to wash up, trained, and went to Touma's dorm for breakfast. It seems that my days have fallen into a certain routine again!

After that night, school classes officially began. Apart from exchanging a few words occasionally, Saten Ruiko and Inoue Eika had no further contact. However, during this period, she also got to know Uiharu Kazari.

However, Inoue Hideka never got to eat that delicious curry rice again.

Until Friday, after school, Saten Ruiko suddenly called out to Inoue Eika.

"Inoue, I remember you promised me a condition, that I could ask for anything, right?"

Chapter Thirteen: A Certain Perverted Yuri Girl!

Finally, under Inoue Eika's relentless reluctance and Saten Ruiko's expectant gaze, Inoue Eika reluctantly agreed to accompany Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari shopping on Saturday, and to meet at the entrance of the Seventh Mist at nine o'clock in the morning. Actually, Inoue Eika would have preferred to meet at Saten Ruiko's dormitory before eight o'clock, so that she could have a delicious breakfast with Ruiko sauce!

After exercising early in the morning, Inoue Hideka went to Kamijou Touma's dorm for breakfast and replenished her supplies.

It's unclear whether God is targeting Touma Kamijou, but everything Touma Kamijou buys always seems to mysteriously disappear under various inexplicable coincidences, while most of the things Inoue Hideka buys are spared.

Therefore, to avoid unnecessary trouble, such as Kamijou calling to borrow money in a pitiful manner, all the ingredients have recently been purchased by Inoue Hideka, which can be considered as compensation for Kamijou Touma's hard work in cooking. Anyway, he is not short of money.

It's worth mentioning that Inoue Hideka's training is no longer limited to the nearby small park. After he can train his resilience in the dormitory, in order to increase his endurance, he will jog a few laps between the nearby park and a park a little further away. Then he will practice 200-meter sprints in the larger park to improve his explosive power and speed.

At 8:50 a.m., Inoue Hideka arrived at the entrance of the Seventh Mist ten minutes early. No matter what, making a lady wait is not the behavior of a gentleman.

"Oh my!" came Saten Ruiko's lazy voice from behind. "So slow! Making a girl wait like this, Inoue, you really have no sense of being a man!"

"Huh?" I checked my phone; it was 8:50! Then it dawned on me that girls usually don't arrive on time; they always mysteriously arrive half an hour early...

"I was wrong!" Looking at Saten Ruiko, Inoue Eika sincerely apologized.

Saten Ruiko wasn't wearing her Sakugawa Junior High school uniform today; instead, she was dressed casually in a green jacket over a beige T-shirt and slightly loose jeans. Her hair was also unusually styled in a single ponytail, making her look quite dashing and even exuding a cool, independent spirit!

"Well! Saten-san, don't tease Inoue-san! We just arrived not long ago, Inoue-san, don't take it so seriously!" The kind-hearted Hatsuharu stepped out from behind Saten Ruiko to help Inoue Eika out of the awkward situation. Hatsuharu Kazari was still wearing her Sakugawa Middle School uniform properly. It wasn't the season for summer uniforms yet, so Hatsuharu Kazari wore a blue and white Sakugawa Middle School jacket on top and a blue knee-length skirt, just like her summer uniform.

It seems to be a rule in Japanese schools that, in order to cultivate students' willpower, girls must wear skirts even in the cold winter. However, it's not cold indoors or on the train; it's only cold when standing outside. Now, in April, standing outside isn't too bad.

"Hatsu~~ Spring~~" Saten Ruiko had a chance to embarrass Inoue Eika, but it was ruined by her own friend. She decisively shifted her attention and turned her attention to Hatsuharu Kazari.

Although there was no wind, Inoue Hideka felt a strange breeze brush against her cheek, and then she saw her early spring skirt flutter, revealing glimpses of her blue and white striped underwear beneath.

Inoue Hideka turned her head away with a slight blush. She hadn't expected that Saten Ruiko and Uiharu Kazari's relationship had become so close that they could show each other their underwear.

"Ugh~~ Saten-san, really!" Uiharu Kazari, her face flushed, pressed her hands down on her skirt, glanced at Inoue Eika who had turned away, and said to Saten Ruiko with dissatisfaction.

"Ah~~ It's still blue and white stripes today! It's definitely a taste that suits early spring!" Saten Ruiko laughed like a devil, her voice full of teasing.

"Ah! Well, now that everyone's here, let's go in." After all, Uiharu Kazari was killed because she was helping Inoue Eika, so Inoue Eika quickly changed the subject to avoid embarrassing Uiharu Kazari.

"Seriously, Saten! Is it really okay to bring a boy into the Seventh Mist?"

"Hmm, it's alright. Inoue, you just need to help carry the things. Remember not to let your eyes wander!" With that same devilish expression, Inoue Eika felt that this was Saten Ruiko's real purpose in calling him over—to save him from embarrassment!

Even if you don't let me wander around, the Seventh Mist is a haven for women's underwear, pajamas, and swimsuits! Do you expect me to walk with my eyes closed?

Inoue Eika was inwardly grumbling when she suddenly heard Uiharu Kazari say, "It's the first weekend after school starts, and I even made plans with my best friend, so..."

"Whoosh!" Before Shiori Haru could finish speaking, a figure suddenly appeared on the open ground not far away. It was a pair of slightly curly brown pigtails and Shirai Kuroko in Tokiwadai school uniform!

Upon seeing this figure, which was somewhat familiar, Inoue Hideka looked around warily, searching for a certain young lady with short brown hair.

"Phew!" It seems that Shirai Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto are not yet close enough to go shopping together. Inoue Eika checked several times to make sure she didn't see that troublesome figure.

Since it's only the beginning of the semester, Shirai Kuroko hasn't yet moved into Misaka Mikoto's dorm in a reasonable way. She probably doesn't even know that Tokiwadai's Level 5 Ace is the handsome figure who saved her during the previous bank robbery.

"Huh? Hatsuharu, who is this gentleman...?" Shirai Kuroko had only told Hatsuharu Kazari that she was bringing a friend along, but she didn't know that there was another man coming along, since they were going to the Seventh Mist.

"Ah! Let me introduce you. This is my good friend and classmate, Saten Ruiko!" Saying this, she looked at Saten Ruiko. "This is my classmate Inoue Eika, who is mainly responsible for... helping to carry things today." At this point, Uiharu Kazari was a little embarrassed. Inviting Inoue Eika was Saten Ruiko's idea, and it had nothing to do with her.

"Hello, I'm Saten Ruiko." Saten Ruiko finally regained her composure in front of strangers and said politely.

"Hello, I'm Inoue Eika." Inoue Eika pretended not to know Shirai Kuroko, smiled slightly, and imitated Saten Ruiko's words.

"So, this is my colleague from the Disciplinary Committee, Shirai Kuroko, a first-year student at Tokiwadai."

"Hello, I'm Shirai Kuroko, nice to meet you!" Although Shirai Kuroko is a pervert when it comes to her sister, she is usually very ladylike and polite. Besides, it seems that she hasn't met Misaka Mikoto yet, who might change her sexual orientation and lead her astray on the path of yuri perversion.

Looking at Shirai Kuroko, who exudes such a ladylike and refined air, Inoue Hideka couldn't help but think, "Railgun, what a sinful woman!"

After the introductions, everyone entered the first fog in turn.

At Shirai Kuroko's request, they were to choose underwear first, so the group headed towards the underwear section.

Inoue Eika was visiting the Seventh Mist for the first time and wasn't familiar with the area, so she silently followed behind the others. But when she heard Shirai Kuroko was going to pick out lingerie, certain arousing images involuntarily flashed through her mind: thongs, lace, butterfly trim... She felt her body temperature slowly rising.

Shaking his head, he forcibly banished those inappropriate images from his mind and tried to convince himself that Shirai Kuroko wasn't a pervert yet, which allowed his body temperature to return to normal.

Chapter Fourteen: This is not the daily life I wanted!

Fortunately.

Perhaps a certain perverted trait hasn't awakened yet, perhaps she doesn't want to reveal her true nature in front of anyone other than her older sister, or perhaps it's because there are men present.

In short, Shirai Kuroko did not exhibit any unusual cross-dressing tendencies, which avoided Inoue Hideka's embarrassment.

Just because Shirai Kuroko is fine doesn't mean Saten Ruiko intends to let him off the hook.

At this moment, Saten Ruiko was holding up a sexy lace bra in front of her chest, then said to Inoue Eika:

"Inoue, what do you think of this lingerie?"

While saying this, she even pretended to be shy, in order to achieve some indescribable purpose.

"puff!"

When Inoue Eika saw Saten Ruiko's unprecedentedly shy demeanor and the sexy lingerie she was holding up to her chest, his face flushed red, and he quickly turned his head away, unable to look any longer.

Although he has drawn many erotic comics, Inoue Hideka is ultimately just a college graduate who has never been in a relationship.

And perhaps it's because of this body's influence that I always feel embarrassed to speak out in this kind of situation.

"Wow! Saten-kun, you're really brave!" Uiharu Kazari exclaimed in surprise as she looked at Saten Ruiko.

Shirai Kuroko looked at Saten Ruiko thoughtfully. "So Saten-san has this kind of hobby too? Should I take this opportunity...?"

"Hehe!" Saten Ruiko laughed happily as she looked at Inoue Eika's embarrassed appearance.

She didn't know why, but she just found it quite fun to tease Inoue Eika!

Dangerous signs! Is this girl about to awaken her sadistic tendencies?

Inoue Eika finally managed to calm her face down, then stood away from Saten Ruiko, sulking and ignoring her.

Even when Saten Ruiko called him, he wouldn't come over, and seeing this, Uiharu Kazari and Shirai Kuroko felt embarrassed to let Inoue Eika carry the things.

"I'm sorry, Inoue! Don't be so stingy!"

After a while, Saten Ruiko finally couldn't hold back anymore and took the initiative to apologize to Inoue Hideka.

"Hmph!" Inoue Hideka snorted, turning his face to the side, still not answering.

"Huh?" Seeing that Inoue Eika was still angry, Saten Ruiko thought with distress, "Did I really go too far?"

"Don't be angry anymore, I won't bully you anymore! How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

When Saten Ruiko saw that Inoue Eika was ignoring her, she used her trump card.

Upon hearing this, Inoue Hideka's eyes lit up, but she immediately pretended not to care, not wanting to let her get too smug.

"Okay, then! But it's a deal, you're not allowed to do anything outrageous again!" Inoue Eika said with a troubled expression.

"Hehe, okay! Inoue, why don't you help us carry these things? Can you really bear to let three little girls carry such heavy things?"

Saten Ruiko smiled happily, then put on a wronged expression, but the strange look that flashed across her lips didn't seem very convincing.

How heavy can a few pieces of underwear weigh?

Inoue Hideka's mind was filled with a thousand galloping grass horses.