[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy":3,"chapter-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-170":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Strongest Student of the Weakest Academy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1027223,1339,"Chapter 170: Silverleaf Academy (XVIII)","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>[Aestrea's POV]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I simply walked away from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No direction or plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fists were clenched so tight my nails dug into the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel the sting, but I give a single fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheers, the gasps, the looks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them meant nothing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My boots scraped against stone, then shifted over dirt, grass. I barely noticed when I stepped into the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flowers swayed in the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my body wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haaagh—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stumbled to one knee, clutching my ribs as a mouthful of blood burst from my lips. It hit the grass in splatters—dark red against the soft green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I groaned, wiping my mouth with the back of my sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision blurred for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from the blood loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from something deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That attack from Lucas… it wasn't clean. It had traces of divine energy or whatever the golden energy inside my body was called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had burned deep into my veins, deeper than even my mana could instantly wash away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that's not what made my chest tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That damn look in her eyes when she lowered her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like I was some wild dog she couldn't afford to let off the leash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat back, breath shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Check lifespan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft flicker of light appeared before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system panel blinked once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Remaining Lifespan: 1 month, 11 days.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a short laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No joy in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it'd be like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...One month and eleven days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's all I had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back against the old stone bench, feeling the cold press into my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fuck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Groaning, I covered my eyes for a moment before bringing my hand towards my forehead, where I could still feel an aching spot to scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I need to find another way to increase my lifespan,\" I added to myself, relaxing my body a little as I stared at the garden's flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, there were a few things I could do to get more lifespan, but all of them were considered unethical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And of course, I will only resort to them if I truly need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas's attack... was a divine ability, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when I tried to stop time, I was simply unable to do it. It was an attack that broke the laws of space and time itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was also an attack that could easily reach the peak of the SS-rank if not more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what it means to be a Hero, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to surpass everything and anything, even though you're clearly much weaker than whatever you're confronting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to use my sixth sword move if Headmistress Ruby hadn't stopped me. Lucas would've probably died from that blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft... who am I kidding?\" I laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excalibur would probably activate some kind of defense feature to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single footstep in the grass made me turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned slightly, squinting past the blur and sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, a long, cyan hair, soft and light as silk, was stirred by the breeze. Ears upright—flicking just once as if sensing me too clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single tail swayed behind her, casual but not careless. She wore the fourth-year black uniform, trim and clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite not knowing her, just by seeing the tail and ears, I already knew who it was, mainly because of James.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A divine beauty, huh?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes met her shimmering ocean ones. But what attracted my attention was the mole under her lip that seemed oddly attractive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuuu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't speak at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just exhaled and lowered my gaze to the grass again, to the blood still drying where I'd coughed it out earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metallic sting still clung to the back of my throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words escaped my lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body twitched at my words, but then she crouched—graceful, without showing any alarm—and pulled a small cloth from her sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A folded white square with clean embroidery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seriously planning to get that dirty for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just reached forward, slow, and dabbed the corner of my lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloth came away stained red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, my nostrils twitched as an intoxicating smell reached them. Oddly… she wasn't wearing perfume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her natural scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clung to the air like smoke from a slow-burning incense—sweet, sultry, with the faintest hint of something wild. Like crushed rose petals soaked in wine and shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scent that warmed my chest and chilled my spine at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least say something,\" I couldn't help but speak, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head, staring directly into my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And instantly—instantly—I understood why she'd said that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a devil's whisper in a cathedral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like silk dragging across bare skin in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the kind of voice that could make someone drop a blade in the middle of a battlefield—or walk off a cliff with a smile on their face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath caught for a half second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head, her long cyan hair falling like a sheet of moonlight across her shoulder. The mole beneath her lip shifted slightly as her mouth curled just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't moved closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, it felt like she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuuu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent faded, and the warmth dulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at her—really stared this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail swayed once, idle and elegant. Like none of this mattered to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a neutral voice, I asked, \"What… do you want from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips perched up thoughtfully as she pressed her index finger gently to her cheek. It wasn't an innocent gesture—it was measured, like she was choosing a mask to wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people would've flushed, stammered, or gotten flustered at her words. Even I would be a bit taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Selene wasn't exactly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a kitsune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her natural element is Seduction. Who knows what tricks, what passive abilities she could unleash with a glance or breath?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't trust it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't trust her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not now. Not when I was already on edge, burned out, and dragging this broken body around like a sack of regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides… I had too much to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have too many enemies waiting for me to make a single mistake and attack me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star Society, the Emperor itself, not to mention, the fucking Dark Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from what I've peeked at the future...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those kinds of enemies, each one of them being able to even danger to entire countries with a mere flick of their fingers, I needed to get stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong enough to slaughter a peak SS-rank with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong enough that I didn't need to sacrifice my lifespan just to survive another fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll ask one more time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you wan—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before I could finish, her voice slid through the air—sharp, clean, slicing through my sentence like a blade through parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to help me kill the Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the wind stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail fluttered lazily behind her, like she'd just asked me to fetch water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't exactly react to her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene's ears twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came that smile again—not soft this time, but sly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little too knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of smile that said she'd already won, and was just waiting for me to catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm…\" she hummed, stepping lightly to the side, her tail swaying behind her like a metronome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the question, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She put a finger to her lips, tapping once—those shimmering ocean eyes glancing up like she was pretending to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't fall for the act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew exactly what she was going to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I could tell you I think you're strong,\" she said, circling me slowly now, voice laced with teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That you have potential. That you're dangerous and mysterious and tragically charming…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath touched my ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that'd be a lie, except the charming part of course~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my head slightly, watching her from the corner of my eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She giggled—quiet, almost musical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she stepped forward—not much, just enough to make it clear this wasn't a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really don't know?\" she asked, her voice softer now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less seductive and more… curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's when her eyes narrowed just a little. The faintest smirk curved her lips, like she was about to reveal a secret no one else had the right to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what you did to him,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every word dropped like a pebble into still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that you were the one who attacked the Emperor a few days ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You scarred him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind brushed past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garden's flowers swayed gently, like they too were holding their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene's gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You traumatized him,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the glow in my eyes intensified for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Ice Generation! (✦ 1st-level Spell ✦) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And immediately, I grabbed her wrist, throwing her against the grass as an ice sword formed on my right hand, standing right in front of her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little bit of her blood oozed, sliding down the sword's blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice was cold as ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only smiled instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if remembering something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm glad that you've remained the same, Aestrea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm truly glad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She giggled madly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another crazy bitch.\u003C\u002Fp>",1649,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.612Z",1,"novelbin.me","4e859c6230db11dc03729819f43e94c061715fb4ddba49f7fc4c3627c810136f","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-171","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-247",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]