[{"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-181":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},1027237,1339,"Chapter 181: Silverleaf Academy (XXIX)","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright. You can get off me now,\" I muttered with a small sigh, trying to lift her out of my lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nooo~ I wanna stay like this!\" she cried out, wrapping her legs around my waist, making my body arch forward slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ella.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up with a pout so dramatic it could win awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really need to go now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Tomorrow night is going to be a hectic day, and I'll need to prepare myself, but before that, I still need to do something at the academy...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whyyy~?\" she whimpered, giving me the full puppy eyes treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, I replied with the same casual tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have some stuff to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can do it tomorrow~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I'll spend time with you tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal!\" she chirped, instantly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instantly accepted my words, nuzzling into my neck before planting a soft kiss on the nape of my neck, causing me to frown slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt something tingle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Did she seriously just leave a mark on me? A mana mark? She really wants the whole world to know I'm hers, huh…?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More whining and clinging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But eventually, I got her off me, set her down, and stepped out of the cozy little love trap she called a house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, I took a deep breath and instantly erased her mana mark by overloading the mark with my mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably noticed by now that the mark had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, onto the more important stuff, and by that, I mean the elimination of the Star Society members in the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was going to make sure that I killed all of them today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'System... change the scan to detect members of the Star Society.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scan settings adjusted.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this little shit finally decided to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let mana rush into my legs, crackling just beneath the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a sharp breath, I vanished from the spot, wind splitting behind me as I shot forward, almost like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly arrived at the academy. I stepped just outside the gates, my boots scarcely making a noise on the stone walkway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dispelled the mana around my legs and walked in casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one around...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was pretty quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the students are probably having classes by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as I passed through the inner courtyard—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ehhh? Senior Aestrea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of three girls from the Alchemy Department waved at me, their eyes practically sparkling at my sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm?\" I raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They jogged over, giggling among themselves, clearly trying to act casual but doing a terrible job of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ne, ne~ We saw you leaving from the outer district earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-were you with Princess Ella?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you… dating her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze for half a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the news was already flying, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a long sigh, rubbing the back of my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for them, it sounded a lot harsher than it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces dropped immediately—eyes dimming, shoulders slumping like balloons losing air—but they forced polite smiles anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaah… I see~ That's great…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's really pretty... and strong…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, someone like you would end up with a Princess…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clicked my tongue lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These girls didn't deserve that look on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I reached out and patted each of their heads lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You three are very cute,\" I said in a soft voice, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, don't let it affect you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They blinked in surprise, but then, their faces broke into shy little smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bye, Aestrea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay safe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave them a lazy wave and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's when I saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing beneath one of the Academy archways, half-hidden by the shadow of the archway, with his eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Daniel Gustav - Star Society's Inner Member]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even flinch when our eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because neither did I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Found you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around shifted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana coiled at my fingertips like a snake ready to attack its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was just about to move in, mana quietly rising from my palm like frost creeping up glass—when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baby~!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice chirped through the night like a bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl—long auburn hair, dressed in the standard Academy uniform but with a ribbon tied at her hip—suddenly darted in from the side and wrapped her arms around the man's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you wait long?\" she asked sweetly, beaming with a huge smile at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stiffened, clearly caught off guard, but didn't exactly move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…That wasn't right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quickly scanned the girl—no Star Society marking, no mana signature, no abnormal intent. She wasn't one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably someone who liked the wrong guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her face... said a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fucking happy, like she'd been waiting all day just to see him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Fuck.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guilt hit me harder than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even know she was holding on to someone already marked for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fists clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then I scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around and walked away, the cold wind brushing against my skin as I moved into a perfect hiding spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled slowly, then raised my hand and snapped my fingers once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Time Freeze (✯ 9th-Level Spell ✯) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world cracked apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaves mid-rustle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The couple standing beneath the lantern, frozen mid-breath. The girl's smile still stretched bright across her face as she clung to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped forward, drawing the Crimson Sword from my storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight of it felt warm in my hand, like it remembered the blood of the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked across the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Star Society scum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still wearing that dumb, relaxed smirk as if he owned the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised the blade—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And brought it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head separated cleanly, spinning once in the air before it fell to the ground, followed by a thick, wet splash as blood burst from the open neck like a geyser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved back before a single drop could touch me. Wiped the blade with magic and then stored it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time resumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound returned all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaah…?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the girl screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a short scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tore through the courtyard—shaky, raw, throat-ripping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-Daniel…?! DANIEL?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees gave out as she stumbled backward, catching sight of his head rolling to a stop near the flowerbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands trembled over her mouth, and her wide, disbelieving eyes locked on his now-headless body still standing, just for a second, before it collapsed forward with a heavy thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… no no no—DANIEL!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crawled toward him, sobbing now, touching his shirt like he'd wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood soaked into her skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cries echoed across the Academy walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around and got out of there slowly, like nothing had happened at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sobs followed me as I walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn't care at all. After all, this wasn't the only person that I was going to kill today, and even if they had family, I'd kill them either way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...All for the sake of my goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes started glowing intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was about to go on a killing spree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the academy that I used to love so dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took me about five hours, but I killed every single student that I encountered, and the scan indicated were from the Star Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No mercy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, I was wandering around the city, more specifically the south district, where I was trying to find the Iron Forge that James and Derek had told me about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, squat building stood nestled between two potion stores. Its sign was shaped like a giant iron hammer, and in bold, chipped letters, it read:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[IRON FORGE]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This must be the place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped forward and entered the small store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat hit me first—dry, thick, like walking into a furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metallic echoes rang loud as a hammer struck steel again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short, bulky figure stood by the forge, sparks flying around him like fireflies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo,\" I called out, raising my hand slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer froze mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dwarf with—classic, wide-shouldered, soot-covered beard, and a scar running down his cheek. His eyes squinted, then blinked at the sword I drew from my storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held it up with one hand—the Crimson Sword, a sword that was classified as SS-rank from the Red Slayer Dungeon, and also the sword that I used to kill the Star Society's bastards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its edge still shimmered faintly red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Literally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the gods—!\" he shouted, stomping toward me with heavy boots. \"Where the hell did you get this babe?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just smiled faintly and set the sword gently on his workbench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want it reforged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reforged? Into what, lad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A gun,\" I said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Desert Eagle-style handgun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And with enchantments,\" I added, crossing my arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auto-mana reload. Triple shot. Mana engraving for trajectory control. No recoil. Piercing bullets, high-velocity type. Oh—and make sure it scales with ice magic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, he just stared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he grinned widely, almost maniacally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…You're one crazy bastard,\" he chuckled, lifting the Crimson Sword with both hands and inspecting its core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I like that. Alright. I'll do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded once, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to leave, my lips curling into a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! One more thing!\" the dwarf shouted after me, raising a greasy finger in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paused at the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The price,\" he said with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will be 500 platinum coins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AGHH—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like an arrow had pierced my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I staggered back, clutching my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you forging me a gun or a royal throne?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only laughed, waving me off like I was being dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grumbled, stepping out into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My wallet was going to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But damn…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was going to have one hell of a gun.\u003C\u002Fp>",1737,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.612Z",1,"novelbin.me","b89bd959305278bb16fe6829ab961aad0b661e71dadc2a8185e6969b3bf1d4c5","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-182","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-180",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]