[{"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-239":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},1027205,1339,"Chapter 239: Aestrea Against The World (XVI)","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-239",239,"\u003Cp>Chapter 239: Aestrea Against The World (XVI)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave burst through the trees as their bodies clashed in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s fist crashed against Cecilia’s elbow in a deadlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their feet slammed against branches and snow-covered ground, leaping from place to place, each movement sharp and violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia ducked low, spinning around and throwing a roundhouse kick at his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea lifted his arm, blocking the strike with his forearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact sent a harsh jolt through his body, but he didn’t move back. His hand flew up, knuckles glowing with icy mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his fist into her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body flew sideways, crashing through a tree, but then, she twisted in midair, landing on one knee, then shot forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was somehow faster now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea narrowed his eyes as she spun in with a low sweep, then twisted her body up, copying his movement from a fight he’d once used against a knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHIK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blade, one made of purple energy, appeared in her hand, identical to his Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deflected the slash with his wrist, but then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hard punch slammed into his jaw. He skidded back in the snow, boots carving deep lines into the frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rushed him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each movement… perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His swings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His footwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Copied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades clashed again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHIK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slashed with an upward arc. She twisted her wrist, mirrored the strike, and slid under his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THWACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knee slammed into his stomach, forcing a grunt from his lips. He stepped back, breathing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hard kick hit his chest, full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flew back this time, skidding across the snow, leaving a trail of broken ice until he dug his heels in and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panting lightly, he stared up at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That form…” he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura behind it… it wasn’t just similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re using my own power against me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia landed softly, the snow under her barely disturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her violet eyes sparkled with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why, of course, my little brother~” she sang sweetly. “If I fight normally… this big sister won’t be able to win against you~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea frowned at her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was literally copying his fighting style and using it against him. So… for him to be able to win, he just needed to change his fighting style, no?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seh would probably copy it over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, how was Aestrea supposed to win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By using 8th-level magic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro would probably intercept him before he could muster a spell. And because of that, Aestrea could only win in a fist-to-fist fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Cecilia leaned forward just slightly, her smile never fading; instead, it seemed to have widened even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So…” she said softly, her voice full of sugar and knives, “don’t hold back, Asta~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands raised slowly, forming his exact same stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let big sister play with everything you’ve got~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she did that, Aestrea’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia mimicked his stance perfectly, his left foot slightly forward, hands raised just like how he always positioned them during the opening of his Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even had the same calm look in her eyes… the same calm he used to hide his killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was one thing that Cecilia didn’t know… and it was that the Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword art… was perfectly modeled to his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, if she tried to recreate a move… she’d probably die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Aestrea was a bit worried about using his sword style, not because it could cause disastrous damage, but because Cecilia wouldn’t die the normal way as he had tested before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, there was only one thing left to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something so utterly stupid, so unrefined, so pathetic, that even she wouldn’t think to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped his stance completely, his shoulders slouched, and he tilted his head lazily to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, with both hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his fists like a child pretending to box in a mirror, sloppy, weird, arms swaying like noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia blinked once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea just smiled at her and then charged towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no technique, no aura, or no proper technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just brute strength and raw body weight thrown at her like a poorly-trained street brawler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw a wild, ugly punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia tilted her head, dodging it easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to counter with a clean jab to his neck, something he would normally do himself, but Aestrea leaned into the hit on purpose, letting it strike his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THWACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain pulsed through his nerves, but he didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he used that moment to twist his hips and slam his forehead into hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KAGH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hit landed clean, making her stagger slighly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun like a drunk, throwing his elbow in a clumsy, delayed arc that made no sense. It didn’t follow any flow, rhythm, or form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that made it impossible to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHAM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It crashed into her ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grunted, spitting out a bit of saliva, flying back three meters and hitting a snow-covered rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia coughed and looked up, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you’re not using a style at all…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea cracked his neck, stepping forward casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stretched both arms outward and rolled his wrists lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I call this one…” he paused, smirking slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“James Style… ahem, I mean… ‘The Dumbass Style.'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him, wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re serious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only works if you’re stronger than the idiot you’re fighting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you think you’re stronger than me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obviously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lunged again, faster this time, angrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to grab his arm with a mirrored move, but he just let her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then headbutted her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUNK!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reeled, but then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SMACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A backhand slap sent her spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tumbled across the snow, hitting a tree, cracking the bark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia dragged herself up, strands of white hair clinging to her cheeks as blood trickled from the corner of her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes twitched slightly. It wasn’t pain… it was pure confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had copied his stance, she had mirrored his form… shit, she even mimicked his aura flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet… she was losing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting overpowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea didn’t wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran at her again, raising both fists, and threw them straight down at her like hammers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia blocked with both arms, but the raw force sent her sliding backward, heels carving deep lines in the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to regain her balance, eyes sharp again, and lunged with a piercing palm strike straight to his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clean and precise move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just twisted slightly so the strike landed against his ribs, and the moment her palm connected…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knee slammed into her stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ARGHH—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air left her lungs in a choked gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHUMP!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body curled forward from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even breathe, Aestrea grabbed her face with one hand and shoved her down into the ground like throwing out trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow exploded around her as her back slammed against frozen dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She growled, trying to rise, but Aestrea grabbed her ankle and spun in a wide arc, dragging her body through the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SKRRRCH!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She twisted free mid-spin and flipped in the air, using her momentum to kick at him with both feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he just raised one arm and let it hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was strong, but Aestrea’s body didn’t move. Instead, he reached out with his other hand and grabbed her leg again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed her sideways into a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… agh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia coughed blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, her voice came out sweet and sugar-laced even as she hung there, dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-wow… big brother got a little meaner~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea didn’t respond, and simply took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow began to swirl again, tighter now, forming a vortex around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia tried to copy it, tried, but she winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…W-what…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands trembled slightly as she was lagging now. Her body wasn’t strong enough to keep up with the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfff… did you really think that beating me was going to be easy?” Aestrea slowly approached her, cracking his neck slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dream more… Big Sis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist, and the snow around him responded, tightening into sharp needles, spinning around his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecilia pushed herself off the tree with both feet, trying to fake another mirrored strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aestrea’s hand met her jaw with a rising palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head snapped back violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She barely saw the next attack coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A left hook to her ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kugghh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so surprised that Aestrea suddenly started using proper fighting technique that she didn’t notice a spinning elbow coming towards her temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flew back again, skipping across the snow like a broken doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped, landing hard and clawing at the ground to sit up. Her arms were practically trembling, blood flowing down her nose, and her cheeks were puffed red and bruised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, she had the same annoying smile as Kagetaro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe~ you’re not bad… little brother~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea stopped a few steps away, before his lips parted in a small sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are finally done copying me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Maybe,” she said, her voice soft and hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m not done playing yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body began to glow faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a different light, not his own power or hers, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Kagetaro,” Aestrea muttered, his eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Kagetaro’s power… intertwining with hers and enhancing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the treeline, a familiar chuckle echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t let my favorite girl lose too soon, can I?” Kagetaro stepped into view, clapping slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ribbons swayed gently behind him, twitching like snakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Round two, dear Aestrea~” he purred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for him, Aestrea suddenly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry… but this ends now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words reached their ears, making both of them confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, Aestrea raised his index and middle finger before pointing them in some kind of gun motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said excitedly, and at the same time, a white glowing rune appeared beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『✦ Winter Series ✦: Avalanche!(✯ 8th-Level Spell ✯)』\u003C\u002Fp>",1724,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.612Z",1,"novelbin.me","321807ff0cef7e93eed93e3aa5a81512dc33d310909c4ab480ff47b408c61f6c","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-161","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-160",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]