[{"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-244":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},1027215,1339,"Chapter 244: Aestrea Against The World (XXI)","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-244",244,"\u003Cp>Chapter 244: Aestrea Against The World (XXI)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But setting all that dramatic tree rot and ancient prophecy nonsense aside…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you even think I’d help you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked the question plainly, voice flat and without the tiniest hint of pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because even though I’d spent a long time searching for Yggdrasill, even though a part of me had always been drawn to it… I didn’t care about saving it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could rot away for all I cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could collapse and take this entire damn kingdom with it, and I wouldn’t bat an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No heroism at all… and of course…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more fucking prophecies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t give a single fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m already sick of that word, prophecy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like a fucking broken record spinning in the background of every conversation, every plan, every goddamn conversation with someone who thought they had “the truth”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fucking let Lucas deal with it. He’s the Hero, right? Golden boy with his glowing sword and stupid grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him carry the world as the hero normally does…~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haah…” I sighed before then looking toward the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met my stare without hesitation, his voice soft, sharp, and terrifyingly matter-of-fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Because if you don’t help us,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply uttered those words, making my lips slowly curl into a cold smirk. My eyes also narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” I raised an eyebrow, cocking my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And how exactly are you planning to make that happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My tone was full of arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted him to feel the mockery in my voice. The complete and utter disinterest in whatever he thought he had up his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, something changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elven Emperor’s expression dropped. His lips flattened, and the polite, calm look in his eyes faded, and something… dangerous … crept in instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind him, as if remembering she existed, his wife finally opened her eyes fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked once, and honestly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had almost forgotten she was even there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t spoken a word… hadn’t moved a muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she was staring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And strangely… like a being who saw through me, through skin, through blood, through whatever fake little personality I wrapped myself in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze felt like it was peeling me open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You are not the only one touched by the Moon,” she whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was barely audible, but it echoed anyway, through the hall, through my skull, through something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My smirk faltered just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I steadied again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clicked my tongue and rolled my shoulders, brushing invisible dust from my coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dammit… Should’ve figured you two were both freaks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the Elven Emperor finally stood up. His gaze sharpened, and his next words came with weight, final, commanding, like a gavel slamming down on judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Restrain him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And instantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHHK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of armored elves unsheathed their weapons in unison, the cold sound of steel slicing through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valthar, whose pride had already taken a hit earlier, was the first to lunge forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mana surged violently, golden and violent, flooding around his arms and shoulders like flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor beneath his boots cracked as he kicked off, crossing the distance between us in a blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spear shot out like a bolt of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“DIE!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t move, not until the very last second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHLIK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted my body sideways, his spear barely grazing past my ribs. My hand moved faster than he could react…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fist slammed into the side of his jaw. There was a sickening crunch of bone, and his head snapped violently to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“GUH—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valthar spun midair like a ragdoll and crashed into the marble floor with a heavy thud that shook the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn…” I exclaimed, shaking my hand slighly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That must’ve hurt…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, three soldiers charged next, trying to surround me, one from the left, one from behind, and one aiming for my legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“TIE HIM DOWN!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elf roared as his blade slashed downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I caught his sword with my bare hand. The metal screamed in my grip as frost crawled up the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRK-KRKRKRKRR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It froze solid in an instant. I yanked it forward, dragging the elf with it, and slammed my forehead into his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His helmet dented inward, and his body slumped to the ground, groaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“URRGHH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one behind me tried to stab at my spine, but I bent low and spun around, sweeping his legs from under him with my foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit the floor back-first, and before he could even scream, my heel came down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SQUELCH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed as his chestplate caved inward, ribs snapping like twigs beneath the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ARGHHHH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned, eyes calm, breath slow, expression blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third one tried to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flicked my fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Ice Series: Frost Spikes! (✦ 3rd-level Spell ✦) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spike of ice ripped through his thigh, then his shoulder, pinning him against the wall like a puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His screams echoed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, behind me, a scream reached my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“RAAHHH!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valthar recovered, roaring as his mana flared even stronger, surrounding his entire body in a spiraling golden vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were bloodshot, his lips twisted in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“YOU’RE NOTHING BUT A MERE HUMAN!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged again, this time faster, stronger, using his full power. His punch came in from the right, mana concentrated into a small dense ball over his knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my forearm and blocked it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave exploded from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRRRRK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My boots scraped against the ground from the force, but I didn’t move an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valthar’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mana suddenly flared as I increased my mana output to nine, almost the maximum of my physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cyclone of blue light erupted from my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold snapped outward like a wave, instantly freezing the floor around me in jagged, cracking sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice crawled up the columns, and snow twisted violently through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut. The hell. Up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My palm glowed cyan, and I drove it into his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impacto.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KAAAAAAA-BOOOOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana exploded point-blank into his armor. Ice and frost burst outward, launching him straight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed into the far wall like a cannonball. Cracks spread around him like spiderwebs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“GRUUUGHHHH!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His armor shattered. His body twitched, frozen mist pouring from his mouth as he gasped for air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the elves hesitated, but only for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“TO ARMS!! KILL HIM!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More came. Twenty… maybe thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lost count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved like a wave, roaring as they charged in from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“TAAAAAAKE HIM DOWN!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“FOR THE EMPEROR!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“HE’S JUST ONE MAN!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out an annoyed breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ice sword materialized in my left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 First Move! (✦ Ice Lotus Bloom ✦) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor beneath me erupted with blooming ice lotuses. Each one shot out dozens of shards, fast, sharp, endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One soldier was impaled through the leg, another through the side of the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third screamed as ice bloomed from inside his armor, tearing it apart from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“AAAAAAHHH—GAK—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood hit the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel clanged as weapons dropped… bodies fell like flies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the while, I stood in the center of the hall, unshaken, frost swirling around my feet, my breath visible in the freezing air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was still now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet, except for the groans and coughs of the broken men littering the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then… the Emperor finally spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You could’ve killed them all,” he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you didn’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrugged, brushing a smear of blood off my cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They weren’t worth the effort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared into his eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, Emperor,” I said with a sharp smirk curling on my lips, “are you going to step up now… or are you going to keep hiding behind your wife?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a beat of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the she finally stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were slow… but not weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step echoed through the frozen, half-destroyed throne hall with eerie grace, like the faint rhythm of distant chimes under moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bare feet touched the frozen floor, yet didn’t seem to feel the cold. Her long white gown didn’t drag; it floated, like silk drifting through still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face remained unreadable, neither warm nor cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she raised her hand, her fingers gently parted through the air…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver light bloomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Moonlight Binding: Threads of Serenity (✯ 7th-level Spell ✯) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft web of glowing silver threads unraveled between her fingers and spun outward, fast and quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t loud like fire, or brutal like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was… quite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threads danced in the air like gentle wind, but they cut the marble floor like butter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fssshk… fssshkk…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a slow step back, letting one thread pass an inch from my cheek. It sliced clean through the ice pillar behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLIT—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice fell in perfect halves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t finish as I didn’t need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I knew what that was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Moon Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a light affinity with a silver glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deep, cold, and eternal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…The Vessel of the Moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was my title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had the attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power that should have been mine alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twitch danced at the corner of my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart didn’t race, but it grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange, sharp pressure prickled behind my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Tsk…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clicked my tongue quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor watched us silently, his eyes totally focused on my figure, and the woman, the Empress, didn’t even blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only raised her hand again, and this time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Moonlight Waltz: Eight Silver Petals (✯ 7th-level Spell ✯) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight glowing crescents spun into the air around her body. They moved slowly, like orbiting stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My expression turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You shouldn’t have that,” I said quietly, almost to myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes met mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for a second, I saw it, no arrogance, no pride… just a silent understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she knew that I was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she expected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her next spell bloomed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Lunar Mirage: Lightless Reflection (✯ 7th-level Spell ✯) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crescent blades surged forward, one after another, all from different angles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWWWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWWWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWWWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came for my arms, my chest, my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ducked under the first one, twisted sideways from the second, then raised my palm….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Shield Series: Winter’s Barrier! (✦ 6th-level Spell ✦) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of frost shot up around me, forming a blooming barrier of jagged blue crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRSHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACKK!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three of the petals shattered against it, but five pierced straight through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dammit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One grazed my shoulder, another cut across my thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHLIK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip… drip…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood leaked out in slow trickles, steaming against the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t flinch, I just stood there… my eyes locked on hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My lips pulled back into a smile—cold and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said… You shouldn’t have that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mana began to rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice cracked beneath me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air thinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the shards of broken stone started to frost over as the temperature dropped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Output… to the maximum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what it means to carry the Moon?” I asked her, walking slowly through the ice mist, blood sliding down my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You shine beautifully in the dark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step I took sent another crack through the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you also… steal light from something else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted my hand, and my sword shimmered into existence. The frost sword in my hand, pulsing with bitter cold and twisted mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not with the moon…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice dropped to a low growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re just a fucking reflection.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1981,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.612Z",1,"novelbin.me","de1a924dec28efcb9ab1f57e8831ee90518baf1e56685e6d740feef973f8d593","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-166","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-165",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]