[{"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-251":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},1027007,1339,"Chapter 251: Aestrea Against The World (XXVIII)","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-251",251,"\u003Cp>Chapter 251: Aestrea Against The World (XXVIII)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freezee~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill burst out from beneath his boots, spreading like a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The polished marble cracked, long veins of silver-blue ice crawling outward in sharp, jagged patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, the floor became a frozen battlefield, light reflecting off it like shattered mirrors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised one hand lazily, and with a flick of his fingers…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin blade of silver energy burst from his palm, and it instantly ripped forward, too fast to dodge or block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was unnatural, like a bell being struck underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the blade hadn’t hit Kagetaro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two shadows had stepped in, just in time, seamless, like puppets reacting to a hidden string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THOOM—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact slammed into them like divine punishment, sending cracks spiraling across the walls and floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air howled as dust and pressure surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the world held its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, slowly, the smoke cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two tall figures stood at the epicenter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belial and Beelzebub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies, ashen pale, eyes dim and lifeless, moved with a smoothness that wasn’t natural\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>. And yet… Aestrea’s sharp gaze noticed something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were breathing, yes, but barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No flow of mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… walking corpses with their souls wrung dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Tsk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea clicked his tongue and tilted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems they’re a bit stronger than when I killed them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was flat, almost disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, with a small breath, he narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…But they’re broken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed toward Belial’s right shoulder and Beelzebub’s bent leg. The movements were precise, yes, but mechanical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no mana circulating,” Aestrea said, a small smile twitching at the corners of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hellheim’s source doesn’t let them use magic, does it? What a beautiful little drawback…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro stood still, not responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the two corpses charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelzebub struck first, swinging a massive halberd with enough force to split the room in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aestrea twisted slightly, the weapon missing by inches, hitting nothing but ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLICE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea spun and slammed his elbow into Beelzebub’s jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRUNCH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the same movement, he brought his knee up into the monster’s stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air exploded as Beelzebub was launched backward, crashing into the far wall like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belial came next, his claws glowing faintly, but still, without magic, they were nothing more than sharpened bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea caught his wrist with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, slowly crushed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belial’s entire arm bent in the wrong direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THWACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roundhouse kick to the side of his head sent him tumbling across the floor, limbs flailing like a ragdoll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Pathetic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelzebub groaned on the ground, a Belial twitched but didn’t rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised both hands, and from his fingers, slick, black threads shot outward like spider silk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stabbed through the chests of both Beelzebub and Belial, piercing their dead hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The puppets didn’t even scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip… drip… drip…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick, black liquid began to pulse through the strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It moved like blood. or poison. Traveling backwards, flowing from the corpses into Kagetaro’s arms, winding up his veins like living ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s smile vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What the hell are you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PSSHHH—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden hiss came from Kagetaro’s body as steam rose off his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PUFF—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Beelzebub and Belial melted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies collapsed into pools of thick, black fluid, writhing for a moment before going still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uhu~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura that erupted from him made the walls shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling above groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air became so thick, so dense, it felt like standing underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no longer just killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something far worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corrupted divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stolen strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fusion of stolen souls and Hellheim’s rotting breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro’s smile returned, turning even wider than before, almost unnaturally stretched, like a mask stitched onto a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something was wrong, really freaking wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils had turned grey, spiraling inwardly like whirlpools swallowing everything they looked at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his skin… it was no longer just pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shifted, bubbled, crawled with black veins pulsing up his neck, twisting across his jaw like roots eating through stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Fucking hell…” Aestrea cursed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from the aura Kagetaro emitted, Aestrea knew that he had stepped directly onto the SSS-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he instantly increased his mana output to nine and slowly expelled his aura from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, the air around him… shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frozen marble beneath him cracked again, not from ice, but from sheer, rising aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep violet hue started spreading throughout the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLINK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound, faint like distant bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sword appeared behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then two… then five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then… thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violet-colored flying swords floated behind Aestrea in the sky like a divine constellation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each blade had its own form, whether it was elegant, twisted, brutal, or curved….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them looked like they were pulled from a thousand different forgotten ages of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his lunar eyes glowed slighly, the light of the hundreds of thousands of swords humming around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared deeply into Kagetaro’s twisted appearance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, his lips parted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scatter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All at once, the swords shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tsunami of violet death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each blade screamed through the air like a banshee, fast enough to tear through sound, slicing apart the battlefield in ribbons of purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro’s hand snapped forward…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bind—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black strings erupted from his back like tendrils, millions of them, dancing like living snakes, covering the sky like a dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword met string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura met aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around them tore open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clean rupture split through the air itself like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black lightning cracked through the sky as pressure exploded in all directions, flattening everything in a kilometer-wide radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The marble shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains in the distance began crumbling as wind pressure alone carved into them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“YOU’RE NOT LUNTHERIS!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro roared as he yanked his arms upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire sky above them turned black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A web of cursed threads took shape like a dome of nightmares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clashed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea flicked two fingers, and five blades flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro weaved strings; two were deflected, three exploded into cursed fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They vanished high into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fists collided, shaking the clouds apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade met string, string wrapped around blade, blade snapped the string, string reattached, over and over again in a blur of pure carnage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clashed midair again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the impact knocked both of them miles in opposite directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea spun midair, thousands of swords forming a platform beneath his feet, catching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood on them like a god of the sky, his hair fluttering, eyes glowing like twin moons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro… didn’t land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hovered, held in place by countless strings stabbing into the ground like anchors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the earth wasn’t holding up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire land beneath Kagetaro fractured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full square kilometer of earth gave out, a chasm opening beneath him like the maw of a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“RAAAAAHHHHHHHHH—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice wasn’t human anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro pulled both arms back, and from behind him, giant tendrils of black string began to take shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two. Four. Eight. Sixteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They expanded outward like monstrous wings, each one pulsating with madness, dripping black mist into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his swords returned to his back, orbiting like a swarm of stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Let’s carve the heavens,” he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, they charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision sent shockwaves for miles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s blades rained down like comets, each swing carving deep ravines into the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slash dug a trench over a kilometer deep, slicing through canyons, hills, and layers of bedrock like they were made of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro answered, his strings stabbed forward like lightning, piercing the clouds, impaling the sun itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every strand carried a twisted curse that infected the world around it, turning trees to ash and stone to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was gone, almost breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their battle was no longer bound by gravity or reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was raw destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea shot upward, and the swords quickly followed into a perfect spiral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold breath escaped his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Sixth Move! (✯ Moonlight Descent ✯) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed down, and the swords obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millions of violet swords fell like shooting stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro raised both arms and summoned a cocoon of string, but this time, they weren’t just physical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burned the strings with his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“YOU’RE MINE—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t enough, after all, he was against Aestrea’s sixth sword art move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KAAABO0OM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swords ripped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pierced his cocoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dug through his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sliced the canyon beneath him into four massive trenches, forming a cross that bled for kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kagetaro fell to one knee, bleeding dark ichor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You—filthy—vessel—” he growled, his voice distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aestrea only stared down, his chest rising slightly, as his silver hair was wet with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You’re not strong enough to beat me,” Aestrea said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that’s what broke Kagetaro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“AAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky turned black.\u003C\u002Fp>",1564,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.612Z",1,"novelbin.me","b513006c08914bc1b3d418aa353a499fac3d031614df3127efede5b99864cdc8","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-252","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-450",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]