[{"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-333":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},1027139,1339,"Chapter 333: Karma (LI)","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-333",333,"\u003Cp>Chapter 333: Karma (LI)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surface was smooth and cold, almost too real compared to the empty white around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, I hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I pushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLACK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door swung open silently, and blinding light poured out, swallowing me whole before I could even take a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, I found myself… floating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no floor or sky… or even a sense of direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless, beautiful, terrifying space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nebulas drifted in the distance — crimson, violet, and blue — all blending together like paint brushed across a black canvas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless stars shimmered faintly, orbiting in slow, elegant arcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the very center of it all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure floated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t male.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t female.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was… something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something beyond shape. Its form shifted between outlines, sometimes tall and human, sometimes a blur of light, sometimes just a silhouette against the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Billions of faint little orbs. tiny stars. circled around it, like fireflies worshipping a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What is this?” I whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice barely reached my own ears, yet it still echoed through the void like the space itself was listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to move closer, and to my surprise, my body floated naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if Gravity didn’t exist here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer I got, the colder the air felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stars around me dimmed, as if they were kneeling before that figure too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t react to me. It didn’t move, didn’t even breathe. Just hovered there, wrapped in an aura that made every divine being I’d ever met feel like dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Who are you?” I murmured, narrowing my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I did the only thing I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision flickered for a second, symbols forming before my eyes, golden lines weaving together as the data appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air left my lungs completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target: ???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: “The Origin of Divinity”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank: Limitless—Beyond Concept of True God]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: The first consciousness born from the Source. Creator of the Divine Stairway, and of the… System.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What…?” I muttered, staring at the floating letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Origin of Divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one that made the stairway I’d just climbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creator of the ‘System’ that had guided me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint chill crept down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around me pulsed faintly, every heartbeat of that being rippling through space like soft waves of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t alive, not in the normal sense. It didn’t move, didn’t think, didn’t see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet… it felt like it was looking through me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, slowly, the figure’s body began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light around it shimmered, and from that shapeless glow, a faint humanoid outline began to form, tall, graceful, but still blurred by starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its head tilted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you hear me?” I asked carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long moment, silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a faint, distant voice, neither male nor female, echoed directly inside my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You have finally reached me…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh… w-were you waiting for me?” I stammered unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never thought that I would meet the creator of the System itself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Ah… does this form bother you?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice asked me with a strange tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, definitely not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『It’s okay… I can’t bother to use such an ugly form in our first meeting, can I?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice chuckled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Let me see your ideal type…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could do anything else, the genderless based suddenly shone brightly, causing me to close my eyes from the bright light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then… it stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened my eyes, my breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before me stood a woman… just like it said…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ideal type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair fell like a waterfall of night, black as the void yet streaked with silvery-white strands that gleamed softly under the starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sides of her head were cut shorter, almost like an undercut, the white fading into the darkness near her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It framed her face in a way that felt… impossible to look away from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyebrows were shaped delicately, brushed with faint color that brought out the natural grace in her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips, painted a deep, rich black. curved in a quiet, knowing smile that made my chest tighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her eyes… were truly mesmerizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One burned with a soft, haunting red, warm as flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other glimmered with cold, tranquil blue, like moonlight on still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they looked less like human eyes and more like two worlds watching me, judging me, understanding me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body was wrapped in a black and white gown that looked both divine and sinful at once, silk and shadow intertwined, hugging her form perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white fabric shimmered faintly, tracing her shape like light caressing darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long legs were covered in black stockings, thin enough for her skin’s warmth to show through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her feet, white high heels clicked lightly against nothingness, like each step she took was echoing through the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was perfection sculpted into flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my throat tighten, my heartbeat picking up before I could stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head slightly, her black lips curving slighly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Is this form better?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, uh—” I coughed into my fist, trying to speak but only managing an awkward laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Better. Definitely better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, why am I so nervous?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile deepened just a little, enough to make me feel like she could see through every thought in my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『I see. So this is what your mind calls beautiful. How… charming.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a slow step closer, the hem of her gown trailing like mist, and the stars around her pulsed with every movement she made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air between us seemed to tighten, vibrating faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision blurred for an instant, and before I could even blink, I was no longer standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her soft warmth pressed against my back. I was sitting on her lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W–What the—” I muttered, feeling my heartbeat spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My face flushed slightly, and I immediately tried to move, but her arm gently rested on my shoulder, keeping me still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Relax.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone had changed, still soft, but with something heavier beneath it. The teasing glow in her mismatched eyes dimmed into quiet seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Aestrea… do you want to know why I chose you to wield this system?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hesitated for a second, then sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Not really. If knowing why means dealing with even more bullshit than I already do, then really, fucking no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my words, she let out a small laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Actually… it was on a whim.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said in a surprisingly mischievous tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You were just one among countless souls I could’ve chosen.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So basically, I was random?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Mm.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『But you surprised me. I thought I already knew every path you could take… that you would follow the thread of fate I’d marked you with. But…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t,” I said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curved in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Exactly.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand moved up, brushing through my hair gently, the touch oddly tender, almost like a mother doting on her child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Who would’ve thought… that you’d be clever enough to twist the very system I gave you, bending it into your own tool? And even more, that you’d use it to craft a failsafe, a chain of reincarnations, one hundred lives in total, all so you could eventually survive this realm.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath hitched faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her other hand, and small screens appeared in front of us, floating lazily in the air like shards of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one showed a different life, my faces, my deaths, my victories, my failures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You truly are remarkable, Aestrea. And now… you’ve finally reached the point where you can meet me.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled faintly again, her voice softening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Though, to be honest, I might have… cheated a little to make that happen.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheated? How?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes gleamed, the red one flickering brighter for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『The Divine Stairway is infinite. There is no ‘top,’ no ending. It’s not a test meant to be completed — it’s a cycle meant to break everyone who climbs it. Even the strongest god born of my creation — Chronos — only ever reached the ninth Heaven’s Stop.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『And yet, you… you climbed to the eleventh, with power far below theirs.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes widened at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying… this thing never ends?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chuckled lightly, resting her chin near my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That’s right. If the Stairway is infinite, then reaching even a single new Heaven’s Stop is rewriting its law. The twelfth, should it exist, would crush even Chronos into a bug. You can’t imagine the pressure there.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she leaned closer, her breath brushing faintly against my ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『So yes… I changed the flow slightly, just so that we could meet here.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I was shocked once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never have I been so shocked so many times in a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But well… what do I expect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m meeting with the literal creator of me… the universe, and basically everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be what they call “God” in my previous world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone… above everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately… There was one thing I’m still curious about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you create a system?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question had been bugging me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, at least in those novels, people create a system and give it to people so they in the end could absorb their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other cases, it was simply their past self helping their future self. Of course, there were also multiple other cases…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why would her… or him, create a system?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s already the most powerful being alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need for it… is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, for the people who might remember that it was actually Luna, the Goddess of the Moon, who had given him the system…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was just a form for him to forcefully awaken his memories, as Aestrea from the past had told her about the system, and even gave her a little fragment of it so she could remember her past lifetimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s all~\u003C\u002Fp>",1686,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.613Z",1,"novelbin.me","9a7f2b9d4fdc2ad4d5605c8c1bcaa79858136693d5a3f3e4b338b4e23937ba52","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-334","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-332",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]