[{"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-361":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},1027276,1339,"Chapter 361: The Beginning Of The End [XXIII]","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-361",361,"\u003Cp>Chapter 361: The Beginning Of The End [XXIII]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours passed, and it was finally time for the last exam, as well as an extra one that wouldn’t affect the grades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one suggested by the Valkyric Division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, every single student was gathered in the same open field… absolutely all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the ones who had been eliminated in the very first round stood there among the crowd, shifting nervously, whispering, glancing around as if expecting something to jump at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This final special test could actually restore a student’s position if they succeeded.But those who already had their ranks fixed… nothing would change for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…This is giving me a bad feeling…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea frowned as he looked down at the huge crowd of students, barely holding back the urge to simply escape away from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know if the barrier planned by the Valkyric Division had already activated without him noticing… or if they were just waiting for the perfect moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which, obviously, was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All students gathered in the same place… the ideal timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh… bro, after this we can finally go back… so damn tiresome,” Elijah yawned beside him, stretching lazily like someone who hadn’t just helped supervise life-and-death exams all morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still crazy to think that Elijah was supposedly on the same level of strength as the professors. His relaxed personality made it feel impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his tired voice, Aestrea made up his mind instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh… me too, man. I think I’m going to leave now,” he said with a casual roll of his shoulders, trying to look like a normal, exhausted student and not someone desperately escaping a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah nodded without a hint of suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You did extremely well, Junior. Go rest. You earned it,” he said, waving him off with a gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea almost sagged in relief, forcing himself to keep his expression calm as he turned away and began to drift from the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a normal student going home early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just when he was a few meters away…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a familiar yet mechanical voice called out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea stopped at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…President?” he turned around slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara hovered there, perfectly still, her long hair floating gently in the air, her eyes locked on him with her usual mechanical expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze did not blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t answer my question,” she retorted, arms crossing slightly, just enough to sharpen the pressure around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, that!” Aestrea let out a soft laugh, scratching his head lightly. “I’m leaving since this last test doesn’t need my supervision, and I’m a little tired, you know? Figured I’d go rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mhm…” Lunara hummed as if analyzing every micro-movement he made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He prepared to leave again, lifting one hand in a casual wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, if you’ll excus—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay for the last exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cut through his sentence like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll be the one supervising this,” Lunara continued, her mechanical tone unchanged. “So you need to watch it carefully. This is one of the few times I will personally handle an exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s lips twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his expression shifted instantly into something bright and eager, like a kid about to watch fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then I can’t waste such a rare chance to see the president herself in action!” he spoke with the fakest cheerful smile he could muster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara nodded once, clearly satisfied with his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I should fucking kill her,’ he added inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go then,” she waved her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea followed her like a well-trained little pet, keeping just a bit behind her, and then drifted back toward Elijah’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at me with this confused look, like I had just grown a second head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you say you were going home?” he asked, eyebrows lifting a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah… but the President said she was going to act herself, so I couldn’t miss such a good chance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fist like some excited kid, making sure my eyes shone just enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah blinked, but soon nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder… the president almost never acts,” he muttered, his gaze moving toward Lunara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood in front of the crowd now, floating just a bit above the ground, her hair falling neatly along her back, her mechanical eyes sweeping over the students like she was counting every soul present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello,” her calm voice echoed across the entire field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As everyone knows, I am Lunara, the Student Council President, and I will be supervising this last exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple of whispers moved through the students, but she didn’t wait for them to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This exam will be simple. Each student will attempt to synchronize with one of the ancient relics prepared for this test.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shifted a little at her words, since it could be an opportunity for them to get much stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If a student who was eliminated manages to synchronize with a relic, they will immediately earn a rank. It will not be higher than what they could have originally earned, but it will be a valid rank nonetheless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few students who had lost earlier perked up, their eyes shining with sudden hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if a student who already passed the exam synchronizes with a relic…” Her tone didn’t change, but something sharp passed through her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…then that student will be allowed to keep the relic. This rule comes directly from the Valkyric Division.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps followed as some students even stumbled forward from excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lunara’s mechanical eyes slid upward, locking onto Ardeon, who hovered calmly in the sky with his arms crossed and a faint, pleased smirk on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze lingered on him for one slow second… then returned to the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will now place the relic rods,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crank…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held the relic rods like fragile glass, placing them into the ground with exact precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time a rod slid into the soil, a soft click echoed, followed by a faint ripple that trembled through the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shifted in a strange way, as if something old had just woken up. Everyone thought that it was simple… sound caused by the relic rods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students shifted nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructors whispered to each other, and even the sky seemed tense and still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…There’s something strange about this,’ Aestrea frowned lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was definitely off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rods were reacting too fast as they were vibrating before they were even fully planted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing stayed even, but his heartbeat tightened in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara pressed the last rod down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above them, high in a golden hall that floated among the clouds, Ardeon leaned forward on his throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers curled slowly over the armrests, knuckles pale. His chest moved with an uneven tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny giggle escaped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sound grew louder and louder…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until it burst into complete madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahahaha—AHAHAHAHA!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s head snapped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crushing pressure slammed onto the field like a massive weight falling from the heavens. The sky tore open with twisting rainbow light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHWOOOOOOOM—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven-colored power exploded outward and wrapped itself around the entire arena, closing like a giant dome. In one instant, thousands of students were sealed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea felt the barrier bite sharply at his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This is it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 ✯ Moon Mark ✯ 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t waste a second as he quickly activated his Moon Mark, as that was the only thing that could actually reveal his identity as the Fallen God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fortunately for him, nobody noticed that he now had Moon Mark on planted on both of his eyes, including Lunara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply lifted her head and stared at the laughing figure glowing on the massive floating screen above them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice came out sharp and calm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What did you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ardeon tilted his head, smiling wider, like he was enjoying a beautiful melody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did I do?” he repeated gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, President… I simply started the real exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around her, the relic rods suddenly burst with blinding light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every relic, whether it was blades, talismans, armor pieces, or crystal cores, exploded upward like a storm of steel and light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Straight toward the students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“HAAAAARGH—!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“GET IT OUT—!! AAGHHH!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams filled the arena as relics smashed into bodies, forcing themselves inside with violent flashes of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light cracked along arms and legs. Some students fainted while others screamed until their voices broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWISSSHHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, relics fused with the students forcibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s expression turned colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…He’s fusing them by force.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara’s body finally moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers curled tightly, her face sharpening into a hard, cold shape, but then, she saw something that made her eyes widen in complete surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Ardeon held in his hand….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long scepter, forged from black metal, and crowned with a cube-shaped gem pulsing in seven shifting colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… that is the Ancient Scepter of Olocko.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was barely a whisper, yet the entire field seemed to feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That relic was sealed. No one should be able to use it. No one should even be able to touch—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ardeon lifted it slowly, as if displaying a priceless treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, this?” He grinned with childish pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was always meant for me, of course~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara stared at him as though reality itself had betrayed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You weren’t supposed to have that. You weren’t supposed to even know it existed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ardeon chuckled under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I knew everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed, sharp with danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped the scepter lightly against his throne’s armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew you broke into our faction’s private room~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara’s eyes widened a fraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew you read my files. I knew you checked the countless arrays we had put. I knew you poked around in things that weren’t obviously yours to touch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned forward, resting his chin on his hand, smiling like he had already won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And while you thought you were being clever… You were walking exactly where I wanted you to walk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re lying.” Lunara’s voice tightened as she clenched her fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Lunara. I simply~ left the door unlocked for you.” Ardeon laughed madly, his eyes almost twisting in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted the scepter slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I left the papers on my desk for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile turned sharper, and yet, it contained a huge amount of excitement, as if watching a toy that was meant to be destroyed a long time ago, finally fulfill its destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every step you took was a step I planned for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwssssssshhhhhhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rods flared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More relics forced themselves into screaming students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara’s voice broke for the first time, barely above a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Y-you used me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ardeon’s tone dropped into pure wicked delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did more than that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood from his golden throne as the seven-colored dome pulsed like a living thing behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I tested you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THRUUUM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground started shaking tremendously, as the whole blue sky suddenly turned into a seven-colored shade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea watched in silence, the Moon Mark faintly shining on his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ardeon spread his arms wide, like a man welcoming the end of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at it, Lunara.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice deepened, becoming even more thrilled, trembling with victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at the barrier you helped complete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head with sick joy, eyes burning with seven-colored light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The preparations are complete!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1923,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.613Z",1,"novelbin.me","d201e7a346395f95ebe92114a2c648107def2a0af8cc4f6cd10ef6f85ea41a83","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-362","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-459",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]