[{"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-364":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},1027281,1339,"Chapter 364: The Beginning Of The End [XXVI]","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-364",364,"\u003Cp>The students were still frozen in shock after seeing Lunara kill Ardeon so easily. Some had their hands over their mouths while others stepped back without even realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could speak, Lunara’s voice rang across the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the Valkyric Division has thoughts on betraying the academy’s expectation, a full-on quote, massacre will happen to it, eliminating any member.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the Valkyric Division planned to betray the academy,\" she state calmly, \"a full massacre will be carried out. Every member will be eliminated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words hit the crowd like a cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many students gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some backed away even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others stared at Lunara as if she had just declared war on the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the professor only nodded, as if he had expected this level of ruthlessness from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after that... Lunara walked toward Aestrea and stopped right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They silently stared at each other until Aestrea looked over to see her favorability that remained unchanged, standing at the seventy-one points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Aestrea, I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara opened her mouth, sounding unsure for the first time, but before she could finish her words, Aestrea interrupted her directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I’ll resign as your secretary,\" he spoke lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...There’s no more useful information for me either way,’ he added inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-no... t-that’s not...!\" Lunara’s face suddenly turned red. Her words tangled up, and she looked away for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea blinked at her, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he raised his hand slowly and drew a small circle in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint blue barrier spread out around the two of them, blocking outside sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is this better?\" he asked with a raised eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... yes,\" she nodded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, it was quite weird that someone who had a stone-cold face since the day they met was now wearing the most shy and nervous expression ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed once before her soft lips parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... y-you don’t need to resign!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...About that, I was thinking of resigning either way,\" Aestrea brushed her words away directly, causing her face to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O-oh...\" she bit the inside of her lip, eyes shifting to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly didn’t know how to say what she wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she closed her eyes, and took a few deep breaths... and slowly, her flushed cheeks got back to their normal skin color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea was a bit surprised at how easily she handled her emotions, but then, her next words shocked him entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Date me,\" she practically ordered him in that same familiar mechanical tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea frowned slighly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly... He truly didn’t like her, not even close. The resentment he carried from past reincarnations made it feel impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do not have the right to refuse,\" she added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea opened his mouth immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara blinked at his refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No...? Did you not hear what I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you,\" he replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the answer is still no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could say anything else, Lunara suddenly stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwip, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea hit the ground of the barrier that was so fast that he barely understood what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment he was standing, the next he was on his back with Lunara pinning him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand pressed against his shoulder, her knee against his side, her mechanical eyes staring straight into his glowing red ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What are you doing?\" Aestrea asked calmly, though his eyebrow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am preventing your escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn’t escaping. I was rejecting you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the same thing,\" she replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It’s not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at each other like two children arguing over a toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea tried to move his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grip tightened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you seriously restraining me?\" he sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s how rejecting someone usually works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not accept that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea gave her a long, annoyed look, his face was practically saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you hearing yourself right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara leaned a little closer, her hair brushing against his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aestrea. I want you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not a reason to sit on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this some kind of ancient courtship ritual of your people?\" Aestrea asked while staring at the ceiling of the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" she answered. \"It is simply efficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Efficient. Right.\" Aestrea blinked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence passed between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried again, pushing lightly against her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack, clack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tightened her hold again, expression unchanging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You do know I could push you away if I wanted to, right?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you’re not strong enough,\" she answered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea closed his eyes, exhaled, and opened them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lunara, just get off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lunara.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at her with dead eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared back like she had infinite patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is ridiculous...\" Aestrea finally muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you embarrassed?\" Lunara’s face softened just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why would I be embarrassed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are blushing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not,\" Aestrea froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned closer, her face barely inches away, studying him like a scientist examining a rare insect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea finally snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lunara, I swear to the heavens, if you don’t get off me, I will—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will date me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I will continue restraining you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...What the fuck is wrong with this woman? Why is she so fucking pushy? She wasn’t like this in my past reincarnations!’ Aestrea complained inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Aestrea’s impatient face, Lunara grinned mechanically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, we have infinite lifespan, and since I’m the Student Council President, I can easily give a reason for your absence from classes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea glared at her after hearing her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fuck you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara’s eyes lit up so fast it almost looked like sparks jumped inside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea stared at her as she had just spoken in an ancient demonic language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! That wasn’t an invitation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you say that?\" She tilted her head, her mechanical eyes scanning his face as if trying to decode a glitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you’re being annoyingly impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible and effective,\" she corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not effective!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is,\" she purred, leaning in slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are flustered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m annoyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are flustered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I AM ANNOY—hey—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara suddenly shifted her position, leaning closer until her chest lightly pressed against him and her hair spilled down like a curtain around their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t doing anything explicit, but Aestrea still froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body warmth seeped through his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice lowered a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aestrea... do you feel cornered now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" he lied immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at him, calmly analyzing his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to shift away, but Lunara smoothly moved with him, keeping him pinned under her without even straining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop leaning so close,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" she whispered. \"Does it bother you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curved instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it is working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lunara, for the love of every god in existence, move,\" Aestrea groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she slowly shifted her weight so he felt even less able to escape. Her face hovered right above his, her breath brushing lightly against his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aestrea,\" she called out softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am very serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re also insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Possibly,\" she admitted. \"But I know what I want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re making terrible decisions,\" he shot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara lowered her head just enough that her nose almost touched his, then, as if thinking about something, she asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me,\" she murmured, \"why do you dislike me so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s expression darkened, his breath steadying despite her closeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Because every version of you I’ve met has been trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Versions?\" Lunara blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing,\" he snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Dammit, how did I let that slip?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him for a long moment, silent, reading him like a page she slowly understood was more complicated than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she leaned closer again, and Aestrea stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lunara. Don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to look only at me,\" she stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I look at everyone,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I will change that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not—hey—! Stop moving—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slightly pressed him down again, not painfully, just firmly enough to keep him in place. Her cheeks were tinted faintly this time, her first real sign of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...If this is what it takes,\" she whispered, \"then I will not let go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Do I really need to date her to get out of here?’ Aestrea furrowed his eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was honestly considering using his racial divine ability just to get out of there, but if he did, his whole existence would be targeted by the whole divine realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Whatever... I’m simply pretending to accept and then avoid her as much as I can. Just as I’m doing with Selindra...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll date you,\" he muttered, the words leaving his mouth like they carried physical weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There. Happy now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Lunara didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened just the slightest bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then everything about her expression shifted, like a cold, rigid machine suddenly warming into something human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her posture relaxed, her face softened, and even the hard, metallic glow in her eyes dimmed into something gentler, warmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genuine smile formed slowly on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea froze, momentarily dazzled by the sudden change, his mind stuttering as all logic had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he shook his head violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Nope. Not falling for that. Absolutely not.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunara finally loosened her grip and stood up, her movements light and graceful. She dusted off her clothes and looked down at him with a warmth he had never seen from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Thank you,\" she murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, ready to leave, ready to get as far away from this barrier as possible, but as soon as he took one step, Lunara’s hand shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed him by the waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—hey—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one smooth motion, she bent him slightly backward, making him stumble right into her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath hitched as he found himself staring up at her again, except this time her face was far too close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lunara—don’t—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smooch~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle kiss landed right on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea went stiff as stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll see you later, sweetheart~\" she whispered in a soft, playful tone that absolutely did not match her usual cold personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwooshh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She vanished, her figure dissolving into a trail of fading light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea stood there in complete silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost fell on his butt, catching himself at the last second as he frantically wiped his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the actual fuck?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept wiping, even though the kiss didn’t leave anything behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweetheart?! Are you kidding me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dragged his hands down his face, glaring at the empty air where she had been just moments before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This is going to be a nightmare,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What am I supposed to tell Luna...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1809,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.613Z",1,"novelbin.me","f573f601bbf3c2e3f513e565980646b4c2ae4e3903eec94265db746c575118a6","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-462","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-461",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]