[{"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-402":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},1026958,1339,"Chapter 402: The Beginning Of The End [LXIV]","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-402",402,"\u003Cp>Ãt Aestrea’s words, Kael swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hey,\" he muttered without looking away, his voice getting increasingly hoarse. \"Why do I feel like I should apologize... for existing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian didn’t answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were fixed on Aestrea, pupils slightly shaking as he adjusted his barrier out of pure instinct, even though he knew it wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those things...\" Tyrian said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...have a consciousness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mimics reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kael-copy roared and forced its body to move first, clearly panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clenched its fists, divine energy surging violently around it as it charged forward with a reckless swing aimed straight at Aestrea’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Tyrian’s copy raised its hands and began casting a layered spell array, trying to overwhelm Aestrea with pure volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Sloppy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea sighed before taking slighly step to the side\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kael-copy’s punch tore through empty air, missing by less than an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it could even realize what happened, Aestrea’s knee came up sharply, slamming into its abdomen with a dull, hollow thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kael-copy’s eyes bulged as its entire body folded around the impact, divine energy collapsing in on itself as if crushed by an invisible weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea followed through without pause. He grabbed the copy’s wrist mid-fall, twisted, and pulled once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arm tore free unnaturally, dissolving into liquid before it even hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WHAT THE—?!\" Kael shouted from the side, his eyes widening stupidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t bend like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not,\" Aestrea replied calmly, throwing the copy aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not a liquid dumbass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned towards the other copy, just to see that he had finally finished forming the spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive lattice of magic slammed downward, trying to lock Aestrea in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The Divine Energy really does feel similar to Tyrian’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea raised his hand and pressed it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crasshh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell collapsed on contact, folding like wet paper before evaporating completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backlash sent Tyrian’s copy stumbling backward, coughing violently as its form destabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, before he could react, Aestrea appeared in front of it and directly drove two fingers into the copy’s chest, directly over its heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Bleed』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SNAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The copy’s body spasmed as crimson lines burst across its torso, artificial veins tearing open as liquid metal sprayed outward like blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian flinched hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s disgusting,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why does it look so real?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tyrian-copy screamed, trying to retreat, but Aestrea caught its chin and tilted its head upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down,\" Aestrea mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’ll be over soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicked his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The copy’s head disintegrated, its body collapsing into ash before it even hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Kael copy remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was crawling now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragging itself backward, leaving streaks of shimmering liquid behind as it stared at Aestrea with absolute terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael’s mouth hung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wow,\" he exclaimed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hate seeing myself like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea slowly walked towards it with every single step of his making the space tremble from sheer, terrifying power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The copy raised one trembling hand, mouth opening as if to beg, but it was interrupted as Aestrea pressed his foot down on its chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRUSH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body imploded without sound, collapsing inward until nothing remained but another small pool of strange metallic liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion space began to crack, walls shaking as the arcade struggled to maintain the environment now that all mimics were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael let out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding and dropped onto his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay,\" he spoke, staring at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was officially the coolest and scariest thing I’ve ever seen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian lowered his barrier slowly, his hands still shaking slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You didn’t even look tired,\" he sighed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea glanced at them, the crescent moons in his eyes fading as his silver mana withdrew back into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, even if your mimics had ten times their power, they probably still wouldn’t be able to beat me,\" he spoke in a flat tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael stared at him for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slowly pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I hate you,\" he said sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian, however, wasn’t joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze stayed locked on Aestrea’s eyes, his brows drawn together as if something was finally clicking into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those eyes...\" His eyes narrowed slighly at his stared at his glowing eyes that didn’t have the moon symbols anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wasn’t just your power, was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea glanced back at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earlier, you asked if mimics could copy blessings. That means... what you used back there wasn’t something that belongs to you alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" He straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! Are you saying that creepy moon-eye thing was a blessing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a divine blessing that lets you casually erase something that copies gods?\" Kael’s jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not casual,\" Aestrea corrected calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it’s not mine alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Goddess?\" Tyrian crossed his arms, thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea leaned back against one of the arcade machines, the flickering lights reflecting faintly off his crimson eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She supported me back in the lower realms,\" he said. \"At the time, I didn’t even realize what she really was. I just thought she was... someone strong, watching over me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s it? You just tripped over a Goddess?\" Kael frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Figures.\" Tyrian shook his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Moon Mark obviously isn’t my authority. It’s hers, and when I use it, I’m borrowing power directly from her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael opened his mouth, then closed it, then opened it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And you’re just saying that now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t like relying on it,\" Aestrea replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every time I activate it, it drains her. Not me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wiped the grin off Kael’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... actually kind of heavy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s why you only used it when you were certain the mimics couldn’t copy it.\" Tyrian nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea looked down at his hand, flexing his fingers once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can fight without it. I prefer to. Using borrowed power too often is dangerous, even if it’s given willingly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Man... and here I thought you were just flexing on us.\" Kael scratched the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I were flexing, you’d be unconscious.\" Aestrea snorted quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow,\" Kael said dryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comforting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian glanced back at the broken arcade machine behind them, its runes still cracked and leaking faint smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that thing couldn’t copy blessings. Which means it wasn’t meant to deal with beings backed by something higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then this arcade shouldn’t exist at all.\" Kael’s mood shifted again, becoming more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Tyrian agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really shouldn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea straightened and pushed off the machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not our problem right now,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just dealt with what showed up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... until the management realizes their attraction almost killed three students,\" Kael sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then glanced at Aestrea again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...By the way, that Goddess who gave you the blessing, does she know you’re casually using her power to erase ancient war weapons in arcades?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea gave a small, tired smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She knows everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That answer made both Kael and Tyrian go silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Right,\" Kael muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course she does.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian then glanced around the damaged arcade, at the cracked floors, flickering lights, and the lingering traces of illusion energy still hanging in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we should get out of here,\" he said seriously. \"Before someone notices that half the place nearly turned into a battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agreed. I’m not explaining to academy security why an arcade almost ate us.\" Kael nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them turned and started walking toward the exit, their footsteps echoing lightly across the warped floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few steps, Tyrian slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah?\" Kael stopped too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both turned around at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea was still standing near the center of the arcade, staring at the ground where the mimic had turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was calm, but his eyes were focused, thoughtful, as if he were piecing something together in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aestrea?\" Kael called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You coming or what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea lifted his gaze and looked at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a brief pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we see if there’s a graveyard here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohhh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean like an actual battlefield graveyard? From the Gods and Demons war?\" A slow grin spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Mimic Tears were here, then something far worse might also be buried under this place.\" Aestrea nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Treasures. Relics. Ancient junk with stupid valueeee!!!\" Kael clenched his fists in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian immediately raised both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, hell nah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by ’hell nah’?\" Kael looked at him, offended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you forget what we just fought? A thing that copies gods?\" Tyrian pointed at the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, and we won,\" Kael shot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We almost died,\" Tyrian corrected flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t die.\" Aestrea tilted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian stared at him for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That is not comforting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, Tyrian! When are we ever this lucky? A hidden war grave under a city? This is the kind of thing people write legends about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the kind of place people die in,\" Tyrian shot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very painfully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this really is a battlefield site, leaving it untouched is worse,\" Aestrea added lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides... I can’t lose the opportunity to get a few ancient relics if there are some.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worse how?\" Tyrian frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone else will find it. Someone who doesn’t know what they’re dealing with. Or someone who does.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay... yeah, that part’s scary.\" Kael’s grin faded just a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuuuuuck...\" Tyrian sighed heavily at his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re both insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran a hand down his face, then looked back at the cracked floor and dim lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...But if we don’t check it... It’ll keep bothering me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the spirit!!!\" Kael smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyrian jabbed a finger at Aestrea. \"If something ancient wakes up and tries to eat us, I’m blaming you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fair.\" Aestrea gave a small nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then. Graveyard exploration it is.\" Kael cracked his knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t believe this is my life,\" Tyrian muttered in a tired tone.\u003C\u002Fp>",1676,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.613Z",1,"novelbin.me","e3d0fe30c3cd4e669536d80d77757cbd64978862da1a3aee5e538a2fcd1dbd24","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-403","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-401",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]