The Strongest Student of the Weakest Academy-Chapter 431: The Beginning Of The End [XCIII]

"AAAWOOOOOOOOOO!"

After returning to the cavern, Aestrea suddenly stopped right at the entrance, one hand still on the doorframe, as his eyes slowly drifted toward the source of the strange noise.

James stood on top of a long oak table, shirt half untucked, face red, hair a mess, head thrown back as he howled again, louder and worse.

"...What the fuck happened in the twenty minutes I was gone?" he mumbled in complete confusion.

In the distance, Derek sat on a bench near the center table, one arm hooked around the backrest, watching James with tired eyes and a crooked smile.

Aestrea approached him, and Derek instantly turned toward him, as if he had heard his steps, even with all the chaos.

"HE’S BACK!" Derek roared.

Derek slammed both hands on the table and stood up so fast his bench scraped across the floor. He was clearly drunk now, his eyes bright, stance wide, balance questionable.

"THE MAN! THE MYTH! THE WALKING DISASTER HIMSELF!"

"Sit down before you fall," Iris said calmly, not even looking at him.

"NO! THIS IS A STANDING MOMENT!" Derek shouted, pointing at Aestrea so hard his finger wobbled.

"YOU LEAVE US ALONE, COME BACK SMELLING LIKE BLOOD AND COSMIC NONSENSE, AND YOU THINK WE NOT GONNA TURN THIS PLACE INSIDE OUT?!"

The tavern answered with cheers.

"DRINK!"

YEAH!"

"MAKE HIM DRINK!"

Derek grabbed a full mug and waved it in the air, foam splashing onto his sleeve, but he seemed not to care.

"COME HERE!"

Aestrea sighed, then smiled, and walked over.

"What did he do now?" Aestrea asked.

"Lost a game to me, " Zeva leaned back in her chair, smiling mockingly as she looked at Jasmes’s stupid figure.

"I WON MOST ROUNDS!" James shouted.

"You lost the last one," Zeva retorted.

"YOU DAMN TYRANT!"

"DRINK OR I CRY!!!" Ignoring James and Zeva’s little fight, Derek directly shoved a mug into Aestrea’s chest.

"Do not test him, he will cry," Maya added from the side.

"Only once," Aestrea lifted the mug.

"LIAR!" Iris laughed.

He drank.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp...!"

Beer spilled down his chin, but he did not slow, and just in a matter of seconds, he had finished the entire chug of beer.

"Ahaa~!"

He slammed the empty mug down.

"NO WAYYYYY!!!"

Another mug flew into Derek’s hand from behind the bar. He caught it poorly and sloshed almost half of it onto the table.

"AGAIN!"

Seeing that familiar posture, Aestrea stepped closer to Derek and hooked his arms with his, crossing them, before raising his mug high.

"ON THREE!" Derek shouted.

"ONE! TWO! THREE!"

"Gulp... gulp... gulp..."

"Gulp, gulp, gulp!"

"C-cough, dammit!" Derek coughed halfway through, thumping his chest.

Aestrea finished first and pulled away, breathing out hard, but having a victorious smile plastered across his face.

"HAH!" James was the first one to scream in pure ecstasy.

"HE STILL GOT IT!"

James almost fell off the table as he shouted, one foot slipping on spilled beer.

He windmilled his arms wildly, barely catching his balance, then pointed again at Aestrea with shaking fingers.

"I TOLD YOU ALL! I TOLD YOU! THIS MAN DRINKS LIKE HE FIGHTS!"

"LIKE AN IDIOT?" Maya shot back, though she was smiling as she said it.

"LIKE A LEGEND!" James corrected, slamming his heel on the table. "WHICH IS ALSO AN IDIOT!"

Laughter exploded across the tavern.

Someone banged a mug against the wall. Another group started chanting Aestrea’s name in a messy rhythm that kept breaking apart.

Derek wiped his mouth hard with the back of his hand, coughing once more, then burst out laughing.

"DAMN IT," he said hoarsely, pointing at Aestrea again.

"YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE. YOU SLOWED DOWN AT THE START JUST TO MESS WITH ME."

Aestrea leaned back slightly, resting one elbow on the table, his face warm from the drink and the noise.

"You told me to drink, but never said I had to wait for you."

"SEE?" Derek turned to the others, his arms spread wide. "SEE THIS FACE? THIS IS THE FACE OF A TRAITOR."

"YOU’RE JUST BAD," Iris said dryly, lifting her mug and taking a calm sip.

"Oh SHUT IT," Derek shot back, laughing.

"YOU DRINK LIKE A PRIEST."

"I AM A PRIESTESS, YOU DUMBASS!"

"I FUCKING KNEW ITTT!!!"

Another wave of laughter rolled through the room.

This party continued for three more days, with Aestrea literally making the sun never pass through their beautiful city, so it remained nighttime.

And after the party was over...

"Ugh..."

Aestrea opened his eyes, groaning slighly before rubbing them. He blinked a few times before his vision got much clearer.

"Ahh..."

His eyes widened slightly before returning to normal as he noticed more than five women plastered across his giant-sized bed.

It was a familiar sight...

"Sniff... damn, I really smell like booze."

Letting out a sigh, Aestrea got out of bed and directed himself towards the bathroom, before noticing that the bathtub was actually full, with even a few pink petals on it.

"Alaine..."

He muttered her name lightly before taking off his clothes, putting them to the side, and entering the bathtub that seemed more like a private pool considering its size.

"Aahh... this just feels fucking great," he groaned in complete satisfaction as he felt the perfect temperature of the water.

Looking at the white ceiling, he slowly fell into deep thought.

’...I will bring them to the Divine Realm in a week or so. I had already warned Christina to make a few preparations, including Divine Crystal for each of them, so they can get stronger much faster than normal to protect themselves when I’m not present.’

’The only thing that is... bad is that the Primordial Court is probably going to declare war on me as I literally decimated their army into pieces of meat!’

’This makes me hesitant to bring them over to the Divine Realm now...’ he shut his eyes tightly before adjusting his legs into a lotus position.

He brought his hands together and slowly started circulating his chaos energy.

"Oh?"

His eyebrow raised in interest.

"Status."

[✦ Player Profile ✦]

Name: Aestrea Moon (23) [32]

Identity: Yandere Magnet, The One Who Met The Creator, God Of Karma, The Moon’s Darling, Vessel of the Moon, The Deadliest Person Alive, The Strongest Being On The Planet, The One Who Claimed The Throne, Number One Student, The Hero’s True Rival, Strongest Student of the Weakest Academy, The Moonlight Swordsman, The One Who Loves The Goddess Of The Moon, The Strongest Student, The One Loved By Dangerous Beings, Gigolo [NEW!!!]

⤬ Chaos Energy: 7✯ Intermediate True God (↑↑↑↑UP)

⤬ Strength: 6✯ Early True God (↑↑↑UP)

⤬ Vitality: 5✯ Peak True God (↑↑↑UP)

⤬ Agility: ✯6 Peak True God (↑↑↑UP)

⤬ Spirit: 8✯ Early True God (↑↑↑UP)

✦ [Authorities & Divine Abilities] ✦

[1]『 ✯ Authority of Karma ✯ 』

[2]『 ✯ God-Killing Authority ✯ 』➤ You can kill godly beings.

[3]『 ✯ Words of Law ✯ 』➤ Anything you say shall become true.

[4]『 ✯ Odin’s Left Eye ✯ 』➤ Nothing can escape the user’s eye.

[5]『 ✯ Moon Mark ✯ 』➤ You can use the Blessing of the Moon.

[6]『 ✯ Authority of Ice ✯ 』

[7]『 ✯ Countless Authorities (Tap to show more!) ✯ 』

✦ [Skills & Talents] ✦

[1] Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art Variants [???] ➤ Active Self-Created Skill

[2] Eye Of Law [Semi-God] ➤ Active Self-Created Skill [Temporarily disabled under the influence of two higher-ranking eyes. Under the process of evolution???]

[3] Perfect Memory [Unranked] ➤ Passive Talent

[4] Extreme Combat Instincts [SSS++ (In the process of evolution...)] ➤ Passive Talent

[5] Extreme Weapon Mastery [SSS++ (In the process of evolution...)] ➤ Passive Skill

[6] Moon’s Serenity [SS] ➤ Passive Talent

[7] Lunar Dragon Void Right Eye [Godly] ➤ Your eyes ominously glow white and can now manifest killing intent, making people dizzy, experience hallucinations, or even kill them directly. The user can increase the intensity.

[8] Blood Contract [???] ➤ You can use Lumi’s Abilities.

[9] The Domain of Silence [Godly] ➤ You can summon a domain that doesn’t make any sound and is hidden from prying eyes. The cooldown of the domain is 48 hours.

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"...What?"

Aestrea instantly frowned as he noticed the question marks on his beautiful sword art. How come it wasn’t graded Godly like before?

’...When I created the 8th move... did it actually reach the legendary Primordial-Grade?’ He shut his eyes, just thinking about the possibility.

From his nine centuries of past lives, he had never heard of a technique reaching that level, only Laws, just like his Authority of Karma.

’Is that even possible...?’

He really wanted to test his 8th move, but he obviously couldn’t. First... it would literally destroy the whole planet, and second...

He probably wouldn’t be able to execute it in this state.

Only by unleashing his whole power, the 『 ✯ Moon Mark ✯ 』, and this Fallen God form, would he be able to use his 8th move.

Even with that, he wasn’t entirely sure.

"A sword move created in an epiphany... that will be tough to master," he sighed before closing his eyes once again.

There was a week until he got back to the Divine Realm, and during that time, he needed to master his Fallen God form.

If the Primordial Court appeared directly to attack... he will need to reveal his identity.

Grip...!

He clenched his fists tightly as he thought about the possibility of them appearing.

"...I’ll bring them down with me if needed."

Those were simply and almost casual words, but even Aestrea didn’t know how truthful they actually were.

He wasn’t the type of making a sacrificial play... but if needed, he would forcefully bring everything down with him, to the point of even pushing Chronos out of his throne.

And that meant... taking him down with him in a single explosion.