The Strongest Student of the Weakest Academy-Chapter 406: The Beginning Of The End [LXVIII]
Chapter 406: The Beginning Of The End [LXVIII]
"...Aestrea, is there any way to see what’s inside the seal?" Tyrian asked, unable to hide his curiosity. His eyes shone as he stared at the formation, excitement clearly written all over his face.
Aestrea frowned, but nodded, regaining a small smile.
"There is, but it’s not cheap."
"I don’t like where this is going." Kael immediately groaned.
Aestrea ignored him and continued, "To peek inside without breaking the seal, we’d need a lot of divine crystals. A few hundred high-grade ones, at least."
"...A few hundred?" Tyrian blinked.
"Yes," Aestrea nodded calmly.
"The seal is extremely sensitive. If we try to probe it directly with divine sense or raw mana, it will react. Best case, it shuts itself tighter. Worst case, it attacks."
Kael crossed his arms.
"So how do the crystals help?"
Aestrea walked closer to the formation and gestured at the dim lines of sigils.
"Divine crystals can act as external stabilizers. If we place them in a temporary array around the seal, they can absorb the backlash."
He paused, then added, "Think of it like prying open a door just enough to peek inside without snapping the hinges."
"So... we make a hole?"
"A controlled breach," Aestrea corrected.
He raised two fingers. "At best, we’d have two or three seconds. Just enough time to look inside and see what kind of being was sealed."
"Gulp!" Kael swallowed hard.
"And if something inside notices us?"
"Then we immediately cut the flow," Aestrea replied. "The breach collapses, the seal closes, and the crystals take the damage."
"And if the crystals can’t handle it?" Kael asked.
"Then we run, obviously," Aestrea glanced at him.
"That sounds... kind of exciting." Tyrian actually smiled at that.
"You’re insane...." Kael stared at him.
"...That’s rich coming from you," Tyrian retorted sharply.
Ignoring them, Aestrea looked back at the formation, his expression turning serious again. "This method is safe enough if done properly. The real problem isn’t the seal."
Both of them looked at him.
"It’s whatever is sealed inside."
The two of them felt silence.
Then Aestrea exhaled and shrugged slightly. "That said, it’s not like we’re going to find out today. We’re getting the hell out of here."
He glanced around the massive space once more. "This place doesn’t seem to have anything worth risking our lives for, aside from the Heaven Swallowing Sword."
"Tsk," Kael clicked his tongue, clearly annoyed.
"So in the end, you’re the only one who got lucky."
"Unfortunately, yes." Tyrian nodded in agreement.
He looked back at the formation one last time, his eyes narrowing slighly.
"This area is far too dangerous for us to hang around. Leaving now is the smart choice. We should also this to the academy so they can deal with it properly."
"That does seem like the best thing to do right now," Kael didn’t argue this time.
Aestrea also agreed with them, and with nothing more to do here, they simply flew away from there, and didn’t teleport since it could maybe cause some disturbance.
Of course, it didn’t take them long to get back to the academy.
"See ya later, bro!"
"Bye for now, Aestrea. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah, see you guys tomorrow."
After saying goodbye, Aestrea decided to go back to the dormitory, where he had made sure to send a message to Christina to wait for him since he was going on a trip and wanted to say goodbye.
Creak...
"Aestrea~!"
And sure enough, as soon as he opened the door to his dormitory, a familiar weight instantly slammed into him.
A pair of arms wrapped tightly around his torso before he could even react.
He closed the door as he felt her hands roaming lower before tightening around his lower waist, her cheek pressing against his chest as she nuzzled closer.
"Christina, did you miss me that much?" he asked teasingly.
"Of course!" Christina nodded eagerly, her grip tightening as if she were afraid he might disappear.
"You’re my only light in this dark, meaningless world," she said sweetly. "If I didn’t miss you... I think I’d just rot away until there was nothing left of me."
’Uhhh...’
Aestrea couldn’t help but notice her grip tightening around his torso, leaving faint marks on his skin, causing a shiver to run down his spine.
Although her words sounded caring, they had a strangely scary sub-tone.
"I-I’m glad?"
His reply was simply awkward.
"Sniff~♡, snuu~"
Apparently, his reaction didn’t matter. Christina was far more focused on burying her face into his chest, inhaling deeply like she was trying to absorb him into her lungs.
He didn’t know why she was obsessed with his smell, but then again... who in their right mind tried to analyse a yandere’s thought process?
That way only led to huge headaches and possibly death.
"Kya!~"
Aestrea scooped her up into his arms without warning, earning a soft yelp of delighted surprise from Christina.
Almost instantly, she wrapped her legs around his waist like an octopus, arms sliding snugly around the back of his neck as she pressed herself closer.
He carried her effortlessly to the edge of the bed and sat down.
Christina adjusted her position smoothly, shifting so her feet rested on the sheets while she remained seated comfortably in his lap, clearly having no intention of letting go.
"So?" she asked curiously, tilting her head just a little as she looked at him.
"Why did you call me?"
Her eyes brightened almost immediately.
"...Did you miss me?!"
Aestrea nodded lightly.
"I did miss you," he admitted. "But that’s not all. I wanted to tell you that I’ll be going on a trip. It’ll probably last a bit more than a week."
"A week...?" Christina repeated, thinking for only a moment before nodding to herself."That’s fine, I guess. More than enough time for me to wrap things up back in the army..."
Her lips curved into a pleased smile.
"...and then I can spend the rest of my days in your dormitory, like the dutiful wife I’m obviously going to be in the future."
"...Ahh..." Aestrea let out a quiet sigh at her instant reply, clearly not surprised, just mildly overwhelmed.
He lowered his head slightly and pressed a gentle kiss to her soft, pink lips.
"Mhm!"
Her eyes lit up, almost forming delicate crescent moons as she closed them, leaning into the kiss and savouring it with unmistakable delight.
"Pah~"
As their lips parted, Christina barely gave him a second to breathe before her expression changed, turning more playful, mischievous, and unmistakably dangerous.
She dipped her head and pressed a soft kiss against the nape of his neck.
Aestrea sucked in a sharp breath, a surprised groan slipping out before he could stop it.
"Smooch~... chuup~"
Christina giggled quietly against his skin, clearly pleased with the reaction, and continued, her kisses trailing teasingly along his neck.
Each one lingered just long enough to make his grip tighten, as if she was savouring every shiver she caused.
"...You’re doing that on purpose," Aestrea muttered, his voice low and warning.
She hummed in response, clearly not planning to stop anytime soon.
That was when he finally had enough.
With a sudden motion, he pulled her closer, before his hand suddenly shot up and firmly cupped the soft weight of her breast through her shirt, giving it a hard squeeze.
The playful assault abruptly halted.
"Ahn~!"
Christina’s head snapped back, a sharp cry of pleasure tearing from her throat as she arched into his touch, causing her forehead to press against his shoulder.
"Mhm..."
A lazy smile appeared on Aestrea’s face upon seeing her reaction.
He didn’t let go; instead, his thumb began to circle lazily over the fabric, right where her nipple pebbled into a hard point.
"How come your nipples are already hardened? I merely squeezed your breast," he stated, pressing his thumb against the hardened peak.
"Ughm!" Christina’s breath hitched, her body trembling slightly.
Instead of pulling back, she melted against him, her hands coming up to rest on his chest as if to steady herself.
"I-I... simply, huff..." She took a deep breath, her face flushing red.
"I just... love it when you touch me." Her eyes, half-lidded and dark with an emotion that went far beyond simple lust, locked onto his.
It was a look of utter devotion, but with an unsettling, possessive margin.
"Ahh..."
Aestrea nodded lighly, acting as if he was hearing about this for the first time.
His thumb stopped pressing against her nipple, and instead, his other hand slid down to grip her hip, pulling her flush against him.
"It seems that you’re indeed telling the truth," he murmured, his lips brushing against the shell of her ear.
"I barely touched you, and yet, you’re already trembling."
Rustle~
His free hand began to move, tracing a slow, maddening path from her hip, up the curve of her waist, and across her ribs.
The light touch was almost ticklish, raising goosebumps on her skin.
His knuckles brushed the sensitive underside of her breast, making her shudder, before his hand flattened against her stomach.
"Your body is so honest, Christina," he continued, teasing her.
"It’s practically begging for more, isn’t it?"
"Ughn~!" Christina could only manage a weak, breathless whimper in response, her face buried in the crook of his neck.
Her blush deepened, a mixture of embarrassment and overwhelming arousal flooding her senses.
She was completely pliant in his arms, accepting every teasing touch without doing anything to refuse it.
However, Aestrea knew that this wouldn’t be enough for a yandere like Christina, and because of that, he made a decision.
’...I’m making her mine, tonight.’
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Chapter 406: The Beginning Of The End [LXVIII]
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