That was a crack in Aoi's armor. She had to make use of spite for the teachers, and that's something that will have consequences down the road. Tomozaki was able to prevent Minami from doing any self-destructive strategies this round, but if they keep butting heads Aoi's going to pull out the nukes.
So it's the "strongest" because:
-It can target multiple units with its arms
-It has a useful active(ink spray)
-Its downsides can be mitigated with a single spell and turned into huge-ass reach
-It can grapple. With +2 STR.
.....yeah, that's pretty strong.
@MrTiemos It was a joke. Given how it's portrayed the entire crafting process so far, hammering the pelt until it somehow gets dried and tanned would at least be entertaining.
@SakuraShower in the novel, Alicia is flat out terrified of her. Any moment spent in MC's presence is a moment she thinks she will literally die. MC insists on spending a lot of time with her. This does not do good things to her mental health.
@yuzuyuzu Less modern than you think. At the end of the day, nobody proclaims the annulment of a marriage in a party. There's faux pax and then there's throwing any pretense of social reputation and due process out the window. The prince deciding to do that was a massive exploitation of his...