Surviving the Magic Academy With Just Intelligence Stats-Chapter 50: Your Life Has Ended

Adelaide stared at her brother, horror and disgust warring on her face as she took in his transformed appearance. The grey skin spreading across his body like a disease, those crimson eyes blazing with inhuman malice – it was the unmistakable mark of a demonoid. She had known Sebastian was capable of deplorable things, but this? This went beyond mere moral bankruptcy into the realm of absolute taboo.

In their world, those desperate for power had many paths available to them. Some devoted themselves to rigorous training, others sought ancient artifacts or rare enlightenment. But borrowing power from demons? That was universally acknowledged as the lowest, most despicable route. Not only was it a shortcut that corrupted both body and soul, but it was also seen as the ultimate betrayal of humanity. Demons were mankind’s greatest enemy – to willingly take their power was to turn one’s back on their entire species.

"You actually made a contract with a demon?" Adelaide’s voice carried equal parts disbelief and revulsion.

"And what if I did?" Sebastian snarled, his new demonic features twisting his expression into something monstrous. "You always think of yourself as above everyone else! Always getting in my way! Where is that arrogance now?"

Adelaide could only shake her head in disappointment. When had she ever looked down on others? The irony was that Sebastian’s own inferiority complex had created this narrative in his mind. No matter what one did, people would always interpret actions through the lens of their own insecurities.1

She turned to Theodore, who had maintained an unnaturally still posture throughout this revelation. "Is this the person you put your trust in? He can even make a contract with a demon – do you believe he can give you what he promised you?"

Sebastian’s laughter cut through the tension like a rusty blade. He gripped Theodore’s shoulder with possessive force, his grey fingers digging in just shy of drawing blood. "Are you trying to drive a wedge between us? You still trust me, right Theodore?"

The question came out more like a threat than an inquiry. Theodore responded with a quick nod, causing Sebastian to laugh with theatrical enthusiasm. "Good. Good. Good," he repeated, before fixing Adelaide with a triumphant glare. "You were saying? We have such great brotherly love – do you think he’ll betray me just because of your words? Unlike you, Theodore knows how to value family."

Says the person about to murder his own sister, Adelaide thought wryly. And what brotherly love? You’re practically threatening him. But she kept these observations to herself, instead shaking her head with exaggerated pity. "You’re really stupid. I even gave up on the inheritance, yet you’re still hung up on me. This was why father didn’t choose you as the heir."

"What did you just say?" The words acted like a match to gunpowder. Sebastian’s body tensed, ready to launch into violence.

"Wait! Wait! Wait!" Adelaide raised her hands in a placating gesture, and surprisingly, Sebastian actually hesitated. "What are you going to do after you kill me?"

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"What do you mean?" His impatience was palpable.

"You’ve already exposed yourself as a demon," she explained with clinical precision. "Do you think you can just go back to your normal life? In short, your life has basically ended. You will no longer even have your mansion, you will have no money, and everyone who sees you will be out to kill you. Even those women whom you love so much wont want anything to do with you" She delivered this devastating assessment with a smile.

His menacing glare only prompted her to raise her hands in mock surrender. "Hey, don’t look at me like that. I wasn’t the one who told you to sign a contract with a demon. I was just a good sister who gave up the inheritance for her stupid elder brother. No need to thank me for that, by the way," she added with biting sarcasm.

Sebastian’s rage continued to build visibly, like a pressure cooker about to explode. But Adelaide, perhaps unwisely, pressed on. "It’s okay though. Even though you are ready to kill me, as a good little sister, I can’t help but pity you. I just received a new estate from my master, and we happen to need a guard dog." She made a show of looking him up and down. "From your current look, I’m confident you’d easily pass for a dog."

Steam practically rose from Sebastian’s grey skin, but Adelaide maintained her "kind" smile. "Hey, no need to be so angry. I’m doing you a favor here. In the Rothschild household, a dog probably lives even better than you do. So why don’t you..."

"Damn you! You’re still looking down on me!" Sebastian’s demonic aura exploded outward, his body expanding until it burst through the carriage walls, leaving them exposed to the evening air. With a bestial roar, he launched himself at Adelaide, his fist cocked back for a killing blow.

Adelaide watched the approaching fist with surprising calm. I’ve really tried all that I could. I hope you don’t let me down, she thought. Just before impact, a blur of motion intercepted Sebastian’s attack. A powerful kick caught him in the side, sending his massive form crashing through several nearby carriages in an explosion of splintered wood and dust.

Marcus materialized beside Adelaide, his signature sword at his waist. "You’ve done enough. Leave the rest to me," he stated simply.

"Thanks." Adelaide didn’t hesitate to back away from the impending battle. She might have put on a brave face, but she was ultimately just a merchant’s daughter with no combat ability. Simply keeping Sebastian distracted long enough for Marcus to deal with his subordinates had left her mentally exhausted. Now all she could do was hope that the warrior who had caught her master’s interest was at least strong enough to handle a super enraged C-rank demonoid.

A/N - People keep telling me that the MC is always sleeping somewhere, idk why y’all want to see him so much, there isn’t much he can do at the moment so it’d just be boring. Anyway, I’ll do a chapter on Marcus tomorrow and another one on Theodore since he seems interesting. Then we’ll go back to the MC and continue surviving the magic academy with just intelligence stats.

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