Everyone in the academy was watching.If it were anyone else, Ellis probably wouldn't have even wasted time mediating and would have just dealt with the problem.But with Nyx, he would always be a little more patient, and even if he was scolding, it didn't carry any real coldness.
Everyone even quietly began to bet: was Mentor Ellis giving this demon special preferential treatment?
What's more, it was directly rumored in private: "Have you guys noticed?Mentor Ellis is unforgiving to everyone but Nyx ... is really forgiving."
"What tolerance?It's indulgence, right?"
"After all, it's a contracted demon, so you can't push your contracted person too hard."
"But Nyx isn't an ordinary demon ... The way they get along, how does it feel less like a contract and more like a ..."
No one dared to directly say that word, but everyone could feel it - Nyx was definitely a unique existence for Ellis.And Ellis himself, I'm afraid he hasn't realized it yet.
The Nyx in Ellis' eyes was chaotic and unstable, yet vivid and unmissable.
He hadn't expected much when he first summoned this demon.It was just an academic attempt, he just wanted to verify if the ancient contract spells in the ancient books were really feasible.However, when that black-haired, red-pupiled demon slowly stepped out of the summoning formation and looked at himself with an untamed smile, Ellis vaguely had a premonition - this contract would not be as simple as he had imagined.
Initially, Nyx's existence was just a "variable to be managed".While Ellis is used to an organized life, Nix is like an unruly wind that could topple his order at any moment.He's mischievous, spontaneous, uninhibited, and gets into trouble all the time, always with a straight face.
Ellis didn't know how many times he'd rubbed his brow and sighed at Nyx's pranks.
He switched potions in the magic lab so that the students' potions were oddly colored.
He'd secretly injected trace amounts of demonic scent into the vines in his magical creatures class, causing them to start actively "hugging" students who passed by.
He even put some kind of mini-boundary in Ellis's study so that the books on the shelves would fly around on their own. ...
"Can't you ever settle down?"Ellis looked down as he corrected his scrolls, his tone calm but with a hint of helplessness hidden under his eyes.
Nyx lounged lazily on the windowsill, the sunlight spilling through the glass onto his dark hair, and he smiled slowly, "But isn't this fun?"
Ellis was silent for a moment.He rarely thought about the concept of "fun".Academic research, teaching, and the accumulation of knowledge were what he was used to.However, Nyx's appearance had brought a lot of 'surprises' into his life.
But Nix is not just a prankster.
He's full of shit, but he never really cheats or hurts anyone.
He likes to act like he doesn't care, but when Ellis criticizes him, there's still a glint of hurt in his eyes.
He says "Humans are boring," but manages to stay in class for hours at a time listening to Ellis, and even makes a few surprising insights now and then.
"Why are you interested in human scholarship?"Ellis asked him casually at one point.
Nyx winked and smiled like a fox, "I'm interested in what you're talking about."
Ellis flinched slightly, then looked down and continued flipping through his book, not answering again.
He rarely bothered to actively analyze his emotions, but he knew - Nyx was special.He was used to Nyx's presence, to his raucousness, to his pranks, even to his pettiness and anger.Sometimes Ellis wondered what would happen if Nix did leave one day.He didn't really want to delve into that.