The rumors outside have long been spreading in the academy.
"Have you heard?Mentor Ellis locked up the demon he contracted."
"No way?Wasn't that demon arrogant before?"
"Who knows, I guess it really pissed off Tutor Ellis ... but then again, I've never seen a tutor get so attached to anyone."
"You guys, isn't the mentor a bit too ruthless?That's a demon, even if you're a contracted person, you can't really control it like a child, right?"
"You don't understand, do you?My mentor said that when a demon reaches the stage of approaching adulthood, its magic power and nature will become extreme, and it must be disciplined, otherwise it will go completely out of control."
"That's a demon too, can it really be disciplined by a human?"
"Tutor Ellis is the one who can make a contract with a demon, his means must be extraordinary."
Even the tutors started discussing this matter.
"Ellis has struck hard enough this time."
"Young man, it's really the first time raising ... uh, the first time disciplining a demon, don't know how to hold it, right?"
"A demon's adolescence is not simpler than a human's, if he doesn't suppress it early, when Nix becomes an adult, who can still control it?"
There were also people on Nix's side.
"Actually, isn't Mentor Ellis being too harsh?Although Nix is a bit naughty, it's not like he's done anything really bad ..."
"Yeah, those pranks before were at most just to make the academy more fun, right?"
"You're naive to think so, demonic pranks come with a price."
The most surprising thing was that this fiasco didn't affect everyone's awe of Ellis, but instead made him more respected.
"Mentor Ellis really is powerful enough to keep even demons in check."
"He really doesn't indulge Nyx at all, if it were anyone else, they would have been coaxed by the demon long ago."
Nyx listened to the rumors outside in his study, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "This guy Ellis, he's really going to ruin my reputation."
Nyx had been under house arrest for longer than anyone expected.
Initially, he was still able to wait patiently for Ellis to dissipate his anger, but as time passed day by day, Ellis still didn't let up and remained determined to keep him locked up.
There were more and more discussions about this matter in the academy, and even the dean had to step in.
When Ellis was asked to talk, the dean looked at him in a serious tone and sighed, "Ellis, you've been keeping him locked up for too long."
Ellis stood straight and spoke in a calm tone, "He needs to be taught a lesson."
"But don't you think you're going too extreme?"Dean's gaze sharpened a bit, "Are you punishing him, or are you torturing him?"
"I-" Ellis frowned slightly, but before he could argue, Dean had interrupted him.
"Nyx is evil, but he's your indentured servant. He is not your prisoner, nor is he your student.His nature dictates that he won't behave like a human, and he'll snap if you push him too hard like that."
Ellis was silent for a few seconds and spoke slowly, "... He won't be that fragile."
Dean, however, shook his head, his tone low, "You're too naive, Ellis.Demons are different from humans, but they're far more extreme than you can imagine."
"You have to be careful not to really drive him crazy."
For the first time, Ellis felt uneasy.
He was inexplicably annoyed as he walked towards Nyx's room.But the moment he pushed the door open and saw Nyx, he finally realized how wrong he was.
Nyx had changed.There were no lights lit in the room, and with only the faint light seeping in through the window, it was barely possible to make out Nyx's silhouette.
He was sitting in the corner of the room, his eyes staring grimly at Ellis, the bottom of his eyes an abyssal darkness.The magic in his body was completely out of control, flowing and twisting wildly, carrying a chillingly dangerous aura.
For the first time, Ellis felt a sense of uncontrollable threat from Nyx.
"You're finally willing to come?"Nyx laughed lowly, his voice husky beyond words, "What, did the dean of the house tell you to let me out?"
Ellis frowned and stepped closer, only to be met with a hard stare from Nyx.
"Stand still."Nyx smiled, but his tone was cold as ice, "Ellis, who do you think you are?"
There was no more of the old teasing under his eyes, only pure malice.