Chapter 37.

So, that night, Nix saw a sight he had never seen before.

Ellis was initiating a conversation with him.

Nyx had been laying on his bed swinging, intending to be angry for a little while longer, when he saw Ellis walk over with a bowl of dessert, place the bowl on the nightstand, and then sit on the edge of the bed.

Nyx blinked and looked at him suspiciously, "... What are you doing?"

Ellis looked as normal, "Eating something."

Nyx grunted and looked away, "You don't usually serve food to coax me."

Ellis gave a slight lurch, then said slowly, "It's what the mentors teach."

Nyx's head snapped around, "Huh?"

Ellis sighed softly, showing a rare hint of helplessness, "They say that adolescents need to be coaxed properly."

Nyx: "..."

He froze for a second, then as if he'd heard the funniest joke under the sun, he collapsed straight onto the bed, covering his stomach with laughter.

"Y-you went to ask your tutor for advice?Hahahahahahaha-" the corners of his eyes even flooded with tears, "Oh my god, I can't believe it - the strict Mentor Ellis, actually learning to coax people?"

Ellis: "..."

His expression doesn't change much, he just waits quietly for Nyx to get enough of laughing.When Nyx finally stops, he speaks faintly, "So, are you still going to be angry?"

Nyx blinked, as if he hadn't expected Ellis to be so direct.He had wanted to make it a little longer, but at the moment, looking at Ellis' serious (one could even say a little clumsy) attitude, he suddenly felt as if there was no point in being angry.

Ellis had been forced by his mentors to learn how to "coax" him, so wouldn't it be unkind if he didn't appreciate it?

Thinking of this, Nyx grunted and reached for the dessert at the top of the bed, eating it slowly, looking at Ellis askance as he ate, "Never mind, for the sake of your sincerity, I'll forgive you."

Ellis nods softly, "Uh-huh."

Nyx bites into her spoon, her eyes flashing as she suddenly smiles mischievously, "You really believe what they say, though?That I'm a 'rebellious child'?"

Ellis looked at him, "Don't I?"

Nyx faked a deep sigh, "Hey ... you're wrong, I'm a demon."

Ellis said calmly, "Mentors say that demons have puberty too."

Nyx: "..."

He stared at Ellis for a long time, then suddenly pounced over, wrapped an arm around his neck, and laughed wantonly, "You're done, Ellis, you're completely done!Since you've decided that I'm an adolescent demon, you're going to have to spoil me with whatever nonsense I get up to next!"

Ellis: "..."

He really shouldn't have listened to his mentors.

Ellis did try to use "coaxing" to deal with Nix, and even under the advice of his mentors, patiently try to understand the mood swings of the "adolescent demon", try to communicate gently, and try to let Nix realize his own mistakes, instead of simply and roughlyPunishment.

Then he realized that it was a big joke.Because Nyx simply wouldn't eat it.

The nature of a demon was lawlessness, especially a minor demon like Nyx, whose nature was such that mischievousness was simply engraved into his bones.He would secretly add strange things to the magic potions he gave to the students in the academy, and watch the colorful smoke after they drank it; he would clip a live magic insect into Ellis's book, and when he opened it, it would directly pop up on his face; he would even intentionally play a trick on the classroom, so that the students would believe in his "devil's quotes", until Ellis was forced to"The real name of the Devil has a name.

"The devil's real name has power, so it can't be revealed easily."(That's right.)

"If you say 'you're the smartest' to a demon, the demon has to give you a reward."(This sentence is a lie.)

"Demons never lie to humans."(This sentence is even more of a lie.)

After doing these things a lot, Ellis will be pushed to his limit one day, even if he is patient.