Judgement of Thunder was more willing to believe that falling into Chen Luo's hands was surely an opportunity granted by heaven.
Since she had failed to fulfill her contract last time and failed to protect that person, now that the contract had been forged anew with Chen Luo, she would naturally give her all and devote everything she had to protecting his safety.
This moment was a time of rebirth.
"Mm, I knew you'd definitely become a pretty reliable puppet in the future." Chen Luo nodded approvingly.
"A puppet?" Judgement of Thunder tilted her head.
"Ah, no, it's nothing. I'm a puppeteer, so I'm used to saying that." Chen Luo waved it off.
"Then... please take this chain." Judgement of Thunder handed one end of the golden gun-chain winding around her body to Chen Luo.
"Oh." Though he had no idea why, Chen Luo assumed it was some strange ritual and took hold of the chain.
"From now on, please make good use of me, Your Highness. If I ever offend you in any way, please punish me with this gun-chain. This chain is a tool for my self-reflection; it will constantly remind me of my mission." As she placed one end of the gun-chain into Chen Luo's hand, he could clearly see something like an expectant gleam flash through Kallen's eyes.
"..."
Holding the gun-chain, Chen Luo suddenly recalled a setting from Judgement of Thunder's description—masochist.
"You... I... forget it, I understand." Following every puppet's wishes and desires was also a compulsory lesson for a puppeteer.
Besides, after gaining the Traveler's current talents, Chen Luo spent eighty percent of his time dealing with all sorts of difficult characters. He had long grown accustomed to adapting to their behavioral habits when interacting with them.
It was just...
"Kallen, could you