It silently waited for its master to awaken.
As it waited, an unknown amount of time passed.
Theresa woke up coughing and spat out seawater. She stood up in confusion, her slender legs trembling slightly. During the time she had been unconscious, she had had a terrifying dream—a dream in which she had turned into some kind of rabbit-eared beast girl.
So it had been a dream.
She suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of relief and burst out laughing like a foolish child.
"So just now... I was dreaming."
Theresa got to her feet with ease, brushed the mud and gravel off herself, and slowly walked to the shore, intending to use the water's reflection to tidy up her appearance.
"Ah!"
Another soft, girlish scream rang out, full of vigor.
"It's over, it's over, it's over!"
Saying it was over three times still did nothing to ease Theresa's anxiety. If anyone else saw their principal like this, Theresa's authority would be utterly ruined. Then no one would take her seriously!
What was she supposed to do?
Theresa saw the chains wrapped around her waist and instinctively tried to remove them. As the chains fell away layer by layer, a crimson sakura mark surfaced on Theresa's face. Her beastification suddenly worsened, and she even grew fangs.
"Eek!"
Losing the chains' restraint meant losing Judah's suppression. The Crimson Sakura Stigmata immediately erupted, and Theresa rushed forward with unfocused eyes, only to be dragged back by Judah.
This master was truly too much trouble.
If Judah could speak, then as it swung its chains to restrain the out-of-control Theresa, it would surely mutter those words to itself in a self-mocking tone.
Theresa regained her senses and began to bawl.
She felt helpless.
When she felt helpless, she was even more likely to think