Chapter 496: Idle Hands

"P-possibly just aftereffects. I'm a little weak."

Mei tried her best to look composed.

The current in her lower abdomen, combined with outside stimulation...

...felt unbelievably good.

Her legs had already gone too weak for her to stand steadily.

No wonder Firefly got called shameless every day and still kept doing this.

Mei even understood why some people liked clinging to Liu Bai all the time—after too many times, the awful thought that her hands were not strong enough really did arise.

"Is that so... Has there been any unusual activity from the Gem of Conquest?"

No matter what, Liu Bai could never have imagined that Mei and Firefly would end up on the same side after nothing more than the time it took to take a bath.

"N-no unusual activity!"

Mei shook her head repeatedly.

No! Mei! Get serious!

Letting it out once in a while was enough! She absolutely could not neglect public duty for private desires!

"Hmm... All right. I'll have Mobius prescribe something to help restore your strength."

Liu Bai looked at Mei, who had already returned to her usual composure, and felt that there probably was not much wrong with her after all.

The fact that she could return to normal showed that Mei could keep herself under control.

As for the aftereffects... they were perfectly understandable.

Liu Bai had seen more than enough protagonists who slaughtered their way across the battlefield after transforming, only to pass out the moment they reverted and plummet from the sky.

So, he could accept aftereffects as an explanation.

"If you're feeling unwell, you don't need to attend to Rita's matters."

"..."

...Honestly, no matter how many times she saw it, there truly was a reason why so many people liked Liu Bai.

Even Mei could not completely deny