After taking care of Shell Girl and having a bath himself, Chen Shouyi finally had time to deal with his own problem.
It didn't hurt, but it was numb and a little swollen.
That was worse than pain. Pain only meant his muscles had been injured; he could fix that by healing.
Who knew what was wrong with his body?
The problem was especially bad around his tailbone, and it was affecting his lower half. When he'd gone to pee just now, he'd once been able to let it fly three feet with a mere thought. Now, even after working himself up for half a minute, he'd almost been unable to pee at all.
With a hand braced against his lower back, Chen Shouyi emerged from the bathroom, his face clouded with worry.
He massaged the area for ages, but it did no good.
"Could I have lost that ability?" The thought of such a grim outcome plunged Chen Shouyi into despair.
Perhaps from now on, all he could do was depend on poor Shell Girl, and somehow muddle through the rest of his life with her.
"Why does every enemy go for my lower half?" Chen Shouyi thought bitterly.
Ever since he'd gained the ability to use Giant Transformation, his lower body had been battered again and again. He'd taken brutal blows to the abdomen and kidneys, or his tailbone and butt—and even...
He cut off the thought at once.
No more wild imaginings. He was only frightening himself.
"No, there's still hope. But first I need to replenish what I used up transforming. I'll eat something, then figure it out!"
Chen Shouyi went downstairs as quietly as he could. His parents and younger sister had long since gone to bed, and the ground floor was empty.
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