"Don't look at me like that. I need to rest for a while. There won't be any major changes to her hands and legs for the time being, so don't worry. The rest will have to come slowly." No matter how capable Jiu Ming was, there was no way he could repair her arms and legs in a short time.
After all, the human body's regenerative power was limited.
Peeling skin or a cut was one thing—the limited regenerative power could handle that. But if a severed finger could grow back, then that was no longer human!
"If you're hungry, find something to eat yourself." Jiu Ming pointed at the tabletop Haruhi was leaning over. "That pile of cards—just snap whichever one you want to eat with a bit of force. As for the rest... we'll talk after I wake up!"
Having said that, Jiu Ming gave a long yawn that Mine found utterly irresponsible, took out a clock and placed it beside his pillow, then narrowed his eyes and dozed off on the hospital bed where she had been lying earlier.
The human body was like an incomparably precise machine. With no room for even the slightest mistake, repairing their bodies had drained no small amount of Jiu Ming's concentration.
It was another sleep with no sense of time... until the feeling of someone kneading his face woke Jiu Ming up.
The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes was Haruhi's delighted expression, like a hunter spotting prey. "Eheheha, the little boy is awake." Ahh—this was what he had forgotten before going to sleep. Sure enough, he had been too focused to react at the time. Transforming into his childhood appearance was only to make precision easier...
"Stop fooling around." Jiu Ming pried away Haruhi's hand that was