"Chansey."
Jili?
"What do you think... of my physical condition right now?"
Three days had passed since he had forcibly used "Wild Princess." Over those days, Shen Qi had made two transport runs, both of them on edge the whole time.
When he reached busier stretches of road, he even switched to Lilligant driving just to be safe. It was utterly exhausting.
Shen Qi wished he could master the skill sooner, along with fire- and rock-type energy. But he also had to consider his physical condition and avoid leaving any hidden injuries.
[Let me check.]
"Hey, hey! Be gentle!"
[I'm only checking.]
"Your checks hurt too!"
Chansey's outrageous examination technique had something of the Tendon-Splitting Bone-Dislocating Technique about it.
First, she pinned Shen Qi's hands behind his back, then punched him in the spine.
The blow wasn't particularly heavy, but it used internal force that penetrated flesh and blood, painful enough to bring tears to his eyes.
"Just how does this examination technique of yours work?"
According to Chansey, she drove her force into the subject's body and judged their physical condition from the feedback she felt.
"Good grief. If the person you're examining is seriously injured, that punch of yours might put an end to their painful life right there."
Jili...
[I really hadn't thought about that. I'll have to keep practicing.]
Chansey withdrew her hand. [You're still not quite ready today.]
Without any ability to sense the corresponding types, forcibly drawing energy into his body through a game skill was extremely dangerous.
In fact, after learning that this was how Shen Qi had injured himself, Chansey had felt some lingering fear. One slip could easily have cost him his life.
Fortunately, "Wild Princess" was only at 10% proficiency...
Shen Qi silently counted himself lucky too.
"When do you