Your author got injured, and a drop in immunity triggered shingles, also known as chickenpox. It probably started with a minor injury at work on Monday. I didn't pay it any mind at first; looking back now, the adrenaline probably canceled out the damage. Then the next day, at first only my wrist was sore, followed by my lats. I even mentioned it to the group chat at the time. The muscle soreness never went away, but it didn't get worse either, so I decided to wait and see. After all, DeepSeek also said a muscle strain would take about one to three weeks to recover.
Then this morning, your author noticed red spots appearing where it hurt. Remembering that DeepSeek had mentioned it could be shingles and that I should seek medical attention right away, I went straight to the hospital. This morning, I actually still didn't know shingles was chickenpox.
The doctor said that coming in as soon as I noticed it today meant I'd caught it fairly promptly, but that even with medication, there would still be a flare-up over the next few days, and recovery wouldn't begin until two weeks later. So I thought I'd take two weeks off, but October 1 would be right around the corner by then, so I might as well take a few extra days...
Updates will resume in October, starting on October 1 if all goes well. If not, I'll resume after the National Day holiday. As for the plot, it's already nearing the end, so this will give me a chance to properly sort things out some more.
Honestly, this book is actually doing pretty well. If this thing weren't hurting every now and then, I'd really want to use a leave slip and tough it out for three