Chapter 14

Looking at myself in disbelief, I took off my long-sleeved shirt and remained with a short-sleeved shirt over my torso, staring in astonishment at my body with a blank mind, unable to process what I was seeing.

(Shit, what the hell happened to my body?) I thought incredulously as I looked at myself in the mirror, feeling as if a gust of wind could blow me away at any moment. I was literally flexing my arms, trying my best to show my muscles, but there was no muscle definition whatsoever.

Sure, my bones weren't visible or anything like that, but it also didn't seem like I had any muscles in my body. It was like those female models who could be diagnosed with anorexia at any moment.

But of course, I didn't look bad. In fact, my body had a special charm, although it wasn't the typical masculine charm you would expect. Rather, it was quite feminine. All it would take is for my chest to grow, and there would be no apparent differences between me and a woman. If you didn't pay attention to my throat, I'm sure you wouldn't even hesitate to think I'm a woman.

"Wait, I'm a man, right?" I asked myself with a bit of fear. I didn't want, nor did I intend, to change my gender or, much less, experience finding another man attractive due to hormonal changes. So, I quickly unbuttoned my pants, instantly entering slow-motion mode. Fortunately, everything was in its place.

"Thank God I didn't change genders. I don't even want to think about how long it would take to regain control over my body to become a man again," I said, sighing with relief as I exited the accelerated mode, feeling my heart pounding heavily due to the fright I had just experienced.

(Da Vinci, what the hell happened? I don't remember my body being this thin in the past), I thought with some annoyance, as the memories I had never showed this slim body. Sure, I was thin, but nowhere near as androgynous as I am now.

Well, it's clear that this is a Chinese novel, and the Chinese don't really like their protagonists to have much muscle mass. But a swimmer's physique with a six-pack or an eight-pack on the stomach is something that cannot be missed for every Chinese protagonist.

Although, to be honest, the body I had in my memories wasn't that different from the reflection I see now. But at least when I flexed my arms, a small muscle bulge could be seen, and there were faintly visible marks of my abs on my stomach. But now, my stomach was completely flat except for the line that runs down the middle, which strangely made my body look more attractive/feminine...

[Your current body is the result of the recent coma you just came out of, which lasted just over a month. However, I want to tell you that you haven't lost much muscle, as the difference between your memories' body and the current one is only 8%. But you're in luck, as you can currently evolve and transcend your limits every second, allowing you to develop muscles with great ease. And as a little reminder, let me tell you that your previous physique was quite close to the muscle growth limit imposed by the will of heaven, but now that doesn't matter at all since you can easily break that limit.]

Upon hearing Da Vinci's words, I suddenly felt a bit of joy, but also a shiver ran down my spine. If my body in my memories was close to the muscle growth limit, and my body didn't seem to have any muscles, now I understand why this guy was almost assaulted by a somewhat drunk man.

Because at this moment, if someone saw me from behind, they wouldn't hesitate for a moment to think I'm a woman. After all, I'm quite thin for a man, and above all, I have fairly long hair.

I can imagine that if a somewhat drunk man saw me asleep on a bar couch, he would have some nasty thoughts, as it's not uncommon to see a flat-chested woman, and I highly doubt a drunkard would pay attention to that after seeing a mesmerizing face...

But the good thing about this is that one of the side effects of Evolution/Transcendence is breaking limits, so I don't have to worry in the slightest about having such a low muscle growth limit. I wouldn't want to leave my body in its current androgynous state, which could easily be mistaken for a woman. Even though many men might like this type of body, I don't, and I certainly won't settle for my previous body state or even the swimmer's body.

After all, I'm a man, and I wanted and needed a big, strong body. Not only for the epic story of my past life but above all, I didn't want to be mistaken for a woman every time someone saw me.

"God, now I need to find a place to grow my muscles... But right now, my schedule is too tight," I thought, unsure if using the super-speed mode would be useful for growing my muscles. Although in theory, it should work, I have no idea how long I would have to exercise or how much I should eat (if necessary), and I'm pretty sure I would get bored a lot. So, I prepared to enter the accelerated mode again, but before I did, a line of text appeared before my eyes.

[One of the members of the group chat is summoning you to join the meeting.]

"?????... Oh, right, I had forgotten about this," I said to myself as I looked a bit dazed because I had completely ignored the group chat, to the point that, as the owner of the chat, I hadn't even opened it for the first time. I had only received the benefits, and the invitations were sent automatically, so I don't even know what the capabilities of the group chat are. Therefore, I tried to enter it just as I had done with the other system.

[Welcome, Gentleman (Administrator)] [Congratulations, you have received a special draw and +10 SP for your first login] [Congratulations, you have obtained a "Plastic Man Serum"]

[Gunsmith: Huh, he actually entered... I thought he was just some kind of supervisor or something like that]

[Crow: Hold on a second, before everyone continues, let me ask something very important to @Gentleman. When will the girls join this group chat?]

[Gentleman: ????... Aren't you all girls?]

As soon as I entered the group chat, I was completely astonished reading Crow's question. My mind went blank, and without realizing it, what I was thinking had been written in the chat message.