The strange process of expulsion resumed , the hill peaking high with a pulsing movement and the skin tearing open . Rin could only hover in sympathetic agony while Manji bit down on a peeled stick and dug his fingers into the gravel . Again the emergence stopped and the rent began to heal , though the protrusion did n't retreat .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: What is the reason Manji bit down on a peeled stick ?
Options:
A. Sticks taste good and are fun to taste .
B. Sticks have good nutrition .
C. Sticks have anelgesic properties .
D. Manji was in great pain and biting a stick is a trick to deflect the focus of the pain .


D