The Author's POV

Chapter 637

"It's been a while since I've last seen you smile."

Amanda approached me after I came out of the room. Her face was unusually serious.

I turned to look at her while cocking my head.

"You think so?"

I never really noticed myself if I had to be honest...but it wasn't as though I was surprised by this development. There wasn't much to smile about.

Also, having had another attack just a couple of minutes ago, I couldn't really bring myself to smile.

"Here."

Amanda placed her hands on the edges of my lips and pulled them upwards.

"Much better."

She returned a smile herself.

Her smile was stunning. Enough to make anyone fall into a daze with just a glance. Well, anyone but me. I was pretty much used to her smiles by now. Well, for the most part. I wasn't exactly totally immune.

"Wwwamhat are you doing?"

It was hard to speak when she had her hands on my lips, pulling them up.

"Helping you smile."

"...What dwoes that have anything to do with the situation?"

"It doesn't."

Amanda let go of my lips.

"It's just that you look a lot better if you smiled a little more often."

Cocking my head even further, I eventually nodded my head.

"Well, sure, I'll try to smile more."

This wasn't too hard of a request. Not like smiling was that hard.

I smiled.

"Happy?"

"For what?"

"I'm smiling, aren't I?"

Amanda's brows furrowed.

"...No?"

"Hm?"

Amanda's reaction took me back.

"What are you talking about?"

Was she playing a prank on me? I could clearly feel myself smiling.

"Are you playing around with me?"

Amanda asked, inching closer to me.

I shook my head.

"That was what I was about to ask you."

Amanda's face hardened.

Her reaction took me aback.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Here."

answering me, she took out a pocket

took it from her hand

"...No way."

it

blue eyes...at first glance, there didn't seem to be anything wrong

At first glance, though.

inspection, I

I

My expression...

It was stiff.

felt myself smiling, I did not have a

'Just what in the...'

the pocket mirror and

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and looked

waved my hand

of practicing a certain art. I

...That was a lie.

this came as a result

off as something like a side-effect of an

"If you say so..."

with doubt and concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse,

"You hungry?"

stomach and attempted to

"A bit."

about we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

and gestured to Amanda

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

light breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that previously stood upright

the grassy field as their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they

much longer do we have to

Melissa. Her breathing had

going to die at the

swearing that Jin and Emma finally

mercy. I'm about to

and supported her body with her extended

to complain was

really blame us for going too fast. You were the

were going to run for

were moving at such a rapid pace that it was impossible for her to keep up with them. Despite the fact that she wasn't exactly a weak person herself—with her current rank being at —she was still a lot weaker than the two of them who were in the

if not for them finally stopping, she would've already started puking on the

I should've never agreed

stomach and slumped

was clear, find the herb that she wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to

head to stare at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared

you two, I won't be able to move for at least ten minutes. You might

Not tired at all.

"Me too."

responded as they exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa

I out of

stomach and then lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her face. Pondering

are you sure we're going

"Positive."

while he

the direction of where the demons

Jin's speech halted.

his eyes suddenly squinted, and his expression changed. He quickly turned around and his figure vanished from

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

turned around and followed Jin from behind.

his foot into the ground, Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air. His sudden actions aroused her curiosity as she looked around,

she was about to say something, she noticed something in the far distance. Her

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