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."

than answering me, she took out a pocket

took it from her hand and looked at

"...No way."

it was

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

At first glance, though.

closer inspection, I realized

am I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

myself smiling, I did not have a smile on my

'Just what in the...'

mirror and handed it back to

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and looked at me with a

waved my hand in

to worry about. Just a little side-effect of practicing a certain art.

...That was a lie.

as a result of the previous attack

play this off as something like a side-effect of an art I'm

"If you say so..."

concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse, but as

"You hungry?"

stomach and attempted to change the

"A bit."

we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

stretched my back a bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass

flashed across the grassy field as their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a

longer do we

a total of three shadows, and one of them was Melissa. Her breathing had become labored as she worked hard to keep up with

fuck down! I'm going to die at the rate

Emma finally slowed down and gave

mercy. I'm about

fell back on the grass and supported her body with

to complain was

too fast. You were the one that insisted on

you guys were going to run for five hours

her knees and she took deep breaths to try and steady herself. The two 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

exhausted, and if not for them finally stopping, she would've already started

I should've never agreed

stomach and slumped back on

clear, find the herb that she wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to be a grave mistake on her

her head to stare at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at the dark sky and waved

won't be able to move for at least ten minutes. You might as well

I'm fine. Not

"Me too."

exchanged glances

out of

and allowed her hair to fall to

the way, are you sure we're going

"Positive."

he looked

orcs, this is the direction of

Jin's speech halted.

his expression changed. He quickly turned around and his figure vanished

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

and followed Jin from behind. They

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

the far distance. Her

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