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 mirror and

it from her hand and

"...No way."

on it was

there didn't seem to be anything wrong

At first glance, though.

closer inspection,

I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

I felt myself smiling, I did not have

'Just what in the...'

and handed it back to

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

back and looked at me with a

my hand in

practicing a certain

...That was a lie.

a result

now, it's better if I just play this off as something like

"If you say so..."

doubt and concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse, but as expected of

"You hungry?"

stomach and

"A bit."

we go eat

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

and gestured

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

was blowing across the grassland, the

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

longer do we have to

shadows, and one of them was Melissa. Her breathing had

to die

Jin and Emma finally slowed down and gave her some

mercy. I'm about to die

the grass and supported her body with her extended

to complain was

really blame us for going too fast. You were the one that insisted on following

were going

on 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 the

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

never agreed

onto her stomach and slumped back on

Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to be a grave mistake

to stare at both Emma and Jin,

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

Not

"Me too."

they exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa

out of

head and allowed her hair

way, are you sure we're

"Positive."

while he looked toward

the orcs, this is the direction of where

Jin's speech halted.

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

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large

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

something in the far distance. Her mouth instantly shut and her expression mimicked that of

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