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."

a pocket mirror and handed

took it from her hand

"...No way."

it was my

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

At first glance, though.

inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

smiling, I did not have

'Just what in the...'

pocket mirror and handed it back to

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

took the pocket mirror back and looked at me with a

waved my

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

...That was a lie.

likely, this came as a result of the

if I just play this off as something like a side-effect of an art

"If you say so..."

didn't buy my

"You hungry?"

rubbed my stomach and attempted to change

"A bit."

about we go

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

a bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

light breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that previously stood upright bent in a prostrating

They moved in such a covert manner that they left no trace

do we

one of them was Melissa. Her breathing had become labored as she worked hard to keep

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

Emma finally slowed down and gave her

mercy. I'm about to die over

quickly fell back on the grass and supported her

to complain was Emma, who

can't really blame us for going too fast. You were the one that insisted

I didn't know you guys were going to run

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

if not for them finally

I should've never agreed to

held onto her stomach and

that she wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to be a

Jin, Melissa stared at the dark

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

fine. Not tired at all.

"Me too."

as they exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa

out

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

sure we're going in the

"Positive."

he looked toward

the direction of where

Jin's speech halted.

his expression changed. He

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

and yanking her away, Emma turned around and followed Jin

forward. 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

as she was about to say something, she noticed something in the far distance. Her mouth instantly shut and her expression mimicked

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