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 mirror and handed

it from her hand and

"...No way."

it was

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

At first glance, though.

inspection,

am I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

did not have a

'Just what in the...'

and handed it back

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

mirror back and looked at me

waved my hand in

little side-effect of practicing a

...That was a lie.

this came as a result of the previous attack I

play this off as something like

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

my stomach and attempted

"A bit."

about we go eat

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

bit and gestured to Amanda with

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

the blades of grass that previously stood upright bent in a prostrating

field as their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they left no trace of their

do we have

Melissa. Her breathing had become

going to die at the

wasn't until she started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed down and gave her some

some mercy. I'm about to

and supported her body with

to complain

us for going too fast. You

know you guys were going to run for five hours

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

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

I should've never agreed to

held onto her stomach and

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

two, I won't be able to move for at

Not tired

"Me too."

as they exchanged glances for

out of

and then lowered her head and allowed her hair

way, are you sure we're going in

"Positive."

answered while he looked toward the

the orcs, this is the direction of

Jin's speech halted.

was then that his eyes suddenly squinted, and his expression changed. He quickly turned around and his

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

away, Emma turned around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large

stepped forward. Pressing his foot into the ground, Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the

noticed something in the far distance. Her mouth instantly shut

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