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

"...No way."

on it was

there didn't seem

At first glance, though.

inspection,

I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

I felt myself smiling, I did not have

'Just what in the...'

mirror and handed it back to

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and looked at me with a worried

my hand

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

...That was a lie.

as a result of

better if I just play this off as something like

"If you say so..."

face still filled with doubt and concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my

"You hungry?"

and attempted to

"A bit."

we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

my back a bit and gestured to Amanda with

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that

their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that

longer do we

one of them was Melissa. Her breathing had become

down! I'm going to die

she started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed down and gave her

about to

and supported her body

first one to complain was

us for going too fast. You

didn't know you guys were going to

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

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

never agreed to follow

stomach and slumped back on

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

stare at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at

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

Not

"Me too."

glances for a moment.

I out

her hair to fall to the side of her face.

the way, are you sure

"Positive."

while he looked toward the

direction of where the demons should

Jin's speech halted.

changed. He

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large

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

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

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