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."

me, she took out a

it from her hand and looked

"...No way."

on it was

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

At first glance, though.

inspection, I realized

am I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

I felt myself smiling, I did not have a smile on my

'Just what in the...'

closed the pocket mirror and handed

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and looked at me with a worried

waved my hand

Just a little side-effect of practicing a certain

...That was a lie.

came as a result of the previous attack

better if I just play this off

"If you say so..."

her head, her face still filled with doubt and concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse, but as expected of her, she didn't push

"You hungry?"

stomach and attempted to

"A bit."

we go

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

back a bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

of the light breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the

shallow footprints. They moved in such a

do we

Her breathing had become

fuck down! I'm going to die

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

about to die over

fell back on the grass and supported

complain was

blame us for going too fast. You were the one that

because I didn't know you guys were going to run for five

time breathing as her hands leaned 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

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

never agreed to

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

both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at the dark sky

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

fine. Not

"Me too."

and Jin responded as they exchanged glances for a moment.

out of

lightly pinched her stomach and then lowered her head and allowed her hair

sure

"Positive."

while he looked toward

the orcs, this is the direction of where the

Jin's speech halted.

changed. He quickly turned around

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

yanking her away, Emma turned around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large boulder off in the distance and hid

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

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

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