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."

out a pocket

it from her hand and

"...No way."

on it was

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

At first glance, though.

inspection,

I

My expression...

It was stiff.

did

'Just what in the...'

pocket mirror and handed it back to

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and

waved my

nothing to worry about. Just a little side-effect of practicing a

...That was a lie.

result of the

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

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

and

"A bit."

we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

and gestured

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

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

footprints. They moved in such a covert

much longer do we have to

breathing had become

to die at the

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

mercy. I'm about to

on the grass and supported her body

first one to complain was Emma,

us for going too fast. You were

I didn't know you guys were going to

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

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

never agreed

and

to be the best option, but that proved to be a

and Jin, Melissa stared at the dark sky and

able to move for at least

I'm fine. Not tired

"Me too."

and Jin responded as they exchanged glances for a

out

lowered her head and allowed her hair to

you sure we're

"Positive."

answered while he

the direction of where the demons should be

Jin's speech halted.

suddenly squinted, and his expression changed. He quickly turned around and his

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

turned around and followed Jin from behind. They

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

just 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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