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

it from her hand

"...No way."

it

there didn't seem to be anything

At first glance, though.

inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

smiling, I did not have a smile on

'Just what in the...'

and handed it back

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

took the pocket mirror back and

waved my hand

side-effect of practicing a certain art.

...That was a lie.

result of the previous attack I

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

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

rubbed my stomach and attempted to

"A bit."

we go eat

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

the blades of grass that previously stood upright

shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they left no

longer do

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

the fuck down! I'm going to die

started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed

mercy. I'm about

quickly fell back on the grass and supported her body with her

one to complain

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

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

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

them finally stopping, she would've already started puking on

I should've never agreed to

onto her stomach and slumped

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

and Jin,

to move for at least ten minutes. You

Not

"Me too."

and Jin responded as they exchanged glances

I out

and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her face. Pondering over

way, are you sure we're going in the right

"Positive."

answered while he looked toward the

orcs, this is the direction of where the demons

Jin's speech halted.

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

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

turned around and followed Jin from

fluctuation in

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

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