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

her

"...No way."

it was

first glance, there didn't seem

At first glance, though.

closer inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

myself smiling, I did not have a smile on

'Just what in the...'

pocket mirror and handed

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

took the pocket mirror back and looked at me

waved my hand

nothing to worry about. Just a little side-effect of practicing a certain art. I will

...That was a lie.

as a result

now, it's better if I just play this off as something like

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

my stomach and attempted to

"A bit."

about we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

back a bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass

left behind shallow footprints. They moved

longer do

Melissa. Her breathing had become labored as she worked hard to keep up with Jin and

the fuck down! I'm going to die

that Jin and Emma

I'm about to die over

back on the grass and supported her body with

complain

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

guys were going to

hard 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

for them finally stopping, she would've already

never agreed to

onto her stomach and slumped back

clear, find the herb that she wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the

Emma and Jin, Melissa stared

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

I'm fine. Not

"Me too."

exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa

I out of

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

way, are you sure

"Positive."

while he looked toward the

the direction of

Jin's speech halted.

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

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

turned around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large boulder off in the distance and hid behind

fluctuation in the air. His

as she was about to say something, she noticed something in the far

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