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."

she took out a pocket

her hand and looked at

"...No way."

it was

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

At first glance, though.

closer inspection, I

I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

I felt myself smiling, I did not have a smile

'Just what in the...'

mirror and handed it back to

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

mirror back and looked at me

my hand in

Just a little side-effect of practicing a certain art. I will be able to smile

...That was a lie.

likely, this came as a result of the previous attack I

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

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

and attempted to

"A bit."

we go eat

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

and gestured to

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

the light breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that previously stood upright bent

They moved in such a covert manner that they left no trace

much longer do we have

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

down! I'm going to die at

until she started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed down and

some mercy. I'm about to die

grass and supported her body with her extended

complain was Emma, who

us for going too fast.

you guys were

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

them finally stopping, she would've already started puking

I should've never agreed to follow

held onto her stomach and slumped back on the

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

and Jin, Melissa stared at the

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

I'm fine. Not

"Me too."

exchanged glances for a

out of

hair to

you sure we're going in the right

"Positive."

he

direction of where the demons should be

Jin's speech halted.

his expression changed. He quickly

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

Jin from behind. They saw a large boulder off in the distance

Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air.

just as she was about to say something, she noticed something in the far distance. Her mouth instantly shut and her

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