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."

a pocket mirror

it from her hand and looked

"...No way."

on it was

there

At first glance, though.

inspection, I

I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

felt myself smiling, I did not have a

'Just what in the...'

the pocket mirror and handed it back to

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

took the pocket mirror back and looked

my hand

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

...That was a lie.

result of

it's better if I just play this off as

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

and attempted to change the

"A bit."

about we go

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

my back a bit and gestured

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that

grassy field as their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they left no

longer do we have

breathing had become labored as she

down! I'm going to

she started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed down

some mercy. I'm about

and supported

complain was Emma, who

going too fast.

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

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

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

never agreed to

held onto her stomach and

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

at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at the dark sky and waved her

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

Not

"Me too."

they exchanged glances for a moment.

I out of

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

way, are you sure we're going in the

"Positive."

he looked toward

this is the direction

Jin's speech halted.

expression changed. He quickly turned

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

followed Jin from behind.

ground, Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air. His sudden

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

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