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

"...No way."

on it was

there didn't seem to be anything wrong with

At first glance, though.

inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

myself smiling, I did not have a smile on

'Just what in the...'

and handed

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

took the pocket mirror back and looked at me with a worried

my hand

side-effect of practicing a certain art. I will be

...That was a lie.

a result

play this off

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

rubbed my stomach and attempted to change

"A bit."

we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

a bit and gestured to Amanda

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

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

do

were a total of three shadows, and one of them was Melissa. Her breathing had become labored as she worked hard

going to die at

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

mercy. I'm about to die

quickly fell back on the grass and

to complain was

fast. You were the one that

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

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

if not for them finally stopping, she would've

I should've never agreed to

held onto her stomach and slumped back

she wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to be a grave mistake on

stare at both Emma and Jin,

able to move for at least ten minutes.

I'm fine. Not

"Me too."

and Jin responded as they exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa clenched

out of

and then lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her face. Pondering over something, she

are you sure we're going in the

"Positive."

answered while he looked

the orcs, this is the direction of where the demons should

Jin's speech halted.

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

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

Emma turned around and followed Jin from behind. They

slight fluctuation in the air. His sudden actions

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

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