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."

answering me, she took out a pocket mirror

took it from her hand and

"...No way."

on it

first glance, there

At first glance, though.

closer inspection, I

I

My expression...

It was stiff.

I felt myself smiling, I did not

'Just what in the...'

the pocket mirror and handed it

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and looked at me with a

waved my hand in

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

...That was a lie.

likely, this came as a result of the

better if I just play this off as something

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

my stomach and attempted to change

"A bit."

about we go eat

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

my back a bit and gestured to

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

light breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of

left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they left no trace of their

longer do

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

I'm going to die

swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed

about to die

on the grass and

first one to complain was

can't really blame us for going too fast. You were the one that insisted on

didn't know you guys were going to run for

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

exhausted, and if not for them finally stopping, she would've already started puking on the

never agreed to

her stomach and

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

her head to stare at both Emma and Jin,

two, I won't be able to move for at least

I'm fine. Not tired at

"Me too."

they exchanged glances for

I out

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

the way, are you sure we're

"Positive."

answered while he looked toward

to the orcs, this is the direction of

Jin's speech halted.

and his expression changed.

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

her away, Emma turned around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large boulder off in the distance and

ground, Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air.

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

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