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 mirror and handed

took it from her hand and looked

"...No way."

it

hair, deep blue eyes...at first glance, there

At first glance, though.

closer inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

did

'Just what in the...'

mirror and handed

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

the pocket mirror back and looked at me with a

waved my hand

to worry about. Just a little side-effect of practicing a

...That was a lie.

this came as a result

better if I just play this off as something like a side-effect of an art

"If you say so..."

Obviously, she didn't

"You hungry?"

rubbed my stomach and attempted to change

"A bit."

about we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

a bit and

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

blowing across the grassland, the

across the grassy field as their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they

longer do we have to

them was Melissa. Her breathing had become

the fuck down! I'm going to die at the rate

Emma finally slowed down

about to

quickly fell back on the grass and supported her

first one to complain was

going too fast. You were the one that insisted on

you guys were going to run

try and steady herself. The two were moving at such a rapid pace that it was impossible for her to keep up with

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

should've never agreed to follow

and slumped back on

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

head to stare at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at

to move for at least ten minutes. You might as well

I'm fine. Not tired at all.

"Me too."

as they exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa clenched her

out

her hair

you sure we're going in

"Positive."

while he

direction of where the demons should be

Jin's speech halted.

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

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

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

into the ground, Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air.

the far

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