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 mirror and handed it

her hand

"...No way."

it was

hair, deep blue eyes...at first glance, there didn't seem to be

At first glance, though.

inspection, I

I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

did not

'Just what in the...'

and handed

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and looked at me with a worried

my hand in

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

...That was a lie.

this came as a result of the previous attack

now, it's better if I just play this off as something like

"If you say so..."

concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse,

"You hungry?"

and

"A bit."

we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

bit and gestured to Amanda with

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that previously

behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert

longer do we

shadows, and one of them was Melissa. Her breathing

to die at the rate

that Jin and Emma finally

mercy. I'm about to die

the grass and supported

one to complain was Emma,

fast. You were the one that

you guys were going to

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

was exhausted, and if not for them finally

I should've never agreed to follow

her stomach and slumped back on

wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to

head to stare at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at the dark sky and

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

I'm fine. Not

"Me too."

glances for a moment. Melissa

out

her stomach and then lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her

are you sure we're

"Positive."

answered while he looked toward the

direction of where the demons should be

Jin's speech halted.

squinted, and his expression changed. He quickly turned around

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

away, Emma turned around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large

Jin stepped forward. Pressing his foot into the ground, Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air. His sudden actions aroused her curiosity as she looked around,

the far distance. Her mouth instantly shut and her expression mimicked that of Jin and

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