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."

than answering me, she took out a pocket mirror and handed it to

took it from her hand and looked at

"...No way."

it was my

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

At first glance, though.

closer inspection,

am I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

felt myself smiling, I did not have a smile on

'Just what in the...'

mirror and handed

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

pocket mirror back and looked at me with a worried

my

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

...That was a lie.

likely, this came as a result of the previous

just play this off as something like a side-effect of

"If you say so..."

and concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my

"You hungry?"

stomach and attempted to change the

"A bit."

we go

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

a bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

that was blowing across the grassland, the

footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they left no

do we have

a total of three shadows, and one of them was Melissa. Her breathing had

fuck down! I'm going to die at

until she started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed down and gave her some time to

I'm about to

fell back on the grass and supported

to complain

too fast. You were the

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

time breathing as her hands leaned 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

for them finally stopping, she

I should've never agreed

held onto her stomach and slumped back on the

Emma seemed to be the best option, but

stare at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at the

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

fine. Not

"Me too."

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

out of

her stomach and then lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to

are you sure we're going

"Positive."

answered while he

orcs, this is the direction of where the demons

Jin's speech halted.

changed.

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

and yanking her away, Emma turned around and followed Jin from

Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air. His

something in the far distance. Her mouth instantly shut and her expression mimicked

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