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

it from her hand and looked at

"...No way."

it was

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

At first glance, though.

inspection, I realized

I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

I felt myself smiling, I did not have

'Just what in the...'

and

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

took the pocket mirror back 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.

a result of the previous

off as

"If you say so..."

Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse,

"You hungry?"

stomach and attempted to change the

"A bit."

about we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

bit and gestured

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

the grassland, the blades of grass that previously stood upright

across the grassy field as their feet left behind shallow footprints. They moved in such a covert manner that they left no

much longer do we

and one of them was Melissa. Her breathing had become labored as she worked hard to keep

I'm going to die at

started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed

some mercy. I'm about to die over

quickly fell back on the grass and supported her body with

complain was

blame us for going too fast. You

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

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 at

if not for them finally stopping, she would've

never agreed to

her stomach and slumped back

clear, find the herb that she wanted. Following Jin and Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved to be a grave

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

to move for at least ten minutes.

fine. Not

"Me too."

exchanged glances for a moment. Melissa clenched

out of

lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her face.

are you sure we're going in the

"Positive."

he looked

is the direction of where the demons

Jin's speech halted.

then that his eyes suddenly squinted, and his expression changed. He quickly turned around and his figure vanished from

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

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

after that, Jin stepped forward. Pressing his foot into the ground, Melissa felt a slight fluctuation in the air. His sudden

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

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