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."

me, she took out a pocket mirror and

it from her hand and

"...No way."

on it was my

black hair, deep blue eyes...at first glance, there didn't

At first glance, though.

inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

smiling, I did not have a smile on

'Just what in the...'

mirror and handed

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

and looked at me

my

side-effect of practicing

...That was a lie.

this came as a result of the

this off as something like a side-effect of

"If you say so..."

and concern. Obviously, she didn't buy my excuse, but as expected

"You hungry?"

my stomach and attempted

"A bit."

about we go eat

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

the light breeze that was blowing across the grassland, the blades of grass that previously stood upright bent

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

longer do we have to

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

down! I'm going to die at

Jin and Emma finally slowed down and

I'm about to die

on the grass and supported

first one to complain was

us for going too fast. You

you guys were going

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

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

never agreed to

and slumped back

and Emma seemed to be the

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

to move for at least ten minutes. You might as

fine. Not tired

"Me too."

as they exchanged glances for a

I out of

lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to

sure we're going in the

"Positive."

he looked toward

orcs, this is the direction of where the demons

Jin's speech halted.

expression changed. He

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

around and followed Jin from behind.

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

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

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