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

it from her hand

"...No way."

it

glance, there didn't seem to be anything

At first glance, though.

closer inspection,

I not

My expression...

It was stiff.

smiling, I did

'Just what in the...'

closed the pocket mirror and

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

mirror back and looked at

my

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

...That was a lie.

likely, this came as a result of

just play this off as something

"If you say so..."

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

"You hungry?"

my stomach and attempted to change

"A bit."

we

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

and gestured

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

grassland, the blades

They moved in such a covert manner that they left no trace

do

Her breathing had become labored as she worked hard to keep

to die

she started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed down and gave her

some mercy. I'm about to die

quickly fell back on the grass and supported her

to complain

really blame us for going too fast. You were

know you guys were

was impossible for her to keep up with them. Despite the fact that

and if not for them finally stopping, she would've

I should've never agreed to

her stomach and slumped

seemed to

and Jin, Melissa

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

Not tired at

"Me too."

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

out of

head and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her face. Pondering over something, she

the way, are you sure we're going in

"Positive."

while he

this is the direction of where

Jin's speech halted.

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

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

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

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

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

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