Let’s Make Saving a Habit - Chapter 113

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Chapter 113
“So, Tania, I want to hear your answer to my confession.”
A low voice, thick with longing, tickled my ears.
He already knew the answer, yet he urged me forward with barely concealed urgency.
How could I possibly refuse when I had anticipated this moment so desperately?
“I… wanted to touch you too. I hoped the memories we built together would never fade.”
The fact that the Elysion from the future timeline didn’t remember me remained a profound regret.
Sometimes I wondered if it was acceptable to view the future Elysion and the young Elysion as the same person.
Aiden was already dead, so the only solution was to rewind time and save him… or so they said.
But Elysion was still very much alive in the future timeline.
“Come to think of it, the fact that you remember everything isn’t entirely a bad thing.”
I smiled softly and placed my hand on Elysion’s cheek, and he covered my hand with his own.
I gazed directly into his blue eyes.
“I love you, Sion.”
In that instant, time seemed to stop around Elysion.
But soon, his eyes softened and a slow smile spread across his lips.
Even beneath the dark moonlight, his eyes shone blue, brimming with a joy that words could never fully express.
Was Elysion feeling the same way I was right now?
“Sion, you must have been desperately waiting for this moment too.”
“Yes. It was a long wait.”
“This time, I won’t rewind time.”
Elysion laughed as if bewildered.
“Well, even if you rewind time, it doesn’t erase what happened to me…”
Before he could finish, I suddenly rose onto my tiptoes and pressed my lips against his.
A soft kiss.
The warmth and softness of the sensation was vivid and clear.
I was deeply satisfied that in this lifetime too, I was the one claiming his lips.
After the brief kiss, I pulled away with a teasing smile.
“So from this moment on, you’re mine.”
Understood?
Elysion, having forgotten what he was about to say, quietly nodded with his face flushed crimson.
Since it was our first day together, I ended it here…
But next time, I had no intention of stopping at just a kiss.
As I gazed covetously at his lips, Elysion, having calmed down somewhat, opened his mouth.
“Tania, there’s something I want to ask you.”
“Sure. Ask me anything.”
“…How many children are you thinking of having? I’m currently thinking of two—a son and a daughter—plus one puppy.”
It was a statement that made me doubt my ears.
He was already imagining that far ahead? And what was with the puppy detail?
Suddenly, I remembered when I first met the Magic Tower Master.
He was incredibly prone to getting ahead of himself.
Perhaps it was fate that Elysion became the Magic Tower Master’s son.

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After spending sufficient time with Elysion on the Terrace.
I scrutinized the faces of the nobles at my birthday banquet one by one.
Was there anyone who harbored enough resentment toward me to send Assassins?
No matter how hard I thought, there wasn’t.
Not to boast, but in this life, my reputation had been quite favorable.
Then that meant the faction targeting Father had likely resurfaced.
As my gaze drifted about, my eyes met those of Duke Hugo Tempus.
He still hadn’t left?
I glanced sideways at Elysion standing beside me.
Elysion would surely handle him without issue, but I preferred to avoid unnecessary confrontation.
My worry that Duke Tempus might ask me to dance again was short-lived.
When I looked back at Duke Tempus, he shifted his gaze elsewhere as though our eyes had never met.
Yet they clearly had.
Not long after, Duke Tempus slipped out of the Birthday Party Venue.
His expression was unreadable.
I waited until the birthday banquet had largely concluded before leaving the venue myself.
Elysion had offered to escort me to my Room, but I managed to send him away, saying he should finish his remaining work at the Office before resting.
He looked at me with such longing, as if he didn’t want to part, but there was no helping it.
If I headed to my Room now without any preparation, it would be no different than asking the Assassins to kill me.
I summoned my Aide Ron, Raspi, and Rosemary all to the Office.
Suddenly called upon, they expressed confusion upon seeing me still dressed in my banquet gown.
“It seems you came straight after the banquet ended. What business brings us here at such a late hour?”
“I saw a future where I’m killed by Assassins.”
“…Pardon?”
The atmosphere froze instantly.
They poured out words in shocked excitement, as though they couldn’t believe it.
“Is that true? What kind of bastards…! No, wait—when that happens to you, what exactly am I supposed to be doing?”
“Y-you’re saying the Hero was murdered by mere Assassins? That’s absurd. We should immediately sever those arrogant wretches’ lifelines…!”
Seeing them express the anger I should have felt in my stead eased my sense of injustice considerably.
“Calm down. That’s why I called you all here—so I won’t die.”
“But…! How can we remain composed when you’ve foreseen a future where you die?”
“Indeed. Moreover, the fact that you’ve foreseen such a future means that even if it hasn’t happened yet, you’ve witnessed such a horrific scene with your own eyes.”
Witnessed it was all.
I had actually died with my heart pierced through.
The terrible agony and the sensation of hot blood flowing across my hands remained vivid.
As I recalled that memory, cold sweat broke out and my limbs grew numb and frigid.
Ron was equally shocked that I had foreseen a future where I died, his expression contorting as he asked.
“What kind of madman would dare touch you, a maid of Papiope? Did they ruin their entire life because of you?”
“We’ll have to find out who sent them gradually. That’s your job, isn’t it?”
“…Right. It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to flex my skills. How dare they touch the head of the Information Guild?”
Ron gnashed his teeth, his eyes turning fierce and predatory.
Raspi also seemed ready to hunt them down and tear them apart on the spot, grinding his teeth audibly.
“We must issue an emergency mobilization order to the entire Knight Order immediately.”
“No. We can’t issue an emergency order to the Knight Order. The assassins will definitely notice.”
The rational Ron agreed with my reasoning.
“That’s right. To find whoever ordered Tania’s death, it’s better to capture the assassins alive rather than kill them if possible.”
Only after Ron sided with me did Raspi calm his excitement somewhat and ask.
“…When and where will they target Miss Tania?”
I took a moment to steady my breathing, then slowly closed and opened my eyelids.
“Tonight, the assassins will come through the window of my bedroom.”

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Crash—!
The glass window shattered, and a sharp metallic blade flew toward Tania, who was sitting on the bed.
But as if she had anticipated it, she moved swiftly and dodged.
The blade, missing its target, flew onward and embedded itself in the wall.
It was a speed of movement that didn’t match the image of a delicate young lady who had never even trained in swordsmanship.
The assassins sensed something was amiss, but they invaded the room anyway to eliminate their target.
That was when it happened.
From the darkness, a black-haired man emerged, radiating an ominous aura.
“I had hoped that Miss Tania’s foresight would be wrong this time. Yet again, it is perfectly accurate…. What a pity.”
The hidden weapon they had aimed at an unguarded moment went wide, and when a guard appeared in what they thought was an empty room, the assassins grew somewhat flustered.
A man who appeared to be their leader shouted.
“Don’t be shaken! We only need to eliminate the target!”
“Go ahead and try to kill me, you bastards.”
Tania’s eyes gleamed as she provoked the assassins.
“Was it you? You threatened our hero. You’re all dead, you dogs.”
Hack— spit!
Raspi frowned as he watched Mari.
“Mari, this is Miss Tania’s bedroom. Please refrain from such filthy behavior.”
“Oh…! I forgot. It’s become such a habit that I did it without thinking.”
Only then did the assassins realize something was terribly wrong.
That’s right.
The one on the bed from the beginning was not Tania, but….
Rosemary, who had transformed into Tania’s appearance using her ability.

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