Let’s Make Saving a Habit - Chapter 61

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Chapter 61
“You carry yourself as though you’ve raised a child before.”
“…If you wish it, my shoulder is yours to lean upon whenever you need. Please, do not cry alone.”
“Ha.”
No one had ever imagined that I could shed tears.
It made sense.
Even as a child, when I’d brushed against death from poison, not a single tear had fallen.
Yet in solitude, my emotions flowed as freely as anyone else’s—only before others did I maintain composure.
Aiden, whom I’d known for mere days, had seen through me with perfect clarity.
I accepted the handkerchief he offered with careful hands.
As I took it, the place where our hands had briefly touched lingered in my awareness.
My earlobes had flushed a peachy hue, as though I were a girl in the throes of adolescence.
I always carried a handkerchief myself, yet the one he’d given me seemed infinitely more precious.
What was happening to me?
I’d thought it was merely his appearance that captivated me, but his tender, meticulous nature had truly stolen my heart.
“…I shall borrow that shoulder quite often, it seems.”

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After concluding my conversation with Aiden, I sought out Lucian, my original purpose.
“Oh, Mother, what brings you here at this hour?”
The moment Lucian realized his visitor was me, he rose from his bed and hurried to greet me.
I pulled him into my arms without hesitation, holding him close.
“I’m sorry.”
“Mother…?”
“Had I paid you more attention, this would never have happened….”
Lucian could not bring himself to embrace me in return, only clenching his fists helplessly.
“I’m the one who should apologize.”
“For what?”
“For allowing Papiope’s funds to leak away carelessly.”
Seeing Lucian, the victim himself, taking blame instead, I held him even tighter.
“No, that was your allowance. Spend it however you wish—it’s your choice. The money means nothing to me. What troubles me is that you were deceived by that wretch, someone beneath contempt.”
“Mother….”
“Yes, Lucian. I am your mother. Though I did not bear you, I truly cherish you as my own child.”
I placed my hand against his cheek, laughing through tears.
“Could you not rely on me a little more?”
“Mother, are you not disappointed in me?”
“My disappointment was not with you, but with myself. And even if you had done something disappointing….”
I paused to steady my breath, then smiled gently and continued.
“Is it not a parent’s duty to shield their child’s shortcomings?”
With those words, I withdrew something from my embrace and placed it around the child’s neck.
It was the pendant his biological father had used to threaten Lucian.
Lucian couldn’t believe the pendant had come into his hands so easily, so he fumbled with it tentatively.
When he opened the central section of the pendant, a small portrait of his biological mother was revealed.
His mother as she had been in her youth, before Lucian was born.
It was undoubtedly the very pendant I had been struggling to retrieve from my biological father.
“Thank you so much. Thank you for finding something so precious….”
Lucian finally let his suppressed tears flow and embraced his mother.
Duchess Papiope held the boy close in return, patting his back gently. She was more than willing to lend him her embrace as he wept.
“Tonight, let’s sleep together, just you and me.”

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Magic Tower Master Daniel Adopts Orphan Boy! Shocking Move Shakes the Magic Society
Fated Encounter with Magical Prodigy from Talent Cultivation Institute. Birth of the Next Magic Tower Master?
I smiled faintly as I read the headline about Elysion’s adoption splashed across the front page of the newspaper.
“So he was adopted by the Magic Tower Master after all.”
I gathered my thoughts, imagining that since Elysion had gone to the Magic Tower of his own volition, the Magic Tower Master’s face must have split into an enormous grin.
“Aiden has entered Papiope, Lucian’s matter has been resolved…. All the urgent matters are taken care of.”
It seemed time to finally make that long-postponed visit to the Magic Tower.
I wanted to check on how Elysion was doing, and perhaps bring up the investment matter as well.
I called for Lena to share today’s schedule.
“Lena, I’m going to the Magic Tower today.”
“Then I’ll have a carriage prepared for travel right away.”
“Yes, please.”
The moment I mentioned wanting to go to the Magic Tower, Lena completed all the preparations with remarkable efficiency.
I thought I would meet Elysion without any problems, but….
“We are not accepting any visitors this week.”
I was stopped dead at the entrance to the Magic Tower.
The Front Desk Employee spoke with the characteristic emotional detachment of office workers, tinged with professional courtesy.
“As you may already know, we’ve had an influx of visitors due to the news that the Magic Tower Master has taken in a child.”
“Even if I had made a prior appointment to visit?”
“Yes. Any visit appointments scheduled for today will be rescheduled to another date. May I have your name?”
“No. I haven’t made any appointment to visit.”
At that, a small crack appeared in the employee’s expression. They seemed to be thinking, what kind of person just shows up like this?
“Next time, please submit a visit request in advance. It appears you are a noblewoman, but our Magic Tower does not offer special treatment simply because someone is of noble birth.”
“Then how can I enter the Magic Tower?”
“Unless you possess an invitation letter bearing the Magic Tower Master’s seal, it is not possible.”
I found myself in a difficult situation.
I had expected entry to the Magic Tower wouldn’t be easy, but it happened to coincide with the day the newspaper article was published….
However, the employee was merely doing their job, so I didn’t want to blame them.
Rather, it was my own fault for showing up unannounced.
“Could it be that you came on an invitation from Elysion?”
The employee sighed softly, apparently thinking I was lying, and flatly shut me down.
“Young lady, I don’t know how you learned Elysion’s name, but he’s someone who could never be connected to nobility like yourself.”
I blinked slowly.
“If I really am Elysion’s guest, you’d be in trouble too, so please just pass along the message.”
“Sigh… Just this once. What should I tell him?”
From the irritated tone, I could almost hear the unspoken thought: *You better not be a guest.*
As I deliberated over what would make Elysion come rushing out, I decided to throw caution to the wind and opened my mouth.
“Tell Elysion that his girlfriend Tania has arrived.”
“Pardon?”
At my bombshell statement, the employee’s jaw dropped.
Aiden and Lena, who were with me, were equally shocked.
“Tania, what are you saying? When did you secretly get involved with some strange boy without your uncle knowing?”
“Oh my. I heard he was also from the Talent Cultivation Institute. So that’s where your connection began!”
Their reactions showed a stark contrast in temperature.
That was when it happened.
From a crystal orb decorated at the front desk, someone’s urgent voice rang out.
―Send her to the top floor immediately!
From the command to send me to the top floor, it seemed the Magic Tower Master had heard what I said in real time.
Whether to call it fortunate or unfortunate that the Magic Tower Master happened to hear it.
The front desk employee jumped to his feet as if the Magic Tower Master were standing right in front of him.
“I-I’ll send you up right away! Please follow me.”
I shrugged lightly and followed the employee.
Then I whispered softly to Aiden, who still hadn’t recovered from the shock.
“Don’t be alarmed. We’re just friends who helped each other a bit at the Talent Cultivation Institute. I simply phrased it in a way that would cause misunderstanding.”
Only then did Aiden’s rigid body relax. At the same time, a hint of disappointment appeared on Lena’s face.
True to its name as the Magic Tower, we were instantly transported to the highest floor through a teleportation magic circle.
The moment we arrived at the top floor, a massive door inscribed with geometric patterns greeted us.
It appeared to be the Magic Tower Master’s chamber.
“Y-you may enter.”
The employee who had brought us this far abandoned us without hesitation and quickly retreated.
I was pondering how to knock on such a large door.
Click.
The door opened automatically as if inviting us in.
The Magic Tower Master stood right before the door, as if he had been waiting for my arrival.
He quickly scanned me from head to toe, then asked abruptly.
“You’re saying you and Elysion have promised to marry?”
“…?”
When did things develop to the point where I was supposed to marry him without my knowledge?

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