Let’s Make Saving a Habit - Chapter 62

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Chapter 62
However, my surprise was fleeting. Knowing the Magic Tower Master was eccentric, I answered calmly.
“No. She’s a female friend. More precisely, a friend who happens to be female.”
“That’s not the point. Where did you meet Elysion? I thought I heard earlier that you met at the Talent Cultivation Institute.”
“That’s right. We first met at the Talent Cultivation Institute.”
“So you’ve been dating such an adorable girl… How did you manage to win over that psycho?”
I smacked my forehead.
This man wasn’t listening to a word I said.
“I’m telling you, she’s just a friend. Anyway, could I see Sion?”
I felt communication would become easier once Elysion arrived.
“I’ve already called Elysion. He’ll be here soon.”
That was welcome news to hear.
They say even a tiger comes when you speak of it.
Fortunately, it wasn’t long before I heard the familiar voice of a young boy from the back.
“…Tania?”
Elysion’s expression, which had been uncertain, brightened instantly when our eyes met.
He strode over and suddenly pulled me into an embrace.
“You came to see me? I was about to send you a letter first… This feels like a surprise gift. I’m touched.”
Huh?
I was somewhat flustered by the sudden physical contact.
Weren’t we beyond the point of embracing? Was it acceptable because he was still young?
As I was contemplating whether this was appropriate, Elysion quickly stepped back.
After a light embrace and parting, it felt awkward to say anything, so I decided to simply greet him.
“Hello, Sion. It’s been a while since the Adoption Tournament.”
But it seemed someone was more flustered by this situation than I was.
The Magic Tower Master startled as if he’d seen a ghost, pointing accusingly at Elysion.
“You, you you you you you…! What was that smile just now! What’s with that affectionate tone!”
“What do you mean, Father? I’ve always been like this, haven’t I?”
“F-F-Father?! Always been like this? You?!”
The Magic Tower Master let out a hollow laugh, beyond bewilderment.
“Goodness me!”
Elysion tilted his head, as if wondering what the problem was.
In truth, I was equally flustered by Elysion’s behavior.
While it was true he had treated me kindly even in the future timeline, he had never been this affectionate.
There was something subtly more relaxed and smooth about his demeanor now.
Had Elysion always possessed this personality when he was younger?
As I tilted my head in confusion, I decided that good was good and asked what I’d been curious about.
“Sion, why did you leave the Talent Cultivation Institute without saying anything? I was surprised when I went to see you and you weren’t there.”
“I’m sorry. I was planning to contact you once you settled in at Duke Papiope’s Household.”
“You should have at least given me a heads-up before going to the Magic Tower.”
“Did you miss me?”
Elysion narrowed his eyes playfully and acted coy, prompting the Magic Tower Master to nudge Aiden with a knowing look.
“Good heavens. Did you hear that just now? He said he missed you! That sweet, affectionate atmosphere is just—!”
Aiden swatted the Magic Tower Master’s hand away with a displeased expression.
He clearly wanted no part in this.
I let my gaze linger on the two of them for a moment before turning back to Elysion.
It would be a lie to say I hadn’t wanted to see him—I’d even visited the future version of Elysion not long ago.
“Yes. I missed you, Elysion.”
At my words, Elysion’s cheeks flushed a delicate shade of pink, his composure crumbling.
“I missed you too.”
“Ugh!”
Someone to the side made a strangled sound and collapsed, clutching their throat, but Elysion paid no mind, continuing with a somewhat flushed expression.
“The fact that you sought me out first means you’ve established yourself well at the Duke’s Residence.”
“Yes.”
“Then would it be alright if I visited Duke Papiope’s Mansion often?”
“Of course.”
Even in the future timeline, Elysion had always sought me out first.
Knowing I was meant to be abandoned, no matter how much I pushed him away—
He pursued me relentlessly.
But this time would be different.
I was determined to do my best to grow closer to Elysion.
“I’m relieved to see you’re doing well, Elysion.”
Speaking as though I were about to leave, Elysion opened his mouth with a disappointed expression.
“Tania, are you leaving already?”
Hardly. The real purpose of my visit was just beginning.
“Actually, I felt awkward coming empty-handed, so I prepared a gift for you.”
“A gift?”
“Yes. Since the Magic Tower Master is the one who took you in, I wanted to make a good impression as well.”
I turned my body and fixed my gaze on the Magic Tower Master, whom I had deliberately ignored until now.
“Magic Tower Master, are you perhaps looking for investors for the project currently underway at the Magic Tower?”
My gift was to unlock the Magic Tower’s constrained finances.
Silence fell over the room like ice water had been poured inside.
The Magic Tower Master was the first to break the silence, roughly running his hand through his hair.
“Ha! This cheeky boy brought back a girlfriend from outside, just like I would.”
So now I was his girlfriend.
I supposed I should be grateful it was a step down from fiancée.
The Magic Tower Master asked with genuine curiosity.
“How does everyone find out about the projects we’re conducting in secret at the Magic Tower?”
“Ah, so you still don’t know.”
I gracefully gathered the hem of my dress and curtsied with fluid elegance.
“Allow me to introduce myself formally. I am Tania Papiope, the second child of Duchess Papiope, and I possess the Foresight ability.”
“…What? Foresight? Such an ability exists?”
“Yes. I suspect I may be the only one in existence.”
“Good heavens. Viviana Papiope intends to swallow the Empire whole! A foresight ability, this is….”
If he knew that I had entered instead of Elysion, he wouldn’t be capable of such a reaction.
“So you discovered the project currently underway at the Magic Tower through your foresight ability?”
“Yes. In the future, the Magic Tower will face considerable difficulties due to investment matters.”
“Difficulties…face?”
“Magic Tower Master, you’ve been suffering headaches lately because no noble houses are willing to invest, given the string of failed projects, haven’t you?”
The Magic Tower had always suffered from chronic financial deficits due to magical research.
But recently, with the failed projects cutting off investment entirely, the situation had become even more dire.
“So you’re saying you’ll tell your mother Viviana Papiope about this and have her attract investment to the Magic Tower?”
The Magic Tower Master snorted and laughed as if he understood my intentions.
“Seeing a foresight ability user like you broach the subject of investment, the project must be quite lucrative, hmm?”
Lucrative was an understatement.
This project would spark nothing less than an agricultural revolution across the continent.
I cleared my throat and spoke my honest feelings.
“It is indeed a good venture, and I wish to invest in it.”
“My suspicions were correct, then.”
“However, Duchess Papiope will not be investing in the Magic Tower.”
All available funds this year would be devoted to preparing for the coming famine.
“Viviana Papiope won’t be investing? Then why did you mention wanting to invest?”
“Because I wish to invest myself.”
“…What?”
“I will resolve the difficulties you’re facing by securing the research funds you need.”
The project currently underway at the Magic Tower involved crystallizing nitrogen from the air to produce fertilizer.
It sounded far too fantastical.
No wonder no noble house would readily step forward to invest.
In the future timeline, the Magic Tower ultimately obtained research funds for this project by entering into a heavily disadvantageous contract, barely securing investment through tremendous losses.
Astronomical losses, in other words.
Perhaps it was absurd that a mere seven-year-old child was insisting on investing in the Magic Tower.
The Magic Tower Master found himself at a loss for words.
Then Elysion nudged the Magic Tower Master’s ribs.
“Father, listen to what Tania is saying. It’s a wonderful opportunity.”
“A wonderful opportunity, my foot!”
“You’re always whining about not having money.”
As if struck at his weak point, he jumped up indignantly.
“Elysion! You call yourself a man, yet here you are fawning over this child. This isn’t something that can be decided based on personal feelings alone.”
He continued, pressing his temples as if his head ached.
“How could a child who’s barely been adopted have the kind of fortune needed to invest in the Magic Tower…!”
“Ah, I should have shown you the advance investment first. My mistake.”
I gestured to Lena, and she withdrew a check from her pocket, handing it to the Magic Tower Master.
It was the money I’d won from trifecta betting at the Horse Racing Track last time.

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