Let’s Make Saving a Habit - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94
I was about to call Ron and ask if he could look into submitting a request to the Golden Silver Mercenary Company.
A familiar voice called out from beyond the door.
“Tania, may I come in?”
“Yes, come in.”
Speak of the devil and he shall appear!
It seemed Ron had come to report something to me at just the right moment.
Click.
“I came to give you a report.”
The moment he entered the room—away from the Duke’s Residence staff—he dropped the formalities entirely.
Even as he stepped inside, his gaze remained fixed on the documents until he belatedly lifted his head.
Then he noticed Rosemary beside me and raised one eyebrow.
“Mari, what are you doing here?”
“I just got back from my mission!”
Rosemary grinned and flashed a peace sign at Ron.
“That’s not what I’m asking. Don’t you know that submitting a report is the priority after returning from a mission?”
“Yeah. That’s why I came to report.”
At her innocent words, Ron sighed softly and spoke in a lecturing tone.
“You report to me first. It’s my role as both the Information Guild Master and Aide to compile all information and circumstances before reporting to Tania.”
“But this information was so hard to obtain…”
Rosemary looked at Ron with a pouty expression, as if suspecting he was trying to steal her credit.
Ron regarded her with eyes full of things he wanted to say, but ultimately chose to ignore her.
He turned his gaze to me and opened his mouth.
“The catalog business is fully prepared. Once you give the word, I can send catalogs to all the nobles you’ve solicited right away.”
“Oh! It’s all ready already? That’s impressive!”
“Hmph. This much is nothing.”
He shrugged smugly, though his lips twitched slightly—clearly pleased by the praise.
“Since this is our first time, I don’t expect many orders, so I haven’t stockpiled inventory. We’ll proceed with a made-to-order approach.”
“Right. The per-unit cost will be much higher, but that method seems better.”
I’d delegated all operations to Ron and hadn’t paid close attention, yet he was preparing everything smoothly on his own.
“Tania, but while I was preparing this, something occurred to me.”
“What is it?”
“Why is the first trending item related to chrysanthemums? The black dresses and accessories too. Did a meteor fall or something?”
“Oh, right. That…!”
I’d thoughtlessly written down the items that would trend without really thinking it through. Now that I considered it, the timing wasn’t right.
The reason chrysanthemum-related items trended at that future point was…
Because of the monster war caused by Raspi, which resulted in casualties across the entire Empire.
Chrysanthemum-related products to commemorate the fallen, along with black dresses and accessories.
However, at this point in time, Raspi had not fallen to darkness.
Therefore, naturally, there would be no monster war, and no mass casualties.
There would be no trend in related merchandise.
Ugh, I’ve just wasted everyone’s effort for nothing.
I should have paid closer attention, but that was my oversight.
How had I failed to notice this until now?
I opened my mouth carefully, my expression a mixture of apology and embarrassment.
“Ron, I’m sorry. I think we need to abandon what we prepared this time. The catalog business will be postponed for a few months.”
“What? What are you suddenly talking about?”
“The future has changed. Originally, there was supposed to be a major incident that would cause significant casualties, but… that won’t happen now.”
Ron, whom I expected to be irritated that all his preparation had come to nothing, was surprisingly unfazed.
“Well then, that’s actually good news. It’s better for the future to change than for a bunch of people to die for nothing, right?”
He had every right to be angry that his meticulous preparation had become useless.
Seeing him prioritize the greater good, I felt a surge of admiration.
That rude Ron had actually become a decent person…!
As I gazed at him with wide, sparkling eyes, it was Ron who looked flustered.
“W-what? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“I’m moved by your magnanimous spirit. This is why it’s important to surround yourself with good people from a young age, isn’t it?”
“What are you talking about? I’ve always been like this.”
“Sure, sure, let’s go with that.”
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Ron raised one eyebrow and squirmed with displeasure.
“And about the catalog list preparation—I’m only reviewing it; the staff are doing the actual work. The real victims here are them.”
He seemed oddly unaffected even by the news that everything had fallen through.
I decided to compensate his staff for my mistake and offer them my condolences.
“Send them double their monthly salary this month.”
“…They’ll be happy about that. I hope things fall through again next time.”
“There shouldn’t be another incident like this.”
Since this was the first time, I could smooth things over with money, but if this kept happening, morale would plummet.
“Oh right! Ron, I want to put in a request with the Golden Silver Mercenary Company.”
“Why? Did you want to meet them in person after hearing the information Mari brought?”
He truly grasped my intentions perfectly.
“Yes. When I meet with Father, those people might bring up stories from the past, and…”
“Got it. I’ll contact them right away and put in the request. Do you have an idea what the request should be?”
“Monster subjugation assistance in the Papiope Dukedom. Would that work?”
“I’ll put that in for now. Monster subjugation is a request that mercenaries usually avoid, so I’m not sure if they’ll take it.”
“If they don’t, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
But they would surely know that Aiden had become my escort.
After Aiden left the Golden Silver Mercenary Company.
Since they didn’t seem to have met or contacted him separately, the probability that they’d want to see Aiden was quite high.

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I hurried toward Duchess Papiope’s office.
Just moments ago.
I had rewound time by about a week and returned to the present.
One week from now, monsters would pour forth across the entire Empire.
“Sigh, so much for passing through peacefully.”
I was aware that monsters had been appearing with increasing frequency recently.
But I never imagined the situation would become this dire.
This was the period in the future timeline when the monster war had erupted because of Raspi.
Back then, I thought Raspi was the sole culprit.
In truth, the surge of monsters and his revenge had simply coincided.
Upon arriving at the Duchess’s office, I explained to her what would happen one week from now.
The Duchess listened to my entire explanation in silence before finally speaking.
“I see… After reporting to His Majesty, I must devise countermeasures immediately. Thank you for telling me this, Tania.”
“Mother. For your information, the most monsters will appear in the Papiope Dukedom.”
“That’s likely to be the case.”
The Papiope Dukedom was located adjacent to monster habitats, making it a place where monster invasions were already frequent.
Due to such circumstances, most of the territory’s residents made their living from byproducts of hunted monsters.
The Duchess suddenly seemed to recall something and asked me a question.
“Tania, could you lend me Raspi, your escort knight? I believe that child would be quite helpful in this matter.”
“Then couldn’t I go to the Papiope Dukedom with him as well?”
“What? No. I cannot permit it.”
The Duchess spoke with a grave expression and firm tone.
“Tania, you are merely a foresight Ability User with no physical strength whatsoever. It would be dangerous.”
“But if I go, I could save far more people. My ability only works for things I’ve experienced in the future, after all.”
“That is…”
At my words that I could save more people if I went, the Duchess’s pupils trembled slightly.
“Mother, as long as I have foresight ability, I will never be injured or die. Have you ever seen me get hurt, even slightly?”
In truth, whenever I sustained even minor injuries, I would rewind time and erase them.
Aside from unavoidable minor ailments like colds, I had remained in excellent health.
“I think I have seen it.”
The Duchess gazed at the back of my hand with clouded eyes.
Only then did I realize I had shown the Duchess an injury once before.
She had even personally treated it.
“Ah, that was when I pinched my hand in the door the day after I was adopted by you, Mother.”
That bruise had been inflicted by Lucian, and I had kept it to show him, so it was an exception.

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