[Yue's POV]
Slowly, I explained everything that occurred during my previous tiline to Amon. He listened intently, sotis doubtful, other tis confused. However, he never once broke eye contact with .
That's good; at least he's believing my words to a certain extent. If he doubted completely, it would take years to get him on my side. While he couldn't fully put his faith in , there's no questioning that he's wary about the future now.
I just needed one final push to bring him to my side.
"In the future... Was I hailed as a hero?"
"I beg your pardon?"
Amon asked the most incredulous question I'd ever heard. Was Amon a hero in my tiline? If you asked ten people, eleven would answer with an unwavering yes. That was how much of an impact he had on the already failing world. He shouldered the fate of the planet on his loneso back, killing anything that threatened humanity's future.
Was he a hero?
No, Amon was THE hero.
"Did I... beco a hero?"
I didn't understand Amon's obsession with heroes, and he never once told about it, even after our relationship improved. Nevertheless, I needed to convince him to join forces with . And so, I told him the unadulterated truth.
"You weren't just a hero, Amon. You were humanity's greatest hero."
"Hmmm..."
Amon fell into thought with his arms crossed. The adorable little creature scrunched up his face while tapping his feet. I stared intently at his shaking leg and cleared my throat. It was ti for the mont of truth...
"Okay, let's join forces, Yue Elune."
YESSSS!!! YESSSS!!! YESSSSS!!!
I managed to convince him! I could feel my heart beating rapidly as if it was trying to escape my chest. I have been preparing for this very mont ever since I'd regressed. I ran through nurous simulations on what Amon would say and how to trap him in a logical negotiation. Fortunately, I convinced him without resorting to the most desperate move.
"Hehe, you won't regret it!"
I couldn't see it, but I'm sure my face wore a disgusting grin. I had to temper myself, not to divulge my overwhelming joy to him. We've reached the pivotal starting point: the point at which we can change the future forever.
Screw the calamities!
I swear that this ti... We will save the world.
And I'll have my happy ever after with Amon by my side.
Huehuehuehuehuehue
"So, what do we do now?"
Oh no. I shouldn't let myself get too carried away yet. I gently knocked my chest twice to calm myself and sat back straight. Staring Amon straight in the eyes, I answered his burning question:
"Why, we continue with our engagent, of course!"
"... Why?"
"Heh, I know you can't trust yet, but this is the best option!"
While Amon was a killing machine in his past life, he wasn't immune to reason. As long as you could convince him with excellent logic, Amon would listen to your plan and be more than likely to follow through with it.
Hence, I've prepared the best argunt for us to be engaged in this life.
"Firstly, even though we are connected in the future, we are essentially strangers at this point. So, we will need an excuse if we want to et often. This engagent eliminates that problem! Also, the mana crystal vein would help bolster the relationship between the Solaris and Elune House, essentially easing any barrier we may have in the future regarding collaboration."
I've rehearsed this explanation thousands of tis before. And there were no lies in my words.
In this tiline, nothing connected Amon and just yet. Plus, while our ntal ages were much older, we were still physically young and had to be sheltered by our respective families. Perhaps if we were ten years older, we could create a partnership easily, but if we'd t then, it would have been too late to start preparing for the calamities anyway.
We could only establish a connection at this mont in ti through an engagent.
"Makes sense..."
Amon nodded in agreent with my statents.
That's good... I'm slowly reeling him in.
Just like fishing, I can't be too harsh with my pulls. If I wanted to bait Amon into agreeing to this engagent, I had to give him small crumbs first and gradually move him to my waters.
"Secondly, we need to tap into the resources of the Solaris and Elune Houses to improve our individual powers. Also, we will need money. Lots and lots of it. Our engagent with the partnership of the mana crystal veins will ensure that."
"Agreed."
Amon and I needed a near-bottomless amount of money for our future to be bright. Fortunately, with both our Houses unified, we would be granted access to that ocean of gold. Amon was weak now, but after I resolved his mana issues, the forr Transcendent would soar to a height unattainable by anyone else.
And he would attain it at a much younger age, too.
"And finally..."
Now, it's ti for the killing blow.
Two years...
I have been waiting for this mont for two years...
Ever since the day I regressed, I have been yearning for this very mont. Over the years, I resisted the urge to barge into the Solaris House to see his face. Even as I single-handedly strengthened my position in the Elune House, all I could think about was our reunion.
I knew Amon didn't love in this tiline, and to be frank... I wasn't sure if he loved in the past tiline, either. Nonetheless... I couldn't just let him go.
"Even if you have forgotten our love, I haven't. The years we'd spent together, the journey we embarked on, and... The monts we shared. They are all stored in my heart."
Only half of my words were lies. While he didn't love , I loved him with all my heart. We travelled together as partners, fought off the calamities while nursing our wounds, and shared multiple heart-wrenching monts. Amon wouldn't know it, but he was the one who changed my life.
And this ti, I will change his.
"..."
"At this mont, your heart may be filled with steel. You may have forgotten how to be human and love soone, but I swear... I will make you look my way."
This was a vow, both to and him.
Unknowingly, my face had gone so close to his that our lips were about to touch. If I wished to, I could easily leap into his arms and force a kiss onto him. But that was far too early. I had to break Amon's defences slowly, and rushing into a relationship when he was still traumatised by his past would only push him away.
However, one day for sure...
"I swear... To make you love again... We will beco husband and wife. So..."
For us to change the fate of the world, for us to see the happy ending of this story, and... for both of our happiness.
"Amon Solaris! Marry !"
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