After rewinding time, the plan I came up with was simple: preserve myself.

The first time I rewound time, I’d been thrust into life-threatening chaos right away. That made it clear—goddesses could meddle in the world to some extent. I already knew that time would rewind on its own if I lost consciousness.

And when does time "normalize" again?

“This is rather fascinating.”

—Apparently, at the precise moment it’s most convenient for me to die.

Of course, it wasn’t always like that. If it had been, I wouldn’t have ended up saddled with ridiculous nicknames like Grace’s Black and White Lily.

But it was easy enough to tell when the “normal” flow of time aligned with the goddess’s prepared moments.

So I focused on staying alive. I avoided acting alone whenever possible. If I needed to go somewhere, I made sure Leo was with me. Whenever I could, I’d drag Claire and Alice along as well. Charging headfirst into battlefields like I used to was out of the question. Because of that, the northern border zone remained in a deadlock.@@novelbin@@

… And I hadn’t encountered Lena again.

Lena had only come to the academy because of me.

It wasn’t that I wanted to leave her hanging, but there was no way to approach her for now. It wasn’t as if I, someone far removed from royalty, could demand an audience with the governor of the Riclant Autonomous Nation. And neither Claire nor Alice could simply declare their intent to meet Lena without causing a stir.

There were rumors that the Sword Saint had started moving near the border, stirring the battlefield into unrest. But leaving that aside for the moment—

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