Haru turned around at the sound, his pupils reflecting the girl wrapped in a bath towel.
Elysia, who had just finished bathing, still had faint steam rising from her body.
Her fair skin showed an alluring pale pink, as if enveloped in a layer of delicate shimmer. A few unwiped water droplets sparkled on the girl's body, making her look as pure and charming as a lotus emerging from water.
Her fragrant face half-open with delicate charm, at the courtyard, a jade beauty bathed and dressed anew.
Looking at Elysia with this different kind of charm, Haru unconsciously thought of a poem by Li Qingzhao, then smiled and shook his head.
"Don't worry, nothing major happened."
"Really?"
Elysia said suspiciously, pinching Haru's cheeks with both hands.
"How could I lie to you... It's just that Kevin also planned to propose to his girlfriend today, but was forced to postpone it. It's really quite touching."
Haru, knowing the girl's personality well, immediately threw out Kevin's situation to divert attention.
As expected, Elysia's beautiful eyes lit up with curiosity, looking like an inquisitive baby.
"What what, Kevin wants to propose to Mei? How come the fairy doesn't know about this? Good Haru, quickly tell the fairy about it!"
The girl, completely unconcerned that she was only wrapped in a bath towel, directly pounced into Haru's arms and rubbed her cheek against his chest coquettishly.
Although he was already used to Elysia's cuddling...
Feeling the girl's graceful figure under the bath towel, Haru still felt his blood boiling, and even that thing showed signs of rising.
No, this can't continue!
He had already been driven to a sage state by this little fairy earlier. If he continued to let desire break through reason, tomorrow he probably couldn't recover even if he ate a ton of goji berries.
Haru's expression became serious as he gently stroked the girl's smooth back.
"Don't be so impatient. Your hair isn't even dry yet, and you're not wearing clothes. Be careful not to catch cold."
"Wu, you're right too..."
Elysia's eyebrows drooped for a moment, then immediately perked up. "I've got it! You can help me blow-dry my hair while telling me about Kevin. How about it?"
"Ah this, alright."
Meeting the girl's moist beautiful eyes, Haru couldn't help but surrender.
There probably wasn't anyone in the world who could refuse Elysia's requests...
Haru was helplessly dragged by Elysia, who grabbed his wrist and pulled him into her room, then sat on the bed together with him.
"Hmph hmph, now you can tell the fairy~?"
Elysia gently swayed her jade feet. Her fair insteps clearly showed blue veins under the light, the arch's curve was exquisitely beautiful, and her slightly curled toes looked like plump grapes that made one want to put them in their mouth.
Undoubtedly, these were food-grade jade feet.
Haru commented in his heart, then looked away and picked up the hair dryer from the bedside table.
He skillfully first combed through the girl's pink long hair with his hands, then adjusted the hair dryer to warm air mode, blowing while gently moving the girl's hair strands, ensuring every strand of the girl's hair could be dried.
Elysia also became well-behaved at this time, quietly listening to Haru tell Kevin's story, occasionally giggling due to the slight tickling sensation brought by the warm air and Haru's fingertips.
By the time Haru finished explaining the whole story of Kevin wanting to propose but being forced to give up, Elysia's hair was almost dry.
Naturally leaning her head against Haru's shoulder, Elysia sighed wistfully.
"The romance between Kevin and Mei is really anxiety-inducing to watch. One is busy with overtime, the other is obsessed with research. They're always apart more than together. Who knows when these two will get married."
"I actually think these two are already in old married couple mode."
Haru counted on his fingers: "They've been together since high school, walking together from their student days to now. The years they've spent together are longer than many married people. Maybe one day they'll just go get their marriage certificate."
"That makes sense too, but the proposal step really can't be skipped. Life's major events need a little romantic ceremony!"
Elysia gently touched the engagement ring on her left hand, speaking seriously.
"I agree with that point too."
Haru nodded lightly, his tone full of emotion.
"Actually, Kevin also thought about just skipping work and taking an overnight flight to find Mei to propose, but the realistic situation doesn't allow it!"
"Although Mei, as a genius scientist, doesn't lack money at all, and Kevin doesn't need to worry about their financial problems, with Kevin's personality he definitely wouldn't live off a woman. This also means he can't abandon his work."
No matter what, Kevin was still the leader of World Serpent, the strongest fusion warrior of the Previous Era.
Even if Kevin in this world line was an ordinary person, he couldn't have changed so much as to become a pretty boy living off women.
"Mmhm, boys' pride..."
Elysia looked at Haru thoughtfully, then said with a grin: "Actually, living off a woman isn't bad at all. If you want, the fairy can support you anytime~?"
While saying this, the girl deliberately puffed out her chest, indicating that Haru could rely on her soft and broad embrace anytime.
This made Haru couldn't help but flick the girl's forehead.
"Stop fooling around. Am I that kind of person?!"
"Oh? Has someone forgotten something, like those days when everything from food, clothing, housing, and transportation all depended on the fairy?"
Elysia's lips deliberately curved into a mischievous smile.
She tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes carrying three parts coldness, three parts mockery, and four parts casual indifference, forcefully pressing Haru down on the bed and making a domineering declaration.
"You ate the fairy's soft rice before. If you were my pretty boy for one day, you're my pretty boy for life!"
"I was just down on my luck then... and we agreed it was a loan. How can that count as living off you?"
Haru's facial muscles twitched as he argued.
That was right after he eliminated the Cocoon of Finality.
Because there was no more Honkai, the restarted timeline became a brand new everyday world.
And as a transmigrator, Haru naturally became a penniless undocumented person, with no way to become stronger based on past experience, nor any way to rely on Valkyrie connections.
Plus the emptiness after achieving his goal, the demotivated Haru was planning to slack off for a while.
Who would have thought fate was so wonderful.
In this timeline, he didn't encounter familiar Valkyries, but instead got mixed up with the Previous Era's heroes because of a certain pink fairy.
Elysia looked down at Haru, who was pressed beneath her, and unconsciously recalled the scene of their first meeting.
It was raining heavily that day.
The empty-handed man stood by the park lake, motionlessly gazing at the rippling water surface, not caring even as the wind and rain soaked him.
The fairy holding an umbrella saw this figure that seemed out of place with the world and thought the man wanted to end his life.
Unable to bear seeing such things, the fairy immediately walked to the man's side. Just as she was about to dissuade him, she saw the man suddenly lean down and scoop up a fish that had come close to the shore.
After doing this, the man turned to look at her with a somewhat puzzled expression.
"Are you here to catch fish too?"
This question left the fairy stunned for a moment, then her beautiful eyes became bright and sparkling as if she had seen something interesting.
And this was the beginning of their story.