Let’s Make Saving a Habit - Chapter 131

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Chapter 131
Elysion’s hand swept gently across my waist.
With his lashes lowered, he drew slowly toward me.
The heat from our kiss moments ago seemed to radiate from his gaze as he looked at me.
Only when his breath became tangible against my skin did I finally grasp the thread of reason.
Tap.
“We can’t.”
I hastily covered his approaching lips with my hand.
Without thinking, I’d nearly been swept away by the moment.
Elysion’s expression turned questioning, his mouth covered, as if asking why we couldn’t.
Despite his intentions, his face held an innocent, almost aggrieved quality.
The truth was, I wanted Elysion just as much.
Since the moment we began dating, I’d been anticipating when I could finally surrender to him.
But not now.
It was broad daylight, which felt embarrassing, and I hadn’t bathed or prepared myself properly, and….
Most importantly, I hadn’t made any contraceptive preparations.
Bearing Elysion’s child?
That would be a blessing.
I’d already imagined marrying him someday and building a family together, so there was nothing problematic between us in that regard.
But there was another, far more crucial reason for caution.
The moment I conceive a child at any point—past, present, or future—I become truly bound to that timeline.
How could I possibly live in another timeline while leaving a child behind?
But explaining all these complicated reasons would ruin the mood, so instead, my face flushed, I offered a flimsy excuse.
“I don’t want it to be so rushed and careless. I want our first night together to be more romantic.”
Elysion’s sullen expression softened somewhat.
I hadn’t expected such a flimsy excuse to work.
Sensing he wanted to say something, I hesitated briefly before lowering the hand covering his lips.
“I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking of your perspective. Your first memory will stay with you forever.”
As Elysion yielded and apologized, my conscience began to prick at me.
I remembered how I’d stolen his first kiss as a thief in the night.
It must have been around Chapter 1.
…Or rather, just before I reset my life.
To console the disappointed Elysion, I quickly racked my brain.
Unlike Earth, this place had contraceptive tea.
It had no side effects and tasted pleasant, widely used across the entire continent.
How many days did it take for the contraceptive tea to become effective?
I think it was around four days.
I grasped both of Elysion’s hands and made a proposal.
“Sion, until my heart is ready, would you sleep holding my hand?”

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That night.
Elysion and I lay in bed holding only hands, nothing more.
Yet neither of us could fall asleep. His presence beside me felt far too strange.
In the end, we spent the entire night with eyes wide open.
At least neither Elysion nor I had work that day—a small mercy.
Otherwise, our duties would have suffered considerably.
We hastily prepared breakfast and ventured outside.
Since entering our relationship, our hectic schedules had prevented us from ever going on a proper date.
We arrived at a tranquil Meadow where wildflowers and grasses flourished in abundance.
The scenery was beautiful, yet the sleeplessness from last night caused me to yawn repeatedly.
Noticing my drowsy eyes, Elysion’s face took on a playful expression as he opened his mouth to speak.
“Tania, are you tired? I can wake you up instantly.”
“…Whatever it is, I don’t think I need it.”
I narrowed my eyes into suspicious slits.
The mischievous curve of his lips suggested some kind of trap lay ahead.
Perhaps he intended to kiss me awake, or engage in some subtle physical contact…
However, contrary to my suspicions, Elysion proved surprisingly wholesome.
He opened a spatial rift and withdrew something—a glass jar filled roughly halfway with yellow candies.
“I used to pull all-nighters during my magical research, and I’d eat these candies every time. One of these, and your drowsiness vanishes completely.”
At the mention of his frequent sleepless nights, my expression darkened.
“Why would you do something so harmful to your body?”
Though I was scolding him, Elysion laughed warmly, pleased by my concern.
“Ha, I don’t do that anymore. Back when I was living at this point in time, I struggled through those days, but…”
“But?”
“Thanks to someone, I returned to the past with all that knowledge, and now time overflows abundantly.”
As that ‘someone’—me—I fell silent.
As my eyes darted about, Elysion chuckled softly and shook the jar of candies.
“So, Tania. Want to try one of these candies?”
“What kind of magic is enchanted into them? They look like ordinary lemon candies to me.”
“Wrong. There’s no magic in them whatsoever.”
“Huh? But they have a sleep-dispelling effect?”
“Yeah, how about we make a bet? Whether you can finish eating all of these candies or not.”
The way he playfully narrowed his eyes set off alarm bells in my mind.
This was dangerous.
“They’re safe to eat, right? Nothing harmful to my health…?”
“Would I recommend something harmful to you? If you really don’t trust me, I’ll eat one first.”
Without hesitation, Elysion plucked a candy from the jar and popped it into his mouth.
He didn’t even bother letting it dissolve—he simply crunched it between his teeth and swallowed.
…His complexion didn’t change at all, so it seemed safe enough?
At this point, I recalled how he had boasted that eating this candy would chase away drowsiness, and my curiosity only grew.
“What are we betting?”
“Hmm… If you eat all the candies, I’ll give you a lap pillow. But if you can’t finish them, you have to let me use your lap instead.”
I could give him a lap pillow without any bet at all.
With the pressure lifted, I shrugged lightly and agreed.
“Fine. Let me give it a try.”
“So you’re accepting the bet?”
Elysion suddenly grabbed both my wrists.
“Huh? Elysion, why are you suddenly holding my hands…?”
Sensing something was amiss, I tried to twist my wrists free, but I lacked the strength to break his grip.
“Tania. Come on, say ‘aah.'”
Only then did I notice the playful curve of Elysion’s lips.
While holding my hands, Elysion used magic to slip a candy directly into my mouth.
Pop.
The moment the candy entered my mouth, I realized my premonition had been correct.
…Wait, is this right?
A sourness I had never experienced before—wild and intense—flooded my entire mouth.
“Ugh! Ughhhh!”
I stomped my feet and thrashed about in desperation.
How on earth could anyone eat this without batting an eye? Was he even human?
I wanted nothing more than to spit out this insane candy immediately.
But as if he had anticipated this, Elysion held both my hands with one hand and quickly covered my mouth with the other.
Whether Elysion knew of my desperate situation or not, he tilted his head leisurely.
“Should I help?”
Those were the words of salvation I so desperately needed.
I had no time to voice my agreement. Without hesitation, I nodded vigorously.
Elysion’s eyes narrowed as he smiled, then he suddenly lowered his head.
And then he gently bit my lip.
I reflexively opened my mouth, and then, so naturally, Elysion parted my lips and entered.
My eyes widened in an instant.
He soothed my panic with a gentle caress of my soft palate.
“Mm.”
At the strange sensation, my spine straightened involuntarily.
Time passed—whether long or short, I could not tell.
Elysion pulled away from me, a candy still in his mouth.
“Better now?”
…What just happened?
As I stared at him blankly, I heard a gulp as his Adam’s apple bobbed.
He had swallowed the candy he had taken from me without even chewing it.
Only then did I come to my senses, and I cried out with a face flushed crimson.
“You, you…!”
Was this what you meant by helping me?

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