328."I'm sure what you two are feeling is the same when we had Roxy."
329."What do you mean?"
330."We also thought Roxy was a bit of a late bloomer when she was born since she couldn't speak..."
331.
332.Roxy, the only one in her family who can't use telepathy and Lara, the only one in her family who can.
333.They are similar situations.
334.The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
335.
336.All the same, I'm relieved.
337.Our girl is growing up just fine.
338.I really was worried she had no one to speak to at home, but it was nothing of the sort.
339.Zenith clearly has been, and likely Leo has some sort of telepathy power as well and has been conversing with Lara with it.
340.Once she's able to speak with words, she'll be able to interact with the other family members as well.
341.It's just a little longer.
342.
343."Lara is just like Roxy, isn't she?"
344."Ha ha ha. Right, just like her, particularly her eyes."
345.
346.Royn was happily laughing and Rokary was enjoying herself, too.
347.Even Lara, in some way, looked like she had an expression of enjoyment.
348.
349.After that, I paid back the money they had lent me times ten, and presented them the betrothal gift.
350.I was grimacing inside at the Great king Land Tortoise cooking I haven't had in so long while on the outside I was saying how delicious it was.
351.It was a fun time.
352.
353.I'm glad I came here, I thought, but Roxy's expression didn't liven up.
354.
355.She didn't cheer up all the way to the end.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.In the end, Roxy and I decided to say the night in the village.
361.Maybe in consideration of being a married couple, we were staying at a vacant house nearby Roxy's parents' house.
362.The three of us were sleeping with Lara in the middle in an unoccupied house with a little dust still remaining.
363.
364.Were this a hotel, I'd feel something over there only being 1 bed and two pillows lined up.
365.Though it's not like I can do that stuff when Lara's with us, and right now I'm Rudeus the Abstinent anyway.
366.Even with Roxy lying next to me, I can keep my hands off of her.
367.
368.But seeing Roxy lying down with her eyes shut certainly isn't helping.
369.I started to feel maybe just a little was ok.
370.I'm getitng excited, or rather, I am excited.
371.
372.Well, let's think about it.
373.I began a life of abstinence for a little while so I can't have any children.
374.To flip it around, anything fine as long as it can't end up with children.
375.Fate won't go amiss just from the act of ejecting the evil matter.
376.Roxy is safe.
377.That said, if you'll pardon me here—
378.
379."Rudy"
380.
381.Faah!
382.I'm sorry.
383.It was just a passing impulse.
384.
385."Are you still awake?"
386."Zzz zzz."
387."Skip the pretend sleep. Didn't you just look me in the eyes?"