I can't think of anything.
Roxy is leaving.
I have to stop her at least.
Right, even if I hit Norn and she hates me-
"Wait!"
I hear a voice behind me.
"Roxy-san, please wait!"
It is Sylphy. She has stood up, trots over to Roxy, and grabs her hand. Roxy turns around, and large tears are gathered in her eyes.
"Why are you stopping her, Sylphy-nee! Isn't it fine just to let her go!?"
"Norn-chan. Could you be quiet for a little bit?"
"Eh?"
"Just now you said too much, you know. From the beginning, I never said a word about refusing, after all."
At Sylphy's words, Norn becomes speechless and freezes.
"Please sit down."
Paying a backward glance to the frozen Norn, Sylphy sits Roxy down on the sofa. Roxy doesn't resist and did as she is told. Sylphy too, takes a seat next to Roxy.
"Though things have gotten a little chaotic... You saved Rudi, right, Roxy-san?"
Asked that, Roxy meekly nods.
"...Yes. But I had ulterior motives, so I don't plan on using it as an excuse."
"Mn. Rudi is cool, isn't he? On the contrary, had you said that you didn't have ulterior motives, I wouldn't have believed you."
"..."
"Were I in your shoes, Roxy-san, I think I really would've done the same thing."
Sylphy makes a gentle expression, smiling at Roxy. Roxy's face is stiff. Whilst smiling, Sylphy continues.
"...You know, honestly speaking, I thought that it was just a matter of time."
"Umm, sorry, what was?"
"Rudi bringing back another woman."
Me, bringing back another woman was just a matter of time...
...Mn?
...Huh?
Could it be, that they didn't believe in me?
"I mean, look, Rudi is perverted, right? That's why I thought that once he couldn't do it with me; he'd definitely do it with someone else. It was like that for me too; since Rudi is sincere, after doing it he'd probably try to take them in as his wife. I didn't think I'd be able to monopolize Rudi forever, you know."
I want to speak up. But, it really is as she said. I'm not qualified to say anything.
"Though, honestly speaking, I thought that when he did bring someone back, it'd be someone like Rinia, or Pursena, or maybe Nanahoshi-san."
"Besides the name Nanahoshi-san, I haven't heard the other names."
"They're Rudi's friends from school. All of them are sexy with big chests."
Nanahoshi isn't particularly sexy, though. No, that kind of thing isn't important right now.
"Honestly, because the story of your journey was so harsh, and Paul-san died as well, so I was a little bewildered, but... I understood."
"About what?"
"Because you had always been looking at Rudi anxiously since coming to our house, I was wondering what was wrong. At first, I thought it was because you were nervous about telling us about Paul-san's death, but... it was actually 'that' after all."
"..."
"Roxy-san, your eyes are those of a maiden in love, after all."
A maiden in love. Being told that, Roxy's face is dyed bright red.
"Excuse me. I've shown you something unpleasant..."
Her face still red, Roxy bows her head. From the perspective of a wife, a woman looking at her husband lovingly would probably be an eyesore. That line of thinking is something you can vividly understand. However, Sylphy shakes her head.
"It wasn't unpleasant, you know."
"...However."
"I wonder how I should say it..."
Sylphy tilts her head in thought for a little, and then quickly goes, 'Mn,' and nods.
"You know, I've heard about you from Rudi before, Roxy-san."
"What about?"
"Just that 'Roxy' was a magician that he respected. Before the Teleport incident, and then after we got married as well, he said the same thing."
"...That's um, I'm humbled."
"That's why I was a little jealous as well. Whenever Rudi spoke about you, he looked like he really~ longed for you."
"..."
"I one-sidedly thought of Roxy Migurdia as an amazing enough magician that someone like me would never be able to compare with her."
"..."
"But when I actually saw you, when I thought of you as just a normal girl who was in love with Rudeus, my jealousy vanished."
Saying that, Sylphy takes off Roxy's hat and strokes her head. Looking up at Sylphy, Roxy doesn't resist, and lets herself be pat. Sylphy then speaks.
"Though Norn-chan said what she did, I'll welcome you."
Roxy's face was in shock. My jaw drops in shock as well. Not even in my dreams did I think Sylphy would so easily accept it.
"Sylphiette...-san."
"Just 'Sylphy' is fine. Let's get along. Umm, Roxy-...chan?"
"Um, I technically turn 50 this year, so adding -chan is..."
"Ah, so that's how it is. You're my elder... Sorry. Come to think of it, that's right. I'd heard about this from Rudi, but actually seeing it, you know...?"
"I'm small, after all."
"I'm not big either, you know?"