Although she seemed a little suspicious in every respect, she was already here.
They might as well put her to use.
So Hilde and Rudeus agreed to let Ikaros try working as a maid for the time being.
If Ikaros passed her trial period, they would let her stay.
If she failed...
They would not go so far as to dismantle her outright, but they could not let her remain in the house, either.
Then again.
Although Hilde and Rudeus saw no problem with it, Roxy, Sylphy, and the others still had to agree before Isolte could stay. If they refused, there would not even be a trial period.
"She isn't a normal human, after all. She's an automaton. It's only natural for them to find that strange," Hilde said.
"That's why I'm trying to figure out how to get them to accept her..."
Rudeus was rather troubled.
After thinking it over and failing to come up with any good ideas, he finally decided to take Ikaros straight home and let them meet her first.
When they arrived home.
Sylphy was sitting in the yard, holding Lucy and basking in the sun.
As Hilde and Rudeus entered the yard with Ikaros behind them, both mother and daughter looked taken aback.
"Mommy..."
Lucy tugged at Sylphy's collar, her voice soft and childish.
"Daddy brought another woman home again."
"Lucy, don't say things like that..."
Sylphy had mixed feelings.
Didn't they say they were going out to summon a familiar?
How had they brought back a beautiful girl in such a short time?
"Rudeus, Hilde, who is this...?"
"Ah, it's a little complicated."
Rudeus scratched his head awkwardly. "I'm afraid I can't explain it in just a few words..."
He turned to glance at Ikaros's blank, innocent face and sighed.