The next day.
At the Captain's Meeting, after a vote by the captains, the verdict for Tokinada was announced.
Tokinada was sentenced to 18,000 years of imprisonment at the lowest level of Muken for high treason.
After receiving the news, Shin and Soi Fon returned to the Human World.
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The underground space beneath Shin's house.
Shin was alone because he was going to summon that weapon.
He took out the card, and after a flash of light, the girl finally appeared before Shin.
Shin then noticed a pair of retracted soft pink wings behind the girl. As the wings spread, he felt as if the girl was an angel. Her wings seemed to glow, and feathers fell to the ground.
The girl murmured, "Imprint... begin."
The collar chain on her neck quickly lengthened and wrapped around Shin's right hand. Then, the girl slowly landed on the ground, lowering her head.
"Nice to meet you, I am an All-Purpose Angel for Entertainment, Master."
"For entertainment?"
Shin thought, 'The system wouldn't trick me, would it? It's clearly a weapon.'
"Yes."
"What's your name?"
Shin tugged at the chain in his hand, feeling something was off. If someone saw this, they might think he was some kind of pervert.
Collar, chain, beautiful girl...
"Ikaros." The girl's face was devoid of any expression.
Shin noticed that the girl named Ikaros seemed to lack some emotions. From the beginning, she had a stoic expression, and her voice was soft.
So, Shin tried to make her smile. "Smile, Ikaros."
"Smile?"
"Master, what is a smile?"
Unexpectedly, Ikaros tilted her head and asked with a blank look.
"Huh?" Shin didn't expect Ikaros to not even know what a "smile" was.
He tried to explain, "Smiling means being happy. You smile when you're happy."
Then he grinned and demonstrated for her. "Like this."
"Happy?" Ikaros still looked bewildered.
She followed Shin, making a stiff smile.
"Forget it, this will probably require a long-term plan."
Shin temporarily gave up. It seemed Ikaros had significant emotional issues.
"Ikaros."
"Yes, Master."
"Can you put this chain away?"
Shin gestured to the black chain in his hand. He didn't want to walk out holding Ikaros like this.
"Okay, Master." Ikaros immediately put away the chain, but the black collar remained.
"Can't this collar be put away?"
"No, Master."
"Alright, this is at least better than before. By the way, can you fight?"
Ikaros shook her head. "Fight? I cannot."
Shin looked her over.
Ikaros was wearing a battle suit. How could she not be able to fight?
"We Angeloids are created to make our Master feel pleased. Master, please instruct me if there is anything that can make you happy." Ikaros leaned close to Shin's face and said earnestly.
Listening to Ikaros's highly ambiguous words, Shin's gaze couldn't help but drift downwards.
Nothing else, it was just a bit dazzling.
"Uh..."
Looking at the naturally naive and pure-faced Ikaros, Shin couldn't help but pinch her cheek.
Ikaros mumbled, "Mm."
'This texture doesn't feel like a robot at all.'
Shin felt the smooth, soft, and bouncy sensation in his hand and forgot to let go for a moment.
"Master."
It wasn't until Ikaros spoke that Shin reacted, seeing her face flush slightly.
'So she can be shy, but her reaction is a bit slow.'
"Ahem..."
Shin withdrew his hand and continued, "Ikaros, let's go up. I'll introduce you to some friends."
"Yes, Master."
...
"Shin, good morning, where did you go so early?" Riruka asked, yawning, seeing Shin in casual clothes.
She didn't ask much about Kūgo and Shūkurō, she knew the answer the moment her powers returned.
"Oh, I went out for a bit."
"Riruka, let me introduce you, this is Ikaros."
"Ikaros, this is Riruka."
Ikaros had no reaction.
Riruka stared at Ikaros with suspicion. Her first impression was 'big,' and her second was 'revealing.'
Moving her gaze from the captivating sight, Riruka was surprised to discover the wings behind Ikaros.
"She... she has wings?! And... so pink, so cute!"
She couldn't resist, rushing up and hugging Ikaros, her hand unconsciously reaching for the wings.
"They're real!"
Despite Riruka's "indecency," Ikaros remained expressionless.
At this moment, Yoruichi and Nel also woke up. Seeing Riruka intimately with an unfamiliar girl, they were both curious.
So, Shin introduced them to each other again, though he didn't know if Ikaros remembered anything. Additionally, he came up with a reason to explain Ikaros's origin.
Looking at the girl's blank expression, Yoruichi asked, "So, you went out for a stroll and abducted a beautiful girl?"
Shin corrected her, "Watch your words, Yoruichi, what do you mean 'abducted'? Do I look like a bad guy?"
"Aren't you? And what's with this collar?" Yoruichi noticed Ikaros's collar.
"You didn't awaken some strange fetish and force her to wear it, did you?"
"Hey, don't just accuse me. Ikaros, you were already wearing this collar, weren't you?" Shin quickly tried to prove his innocence.
"Yes, Master."
"Ma... Master!"
Yoruichi had an 'I knew it' look on her face.
"It's over. The more I explain, the worse it gets." Shin covered his face.
"No need to explain, I understand. It's normal for a man to have some strange quirks." Yoruichi said with a teasing look.
Nel listened to their conversation, bewildered.
She couldn't help but ask, "What are strange quirks?"
"That's not something a child should know." Yoruichi picked up Nel and walked to the living room to sit down.
Shin pulled Ikaros to sit beside him.
Yoruichi said, "This girl seems a bit unusual."
No matter how much Riruka tugged at her wings, Ikaros showed no reaction.
Shin nodded. "She seems to have very weak emotional control, so she looks a bit blank."
"Oh, and she said she's a robot."
"A robot?" Yoruichi was somewhat shocked.
Yoruichi had been undercover in the Human World for many years, and she had some understanding of things there, but she had never heard of such robot technology in the Human World.
Yoruichi murmured, "Her origin is a mystery."
"It's fine, she won't be a threat." Shin was quite at ease about this.