"So Ikaros fell from the sky and landed on Yu?"
In the evening, the five sisters were sitting in the living room, while Nakano Yu and Ikaros sat across from them.
Eu sat quietly to the side, drinking tea.
Watching Yu lying on Ikaros's lap, Ichika asked with a somewhat strange expression.
A moment ago, Yu had explained Ikaros's origins to them, but… this was a little too fantastical, wasn't it?
It wasn't that Ichika didn't believe Nakano Yu, but… an angelic girl falling from the sky and binding Yu as her master, wasn't there something strange about that?
"It sounds like a novel, doesn't it?"
After hearing Nakano Yu's explanation about Ikaros, Yotsuba also nodded thoughtfully and said.
Yotsuba did not read many light novels, but a friend had recommended a few to her, and she had read them.
A plot where a beautiful girl falls from the sky, meets the male protagonist, and then becomes entangled with him, just as Nakano Yu had described, was a very common theme in light novels!
"Mm, I think it's like a novel too."
Lying on Ikaros's lap and enjoying having his ears cleaned by her, Nakano Yu subconsciously nodded in agreement.
"Master, please do not move."
Gently holding the ear pick, Ikaros's movements were delicate, but her voice was as calm as still water.
The five sisters watched Ikaros diligently cleaning Nakano Yu's ears, their eyes filled with curiosity.
"So, if we believe what Yu said, does that mean Ikaros will be living with us from now on?"
Nino, who had been cautiously observing Ikaros the entire time with her arms crossed, suddenly noticed something. Her expression relaxed slightly before she asked.
At first, Nino had thought Ikaros was deliberately getting close to Nakano Yu, so she had been watching her the whole time until Ikaros spoke a moment ago. From Ikaros's expression and tone of voice, Nino clearly realized that Ikaros had no ulterior motives toward Nakano Yu.
"Ikaros can't take care of herself, and she also serves me as her master, so I allowed her to stay in the room next to Eu's bedroom."
Hearing Nino ask about it, Nakano Yu also knew that such a thing could neither be hidden nor lied about, so he answered honestly.
Nakano Yu truly believed that Ikaros could not take care of herself because, although she was called a "Universal Entertainment Angel," in reality she possessed almost none of the functions of one.
Take cleaning his ears right now as an example—it was incredibly forceful! Ikaros's movements looked gentle, but in reality she was using tremendous strength, and on such a sensitive part of the body as the ear.
If it had been an ordinary person, Ikaros could probably have torn their head off with ease.
"Since Yu says so, we have no objections. By the way… does Ikaros always have to wear these clothes?"
For the moment, they accepted Nakano Yu's explanation, but… more than the explanation itself, the five sisters were curious about Ikaros, this "Universal Entertainment Angel." And now Itsuki had become interested in Ikaros's clothing.
At first glance, Ikaros's outfit looked like ordinary fabric, but Itsuki had just examined it carefully and found that it seemed somewhat different, and also… far too revealing!
How could she wear such clothes outside?
"No. Ikaros's clothing is standard equipment for a Universal Entertainment Angel and is made from extremely lightweight fibers; it can be removed."
Hearing Itsuki's question, Ikaros lowered her gaze toward the young man lying sideways on her lap. When she saw that Nakano Yu had closed his eyes to rest, she spoke to explain Itsuki's confusion.
After finishing her explanation, Ikaros set aside the tool she had been using to clean Nakano Yu's ears and then reached out to remove her "armor."
Seeing how straightforward Ikaros was, Itsuki immediately blushed, quickly stepped forward to grab Ikaros's hand, and stammered,
"W-wait a minute! W-what are you doing?!"
"I'm only demonstrating its function."
After being stopped by Itsuki, Ikaros showed a confused expression in response to Itsuki's agitated questioning. She did not understand her behavior, but calmly explained why she had done it.
"J-just explain these things with words, don't demonstrate them anymore! And… Yu is still here!"
Hearing that, Itsuki immediately felt like crying. Looking at Ikaros, she suddenly felt that this girl was a little too innocent. Seeing that Ikaros still looked confused, Itsuki immediately turned to Nakano Yu, who was lying on Ikaros's lap, and anxiously said,
"Yu, hurry and tell her something!"
"Ikaros belongs to Master; if Master wants to see, he may do so at any time."
Only then did Ikaros understand the meaning of Itsuki's words. So it was because Master was here that she could not "remove her armor."
But she belonged to Master. Every strand of her hair, every inch of her skin belonged to Master, so Master could see whenever he wished…
If that was the case, then why could she not remove her armor in front of Master?
Ikaros became confused again. Theoretically, it was contradictory and impossible to explain.
"Ikaros, from now on you must not remove your armor when other people are present, understand?"
Seeing that Itsuki was almost in tears, Nakano Yu finally got up from Ikaros's lap, gently rubbed her head, and spoke.
"Yes, Master."
Nodding, Ikaros replied, and her mind also remembered what Nakano Yu had just said.
She must not "remove her armor" when other people were present, only when she was alone with Master or completely by herself.
"She really does seem to know nothing."
At that moment, Ichika also realized that Ikaros's earlier behavior had definitely not been an act. If it had been, there would have been traces of it and it would have seemed very staged, but Ikaros's actions just now made Ichika understand that Ikaros genuinely believed in what she was doing.
"In that regard, Ikaros must be properly taught; we mustn't let her become a bad child."
As soon as Ichika's words fell, Eu, who had been quietly sitting and drinking tea the entire time, put down her cup and looked at Ikaros with a serious expression as she spoke.
"That's right! Eu is right! We have to properly guide Ikaros and not let Yu do bad things!"
Yotsuba also stood up to support Eu's statement, but as soon as she finished speaking, the girl scratched her cheek, suddenly feeling that something was not quite right.
Aside from Yotsuba, the other four sisters looked at Eu in shock, their thoughts in complete chaos.
What just happened? Eu spoke?!
"Eu… you can talk now?"
After a long moment, Ichika was the first to react. Looking at the girl in the long dress, no longer wearing her heavy full armor, she asked in disbelief.
As soon as Ichika said that, Yotsuba finally realized what had been wrong.
So Eu could speak! She thought she had said something wrong. Thank goodness, thank goodness…
Wait?!!! What?!! Eu can speak now?!!!