After leaving the room of the Chief Court Magic Pharmacist, Li returned to the Ducal House townhouse.

The fact that no one interrupted her on the way back could probably be called extraordinary good fortune.

Along the way the escort knights maintained an ironclad guard.

“Amira, please endure it just a little longer.”

Li gently patted the head of her new little sister.

“I have returned.”

After greeting the maids who came to welcome her, Li asked where her mother was.

It seemed her mother was shut away in the underground laboratory.

She was likely absorbed in her research on artificial magical creatures.

“Please bring Mother to the salon. I have something important to discuss.”

“Understood, milady.”

As the maids quickly went into motion, Li made her way to the salon.

She seated Amira beside her and waited for her mother.

“Li-chan!”

The door to the salon opened and her mother appeared.

She held a stack of papers that were likely research materials.

“There’s something I don’t understand!”

“Mother, please calm down a little.”

Li soothed her mother and encouraged her to sit down.

“I will accompany you with that later, so please give me a little time first.”

“Come to think of it, you said there was something important to discuss. Is it about that child?”

Li nodded and released the invisibility magic.

“This child is called Amira. She is the core of the dungeon that the Founding King conquered.”

Amira immediately clung tightly to Li’s arm.

Li explained the circumstances.

Including how Amira had grown attached to her and how they ended up forming a contract.

Of course she kept quiet about almost firing off dangerous magic earlier.

“Then from today she is one of our children.”

“Amira-chan, I’m Li-chan’s mama. My name is Veronica Elmentrant Karasebed Quewa.”

Looking at her kindly, her mother introduced herself to Amira.

“Amira.”

When Li prompted her, the dungeon core introduced herself while half hiding behind Li.

“It’s alright, Amira.”

“Mama...”

“Yes. From today I will be Amira-chan’s mama.”

Her mother embraced Amira from the front.

Perhaps reassured by the tight hug, Amira returned the embrace.

“Mother, may I call Sonia and Mertezio as well?”

“Yes, it would be best to settle this sooner rather than later.”

As that conversation ended the maids quietly moved into action.

They were very capable maids.

* * *

After the three of them spent a little time together, Li’s younger brother and sister appeared.

“Big sister!”

“Welcome back, sister.”

Her younger sister and brother called out to her and then suddenly stopped.

Because they saw Amira.

“Mertezio, Sonia. This child is Amira.”

Li introduced her while leaving out various details.

“You two, from today Amira-chan is also part of our family. Sonia, she will be your older sister perhaps? Mertezio, you two look about the same age.”

“Another big sister!”

Li had been a little worried.

She wondered whether her younger sister might throw a tantrum.

She thought it might be difficult for her to accept a stranger suddenly being called family.

However it seemed those worries were unnecessary.

Her little sister might actually be more broad-minded than Li expected.

She immediately greeted her with “I’m Sonia” and hugged her.

“I’m Mertezio Tibrusio Karasebed Quewa. Nice to meet you.”

Her younger brother was calm as well.

The younger children quickly decided to start playing Li’s games together.

Laughter and excited voices could already be heard.

“Sonia and Mertezio accepted her.”

“You were worried about something like that? It’s alright Li-chan. More importantly,” her mother continued.

“It’s about this part of the research.”

She placed the research papers heavily on the table.

Li thought that everyone in her family seemed rather extraordinary.

Perhaps this was what nobles were like.

Of course she conveniently ignored the fact that she herself was also a noble lady.

After that she spent a long time discussing the research with her mother and deepened her understanding of artificial magical creatures.