User blog comment:Imouto-tan/Emily Saotome/@comment-4867780-20160713134057/@comment-4867780-20160715034807

I see ! So Shiro simply had his had full already and bigger fishes to fry at the time, so it was easier to just let them go so he could focus on what matters. Makes sense now, though the fact Emily and Megumi were treated so well is still surprising for an establishment under his viciously sociopathic command.

Background validated ! Feel free to confirm the rumor as you see fit ^ ^ After these precisions, they do match pretty nicely the "stay with their mom" case that was updated in reference to Maelys.