After lunch, I changed and left the dormitory a step ahead of him.
　Mira-san, wearing an apron, saw me off at the entrance.

I'll see you later.

Have a good day.

　I've been thinking lately that this kind of thing is good.
　A fixed place to go home, or something like that.

　The reason I'm leaving the dorm first is to go pick up Kash.
　She's still young enough to live at home with her parents. You can walk to the castle, but I'm worried about her, so I take her to and from the castle.

　This would seem to make Mira-san follow me, but she said, "It's Kash-san's time.
　The two of them are pretty good friends. Recently, it seems that the three of them and [Devil in Love] Sitri-san have been holding girl's parties and other events to get along with each other.

　At times like that, I run with 【Werewolf Leader】 Markosias-san on the second playground for as long as I can keep up my strength, have 【Cutting Knight】 Fulkus-san train me with his sword, solve the riddles provided by 【Eloquent Thrush Prince】 Kaim, and so on, all of which deepen my friendship with the members of the Demon King's Castle.

　The energetic, healthy, and dainty Kash is popular with everyone in the Demon King's Castle, and there are people who are able to talk to her because of her presence.
　I was wary of the fact that the new chief of staff was a human, but after seeing his relationship with Kash, I decided that he was someone who didn't have an aversion to or discrimination against demons. I heard several stories about this.

　As such, I heard that he smelled the same as [Demon of Time] Agares-san, one of the Four Heavenly Kings and the self-proclaimed guardian of the infant heart.......................although I heard that he was suspicious of me.
　Fortunately, or should I say, that concern seemed to be quickly dispelled thanks to Mira-san's unobtrusive approach.

　Then, this time, strange rumors started up, such as "That queen with the flirtatious voice.......who the hell is she?", but those rumors quickly disappeared.
　I heard that many staff members were injured before and after the rumors started, but I wonder what happened.
　It was better not to know, my gut told me.

　After walking for about fifteen minutes, a two-story apartment building came into view. There are ten rooms in total, five on each floor. The outside of the house is not beautiful, but it is well built.
　The room Kash lives in is in the middle of the first floor.
　As I walked up to it, the door was opened before I could knock.

''Good morning, Leme-san!''

　It's not Kash.
　The girl with longer hair than Kash and a more active look to her is Maka. She's Kash's sister.

'Good morning, Maka.

You can call me Maka. I thought it was time for you to come, Leme.

　Then he looks up at me.
　He was twelve years old, I think. He looked a little more mature than Kash.

'Yeah, is Kash there?'

Well, do you want to talk to me?

'Not really, but...'

　I'm not sure what Maka is thinking. I feel like the closest thing I can think of is that he adores me, but somehow that's not the only thing I can think of...

'Ah, it's Reme-chan!

You're here again, Leme!

　The twins come rushing in. They are Kash's younger siblings.
　The girl's name is Mia, and the boy's name is Natsu. Mia seems to be the older sister. They are five years old.
　Mia thinks I'm a kind older brother because of the clothes and sweets she received from her mother and Kash.
　Natsu is wary of me showing up out of the blue and getting along with his sister and mother.

Good morning, Mia and Natsu-kun.

　I stroked Mia's head as she came near me. The ticklish smile on her face was still similar to Kash.
　Natsu-kun bit my hand. Ouch. Still, I can't bring myself to get angry because I feel more of a will that I have to protect my mother and sisters than hostility.
　I hope I can somehow clear up the misunderstanding and get along with them.

''Hey, stop it, Natsu!''

　With a thud, Maka dropped his fist and Natsu-kun stopped chewing, but at the same time he cried out.

''Maka nipped it...!

　Crying, he jumped into the chest of his sweet sister, Kash, who was crying.

''Good. But Natsu-kun. You can't bite Reme, right?

　Kash stroked his brother's head and gently chided him.

They're all after the vixen. My name is Kash, and I'm just trying to get to him.

　I like her very much when she describes her own sister as a beautiful woman, even at a young age.
　I also like the fact that he worries about his sister.
　However, I wonder if you can somehow understand that there are very few bad people who go after little girls as women, and that I am not.　

'Welcome, Leme. I'm sorry, it's always so noisy.

　Kash and his mother, who is putting breakfast on the table, gives me an apologetic smile.

'No, I'm an only child and I'm jealous.

Leme, if you could have a sister, what type would you like to have?

　Maka comes right up beside me and asks in a sweet voice.

'I don't know...'

Maka, we don't want to embarrass Leme.

I was just asking.

　Maka-san is a [chef] and is being trained at a restaurant opened by a friend of her mother's.

"Please go eat again today, Leme-san. My food is delicious.

　Her food is certainly delicious.
　You need to eat a lot of rice to make a lot of magic, so you can still eat after breakfast.

''Is it okay?''

I'm making for Leme, too. I'm indebted to him for all his help, and my salary is increasing, so my life is getting easier.

　Taking into account Kash's family situation, the Demon King's Castle was willing to pay his salary on a daily basis.
　It's kind of become a habit to get breakfast in two places these days.
　Once I staggered the time and went to pick up Kash and he was waiting for me without eating, so I've been visiting him at breakfast time ever since.

　Natsu-kun didn't let his guard down as his mother asked him how Kash was doing at work, Maka asked him some private questions, and Mia pestered him to use his magic.
　Inside the house, Kash is Maka's younger sister and twin sister. She mainly takes care of the twins and is not a talkative person.
　It's kind of strange to see a different side of her than the outside world.

　After dinner, Maka is the first to leave the house. Then us. Her mother is leaving the twins with an elderly couple she knows while she works.
　Kash has been walking quietly for a while, but when the house is out of sight, he suddenly comes close to me.

''Can I........?''

　I shook her hand with a smile as she hesitantly extended it.

'Of course. I don't want you to get separated.

Yes, sir. You don't want to get separated from them.

　Kash happily scowled.

'Leme, I have a meeting with Lucy this morning.

　Like a secretary, she managed my schedule.

That's right. Let's head to the conference room when we get there.

It's blurred. What are you talking about?

I don't know. It's a matter of how to rebuild a broken ten-layered structure.

　Hierarchies are inherently made to fit the floor boss.
　But in my case, due to lack of time, I used my predecessor's as is.
　It's just right, so now they're going to make it to my liking.
　He'd been asked for his opinion a few times, so maybe he'd pack up the conversation.

''Hmmm ... what layer would you like it to be?''

'What do you think we should do? What do you think Kash would like?

　We headed to work like that, holding hands.