The way I spend my mornings has been changing a lot lately.
　I'm not sure if it's these days, or since I started working at the Demon King's Castle.

　Even if you say you're being taken care of, Mira-san has helped me so much that I can't argue with her, and it's the same in the morning.
　As expected, waking up to find a beautiful woman sleeping beside me - pretending to be asleep since she seems to have gone under the radar after dressing up - is bad for my heart, so I started waking up a little earlier.

　So, first, I checked the maintenance of the various black magic. Adjusted the potency of some of them.
　For example, the magic that interrupts the blankness in my thoughts is disturbing when I'm awake, so I make it focus on when I'm asleep, and so on.

　As part of my training, I'm always casting black magic on myself.
　It's not that you can improve your magic just by using it, but the organs that produce magic power are trained to the extent that you use them. Well, it's a very steady growth, but I'm sure I'll get stronger.
　The use of magic power during sleep is mainly for the magic organ.

　Next, check the horns. I took over one of the horns from my master.
　The magician's horns accumulate magic power, compressing and purifying it.
　Its effect is tremendous, so much so that it can physically interfere with the magic power alone.

　After the Fenix battle, I've been allocating more magic power to the horns.

'Yeah, it's not bad.'

　Check is complete. Good condition.
　Just as I got out of bed, the bedroom door softly opened.
　When Mila looked at me as I got up, she looked a little disappointed and then smiled.

'Good morning, Reme,'

　A smile naturally appears on my face.

'Yeah, good morning,'

You don't mind sleeping a little longer, do you?

... haha. I think I'm going to go for a run.

M....Amducias?

　Mila puffs out one cheek with a smile.
　Because she usually exudes the charm of an adult woman, the cuteness of her occasional childish gestures stand out.

''No, no, there's Folus, too, right?''

　The reason for this was that he wanted to get to know his three subordinates - his new friends - better.
　This befriending is not about wanting to be best friends or being sticky, but about wanting to build a relationship of trust.

　In an adventurer, the 【Brave Person】 is basically the leader. If you don't have a 【Brave Person】, you can't form a party, and he's like the main character of the strategy.
　But that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want.

　Adventurers are human beings too, so there will be times when they don't like the people who tell them what to do.
　Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for parties to break up because they've fallen out of favor.

　Vorace the Minotaur, Amducias the Unicorn's heir, and Botis the Lamia.
　I am now the boss of these three.

　The three of them had to follow orders from their superiors.
　In terms of the party, it's just like when the party was first formed.

　Just like the mock battle against Elie's party led by [The Greatest Warrior] Elie-san, if the roles are clearly defined and the battle proceeds according to those instructions, we can produce a coordinated effort.
　However, if you ask me if that's enough, I think it's not.
　Of course, I won't step in if my opponent doesn't want me to.

Well, that's fine. It's important to interact with your subordinates. The role of a supervisor is to raise the morale of his or her subordinates and provide them with an environment in which they can perform at their best.

　When Mira-san says it, it's very convincing.
　The unity and morale of the [Vampires] is the best in the Demon King's Castle, along with the [Werewolves] who call each other brothers.

''We just run together, though.''

　First of all, I heard from Folus - who, come to think of it, decided to basically call his subordinates by their dungeon names, just like the rest of his colleagues - that he was running in the morning, partly for the purpose of learning the terrain of the neighborhood.
　Then I offered to join them, and they agreed.

　Then Amducias came in and said, "May I join you, too~" and of course we both accepted.

　If that's the case, I called out to Botis as well, but she said, "I'm sorry.......I'm so weak in the morning. But if you're talking about the orders of the General Staff--" "No, no problem," was the conversation, and she did not participate.

'It's sweet, Leme. In life, you never know what will trigger you, do you?

'Nah, I see. I'll be careful.

Yes, ma'am. Go ahead, dear. I'll be waiting for you to make your breakfast.

　After I finished my preparations, I left the house with a warm smile on my face.
　........I feel like I'm being followed by a vampire sub-beast, but I guess it's just my imagination.

　When I stepped outside, I saw that Folus was waiting for me.
　When he sees me, he bows his head in a bow.

　He had let his subordinates know who he was.
　Being human itself, the people in the Demon King's Castle have known about it since I was re-employed, and just like it's important to have a proper understanding of my subordinates' abilities, I thought I should have my bosses' abilities as well.
　Being mistaken for a demon even though he's actually a human-level durability is good if they're an enemy, but not so good if they're an ally.

''Good morning.''

　Follas nods his head in a chuckle.
　He's not very good at talking. He can manage to feel like a different person when he's wearing his mask.

''Well, let's go then.''

　His gaze turns to a point. There must be a bat sub-animal there.
　I told him not to worry about when it was, so he doesn't point it out either.

　By the way, he seems to have entered the [Dragon Man] dormitory.
　Although the ones for demons are the same in size and other aspects as the ones for humans (normal), there are many races that are not.
　The Minotaur's follas are much bigger than me, even when I'm normal.
　Their arms are like logs.
　There were several candidates, and it seems that they decided that the 【Longman】 one would fit.

''Good morning~''

　When I arrived at the female dormitory for demons, Amducias was already outside as well.
　She's a [Trainer], and in the morning, she would let Alraune out into the courtyard.

　We decided to do something while the girls were sunbathing and heard that we were going to run.
　We've been running together ever since.

　Folus, who is less talkative, and Amducias, who is chatty, are surprisingly not a bad match.
　They don't have conversations where they try to force a response out of her, so the air is somewhat relaxed even if she's the only one talking.
　While I occasionally give her the occasional nod, I changed my route again today and ran lightly as a city guide.

''By the way, the magic of the General Staff San is useful~. I can't believe we're running with this group and no one cares.

　It's sparsely populated due to the time of day, but it's not often you see a person, a minotaur and a beautiful woman with horns sprouting from her forehead running together.
　But who cares?

'Haha,'

There's no such thing as convenient.

Don't worry about it, Follas. I'll come in handy, too.

　From Amducias' tone, I can tell that he said it as a compliment.

''........haha.

　I think Folus even thought about the hard work it took to learn it, and he told me.
　He was self-taught and came to the same training I did. Unlike me, who was blessed with a master, he continued to work hard despite his loneliness.

　Although we come from different races and upbringings, we are connected by black magic.　

It's a good idea to have a good time with them.　If so, I'm sorry. I'm often told I can't read the air~

No, really, I'm fine. I'm not angry with Foras, either. Okay?

　Fallus nodded his head.

　I go around town like that.
　I went back to my dormitory, visiting Mr. Blitz and so on.
　I had breakfast at Mila's and then went to pick up Kash and had a second breakfast there.
　I go to work with my secretary.

　This is what my mornings have been like lately.