This place was ridiculously convenient.
After hearing Morpheus's explanation, everyone present was stunned. As expected of a divine being—achieving something like this was almost absurd.
Morpheus continued, "Also, this is my domain. Not only can your consciousness enter, but your physical bodies can too."
"If you ever face a powerful enemy, you can take refuge here or even call for backup."
"Plus, each of you has a personal room. Feel free to check them out."
"The rooms are mostly identical, but you can customize them however you like."
Medea perked up at this. "Boss, can I see my room?"
"Of course."
Morpheus pointed to the hall's staircase. "Head up those stairs to the second floor. There's a wide hallway with a room marked with your name."
Medea smiled faintly and ascended to the second floor, where she found a door with her name on it.
Pushing it open, she saw a rather plain room.
But it was customizable.
Morpheus had granted her the ability to reshape the room to her liking, even altering its size at will.
To be blunt, Medea could transform it into her own palace if she wanted.
She could even expand the space to create an entire kingdom.
But such an overhaul would be tedious, and Medea was too lazy for that. Instead, she remodeled it into her old magecraft workshop, based on her memories.
Meanwhile, Megumi Kato hadn't forgotten her purpose for coming.
She approached Erina to ask how to be a proper follower.
She chose Erina because, after talking with everyone, she learned Erina was the first to become Morpheus's follower.
The problem was, Erina hadn't been a follower for long and had little insight into what made a "proper" one.
She simply followed Morpheus's orders, preparing lavish meals for him three times a day.
She had no real advice to offer.
Hisako was in the same boat.
With no other choice, Megumi turned to the others.
Saeko said, "I follow Lord Morpheus's orders, eliminating evil spirits daily to repay him."
Nanami added, "I work every day to earn money for Lord Morpheus's expenses."
Miko explained, "I became a follower because of my top-tier Spirit Sight, which let me see the future. I can offer small bits of help when Lord Morpheus needs it."
Megumi went around and realized every follower had a unique skill.
Whether it was cooking, earning money, or possessing special talents, they all contributed to Morpheus in critical moments.
She had a talent too, but she still didn't know how her faint presence could help him.
Seeing Megumi's confusion, Nanami extended an invitation. "Why don't you join me in running the massage parlor to earn money for our lord?"
Megumi replied flatly, "But I don't know how to give massages."
Nanami waved it off. "No worries. I don't either. My 'massages' are just me cheating with the Power of Light. It dispels fatigue and refreshes the spirit."
"It gives people an almost euphoric feeling."
"Even if you don't know massage techniques, a tiny bit of the Power of Light can make people feel amazing."
"My parlor is pretty popular because of it. If you join, we can earn money together."
Megumi thought it over and figured it wasn't a bad idea.
At least she'd be contributing something.
She glanced at Morpheus. "Is that alright, my lord?"
Morpheus replied calmly, "Don't look to me. Decide for yourself what you want to do. Whether it's learning to cook with Erina, earning money with Nanami, or even slaying spirits with Saeko, I don't mind."
"Do what you enjoy."
With that, Megumi agreed to Nanami's offer, and they quickly set a time and place to meet.
They left the follower platform.
Soon after, Erina and Hisako departed to prepare Morpheus's dinner.
Saeko bid farewell to Morpheus and went back to hunting evil spirits.
With nothing else to do, Miko and Hana headed to the second floor, found their rooms, and customized them to their ideal designs.
Morpheus didn't comment and exited the platform.
Back in the real world, he opened his eyes at the same moment Megumi did.
As he'd said, the platform had a time-lock feature—no matter how long they spent inside, no time passed outside.
Though Megumi left the platform first and Morpheus followed, they woke up simultaneously in reality.
"Lord Morpheus, I'm off to meet Miss Aoyama."
Seeing Morpheus open his eyes, Megumi gave a polite bow and excused herself.
Morpheus nodded, waving a hand. "Go ahead."
Megumi left the rooftop.
That night.
Morpheus returned home and enjoyed the dinner meticulously prepared by Erina and Hisako when a knock came at the door.
Opening it, he found a familiar face.
It was Yuki Onna, Tsurara Oikawa, from the Nura Clan.
"Good evening, Lord Morpheus."
"Good evening. I assume you're here with good news?"
Tsurara Oikawa said, "We've captured another batch of man-eating yokai. Would you have time to check if any of them are the ones you're looking for?"
"Sure. Where?"
"The usual place."
Led by Tsurara Oikawa, Morpheus arrived at the same abandoned building as last time.
On the top floor of the unfinished structure, a group of bloodthirsty yokai were bound tightly, guarded by Nura Clan yokai, with Kubinashi at the helm.
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300 Power Stones = 2 BC
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700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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