“I would like you to give me a name.”

“I have heard that doing so will deepen our bond.”

“That is correct.”

Naming.

Even being told that, Li’s honest feeling was hesitation.

There was no way she could give a careless name like Pochi or Tama.

She clearly needed to think it through properly.

That said, Li was the type who struggled with naming even in games.

If a default name was provided, she tended to think that was good enough.

But this time, that would not do.

“Please give me a little time.”

“Very well. That is better than a careless name.”

With that agreement reached, Li began to think.

What she could imagine from the Omniversal Archive Heaven’s Library was, of course, knowledge.

A divine hall filled with all forms of wisdom.

If that was the case, then she should take inspiration from that direction.

When it comes to gods of wisdom, Minerva is a well-known example.

Metis, Kuhebiko, Sukunabikona.

Sarasvati, Enki.

And then… Thoth and Hermes…

One divine name after another crossed Li’s mind.

Then she had a flash of insight.

She remembered Trismegistus, the syncretic figure formed from Thoth and Hermes.

Formally known as Hermes Trismegistus.

A divine human, famous as the progenitor of alchemy.

Also said to be the one who recorded the Emerald Tablet, the patron text of alchemy.

Li felt it was a name that perfectly suited the Omniversal Archive Heaven’s Library.

“I’ve decided. Your name is Trismegistus. It also means ‘thrice-great.’”

“Thrice… great… Very well. I like it. From this moment on, I am Trismegistus.”

“And your nickname will be Tori-chan, please.”

“I would prefer Trismegistus, if possible.”

“Tori-chan.”

“…I understand, my master.”

Overwhelmed by Li’s momentum, Tori-chan yielded.

The naming was successfully completed.

The Omniversal Archive Heaven’s Library itself recognized and accepted it.

As a result, the fully leather-bound book flashed with light.

Li wondered if something would change, but nothing did.

It simply glowed.

“The naming is complete. Ah, my master, there is one thing I forgot to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“Do you remember the chains wrapped around me when I was summoned?”

“Now that you mention it, yes.”

“Those were called the Chains of Lufa. They were seals placed upon me by the sun god Lufarsla, to prevent misuse.”

“That is quite a name you just dropped.”

“It seems you have also become the master of the Chains of Lufa.”

“Huh?”

Li’s well-shaped eyes widened.

“If you doubt it, try summoning them.”

Li obediently followed Tori-chan’s suggestion.

[Summon・Chains of Lufa]

Golden gauntlets materialized around Li’s arms.

Chains were wrapped around those gauntlets.

At the end of the chains hung charms shaped like pointed Celtic crosses.

“S-so cool…”

The design stirred Li’s middle-school heart.

She thought that phase had long since withered away, but her physical age was fourteen.

Right in the middle of it.

“This is Andromeda, isn’t it?”

At that instant.

The Chains of Lufa flashed brilliantly.

When the light subsided, the golden gauntlets and chains shifted to a bluish silver, matching Li’s hair color.

Instead of the glaring gold, they now had a calm, dignified tone that radiated solemnity.

Across the surface of the gauntlets ran geometric lines glowing aqua blue, like beautiful ornamentation.

“My master, it seems you were also able to name the Chains of Lufa.”

“Huh? Please wait a moment. Aren’t you only supposed to be able to have one familiar?”

“That is incorrect, my master. Ah, I see. Summoning magic was lost to history, was it not.”

“Do you know something?”

“Fuhahahaha!”

A laugh rose up, like that of some villain.

Li felt a slight irritation.

“I am the Omniversal Archive Heaven’s Library. I shall let you experience my true worth.”

This was the second time today that Li thought, “Even if you say that…”