Luck Is Enough When Gambling

The position of Demon King was equivalent to absolute power for demons.

The bloodline of the Demon God, connected to all demons.

This bloodline of the Demon God, which could be called the foundation of demons’ strength and the well from which overwhelming power is drawn, was connected to all demons, but there were differences among them.

There are those who received the power of this bloodline strongly, and those who received it weakly.

Accordingly, ranks were divided even among demons, and the position of Demon King was a unique position that only those who inherited this bloodline of the Demon God most powerfully could ascend to.

And the current Demon King who has ruled over demons for a long period of 1,000 years.

Called by the name ‘Rose · Diona’, she was granting an audience to someone in the depths of the Demon Realm, in the depths of the Demon King’s Castle where it is said only the chosen ones can enter.

【Are the preparations complete?】

As the woman with black-mixed blonde hair, holding a scale in one hand, opened her mouth, the surroundings of the Demon King kneeling before her vibrated slightly.

The presence and divine power that arose just from existing here. The surrounding objects seemed to vibrate as their shapes distorted and then straightened.

This was the same for the Demon King, Rose, but she seemed unconcerned, bowing her head next to her kneeling knee with an indifferent expression.

“Yes, as you ordered, the librarian has escaped Iriel’s eyes using the incident caused by Idea, and she has also taken the book. However, I was unable to properly attempt to persuade that person as you wished…”

【That’s fine. Even if we had tried, we wouldn’t have succeeded right away as long as Iriel is holding onto that person. It was a gamble with terrible odds, so there was no need to do it necessarily.】

“…Thank you.”

Rose expressed deep gratitude in her heart to the woman who forgave her and showed generous tolerance for what she had failed to attempt properly due to her own incompetence.

However, she couldn’t keep the woman in front of her waiting by falling into tears of emotion. Rose continued with her next report.

“The escaped librarian seems to have made contact with that person as you said. I confirmed this fact myself by going to the human kingdom.”

【You’ve worked hard on that. I express my gratitude, Rose.】

“Your words are too kind.”

【But if the two have met, then the time remaining is two months and half a month. We must finish preparations before the Divine Manifestation Festival arrives.】

“Yes, that’s why I sent Ar and Pensia in advance. I believe there’s no need to worry.”

At the woman’s firm words that all preparations must be completed, Rose mentioned the two she had sent out in advance on orders.

Rose had been assisting the woman for the past 1,000 years. As the Demon King, it was impossible for her not to understand her intentions and act accordingly.

And perhaps this effort paid off. At Rose’s words, the woman standing before her smiled brightly.

【As expected of Rose. You’ve worked hard.】

“…Yes.”

As the woman’s smile enveloped the area, Rose struggled to hold back the corners of her mouth that were trying to rise involuntarily due to her satisfied feelings.

However, whether she knew Rose’s feelings or not, the woman, after smiling brightly, soon muttered softly words she had uttered a few weeks ago as well.

【But Isolde and Morgan attaching themselves to that person was a situation outside of choice… With the enemy’s top brass attaching to that person, it makes us look like villains.】

It was a very quiet murmur, almost like talking to herself, but the voice reached Rose as well.

Rose’s smile vanished in an instant, as if all her efforts until now had been in vain.

And in the suddenly solemn atmosphere, the woman chuckled and once again muttered softly.

【We’re just black in color, that’s all.】

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After the incident where the former librarian suddenly visited during the observation class, and after finishing all the classes that day, I returned to the temple and was able to hear various things from her.

That the book she brought was indeed a book from the Library of Records, and when I asked how she escaped from the underwater kingdom, she said she escaped using the power of the book, and so on.

Perhaps because not much time had passed since we met, I couldn’t hear what oppression Iriel had done to the librarian, but I was able to find out about various other curiosities.

And so, the question and answer session that began with the librarian after returning to the temple came to an end, and currently, I was having a serious contemplation with Myu.

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“Hmm…”

“It’s troubling…”

Myu and I sitting together on the sofa, and the librarian sitting across from us.

After sending Isolde and Morgan back to their private rooms, what we were pondering now was none other than the librarian’s new name that she had hoped for.

A name symbolizes a person’s existence and is also very important in first meetings with other people.

We couldn’t give such a name carelessly, which is why we were in such deep contemplation.

“Several have come up… but none particularly appeal to me.”

“I agree.”

“I liked all of those…”

Various names like Latia, Durandal, Eschka, Byomante, and so on had been listed so far, but unlike when I named Myuit, there was no name that gave me the feeling of ‘this is it’.

The librarian seemed satisfied with any name as long as I gave it to her, but how could that be?

Myu also couldn’t agree with that, which is why our contemplation had been continuing for nearly an hour now.

Why did Myu’s name come to mind immediately, but the librarian’s name doesn’t come to mind at once?

I suddenly worried that we might not reach a conclusion even if we stayed up all night like this.

But perhaps as a reward for pondering for a long time, fortunately, before the contemplation time reached an hour, one name struck through my mind like lightning.

“…I’ve thought of a good name.”

“As expected of Mother! What is it? That name?”

All names have meanings. When I gave Myu her name, I gave her a name that contained my wishes and a meaning that suited her.

And now, as a result of long contemplation, a name came to mind that contained a meaning suitable for the librarian.

The librarian is a homunculus who ran away from Iriel after suffering from oppression.

So a name that contains that purpose she desires would suit her best.

“Let’s call her Liberty.”

“Liberty… is it?”

Myu tilted her head at my words.

I nodded and answered to that face which clearly showed that she didn’t know what the word Liberty meant.

“It’s a word that means freedom. Libby would be perfect as a nickname.”

“Freedom… What a wonderful meaning, Mother!”

“Liberty… Libby…”

At my explanation of the name, Myu let out a mumbling sound for a moment and then praised it as a wonderful name, and the librarian muttered the name I had said in a small voice.

The librarian muttering her name and chewing on it over and over.

The librarian, who had been chewing on her decided name with her eyes lowered, soon slowly raised the corners of her mouth and looked at me.

“I really like it, Mother.”

She had said the same thing when we listed the previous names, but this name seemed to have genuinely appealed to her.

The face of the librarian… no, Libby, revealing her inner feelings so much that her emotions could be felt palpably.

Libby said so with a face soaked in happiness, and I smiled back at her along with Myu.

It was a joyous moment when the homunculus who had come into our care gained a true name.

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Although we ended the marathon of an hour by deciding the librarian’s name as Liberty, our conversation was not over yet.

No, it would have been over originally, but it was because Libby held me back saying she had something she wanted to ask.

As I sat down, Myu, who had naturally stood up, also sat back down.

And as we both sat down again, Libby paused for a few seconds and then opened her mouth.

“Mother, as I told you, I left the library unable to bear my former mother’s oppression. And now that I’ve met you, my purpose is to see the real world, not the world inside books.”

“Hmm, that’s understandable. You’ve been guarding the library for so long. So? What do you want to ask me?”

“Well… Even though my purpose is to see the real world, I thought it would be difficult to find where to go with such an unclear purpose, so I thought more about what I really want.”

Libby paused for a moment after saying that much.

I don’t know what she concluded her heart was pointing to, but it was felt even in her demeanor that she had really thought deeply.

Therefore, as I closed my mouth as if to listen and waited for Libby’s words, Libby eventually continued her paused words and placed her hand on her heart area.

“I’ve seen humans in books for a long time, but I still don’t understand them even a tiny bit of magic’s worth. So, if possible, I want to go around this kingdom where Mother is and learn about ‘human nature’.”

“I see, you’re trying to learn about quite a difficult thing.”

“Yes, and because it’s difficult, what I want to ask Mother is if you could take me to places within this kingdom where the most easily revealed aspects of human nature can be found.” nature. Is it because she’s experienced countless human lives written as book contents until now?

I opened my eyes slightly at the sight of Libby wanting to find out about such a philosophical aspect, and Myu beside me also showed an expression as if it was unexpected.

And I asked back to Libby’s words asking to take her to some place.

“Then where is the place you want, Libby?”

First of all, I need to know where Libby wants to go in order to make plans to take her there, right?

Even though she said places where the most easily revealed aspects of human nature can be found, I couldn’t even begin to guess.

Therefore, I asked Libby, and to this, Libby answered while meeting my gaze with unwavering eyes.

“I ask that you take me to the entertainment district of this kingdom.”

…I hope she hasn’t been led astray from the start?