Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

“I never expected you to be so well hidden.” Kanina patted her shoulder from behind. “You are the Time Dragon King, the leader of that Hero District, and even have connections with the leaders of several existing countries. I might have to consider whether I should find a place to quietly disappear after I finish doing all this.”

"Huh? No, wait a minute?"

The amount of information flooding into her brain at once was too much; her brain was already working overtime, and she believed that the answer... couldn't come out no matter how fast she tried.

“You guys,” Ning turned her attention to the others, “did you tell the shop owner everything about us?”

"Don't get angry yet, Ning," Alice explained. "You see, when we were talking before, we mentioned some details about the portal, right?"

"...? Yes, it was mentioned. What happened?" Ning thought for a moment and asked.

“I just looked into the shopkeeper’s situation,” Alice began her explanation. “This place is one of the more stable areas in our city, with relatively few people. Isn’t it the perfect choice to set up a teleportation portal?”

“…Ha…” Ning sighed helplessly, “Putting aside the issue of you deciding on the location beforehand without discussing it with me, I have to admit that your idea is the same as mine.”

“Right, right?” Alice laughed.

“But these are two different things.” Ning changed the subject, looking at Kanina, “If you just want to help someone, then I advise you not to do it, because this kind of thing is all too common, isn’t it?”

“You mean,” Alice’s expression changed, “that I only acted on a whim?”

The lively and cheerful atmosphere just moments before suddenly plummeted to freezing point. Everyone looked bewildered, unsure of what to do, and tried their best to bring Li back to her senses.

“Alright, alright,” Kanina said. “I understand what you mean, Alice. You really didn’t think this through. Don’t just bring it up on a whim. Besides, this isn’t the time to talk about this, is it? We’re celebrating, aren’t we?”

Seeing the awkward atmosphere was difficult to ease, Kanina took the initiative to mediate and ease the tension. Kanina understood the reason behind it all; Ning's meaning was clear: she was weighing the feasibility of Alice's suggestions, and her doubts stemmed from Kanina's own situation. From the fact that they had concealed something, Kanina knew they didn't fully trust anyone.

Ning's question was too pointed, making Alice somewhat unhappy. However, this also showed that Alice was now completely open-minded; at least, her perspective was no longer based on the viewpoint of the Queen of the New Kingdom of Alyas. Ning's words, on the other hand, seemed a bit too serious.

“Alright.” Ning backed down. “There’s no point in thinking about these things now. Let’s wait until things settle down on your end before we talk about it.”

“Me too…” Alice lowered her head and said apologetically, “It was my oversight. Come on, don’t just stand there, say something.”

"Huh?! Wait a minute???"

Before she could even process the initial intelligence, she was bombarded with another massive amount of information, leaving Li feeling like her head was about to explode. Ning sighed helplessly, then leaned close to her ear and quietly explained what had happened while they were working in the kitchen, and what had just transpired. Li nodded and nodded, and after everything was explained, she stood up.

Everyone remained silent, waiting for Li to speak. Li looked serious, his brows furrowed, and after a long while, he finally spoke.

"Um... how should I put it..."

He barely finished speaking before starting to think again. Everyone laughed, not in a mocking way, because this distinctive remark was also part of Akihabara's culture.

"This Little Garden Alliance is actually a product of the times," Li frankly said. "But it wasn't a product of a whim. Ning and I did think about this when we were in the Duchy, but considering all sorts of problems, establishing this alliance was impractical. However, it was all thanks to that old bald man, Seric, that it turned into this, and the Little Garden Alliance was established as a result of the general trend."

"The current alliance is slightly different from the one we envisioned before. The current Sandbox Alliance is an alliance that connects all survivors into a community of shared destiny for the sake of survival. In the current harsh environment, we need to unite and complement each other's strengths in order to survive. At the same time, we will spare no effort to help other members of the alliance. This is the philosophy behind our establishment of this alliance, but in reality, it is something I feel a little embarrassed about."

“Actually, this alliance exists in a sense to fulfill my personal wishes,” Li said with a wry smile. “I should have told everyone here before that I want to change the state of this world and hope that things that are beneficial to everyone can spread throughout the world. This alliance is one of the ways I spread these things… There are also various other personal reasons… I’d rather not go into them here, so I’ll leave it at that.”

Organize what you want to say, take a deep breath, and say your final words.

"I hope that we can all find a place within this alliance to realize our ideals and values. That's all I wanted to say..."

After rattling off what she wanted to say, Ri couldn't even recall what she had rambled on about. She sat down amidst the silence, which lasted for a while. Ri began to wonder if she had said something wrong, and cautiously glanced around...

“Isn’t this great?” Alice smiled. “Our Sanko Workshop does this kind of thing too.”

Beginning with Alice, everyone cheered and offered their greetings. The establishment of the Little Garden Alliance was a ray of hope for those still surviving in this world. In this harsh environment, only by uniting once again could people better survive. They all understood the significance of the Little Garden Alliance's existence. Even if they couldn't clearly articulate what she wanted to express, her actions were enough to earn everyone's gratitude.

The new kingdom of Alyas can get help from this alliance. The strength and support from Akihabara can greatly alleviate their domestic problems, stabilize the morale of the people, and then unite to seek a way to survive.

Alice herself can also get a lot of help from this alliance, and Sanko Workshop has a reason to be active again, which can alleviate her workload to some extent.

The benefits it could bring were enough to make everyone cheer for it. The Little Garden Alliance, born of destiny, had not yet been announced, because the necessary preparations were not yet complete, and information about it was only circulating among a few of Alice's confidants and those present. For now, all they had to do was enjoy tonight's gathering.

"Miss Alice, you've had a long and tiring time."

"I'm sorry, Old Man Evan... I couldn't make sure that the Sanko Workshop could do well..."

"Hey! You little rascal! Didn't the shop owner just say this isn't the place to talk about these things?"

"Ah...sorry."

"Miss Senno, it's been a long time."

"You too, it's been a long time."

Because they had been talking with the shop owner, the two hadn't had a proper chance to catch up with the people from Sanko Workshop. Once the portal was set up, these people would be leaving Alice to work in Akihabara. The three sisters and Kanina sat in a corner, leaving the space to the main characters. The purpose of this gathering was also to give them a chance to spend time together privately.

"Feeling much better now?" Ning glanced at Li while holding her cup.

"Hmm, much better," Li said, taking a sip of the honey water in her hand. "Thank you for your help."

"What about me? What about me?" Xiao immediately interjected.

"You too." Li patted her head in gratitude. "It feels so good to have you all by my side..."

"I don't know what you're feeling sentimental about, but you'd probably feel awkward if I didn't say something," Ning said suddenly, quite realistically.

"Pfft, if you know, don't just say it out loud like that!!" Li Chen said angrily.

"Haha, you guys are so nice," Kanina laughed, sitting behind the counter.

“Yes, we sisters are very close!” Xiaotian said sincerely.

boom------!

"——————!?"

The joyful atmosphere came to an abrupt halt as everyone stopped with a loud bang, followed by a violent shaking. Everyone's nerves were on edge. Once the shaking subsided, they began to move.

"Xiao!" Ning called out to Xiao immediately.

"I see!"

The two exchanged a brief glance and understood each other's meaning. Xiao then rushed up the stairs and headed to the room upstairs.

"Everyone, although it's not the right time, this is troublesome!"

"Okay! No problem! Leave it to us!"

Alice, with a hint of apology, called out to the staff of the Sanko Workshop. Such a commotion must have alerted the city's citizens, and as the queen of the country, she had no choice but to take action. Although the gathering was forced to stop due to this unexpected situation, the staff of the Sanko Workshop showed no dissatisfaction and immediately returned to work. After Alice and Senno quickly assigned tasks, they all left the inn and headed to various parts of the city.

Something that can cause such a commotion is definitely not something that can be easily glossed over.

“Li, Ning,” Alice said to the two, “Things happened so suddenly, there’s no point in Senno and me going back now. What do you two plan to do?”

"It's simple. Find the root cause, then go and solve it." Ning shrugged easily. "Based on the direction of the sound and vibration, I think the problem is outside the city. Li, what did you see?"

“So many magical reactions.” Li revealed a meaningful smile. “They are all magical reactions that we are very familiar with…they are from the elves in the Crystal Forest.”

"Tsk..." Ning clicked his tongue blatantly.

“Crystal Forest? Elves?” Alice asked. “You’d better explain to us what’s going on.”

“We can’t say the specifics right now. It’s something we encountered on our way here.” Li put down his cup. “But what I do know is that a large number of elves have gathered outside the city, and we need to get there quickly.”

“I understand the situation is urgent.” Alice nodded. “We can talk about the elves and the Crystal Forest later. Right now, the most important thing is to go and help. These elves are not easy to deal with.”

“I’ve already sent Xiao over,” Ning said. “She should be able to buy us some time. Li, open a door; we need to get over there now.”

“Senno and I will go together,” Elise said. “I need to go to the city wall to take command and tell them your identities, otherwise it will be troublesome if we accidentally injure friendly forces.”

"Okay...you guys come too."

As everyone quickly grasped the situation and prepared to leave, their gazes all fell on the shop owner, Kanina, as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Alright, alright," Kanina said with a wry smile, "The situation is urgent now, isn't it? What a hassle, this kind of thing happening in the middle of a party. Anyway, I'll leave the task of saving the people to you. I'll go to the shelter obediently, so don't worry about me, hurry up and go."

Chapter 51 The Elf Siege

"Hold them! Hold them all!"

"We absolutely cannot let these monsters breach our walls before reinforcements arrive!!"

"Large numbers of monsters have appeared on the western city wall! Requesting backup!!"

"Mage! Prepare your magic! Strike these guys back with all your might!"

"Hey, someone who knows earth magic! Can you help repair the city walls?!"

"Go and call the adventurers to come and help!"

Faced with the sudden attack, the guards on the city wall did not panic. They calmly went about their duties, trying to hold onto the increasingly damaged wall. By this time, a considerable number of monsters had gathered below the city. These monsters appeared without warning; even the soldiers who had been observing outside the city had not noticed when they appeared.

The situation was as follows: the soldier on night watch glanced casually outside the city walls, observing the situation. Seeing that everything seemed calm, he prepared to look away when something utterly unbelievable happened. He blinked and turned away, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a large number of monsters gathered below the city walls. He froze, rubbed his eyes, and turned back to confirm. Just then, the monsters began attacking the city walls, making him realize that what he was seeing was real. He quickly turned and rushed back inside the walls, shouting that a monster invasion was imminent.

Just as he charged into the city walls, something from within the monsters suddenly launched a powerful attack, smashing a large crater into the wall with a deafening roar. This explosion instantly sent a signal of danger throughout the New Kingdom. Fewer than three thousand soldiers remained in the New Kingdom. These three thousand had never encountered such a large-scale battle before, but they were soldiers carefully selected by Alice; they could quickly assess the situation and act decisively.

However, whether these three thousand men could withstand the attacks of the monsters born from this chaotic era remained a mystery. They desperately maintained their defensive line, preventing the monsters from breaching the city walls. Those skilled in earth magic gathered near the walls, working tirelessly to repair the damaged sections, while other soldiers launched attacks from their elevated positions on the walls, barely managing to suppress the monsters' onslaught.

“This isn’t enough…” the commander bit his nails. “If this continues, we probably won’t be able to hold out for long. If they can launch another attack like that, the walls really won’t hold.”

Even an ordinary person could see that the city wall, already severely damaged by various unforeseen events, had been further weakened by such a powerful attack, leaving it teetering on the brink of collapse. If another attack like that were to occur, this place would be truly finished. They could only pray that reinforcements would arrive quickly, at least buying them more time.

"Commander! Look at this!!"

One of the soldiers called out to the commander, waving him over. The commander immediately went to his side and looked out over the city wall, where he also noticed the unusual creature among the monsters.

Amidst the menacing monsters, long, fiery hair danced in the wind. A young girl stood nonchalantly among them, her body wreathed in scorching golden flames. Her hands were visibly kneading a golden orb of light. The commander, seeing the golden orb, broke out in a cold sweat. His intuition told him that the orb was dangerous, and the girl was dangerous too.

"Aim at the girl in the middle of the monsters!" the commander shouted without hesitation. "Don't let her attack! She's the enemy!!"

The situation was urgent, and there was no time to explain. Although everyone was puzzled, they still did as instructed, because they had also sensed an unusual aura emanating from the girl. Furthermore, her unharmed state amidst the monsters was enough to arouse their suspicion, and they launched a unanimous attack on her. However, at that moment, the girl revealed a chilling smile and changed her stance.

She steadied herself in a horse stance, one foot forward and one foot back, her right hand gripping the golden orb of light. She spun around and hurled the orb with all her might. The orb effortlessly shattered everything in its path, like a golden meteor shattering their attacks, before crashing into the city wall with a deafening roar. A violent tremor ran beneath her feet, and a corner of the wall crumbled, revealing a gaping hole. Monsters swarmed towards the opening, and just when the soldiers thought all was lost…

A miracle happened.

Blades engulfed in cyan flames erupted from the ground, slaying all the monsters approaching the breach and forming a new defensive line. Their sharp blades reflected the moonlight, making the moonlight itself seem piercingly sharp. Any monster that dared to approach would surely suffer numerous wounds. Because of their appearance, the monsters began to retreat warily.

The white-eared fox girl walked out from between the sharp blades as if nothing had happened, stood in front of them, glared at the monsters, and placed her hands on the hilts of the swords at her waist.

"Who dares to approach this place..."

The black and white swords were drawn, and two dazzling blade lights flashed and disappeared. A blue light wrapped around the blades, and the magic power on the fox-eared girl also accelerated.

"Then execute him."

The girl's words sounded so natural that it was unbelievable. Despite being such a delicate-looking girl, her words carried an undeniable power, making one feel that she truly had the ability to wipe out all the monsters in front of her.

Her appearance also drew the attention of many soldiers; they no longer cared why such a beautiful and charming girl would appear here.

"What are you all standing there for?!" The commander, who was the first to come to his senses, shouted, "Hurry up and help! All the mages, go repair the city walls! Open the city gates! We have no choice but to go out and fight now!"

"Oh! Quickly pass on the order!!"

The magician used magic to repel the monsters near the city gate. The soldiers picked up their weapons, opened the gate, and rushed out to fight the monsters. They adopted a conservative approach, trying to buy as much time as possible to prevent the monsters from entering the city. Meanwhile, on the other side, the monsters, naturally, wouldn't listen to Xiao's words, and besides, they couldn't understand what she was saying, so they pounced without hesitation.

Xiao sighed helplessly, prepared his twin swords, and pondered how to defend himself.

"dawn."

Windsor's voice echoed in her mind, and a unique power flowed through her entire body. Windsor established a connection with her, allowing her to materialize herself using her power. This time, Windsor once again chose the enormous ghostly phantom. For some reason, she couldn't recreate the giant fox phantom from that day, but it was more than enough to deal with these monsters.

“All the guys here are elves,” Wenther warned. “Go ahead and deal with the troublesome ones. By the way, there’s a high-ranking elf in the center of these guys. Judging from the fluctuations in spiritual energy, it’s probably the high-ranking fire-attribute elf.”

"Understood." Xiao lowered her body. "I'll try my best to clear out some of these monsters before my sisters arrive."

clatter--

Xiao took a very light step, but her speed was so fast that the monsters couldn't even catch a glimpse of her. They only knew that their bodies suddenly hurt, and their wounds seemed to snap open as if they had just realized it. In the ensuing chaos of the battle, many monsters died in a daze, and the girl's afterimage would occasionally appear in everyone's sight.

It's like divine help.

This was what every soldier in the midst of battle was thinking. The girl was indeed reducing the number of monsters, and they could all feel the pressure lessen considerably. That alone was enough to boost their morale and inspire them to fight back.

Xiao naturally ignored these matters, focusing instead on dealing with the spirits using her most proficient methods. Her two small katanas could easily slash through any spirit, stripping it of its fighting ability. However, she also noticed that the number of spirits was constantly increasing. She raised her hands, her twin swords held high, ready to slay the rolling stone spirit in front of her in one fell swoop, when the spirit suddenly unleashed its magical power.

"Aha!!"

A delicate shout came from behind the magic, and a golden fist came straight at Xiao. Xiao didn't have time to dodge, so she simply slashed at it with two blades. Blade and fist clashed head-on. Logically speaking, a bare fist should not be able to withstand a sharp blade, but the two were locked in a stalemate, and Xiao's blade could not advance any further.

"It's you again." Xiao stared at the person in front of her.

"Ah, it's a fox!" Yan exclaimed foolishly.

The blonde girl was one of the five high elves the three sisters had encountered in the Crystal Forest. This wasn't surprising; Xiao had expected her to come and stop her, but for some reason, the girl seemed even more surprised.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Yan exclaimed. "You actually managed to catch my punch head-on! You're way better than Nagi-nii!"

"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about!"

Taking advantage of her moment of unpreparedness, Xiao suddenly exerted her strength, suppressing her in one breath. Wense also seized this opportunity to counterattack. The spiritual energy katana swung fiercely, and Yan immediately raised her other hand, effortlessly catching the incoming spiritual energy katana.

"Phew! You can't fool me with such a little trick!" Yan smiled and tightened his grip on the spiritual energy katana.

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