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

In this almost intact city, some of the people who should have lived here have died. Bloodstains are visible everywhere in the city, and the bodies have been moved out of the city bit by bit, supposedly for mass cremation.

They quickly spotted Alice in the crowd in the square. She looked somewhat haggard, exhausted from everything that had happened that night.

She noticed the crowd approaching and forced a smile.

"I was wondering why there were demons here... So the Demon King came too." Alice forced a smile. "What happened just now was Riri's doing, right? You were a great help. I really don't know what I would have done if it weren't for you guys."

“I can tell.” Demon King Xuanze smiled.

"Say less," Ning glared at him. "Sorry, I'm too exhausted right now. Can you take her to rest for a bit?"

“Of course.” Alice nodded. “Ah, Dark, come here for a moment. Could you please take them to a place to rest?”

A young man wearing a Sanko Workshop uniform came over and led the two women away. After everyone watched them leave, Alice sighed unconsciously.

"Ah..." Noticing her lapse in composure, she covered her mouth.

"What's there to hide?" Xuanze scoffed. "It's only natural to feel sad and melancholic about this level of casualties. Why deliberately conceal these emotions?"

“I…” Alice didn’t know what to say.

The two have completely different personalities, and such a disagreement was within Alice's expectations. In fact, she is not very good at dealing with this person.

"Do whatever you want to do." Xuanze rarely showed a serious expression. "Becoming a king does not mean that a person is no longer a person."

“...Haha...Is that so…” Alice no longer suppressed her emotions, which were revealed on her face.

Her voice sounded somewhat choked, and tears glistened in the corners of her eyes, but she didn't let the tears fall. Instead, she tilted her head back and forced the tears to flow.

"Well, so-so," Xuanze commented. "Out of 100, I'll give you 30."

"You really take a little credit for granted! Are you really that strict with your evaluation?! Miss Alice, don't pay any attention to what this idiot is saying! Really, there's no need! This guy is just being deliberately mysterious."

Serena took Elise's place to punish Xuanze, but how much harm could this little fairy possibly do to Xuanze? Everyone just watched and laughed.

"Miss Alice—!"

Senno rushed over from elsewhere. After finding out that Alice was here, she quickly came over. Only after seeing her master safe and sound did the heavy weight on her chest finally lift.

"That's great. Is there anything bothering you? Do you need to get some treatment first? Or would it be better if you changed your clothes first?"

"Wait, wait a minute, wait a minute, Senno, you're too excited."

Senno's eager concern made Alice a little embarrassed, and she quickly stopped him.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I got too excited."

Senno then realized his mistake.

"It's alright. I'm glad you're alright too," Alice asked. "How did it go? Have you checked on the casualties in the city?"

“Hmm…” Senno found it difficult to speak, “…the casualties are very serious…and most of them are soldiers and royal guards, but there are also quite a few ordinary civilians…”

"...Okay, thank you, you've worked hard."

Alice didn't want to listen anymore. In fact, she was already fully aware of the extent of the casualties, and she was also frustrated that she couldn't save more people...

“Alright, let’s not talk about that anymore.” Alice perked up. “Senno, go arrange the resettlement, and while you’re at it, start preparing some escape routes for emergencies. We need to prevent this from happening again as much as possible. I don’t think the elves will give up like this; there must be another time…”

"Ok, I see."

Senno nodded, then quickly left to handle the aftermath. Although Alice felt frustrated by this experience, she also learned a lesson.

To avoid repeating the same mistake, they must now begin preparing for the next attack. While Senno was leaving, Ning, having settled Li, returned.

"How is Sister Li?" Xiao asked.

"It's alright now, I guess..." Ning said with a wry smile, "I don't know how she managed to return to a state of complete magic depletion without even realizing it..."

“Please allow me to thank you,” Alice said. “Thank you so much. If it weren’t for your help, perhaps the history of the New Kingdom would have ended like this…”

"Enough with the nonsense," Xuanze interrupted her bluntly. "I'm more concerned about what that was just now than your situation."

"Just now?" Xiao tilted her head. "Is the Demon King referring to that magical thing that just happened?"

“Hmm,” Xuanze laughed loudly, “This is the first time I’ve ever seen something like rewinding! This is incredible! What exactly did you guys do?”

Xuanze and the demons he led were not within the range of Li's power. At that time, he only sensed several powerful magical forces fighting each other. He thought it was just wild monsters fighting each other, so he didn't pay attention and urged the demons to continue moving forward.

But what happened next caught his attention: the emblem representing the Dragon King of Time and Space suddenly covered the area, and what they saw was a gray, still world. Xuanze's first thought was that the stupid box must be nearby.

Then, within the area affected by the Time-Space Dragon King, time reversed. A large number of magic crystals flew back from that grayish-white world as if rewinding a tape. The scene was so comical that he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He was almost certain that the silly box was there, and since it was there, it meant those two people were there too.

Since they're in that location, it means something interesting is definitely happening there. After all, that silly box not only collects all sorts of things but also attracts all sorts of trouble—in short, it's a trouble magnet.

After the power wore off, Xuanze immediately led his men to the center of the battle. Sure enough, he found the three sisters there and also unexpectedly found the capital of the new kingdom of Alyas. At this moment, the capital of the new kingdom was facing an attack by the elves. He was more than happy to get involved in such a matter, so he launched an attack on the elves without hesitation.

What happened next was meeting this group of people.

“To be honest,” Xuanze said seriously, “do you think that stupid box has become stronger in some way… especially its powers?”

“...I think so too.” Ning confessed. “I also vaguely felt that what happened just now was done by Li. I don’t know what happened to her. This is the first time she has truly used the part of her power related to time.”

“You mean…” Alice asked, “that all of this was caused by reason?”

No one saw Li use that power, because to others it was a fleeting moment. Ning, behind Li, only vaguely sensed that it was a phenomenon she had caused. The sudden weakness that followed in the blink of an eye, and the sudden appearance of "Lairfa," were all very suspicious. Her move was actually one of the reasons that prompted the elves to leave, while the appearance of Xuanze and the demons was the decisive factor.

Even without their presence, the elves would surely still be here.

“So,” Ning asked, “Demon King, why are you here? You didn’t run away from the demon realm to become a real Demon King, did you?”

"Hmph, do you think that's possible?" Xuanze sneered. "I have no intention of doing the stupid things that bald guy did; it's pointless. But you're right, I did come here to tell you something."

"So, what is it?" Ning listened attentively.

"It's about elves."

"——!?"

The moment Xuanze uttered those words, everyone wavered. Elves, these mysterious beings who suddenly appeared after the cataclysm, were known very little, practically nonexistent. This was because they existed so long ago; any relevant documents had either been lost or simply did not exist.

Now, Xuanze revealed that he knew something about the elves. Although it was unclear whether it was crucial information, it was better than nothing for them. Moreover, they didn't believe that the Demon King would reveal any useless information.

“You could say that I’m here now because of this strange situation.” Xuanze paused, deliberately not saying it directly. “I’ve sent out familiars everywhere to gather relevant information. Like you, our demon race has also been attacked by elves, but not on such a large scale as just now.”

"You demons have also been attacked by elves?" Ning pondered.

“That’s right,” Xuanze nodded. “They’re acting purposefully, heading towards places where people live, but I don’t yet know what their purpose is. As far as I know, our demon territory, the Kingdom of Alyas that we just saw, the Kingdom of Donghai, and the Duchy have all been attacked by the elves. Most of them were small-scale attacks, more like probing attacks to gather intelligence. What about you? Has your labyrinth moved a long distance? My familiar can’t find your labyrinth.”

“Yes, just like you said,” Ning nodded, “our maze has also been attacked by elves to some extent.”

"There must be some connection between these things..."

Alice had a vague feeling that something was strange about this...

☆ Let's unite the nations with the treasure chest monster!

Prologue

"Ah... this is truly an unexpected situation..."

Lisa smiled wryly as she removed her headscarf, gazing at the new kingdom of Alyas, which had transformed back to its original state in the blink of an eye.

A white gauze dress and a green veil—this was a ghost costume she had modified herself.

Logically, the standard attire for ghosts should be a white coat and a green hat, but she didn't like those clothes, so she modified her own uniform.

It wasn't just her; some of the higher-ranking ghosts were like that too. Serik didn't say it was wrong, which made it easier for him to identify who these people were.

Lisa's highly revealing outfit always attracts all sorts of people, and she endures all kinds of stares every day, which she finds enjoyable.

She was a woman of her word; as Dangur put it, she was a prostitute, a slut. She was driven by physical pleasure and would use all sorts of methods to arouse her partner's sexual interest, ultimately enjoying herself in bed.

Once she's had her fill of enjoyment, she'll get down to business, killing the man she spent a blissful night with and savoring the bloody, hormonal sensation.

Whether male or female, she is happy to savor it.

As mentioned before, this group of ghosts is a bunch of abnormal and crazy people with unusual abilities, completely different from the genius madmen of Akihabara.

Perhaps this is one of the results of the forces of fate in this world, that Rin, who leads Akihabara, will eventually have to fight a final battle against Seric, who leads the Ghosts.

However, the battle inadvertently allowed some ghosts to survive, and Lisa was one of them. She disguised herself and returned to the kingdom, only to find that the kingdom had undergone tremendous changes.

The reason is that Alice rose to power.

Taking advantage of the weakened state of her country during that war, Alice borrowed the power of the Time Dragon King to lead her followers back to her homeland and seize the kingdom in one fell swoop.

When she returned to the kingdom, she was faced with the new kingdom of Alyas. Although there was no fundamental difference, it still made her feel very uneasy.

Although the Ghost's power had waned and she was leaderless, she still returned to the kingdom, because she still had her own influence there.

This force consists of various almost completely naked women who can be found on the streets and alleys of the city. Originally, there were no such people in the Kingdom of Alyas. The reason why such a group of people appeared is because of her existence.

She not only enjoyed tasting forbidden fruits herself, but also encouraged others to do so. As a result, quite a few people have fallen into this deadly quagmire because of her.

She seduces men, causing their wives and children to break up, and then invites other women to fall into this endless abyss together. It is estimated that more than half of the men and women in this city have had relations with her.

Ghosts are such a twisted group of beings, extreme egoists, and insane perverts.

She is the most mysterious figure behind the scenes in this city, and the young men and women who have tasted the forbidden fruit with her all call her "Big Sister".

This is one of the reasons why she is also the leader of a major power in the city; the organization under her command can be said to be the most powerful force in the city.

After returning to the city, she quickly reunited with her sisters, regained control of the organization, infiltrated the country, and gathered intelligence on the new kingdom of Alyas.

She has been plotting how to overthrow this new kingdom while searching for the locations of other surviving nations. She wants to fulfill Seric's wish; although she may not be able to destroy the world, she is capable of destroying civilizations.

Although it would obviously be more convenient to work with other ghosts, she disdained to work with those unromantic guys, as it would only ruin her good mood.

She infiltrated the country, cooperated with nobles and underground forces, and everything went smoothly. She was fully prepared, and all that was missing was the attack from the elves.

That's right, the elves' unusual behavior was all caused by her. The elves had something they had to do, and she happened to learn about it.

Not long ago, she went to the church library to look for books containing information about what the elves had said, and then left the church. However, she did not expect to meet a familiar-looking girl on the way.

She had seen this girl before during the conquest of the Time Corridor Labyrinth, where the girl had single-handedly defeated and even killed many ghosts.

But no matter how talented she was, she couldn't fight against so many opponents. She was quickly defeated by the ghosts' attack, but the ghosts all felt a great threat from the girl.

If she is allowed to continue growing, she will definitely become a very troublesome existence in the future, and all the ghosts agree that she needs to be dealt with.

Unfortunately, the girl was eventually rescued by others who arrived at the scene, but what followed was an even more terrifying being.

That man's character was as pure as his clear, azure-blue straight sword, making it impossible for her to look directly at him. To this day, she still feels a sense of dread towards him.

She later encountered that girl in the final battle, but she never confronted her directly. The ghosts also knew more or less about the girl.

However, these are all digressions. Lisa never expected to encounter the fox-eared girl at this time. After spotting her, the fox-eared girl quickly drew her sword and gave chase. For some reason, Lisa saw the figure of that person in the fox-eared girl.

Without thinking, she turned and ran with the books in her hand, dropping several more books in the process. These books were shredded to pieces at the speed of light before they hit the fox-eared girl.

If she hadn't been very familiar with the church's structure and hadn't encountered a ghost guarding the original stronghold, she wouldn't have been able to escape.

She made the ghost a scapegoat, had the fox-eared girl attack the scapegoat, and then fled.

She was terrible at dealing with people like that, and the girl seemed naive and a bit silly. She didn't like that kind of girl; she was too much trouble to win over.

After returning, she spent some time finding the information she needed in the few books she had on hand. That night, she went to the prison and quietly disposed of the scapegoat.

She later learned some information about these outsiders through her own channels; the three girls who ended the Seric Project had all gathered here.

One is the Time-Space Dragon King Li, another is the mysterious magical genius Ning, and the last is the fox-eared girl Ning. Although these three thwarted Seric's plan, Lisa doesn't believe they can stop the immortal beings like the elves.

With everything prepared, she used a special method to destroy something within the new kingdom's city, thereby attracting a large number of elves and inflicting a devastating blow on the new kingdom of Alyas.

The elves swiftly began wreaking havoc on the kingdom in their own way, and Lisa cooperated by following the nobleman to make their escape. She had originally planned to reward the foolish nobleman and his companions later.

However, a small incident occurred midway, and she swiftly executed the entire group. Well, although the method was rather crude, it felt quite satisfying in retrospect. Afterward, she quietly left the New Kingdom, observing its destruction from a safe location. Her first objective was nearing completion, but who could have predicted that in the blink of an eye, the kingdom would instantly revert to its original state, and the magic crystal would vanish completely? She was dumbfounded. What had happened in that instant?

Subsequently, the Demon King led a large number of demons to join the battle. With their arrival, the elves inexplicably retreated, as if they had never been there at all.

"Oh dear... what on earth happened..." Lisa tossed her hair in distress. "What should I do... should I go back and check on things...?"

From this vantage point, Lisa could use magic to clearly see the situation inside the city. She stayed there for a while to observe and discovered that many corpses were being carried out...

"Something seems off," Lisa frowned. "Time seems to have reversed... but why are there still so many deaths and injuries?"

The scene inside the city now resembles the scene before the elven attack, suggesting that time has reversed. If time has reversed, why are there such severe casualties? Moreover, after time reversed, the appearance of the Demon King's army caused the elves to cease their offensive, and the large number of corpses piled up outside the city is proof of the severity of the casualties.

And there is another crucial question here, which is who caused this phenomenon?

Lisa didn't believe she possessed such abilities, and this phenomenon was definitely caused by some force beyond magic; the information she had gathered within the city didn't seem to mention anything like it. The only suspect was the Time-Space Dragon King.

These dragon kings all possess a power beyond magic, called authority, a rather mysterious power that she didn't know much about. However, she knew very well that the Time-Space Dragon King frequently used her authority; it was a very convenient ability, seemingly the ability to control "space."

She didn't know what space was, but she knew that teleportation was very convenient for some things, but... it seemed that the Time-Space Dragon King was still hiding something...