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

"Then who else can I ask besides you?" Sonic rolled his eyes at him again. "Aren't you businessmen the ones with the most tricks up your sleeves?"

"Don't confuse business with this," Olitó joked, but he was indeed carefully observing for any potential breakthroughs.

He left the time-traveling suitcase that Li had given him at the hotel, where most of his self-defense items were kept. Now, all Olitto carried were Rielfa and Li's Reverse Scale. They could indeed play a special role in crucial moments. Especially after hearing that Li's Reverse Scale had once triggered a miracle of resurrection, Olitto was even more convinced that the two Reverse Scales in his hands were rare treasures.

But he dared not use them carelessly, fearing that if he used them so casually, he wouldn't be able to use them in a more important situation later. If he were to bravely charge into these insects now, he might not only save his life but also pave the way for Sonic to break through to Miss Kanina's side. But would things really be that simple?

goo...

Olitto swallowed hard; after weighing his options, he still couldn't come up with a practical solution. Suddenly, a giant centipede burst from the ground, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at them.

"Tsk!"

Sonic leaped away, dodging the centipede's attack, and then raised his two short swords, infusing them with magic.

"Wind Slash Flash!"

The short sword burst forth with a strong blue light. Sonic swung it with all his might, sweeping away the light. The whirlwind blades formed by the katana quickly dismembered the centipede. Poisonous fluids splattered from the cuts. Olito hurriedly dodged the fluids to avoid being affected. Then, a flash of inspiration struck him.

"Hey! Sonic! Listen!" Ollito shouted, "When the next centipede comes, don't kill it! We'll climb on its back!"

"Huh!? Are you crazy!?"

Sonic, who was still in mid-air, immediately cursed after hearing his words.

"I'm not crazy!" Olitto dodged the falling bodily fluids and ran towards the next centipede, shouting, "You go first—! I'll distract them for you!"

"Hey!? Aren't you going to explain yourself!?"

Olitto didn't have time to pay attention to what he was about to say, because at that moment the giant centipede had already set its sights on him and was charging toward him.

Yes, that's it, come on!

Olito ran with all his might, then used the terrain to run onto the roof of a house, now almost as tall as the giant centipede. The centipede opened its mouth, ready to bite Olito, when Sonic swooped down and kicked the centipede hard, knocking its head off. Olito seized the opportunity, took a running start, and jumped, landing on the giant centipede's back.

He gripped the gap in the centipede's shell with all his might, managing to stay on the giant centipede's back. Sonic also used his short sword to stab the centipede's head to prevent himself from falling.

"Hey! Businessman!" Sonic turned around and shouted, "What exactly do you want!?"

"Of course we'll use it to go straight that way!" Olito shouted. "Quickly find a way to control it and change direction!!!"

"That's easy for you to say—whoa ...

The giant centipede suddenly began to fight back fiercely, struggling frantically to throw the two people on its back off. Sonic gripped his short sword and tried his best to turn the giant centipede around. Perhaps it was Sonic's superhuman strength that worked, because the giant centipede began to turn in the direction Sonic was exerting force.

"It worked! Quick! Continue!"

"You make it sound so easy! Come on then!"

The two were still on the giant centipede's back, facing each other. Sonic struggled with all his might to turn the giant centipede around, finally managing to correct its course. The giant centipede forcefully broke through the swarm of insects, and just as it was about to reach the inn, Sonic kicked Olito off the roof, then unleashed a burst of power to kill the giant centipede, before landing spectacularly on the roof.

Olitto stood up and said, "Aren't we here?"

“Well… you did a pretty good job this time,” Sonic hummed. “If you beg me, I might consider bringing you into our organization.”

"Heh, let's forget about it." Olitto walked past him and patted him on the shoulder. "Let's hurry up and move on, lest this area be surrounded by bugs too."

Before the neighborhood was attacked by the insects, the two of them climbed off the roof and ran straight to the hotel. The hotel looked pretty good; it hadn't been damaged by the fire or the insects. Olito suspected that Ri had probably set something up there after he came before. This guy was just too kind to the extreme; it was practically a disease...

"Young Miss!" *Thump!*

Sonic kicked the door open roughly, and Olito followed him into the hotel.

"Oh... it's Sonic. Olito, you're here too."

Kanina greeted Sonic and Olympus calmly from behind the counter.

"Miss!!" Sonic rushed to the counter and slammed his fist on the table. "What are you doing!? Why aren't you running?! It's dangerous here! The city is full of these bugs!"

"Ah... I understand that, so please stop bringing it up with me." Kanina pushed Sonic away with her hand. "By the way, Olito, your luggage is here. I was just thinking of taking your luggage and escaping, but you came back with Sonic."

"Ah... thank you." Olitto took the suitcase from Kanina's hands, a little embarrassed. "I'm glad you're alright."

“I’m definitely fine, I’ve locked all the doors and windows tightly,” Kanina chuckled. “But you two, why do you look so disheveled? Olito, how did you get injured? Did you come here from somewhere else?”

"Uh... well..." Olitto was a little embarrassed to bring this up with Kanina.

“Compared to that businessman!!!” Sonic interrupted rudely again, “Young lady!!! Let’s go! It’s too dangerous here!!!”

"How can you be so rude..." Kanina immediately took a fruit from the counter and stuffed it into Sonic's mouth, crossing her arms. "Besides, why run? The fire is under control now, right? All that's left is the bugs, right? And running around will only lead to encountering bugs."

"If that's the case, I suggest everyone leave."

A familiar voice echoed from the void, and a silver magic circle unfolded in the room. A box fell out of the circle, extending limbs and a pair of menacing-looking pincers. The lid opened, revealing a black cloud of energy (this was the best Li had done to avoid making the Mimic too frightening). This cloud revealed eyes and a mouth—it was the Mimic.

"Where did this monster come from!?"

Sonic immediately drew his short sword and assumed a fighting stance.

"Finally here." Olitto breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the mimic. "It's too late, Her Majesty will complain, won't you?"

“Sorry, it took me a little time to set up the temporary teleportation array,” said Treasure Chest Li. “But it’s fine now. Our reinforcements are on their way, and the Duchy and the Demon King are also making preparations.”

"Wait...? A duchy? A demon king?" Sonic suddenly realized something. "You're not the Time Dragon King, are you?"

“I didn’t, I didn’t.” Li immediately blurted out, “Let’s get back to business. The three of you should go to Akihabara for refuge. The elves are on their way here.”

"The elves are here again?"

Kanina, who had remained calm throughout, now showed a surprised expression.

“Uh… although I can’t provide any evidence to explain this to you right now,” Treasure Box Li said to herself, “please believe me, I will send you to Akihabara. The spirits will be here soon.”

“This is really abrupt… wait…” Olitto suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with it. “Since we’ve already made such a commotion, I think it wouldn’t be a problem if even the elves came to attack.”

"??? What are you guys talking about???"

Completely out of touch with the conversation, Sonic was bewildered when a hand was placed on his shoulder.

“Sonic,” Kanina said earnestly, “gather them.”

"…………!!"

Sonic was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, his chest felt like it was on fire. He didn't say anything, just nodded vigorously, and then rushed out of the hotel.

"Um... Miss Kanina?" Baoxiangli tentatively called out to Kanina, "What are you going to do?"

"Hmm~ It's nothing, just doing what I can." Kanina turned around and smiled. "You knew from the beginning, didn't you? There's no point in hiding it. Leave the troublesome stuff to you, we'll handle things in the city."

Chapter 42 was well done, but it's already over.

Rewind to ten minutes ago...

Akihabara —

"Wait a minute?? Yan sent a message?" Li looked quite surprised.

"Ah...yes." Ning nodded.

They had assumed Yan might have forgotten about the earphones, so Li and Ning didn't have high hopes for her contact. But then, right at this crucial moment, she made a call. The two of them had just woken up because of Wu Ke's shouts and learned about the ghost attack on the kingdom. They were currently running around organizing support, but Li had already sent Treasure Chest there to help.

They didn't rush there immediately. The reason was quite simple: they had anticipated this and had informed Ellis beforehand, and had already taken appropriate countermeasures. So even if they didn't go immediately, the New Kingdom wouldn't suffer any particularly significant losses. However, they were slightly worried that the New Kingdom, having been attacked several times, might be affected by the impact on Ellis.

They could have gotten there immediately, but some unexpected things happened. The portal had been activated a few hours ago, but the method of activation was still unknown. Logically, the magic power required to activate the portal shouldn't have been enough at that time, but some method those people used to activate the portal made it unusable now.

This situation wasn't unique to their Little Garden; the demons and the duchy were experiencing the same problem. The portals had all been used, making immediate support impossible unless they had someone capable of providing a large amount of magic. It wasn't impossible for the Demon King to activate the portals directly, but it would take some time.

As far as I can remember, there are no people in the Duchy who possess magical power capable of activating a teleportation portal. However, this incident doesn't require that many people to resolve, so we can leave it alone for now.

"So, what did Yan say?" Li asked as they walked.

“Ah… Although I don’t want you to make another trip to the Duchy, it seems you really need to go again.” Ning said reluctantly, “Yan said that the elves have started their operation again, and their target this time is still the New Kingdom… We and the people who went with the Demon King probably won’t be able to stop so many elves, so let’s bring the Duchy along as well.”

"Ugh... This is so troublesome..." Li Bao complained.

Judging from the scale of this operation, that ghost or several ghosts had been plotting this for a long time. They only discovered something was amiss a few days ago, and it was unavoidable that they had been outmaneuvered. However, the other party had already played all their cards, and now it was time to close the net.

"Speaking of which..." a thought came to mind, "when are we finally going to talk things out with the elves?"

“Well, let’s catch that ghost first,” Ning said. “Let the elves put on a show for us first, then we can explain things to them, and that should be enough to end this.”

This matter has dragged on for far too long. Li is constantly worried about the state of this world. Not long ago, she traveled the world to re-enter the map information. Meanwhile, the world map displayed in her demonic eyes is constantly crumbling in places. If the ghosts aren't dealt with soon and cooperation with the elves isn't established, this world may be doomed. This is the last chance.

"We absolutely have to catch that ghost!"

"I am very sure of that."

The two high-fived, Ning smiled and headed towards the portal, while Li opened the portal on the spot and disappeared in a flash of silver light.

At this very moment, a group of people had gathered within the New Kingdom. They did not belong to any current power, but today they had come together once again for the same purpose. At the leader's call, they would respond without hesitation. Kanina changed into some light clothing and came here. Treasure Chest and Olitzo followed her and saw a group of imposing figures.

Li couldn't help but start thinking about who they were, but when he thought about Kanina's background, he inexplicably understood.

“…Reason,” Olitó asked, “did you know that from the beginning?”

“Hmm~ no,” Li said honestly, “I only started investigating after I met Sonic, that straightforward boy… to be honest, these people are pretty amazing…”

After scanning them with the Magic Eye and integrating the information, it was found that the average level of this group was around level 80, their attributes were quite high, and one or two of their skills were at the maximum level. They seemed to come from one of the underground forces, after all, they had all lived a life of danger and bloodshed, so it was not surprising that they had this level of strength.

While I can't deal with the elves, getting rid of the bugs around here shouldn't be a big problem.

When Kanina walked up to them, they started laughing and chatting amongst themselves.

"So, the young lady finally remembers us!"

"Big sister! Who are we going to chop up today!?"

"So you've finally decided to come back and lead us!?"

In response to their words, Kanina coughed twice to quiet them down. Sonic stepped out from the crowd and walked up to Kanina.

“I’m sorry, Miss,” Sonic said apologetically, “I could only gather this many people under such an emergency, but these thirty-odd people should be enough!”

“That’s enough.” Kanina smiled helplessly at them. “First of all, thank you for responding to my call at a time like this. Originally, I planned to continue following my father’s last wishes, but now I’m afraid that’s not possible… However, I still hope that everyone can stop worrying about the underground forces. This era is no longer suitable for us. We should find another way out. Many of you have talents that I can’t even imagine. You shouldn’t waste your lives here… cough cough…”

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Kanina knew they hadn't been listening at all, so she coughed twice to interrupt them. In any case, she hadn't called them here to talk about this rambling stuff.

“In short,” Kanina summarized what needed to be done next, “this city is about to collapse. If you still intend to live here, please come with me to deal with those bugs.”

"Ooo ...

A powerful roar erupted from the crowd, and the next second, the group scattered and charged towards the insects, displaying an aura of ruthless evil... or perhaps that's what they were...

“Well…” Li opened the treasure chest and tossed out some items. “Take these. They might be useful to these insects. Based on how they were used in the Demon Realm, that should be the case…”

"Wow! It's so heavy?!"

The large cardboard box falling from mid-air hit Olyto's hand. The unexpected weight caught him off guard, but not to the point where he couldn't lift it. The box was covered with unintelligible writing and a drawing of a crossed-out insect.

“Emmm, it’s a bit of a hassle to carry it like this,” he thought for a moment, then tossed something else out. “I think it would be easier to pour all the liquid inside into this.”

It was a box with a shower head attached, and it had shoulder straps so you could carry it on your back. Simply put, it was a pesticide sprayer used on Earth. As for the contents of the cardboard box…

"What's inside this cardboard box?" Olito asked.

“This is insecticide,” the li explained. “It’s a special poison that can kill insects. You can put the pesticide in this backpack and spray it out. You can figure out how to use it yourself. Be careful not to inhale it, because this brand seems to be harmful to people.”

"...When did you prepare something like this?" Olitto asked, dumbfounded.

“That was already here…” Li said with a wry smile. “Well, because of some things, I’m giving it to you to try out now. If it’s useful, remember to let me know later. I’m heading to the palace now, so be careful.”

"Oh, you be careful too."

"It's nothing, just a mere ghost!"

With a confident smile, Li spread his magical wings, creating a gust of wind that blew away the surrounding insects, and then flew to the palace. At the same time, the teleportation gate set up in the city lit up with a silver light and began to operate normally. More and more figures gradually appeared outside the city, and the final stage of the operation began.

“Olitzo,” Kanina walked over, “Why don’t you go back to the hotel and hide for a while? It’ll be over soon.”

“No,” Olitto poured insecticide into the tank, “I’m going to try this stuff out, so I’ll have to trouble Miss Kanina to keep me company for a while. I don’t think that curved sword at your waist is just for show, is it?”

"Hehe, you've started saying things like that now." Kanina patted his shoulder. "Well, anyway, when I'm done for, I'll just throw you to feed the bugs."

Please don't do this.

The two chatted and laughed, and after Olitto poured all the insecticide into the water tank, they rushed off to the front lines.

boom----! ! !

The fireball spell, at its full power, blasted the two off the roof. Leon was blasted into the air, his magic depleted, and a wave of weakness washed over him; he couldn't even feel the wind as he fell. In mid-air, he saw the portal reactivated; the city, its fires extinguished, was welcoming its dawn.

"Tsk—!!"

Lisa was also thrown back by Leon's attack. She immediately wrapped her knife around her clothes and threw it against the nearest wall to wedge it. She then grabbed her clothes, narrowly escaping death. Watching Leon continue his fall, she threw a knife, aiming for his heart. Leon was only a hair's breadth away from death…

"Huodou! Charge!!"

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"