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

Wow! So tall! Such a tall building!

"This is modern architecture... It's definitely not something that could be built with the technology of that world."

Xiao and Ning were both excitedly looking at everything in this world. If Xiao hadn't been wearing the bracelet, you could probably see her three fluffy tails wagging excitedly. As for Ning, Li had never seen her look at this unknown world like a clueless child. Looking at her profile like this gave him a very strange feeling.

The portal behind him went out like a spark, meaning that Li wouldn't be able to return to that world until her magic was fully restored. However, the remaining magic was more than enough for use in this world. If all else failed, Ning could help replenish her mana at night. Mana was practically inexhaustible for Ning, so if she needed mana, she could just ask her (?) for help.

"So, we're safely back on Earth now," Li concluded. "We'll be living here for a while. Before that, I need to send Xia Que home. What do you plan to do, Xuan Ze?"

"What do we do?" Xuanze frowned and asked, "Where are we now?"

"Hmm...where are we..." Li thought for a moment and said, "We should be in Chengdu, Sichuan right now. I remember my location was here. What's wrong?"

“Chengdu, Sichuan…” Xuanze looked at the sky for a while and said, “Open a portal and send me to Dali, Yunnan.”

"Are you going to Dali?" Li asked as he constructed a portal for him.

“Okay,” Xuanze walked toward the portal and waved his hand. “This is my stop. I can handle the rest by myself. I’ll be back in seven days.”

"Wait, take this with you."

Li quickly called out to him, took the object from her briefcase (which was naturally the treasure chest Li), and tossed it to Xuanze. Xuanze caught the object with a puzzled look, then glanced at it. Its square, flat shape and LCD touchscreen display... this thing...

"A cell phone?" Xuanze looked at Li.

"Yes, it's a cell phone." Li nodded. "I kept this thing when I was over there, thinking I might need it sometime, and I didn't expect to actually use it now. I also have a SIM card. I tried making calls when I came to Earth a few days ago. All three of our cell phone numbers are stored in that phone. If anything happens, just use the cell phone to contact each other."

"Heh..." Xuanze chuckled, "You've really thought of everything."

The young man, waving his phone, stepped into the portal. His dark figure vanished in the silver light, presumably having been safely transported to a less crowded area near Dali. Since he had personal matters to attend to, it was best they didn't follow. But then again…

“That guy… he just laughed, didn’t he?” Li asked the others to confirm.

"Did you smile?" Xiao tilted her head. "Xuanze smiles often, doesn't he?"

"Waaah... I don't know how to put it..." Li struggled to find the right words. "Don't you feel like his smile is a little different from usual? It's like he's smiling from the heart... Ning, you know what I mean?"

"Yes, there are some," Ning said, shrugging. "But what does that have to do with us?"

"Hmm...it feels like I'm...trusted, right?" Li was a little happy.

Xuanze had never shown such a genuine smile to anyone before. The fact that he would smile at them like that meant he had opened his heart to them and considered them friends. It felt quite nice, and Li unconsciously smiled as well.

“So,” Ning reminded her, “have you forgotten someone?”

"Um...sorry, I almost forgot."

Besides Hale, there was also Xia Que here. Li glanced at Xia Que, then walked up to her.

“Xia Que,” Li asked, “where do you live?”

“…My home,” Xia Que said softly, “is in Nanning, Guangxi.”

"That's it..."

Li reached into the briefcase and pulled out a few items: a runestone, a cell phone, and a piece of paper with an address written on it. After infusing the runestone with enough magic, Li handed the three items to Xia Que.

“Yes, that’s how it is,” Li said. “We’ll be leaving now. The runestone has been infused with enough magic to teleport the two of us over there. You don’t have a phone right now, so this one is for you. Also, I hope you can go to the place written on this note first. I’m sorry, but please make sure you go there. We’re heading straight to the city now. Call me if you need anything; that phone is the same as the one I gave Xuanze.”

After Li finished speaking, she left with Xiao and Ning. Xia Que held the three items in her hands, somewhat bewildered. After watching the three sisters leave, she stood there for a long time, finally looking at the note Li had left her. She opened her phone, used navigation to check the address, and found that the place wasn't far from here, so Xia Que decided to go and take a look.

Following her phone's navigation, she emerged from the secluded corner of the park. She could still hear several people talking about seeing three beautiful girls, probably referring to those three men. She ignored them, focusing on resolving the situation quickly, and quickened her pace. Finally, she arrived at the address that had been given to her.

This was just an ordinary street, and Xia Que was somewhat disappointed. She didn't know what she was expecting. She now thought it was incredibly stupid of her to have any expectations. Just as she was about to leave, someone called out to her.

"Xia Que? Is that you...?"

"------!"

That familiar voice, and that language that didn't belong to Earth—Xia Que turned around in disbelief…

She met the person she most wanted to see.

Chapter 16 The Morning of the First Day

"Oh oh oh!! Oh oh oh oh!!!"

"Xiao, remember to watch where you're going..."

Xiao ran excitedly across the street, curiously observing everything around her. Her reaction was expected, and Li and Ning tacitly approved, reminding her to watch out for passing vehicles and pedestrians so she wouldn't get lost. They still possessed extraordinary powers in this world, so there was no need to worry about anything happening. Rather than worrying about Xiao, they were more concerned that her subconscious actions might accidentally injure someone else.

Despite her excitement, Xiao knew about this. Oh, I almost forgot, Miss Ghost Winsor should have come along too, so with her watching over her, Xiao shouldn't do anything out of line.

Xiao's boisterous antics attracted the attention of many passersby, with some even stopping to take photos. It seemed impossible for her to remain discreet. Given their unusual beauty, Xiao's lively personality naturally drew attention, though in this world, wearing the bracelet would likely elicit comments like "a beautiful young girl."

Although it caused quite a commotion, no one approached, and Xiao didn't realize that many people were watching her. Wenser probably also determined that there was no problem, so he didn't tell her. Li and Ning were also watching Xiao from a distance, as long as she was having fun.

"Speaking of which, this is Sichuan..." Ning suddenly said, "No wonder the air is filled with a numbing and spicy smell..."

“Yes,” Li said with a smile, “Sichuan people are a group of people who can’t live without spicy food, and most of their dishes are related to spiciness. So much so that even the air is filled with the smell of spiciness.”

"But I don't remember you making this kind of dish often, do you?" Ning asked. "Is this your original city?"

"No," Li explained. "I'm from Guangxi, but I came here for medical treatment. So I can't really handle spicy food..."

"I see..." Ning said apologetically, "Sorry, it seems we've touched on a rather inappropriate topic."

“It’s nothing,” Li shrugged. “This is kind of my second home… even though my health wasn’t very good back then. I could only come out for walks occasionally when I was feeling better… I wonder if my parents are still here…”

Because of their efforts to treat Li's illness, her parents transferred her from a hospital in Guangxi to a large hospital in Sichuan. Their family's financial situation wasn't great, but they still wanted to provide Li with better treatment without hesitation. Fortunately, they had relatives in Sichuan who helped them when they lived there. Li was able to live to that point thanks to them, but all they could say was "thank you."

She didn't know if her parents were still living in Sichuan. There was a reason why she went to Sichuan first. In addition, she wanted to visit her old hospital and see the traces left by that person.

"Well, anyway, we need to get something to eat first..." After thinking for a moment, she said, "I came over without having breakfast this morning. Ning, what would you like to eat?"

"Emmm, indeed..." Ning stroked his chin, considered for a moment, and said, "Husband and Wife Lung Slices?"

"Wow... Husband and Wife Lung Slices?" She'd imagined something unpleasant. "Don't you have some weird ideas?"

"Is that not allowed?" Ning tilted her head. "Didn't you ask me that?"

"Uh...it's not that it's impossible..." Li smiled wryly, "I just hope you don't choose it just because the name is interesting, because not everything tastes as interesting or delicious as its name...As for the sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce...it's not bad for breakfast...Go and call Xiao back for me, I'll see if there are any good restaurants around..."

"Row."

Ning agreed and went outside first, while Li immediately took out her phone. Time flows differently on Earth and in that other world; a year in Li's world was only half a year here. In those six months, Earth hadn't changed much, which was convenient for Li, as she hadn't fallen too far behind the times.

Although she didn't quite understand some of the short video apps that had recently emerged, she didn't watch those kinds of mindless videos; she simply used her phone as a convenient mobile device. She opened an app that could search for nearby snack shops, entered keywords, and the app quickly provided a list of relevant shops. After filtering through them, she found a shop that was relatively close.

Let's go to this one... Hmm? What's this...?

Just as Li was about to turn off his phone screen, a text message popped up in the notification bar. The message was very brief, containing only two words.

--Thanks.

"……whee."

Li was so happy, as if she had just succeeded in playing a prank, that she unconsciously burst out laughing and turned off her phone screen.

Although the text message contained only two very short words, Li already knew who had sent it. She hummed as she went to meet Ning and Xiao, who, seeing her somewhat happy expression, asked her what was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Ning asked. "I was only gone for a short while, and something good happened to you?"

"It's nothing," Li said with a smile. "Xia Que just texted me to say thank you."

"Sister Xia Que?" Xiao asked in surprise. "Isn't she no longer here?"

"Yes, they've probably gone home by now." Li nodded.

"Oh, I see." Ning exposed her. "You used the Sky-Splitting Slash as a smokescreen yesterday to send Hao'er to Earth, didn't you?"

“That’s it.”

Here's what happened: Yesterday, Li ostensibly used the Sky-Splitting Slash to kill Hao'er, but actually, along with some other items, he teleported Hao'er directly to Earth, which is in this vicinity. He also gave Hao'er a note, telling him to find a place to stay and wait for Li to bring Xia Que back to Earth the next day. The note Li gave Xia Que just now stated Hao'er's location. Since that text message was sent, the two of them probably met in this world.

"It really is true, he was executed," Ning joked. "Only, he was executed from the other world."

"Hmm... that way there shouldn't be any major problems, right? Everyone's happy now." Li said, "Personally, I don't really want to execute Hao'er. Let him atone for his sins by atoning for Xia Que's sins."

"That's so typical of you." Ning didn't know what to say. "So, have you found the place?"

"Yeah, found it." Li said. "Well, it's just a couple of turns away, not too far. The reviews are pretty good too."

"Shall we go get something to eat?" Xiao asked innocently.

"Hmm, do you want to eat?" Li asked.

"Yes, I want some! What delicious food is there?"

"You'll see when you get there. Oh, the cold rice cakes at that place seem pretty good too..."

What is "lianggao"?

"Made of glutinous rice, these square glutinous rice blocks are sealed in cold water and eaten with brown sugar. They are a common summer snack found in the streets and alleys of Sichuan, especially Yibin and Luzhou."

"That sounds pretty good."

"Well, I'm usually in the hospital, so I don't get to eat this kind of snack very often... Anyway, I'll give it a try first."

The three sisters chatted about the local snacks and the differences between Earth and this other world. They seemed to have endless topics to discuss. Even though Mingli was also from Earth, she found it inexplicably interesting. Perhaps it was because she had spent too much time in hospitals on Earth, which made her more or less curious about these things.

The first thing they did after arriving on Earth was to eat some snacks. The shop was located on a snack street in Chengdu, so they also ate some street food along the way. As the saying goes, girls have two stomachs, not to mention that all three of them are the type who won't gain weight no matter how much they eat (Ryuo Ritsu can transform into a humanoid form and controllable appearance, Slime can change her appearance at will, and Akatsuki usually has a lot of exercise), so they ate to their heart's content.

"Boss, how much is this?"

"Oh, beautiful lady! You've come to the right person! Look at our grilled skewers, look how authentic and fragrant they are! Here, it'll be one yuan a skewer for you! Since you're so pretty, how about we give you ten more skewers for free!?"

"Really?! Thank you, boss!"

Li happily took out ten yuan and handed it to the vendor, who readily gave her twenty skewers of grilled meat. She took the skewers back to the two of them and shared them. Ning only took two skewers, giving the rest to the two of them. To be honest, she had lost interest in these street food stalls and was just accompanying the two of them as they strolled around.

"Mmm! This is delicious!" Xiao exclaimed immediately after taking a bite.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you." Li smiled wryly and wiped her mouth with a tissue, then said with a touch of wistfulness, "It feels like I'm shopping with my best friends..."

"That's about right." Ning subtly finished the skewers in a unique way, then tossed the bamboo skewers into the trash can. "But to be precise, I was on a date with my boyfriend, wasn't I?"

"Alright, alright, why do you keep emphasizing this?" Li said with amusement. "It's not like I don't know you're my boyfriend. Even though you look like an ordinary girl."

"So, you two are almost full, aren't you?" Ning suggested. "Shouldn't we go check out other places? You've already had the 'husband and wife kidney slices' and the cold rice cake. Aren't you full after eating so much?"

"Hmm, it's about time to move on to the next place." Li quietly used time-space magic to dispose of the trash.

"Sister Li," Xiao asked, "where are we going next?"

"Let's go to the hospital." Li opened his phone and started navigation.

"Should we go to the hospital?" Xiao asked worriedly. "Is Sister Li feeling unwell anywhere?"

"It's not that I'm feeling unwell..." Li said nostalgically, "I just wanted to go and take a look..."

As the place where she was last in her first life, Li would feel a little nostalgic. At the same time, she also wanted to see that person. This was an idea she had not long ago. Now that she had finally returned to this world, she still wanted to go and see him.

“Then let’s go,” Ning said without any objection. “Anyway, we’re going to stay in this world for a week, and we can’t go back without you. We have plenty of time, so it’s no big deal to go and take a look.”

"Then let's go. I'm sorry to keep you with me for a while."

"What's wrong with that? Isn't it only natural for a boyfriend to indulge his girlfriend's whims?"

"Aren't we family? Shouldn't we always be together?"

The two women spoke kind words as if it were only natural, and Rin felt embarrassed to waste any more time, so she quickly set off for the hospital. Because the hospital was in the city center, and the three sisters had just arrived in this world and had chosen a place relatively close to the suburbs as their teleportation destination, the journey was a bit long. However, with the two women by her side, Rin wasn't afraid of getting bored.

During the journey, Li told the two of them some common knowledge about this world and some things they needed to be aware of. First, there was the issue of their identities. The three of them came from another world and would be considered unregistered persons on Earth. Now, to move around on Earth, they needed something like an identity card from their other world to prove their identity, but the three of them didn't have any identity cards.

Ning temporarily used her skills to create three fake ID cards. Relying on the power of magic, it was able to temporarily change reality and other people's perceptions, so that these three temporary ID cards could serve as their identification during their activities on Earth this week. With these, they could also check into hotels, so it would be very troublesome without them.

In addition, their temporary aliases on Earth were Chen Li, Chen Ning, and Chen Xiao. After simply adding a surname, they became fairly proper names.

As for their power, Li specifically emphasized that Xiao should try not to do anything beyond the common sense of this world, because such behavior would attract all sorts of attention. Although they were not worried that such things would bring them any harm, what was more troublesome was that such things might add a lot of trouble to their future actions.

If this incident draws a lot of attention to them, then there's no point in trying to keep a low profile. Also, there's that... well, although it might just be me overthinking it, I believe there must be ways or organizations on Earth to deal with these incredible people. In short, it's always better to be careful.

As Li talked to the two girls on the way, he told them what they needed to pay attention to and taught them about the things they saw along the way. Before they knew it, two hours had passed, and it was noon on Earth. They had arrived at the hospital.

Chapter 17 Another "Home"

The three sisters got off the bus and looked at the tall white building in front of them.

Li looked at the familiar gate before him, his eyes welling up with tears, his heart filled with countless emotions. It was here that he had passed away, but he couldn't remember how he felt at that time. He only remembered that his consciousness was gradually fading, his mind was blank, and his vision was gradually darkening. It was truly an unpleasant experience, as if he were traveling alone to some place.

However, after my consciousness on Earth was completely severed, I was resurrected in another world as a mimic, so this feeling didn't last long, only a short while. In short, seeing such a familiar scene really brought back a lot of memories.

“This is it,” Li said, pointing to the hospital.

"Wow, this is huge..." Ning exclaimed in disbelief. "It's several times larger than the largest building we've ever constructed..."

Currently in the other world, the largest building that Riku and his crew have ever constructed is the arena, which is still under construction. It is being built to be a large venue for the upcoming harvest festival. However, this hospital is at least four times the size of their Akihabara arena.