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

Well... let's think about that later. Besides, there's no use for it once we get back there, so let's leave it for now.

Xiao is still using her phone with a blank expression, occasionally showing a surprised look. It seems that after changing the phone's interface, she has finally started to use it little by little. At first, Li was worried that she might not be able to use the phone normally for at least a week, but now it seems that she was worrying too much. Xiao is a smart child. Since she can use it little by little now, there is no need to worry about what will happen later.

"Li, are you listening?"

"Uh, ah... sorry, I couldn't listen to the rest..."

"Well..." Ning didn't mind. "Anyway, I guess you probably didn't listen any further. Well then, I'll buy both this one and that one."

"Okay. Is there anything else you need?" the waiter then asked.

"No, I wanted to buy it for her to try first," Ning declined. "I'll come back when I need it. Your recommendation is very helpful, thank you for your advice."

"No, no, it's just part of my job," the waitress said modestly. "I really envy that lady over there. It's so wonderful to have such a good friend who's willing to spend money on dressing her up... I wish I had that. Hey, although this is outside of my job, I wanted to ask, are you planning to help your best friend get a makeover so she can find a boyfriend? I'd like to know who's so lucky..."

The waitress probably thought Ning was giving her best friend advice on picking up men, but unfortunately that wasn't the case, and Li didn't mean it that way either. Besides, that lucky boyfriend was right there... well... even though he looked like a young girl... Li was also conflicted about how to answer the waitress.

Then, the manager came up from behind and gave her a real karate chop. After bowing to the two of them to apologize, the manager quickly packaged the food for the three of them. After Ning paid, he gave a professional fake smile and said, "Welcome to visit again next time," as he saw the three of them off.

Although she spent quite a bit of time here, Li didn't dislike the waitresses. It's their job, and they were offering helpful suggestions, which was a plus. However, she saw a look of utter despair on her face when the manager walked up behind her. Hopefully, something bad will happen to her…

"The service here is pretty good," Ning hummed. "I knew coming here was the right decision."

"Whatever makes you happy." Although Li felt mentally exhausted, she didn't say it out loud.

"Here, I bought this for you." Ning handed the bag to Li. "It's good to dress up a bit."

"That's too much trouble..." Li said, finding it troublesome. "You know what we usually do, right? Let's just skip the makeup thing."

"When I want to see it," Ning lifted Li's chin, "will you be able to put on makeup?"

"Hmm..." A slight blush rose on Li's face. "We'll see..."

In short, she accepted the items for now. Whether she would use them or not was another matter. Giving them to someone else would probably upset Ning. Li hadn't figured out how to use them yet, so she'd just keep them for now and use them when the time was right...

"We've already looked at the different types of floors..." Li asked, "Is there anything else you'd like to look at? Let's skip the cosmetics... I think they're too time-consuming... How about we go check out some clothes for Li?"

"Sure," Ning agreed. "Ning, would you like to try on the clothes from this world?"

“Okay!” Xiao immediately pointed to a shop on the second floor. “I want to try those!”

The two followed Xiao's finger and looked at the shop on the second floor. Without exception, all the products displayed in the shop were swimwear.

"Xiao..." Li asked tentatively, "You didn't think those clothes were everyday clothes, did you?"

"Hmm?" Xiao tilted her head. "I remember there's equipment like this in that world, right?"

"Really?" Li was a little dumbfounded and looked at Ning for help.

"Yes, there is," Ning said calmly. "That kind of equipment does exist. It's warrior-type equipment that sacrifices defense for mobility. You can ask the people in the guild about it. I remember there are quite a few people like that."

"Is this really warrior-grade equipment!? Or is it not some kind of equipment for scouts or thieves!?"

"Well, I guess it's a warrior who focuses on maximizing damage output... There are also adventurers who pursue the ultimate."

It's hard to imagine that such equipment actually exists, and that it's even used by a certain group of people. Perhaps because I haven't seen it often, I thought it was just some kind of entertainment equipment. Now that I think about it, it's really speechless.

"Ahem," Li coughed lightly twice, explaining, "Xiao, you need to understand one thing: the fabric of this kind of underwear-like clothing is actually quite different. To be precise, it should be swimwear, which refers to special clothing worn in the water or on the beach, and for models and beauty pageants to showcase their figures."

Want to play in the water?

"That's right," I thought for a moment, "Since you've put it that way, let's pick out a few swimsuits and then go to the beach sometime..."

“If we’re going to the beach, I have a suggestion.” Ning revealed a mischievous smile. “Let’s just buy them all. If it’s not enough, we can buy some more elsewhere.”

"Huh? Wait a minute?" Li didn't quite understand Ning's meaning.

“I discovered something while I was in another world a while ago,” Ning explained. “After the terrain was restored, I found a nice sea with great scenery and good water conditions. Let’s invite everyone to go play there then.”

"Are there places like that?" Li didn't recall ever seeing such a place before.

“Yes,” Ning nodded, “it’s just that you haven’t been there recently. You can use your magic eye here too, right? Although some of the functions based on the other world might be lost, you should still be able to see the map over there. Let me think… there’s one near the original location of the East Sea Kingdom.”

"Ok?"

I think I have a vague recollection of it.

One of her eyes lit up with a faint golden light, and a familiar interface appeared in her vision. This was the first time she had used the Magic Eye since coming to Earth. She was surprised that most of the functions were working properly, and even things like HP and MP values ​​could still be displayed correctly. She could also see the level of the Earthlings around her: lv.0, hp/mp: 100/0.

They probably have... low-level stats... very ordinary and unremarkable stats, and their skill levels are also very low. After spending so much time in this other world, seeing the stats of these Earthlings makes them seem incredibly fragile... If it were the three of them, no, there's also a Demon King, if any of these four went berserk, none of them could withstand it.

Li was somewhat relieved that he hadn't brought anyone else besides the few they had. If too many people had come, they might not have been able to control the situation. As for the other two, Xia Que had lost the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow because of Zhou Dong's resurrection, and Hao Er didn't seem like that kind of person, so they shouldn't have any major problems. Xia Que would keep a close eye on Hao Er in their place.

Li used her magic eye to locate the beach Ning mentioned. As the name suggests, the East Sea Kingdom was an island nation in the sea. Li had considered going there to take a look, but that country seemed to have disappeared due to the collapse. The people of the East Sea Kingdom had also moved to other places. Li didn't know where they had moved to, but now that the East Sea Kingdom had recovered, they should have returned.

Since there are island nations, it means there are oceans, and therefore there must be places like beaches. After confirming this with his magic eye, Li agreed with Ning's idea. In that case, perhaps we can consider this matter. By the way, let's also meet with the people of the East Sea Kingdom. With Chu Chu around, it should be easier to communicate with them.

"Let's go buy them all..." Li finally agreed to the idea, "but I don't know if we can actually buy them all..."

This is the first time I've ever had this kind of experience... It feels like living a life straight out of a TV drama, where you hook up with a rich and handsome guy or a beautiful and wealthy girl and want to buy something, and then they just book out the whole theater for the main character... Wait, could it be...

"Then let's just book the whole place," Ning said casually. "That's something we can do, isn't it?"

"Uh..." Li said somewhat uneasyly, "I'm not quite sure, and besides, do I look like the kind of person who lives this kind of life... Booking the whole place is definitely out of the question..."

"Then I'll accept your first time~"

"Don't use ambiguous language."

"Then you guys go and wander around for a bit, I'll go find some staff."

"Ah."

Ning nodded and went with Xiao to look at the swimsuits. Ning then went to find a staff member by herself. To be honest, Li thought that renting out an entire mall was unlikely. Although there's a saying that money can make the devil dance, Li had never seen such a real-life example. Besides, renting out an entire mall was something that only happened in TV shows and dramas.

The likely truth is that the person in charge would tell Ning that this is the mall's rule and that paying more money wouldn't help.

Most shopping malls wouldn't close off their premises just for a few customers; they still need to do business, right?

After walking around the swimsuit shops twice, Xiao seemed to have an inexplicable fondness for swimsuits with particularly high levels of exposure, which left Li somewhat bewildered. She contacted Miss Ghost Wenser telepathically, but Wenser also said she didn't know what was going on. Li tried to imagine Xiao wearing such swimsuits with her still-developing figure; it was hard to believe, but she could already sense the suffocating sense of transgression.

I will definitely bring this up and have a serious talk with her about it later.

Then, Rina took a liking to a few competitive swimsuits. They weren't standard, budget swimsuits, but they looked pretty good. She was a little embarrassed to show too much skin in front of everyone, and she seemed to have gained some weight recently, so she figured these more form-fitting swimsuits would suit her better. Just as Rina and Akira were still choosing swimsuits, a salesperson came over.

The waiter politely asked the two women, "Hello, are you Ms. Chen Li and Ms. Chen Xiao?"

“Yes,” Li nodded, “it’s the two of us.”

"Then, please come with me." The waiter extended his hand to invite the two of them. "Miss Chen Ning is already waiting for you two."

"No way..."

Could it be that Ning actually did it...?

With these questions in mind, Li and Xiao followed the waiter to the elevator and took it directly to the top floor. The waiter opened the "No Unauthorized Entry" door, gestured for them to enter, and led them into a reception room. Two people were sitting in the reception room: a young man in casual clothes and Ning, who was leisurely sipping tea, looking completely relaxed.

"Manager," the waiter said softly as he approached the young man, "I have brought the person."

"Okay, you can go now." The young man nodded, indicating that the waiter could leave first, and gave Li Xiao and the other woman a professional smile. "Hello, ladies, I have already heard about this from Ms. Chen Ning. On behalf of our mall, I would like to extend my welcome to the three of you. Ah, I apologize for being a bit long-winded. Please have a seat."

"oh oh……"

Li, bewildered, pulled Xiao to sit down next to Ning. To be honest, she still hadn't quite grasped what was going on, but the matter was already quite obvious. She just couldn't believe it. Moreover, in her imagination, even if this matter were to succeed, the person who would summon the three of them, the general manager or supervisor, shouldn't be such a young person.

Wait a minute, my focus has become a bit strange; perhaps I'm trying to escape this fact.

“Hey,” Li nudged Ning’s elbow, “Are you really done?”

"Of course it's done."

Ning gave her a half-smile.

"We've booked the entire venue."

Chapter 21 This is too extravagant!

"Eh..." Li was already speechless.

“Just as Miss Chen Ning said,” the young man nodded, “I apologize, but our current service is indeed inappropriate for your status. After learning about this, our mall has also come to a conclusion. To ensure a good shopping experience for you, we have decided to close the mall for you after closing time, but that will be after 11 o'clock. What do you think?”

“No problem,” Ning said considerately. “We don’t want to affect the shopping experience of other customers either. It wouldn’t be pleasant to be kicked out halfway through shopping, would it? And you would be troubled if it damaged your mall’s reputation, right?”

“I’m very pleased that this young lady is so considerate of our mall.” The young man nodded happily. “Just as Miss Chen Ning said, our mall is still open for business, and it’s evening, so there are quite a few customers. It would be rather awkward if we turned them away at this time.”

"Yes, I understand." Ning took a sip of tea. "We will stay here obediently until closing time, and we hope you can give us a better shopping experience then."

“Of course,” the young man stood up. “Then please allow me to leave for the time being to inform the relevant departments to make preparations for the three of you.”

"go Go."

"Excuse me, I'll take my leave now."

The young man left the reception room, exchanged a few words with the waitress at the door, told her to take good care of the three of them, and then left.

"Wow, that's amazing..." Xiao looked at him like he was a god. "Sister Ning, how did you do that..."

Ning shrugged and said, "I just found a mall employee and used a little magic."

"So that's what happened..." Li seemed to suddenly realize, "So you used magic... Why did you do that?"

"Don't worry," Ning explained, "It was just a low-level charm skill called Malice, which won't cause any major problems, so you don't need to overreact. Besides, there are other people over there."

"—?!"

After Ning reminded her, she remembered that there was a waiter who was supposed to greet them by the door. It seemed inappropriate for her to say such a thing so casually, so she subconsciously looked at the waiter who was still there. The waiter didn't show any suspicion; instead, she stood there normally, her expression seemingly asking if they needed any help.

That's true... In today's scientifically-minded society, talking about magic and illusions would be laughable. Fortunately, the other party was highly professional and didn't ridicule their guests for such things. But if they really knew that these three guests possessed some kind of supernatural power that science couldn't explain, I wonder what kind of expression they would have.

Fortunately, Ning didn't use any fancy magic, but rather ordinary magic that could be cast using her appearance and eyes, which prevented her from arousing suspicion. She probably worried too much; Ning wasn't the type to act without thinking. In any case, she decided to sit down as if nothing had happened.

"Is everything alright now?" Ning asked with a smile. "Didn't nothing major go wrong?"

“Uh… forget it,” Li said helplessly. “You did a good job this time… it’s just that using magic in this world is a bit unethical.”

"Magic... it was originally developed by the people over there for convenience," Ning explained. "Although many combat spells have been derived from it, it's essentially the same principle. Adventurers constantly enhance these skills to kill monsters more efficiently in battle, which is why there's more and more magic. Other skills are the same. As a dragon king from another world, he should use his abilities openly and honestly."

"Ah... Anyway, I understand." Li accepted this explanation for now.

"So, what did you guys look at just now?" Ning seemed to get inexplicably excited at this point. "You went to see swimsuits, right?"

"Besides looking at swimsuits, there's nothing else..." Li hesitated for a moment, "I was called over when I was halfway through."

"I see," Ning nodded. "Did you find a swimsuit you like?"

"I guess I found it..." Xiao slumped weakly onto the table, "But there are so many styles... I can't take it all in... and Sister Li won't let me wear it."

"It's not that I don't want you to wear it..." Li said with a headache, "It's just that that style doesn't suit you... How should I put it... it's incomplete, understand?"

"No, no, no, how could you possibly consider a swimsuit to be something imperfect?"

"Yeah, yeah! Isn't this a swimsuit? Sister Li, didn't you say this was formal attire for swimming? So why isn't it intact?"

"Wait, wait, wait? Why are you on Xiao's side too, Ning?"

"Because swimsuits themselves are innocent, right? It doesn't matter what style of swimsuit you wear, right? You're not one of those stubborn old men from a cultural institution, are you?"

"This is a huge problem, okay? Were you all corrupted by those women the ghost brought before?"

For some reason, Ning seemed to have an inexplicable obsession with swimsuits, and even sided with Xiao on this issue, arguing with Li. Li felt that Ning seemed to have some bad plans, but Li couldn't figure out what she wanted to do for the time being, so he chose to compromise for the time being.

"Alright, alright... since it's a swimsuit, there's nothing I can say..." Ri sighed helplessly. "Are we just going to sit here now?"

"Um..." Ning asked the waiter, "May I go out for a walk now?"

"Of course." The waiter nodded. "The manager asked me to accompany you three. You can come to me if you need anything."

"That's good." Ning stood up from her seat. "Then let's go for a walk. Sitting here is a bit boring, so it's better to go around and look around. Do you want to look at swimsuits too?"

"I feel like all you can think about right now is swimsuits," Li said, rubbing her head. "Are you possessed by some kind of evil spirit today?"

"No, it's nothing," Ning shrugged. "I just really wanted to help you change your image."

"No need, thank you."

Li was genuinely scared, and the original plan was to pick out clothes for Xiao, right? Why did she suddenly turn her attention to herself? It's really baffling. Come to think of it, her actions have become somewhat incomprehensible ever since she entered the mall. What on earth is she up to?

Led by a waiter, the three sisters left the reception area and returned to the mall. The top floor housed a buffet restaurant. Since they hadn't had dinner yet, they asked the waiter if they could dine there. They were told they could, as the buffet was also operated by the mall, and as VIP customers, the three sisters had no problem dining there.

However, such a large expenditure as booking out the entire venue is beyond the scope of mobile payment. Fortunately, there is a credit card in Li's treasure chest space. However, she is not very clear about the credit limit of this credit card. She only knows that it is a gold card. She also asked the waiter if the card can be used normally and was told that it can be used normally.

However, the fact that this card could still be used made Li uneasy. Normally, credit cards should have an account holder, and Li had never applied for such a thing before, meaning this should belong to someone else. But normally, the owner of this credit card should report it lost immediately after it was lost, yet this card could still be used normally, which made him feel uneasy.

However, right now, this card is the only way for the three sisters to make large purchases in a normal way. If the cardholder finds them through legal means within these seven days, they'll compensate them with gold coins then. Right now, the more important thing is to fill their stomachs; of course, they won't eat too much, as that would make them feel unwell.

Although Ning Xiangniang is known as a master chef, she doesn't actually know how to cook many dishes. There are some dishes she can't recreate, even if she has the ingredients. She can't reproduce anything she hasn't actually eaten or made. Back on Earth, her family wasn't well-off, so she didn't eat many dishes either, and often bought the ingredients and cooked at home herself.

Opportunities to try new dishes at a buffet are rare, so this time, Riko planned to sample most of the dishes, bring that feeling back to that world, and then try to recreate it. If it's a celebration, it needs to be lively, so interesting and delicious food is definitely essential. She carefully tasted the dishes, memorizing their flavors.