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

"Chuchu, how was your Dragon King born?" Heiyu threw the question at Chuchu.

"Huh? I remember they were dragons born from dragon veins and possessed powers, right? They're quite different from ordinary dragons," Chu Chu said.

"How long has it been since the Dragon King increased its numbers?" Black Feather then asked.

“Hmm… It’s been almost ten thousand years since I was born, hasn’t it?” Finoer said. “Li isn’t exactly a newly born Dragon King; she just took over the position of Rielfa and elevated her powers at the same time.”

“Ordinary dragons can reproduce through mating,” Black Feather said. “But Dragon Kings can’t. Dragon Kings are unique, so there’s no precedent for them reproducing. But you two did it. This is probably the most miraculous interspecies mating I’ve ever seen. One is a slime that reproduces through fission, and the other is a Dragon King who can only be born through dragon veins. You two successfully mated using the skill of interspecies mating and gave birth to a new being. The magic and life force that Rie has been absorbing these past two days is proof of that. Because it’s an unprecedented existence, it’s creating new life in the most fundamental way. In other words, Rie, you’re pregnant.”

"Huh...?" Li was completely dumbfounded.

"Congratulations!" Kuroba congratulated you. "The thing that's been bothering you for so long is finally resolved. Isn't that great?"

"No..." Li said, looking bewildered, "Is that really how it is?"

“Li,” Ning stood up, “you probably haven’t had that yet, right? I’ll take you there. There’s a very simple way to find out if it’s real.”

"Oh! Right! There's that thing too!!" Kuroba realized something at this moment.

Ning stood up and pushed Li all the way to the bathroom. It took a long time for Li to come out looking dazed, while Ning held a small stick in her hand.

"What kind of mess is this..." Li covered her flushed face.

Who knew Ning would use such a brutal method to confirm? Why did she have to go in anyway? She could have just left everything to herself; otherwise, why would she have wasted so much time?

Ning happily raised the stick in his hand. There were two purplish-red lines on the stick. Hei Yu and Xuan Ze, who knew what it was, smiled knowingly.

“Li is pregnant.” Ning pointed to the two lines on the stick and explained, “This is a pregnancy test. I can’t explain the detailed principle to you in a short time. You just need to know that these two lines mean that Li is pregnant.”

"That's wonderful!!"

"The timing is perfect... The child will be born and be able to watch the world grow."

"Hmm... I just hope it's not a brat..."

"Don't worry, Kuroba, I'm here for you if you can't handle it all by yourself."

"That's really great news. Hmm... if we're talking about seniority, I might be a grandfather by now, right?"

"Wait, wait, wait, Olito, when did you become someone's grandfather again?"

"I'm really looking forward to it. What kind of child will it be?"

Everyone was happy for Li's pregnancy, and Li herself was happy too, but not as obviously as everyone else. It was her first time, and she was only recently an adult, so she felt somewhat numb to the situation. It all felt unreal. She reached out and touched her abdomen, where the fruit of her and Ning's love was growing.

"Really...?" A smile couldn't help but appear on Li's face.

"It's true." Ning quietly reached out and hugged her from beside her. "Your wish has come true."

"Ah~" Li breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on Ning's shoulder. "It really is true. My wishes have all come true..."

Rin's wishes have all been fulfilled, whether it was what she wanted to do or the will she wanted to inherit. However, since becoming pregnant, she has rarely appeared on the main stage of world history, and she is basically no longer assigned any work. Ning has taken over all the work for her and completed it perfectly. Even without Rin, the construction of the Little Garden is proceeding in an orderly manner.

As for Li, she stayed at home all day, doing the few things she could manage, doing some pre-parenting preparations, and occasionally reading books related to the subject. Because she was raising a baby from infancy, Li wasn't confident she could raise her child to be as outstanding as Xiao, so she was quite nervous.

During this time, Xia Ling resumed her old profession as a maid, serving Li wholeheartedly. Therefore, Li didn't need to do much of the daily work; all Li had to do was take good care of her health and be a good mother. A year later, the child was born smoothly and named Lin. Her birth naturally attracted attention from all walks of life, and Lin in the miniature garden was naturally the object of everyone's affection.

After Lin became sensible, Li returned to work. With the joint efforts of Li and Ning, the development of the sandbox was rapid. By chance, Lin found the core of the entire maze, which was the control console they had once speculated to exist. After having the control console of the maze, the construction of the maze was even faster, and it even restored its original operating mechanism.

However, the interior of the labyrinth had long since become a city and various facilities within the miniature world. Even if magic were to regenerate and monsters and demons were to reappear, they would merely be experience points for the people living in this labyrinthine kingdom. In the following years, the miniature world continued to grow and become the center of the new world. New small countries gradually emerged, and the other major powers resumed normal operations, with the world gradually returning to normal.

After that, the family gradually faded from public view and eventually disappeared into the tides of history. However, those acquaintances who had contact with them remained active on the stage of history. The Dragon Kings remained the guardians of the Little Garden, the Akihabara Guard continued to grow stronger, Seria and her friends eventually became S-class adventurers recognized by the Adventurers' Guild, Olito found his love, the troupe leader led the theater company that Inri had gathered to travel the world performing stories about a girl born from a box, Kuroba became the school principal, Kana became a contemporary inventor, Alice and the Demon King Genze held their wedding in the place where they once lived, and Zhou Dong continued to guard the former homes of his old friends.

There are many, many more people connected to them, and they have all found their own paths. As for that family's whereabouts, no one can say for sure, but it is said that they went to become gods of this world because they had important duties as the goddess's proxy. Since Li is the one who truly possesses the skill of the goddess's proxy, this statement has some truth to it.

The house they once lived in remains exactly as it was. Even after Xia Ling's passing, someone still cleans it—perhaps Zhou Dong, perhaps someone else—and it is always kept spotless. The Perseus Tree and the countless Soul Flowers on the ground remain unchanged; time there seems to have stood still, remaining exactly as it was back then.

"So this is the place..."

A student found this place by following the description in the book. She was surprised to find that this place actually existed. She was quite skeptical about its existence at first because there shouldn't be anyone greater or stronger than the hero. However, considering the four dragon kings who guard the Little Garden, it might actually be a real thing.

"But...but—!!" The student turned around and shouted at the person behind him, "Your description in the biography is so vague!? Be more professional, okay! If you don't know something, just say so!?"

"Haa... I've already shown you this place, what else do you want me to do..."

Behind the students was a white-haired girl dressed in black, floating in mid-air as if defying gravity, with an open book with a black cover beside her. She floated expressionlessly, her gaze fixed on the only house in the area, her eyes filled with nostalgia.

"So," the student persisted, "Principal, tell me the truth! You must know something about the Time-Space Dragon King."

"How many times do I have to explain before you understand?" The white-haired girl sighed helplessly. "That's all I know. I just wrote down what I knew in a book. If you want to know more, why don't you go find those four Dragon Kings?"

"I'm not the principal," the student said, exasperated. "You know how difficult it is to see those four dragon kings."

"Who knows... Anyway, it's not like I'm the one going."

The girl known as the headmistress is now Kuroba. Two centuries have passed since then, and many things have changed. The world has returned to its former prosperity. The merger of the Alyas Elf Kingdom and the Demon King's territory is a century ago. For Kuroba, the biggest change is that many of her friends are no longer by her side.

Olito, the leader, Xia Ling, and Xia Shu are all ordinary people. Even with the enhancement of magic, they are still just ordinary humans. The one who lived the longest among them was the Demon King Xuanze. Xuanze remained active until his child grew into an outstanding ruler. After his child left school and returned to the country to rule, Xuanze disappeared without a trace.

Seria and the others eventually passed away due to time. As a book spirit, Kuroba did not have a lifespan, so she watched many friends and acquaintances leave along the way. After this happened many times, she had seen through it all and naturally got used to it. Because of their different races, they would eventually be separated, just like she sent off batches of students at the school.

Will time take everything away...?

Kuroba sighed, feeling herself becoming increasingly sentimental. She was currently in the prime of her youth as a Book Spirit, while her friends had long since entered their twilight years. Apart from those few Dragon Kings, Kuroba didn't know anyone else. She had originally thought of leaving the Little Garden, but she was reluctant to do so, so she stayed.

Now, there are very few things that can interest her.

Incidentally, this student is the top student among this year's graduating class. Kuroba has seen her hard work and talent. This child especially likes stories about Rin and Ning, and always wants to trace their footsteps. That's why he pestered her to come here today.

Hei Yu looked around and could sense that Zhou Dong was still there, but he had no intention of showing himself.

"Hey, have you had enough fun?" Kuroba urged. "It's time to go back. There's no point in making any progress by staying here any longer."

"Wait, wait, wait! Principal! I want to go in and take a look!" the student exclaimed excitedly.

"Are you out of your mind?" Kuroba frowned. "Stop being stubborn. No matter how much you beg, you're not getting in. Understand?"

Kuroba released a slight amount of pressure, trying to discourage the students, but given her personality, she certainly wouldn't give up. At that moment, her necklace emitted a bright light, then scattered into numerous crystals that reformed in mid-air, displaying an image. The person facing her in the image was one of the current captains of the guard; judging from their anxious expressions, something must have happened.

"Principal Kuroba! Could you please come and help me right away!?"

"Don't rush, don't rush, tell me slowly, what happened?"

"It's a ghost—!"

"……gone."

Upon hearing the word "ghost," Kuroba's aura shifted abruptly, and her expression turned serious. She didn't say much, merely glancing at her student before casually uttering those two words, then taking a light step in mid-air. Like a dragonfly skimming the water, magical energy formed a silver magic circle in mid-air, and then the relevant spell was cast.

Transmit.

"This is... a lost art of spatial magic!?" The student exclaimed excitedly, then suddenly remembered something, "Wait! Headmaster! Are those guys back again!?"

"I'd guess that's most likely the case." Kuroba nodded. "I don't have time to waste here, I'm leaving."

"Ok!"

Back then, Rin naively didn't pursue the Ghosts and eradicate this chronic disease of the old kingdom. Their remnants secretly rebuilt the Ghosts organization, turning it into a malignant tumor that plagued all sides. Especially after the people of Rin's era passed away one by one, they became even more arrogant, and today they've come to the Little Garden to stir up trouble again.

Kuroba learned the teleportation spell during her last encounter with Ri, and it was the only spatial magic she knew. After Ri's disappearance, there were no more users of spatial magic. Kuroba only knew this one teleportation spell, and couldn't really be called a user of spatial magic or anything like that, but she would use this magic to protect the Little Garden.

The guard captain who delivered the message was located in an unused area on the southwest side of the labyrinth. This area was generally reserved for the labyrinth's monsters and monstrous creatures, and was often used for practical training by students. Adventurers would also log in there to play online; it was probably because they were eyeing the students or adventurers there. After securing the teleportation point, Kuroba entered the magic circle and immediately arrived at the unused area on the southwest side of the labyrinth.

The student followed along. Given her fighting ability, she wouldn't be a hindrance to Kuroba, and she was also a smart girl, so there was no need to worry about any problems arising from bringing her along. Besides, she was a reserve member of the Akihabara Guard, so even if she wasn't brought along, she would most likely have used this excuse to come along anyway.

As soon as the two arrived at their destination, they heard a commotion. Following the sound, they quickly found the location of the disturbance. Kuroba saw the guard captain leading his members in a battle against several figures dressed in white and wearing green hats. There was no doubt that it was Ghost.

"No wonder we're in such a tough fight."

Kuroba glanced around casually. There were about ten ghosts here, their strength roughly equal to the guards'. The ghosts would stop at nothing to achieve victory, while the guards had to consider many other matters and couldn't fight as freely as they pleased, resulting in a tough battle. Moreover, one of them was a veteran member. However, ever since learning about the culture of that world, Kuroba couldn't look at cuckoldry the same way anymore.

In addition, the fact that all the ghosts are wearing green hats makes it feel very out of place.

Anyway, let's go help first.

bake--

Magical flames ignited, and Kuroba freely entered a state of magical combustion. Colorful magical flames enveloped her body, radiating an intense pressure. The ghosts also noticed the girl who had intruded, and the ghost elder, upon noticing Kuroba, let out a strange laugh.

"Oh dear, who do we have here?" the Ghost Elder sneered. "Isn't this Principal Blackfeather, who just let me go not long ago? What's up? What brings you here? If you have time, could you do me a favor and kill these troublesome fellows?"

"Sorry, that's impossible." Black Feather stretched out his hand towards the ghosts, and several magic circles unfolded behind him. "My contract with the Time-Space Dragon King is still valid."

Kuroba had no intention of arguing with them. She had indeed accidentally let the ghost elder escape last time, but this time she wasn't going to let them get away with it again. Anticipating Kuroba's move, the ghost elder gave a wink to the ghost beside him, who immediately threw out several teenagers from behind, each of them unconscious.

"Wait! Principal! Who are those?!"

"I know."

Kuroba suppressed the flow of magic, stopping the magic circle from functioning. Those boys and girls were all students from the school. No wonder even the guards were in trouble; they had hostages in their hands. It really suited their behavior.

"What do you want?" Kuroba asked sharply.

"What do I want?" the Ghost Elder said arrogantly. "That's the question I should ask. What should you do? Don't you know? Ha!"

bump----!

Before the two sides could officially begin their dialogue, a small section of the maze's ceiling suddenly collapsed and crashed to the ground. Black Feather acted decisively, using a skill that required no incantation to restrain the ghost and force it back. The ghost elder let out a low shout and stomped the ground with all his might, using the earth and stones in the maze to construct puppets to block all of Black Feather's magic. Although he blocked all the magic, the puppets also disappeared.

"Trying to trick me again? Want me to teach you a lesson?" The Ghost Elder arrogantly beckoned with his hand.

"whispering sound."

I wanted to seize this opportunity to force him away from those students, but it wasn't that easy. He's really cunning.

"Cough cough cough..."

At that moment, the ceiling panel that had fallen down was pushed open, and a girl with long cherry blossom hair stood up from under the ceiling.

"Waaah... my clothes are all dirty."

The girl casually brushed the dust off her white trench coat, and it was spotless in no time, looking brand new. However, Kuroba's attention wasn't on that. The labyrinth's walls were supposed to be incredibly sturdy; even Salid's full-force attack might not be able to break through a single wall. Yet this girl had descended from the sky, smashed the labyrinth's ceiling, and stood there as if nothing had happened.

Speaking of which... that cherry blossom hair and that white trench coat look a little familiar.

Everyone's attention naturally fell on the girl who had suddenly appeared. Many people didn't realize how she had gotten there, but the Ghost Elder was different. A wicked smile appeared on his face.

Boom boom boom! ! !

Three giant stone figures rose from the ground beside the girl, raised their hammer-like hands, and smashed down on her.

"This is bad!!"

Kuroba's first reaction was that it was too late to save him.

bite----!

—?!

A light blue glow emanated from her forehead, and two crystal pieces resembling dragon horns suddenly appeared in her hair. A massive amount of magic was released, shattering the three giant stone puppets on the spot. The magic surrounding her gradually gave her the appearance of a dragon-woman.

Magical Dragon Transformation—?!

“I’m telling you…” Golden flames flickered in the girl’s watery eyes, “That’s really impolite!”

Magic Eye——! ?

A silver light shone from the girl's waist.

Click——!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Dragon Sparrow - Absolute Wind!

"What--!?"

When Kuroba came to her senses, the girl had already closed in on the ghost. She only saw three sharp slashes that felled everyone except the ghost elder.

This sharp and swift swordsmanship bears some resemblance to Zhou Dong and Xiao, no... it's completely identical.

The Ghost Elder barely managed to block the cherry-haired girl's slash with the stone wall he made from earth and stone. This was only an unconscious action on his part. When he came to his senses, all the ghosts he had brought with him had fallen. It was simply unbelievable.

"Damn it—who the hell are you?!"

The Ghost Elder, enraged, prepared to unleash his trump card.

"Me...?"

A breathtaking smile curved the corners of the girl's lips.

"Is that important? Besides, my magic eye already saw what you're about to do—"

"—!"

The girl used only her right hand to wield the knife, while her other hand was hidden under the hem of her trench coat. Her five jade-like fingers burst forth with intense light, and a crest that Black Feather had never seen before lit up on the girl's back. The girl smiled slightly and swung her left hand.

Sky-Splitting Slash—!