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

Jialuo remained still, releasing her magic power. She used spells and incantations to solidify the magic power into a form, and a water sprite made of water appeared in the training ground.

After Jialuo approached the water fairy and said something, the water fairy nodded and used magic to create armor and a sword and shield, entering a state of preparation for battle.

The adventurers on the viewing platform inexplicably erupted in excitement.

"Oh! Look! That girl!"

"Oh! I saw it too! Could it be Miss Jialuo's apprentice!?"

"A master-disciple well?! That's awesome!"

"Beat him! The one who just spoke! Beat him to death!"

Although it ended up in this rather boring situation, it's clear that Ning's popularity is skyrocketing. I really feel bad for Miss Jialuo... Speaking of which, the two of them are even being mistaken for master and disciple...

"Please be careful, newcomer," Jialuo warned. "This water sprite has been enhanced. If you feel you can't handle it, please let me know."

"Well, thank you."

Ning listened for a moment, but had no intention of doing anything about it. She was now thinking about how to use the skills from the false intelligence to resolve the current situation, and she quickly came to an answer.

So be it.

Ning unleashed her magic circle, and at the same time, the fully armed water sprite also began its operation, rushing towards Ning at a relatively normal speed. As for who the comparison was, there's no need to elaborate... everyone knows.

Water bullets!

Ning used the most basic water magic to restrain the water fairy. The water fairy held up its shield and forcefully broke through the water bullet attack. Just as it was about to pull Ning into the attack range, Ning immediately ran away to create distance.

But she also stopped attacking with the "water bullets," which gave the water sprite an opportunity to close in on her in an instant.

The judgment of keeping distance from opponents skilled in close combat is correct, but the opponent's speed was not taken into account.

Jialu made this assessment in her mind, but the next second she was taken aback.

As the water sprite approached Ning, raising its water blade to end the trial, it noticed a thin stream of water spraying towards it. Judging that this stream wouldn't harm it, it continued to swing its water blade.

Then, it was dispersed by the high-pressure water flow... The entire encounter only involved two exchanges...

Ning, who had fallen forward trying to avoid the water blade, dusted himself off and stood up. He then looked at Jia Luo with an inquiring gaze.

"Uh... well, she's a promising talent." Jia Luo coughed to cover her embarrassment. "Congratulations, you've passed the test."

"Thank you so much."

Ning bowed to Jialuo once and then left the training platform on his own. The people on the viewing platform probably didn't even see what happened. Jialuo could barely see the water flow, and the force of the water flow was simply extraordinary.

"Hmm...looks like there's another one..."

Jialuo glanced at the audience. Ning was talking to the last newcomer to be assessed, and the two seemed to have a very good relationship.

Chapter 11

"Wow, Ning, didn't you finish a little too quickly?" Li asked worriedly. "It's only been a short while, aren't you sure you won't be exposed?"

"I don't think so..." Ning said calmly. "Let's just say it's a coincidence. Anyway, those people don't know us... Speaking of which, how did they even know Xiao's name?"

Then they remembered this: it was the first time they'd brought Xiao here, yet these adventurers already knew her name. That was strange… no, it seemed like they were starting to understand…

Olito stood some distance away, looking up at the sky, pretending to know nothing, and even whistling... So there really are people like that? They've already been exposed.

"I'll go settle the score with him later." Ning patted Li on the shoulder. "Go ahead, I'll watch over Xiao."

"Hmm... I'll go take the test now."

Li stared at the guilty-looking Olympia for a while, and after Ning urged him on, he simply handed Xiao over to Ning and then went up on stage.

The viewing platform suddenly became lively again, as everyone was agitated by the girl's appearance.

"This girl doesn't seem like anything special..."

"But I find it very appealing."

"Oh, could they be three sisters? They look so close."

"Let's make this clear first, no one is allowed to lay a hand on anyone."

Compared to their reactions to Xiao and Ning, the adventurers were much more well-behaved this time. It wasn't that reasoning wasn't appealing, but rather that they felt such girls shouldn't be with them.

"Hey... I actually think the three of them together are great... in every sense of the word..."

Suddenly someone said something like that, and the group of adventurers all nodded in agreement.

Under their watchful eyes, the nervous Li accidentally tripped and fell flat on her face. Everyone cast gentle glances at her as she stood up, her face flushed.

"Woo~~"

Rin was almost bursting with shyness, because of a habit she developed from taking exams on Earth, she still gets nervous when faced with similar assessment situations.

Because I was too nervous, I tripped and fell while walking, which resulted in the fall I just experienced.

She didn't believe it when Brother ■■ told her before, but then she actually fell flat on her face. Wow, after experiencing it firsthand, she felt really embarrassed.

She desperately wanted to run away, but since she had already come this far, she couldn't just turn back; the examiner was already waiting for her there.

Li patted his face to cheer himself up, then walked up to Jialuo.

"Hello, examiner," Li stammered.

"Hehe, don't be nervous," Jialuo comforted her, holding her hand. "I'm not going to eat you, relax."

"Thanks……"

Although I still wasn't completely relaxed, I felt much more at ease now. This examiner was a world apart from the last one; he was so considerate.

"Are you ready to take the test?" Jialuo asked to confirm.

"Well, I'm ready."

Li nodded, trying his best to calm himself down, and then walked to a place ten meters away from Jialuo.

“Since you’re a fire-attribute mage, I won’t enhance the water sprite,” Jialuo summoned the water sprite again. “Just like the last one, you need to subdue it, and I’ll give you a D-rank rating. Understand?”

"Yeah, I got it."

After learning that Li was a fire-attribute mage, Jialuo made some changes to the assessment. This humane examiner made Li's impression of her rise sharply.

The water sprite emerged from the magic circle, seemingly quite unwilling. It was probably the same water sprite that Ning had scattered earlier.

Jialuo said something to it and then gently stroked its head before it was willing to enter battle mode.

I felt a little sorry for that water sprite... While I was thinking about these trivial things, the water sprite had already rushed over.

"Whoa?!" Li hurriedly entered battle mode, trying to recall the fire magic she could use at her level.

Fire Magic Lv.2, Spell List: Flame Shot, Fireball, Grand Fireball, Fire Shield.

This one is fine!

Fireball!

Without thinking too much, she used a spell commonly found in many RPG games—Fireball. However, she didn't expect an unexpected situation to arise.

boom!

The fireball, which was supposed to be about the size of a fist, suddenly burst out of the magic circle like a breath, and the flames instantly engulfed the tiny water sprite, who then lost!

"—! God of water and grace! Protect your subjects! 'Holy Water Shield'!"

After seeing the water sprite disappear into the flames, Jialuo immediately reacted by casting a protective spell, trapping the flames in a water prison made of a water shield, until Li came to his senses and withdrew the spell.

Li looked at Jialuo somewhat awkwardly, unsure of what to say.

The adventurers on the viewing platform were dumbfounded. They had never seen such a fireball spell before and were speechless for a moment.

"Congratulations." Jialuo nodded. "You passed the test. What an amazing fireball spell! You'll definitely be a great mage in the future."

"……Thanks!"

Li bowed to Jialuo and then quickly left. She was a little embarrassed; she was the one who told others not to be too flashy or attract attention, yet she was also the one who caused the commotion. She had already seen Ning's mischievous grin.

"Waaah~~ That's why I already said I was wrong!"

"Hey~ With all this commotion, how are we going to live from now on?"

"Wow, you're so mean! Can you stop harping on about one thing? Other people just think it's amazing!"

Well... the current situation is that since returning to the Chamber of Commerce, Ning has been relentlessly pursuing Li about this matter, which Li is now finding it unbearable.

They left the guild immediately after the assessment. At that time, they encountered some adventurers who had just left the training ground. The adventurers greeted them in a friendly manner and exchanged a few pleasantries.

According to the other party, they simply thought the three sisters were very capable, and had no other intentions.

If they can think that way, we should already be thankful.

She was getting impatient with arguing with Ning about this, and in the end, to make it up to Ning, she decided to sleep naked tonight...

How did she come to that conclusion?

Although Li didn't quite understand what Ning was thinking, she was willing to accept it if it was just for one night, just one night of sleeping naked could solve the problem.

Ugh... I'm still so shy...

Chapter 12

The next day, just as Ning had predicted, rumors about Li spread throughout the city.

Fortunately, these rumors have all turned out to be positive, such as stories of a new magician surpassing humanity, a genius in the field of fire magic... ah, and also, the pitiful, clumsy mage...

Although only the adventurers present that day had actually seen Rin, others only had vague information about her. As for Ning and Xiao, their situations were similar to Rin's.

The three sisters simply went to register; they never expected it to cause such a sensation.

Olitzo and his friends didn't think it was a big deal, since it didn't affect their daily lives and they could just leave it alone.

"...Wow, that's so skillful," Li said, looking at the other person.

"Ha...more or less," Ning said dismissively, resting his chin on his hand.

As usual, they got up early and went to the back gate of the Chamber of Commerce, but they unexpectedly ran into Natsuki. Natsuki seemed to have been waiting there for a long time, saying she was there to help Xiao wash her hair.

After considering it for a moment, Li and Ning entrusted Xiao to Xia Shu, not expecting him to be so skilled. What was most surprising was that Xiao didn't resist much, quietly letting Xia Shu do as he pleased.

"Speaking of which...don't you need to wash?" Li suddenly asked.

“Me…?” Ning yawned. “No need… Slimes usually clean their own bodies, so it’s kind of a passive skill.”

"How convenient..."

Although Ning is currently in human form, she is still essentially a slime. No wonder all the slimes I've ever seen have a crystal-clear feel to them. Ah... the color scheme has to be nice.

Ning seemed to have low blood pressure in the morning, looking listless and struggling to stay conscious.

"All right."

After making sure the shampoo and foam were rinsed off, Natsuki picked up a towel from the side and placed it on Akane's head, carefully wiping her hair.

Although it would be faster for Ning to use wind magic to dry her, she's not quite awake right now, so let's forget about it.

“This slime is very effective,” Natsuki asked. “Miss Riki, did you bring this with you?”

Natsuki was very interested in this. Just a little bit of the sticky substance, applied evenly to the hair, and carefully washed with water, could make the hair shiny. Any woman would surely be happy to buy it.

"Hmm... I guess you could call it a copy..." Li put away the wooden jar filled with slime. "This stuff is called shampoo, and it's something we temporarily copied for our own use."

This shampoo is different from Earth's shampoo. This shampoo is a completely harmless replica, something I made on the way to the principality.

Li knew the materials needed, but only Ning knew the process, because she was the one who replicated it.

"My hair feels so smooth!"

Xiao happily picked up a lock of her hair and touched it; it felt smooth and comfortable. Xia Shu brought a comb and helped her comb her hair. It took them about an hour each day to do this, but they enjoyed it immensely.

"Is there any possibility of mass production of this shampoo?" Xia Shu asked. "If so, could you entrust us with the production and sale of the shampoo?"

"You'll have to ask Ning about this."

Li simply handed the matter over to Ning. She wasn't very good at handling these kinds of things, and Ning had told her that it was best to leave such matters to Ning, so she didn't hesitate too much.

Besides, compared to acting on emotion, it's probably best to leave these matters to the rational Ning...

Even in the dungeon, it was like that... Slimes are truly terrifying creatures.

"...? Ah... I'll talk to Olito about the details later..."

"...I think you should go back to sleep for a while longer."

Ning, who had been suddenly called upon, regained a little consciousness and answered Xia Shu's question weakly. Seeing her in this state, Li was a little worried about her and advised her to go back and rest.