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

"Hmm... Xiao, it's time to go."

"Ok!"

The three sisters went downstairs and walked to the counter. Considering what they were going to do next, it would be better to find a warehouse to do it.

"Ah, Lihe Ning, and Xiao, good morning."

Good morning, Leslie.

The receptionist, Leslie, sitting behind the counter greeted the three sisters warmly. The reason she was so close to them was because she was the one who interacted with them most often. Leslie was a very talkative person and got along well with the three sisters. Before they knew it, Olito had entrusted the three sisters entirely to her care.

"Hey, I heard the president took you to see a house." Leslie leaned closer to them from behind the counter. "Tell me about it, what's the president's house like?"

"Nothing special...it's just like that," Li said vaguely.

"But it seems you haven't made a decision yet." Lemy saw right through her. "Although I don't want you to move out, it's not very convenient for you to always live in our chamber of commerce, right?"

Staying at the Borg Merchant Guild was just a temporary place to rest, but it was inconvenient in many ways. For example, they had to go to the back door to wash up, and taking a bath was out of the question. Apart from going to the bathhouse once on their first day at the Borg Merchant Guild, they could only use magic to clean themselves up normally.

However, this alone wouldn't satisfy Li, who was originally from Earth. Furthermore, Li was originally from the South, and she definitely couldn't stand not bathing for a long time. While magic could make her body clean, it always felt like something was missing.

“That makes sense…” Rie nodded. “Let’s take another look at the last house that Olito recommended… If all else fails, we can just find a place to stay in Akihabara ourselves.”

"Huh? If I heard correctly? You're going to Akihabara?" Leslie looked dumbfounded. "Seriously? You're going to a place like that? That place is really dangerous..."

“It’s not as serious as you say,” Li said with a wry smile. “It’s about what we expected, and it suits us quite well.”

“If that’s how you put it, then there’s nothing I can do.” Leslie didn’t continue the conversation and changed the subject. “So, what brings you here to see me?”

"Yes, we'd like to borrow the warehouse for a bit," Li asked. "Can we use it now?"

“Sure, just wait a moment.” Leslie took out the warehouse key and walked out from behind the counter. “Come on, I’ll go open the door for you.”

Lemming led them to the back door, pushed it open, and then walked to the warehouse in the backyard, unlocking it with a key. This lock was specially made; it required not only the corresponding key but also the magic of the key's registrant to open the door. Simply handing the key to Rie and the others wouldn't have been enough for them to open it.

Ah... it wouldn't be impossible for Ning to force his way through, it would only take a few seconds, but it would cause trouble for Olito and the others, so let's forget about it.

"Please come in."

Leslie pushed open the door and then invited them into the warehouse.

The warehouse here showed signs of frequent use and was regularly cleaned and tidied, so there wasn't much dust buildup. The items stored here were neatly organized and placed. Overall, it was much cleaner and tidier than I remembered warehouses, although the lighting was just so-so, considering that this world didn't yet have a normal light source.

But that's all that's needed, since Li and Ning just need a relatively secluded place to do something that they'd rather not let others know.

“Although I don’t know what you’re going to do with the warehouse,” Leslie warned them beforehand, “the things stored here are very important, so you’d better not do anything dangerous. Understand?”

Li and Ning nodded, indicating they understood. Lemi waved and left first. Ning peeked out from behind the door to watch Lemi leave, then waved to the side of the warehouse. Treasure Chest Li immediately broke free of her hiding place and quickly rolled into the warehouse. Then, they closed the warehouse door.

Chapter 17

"Alright, everyone's here. Is anyone outside?"

"No, why are you being so pretentious..."

"This is a top-secret operation, comrade!"

"So why are you doing this?! Nobody cares about us at all! And! Xiao's gone!?"

Hakoniwa Osamu inexplicably started role-playing, impulsively trying to liven up the atmosphere, but it clearly didn't work very well. Ning remained indifferent, and Treasure Hakoniwa Osamu was also complaining about Hakoniwa Osamu. Ah... it feels really strange, is this a scene of split personalities...?

More important than that is the fact that Xiao is nowhere to be seen.

"Oh dear, we have to find her quickly!"

Knowing Xiao's active nature, she would have already run to some corner of the warehouse. That won't do; they didn't come here to play hide-and-seek. Putting aside the possibility of causing damage—Xiao probably wouldn't do that—I'm just afraid she might find some strange things.

That being said, it's actually not that hard to find. Because the three people here all possess extremely advanced enemy detection skills.

Magic Eye——

As Li activated her magic eye, her vision was dyed gold, and a large amount of information flooded into her mind. To outsiders, it appeared as if one of her eyes had ignited a golden magical flame.

found it!

It has to be said that the Magic Eye skill is truly overpowered. The Magic Eye's true effect is to grant the wielder's eyes special effects, which are determined by the wielder's skills. For example, using Space-Time Magic combined with the Magic Eye will create a simulated light model of space and a time dial in the field of vision, making it feel like playing a single-player game on a handheld console.

After finding Xiao's location, Li first gestured for them to be quiet, then pointed to where Xiao was, and sneaked over. To be honest, Li was still very curious about what she was doing.

They saw Xiao fiddling with something in the corner, and then quietly approached her.

"Woo, woo!"

It was a locked cage. Xiao Zheng gripped one of the iron bars tightly, trying to pull it open. Why was she trying to break it?

"Oh, look, there's a kitten."

Bao Xiangli discovered the reason: there was a tiny kitten in a cage, but why would such a small kitten need such a large cage? Why would the Borg Merchant Guild have such a thing?

Without thinking too much, Rin walked up and reached out to touch the iron bars, when an electric current surged out. Akatsuki, realizing what was happening, immediately tackled Rin to the ground, thus avoiding the attack of the electric current.

"Huh?! 'Me'?! Are you alright?!"

"No, it's okay."

Treasure Chest Otoko immediately ran over to check on Hakoniwa Otoko's condition. Ning leisurely walked over and glanced at the cage.

"Why did Sister Li suddenly appear next to Xiao?" Xiao scratched her head somewhat awkwardly.

She seems to have a habit of forgetting everything around her once she focuses on something, which is worrying. Is she too unguarded? Ah, I'm getting off-topic.

"I came over as soon as I saw Akatsuki here." Hakoniwa Osamu patted her head. "Thank you for your help. But why are you here?"

“Because there,” Xiao pointed to the cage, “there’s an injured kitten there, and Xiao wants to help it. But Xiao can’t get in.”

The gaps in the cage are big enough for the kitten to climb out on its own, but Xiao can't squeeze in unless she can transform into her original form like her mother. But there are too many suspicious points. Besides, they didn't come here to rescue the kitten in the first place.

Li glanced at Ning, wanting to ask for her opinion. In this situation, she couldn't make a decision on her own, so she could only ask Ning for help.

“Personally, I recommend that you don’t touch that,” Ning said calmly. “In the first place, we shouldn’t touch other people’s things casually. According to the laws of the Principality, we can say that we have already broken the law. Intentionally damaging other people’s property may not be a big deal, but if we really pursue the matter, we might drag Olito and the others down with us. I don’t want to see that happen.”

They didn't know if the item belonged to the Borg Chamber of Commerce. If it belonged to someone else, destroying it would likely cause problems and drag Olitto into it. If it ended up like that, they would owe Olitto another favor, and favors are far more valuable than money, especially since the favor was owed to the three sisters.

"That cage has a counter-attack spell, just like before, it will release an electric current." Ning shot out a slime that he had somehow produced and threw it out, "Like this."

Snapped!

An electric shock ripped through the slime, which hadn't even touched the cage yet, and it was instantly reduced to dust. Wow, how could they be so cruel to their own kind? But then another problem arose…

"You want to ask why Xiao is alright, right?" Ning snorted. "She's a divine beast with triple protection. How could such magic possibly harm her? Rather, where did you, a newly born dragon king, get the courage to mess with something like this? Your dragon scales haven't even hardened yet."

According to classification, Ri is a newborn dragon, but in terms of mentality, she is already at the level of an adult dragon, and in terms of physique, she is only slightly better than an ordinary human. Putting aside the fact that Ri has a treasure chest that allows her to do whatever she wants just because she has a shell, the dragon scales on Ri's body do not have the effects that the scales of ordinary dragons possess.

For example, magic resistance. Because her magic resistance was low, the counterattack magic reacted to Hakoniwa Ritsu.

Magic Eye——

"The Magic Iron Cage is a cage used for imprisonment. Its main material is sturdy, high-quality magic iron, possessing strong magical adaptability. This cage is imbued with counter-attack magic."

So what should we do?

"Emmm, let's get them out of there first anyway." Li smiled. "That's for you personally, right? Come on, lend a hand. I know you have a way to solve this."

"I knew you would say that..."

Ning shook her head helplessly, walked to the cage, and stretched out her hand. She had completely analyzed the spell on the cage, and breaking it was just a matter of snapping her fingers.

Snapped!

"Alright, it's off. Xiao, smash it with the black iron rod, but be careful not to hurt the cat."

With a single gesture, Ning dispelled the magic on the cage, making way for Xiao so she could destroy it with her black iron rod. While Xiao was certainly not skilled in magic, she was undoubtedly the strongest of the three sisters in terms of combat prowess.

The black iron rod instantly appeared in Xiao's hand. He gripped it tightly and slammed it down with all his might, producing an unimaginably loud buzzing sound. Fortunately, Ning had cast a soundproofing barrier spell beforehand. Thus, the cage was successfully destroyed, but the black iron rod also broke, clearly having reached its limit. However, the mission was successfully completed.

Xiao immediately dropped the black iron rod, ran to the wreckage of the cage, and took out the kitten. The kitten seemed to be alright.

"That's good, isn't it?" Ning looked at the kitten. "The cat is fine. I'll go talk to Olito about this later."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Li thought for a moment, then asked, "I'm always troubling you... Is there anything I can do?"

"...I'll think of something first." Ning's face turned red for some reason, and her breathing became a little rapid.

Before that, let's take a look at the kitten. This kitten looks like it was only a few days old; its body is curled up, and its breathing is very weak. It seems like things aren't looking too good.

"Sister Li..." Xiao looked at Li pitifully, "What should we do... Cat looks like it's in a lot of pain."

"Give it to me first. Trust me, sister, I'll make it recover."

Rie's grandmother used to have a cat, and that cat had kittens. Back then, Rie would go to her grandmother's house every day to see the kittens and learned how to care for them from her grandmother. So, she should be able to save the kittens; if not, she'll have to use magic.

"Sigh... You guys take care of the cat first, I'll go talk to Olito."

"sorry to bother you."

Ning figured they wouldn't be getting back to the main topic anytime soon, so she decided to go find Olito and clean up the mess he'd made. She pushed open the door and left the warehouse.

Li carefully took the cat from Xiao's hands and examined it closely. Using her magic eye, she saw that the cat didn't seem to be sick. Its body temperature was a little low, and its belly felt bloated, probably because it hadn't urinated. It was also likely that it hadn't been fed for a while, making it very weak.

Tsk... Which scumbag treated a cat like that?

While cursing the person in her heart, Li took emergency measures.

She first took the kitten outside the warehouse, got some thickly folded toilet paper from the treasure chest, dampened it with a little water, and gently wiped the kitten's bottom. After a while, the kitten urinated on its own.

That solved one problem. Next, she found the milk that had somehow appeared inside the treasure chest and gently dabbed it around the animal's mouth. After doing this, she had Xiao find an empty box, filled it with soft fur, and gently placed the animal inside.

"call……"

Li breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. If it had been a few more days, there might have been no hope. Now, all he could do was wait and see.

There are so many strange things about this little kitten that Li couldn't help but laugh. It's amazing how she seems to encounter all sorts of bizarre things. What kind of constitution does she have to be constantly caught up in these inexplicable whirlpools?

That's what she said, but what else could she do but laugh?

Now, all we can do is wait and see how it goes...

"reason."

At that moment, Olitto and Natsuki appeared behind her with serious expressions.

Chapter 18

Okay, so now we have several options in front of us:

1. Play dumb, pretend you know nothing.

2. Apologize, and use a deep bow and imposing manner to gain forgiveness!

3. Fleeing.

Hmm... So which one is the best option to help Li get out of the current situation?

no……

Okay, that's it. Li typed "GG," and the game is over!

“So this is the little guy,” Olitto suddenly squatted down as well. “It was indeed a very dangerous situation. Thank you all for your help. As for borrowing the warehouse and the damage, I won’t interfere. Natsuki, go and investigate who this cargo belongs to.”

"understood."

Natsuki nodded and quickly left. Ryou stared at Olitzo, completely bewildered. Olitzo hadn't pursued the matter?

“I’ve already heard about it from Ning,” Olitto said. “This cat is actually a rare species in the Duchy, practically an endangered species. They probably wanted to smuggle it abroad through our merchant guild. We were also at fault for overlooking such a big problem.”

"You mean... everything's alright?" Li asked cautiously.

“Yes, if you hadn’t discovered it in time, our chamber of commerce would probably be finished if this got out.” Olitto nodded.

It seemed that Li had done the right thing, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She had already caused enough trouble; she couldn't afford another fatal blow. This matter was probably already linked to some very dangerous law, and one wrong move could lead to serious problems.

Speaking of smuggling... such things do happen in this world too.

Although she didn't know what kind of creature this little kitten was in this world, Li deeply hated those who abused cats, and she really wanted to tear that scumbag to pieces. Hmm, this body should be able to do that... tearing people apart... forget it... it just feels creepy.

“Then I should go back to work.” Olitto stood up, preparing to return to his office.

"Huh?" Li looked puzzled.

“I just came down to check things out.” Olitto stretched. “I don’t have the energy to deal with all this right now. So I’m leaving this kitten in your care.”

"Huh? Us?" Li asked. "Is it really okay to hand it over to us? Shouldn't we hand it over to some kind of protection organization or something?"

“There’s no such organization,” Olitto shook his head, “but the duchy has an unwritten rule that every citizen who sees this kind of cat is obligated to take care of it. Although you’re not citizens of the duchy, entrusting it to you shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll be going now.”

Olitzo waved his hand and left, returning to his office. He had a lot of work to do, a workload they couldn't even imagine. But that was none of their business anymore.

“Sister Li…” Xiao looked at Li uneasily.