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

Xiao nimbly weaved through the incoming magic, dodging what she could and using the giant spirit to block what she couldn't.

She leaped onto a fast-moving icicle, kicked it with her little foot to propel herself into the air, and then raised her black sword to slash at Finoer.

"Ha, useless."

With her hand partially transformed into a dragon, Finoer raised her hand to catch the knife and then gripped it tightly. However, the scene she wanted to see did not appear; instead, an unexpected situation arose.

“This is…” Finoer frowned, “‘Black’?”

The knife that took the blow left a shallow scar on its hand. This was not the kind of damage that an ordinary weapon could cause. Ordinary weapons would even break or shatter upon contact, but this knife did not.

Finoer also sensed a familiar aura from the knife, and at the same time, she also sensed another familiar aura from the little girl.

There's also a very fresh aura... Is it the newborn 'Time'? And... is this the aura from Reverse Scale? What exactly is going on with this little girl?

"Ha!" Click!

Xiao drew his white sword and slashed out. Forced to do so, Finoer let go of the sword to avoid it, but she did not expect that the black sword would also be swung over. The huge spirit also raised the two huge spirit swords and slashed down.

"Hmph! Kneel down!"

Fino snorted and released her magic, while simultaneously using her words of power to suppress Xiao. Xiao was forced down by the sudden pressure and slammed heavily to the ground. She tried to get up immediately but couldn't move at all.

“This is the difference in specifications, do you understand?” Finoer stretched out her hand, which emitted a deep blue light.

"Ah, just a moment."

Xuanze calmly intervened between the two, kicking Finoer away with a flying kick, then concentrated his magic power and pulled Xiao up.

"Come out and lend a hand, Salamander."

The flames brought warmth to this cold world, and the flower-like flames gave birth to the fire spirit Salamander, which covered the entire mountain.

Chapter 52 Frost Dragon King

The presence of numerous Salamanders has alleviated the biting cold, and the sparkling sprites flutter and dance with joy.

This is not good news for Finoer. She doesn't like warm environments to begin with, let alone scorching ones. She even dislikes "Flame Dragon King" Salid for this reason.

"What convenient magic." Xuanze closed the Book of Myriad Laws. "Elf magic, magic that cannot be interfered with by ordinary magic and laws. Your magic will soon be weakened by the high temperature, won't it?"

Under Salamander's influence, the surrounding temperature is constantly rising, which Xuanze uses to weaken Finoir's power, making her attacks less threatening.

This spell is called "Fire's Delight." It summons the fire spirits Salamanders scattered throughout the land, using magic to bring them joy and keep them in a certain area for a longer period, increasing the fire elemental affinity within that area.

Indeed, these Salamanders now look like they're having a party, constantly absorbing the magic flowing from Xuanze.

“Indeed…” Fino Er remained noncommittal. “Fine, let’s be serious…”

Ding--!

The azure ice coffin suddenly rose up, trapping Finoer inside. In this high-temperature environment, the ice coffin remained unchanged, like a diamond. Xuanze had a bad feeling.

"Akatsuki! Cut open that coffin! Use the 'Sharpness' spell!"

"Oh!"

Xuanze immediately devised a countermeasure, opening the Book of Myriad Principles of Magic and extracting the spell formula stored inside. After infusing it with magic power, he immediately unleashed it, targeting Akatsuki's kodachi. The added attribute of the spell was "sharpness".

Xiao broke through the scorching air and rushed to the ice coffin. The enormous spirit and she simultaneously swung their twin swords, the four katanas reflecting sharp, cold light as they slashed towards the ice coffin.

However, the ice coffin remained motionless. Despite the slender sword becoming incredibly sharp, it couldn't cut through it at all. Just as Xiao was about to pull the sword back, the ice coffin extended an icy hand, grabbed her, and opened the ice coffin once more.

"Freeze it."

A chilling voice emanated from within the ice coffin; this was the power of words, the power of words fused with authority. Azure ice instantly climbed up Xiao's arm, and Xuanze's face drained of all color.

"—Xiao!? Let go of me!"

"Waaaaah?! I can't let go! It's so cold!"

Xiao's hand was frozen firmly to the hilt of the knife, and the knife was frozen to the ice coffin; she couldn't escape.

“…Really tenacious. I thought I would be frozen instantly.” Finoer stepped out of the ice coffin.

At this moment, Finoir wore an even more magnificent dress, decorated with crystal-like ice crystals, and wore a crown, showcasing her absolute power.

"Is it a divine beast? I thought that race had disappeared."

Fino'er's icy, slender fingers caressed Xiao's face, while her other hand moved closer to Xiao's body, scrutinizing her entire body. The freezing speed suddenly increased.

“What a fine prospect, but he’s going to freeze to death here now, isn’t he?” Fino’er’s face revealed a cruel sneer. “Before that, let me comfort you.”

"True Flame Burst!"

Golden flames enveloped Xuanze, and the Salamanders provided support, making the flames even more intense. He took out his divine weapon and charged towards Finoir, but Finoir gave him a cold look, and an ice wall immediately isolated them.

Boom!

The divine sword cleaved through the ice wall, and under Finoer's control, the shards of ice transformed into ice spears that fell. The golden flames, however, could not stop the ice, and Xuanze could only temporarily evade it.

There's absolutely nothing I can do with this guy! Damn it!

Now that Akatsuki is in Finoir's hands, although Genze has a way to break this situation, it will undoubtedly hurt Akatsuki.

Are all Dragon King-level creatures this strong?

This is the first time that Xuanze, the "Demon King/Hero", has fought against a being like the Dragon King. He didn't expect it to be so troublesome. Is this thing a GM?

Their initial mission was simply to restrain the Dragon King, but Xuanze didn't expect the other party to be so serious. Xiao was captured because of his mistake, so let's try to find another way.

As he thought about it, he dispelled the spell, and the golden flames faded from his body.

“Hey, Fino,” Xuanze said, “Do you know what you’re doing right now? You probably don’t even know who that little girl is, do you?”

“What are you trying to say?” Fino asked coldly.

“That’s the ‘Time-Space Dragon King’s’ sister,” Xuanze said, pointing at Xiao. “I suggest you don’t mess around. Those two aren’t easy to deal with.”

“…What did you say?” Finoel looked puzzled for the first time. “I don’t remember our Dragon King having a sister like this.”

The freezing began to slow down, which meant it was somewhat effective. Xuanze continued to push the conversation forward, hoping to settle things and leave. Fighting the Dragon King was proving difficult now.

"Ah, that's her adopted sister, you know?" Xuanze explained, "her adopted sister, do you understand what I mean?"

The Salamanders were also celebrating, and Xuanze even poured in twice as much magic power to turn their flames from red to blue and then to white, but no matter what he did, the ice just wouldn't melt, and he was almost ready to give up the struggle.

“yili…? What’s that?” Finoer repeated blankly.

"Tsk... Does this world not have the concept of loyalty and obligation...?" Xuanze didn't expect things to go wrong in such an unexpected place. "Anyway, all you need to know is that she's her sister. You don't want to start a battle between the Dragon Kings, do you?"

“…I will personally verify whether she is our sister.” Finoer had no intention of letting Xiao off the hook. “Until then, I will take care of this child. You are useless now.”

"Xiao...we have to go back!"

The massive spirit arose, and Xiao suddenly began to resist. Her magic and spiritual power formed a protective layer that knocked away Finoer. The moment Xiao landed, she immediately picked up her katana and rushed out.

"The Blessing of the Wind God!"

Almost as soon as Xiao landed, Xuanze immediately provided support. The highest blessing of wind magic made Xiao even faster, and before Finoer could react, she was slashed away by this strike.

"Ahhhhhh!!!"

Xiao, who launched the attack, knew very well that the strike had not caused any effective damage; at most, it had only used the momentum to send Finoer flying. The impact felt too hard, so she continued to pursue.

Finoer used her powers to conjure a violent, cold wind, using it to hover in mid-air. As she coldly watched the two prepare to meet her attack without mercy, she witnessed an unbelievable scene.

"Ha, I've always wanted to try this." Xuanze burned all his magic power in one breath. "A bold fighting style like Gilgamesh's. Come on, Dragon King, let's see if you can handle it."

Buzz buzz—!

He poured all his magic into the "Holy Sword: Divine Weapon Catalogue," activating its abilities at full speed. He deployed the divine weapons he believed could counter Finoir into the world, then aimed them at her and adjusted their trajectories to avoid Akatsuki.

"Even though it's a fake Wang Cai, I'll give you a big gift while I'm at it."

He smiled, freeing all the divine weapons from their restraints. The divine weapons, shimmering with various lights, were shot out like arrows, and the Salamanders attached themselves to all the divine weapons.

Chapter 53 Intruder

The divine weapons all avoided Xiao's projectiles aimed at Finoer, and at that moment she also sensed an ominous fluctuation coming from Xiao's blade. However, these deadly divine weapons that were being shot at her were not something that could be dealt with easily.

"Tsk!"

This was the first time Finor had acted so violently, unleashing all her power to resist the 'Demon King/Hero's' all-out attack.

She knew very well that if she didn't do this, she would be the one to fall here. These weapons, which she had never seen before, all exuded the threatening aura of weapons made by the 'Black Dragon King'. Even if Negi herself wasn't particularly powerful, the things made by her were not to be underestimated.

Raise the ice wall, protect yourself with the ice coffin, withstand Xuanze's desperate attack, and then avoid the little girl's finishing blow. That will be victory for us. We must teach these humans what it means to be arrogant and domineering.

puff!

"—!?" Xuanze suddenly dispersed all the divine weapons, restoring them to magical power.

Even Xiao, who had been poised to charge forward, stopped in that instant, looking at Finoir in surprise.

What's wrong? You guys... Is this... my blood...?!

A sharp blade pierced Finoer's chest from behind, a situation she could not comprehend at all.

What happened...? Why did I get hurt...?

The powers were still functioning properly, and the ice coffin protected Finoer from every angle, but she still couldn't understand where the knife that pierced her chest came from.

"What an unexpected bonus! I never expected to encounter such a great opportunity."

puff!puff!puff!

As a woman's voice rang out, three more knives and swords struck Finoer's chest. The figure in the green hat and white clothes walked out from beside her with a smile as dark as a quagmire.

“…Lycia?” Xuanze stared intently at the murderer, Lycia. “Xiao, come back first.”

The reason he suddenly stopped attacking was because he sensed Lycia's presence. If he rashly used up all his magic power here, he and Akatsuki might perish here.

Because Lycia is now also carrying that mysterious 'holy sword'. We need to reorganize it before we can attack Lycia.

"Thank you, true hero." Licia smiled brightly at Xuanze and bowed. "Thanks to you, we've defeated another evil dragon."

"They actually said... I'm that kind of lowly dragon without any intelligence!?"

"Ugh, so noisy, you bastard."

Finoir's angry words annoyed Lycia, and then five more knives and swords pierced Finoir's body. She let out a miserable cry and glared angrily at Lycia. Her powers had been completely depleted, and she was nearing her limit.

Without a doubt, it was Lycia's masterpiece, and the weapon that could hurt Finoir was probably the "Holy Sword" she wielded.

"Ah, this is the first time I've felt that my 'Holy Sword' is so weak..." Xuanze said with a headache.

The list of divine weapons lit up, seemingly expressing its dissatisfaction.

"Xiao is a little angry now." Xiao gripped the kodachi tightly. "That person is really annoying!"

“…Oh?” Lycia remembered too. “Isn’t that the orc who blocked our way in the labyrinth?”

"Xiao's name is Xiao! Not beastman!" Xiao asserted, his fur standing on end.

Xiao still remembers Lycia, and the impression is extremely deep. She still remembers what happened that day, and she is filled with disgust and murderous intent towards this dark woman.

Xuanze gently rubbed Xiao's head to soothe her, then asked, "Just tell me, Lycia, why are you here?"

"Just happened to be passing by." Lycia shrugged. "I ran into you on my way to find the hero, and seeing you struggling against the Dragon King, I just happened to come and finish you off."

"...Heh, I'm not some 'hero'." Xuanze sneered.

“Haha,” Lycia chuckled wryly, “If you don’t believe me, fine, but I’ve not come away empty-handed. At least one less eyesore is gone.”

"Cough cough?!"

Several more swords pierced Fino's body, making her look like a hedgehog covered in swords, with blood flowing continuously down her body.

“What a stubborn bug,” Lycia said with disgust. “Can you please just die? You’re such an eyesore, no matter how I try to kill you, you just won’t go away.”

Fino was constantly being pierced by knives and swords. Now she couldn't even let out a cry of pain. She was completely different from her arrogant appearance just now, and had become tattered and broken.

Xuanze held Xiao tightly, preventing her from rushing out, and watched indifferently as Finoer was tortured by Lycia. Normally, such a sight should have disgusted and made him nauseous, but now he was numb, even finding it laughable. Then, when he felt the time was right, he spoke.

“Finoir, how about we make a deal?” Xuanze grinned mischievously. “In return, I can help you get out of this predicament. How about it? Pretty good, right?”

Forget about whether it's worth it or not; this deal is clearly invalid. Xuanze hasn't stated his side's demands at all, so it doesn't constitute an equal exchange, and Finoir will absolutely not agree to it... But is that so?

If Li were here, she would definitely be able to see that Finoir's HP bar had dropped to the red danger zone, and she couldn't even see the red health bar anymore, which is the so-called "low health" state.

Fino is now on the verge of death. She must be very unwilling to be killed like this. Just by looking at her, you can tell how angry she is. And now she is in a precarious situation and can't do anything.

Therefore, this is a threat.

If you want to survive, you have to listen to this side. That's what Xuanze meant. To be honest, this guy is incredibly wicked, the kind of wickedness that's demon king-level. He's basically a problem child, right? Hei Yu even prepared the contract; Hei Yu is one of the victims too.

Fino glared at her, but it was clear that she no longer harbored the same intense hostility as before, and her aura was gradually weakening, leaving her with little time.