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

“…Ha, I give up.” Negi sighed. “Then I’ll help you, but only if I see something interesting, okay? Otherwise, I won’t be motivated…”

"Don't worry, it will definitely surprise you."

R&D lead: Neki, got it!

Main combatant: Sarid, got it!

In this way, they successfully obtained the help of two guests in the house. Salid's ridiculously strong power would definitely be of assistance, and Neki was also one of the core members of this plan. With their help, they would definitely be able to hold out until that time.

“Let’s go, Neki, Ning.” Li immediately prepared to leave. “We don’t have time to relax here anymore. The sooner we develop that thing, the better, ideally to the point of mass production. Sorry, Xia Ling, I’ll have to look after the house for you. Also, please take care of Salid and Xiao, and that young lady. It’s fine to take her to my room to rest. We might not be home for a long time.”

"Ugh... why is it like this?!"

Only Negi voiced her dissatisfaction, so this is only a possibility.

Ning put down her teacup, walked to Li's side, and pleaded, "Xia Ling, I'm entrusting this family to you."

"Yes, I will try my best to make this place just like usual... to welcome you back." Xia Ling nodded. This was the only thing she could do, and the only thing only she could do.

“Hey you three over there, let’s go,” Li called to the three bewildered ordinary adventurers. “You haven’t finished paying off your debts yet, and this time you’ll probably have to run errands for us.”

“I’d be happy to help if I can,” Celia said on their behalf. “I don’t want the kingdom to dominate the world; I don’t like that kind of country at all.”

"Then let's go."

Heading to their main base—Akihabara.

They traveled directly to the "Hakoniwa" through the warehouse's portal. After leaving the "Hakoniwa," the group headed towards the Sanko Workshop under the cover of night. It was already past midnight, but the Sanko Workshop was still open.

"Eh~ Sanko Workshop?" Negi licked her lips with interest.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Seria asked.

"Hmm... I came here once before, but I was chased away," Negi said with a wry smile. "They said little girls shouldn't come to such dangerous places or something... Do I look that young?"

"Is something like this even possible?" Riya found it both funny and exasperating. "Ha, I'll tell them about it. It'll make things easier for them in the future."

Unbeknownst to Li, Negi had already been here. I wonder how the employees of Sanko Workshop will treat this Dragon King, whom they treated like a little girl.

Chapter 5 Sangu Workshop (Get it!)

"Ah, Miss Li, good evening."

Even on a night like this, Alice's sister Senno was still at the front desk. This was probably a routine for her. She greeted Li and the others with great enthusiasm.

"I'm sorry to bother you so late," Li apologized to her first.

“It’s alright,” Senno smiled slightly. “As you can see, the workshop is always like this, so don’t mind it.”

Working tirelessly and without rest to create their own things is the daily routine of a craftsman, and it's commonplace for the workshop. Although Ri had worked through the night in the labyrinth before, she had never worked through the night with a group of people before, and soon she would be joining them, which would be a novel experience.

"I'd like to find Alice. Is she here now?" Time was of the essence, so Li skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.

“Her Highness, she’s in her office on the second floor.” Senno stepped out from behind the front desk. “I’ll show you the way.”

Senno didn't ask any further questions. As expected of a professional attendant, she could discern the priorities and make the right judgment with just a little observation. Li accepted her offer and followed her directly to the second floor; this office seemed to be an attic leading to the workshop.

Senno knocked lightly on the door, and after a while there was a response.

"Please come in."

"excuse me."

Senno gently pushed open the door and pulled it aside to make way for them. He could see Alice sitting at her desk, working on official documents. She was wearing loose clothes, had her hair in a ponytail, and wore a single-lens reflex lens. She looked quite novel, and there seemed to be an intellectual atmosphere around her.

Upon noticing that many people had entered, Alice stopped what she was doing and looked up.

"Reason? It was resolved so quickly?" Alice looked surprised.

"Ha... not only has it not been resolved, but the situation has actually worsened," Li said with a wry smile.

“Is that so?” Alice put down her glasses. “Could you please explain this to me?”

This time, it wasn't Li who explained the situation in detail, but Ning. Ning's explanation was far more detailed and clear than Li's, which was a bit of a blow to Li. Ning patted her on the shoulder to encourage her, saying that she still had a lot of room for development in the future.

“…I understand the general situation now.” Alice nodded, indicating that she understood. “Father…he really did take action. I never imagined he would do something so heinous. And Hale too…”

There is already ample evidence to prove the kingdom's crimes, and there is no way to clear them up. Alice has no intention of cleaning up the mess for the kingdom; there is only one thing she needs to do.

“We will help,” Alice said earnestly. “On behalf of Sanko Workshop, I am joining this project. Please take care of me in the future.”

"Please take care of me."

Rie and Alice shook hands to signify their cooperation. The workshop will be exceptionally busy for the foreseeable future, and Akihabara will be transformed in a short time. Some plans will have to wait until tomorrow; what needs to be done now must begin immediately.

“Speaking of which… that little girl wouldn’t happen to be…?” Alice asked hesitantly, pointing at Negi.

"Hmm~ Is there something you need?" Negi smiled calmly. "I'm Negi."

"Wait, wait a minute?!" Alice suddenly became flustered. "Um...? Teacher? It's me, Alice, your student. Don't you remember me?"

"teacher……?"

Everyone turned to look at Neki, who was standing to the side, looking around. Where was Neki...?

"Eh~ Hehe, I don't remember." Negi stuck out her tongue playfully. "I do remember that I did work as a teacher in a certain country, but that was a long time ago."

"You actually did something like that..." Even Ning was a little dumbfounded.

"Hmm~ because I want to try everything." Negi smiled casually.

This person might really have done all sorts of things. Considering her personality and interests, it's not surprising. It's just that I really didn't expect such a coincidence that the person who taught Alice these things was actually Negi.

I really don't know how those employees are going to face Negi now... I never expected her to kick her boss's teacher out like that...

It took Alice a long explanation to finally convince Negi to accept her explanation. She's so heartless! I feel a little sorry for the princess. Plus, the age difference in their appearances creates a really awkward feeling.

Speaking of which, the one at home is also a Dragon King, right? The atmosphere here feels completely different from what I've experienced with the other two Dragon Kings she knows. Salid is there too, so nothing should go wrong, right? It seems I should go back and say hello after that Dragon King wakes up.

"Well, anyway, when do we start?" Negi asked, somewhat eagerly. "I'm really looking forward to seeing what's going on in 'Time's' head."

“You should rephrase this… This sounds terrifying…” Li said, sounding a little scared. “Shall we begin now? Before that, could Alice introduce us to your subordinates? It would make things easier later.”

“Yes, that’s what I was thinking too.” Alice nodded and called Senno over. “Senno, take them to the conference room first. I’ll go change my clothes and then come over.”

"Ok."

"That concludes my explanation," Alice said, standing at the far end of the conference room. "Our workshop will strive to be a frontline fighting force in the future. To ensure the kingdom receives the punishment it deserves, we must create magical artifacts that can rival the Holy Sword."

The members of Sanko Workshop started discussing it amongst themselves. Yes, it was hard to believe that they were being told these things all of a sudden, but they had to accept the fact that Olito and the others would start helping out tomorrow.

“I know you are all confused, but the situation is urgent,” Alice said, bowing her head. “Please allow me to borrow the strength of everyone here.”

“Please don’t do this, Your Highness.” An old craftsman, who seemed to be a representative, stepped forward. “We are where we are today because of Your Highness’s guidance and help. Please allow me to do my part.”

Led by him, all the craftsmen stood up and swore an oath to Alice. Watching this breathtaking scene, Riya thought how wonderful it would be if he could be like that someday, when Alice summoned him.

"Now, let me introduce you to our future partners, the 'key' to this new world, Ms. Li, and her partners Ning and Negi."

Hmm... isn't the scene a bit too big than I imagined...?

Chapter 6: Let Our Battle Begin!

Although Rin just said she was going to introduce herself to the members, she actually felt a little embarrassed because she was a client who had suddenly joined the project midway through, and no matter how you looked at it, she was the one causing them trouble.

But Alice insisted on pushing the three of them to the front so that all the members could see them properly, and now they really couldn't escape.

“These three are our future partners,” Alice said loudly. “Although they are women like me, don’t underestimate them. The idea for the electrical box came from these two.”

"Um... Hello everyone, I'm Ning. Please take care of me in the future." Ning introduced herself calmly and briefly, showing no signs of stage fright.

The logic is the opposite...

"Uh... um... ah... I'm Riri..." Riri shrank back timidly, "Please watch carefully... it hurts!"

Well, she'd made a spectacular mistake, and now she was so embarrassed she wanted to just fly away. But Ning held her down firmly, preventing her escape; Ning always liked to tease her in these situations. To others, it probably looked like two close best friends were having a chat.

“And then there is this one,” Alice said solemnly, “the teacher who taught me many skills, Negi.”

Negi, who looks like a child, walked proudly to the front, looked at everyone with her head held high, and smiled mischievously. She was undeniably adorable... Of course, Akatsuki was even cuter.

Her gaze lingered in a certain direction, and following her gaze, one could see the twitching expressions of several members. Those were probably the people who had driven Negi away last time. They never imagined that such a child would be their boss's mentor.

Negi did this simply because she found it interesting. She quickly returned without giving any introduction, because the title of being Alice's teacher alone was enough to say a lot. At least, in terms of craftsmanship, she was far superior to Alice.

“So, Li, what should we do now?” Alice asked.

“Uh… that’s it,” the Imitation Demon King also used magic lines to unfold a simulated image, “These are the things. I have some clues about how they were made, but it would probably be difficult to reproduce them in this world. First of all, this.”

The magic lines converged into a giant flying dragon, soaring through the conference room. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that this was not a dragon, but a mechanical dragon, a machine dragon made entirely of metal.

“This is a mechanical dragon,” Ning explained. “It is made entirely of metal, a flying mechanical dragon powered by an electrical box. If we can reproduce it, we will gain the ability to fight in the air and equip it with a series of devices.”

Ning glanced at Li, who nodded knowingly, and made the dragon open its mouth, gathering energy to spew out a stream of light similar to dragon breath.

"This is a dragon breath cannon that collects magic power in the air based on the principle of an electrical box and fires a simulated dragon breath."

The dragon spread its wings and flew towards a cylinder flying in the air, slicing it in two by cutting through its center.

"This is a wing blade. It uses hard and sharp wing blades to fly at high speed past the enemy and inflict damage."

The meeting room erupted in commotion. None of them had ever made such a bold idea, nor did they have the capability to create something like this. But if they had the technology and external assistance, perhaps it was possible!

Then, they introduced a series of other items, including lightsabers, motor vehicles, guns, and other weapons, as well as items and weapons from other isekai RPG games that they believed could be reproduced. They also explained the existing problems and difficulties, as well as the production ideas and requirements.

The members of Sangu Workshop listened attentively and raised their questions when they had doubts. Ning and Li answered their questions and even sorted out some misconceptions and better directions.

Negi, on the other hand, makes certain corrections and suggestions. Her corrections and suggestions are all about key parts of the problem. Thanks to her, some of the blueprints and plans for cutting-edge technologies have been basically completed.

They all exclaimed that these three were truly goddesses who brought revolution to the world, and they truly deserved to be called the "keys".

"This is our goal now." Li put away the simulated image. "The kingdom is probably halfway there now, and the war will start soon. I know you are all tired after a night of meetings, but time is of the essence. Let's get started quickly and begin our revolution."

The impromptu meeting ended, and all the members of the Sanko Workshop stood up and applauded them. Alice was also happy to have seen so many unknown things, and everyone thanked them.

"Oh! Let's go! I can't wait to make that thing called a lightsaber!"

"Haha, great minds think alike, I'll help too."

"Hmm... a mecha dragon? Isn't that what Kana is making?"

"Oh, I see."

"No way... that person is a genius... they've actually reached this level..."

"Haa... though the possibility of going berserk at any moment is also a problem."

Everyone sprang into action, heading to the studio to begin their work. Without much communication, tasks were assigned, and everyone knew their strengths and which cutting-edge technologies they should be involved in developing.

"What an amazing group of people..." Li sighed as he watched them leave.

"Oh~ I love this atmosphere! Isn't it great to make things together?" Negi smiled. "I'll go check it out too! Hey! You guys! Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh, Master Neki, please come and help us."

"Okay! Let's do it! Come and lend a hand!"

"Ah! Master! After you've finished helping them over there, could you come over and give us some advice? We've figured out what to do here!"

"Oh, isn't that quite capable!"

Surprisingly, Negi joined the group so quickly and seamlessly. She really lives up to her reputation... She must have a passive skill called "maximum affability." She's amazing.

She blended in with these people like a big sister, offering advice and demonstrations from time to time, which was quite good and helped speed up the development process significantly.

“Well… let’s get to work.” Li looked at Ning and Alice.

The three of them smiled and walked out of the meeting room.

Their main research topic is—

Machine Dragon.

Chapter 7 The Big Boss is Here

Rin and Ning went directly to the personal studio assigned to Kana. That person hadn't come earlier; she really is a capricious person... But it's because of people like her that the world keeps progressing.

Pushing open the studio door, one sees a giant metal dragon standing there—the future mecha dragons, their weapons for future battles, though for now they are merely empty shells.

Compared to that...

"Where's Kana?" Ning asked.

"Ah... the Demon Eye can't see where she is..." Rin couldn't find this most crucial person either.

"Ugh...headache. He probably went to the cafeteria to get potato chips." Alice rubbed her temples, her head aching. "Excuse me, could you please go to the cafeteria and bring that weirdo back? It's easy to tell who it is."

"Let's go..."