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

"Ah, take care."

Alice left the "Miniature Garden." After leaving the shop, she used magic to mark its location so she could find it again in the future. She was telling the truth; this matter was making her excited and eager to return to Sanko Workshop to discuss it with the members.

“So…” Riko looked at Kana, “Your partner has already left, right? What are you still doing here?”

"Yes! This is very important!" Kana inexplicably adopted a serious expression. "Please be sure to tell me how to make this thing called 'potato chips'!"

"...That's it?" Li tilted his head.

"What do you mean 'just like that'?! This is food for the gods! For us mortals to be able to eat such a delicacy is a heinous crime!" Kana slammed her hand on the table, emphasizing the greatness of the potato chips.

"...What exactly are you trying to say?" Rie finally understood Alice's despair.

"Maybe we can use potato chips to control her." Ning continued sipping her tea, communicating through mental words and reason.

"...Why are you using telepathy? It's so sneaky." Rin looked at her suspiciously.

"I don't have any other thoughts," Ning glared at her, "Thanks to someone, my throat is so dry I can't speak."

"Ugh... I know, I'll make it up to you when we get back." Li couldn't handle her. "First, tell me how to resolve this."

"Isn't it simple? Just use the same trick you use to coax a little fox." Ning shrugged.

"Is this really going to work...? She's not a little kid like Akatsuki."

Li was a little worried, but she did as she was told.

“Hmm… Listen, Kana.” Ri said in her voice as calmly as possible, “These potato chips are a gift from the God of Potato Chips. We don’t know what to do, but if we wait patiently, the God of Potato Chips will respond to us and bestow his blessings upon us.”

"Really?!" Kana's eyes lit up. "How long will we have to wait!?"

"Uh... about a month?" Li hesitated for a moment before casually giving a timeframe.

"I will wait patiently! Please let me stay here!"

"Wait, wait, wait!? If you stay here, the God of Potato Chips won't descend to bestow blessings upon us! So, go back! Yes! Go back and wait! Wait and hold onto hope!"

After quickly explaining, Li forcefully pushed Kana out of the shop and slammed the door shut. She no longer cared about hurting Kana's feelings; she only knew she was running out of fabrications, and letting her stay would be a disaster.

"Pfft..." Ning couldn't help but laugh.

"What are you laughing at... Didn't you say you were going to do it this way?"

"No, this is fine." Ning shrugged. "Isn't this quite effective?"

Chapter 34

"Is Kana not here?"

"No. What are you dawdling about..."

"Is he really not here?"

"I already told you I wasn't here! What are you nagging me for!?"

That's right, after getting so close to Kana, Ri is now a little afraid to meet her. Ri truly understands why Alice looks so tired now; being with Kana is really exhausting.

If potato chips can really handle Kana, then thank goodness.

"I'm telling you..." Ning said helplessly, pulling Li out of the shop. "If you're really that afraid of running into her, why don't you just use magic to go back?"

“Well… that’s true.” Li tugged at Ning’s sleeve. “I still want to work like a normal person. I want to experience what it feels like to walk home after work.”

"I really can't do anything with you..." Ning pinched her cheek helplessly. "Let's go. Akihabara is quite a distance from Borg, it'll be a long walk. Let's take advantage of the fact that it's still light out."

"Ha! You were going to talk about the sun, right? There's no sun in this world!"

"You're so long-winded... I'm leaving."

"Hey, hey, don't walk so fast."

After dawdling for a while, the two finally set off on their way home. Rin suggested that this time they wouldn't take a carriage, but walk back and slowly enjoy the evening in Akihabara.

I don't know how this world works. There are only two moons, yet we can still have a normal alternation of day and night. I wonder if there is an alternation of seasons. As a southerner, I really want to see snow in a real sense.

"Ah...this is so nice," Li said as she walked. "It feels so warm."

“...Is that so?” Ning’s gaze followed her retreating figure.

As dusk fell, many homes lit up their lamps, but because the windows in this world were made of wood, not much light could get through. Only a few scattered specks of light peeked through the cracks on the streets, creating an indescribable feeling.

As they walked down the street, they could hear faint sounds coming from the houses, along with the aroma of food, giving them a real sense that they were on their way home. Who was waiting for them at home? Their children? Their lovers? Or perhaps their friends?

Who knows... someone's waiting for you at home, that's enough.

Along the way, you might encounter one or two more people, their faces filled with exhaustion and anxiety, yet they exuded an indescribable sense of happiness. As they passed the two, they exchanged glances—just a glance was enough—they shared a feeling of happiness.

Such a mood can only be found in another world, right? Rin really likes this feeling. This temporary decision doesn't seem so bad. Akihabara, which is full of weirdos, is still the same as ordinary places in some ways.

"Before you get too caught up in the atmosphere, I have to remind you of something," Ning said abruptly, walking up to her side. "We're being followed."

"—!"

"Don't scream."

"You're the one who scared me, okay?!"

Just as Rina was about to scream from frightened by Ning, Ning quickly covered her mouth. Furious, Rina tried to refute her verbally.

"Be natural, don't give yourself away." Ning released her hand.

"We're being followed?" This didn't make sense. "Why?"

"Who knows?" Ning glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye. "At least for now, we're still in the tailing stage. They probably don't have the guts to come over... Heh, Akihabara is really full of talented people."

"Your sarcasm is really not clever at all."

The two continued walking as before, not caring who was following them, as there was no one in Akihabara who could threaten them.

One of them is a dragon king, and the other is a miraculous slime. In terms of combat power alone, they could easily raze Akihabara to the ground in a short time.

So they didn't intend to pay attention to the people following them. It didn't matter if they were followed; once they reached Borg, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it. If they just mindlessly charged at them, that was fine too; they could just take them out easily.

"Um... is this really a good idea for us?"

The tall knight, clad in full black armor, asked somewhat uneasily.

“Black Knight, listen,” Celia turned around and explained to them, “we didn’t do anything wrong. We were just strolling around and happened to see them, so we followed them to see who they were. That’s all.”

"This is just following."

"Shut up, Mo Yueya!"

"Hey, little Seria, we're losing her."

"Whoosh! Hurry up and keep up!"

Huh? You're asking me what these four people are doing right now? Well, of course I can tell you.

Mo Yueya, Wu Ke, the Black Knight, and Seria are currently following Li and Ning. Why are they following them?

That day, they met them at the guild, along with the fox-clan orc they had encountered in the dungeon, and they seemed quite close. One of the mysteries is why the orc from the dungeon appeared there; they all remembered the little girl.

A little girl who single-handedly restrained almost all of the kingdom's A-rank adventurers. Although her stance is unclear, it's a bit frightening that such an incredibly powerful person would just stay in a human-inhabited place.

We need to determine first whether the two girls are using the little girl. The little girl seems immature and easily swayed by people she trusts. It would be terrible if she were used in troublesome situations.

They wanted to get close to them and investigate their background, but to their surprise, the girls were doing absolutely nothing. The problem, however, was the little girl—where was she?

"I'm not trying to be mean," Mo Yueya said, releasing the black crow from her shoulder, "but why are you being so paranoid? These things have nothing to do with us, do they?"

"Tsk, are you even an adventurer or not?!"

"Using adventurers to pressure me won't work; that's a weak excuse."

Mo Yueya completely suppressed Seria. Indeed, this matter had nothing to do with them, and Mo Yueya didn't want to get involved. He had other things to do and didn't want to waste time in this kind of place.

“But! Aren’t you curious?” Seria pointed at them. “You remember, right? Those two had extraordinary powers.”

Mo Yueya fell silent. No one present at the scene would forget that extraordinary moment. Indeed, these two were absolutely abnormal, so abnormal it sent chills down one's spine. Even a genius couldn't possibly use such magic, could they?

In fact, Mo Yueya already had the answer, but he did not intend to tell them his speculation.

However... Seria's inefficient investigation methods were really getting on Mo Yueya's nerves.

"Tsk, no time to waste here. Come with me."

Without giving a chance to explain, Mo Yueya uttered these words, then turned and left, simultaneously releasing dozens of Mo Yueya crows into the sky using magic.

"Is he/she no longer here...?"

On the map displayed by the Demon Eye, the four points of light that had been following them had left. They probably gave up.

“Those four people…” Li turned around to look, “Have we seen them before?”

“Those four are the hero’s companions,” Ning said calmly.

"Huh? Does that mean we've already been exposed?"

Of the four men, she had met the bald man before and had some recollection of the other three. Being followed by them now made her wonder if her identity had been exposed.

"Who knows?" Ning casually cast a magic circle towards the sky. "Just do what you normally do."

"What magic did you just use?"

"Hmm? It's a secret."

Chapter 35

"Lord Malkyri!"

The demon climbed the steps to the top of the watchtower, where stood an extremely imposing lion-headed demon, the supreme commander of the Demon King's territory—'Sin' Malkiri.

"The Demon King has... has ordered an attack on humans! -- Excuse me!" the demon messenger gasped.

Then he realized his rudeness and immediately knelt down.

"No need. Thank you for your hard work."

Markiri stopped him in his deep voice, then looked towards the distant human territory. That was their land, and now they were simply going to take it back.

He leaped from the tower's spire, stretched his massive physique, and then fixed his sharp gaze on their target—the Kingdom of Alyas. He took a deep breath and, with overwhelming force, commanded the demon army that had been waiting below.

"Men! Raise the signal fire! It's time to take back what's rightfully ours!"

“Ohh ...

A deafening roar echoed through the heavens and earth, as if announcing to the world the Demon King's retaliation. The demons charged out of their main camp with overwhelming force, heading towards the kingdom's first line of defense.

On this day, the war between the demons and humans officially began.

"Has war broken out..." Silena leaned against the window, gazing at the bustling scene of the Demon King's castle. "It was so hard to rebuild this place... I didn't expect war to break out so soon..."

The Demon King's Castle... no... the entire demon race was living in unimaginable hardship not long ago, until the Demon King came here and things gradually improved.

Now that we can finally live a good life, the Demon King has reignited the flames of war. If the Demon King is defeated, the demon race will probably return to their old ways of life.

"So you think this is okay?"

"...I didn't say it was like that, did I?"

Demon King Xuanze, unusually lucid, spoke to Silena. He was quickly finishing up the remaining tasks before throwing himself into the war. This was the last thing he could do; after that, the demons would have to rely on themselves.

All this demon king can do is fight, nothing more.

“Hey? Xuanze…” Silena flew onto Xuanze’s shoulder, “Are you really going? To the front lines of the war.”

"What do you think?" Xuanze glanced at her. "As the Demon King, I'm supposed to cower in the Demon King's Castle? Are you kidding me? Morale will plummet, okay? Besides, handling official business isn't my job, is it? Shouldn't a Demon King be sitting on his throne, pointing and ordering his subordinates around? Tsk, why am I the only one who's so busy?"

"That's prejudice on your part, and don't complain to me!"

Hmm... it seems Xuanze is surprisingly talkative when he's awake. Serena initially thought he was quite nice, but now she thinks the listless Xuanze was better.

After finishing the last matter, Xuanze picked up the black coat hanging on the chair. In this Demon King's castle, this coat was probably the only thing that truly belonged to him.

There was nothing to pack, because the things here never belonged to him. All he needed to do was step onto the battlefield and go where he was needed.

Seeing this, Serena quickly slipped into the pocket of his coat.

"What are you doing?" Xuanze asked.

"Hmph! You weren't planning on taking me with you anyway, were you?" Serena said angrily.

Xuanze wore a bitter expression; he truly didn't intend to take Serena with him when he left. He should have left that night; now things had become so complicated.

"Never mind..." he sighed, "If you want to come along, then come along."

Knowing he couldn't persuade Serena, he simply gave up, only somewhat roughly putting on his coat, making Serena uncomfortable in the pocket.