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

"I'll handle those things properly," Saiwei said with a reassuring smile.

"...Then I can't say anything more."

“Speaking of which… I want to make Akihabara independent,” Savi suddenly said. “Let Akihabara become an independent city, with its own autonomy.”

"...Huh? Why did you suddenly have this idea?" Lihua reached out and touched his head in confusion. "There's nothing wrong with you..."

"Never mind that for now," Saiwei slapped her hand away. "Do you think it's feasible?"

"...Honestly, Akihabara is fine no matter what," Lihua said, expressing her thoughts. "After all, it's a neighborhood like that. Even if they were to govern themselves, it would be difficult. Wouldn't something bad happen?"

“It’s alright,” Savi smiled. “I have a way.”

"I have a bad feeling about this..."

"Ah, you're overthinking it."

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"We've pretty much done everything we needed to do."

Demon King Xuanze sat on the hill, watching the sky gradually turn blue. Morning was fast approaching. They had worked all night to do a lot of work in order to minimize the damage during the battle with the kingdom.

"But... was it really that smooth..." Xuanze asked himself, "How could it be..."

A kingdom possessing ten holy swords is launching a full-scale invasion of the world, and this is no joke. Even without a hero wielding one of them, it could destroy a medium-sized country in a single day.

He had done everything he could; the rest depended on the demons' own fate. There was only one thing he needed to do.

Destroy the kingdom.

This may be the task that this era and this world have given to this hero, but he doesn't care about that; he is simply doing this according to his own will.

They risk everything, utilizing every resource at their disposal, resorting to any means necessary. In a sense, the brave are lonely; their realm transcends that of ordinary people.

But now, Xuanze no longer feels that loneliness. It all stems from that self-absorbed Dragon King, a fellow being from another world, just like him.

At first, it seemed to have been reincarnated as a mimic, but in the middle of the dungeon, it took some time for it to become the "Time Dragon King", but this person has absolutely no dignity.

It felt like they were friends who had known each other for a long time... Xuanze was unknowingly influenced by that idiot.

Normally, Xuanze would never choose such a risky plan, but Li's appearance changed that; he was willing to believe that this person could create miracles.

Perhaps it's because of a shared connection from the same world... who knows...

"The Demon King? Ready to leave?"

The treasure chest monster suddenly appeared from the side, but Xuanze was not surprised at all and stood up silently.

"Ugh, honestly, I don't want to move right now... I'm so sleepy..."

"Wow, wait, wait, wait?! Don't fall asleep! What will happen to the demons if you sleep with them?! I won't care!"

"Hmm...it should be fine to give it to Markiri..."

I'm so sleepy, I'll take a nap first.

Xuanze's lips curled up slightly. He knew that Li wouldn't leave him alone. He would take this opportunity to rest and recharge his energy in preparation for the baptism of war.

Chapter 10 On the Eve of War (2)

Li (the treasure chest monster) placed a portal near the demon's encampment, which led directly to a forest near the duchy, providing a good hiding place to avoid being discovered by the duchy's people and causing panic.

"I'll go take a look first, don't rush over."

Li waved its pincers to tell them not to go any further. It then went through the portal into the forest, activated its magic eye to search for information in the surrounding area, and after confirming that there was no human magic reaction, it went back to the other side.

"Let's go, it's all right now, there's no one in the forest."

And so, the demon army secretly entered the territory of the duchy through the portal of the Time-Space Dragon King, and hid in the forest, waiting for the right opportunity to attack. Of course, their target was not the duchy.

"That's all I can do," Ri said telepathically. "Keep an eye out for anyone coming here, and make sure you hide well. Causing panic here will cause a lot of trouble."

"Don't worry, there are plenty of places to hide here, we won't be exposed," Aye said confidently. "If all else fails, we can charm them."

"Put away your audacious ideas. I'm a little afraid you'll start dominating the people of the city like this," Li warned her.

"No, no, no." Aye smiled. "Once the suggestion is removed, it's nothing anymore. Doing this kind of thing is completely unnecessary."

"I'll head into town now. Be careful."

After finishing his explanation, he teleported away. The progress at Sanko Workshop was also very tight, but the problem was that Kana was able to go berserk despite the punishment of the contract. He needed to rush back to stop the berserk guy.

“Then, Markiri,” Aye turned to look at the burly demon behind her, “go and count the number of people, see if anyone is missing.”

"Yes, I've already taken a count." Markiri suddenly changed the subject. "None of our people are missing, but... it seems the Demon King has run away."

"Eh……?"

"And so are Lord Kuroba and Lady Serena."

"—! Wow! This demon king is really...!"

The troublesome Demon King has indeed started acting up again, with even Kuroba and Serena joining in his antics. Hopefully, he can get back in time.

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"Kuroba, how do I get to Akihabara?"

"Do you think I'm a map?!"

"Hey, stop arguing, why don't you just ask someone?"

The residents of the principality probably never imagined that the evil demon king they knew was strolling leisurely down the street.

Xuanze had already arrived after opening the portal. He had an adventure card with him, so he entered the city through the main gate in a very ordinary way. If it were the Demon King, he would probably laugh and smash the city gate before walking in. The Demon King is really following the rules.

He came here for only one purpose: to find out exactly what kind of place Rin was referring to in Akihabara. Of course, he didn't expect this Akihabara to be like the Akihabara on Earth, which was of no help in the current situation. He just wanted to know if Akihabara could actually be of any assistance.

It's morning now, and the residents are starting their new day. Just like in the Demon King's castle, this place is full of energy and enthusiasm. This moment of peace will soon be shaken.

In fact, he didn't know much about the duchy, and only had a general idea of ​​it. After seeing it in person, he found that it was much different from what he had imagined, or rather, much better.

However, the problem is that he doesn't know how to get to Akihabara, so he asked Kuroba, and as you can see, he failed.

"Let's look around... It has a familiar charm to it."

Xuanze sensed a very familiar magical power. The owner of this magical power was nearby. He followed the magical power and saw a little guy running quickly on the rooftop—Xiao.

"...Let's go up and take a look."

Xuanze used his magic in full view of everyone, sending himself into the air and landing on the roof, blocking Xiao's path.

As a result, Xiao delivered a powerful rocket headbutt, which was highly effective, knocking Xuanze and her off the ground.

Boom!

"Whoa!? What did Xiao bump into?!" Xiao hurriedly got off Xuanze. "Huh? Demon King brother?"

"Cough cough... I'm telling you, girl... don't you watch where you're going?" Xuanze complained as he sat up.

"Huh? Xiao was watching where she was going!" Xiao said matter-of-factly. "It was clearly Demon King Brother who suddenly ran out, wasn't it?!"

"Ha, alright, alright, it's my fault." Xuanze sighed. "Where are you going?"

"Xiao?" Xiao tilted her head. "Xiao is taking a walk."

"Really? Do you know how to get to Akihabara?" Xuanze thought she was free, so he asked her for help.

"Akihabara? I know it," Akatsuki nodded. "Should Akatsuki take the Demon King brother there?"

"Well, please."

"Ok."

Xiao cooperated and led Xuanze through the streets of the duchy. She walked very fast, weaving nimbly through the crowd. Xuanze had a little trouble keeping up with her pace, but he was still able to catch up.

Xuanze, who was following behind her, saw people greeting Xiao from time to time, and Xiao politely returned the greetings. It seemed that this little girl was very popular in the city... But they didn't seem to know about this.

Before long, the crowd suddenly thinned out, and there seemed to be no one in the houses and shops along the street, which puzzled Xuanze.

Silena flew to Akatsuki's side and asked, "Um? Akatsuki, where are we now?"

"Hmm? Akihabara?" Akira said matter-of-factly.

"This is Akihabara?" Genze was somewhat taken aback. "It's not what I remember... Is that guy lying to me...?"

However, this is indeed Akihabara, that very strange and problematic neighborhood, and it's not uncommon for people to suddenly disappear or become quiet, so it's not surprising that things are like this now.

"Isn't this completely deserted?" Black Feather transformed into human form. "How boring, Demon King. Is this the kind of thing you wanted to see?"

"Who knows?" Xuanze chuckled and decided to delve deeper.

He felt that if they went deeper, they would surely see something. Xiao followed him silently, looking around happily and playing with Sleina, showing no signs of pre-battle tension.

Speaking of tension... Xuanze could already feel it to some extent. A massive swarm of magical energy was approaching, and time was running out.

"Everyone, come out quickly! We have something important to announce!"

"oh!?"

Suddenly, someone's voice rang out, as if Akihabara had some kind of broadcasting system. In an instant, a large group of people ran out of their homes, and judging from their expressions, they seemed to have been waiting for something to happen.

"Oh? What? What happened?"

"I don't know? Let's go to the square and take a look."

"Let's go, let's go."

In no time, Akihabara became lively, with everyone heading in the same direction, as if something had happened.

"Let's go take a look too."

Xuanze naturally took Xiao's hand and followed the crowd to the square. On the platform in the square stood a red-haired girl. Judging from her attire, she seemed to be someone of high status. Then, he also saw a figure that caught his attention.

"Ah, Sister Li!"

Xiao immediately abandoned Xuanze and ran to Li's place.

"What are they trying to do?"

Xuanze, equally bewildered, continued his journey towards reason.

Chapter 11 Ambassador Akihabara

"Ugh... What on earth is Saiwei trying to do?!" Li stood frantically below the stage, waiting for her turn to go on stage.

Here's what happened: Around dawn, a guest arrived at the Sangu Workshop. Because he was a person of high status in this country, he couldn't be ignored. Estimating that it was probably Servi, they didn't pay any attention to him. Alice put down her development work and went out to check on him.

Not long after, she brought back a red-haired girl whose hair was as fiery as Sevi's. The girl claimed to be Princess Lihua of this duchy, the younger sister of Prince Sevi.

Just as Li was wondering what she was doing here, Li Hua suddenly announced.

"You must be Miss Risa? Starting today, our principality will appoint you as the 'Ambassador' of Akihabara and grant you and Akihabara autonomy."

An explosive declaration.

Suddenly, I was appointed to something strange by Savi... wait, autonomy? Ambassador?

"Eh eh eh eh eh eh?!"

And so, she was brought here without any explanation from anyone. And no one knows who spread the word, but after only a short while, most of the people in Akihabara had gathered here.

"Didn't anyone explain this to me..." Li felt a bit of a stomachache.

Alice and Ning seemed to know something, but they pushed themselves out without saying anything or offering any explanation, only saying things like "go quickly and come back quickly."

As a result, she ended up coming here alone.

Ugh... I really want to turn around and leave...

Honestly, Li wanted to leave right now, but she didn't dare to do so out of consideration for the princess. She glanced at Lihua, who was giving her explanation on the stage, and really didn't understand what was going on.

What she said was roughly that from today onwards, Akihabara would become an autonomous region under the jurisdiction of the principality, possessing a certain degree of autonomy.

That was the part she could understand rationally, but the rest she didn't quite grasp. And because it happened so suddenly, she wasn't prepared at all, and was currently cursing someone in her heart.

"Achoo!...??????" Someone sitting in the office sneezed, then went back to work.

"Sister Li!"

“Eh, eh?”

Xiao suddenly emerged from the crowd and jumped into Li's arms, happily nuzzling her chest. Li looked at Xiao, who had suddenly appeared, with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, Dragon King, you seem to be quite troubled."

The young man in black also stepped out from the crowd, accompanied by a fairy and a young girl, whom Li also recognized.