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

Five days later, the kingdom's henchmen had spread all over the world, and almost no country was spared, not even the Donghai Kingdom, the only country that was completely isolated from the world.

The Eastern Sea Kingdom is located in the middle of the Merrick Sea on the eastern coast of the continent. The kingdom forcefully opened its gates with its air warships, forcefully injecting its power into its interior, plunging the Eastern Sea Kingdom into terror.

Interestingly, the terrified Donghai Kingdom managed to drive the kingdom back, perhaps a testament to the mysterious power of the East. Therefore, the Donghai Kingdom can be left alone for now; at least for now, Xuanze and his group don't have the resources to deal with it.

Over the past five days, Xuanze and his companions have traversed every corner of the continent, fighting continuously in intense battles. Although the situation remains hopeless, it is not without results.

The group rested in the Li family's hall, all staggered and disheveled. Although Li wanted to complain, he refrained from saying anything, considering how hard they had worked to complete such a difficult task.

After completing their mission, Xuanze and his men left their affairs to their subordinates and returned to rest. No one said anything to them; they were the ones who had worked the hardest these past few days, so this short rest was only right.

They will be back on the battlefield soon, so this brief rest is necessary. If anything goes wrong with them, the defense line will collapse completely.

Currently, only Ri and Finoer have returned home from the neighborhood committee; the others have stayed to continue working there. After the promotional efforts with Uncle Xihong over the past few days, the number of people coming to Akihabara has noticeably increased. Since Akihabara can't be left empty, only Ri and Finoer have returned.

The three main people who returned from the battle were Xuanze, Savi, and Markiri, as well as a stranger and a strange demon.

“I can’t prepare black tea for you right now,” Li snapped her fingers, “because Xia Ling is in Akihabara and doesn’t have time to come back. So we’ll just have to make do with canned coffee.”

In response to the snap of the fingers, the silver magic circle of spatial magic unfolded, and a whole case of canned coffee fell out, landing steadily on the table.

"Ah... forget it, I really don't want to move at all right now." Xuanze waved his hand and slumped onto the sofa in dejection.

Doesn't this person feel awkward taking up the whole sofa...?

Xuanze occupied the entire sofa; everyone else was either sitting on the floor or sitting properly on the single sofas. The demon even lay down on the floor... Oh well.

Li sighed helplessly and got to the point: "First of all, everyone, thank you for your hard work. I know you're all tired, but could you please cheer up and finish this short meeting? By the way, could someone introduce these two people to me?"

"Ah, my apologies, I almost forgot to introduce myself." The stranger hurriedly stood up from the sofa and extended his hand. "I am General Edman of the Azure Holy Kingdom, it's a pleasure to meet you."

“Hello, Edman.” Li shook Edman’s hand. “Just call me Li. Since you’re here, it means you’re on our side.”

“Yes,” Edman nodded, a shadow falling over his eyes, “If it weren’t for His Highness Sevi’s help in escaping, our Holy Kingdom might have already been destroyed in the Kingdom’s sneak attack.”

The Azure Holy Kingdom was nearly destroyed by the Kingdom's sneak attack. With the help of Sevi, Edman managed to preserve the last of the Holy Kingdom's strength and its last, young princess. Edman believed that as long as the princess lived, their Holy Kingdom still had a chance to revive.

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Li coughed twice and then turned the topic to the demon lying on the ground.

"And who is this?" Li tilted his head.

“Well, I’m sorry,” Markiri, sitting on the ground, apologized to her, “he’s probably asleep. This is Sindessa, my colleague, a brave and skilled young man.”

"I see..." Li nodded. "Then let's not disturb his rest. Let's continue what we need to talk about. Xuanze, how is he?"

"This is terrible..." Xuanze had completely fallen into a state of despair. "There are almost no surviving countries... Kingdom armies are everywhere, and the only places where you can't see air warships are probably the Demon Clan territory and the Duchy..."

“Yes,” Savi was the only one sitting upright among those present. “The situation is terrible. There are only four surviving countries, including our duchy. We explained the situation to them and invited them to fight together, but after hearing that this side was allied with the demons, only the Holy Kingdom remained. The other countries are afraid to cooperate with us.”

"I'm sorry." Markiri lowered his head deeply, feeling a profound sense of self-reproach.

"What are you apologizing for..." Xuanze reached out and patted the "beast's" head. "It's not the demons' fault, they were just helping a coward..."

“That’s right, demons.” For some reason, Finoer chimed in, “I can understand how you feel, but humans are always afraid of the unknown, and there’s nothing we can do about it.”

“Yes, Markiri, no need to apologize,” Li said with a wry smile. “You’ve done a great job, thank you. Leave the rest to us.”

“Speaking of which…” Xuanze looked at Finoer, “why is this person here…?”

"You just need to understand that my sister is on our side now." Li Zhen was too lazy to explain further, and would settle accounts with him later. "We have already tried our best to gather combat power. The 'Living Dragon King' is on his way, and there are two other dragon kings that we cannot contact."

"Dragon, Dragon King...?" Edman looked surprised; there was one more thing to explain.

“That’s really reassuring foreign aid…” Xuanze was already getting drowsy. “Anyway… hah… let me sleep for a bit… you guys continue talking… tell me the rest when I wake up…”

"Waaah... So why are you sleeping in my house?"

"...? Maybe it's because...it smells like home...zzzzz..."

The Demon Lord, finally succumbing to exhaustion, collapsed and fell asleep on the sofa. Surprised that he would say something like that, Riko couldn't help but smile slightly. "Let him sleep now..."

After all, he was one of only three Earthlings in this world... and one of the few fellow Earthlings...

"Let's continue," Li said, bringing the still-clear-headed group back to the main topic, which was also her current priority.

"You have already fought against the kingdom's ten Holy Sword Wielders, haven't you? I'd like to know more details."

Chapter 46 Changes in All Parties

This is the most crucial intelligence. The reason they have been suppressed by the kingdom is not only due to their lack of combat strength, but also their lack of intelligence.

If it were a pure contest of combat strength, our side would have the upper hand. However, the problem lies in the ten holy swords held by the kingdom. They are the variables in this war and can influence the course of the conflict.

If we cannot grasp the special abilities of these ten holy swords and formulate countermeasures as soon as possible, this war will undoubtedly be extremely difficult.

However, Li believes that nothing in the world is absolutely perfect, not even the Holy Sword. What they need to do now is to gather as much information about the Holy Sword as possible and make it useless to the enemy's Holy Sword user. The best-case scenario is to take back the Holy Sword, and the worst-case scenario is to destroy it.

Li gently stroked his right eye, the place where the Demon Eye resided. Although he didn't know the principle behind it, this Demon Eye could indeed retrieve almost all the information in this world.

If I try hard enough... I should be able to see... those ten holy swords...

That's the idea that led her to ask about it; she wanted to try to overcome the "inability to distinguish."

In this round of support battles, Xuanze and his group encountered a total of five Holy Sword wielders: a berserk stick figure, a self-proclaimed savior wielding seven different pieces of equipment, an uncle wielding a flag gun, a girl using a magic gun, and a young man playing music.

Besides the flag-wielding uncle and the magic gun girl whom we've already met, plus these people and the four known alibis, that makes nine people...

"There's another one hidden..." Li muttered with a headache.

“Then the last one is probably the kingdom’s trump card,” Markiri said in a deep voice. “We currently know of nine Holy Sword Wielders, and the Demon King judges that the most troublesome ones are the Stick Man and the woman who uses the saber.”

"I've never actually met either of these two people..." Li looked up at the sky, "Should I go to the front lines too...?"

Li and Ning are probably the two people here who have witnessed the Holy Sword Wielder the most. They encountered the trio of scepter, magic gun, and flag spear when they invaded the church, and the black and white twins when they protected the duchy. In total, there are five people, which already account for half of them.

Li had no idea what special power the other party possessed, and Ning had no clue either; at most, she only knew that they had caused something to change. If only they would answer if she asked, but surely that wouldn't be the case.

“No, you can’t go.” Savi refused firmly. “Look at yourself, what help can you be? Staying here is too dangerous on the front lines. We need you more here.”

"...Why are you taking this so seriously..." Li shrank further into the wheelchair. "It's so strange..."

Li was just talking about it and had no intention of doing it. She just didn't expect Saiwei's reaction to be so strong, and he rejected her idea very seriously, so she was a little unhappy now.

“Yes, Miss Li,” Edman echoed. “Although I don’t know you, fighting on the front lines should be our mission. You should stay here and wait for good news.”

“…I said,” Li glanced at the two still conscious people, “didn’t you two talk about it? About me?”

"Uh... I forgot." Savi gave an awkward but polite smile.

"You people..."

Li had assumed everyone had explained things clearly, but to his surprise, they hadn't said anything at all. No wonder Edman hadn't been on the same wavelength since earlier. So he spent some more time explaining to Edman, who exclaimed in surprise after hearing the explanation.

"You're the Dragon King? And that one over there too?!" Edman looked at the two sisters in disbelief. "So that's how it is. We still have a chance of winning..."

"It's not as optimistic as you say," Li said, stating the facts. "Even with the help of our Dragon King, we might not be able to defeat the kingdom that possesses ten holy swords."

Those who have actually fought the Holy Sword Wielder know that it is very difficult to win, possibly because she herself is too weak, but the power of the Holy Sword is undeniable.

"Anyway," Li changed her tone and asked, "Do you want to rest? It's fine to rest at my house, just remember to lock the door properly when you leave. Or if you want to go back to work right away, I can take you back."

“…Then please, I’d like to go back to the base first.” Edman planned to return.

“I’ll stay here and watch over the Demon King.” Markiri seemed a little uneasy about leaving Xuanze outside.

Li nodded, opened the portal for Edman, and watched his figure disappear into it before casually closing it. He glanced at the sky outside; it was still early.

"...Sis," Li asked hesitantly, "are you free?"

Finoer silently gripped the handles of her wheelchair, a reassuring smile on her face, as if she had seen through what Ideal had said from the very beginning.

"Let's go," Finoer said, pushing the wheelchair. "I don't know the way yet, so remember to tell me how to get there."

"Hmm..." Li responded shyly, a charming blush appearing on her face.

The two of them seemed to have forgotten one person: the king of this country, whom they had completely ignored. Sevi was quite frustrated. When he saw Li's flushed profile, his heart skipped a beat, as if struck by something.

That expression was the nervous, shy look of someone about to see their sweetheart. But Saiwei knew that expression didn't belong to him yet; he wanted to know where Li was going and who she was going to see.

Savi mustered his courage and spoke to the two who were about to leave: "Li, are you going back to the city now? Let's go together."

Without waiting for a reply, Saiwei walked up to her. He also needed to go back to the city, and this excuse should be foolproof, he thought to himself.

"Uh... let's go together then." Li couldn't refuse, so she agreed.

However, his older sister glared at him. It was the first time the two of them had met, and it seemed that Sevi had a very bad first impression of Finoir.

The three left the house, entered the warehouse, opened the portal connecting to the neighborhood committee, and entered the neighborhood committee's storage room.

"Is this the Akihabara meeting place?" Savi recognized the place.

“Yes, that’s right,” Li nodded, “but I’ve changed it into a different form. You don’t mind, do you?”

“I don’t mind, Your Excellency is free to decide.” Savi smiled. “Since I’m already here, how about you show me around?”

"...Although this kind of thing is insignificant...you don't seem to care about it at all," Li muttered to herself.

"Li, should we check on Xia Ling and the others while we're at it?"

"Yes, I'd also like to check on the work progress."

Somehow, when Fino brought up the topic of work, Ri naturally got into work mode and accepted Fino's suggestions.

Finor pushed Li out of the storage room and walked down the corridor of the neighborhood committee office. Savi followed behind, looking at the changes in the place with surprise.

As they walked, Li and Finoer discussed work-related topics. Although Savi could understand them, the two were moving the conversation too fast for him to process the large amount of information.

"How many people have signed up for the guard team so far?"

“There are fifty-six people in total. I have already investigated them all beforehand.”

"Then the judgment is up to you. How's the preparation for 'Tricolor Fantasy' going?"

"We're all ready to open, and Mirante has invited us to be her guest tonight."

"Really?! Waaah... I really want to go... but I can't just leave all this work unfinished..."

"Lemmy said that they would warmly welcome you even if you visited in the middle of the night."

"...Never mind! We're going on strike tonight!"

That's how it is; you see, you can't get a word in edgewise. Savi had no idea what had happened in Akihabara in just five days, but he vaguely sensed that the place was different from what it was five days ago.

Pushing open the conference room door, you are greeted by a noisy atmosphere and sweltering heat. The room is packed with people, each holding a form.

It was supposed to be a very large conference room, but at this moment it felt incredibly crowded. Where did all these people come from? This was Xuanze's first question.

The previously noisy conference room fell silent for a moment after Li appeared, and people tacitly made way for each other to go deeper into the room.

Li and Finoer nodded their thanks to them, and Savi and the others walked quickly into the depths, where they saw several people working enthusiastically.

Among these staff members, there were two familiar faces: Xia Ling and Seria. The two of them were still focused on their reception work and talking intensely with the visitors.

After working for such a long time in this sweltering place, my clothes were soaked with sweat and stuck to my body, and I simply didn't have time to change them.

"What's wrong, Xia Ling?" Li asked as she approached. "What are you two arguing about?"

"Ah, Sister Li, you're back." Xia Ling greeted Li first, and then began to explain, "Here's the situation: this gentleman wants to join the neighborhood committee, but he hasn't met any of the requirements, so I'm asking him to go back."

"What didn't meet the requirements? Huh? Little girl, can you please get your facts straight before you speak?"

"To put it bluntly, you're here to cause trouble, right?" Finoer's gaze grew cold.

Just as Savi felt it was time to step in and resolve the situation, Li simply snapped his fingers, causing the magic circle to unfold.

"Excuse me, please leave," Li said calmly.

With a flash of silver light, the troublemaker vanished from the spot. Surprisingly, it didn't cause much of a commotion; the people seemed to take it for granted.

It seems like they don't need my help...

Chapter 47 Changes in Five Days

Simple, straightforward, and direct, without any hesitation, the person was simply thrown out. No one objected; they all understood the situation without acknowledging it.

It's no surprise that the neighborhood committee, which was initially quite deserted, has become like this in just five days; she has already poured too much effort into this matter.

She did everything in her power and used all her skills to guide the project forward, and for now... at least for now, it's still going according to plan.

After a few people have tasted the benefits, many others will follow suit, leading to the current situation.

Li is currently busy with all sorts of things. With such a large number of interviewees appearing all at once, the operation of the neighborhood committee has become difficult. They have even started using newly recruited people who are not yet familiar with the business, but they still cannot handle this large amount of work.

So, after five exhausting days, their patience waned, and they became less tactful in their responses. By the fourth day, a situation like the one just described had already arisen, and Li had already made a public statement clarifying the matter.

"That's it. Does anyone have any objections?" Li turned around and looked around at the group of people. "Our patience has its limits. If anyone is dissatisfied, please talk to these two."

Two burly men stepped forward in response. Their imposing figures and superior equipment inspired awe. They were undoubtedly experienced adventurers, and handling such disputes was a piece of cake for them.