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

"Ah...is that so..."

"Oh, man..."

Akihabara is a magical place where the residents possess potential that most people in the world cannot reach. They have passion, strength, and all the necessary conditions.

"Ambassador! Fino Ersan! Look! This is the biggest Gastly pigeon we've ever brought back!"

"Wow! What is this thing?! Is it the King of Pigeons?!"

"Hahaha! See you all at the square tonight! I'll treat you to roast pigeon!"

"Wow, that's a generous offer! You said it yourself! Ambassador, you'll be coming too, won't you!"

They were merely leaderless for a short time.

"Ambassador... here you go."

She only came to her senses when a child placed the glass ornament in her hand. She looked at the glass flower in her palm in a panic. The clear, clean glass petals reflected the light of the setting sun and her tired face.

What a stark contrast… Li couldn’t help but laugh at himself.

"This thing called 'glass,' the ambassador taught us about it," the child said shyly. "This is... my first creation. I think the ambassador is as beautiful as a flower... so I made this flower..."

You only need to look at it to know who made this glass flower. The workmanship is rough, the details are not well done, it is just a small piece, a flat thing that looks like a flower.

However, the clear glass truly touched Li's heart.

"Look at this." Finoer gently stroked Li's head. "You've worked very hard, but you need to work even harder. But for now, take a break, like a migratory bird."

Looking up, they realized they were surrounded by so many people. The crowd, smiling, awaited Li's answer.

This is the dragon head of Akihabara now, the reason that gives Akihabara its purpose and vitality, and is relied upon by the people of Akihabara, so...

“It wouldn’t be like me to refuse here…” Li gave a wry smile.

Agree.

After five days of intense work, I'll take a short break tonight... and be with everyone...

Chapter 49 The Bottleneck Period of Sangu Workshop

“But before that,” Rin said, changing the subject, “I have to go to Sanko Workshop. That’s the last work for today.”

"Understood! Ambassador, please look forward to the roast pigeon!"

"Oh dear, in that case, we need to go buy the ingredients now."

"Sister Hua, I'll go with you."

"Oh, by the way, who's going to go buy some black berries from Xihongshi?"

"Let's go, let's go and slaughter the pigeons and deal with them."

"Ambassador, come back quickly! We'll save you the largest portion, and bring the neighborhood committee members with you!"

"Okay! I'll bring them along tonight and give you a surprise." Li smiled mischievously, taking back a little extra.

Everyone nodded in understanding, then quickly divided the tasks and began preparations, each person looking full of energy. Ri and Finoer exchanged a smile and headed towards their final "workplace," the Sanko Workshop.

"Haha! Commander! It's done!"

"It went so smoothly, but I feel a little uneasy about it."

"Good that everything went smoothly. Hey, you guys, come help us out. We have something big to do tonight!"

"Hey! What's going on here?"

"Oh, this is the main course tonight! Guys Pigeon King! Come on, give me a hand and pluck the feathers."

"Oh...okay!"

"You guys go out together, the things and arrangements are all here. I'll go apply for the venue now."

Preparations for roasting the pigeon are in full swing... But isn't the scale a bit too large?

The two of them had barely arrived outside the Sangu Workshop when they felt the oppressive atmosphere emanating from its depths; the eerie air even sent chills down their spines.

What's happening here?

Li stared blankly at the workshop that exuded an eerie atmosphere, imagining a huge horde of zombies rushing out of it. No, I mean it, this is another world, right? This kind of thing isn't impossible, is it?

"Hey, what are you two doing here? Aren't you going inside?"

A cold hand landed on Ryori's shoulder.

"Eee-yaa ...

"Pfft, hahaha! Calm down, calm down, it's me, 'Shi'."

They didn't know when Negi came up behind them. She startled Rie by sneaking up on her, causing Rie to scream. Now her face was almost as red as an apple.

Finoer already knew that Negi was approaching, so she didn't react with the same shock and disbelief as Rin. She simply looked at her two younger sisters with gentle eyes.

After calming down, Li coughed twice, pretending nothing had happened. Negi glanced at the atmosphere and also acted as if she hadn't seen anything or anything had occurred.

"Hey, Negi," Rie said somewhat awkwardly, "what brings you here?"

"Hmm? Me?" Negi stretched. "Training is temporarily over. The boys worked hard today, so let's come back and do some work in the workshop."

"How are the results?" Fino asked.

“Hmm, not good enough, absolutely not good enough.” Negi sighed, gesturing wildly as she described it to the two of them, “You saw it today, right? Just like that, high-speed turns, climbs, and dives, these people can’t handle it. That’s why no one in this world can ride a dragon. Hmm… the hero is an exception.”

I think people who can withstand that kind of acceleration and fear are already pretty amazing, okay...

He silently complained to himself.

"You must be tired too, flying all day." Fino gently patted Negi's head. "My siblings are amazing..."

"Um..."

Feeling a little embarrassed by her sister's praise, Negi turned her head away and changed the subject.

"Compared to this? Aren't you going in? What are you doing standing here?"

"Oh yeah... I almost forgot."

After being reminded by Negi, Riku finally remembered the purpose of her visit and, led by Negi, entered the Sanko Workshop. The reception hall was empty, literally operating at full capacity.

Just as Li was about to ask a question, Negi preemptively answered what she wanted to ask, as if she had already expected it.

"If you want to ask about the development status, it would be clearer if you came in with me and took a look. I probably can't explain it clearly in a short time."

Negi glanced at her, then took the lead and walked deeper into the workshop. Finoer pushed the wheelchair and followed behind her, entering the work area of ​​the Sanko Workshop.

Upon entering the work area, the atmosphere became even more oppressive, as if one could see that this was the source of the eerie atmosphere.

"Ah... Ms. Negi."

"Yo, I'm back~ Anything fun to do~?"

"Teacher, could you please come over here for a moment? We have an idea."

"Hmm, go ahead and tell me~ Hmm, hmm... hmm, ah, this is interesting! Shall I help you?"

"Well, thank you teacher!"

"Ms. Neki, could you come over once you've finished up over there?"

"Okay, I'll go over after I finish this."

Something's not right...

This is a feeling I get from the first glance; something just felt off.

Everyone is working hard and pushing things forward, but it seems like there's no progress at all, it's just like...

It has reached a bottleneck.

The development of Sangu Workshop has encountered a bottleneck. Everyone is working hard, trying to break through this bottleneck, but they seem unable to do so. An atmosphere of anxiety and depression permeates the workshop.

Li now understands what Negi wanted to tell her: the Sanko Workshop is currently facing a bottleneck. The development of these items is basically in its final stages, and they are just a little bit away from completion.

But they couldn't overcome this final hurdle. Although each group faced different problems, it was clear they were anxious, constantly trying to break through, only to fail, then devising new methods and trying again, endlessly repeating this cycle. This led to feelings of suppression and restlessness, but this couldn't go on...

“We’ve reached a stalemate…” Finoer also noticed the current situation.

"Hmm...it's stuck." Li nodded.

Now is the most crucial moment. Time is of the essence, and the key to victory lies in their hands. If they cannot accomplish this, or if they do not have enough time, then everything will be over.

Therefore, it's not incomprehensible why they're so anxious now. Feeling that she had to do something, Fino released the handles of her wheelchair.

“Well then, I’ll go find the person in charge of ‘Air Conditioning’ first.” Finoer gave her a push. “If you want to do it, then go for it. I think you should be able to solve this problem.”

Chapter 50 is simply impossible to squeeze out at all!

Fino went to pick up the goods from the 'Air Conditioner' team first, while Ryo is now thinking about how to tell everyone.

Although I really wanted to tell them to stop and take a break, I figured they probably wouldn't listen, since it was such an important matter.

Moreover, after thinking about it, I realized that I shouldn't have said those words myself. She was just someone who put in a little effort and then went off to do other things, so her words probably weren't convincing enough.

Furthermore, since the Sanko Workshop doesn't belong to any faction, if you want to resolve things using a superior-subordinate relationship, you'd have to go to Alice.

So we should go find Alice first...

Li pushed the wheels deeper into the workshop, and an even more ominous aura emanated from the innermost part of the San Gu Workshop. The aura seemed somewhat familiar.

As she approached the studio door, she saw a sign indicating a danger zone. She hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open, but failed.

Hmm... I can't push it...?

Yes, the door is locked from the inside, as if it were locked from the inside. I don't think Alice would lock the door... So what is it...?

"Magic Eye" - Analyzing...100%...completed.

『Gate, Durability: , Status: Magical Infusion, Soundproof Barrier, Isolation Barrier, Sealing Barrier』

Ah... I see, it's Ning... Then there's only one solution...

After closing the Demon Eye, Li stepped back a little to give himself something to use, then transformed his arm into a dragon and created a vacuum space around him to isolate the sound. He then swatted the door away with one claw.

With a loud bang, the gate was blasted away, and the barrier was damaged and rendered ineffective. Immediately afterward, Kana's cries for help were heard.

"Ahhh! Someone help me! Please spare me! I really can't squeeze anything out anymore!"

Without thinking much, Li pushed the wheelchair inside, only to be surprised when she got there.

Kana's studio was already quite messy, but now it's become even more chaotic and smoky for some reason. The heavy air, mixed with oil and other unpleasant smells, has become extremely unpleasant. The lighting is very dim, with only a few lights flickering on. It seems like this only happens when magic power is low... Ugh, what on earth happened...?

Because the visibility was so poor, Li had to reactivate his Magic Eyes to see the situation clearly.

A lightweight mecha stands in the center of the studio, next to what appears to be a cockpit. It's impossible to understand the current status of the mecha's development just by looking at this.

"Ugh! Please, have mercy on me! I really can't squeeze anything out!"

"Well………………"

Alice lay sprawled on the ground, her eyes lifeless and lifeless, like those of a dead fish, looking as tattered and mangled as a burnt-out human mummy.

Kana, who was arrogant and proud, looks particularly energetic now, but she actually knelt down and begged for mercy. What happened?

In short, first use wind magic to blow away the stale and heavy air above, and then use magic to create a ball of light to fix it above and brighten the place.

Then she saw the most familiar figure in the shadows. It was Ning, whose eyes and hair had turned black. At first glance, she looked like a walking corpse, very listless.

"How could I possibly let you leave..." Ning convulsively moved closer to Kana, grabbing her arm. "We've come this far, and you still want to leave? Heh heh heh heh heh heh, nobody's getting off today!"

How terrifying—?!

Ning seemed to have turned completely corrupted, radiating a dark and decadent aura, giving off the feeling of a great demon king descending upon the world. You are the real demon king, aren't you?!

Let's try to stop it first, no matter what...

poof.

Then they all collapsed, like dolls with broken strings, losing consciousness. Hey, put you guys aside, I'm still a patient who can't move around very well!?

"Aaaaah... It's finally over."

Alice suddenly got up, patted her dirty clothes, and although it wouldn't fix anything, she felt that doing so would make her feel a little better.

"Huh? Ellisde, are you awake?" Li stared at her in disbelief.

Alice paused for a moment, then looked around for the source of the sound and found it.

“Ah, Li? What are you doing here?” Alice walked around the two fallen people toward Li. “You destroyed the ‘door’, huh? Ha, great… I can finally see the light of day again.”