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

Right now, the core members of the Akihabara neighborhood committee are all fighting, and only those who do some copywriting work have stayed behind. To be honest, Olitto isn't quite sure how to lead this group.

"Huh? Everyone... what are you doing?"

Suddenly, the door behind Olito opened again, and when he turned around, he saw Xia Ling, the maid of the Li family.

She looked at the residents gathered in front of the neighborhood committee office with surprise and asked, "This is wartime, why are you all still here? Why don't you go to take refuge?"

"Miss Xia Ling, what are you saying?"

The troupe leader stepped out from the crowd.

“Akihabara is the place where we were born and raised, so it’s our responsibility to protect it. We have no intention of leaving. Besides, we owe the ambassador a lot.”

"If the ambassador hadn't visited my shop and given me funding and new technology, we wouldn't have the Three Colors Fantasy we have today, would we?"

"Speaking of which, when the kingdom attacked before, it seems the ambassador was in the sky."

"Are you seeing things? That's the ambassador. Look how powerful the ambassador is."

"Just let us know if you need any help! Even if you don't say anything, we'll find someone to help us ourselves!"

"Oh, right, ambassadorial representative, what are we supposed to do?"

"In terms of combat, we are far more professional than those haphazard coalition forces."

The residents chattered amongst themselves, and it seemed they had already taken action without Olitto and Xia Ling's knowledge. But no matter how you looked at it, it was still too much...

"Don't refuse," the group leader said earnestly. "This isn't like our reliable neighborhood committee. Conservatism isn't the style of our Akihabara Ambassador."

"This..." Xia Ling smiled wryly, looking troubled.

Actually, she had just finished checking her own home and came to check the neighborhood committee office, but she didn't expect to encounter something like this. She herself was even told to take refuge, so...

"I really can't do anything with you guys..." Xia Ling nodded with a wry smile. "President, do you have any plans?"

"To be honest, I didn't expect there to be so many people," Olito said with a wry smile. "My understanding of this area is limited to the neighborhood committee, but I'll need your help with anything beyond that."

"Understood. Well then, let's go help."

A hidden, mysterious force is heading to the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the explosions coming from the battlefield closest to Akihabara were growing louder and louder. More and more airships were gathering at the side gate, constantly firing their cannons at the three people guarding the gate. Or rather, they didn't know what they were attacking; they only knew that no matter how much firepower they unleashed, they couldn't advance the battle line an inch.

All the bombardments were blocked by the rising ice walls. Even if they were shattered, they would still be hit by the breath of the Flame Dragon King behind the ice walls. Being hit by the Dragon King's breath was quite a challenge. Many warships had their magic barriers shattered after being hit head-on. Fortunately, they did not break through.

Is that really the case? Ta-da!

The petite fox-eared girl landed on the deck of the warship whose barrier had been shattered. God knows how she managed to get to such a height, but everyone on the deck knew that this little girl was in danger.

"—! That girl is coming! Quick!"

"Take this 'Fireball'!" "'Flame Wave'!"

The kingdom's soldiers were already prepared and launched an attack on the girl who had just landed, unleashing several spells simultaneously. Not only that, several others, armed with weapons, rushed forward to finish her off.

They still dared not let their guard down around the little girl and launched several more attacks. Some even turned their ship's cannons around to aim at her, but were stopped by the others.

"Is it all done?!"

"No! It didn't hit at all!"

"What!?"

"Ahhhh——!"

"Oh no! She's here!"

"Wait—! What is this?! I've never heard of it before!!"

A gigantic ghost appeared behind Xiao; it was her reliable companion, Miss Winsor. Perhaps there were more than just three guarding the side door.

"Sister Winsor! It's about to begin!"

"Let's go!"

In response to Xiao's feelings, Wense summoned two enormous katana, as if possessed by war demons—this was their stance for a full-scale battle.

Chapter 9 Accident

Wenser guided the magic power within Xiao to form a purple magic circle that continuously absorbed Xiao's magic power. Xiao stood still, gathering his strength, and the blades of his twin swords glowed with the same purple light as the magic circle. The magic circle continued to expand, even branching out into three layers, a sight that was enough to send chills down one's spine.

"Aha!"

Xiao Keai shouted and crossed her two swords, swinging them out twice. The two swords landed on the magic circle, triggering the magic.

"Cursed Blade Burst".

Using magic to replicate Xiao Ruili's slashes and unleash them in all directions requires some time to infuse magic. The number of slashes that can be replicated is directly proportional to the amount of magic infused.

A storm of slashing attacks swept across the deck, leaving countless ravines and furrows in its wake. Even if the kingdom's soldiers wanted to escape, it was too late; they were swept up by the storm of attacks and turned into blood and gore.

That's another air battleship crippled... That being said, it's still not enough.

Xiao silently sheathed her knife, crossed the ditch, and came to the bow of the ship to look for her next target. Now, almost all she could see were the kingdom's air warships. No matter how fast she cleared them out, the effect would be negligible, or rather, it would have no effect at all.

The number of airships remained the same, relentlessly bombarding Finoer's defensive lines with undiminished momentum, even intensifying. This reality caused Akatsuki to grow somewhat anxious.

I wasn't able to help.

That's what Xiao thought in her heart.

She anxiously searched for her next target, then took a few steps back, sprinted forward, and leaped into the air towards another airship.

"Xiao, don't be like this." Wenser's gentle voice echoed in Xiao's mind. "There's no use in you being anxious."

"But! I haven't been able to help at all!"

Xiao Xin's anxiety and urgency were conveyed to Wense through the contract. She also wanted to do something, but the difference in numbers was stark; there were only three people guarding this place, while the kingdom had sent countless troops here.

Akatsuki isn't suited for this kind of battle right now. Just look at Finoer and the others; it's a contest of firepower, magic, and spells. And these are things Akatsuki isn't good at. She's just a little girl who's skilled with a sword.

Xiao's anxiety about this shows that she has grown up and become more sensible.

She landed on the deck of the next airship, then rolled to cushion the impact, knocking down several people before immediately getting up and wielding her sword. Winsor also swung his massive katana at the same time, cutting down a large number of the kingdom's soldiers.

They kept repeating this, and Xiao became increasingly agitated, even showing signs of acting recklessly. If Wenser hadn't been constantly pulling the brakes, who knows what foolish things she might have done. Wenser didn't want to see Xiao like that, and she believed they didn't want to either.

boom! boom! boom!

Sarid's breath slammed into the airship they were on, the violent tremor causing Xiao to lose her balance and fall. The ship also began to tilt due to damage to certain parts. Xiao used her sword to support herself as she stood up; the deck was already turning red-hot from Sarid's scorching breath.

"Xiao! It's time to go!" Wenser urged Xiao to leave quickly.

"Ok!"

Fighting in such a place would definitely be very bad, Xiao's intuition told her so. She turned around, took a running start, and jumped off the deck, free-falling from the airship in mid-air.

Sarid transformed into the Flame Dragon King and flew over, shattering the airship with his tail before catching Akatsuki.

The last time he fought the kingdom, it was because he was blinded by anger that he made such a brainless move. Now, he is very calm and is displaying the dragon's might that he should have as the Flame Dragon King.

"Thanks, Salid!" Xiao said sincerely.

"No need, we are comrades fighting side by side."

Using Finoer's cover, Salid climbed to the top of the list, allowing Xiao to overlook these airships from the highest point and choose her target. While searching, she saw a small black dot growing larger and larger in her field of vision.

————! ?

"Sa...yaah!?"

Boom-! ! !

There was a muffled sound.

Salid beneath Xiao seemed to be struck by something heavy, rising slightly before being pulled down to the ground by something else. It all happened so fast.

Sarid was thrown down like that. Finoer didn't even have time to rearrange the ice spikes stuck in the ground before he crashed onto the ground full of ice spikes, which pierced his scales and pierced deep into his body.

Sarid has fallen silent...

"Little Sa—!!"

Xiao could hear Finoer's angry voice from high above, but her attention was focused on the culprit, the berserker Xuanze had encountered, the thin young man whom he contemptuously called a stick figure.

The young man carried a rough black greatsword on his back, still in the same position where he had just thrown Salid down. He exuded intense malice and killing intent, and neither Xiao nor Wenser could see a trace of reason in his empty eyes.

But—their intuition told them that this person was dangerous.

"dawn!"

Wenser's voice drew Xiao's attention back. At this moment, the stick figure had shifted its focus to her and reached for the giant sword behind its back.

—! There's nowhere to exert force!

Xiao noticed that she had nowhere to use as a fulcrum for leverage. Even if she directly swung her sword to fight her opponent, she would probably be the one who got knocked away. In the air, her fighting power was greatly reduced.

But Winsor was there to help her.

She immediately swung her short katana, and the giant ghost behind her mimicked her, swinging its massive katana. The stick figure drew its sword and swung it roughly, slashing down without adjusting its direction at all.

Clang! Bang!

"Varied……!?"

The black greatsword, carrying immense force, clashed with the massive katana. Although the attack was blocked, the spiritual energy gathered to form the katana was forcefully dispersed. The stick figure approached Akatsuki through the scattered spiritual energy, and in desperation, Akatsuki swung his katana, slashing at the stick figure's neck.

Not even a single cut!

“Gu!?”

The bony hand reached out and grabbed Xiao's neck. Because there was so little flesh, it felt like being gripped by a bone hand, which was extremely uncomfortable. The hard finger bones squeezed her trachea, as if trying to squeeze out all the oxygen in her body, and even her internal organs.

"Cough, cough...! Cough cough!"

An unexpected attack, an attack so primitive it couldn't be more primitive, the stick figure's pure attack rendered Xiao's previous experience meaningless, because the guy in front of him was acting like a monster, driven by the instincts of a wild animal!

The magic circulating within Xiao's body was forcibly cut off, and the supply of magic and spiritual energy to Wense was also interrupted. Wense was forced to disengage from his spiritual state and could no longer interfere with reality.

"Xiao, Xiao!? Xiao—!?"

Chapter 10 Chuchu

This was the first time Xiao had come so close to death; her consciousness was fading. The stick figure was gripping her neck, pulling her into freefall. If this person was as Xuanze had said, then Xiao would be the one to die.

"Xiao! Xiao! Wake up, Xiao!?"

Wense called out to Xiao anxiously, but Xiao's consciousness was fading away, and she herself was gradually being rejected by this body. If this continued, both she and Xiao would die here.

"You! Let go!" Boom!

A strong gust of hot wind rose from the ground, and Salid, covered in blood, rushed up and punched the stick figure in return. The punch landed hard on the stick figure's chin, and Salid could clearly hear the sound of bones breaking.

But, it's no use.

call--!

The black greatsword slashed from the side. Such a crude strike wouldn't harm Salid, but he instinctively used his dragon-like arm to grab the blade. It proved to be the right thing to do; the force of the strike even managed to cut a considerable distance into Salid's dragon-like hand.

These injuries themselves aren't a big deal, but what's more concerning is Xiao's condition.

The stick figure never let go of Xiao's hand, even though his attention was focused on Salid. He just wouldn't let go. Seeing Xiao's face gradually turn pale, Salid felt a pang of unease.

What should I do... what should I do? What can I do... attack directly? No, it will hurt Akatsuki... this is the only thing I must avoid.

Sarid gritted his teeth and lunged into the stick figure's arms, then fully transformed into a dragon and grabbed the stick figure's hands to restrain it. He was still too weak; he couldn't even protect Akatsuki in this situation. Sarid blamed himself inwardly.

Buzzing sound

At this moment, several airships targeted the three people. They abandoned their attack on the city gate and instead concentrated their forces on attacking the weakest point. Moreover, they did not intend to spare even the stick figure.

Are you even going to attack your own comrades?!

Salid clicked his tongue. These humans were absolutely insane; they were actually using self-sacrifice attacks?!

Their goal was probably to kill him or one of the Akatsuki members in one fell swoop. There wasn't much time left for Salid to think. If Salid were to take the bombardment head-on, it would be more than just a serious injury. And now that the Akatsuki were unable to resist, it would definitely take her life.

However, if they let go and use Dragon Transformation to block the artillery fire at this moment, they might still have a chance to survive. But if Salid lets go now, Akatsuki will definitely suffocate to death because of this madman.

boom--!

It was too late; the naval guns had already begun firing. Salid instinctively closed his eyes, bracing himself for the onslaught of the shells.

"Tsk! Little Sa! Have you forgotten everything you learned from me?!"

Finoir's voice came from the network unique to the Dragon Kings. She raised an ice wall to block the cannon fire, and then released her dragon wings to begin climbing into the sky.

"Don't always act alone! Why don't you ask others for help? Rely on your sister more!"