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

Leon clenched his fist, deciding that after everything was over, he would settle down in Akihabara and spend the rest of his life there. Before that, he needed to gather some intelligence.

“Um,” Leon asked, “are the three of you from Akihabara?”

"Yes, what's wrong?" Ning turned around and replied.

“No wonder you guys are so strong…” Leon seemed to have figured it out. “So you really are from Akihabara. Akihabara is really famous now.”

"Really?" Li tilted her head. "We were in Akihabara just a few days ago, so we haven't heard of anything like this."

"Well... doing that kind of thing will definitely make you famous," Ning said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Everyone is amazing!"

Xiao tore off small pieces of bread and threw them to the puppy. Lixiang told her not to do that, while Leon wanted her to throw the pieces to him.

"That's strange... Isn't Akihabara within the territory of the Duchy?" Leon noticed something amiss. "Since it's within the Duchy, Akihabara, which made such a significant contribution to this war, should definitely be rewarded, so why don't you know about it?"

This time, not only Leon, but even the three sisters showed puzzled expressions. Ning pondered for a while.

"Oh...you didn't know, did you?" Ning laughed. "We, Akihabara, have already moved out of the principality."

"Huh!?" Leon exclaimed in surprise.

"What's so strange about that?" Ning frowned. "With Akihabara's strength, it wouldn't be strange if he suddenly ran away from home and started his own business, would it?"

“That makes sense,” Leon said, quickly understanding. “Where are you all from Akihabara now? Why did you leave the principality?”

"We're in a maze! We live in a maze!"

Xiao said proudly.

"A maze?!" Leon was even more surprised.

“Yes, that’s right, we live in the labyrinth.” Li explained, “To be precise, the entire Akihabara moved to the original Time Corridor. It took everyone a while to get life back on track there. After being temporarily liberated, we ran off to play around.”

"Eh... the Corridor of Time..." Leon thought to himself that he really had a special connection with this labyrinth called the Corridor of Time. "I'm actually thinking of staying there... the delicious bread and stuff..."

"Yes, you originally had a chance to go there last time."

"Huh? Wait... what?"

"Let's go, same as before, you'll be the striker."

"Huh? Wait, can you explain what you just said!?"

"I'm not going to talk about it. Let's go and see how you behave first."

“Eh…”

Chapter 34 Leon's Homecoming

This time, without Ning needing to emphasize it, Leon would walk to the front of the group on his own; in every sense, he had almost given up. Moreover, if he got along well with these three sisters, perhaps someone could look after him and make arrangements when he settled in Akihabara in the future, which would be much more convenient.

Even if their motives were impure, putting aside these irrelevant things, Leon would still get along with them without hesitation. Even though their behavior was always incomprehensible to him, he could clearly feel that these three girls were good people.

"Leon, do you remember where your hometown is?" Li asked as they walked. "Are we heading in the right direction?"

“Oh, my hometown, it’s in… no,” Leon suddenly remembered something, “come to think of it, many things are different now, including some places that have changed location… my hometown may no longer be in the same place.”

"Ha... I knew you'd just run out without thinking."

Ning gave Leon a heavy tap on the head. She had expected this idiot to rush out without thinking, but she didn't expect him to not even consider the series of events that had happened in between. This person was indeed not suitable to be an adventurer or anything like that; he would be better off going home to farm.

"So, do you now know the general direction of your hometown?"

"Hmm... I'm not quite sure, because after being driven into the Crystal Forest, I didn't know where I was. Later, you took me to other places, so I'm not sure where my hometown is now."

Leon used to be able to roughly determine his location, but since being driven into the Crystal Forest by those monsters, it has become unclear. In addition, he has been led around aimlessly by the three sisters, so he doesn't know where he is now. If he knew where he was, it would be better, as he could confirm his location and find the general direction of his hometown.

"How is it?" Ning glanced at Li.

"I'll give it a try..."

After considering it for a moment, he activated his Demon Eye, and golden flames flowed from his right eye.

She shut down the other functions of the Magic Eye and focused her computational resources on the map function. A holographic map that only she could see appeared in her field of vision. The original world map was superimposed on the places they had visited and recorded during this period. Then, she made a few minor corrections, exchanged some information with Ning, and completed the map again.

“Well… in general,” Li said, “the continent seems to have grown larger because some places are farther apart than they used to be. It seems very likely that many places have deviated from their original locations.”

"Hmm..." Ning stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Where are we now?"

“If we look at it according to the original world map…” Li compared the map with the map, “our current location is about ten kilometers northeast of the kingdom.”

"Huh? Gongli? What's that?"

Hearing an unfamiliar unit of measurement, Leon was immediately bewildered. "gongli?" Did that mean they were close to the kingdom or far away? The original world map? Did they really possess something so precious?

Maps are extremely expensive in this world because integrating the geography of a region requires a significant investment of time, resources, manpower, and effort, all of which must ultimately be compiled onto a single map. The more detailed the map, the greater the resources required to create it.

Logically, maps should be common in various fantasy worlds, but given the current level of technology in this world, it's impossible to mass-produce maps, and no one would frequently undertake such a thankless task. Typically, a simple map showing terrain and routes would cost the equivalent of a month's earnings for an average resident.

It is precisely because it is so expensive and impractical that it is not popular. In daily life, maps are rarely needed. People can roughly remember what a place is like after walking around it a few times, so why would they need such a thing?

However, the absence of a complete national map and world map can reflect a country's national strength. Therefore, there are always two such maps in the royal palace. As for their value, it would not be an exaggeration to call them national treasures.

However, this doesn't mean that no one needs these maps. The majority of users are adventurers. Why is that?

Because of the inherent dangers of adventure, adventurers must travel to various places. Having a map for reference would significantly reduce the level of danger. The Adventurers' Guild supported this initiative, hiring adventurers to help gather information and create approximate maps of certain areas. These maps were then copied in large quantities and sold to adventurers for reference.

Leon had also purchased maps from the Adventurers' Guild, which simply recorded the structure and paths of some mazes and dungeons, and marked the locations of some traps and dangerous spots. Overall, they were quite decent. Although no one can predict what will happen during an adventure, having a map for reference is always safer than having none at all.

The maps sold by the Adventurers' Guild are mostly made by adventurers themselves, so they aren't very expensive. They only circulate among adventurers because of a certain demand. But world maps are different; they are priceless.

However, Leon didn't see anything like a map in their hands. Had they memorized the geography of the entire world? Whoa?! Monsters?!

“You don’t need to worry about it,” Ning said coldly. “All you need to know is that we are still very far from the kingdom.”

“Oh, by the way,” Li asked, “Leon, where is your hometown? What’s it called?”

"Eh? My hometown?" Leon thought for a moment. "Dumbledore? What's wrong?"

"…………"

"…………"

"Hey, why did you guys suddenly go silent...?"

Upon hearing the name, both Li and Ning fell silent, the sense of déjà vu was simply too strong, and why Dumbledore? The name was a complete copy...

In short, the two of them decided to ignore the name, which had a very strong sense of déjà vu; they figured they could do whatever they wanted with the name...

Although it was a place she had never heard of, with the help of the Magic Eye, Li was able to find similar memories deep within her own mind and then overlay them into this world. Before long, she found Leon's hometown, marked its location, and a cursor appeared in her field of vision that was visible only to her.

“Found it,” Rhys said, pointing in a direction. “Dumbledore’s words are in this direction, but in its original location, of course.”

"How far do we have to go?" Xiao asked, tilting her head.

"Well, it's not that far." Li checked the distance. "It should be about three or four kilometers, and we should be there in another half an hour."

"Huh?! How did you guys know the location?!"

Leon found it hard to believe what Li had said so casually, because it sounded very unbelievable, since there was no basis for it at all, and it was suspicious that he had just said it so casually.

“You don’t need to worry about that. That’s basically it.” Ning gave Leon a push from behind. “Just trust us if you still want to go back to your hometown to check on your family’s life or death.”

What she meant by doing this was to let Leon continue to lead the way. Leon had no choice but to obediently do as the three sisters said and embark on what seemed to be a half-hour journey to his hometown.

This distance was nothing to the three sisters; they had plenty of tricks up their sleeves. But since they had taken this burden along, they had to take full responsibility for him. To accommodate the feelings of this vulnerable man, the three tried their best to match his pace, though the girls still held the reins of command.

Therefore, Leon had no choice but to take on the dangerous role of the vanguard. On one hand, Ning wanted to toy with Leon, and on the other hand, she wanted to train him. After all, he was so weak that if it weren't for the three of them, he probably would have been doomed in the Crystal Forest. Ultimately, it was because he was too weak.

Therefore, the only way to change his current situation is to directly change this fool's inner self, giving him the power to resist these dangers on his own.

A last-minute cramming effort in a short period of time is certainly useless, but at least it will give him the ability to save his life, so that he won't end up in such a sorry state.

So, how do we help him become stronger?

According to the original setting of this world, it was basically about leveling up by fighting monsters and grinding experience. However, this approach is no longer suitable for this world. The reason is simple: a large number of ridiculously powerful monsters have appeared. Any normal player knows that it's incredibly stupid to use a level 1 alt to grind high-level monsters in a high-level map.

This especially doesn't apply to a weakling like Leon. He's only level 24, and aside from his luck, all his other attributes are mediocre, even below average. Putting everything else aside, why is his base attack power only one point?! All the other attack power comes from his weapon! Goddess, are you really a useless piece of trash?! There's a limit to pranks!

Faced with Leon, who is so weak that he can't even deal effective damage to monsters, and whose skill configuration is so pathetic that it's unbearable to look at, with his highest-level skill being "Stealth lv.6", how much do you like to run away... So, there is only one way to make him stronger, and that is to take him to level up.

Yes, this is the only way; there is no other way. Although it's desperate, it truly is the only option.

If I remember correctly, my brother said that you can use a high-level character to carry a low-level character to fight high-level monsters, thereby distributing some of the experience to the low-level character. Although this amount of experience is negligible for the high-level character, it is a huge amount of experience for the low-level character, and it is not impossible to level up dozens of levels in this way.

I wonder if the "Goddess Agent" skill has the same effect on teammates. If it does, it would be a huge help, greatly improving Leon's leveling efficiency. Although I really wanted to give him a decent set of equipment, Ning said that wouldn't achieve the desired training effect, so I didn't give him one…

Besides, it seemed like they were being too nice to him, and Ning couldn't stand it anymore, so she volunteered to play the bad cop. She knew perfectly well that this guy was always cunning, the kind who's full of malice...

Perhaps because the three sisters had caused such a ruckus in the Crystal Forest yesterday, they hadn't encountered a single elf on the road today. Those elves were probably still shaken and only dared to stay obediently in their homes. Ning said that after they reached the kingdom and resolved some matters there, she would use time-space magic to go back first and inform the guards of this information, alerting them to be vigilant.

Even if the other side has one or two idiots, they are still intelligent elves, so it's never wrong to be cautious. Besides, there seems to be a big boss behind them that the three sisters should be wary of.

Interestingly, not only elves, but along the way, not a single monster or demon was encountered, let alone any other creatures. It was unusually peaceful, which, in a way, shattered all previous plans.

As time went by, the cursor in his field of vision grew larger and larger, and Leon himself felt this. Although the surrounding scenery was different, the feeling of home was still there. He could subconsciously feel that he was getting closer and closer to his hometown, which was right in front of him.

But he was also uneasy and anxious, because the wasteland he had become accustomed to along the way was constantly ahead of him, as if it were deliberately trying to defeat him. Every place he passed was barren and empty, so he began to worry...

No way! What are you thinking, Leon?! That kind of thing! Absolutely won't happen!

“We’re almost there.” Li glanced at the cursor. “Once we cross this small hill, we should reach the original Dumbledore.”

"Finally arrived..." Ning stretched.

"Huh? Wait, puppy~!"

Leon, who had been silently leading the way, suddenly broke into a sprint. The little dog that had been nestled in Xiao's arms also rushed off with him, and the two of them raced desperately upwards. Li and Ning understood his feelings and followed him to the top. When they reached the summit, they saw Leon suddenly kneel down, letting out a heart-wrenching roar…

Chapter 35 I want to become stronger!

Soon, they also learned where Leon's heart-wrenching roar came from. The three sisters remained silent, simply watching the hellish scene unfold before them.

On the other side of the mountain, instead of Dumbledore, Leon's hometown, lay a bottomless abyss. The abyss was so vast that it seemed as if a huge wound had suddenly appeared on the entire planet. Beneath the abyss lay endless magma and monsters and demons that preferred heat and fire. The chances of an ordinary person surviving in such an environment were slim...

It is zero.

“————!!!”

The three sisters silently guarded that sorrowful figure, their hysterical roars no longer discernible. The monsters and demons below the abyss also heard the hysterical roars and all looked up at Leon above the abyss.

The three sisters understood the sorrow, but that was all they could do; further struggle was futile. Ri had already explored the abyss with her Mystic Eyes with an optimistic attitude. Every magical reaction within the abyss came from monsters and demons. Although she knew human magical reactions couldn't possibly occur there, she still desperately searched with her Mystic Eyes.

Ning had also calculated the distance the ground plates had moved, considering the possibility that Dumbledore might be passively moved to another place due to changes in the terrain. She used the information and data she had gathered along the way as a reference to make her calculations. However, after seeing this abyss, she felt that all her calculations were meaningless.

The sheer size of the abyss far exceeded her expectations. Everywhere she looked, there were these abyss-like rifts, as if the earth had been forcibly torn apart by some supernatural force. Under such circumstances, no matter where Dumbledore moved, he would fall into this bottomless abyss.

Dumbledore's survival rate was zero.

Ning made this judgment, which was cruel to Leon, but it was also an indisputable fact. Even if Dumbledore had survived the old bald man's terrifying attack, he would have been helpless against this bottomless abyss.

The puppy sat beside Leon, curled up, and whimpered softly, expressing its sadness. Although it didn't understand why its master was sad, it could feel the sadness as it was connected to Leon.

The monsters and demons peering at Leon from the abyss began to stir. Leon seemed oblivious to the changes in the outside world, remaining motionless. Li had reminded Xiao to rush up and stop him if he did anything strange, and Xiao was now watching him nervously.

Both Li, who possessed the Demon Eye, and Ning, who used magic to investigate, had sensed the large group of monsters and demons constantly approaching from the abyss. The two looked at each other for a while, communicating with their eyes, and came to the same conclusion: they could not let Leon continue like this any longer.

However, judging from Leon's current state, it's impossible for him to return to his former self anytime soon. Right now, he's absolutely a burden. Putting aside the fact that Ning isn't even confident he can protect Leon while fighting these monsters and demons, it would be best to just throw him out using spacetime magic.

There are many people like Leon who have suffered such a blow and become despondent, but here, being despondent is a burden to the three of them. It's better to just throw someone who can't protect himself out. Ning has neither the mood nor the energy to deal with such a person. If this is all he is capable of, the three of them can only say goodbye to him and go their separate ways.

Just as Li reached out to unleash his spacetime magic, Leon suddenly stirred. He laughed wildly, grabbed the dagger at his waist, stood up, and looked down at the countless monsters and demons below the abyss that were eyeing his life. Just as Xiao was about to rush out and subdue him, a giant spider suddenly burst out from the abyss.

"whispering sound!"

Because of the spider's appearance, Xiao clicked his tongue impatiently and had to switch targets. He was about to reach for the small katana at his waist when he saw Leon charging recklessly.

"Drink ahh ...

"Are you crazy!?"

Seeing Leon roar and leap towards the giant spider in mid-air, Li instinctively blurted out those words, and then her magic eye accelerated, giving her the information she wanted.

The Fire Poison Sword Spider is a monster that lives beneath magma. Its silk-making ability has degenerated, causing its eight legs to evolve into sharp sword-like limbs. It can extract large amounts of toxic substances from the magma to create highly acidic, high-temperature venom, making it an extremely dangerous monster. This particular Fire Poison Sword Spider is level 239, and Leon's chances of winning and surviving a battle against it are zero.

You can tell just by looking, right? They're not even on the same level physically! It's a total annihilation!

While inwardly cursing the Demon Eye, Li prepared to use magic to knock down the Fire Poison Sword Spider. She couldn't understand what Leon was trying to do, but she didn't want to just watch someone die in front of her without offering any help. However, she didn't expect Leon's speed after jumping to be so incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he had already closed in on the Fire Poison Sword Spider. At the same time, Ning stopped Li from intervening to save her, and Xiao also stopped in her tracks because of the scene before her.

The human and the spider locked eyes in mid-air. From that instant, it seemed as if time itself slowed down. Even though Li hadn't activated his powers, he still sensed this subtle change. It was like a Western cowboy duel; time seemed to slow down as both searched for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

It's too messy.

Leon had absolutely no chance of winning, that was the logic, but for some reason, she was in such high spirits at this moment. Even though she knew it was impossible, she still wanted to support Leon.

"Leon! The weakness is there—!!!" Under the influence of his high emotions, Li still did something very irrational.