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

It really feels like I'm being cared for...

This feeling was like being cared for by a mother in a normal way. Although there were many subtle and indescribable aspects, this long-lost feeling warmed Li's heart. The idea of ​​Mother Earth didn't seem to be wrong either, after all, that God could also be considered Li's mother, a mother on a more macroscopic level.

But in truth, he did not realize that he and this god of the earth had some similarities.

"Really...?" The god of Earth gradually relaxed. "I thought you were still angry with me about this..."

"No, no, no, really no," Li quickly replied. "If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been born... So, for the first half of my life, I still want to thank you."

Li bowed deeply to the god of Earth with utmost respect. Even now, she felt grateful to Earth. Although her time living on Earth was not pleasant, that encounter there truly changed the course of her life. She still wondered if that person was still there. Therefore, it was true that she felt grateful to Earth.

"Eh..." Earth God said embarrassedly, "Did I...did I make you happy?"

“Yes, I am very happy.” Li smiled. “Whether I am on Earth or in another world, I feel very happy.”

"Phew..." Earth God breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good... I was always worried that I hadn't done something right..."

The reason she felt at ease was that she saw Rina's incredibly happy smile. Just seeing that smile made her understand how happy Rina was, which made Earth God very happy and relieved.

"I apologize for the spectacle," the Earth God said politely. "I am Ymir, the god who governs the Earth."

"Uh... well, I'm Li." Li's mind went blank, and she didn't know what to say, so she just said her name.

But upon reflection, revealing my name in this context seems somewhat inappropriate. The other party is a god who governs the Earth, which means they know about my past self. So how should I, temporarily separated from both worlds, address myself? Should I use the name of myself from when I was still on Earth?

Li looked at herself. She was wearing the school uniform she wore last time when she was still on Earth, but her appearance was that of someone from another world, Li, the Dragon King.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you,” Ymir nodded. “Victoria has already told me about you. I see. You’re the girl who was chosen to be taken away.”

"Um, um..." Li could only nod, because she didn't know what to say or what she was saying.

Ymir walked up to Rie, stood on tiptoe, and gently stroked her head. Rie didn't pull away, but went to meet him, allowing Ymir to easily reach her head.

Yumir didn't say anything, but just smiled and gently stroked Li's head, tidying her hair. Every move he made radiated maternal warmth.

"I'm sorry for making you suffer so much in my world," Ymir said apologetically, "but there's nothing I can do..."

Is she talking about...that thing...?

Thinking back to his days on Earth, he couldn't say they were pleasant, but they were filled with happiness. In the end, he was taken away by one of the most insidious diseases in the world.

Is Ymir apologizing for this?

“It’s alright,” Li held her hand. “Please don’t blame yourself. I know some things about God. Besides, there’s nothing we can do about it. If someone dies from that kind of illness… there’s not much we can say.”

After all, it's only a matter of time before that disease ends, and Li had already figured that out. She was just worried about her biological parents.

“Thank you.” Ymir shook hands with Li. “I’m really glad you gave me this chance to atone. And of course, thank you Victoria too.”

Victoria?

That's probably referring to that useless goddess from another world. Oh, she actually has a name?

“I heard from Victoria that you, as the goddess’s representative from that world, have something to discuss with me,” Ymir asked. “What is it?”

Originally, Li was still thinking about how to bring up the topic with Ymir in this atmosphere, but at this moment Ymir asked the question very naturally, just like a mother asking her children if they have any troubles.

I've seen it in her eyes, this is the real goddess...

Li muttered this to herself, but she didn't intend to be pretentious, so she got straight to the point.

“Then I’ll be rude,” Li explained, “I do have something I’d like to ask you for help with, Ymir… uh…”

Li paused at this moment because she realized a very serious problem. Her purpose was simply to go to Earth to see her biological parents, take Ning and Xiao on a short honeymoon, bring the Demon King and Xia Que to this world as well, buy what she needed, and finally return to the other world.

If Rin could travel through time at will, she could spend as much time on this as she wanted. But is it really appropriate for her to bother Ymir, who is one with Earth, for such a trivial matter? It seems like making a mountain out of a molehill…

Noticing Li's hesitation, Ymir said generously, "Just say it, don't worry about so much, I'll listen carefully."

“Thank you…” Li subconsciously thanked her, then calmed down and began to explain, “Well, the thing is, I have the power to control spacetime in that world. This time, because of some things, I wanted to use this power to open a spacetime tunnel to Earth and return to Earth. But I heard from the goddess that interfering in other worlds requires the permission of the gods of those worlds, so this time I wanted to…”

"Yes, of course, no problem." Ymir agreed without even asking what the problem was.

"Huh?" Li was stunned. "No... um, Ymir, aren't you going to ask me what it is?"

"Hmm? There's no need," Ymir said with a smile. "Because you're a good boy, what's the point of asking now that things have come to this?"

This person... is truly a goddess...

Li almost knelt down in utter disbelief. What was she, once a member of the goddess's fold, anyway? What use was that goddess from another world?!

“Hmm,” Ymir looked up and thought for a moment, then said, “Well, we still have a little time. Can you tell me about what you want to do when you go back to Earth?”

“Of course!” Li agreed without hesitation, because she truly felt an unimaginable sense of security from this Mother Earth. She could speak freely in front of Ymir like a child without any worries.

No matter what I say, I'm sure Ymir will forgive me...

Li had such a premonition.

The two sat down in this empty world and began their conversation. It was less of a conversation and more of a venting session. Like a child, Li whined to Yumir, rambling on about a whole bunch of things—complaints, dreams, and whining—doing all sorts of capricious things. She herself hadn't expected to be so defenseless with someone she'd only met once.

Yumir remained silent, simply sitting there listening quietly, occasionally nodding or shaking his head to express his thoughts, acting as a listener. To be honest, Li felt quite relieved after venting so much, having poured out all her grievances. However, she felt very apologetic to Yumir for listening to her pour out her heart.

After he finished speaking, Yumir said with a smile, "You seem to be having a good time over there. But I have a question now..."

"What's the problem?" Li tensed up.

“Hehe, it’s not a big problem… for you and your partner,” Ymir said with a light laugh. “You’re both girls, right? Although on my Earth, reproduction requires mating between males and females, I’m a little worried about whether you two can really have a child.”

Although Ymir, as the god of Earth, had been observing the changes on Earth, including the sudden emergence of same-sex relationships, she didn't have many thoughts about it, only a simple concern about whether these relationships would lead happy lives. The same applied to Rin; although Rin was no longer from Earth, since she was born on Earth, Ymir would consider her her own child.

"Uh……"

This question hit a nerve with Rie. In fact, she had talked about this with Kuroba a few days ago. It was quite awkward at the time, but Kuroba was thinking of both of them, so Rie gladly accepted her suggestion. However, Rie hasn't actually put those suggestions into practice much. The only change is that she has become more proactive.

Now Ymir has asked this question again with an innocent look on her face, which reminds Li of the same issue. And the way she brings it up so innocently is quite impactful, since she has no ill intentions and is just genuinely concerned. Li is still having a headache over this matter.

“Uh…” Li smiled wryly, “There should be a solution to this. I think since she has already done it, she must have her reasons and preparations for doing so, so I think there should be no problem.”

"Mmm..." Ymir nodded, seemingly lost in thought, and suddenly said, "Don't drag this out too long."

"……I see."

Hearing his "mother," who looked to be only around fifteen years old, say that made Li feel a little complicated, but also a little happy.

“Alright…” Ymir stood up. “I’ve said everything I needed to say, and it’s about time I sent you back. Time flows faster on Earth than in Victoria, so it should be nighttime there by now.”

"Huh? Is it already this late?" Rin hadn't even realized how much time had passed.

“Let’s call it a day then.” Ymir’s face showed a hint of lingering satisfaction. “This is the first time I’ve been able to speak directly with someone other than a god… This other world is truly amazing… Victoria really wasn’t lying to me…”

"Have you ever been deceived by her?" Li immediately became wary. If that goddess had deceived such a kind and lovely Ymir, then she would be an unforgivable person.

“Oh, no.” Ymir smiled. “She’s my best friend. She wouldn’t do something like that. Alright, you should go home now.”

"Wait a minute!" Li quickly called out. "Um, I want to confirm how I can find out if I can connect to Earth?"

“As for that kind of thing,” Ymir smiled, “you can do whatever you want with it.”

Is everything going smoothly so far in Chapter 12?

What happened after that, Li couldn't remember. This time, Ymir once again sent her consciousness back to this world in a goddess-like manner, but Ymir's actions didn't cause any discomfort. Li woke up in a hazy state of consciousness. When she woke up, she saw Ning sitting to her right, and Xiao sitting to her left, asleep with her head resting on her shoulder.

The lights were off, so only the light from the Soul Flower outside shone into the living room, making it somewhat dim. Ning wasn't asleep; instead, she had lent her shoulder to the sleeping Li, and then leaned back on the sofa, engrossed in her book by the faint light of the Soul Flower. When Li woke up, Ning seemed unaware of Li's awakening, continuing to focus on her book.

Slightly curious about the contents of the book, Li secretly glanced at it with her magic eye.

It was a book from Earth, and the contents were about honeymoon plans. Li was slightly surprised that Ning would actually go to the trouble of flipping through a book for something like this; it was quite rare. Ning should have already read this kind of book once, and she should have memorized the contents perfectly. But she still opened the book and carefully read it over, which was rather unusual.

Or perhaps she really wanted this short honeymoon to go smoothly, which is why she was working so hard... Li hummed and rubbed her hand.

"Hmm...you're awake." Ning closed the book. "Did you sleep well?"

"Haa..." Li yawned, "Aren't you going to call me?"

"You looked so happy, I didn't have the heart to wake you." Ning leaned closer to Li. "What sweet dream were you having?"

“You might not believe it,” Ryze smiled mysteriously, “but I had a dream that allowed me to foresee the future.”

"Hey..." Ning played along with Li's act, "May I ask what kind of dream my great prophet had?"

"I'm not telling you." Li stopped there. "And don't even think about doing anything, Xiao is still sleeping over there."

Their quiet conversation didn't wake Xiao. She leaned against Li and fell asleep with a happy smile on her face, probably influenced by Li.

"I'm not kidding you," Ning said softly. "I remember you were awake when Xuanze came over at noon, right? Were you really that tired? You fell asleep again so soon?"

"It's not like I want to sleep." Li pouted, dissatisfied. "I'm sleeping because my consciousness has drifted off to find the gods of Earth."

"The gods of Earth...?" Ning's interest was piqued. "Do these gods only come to find people when they are resting...?"

"I don't know..." Li couldn't refute Ning's complaint, because she was indeed in a somewhat hazy state of consciousness every time she met with God.

"So," Ning asked, "did you really sleep well?"

“Really?” Lian Li herself found it a bit unbelievable. “I’ve been chatting with Ymir the whole time, but I don’t feel tired at all. Instead, I feel like I’ve had a good sleep.”

"Let me confirm this first," Ning asked suspiciously, "Are you sure you're not just dreaming?"

"You actually believe me...!" Li muttered to herself. "It's true, really, really! I even learned a few things from her... Of course, those things are actually irrelevant to what we're going to do... like the name of the goddess of this world or something..."

"That really isn't much intelligence..." Ning shrugged with a wry smile. "Then, what about the useful parts?"

"Hehe~~" Li chuckled, "I've got my pass to Earth."

"You got it!?"

"Yes."

Although Li wasn't sure if the scenes and conversations in her memory were real, she did feel that something had increased in her body, which was probably the pass (access) to the world of Earth.

"So that means we can start the experiment now..." Ning stroked his chin, deep in thought.

“Yes…but it’s already quite late…” Li glanced at the clock in the living room. “How about we talk about it tomorrow?”

“I would have done it even without you telling me.” Ning rolled her eyes at her. “You’ve had a whole day off, while I spent the whole day in the workshop testing those things. I’m exhausted.”

Ning rarely complained, and the two switched roles, with Ning leaning on Li's arm. Li could tell that Ning was tired after a long day, so she naturally offered her shoulder.

"Thank you for your hard work." Li patted her head as a reward.

"There's still a lot to solve," Ning sighed. "I need a lap pillow."

"You're asking for too much. I won't give in." Li refused Ning's request. "You've rested enough, so it's time to switch people soon. I have to go make dinner for us. Xia Ling won't be coming over tonight."

"It'll be done in a little while."

"Then... let's wait a little longer..."

Such a short time allows the two to completely relax, neither speaking, and simply taking a short rest.

"Hey..." Li mustered up her courage and asked, "Ning...can we...really have a baby?"

“…?” Ning sat up. “Why would you suddenly ask such a strange question?”

“That’s not surprising at all, is it?” she said matter-of-factly. “Look how long we’ve been dating…we’ve done all sorts of things, and a lot of our friends are concerned about it, including me. I’m also wondering if we can have children…”

said it.

The fact that Li brought up this matter herself, which had been on her mind all along, was a significant change. The fact that she could ask such a sensitive question on her own was already a major improvement. Ning narrowed her eyes, and seeing Li's serious expression, she also became serious.

“Li,” Ning asked earnestly, “do you want children?”

"Of course I want it..." Li answered hurriedly, then complained, "Don't suddenly become so serious, I'm embarrassed to answer."

“Then let me tell you something first.” Ning pointed to himself, “There is a possibility between us. Use your magic eye to scan my skill list and search for skills related to reproduction. You will then see that skill.”

"oh oh……"

Li did as Ning said obediently. The magic eye found only one skill. At first glance, this skill looked like the title of a doujinshi, but it was actually a very normal skill (?).

That is interracial mating.

"Ugh..." Li made a very disgusted sound.

Interracial mating, simply put, is mating between people of different races. There are only two successful examples of this on Earth; all others have failed to reproduce. Therefore, friends and family are not only worried about the gender of the two individuals but also about their race. Their concerns are not unfounded, but Ning is not unprepared either.

Ahem, Rin and Ning have already done mating once, so there's no need to worry about that at all. Rin's concerns about reproduction have also been resolved thanks to this skill, although the name of the skill itself sounds a bit suspicious...

It's pointless for her to get carried away by the description of this skill. She had played this kind of interracial mating game on that person's phone before, but he caught her and hurriedly took the phone back. Seriously, do you think I'm a little kid? You can guess what happens next just by reading the beginning... It's not like I haven't learned about this before...

In short, this is probably a notorious skill, and many adventurers in this world have likely suffered because of it, so many people probably find it particularly abhorrent. However, Li never expected that the problem between her and Ning would require this skill to resolve… Despite the circumstances, Li still feels a physical aversion to it.

"Alright, you see?" Ning said casually. "Don't make that face. I know this infamous skill is annoying, but it does solve one of our most pressing problems."

"Hmm...that's true..." Rin accepted it with mixed feelings. "By the way, why do you have this skill?"

According to Li's understanding, there are generally two sources of skills. One is innate or racially endowed skills, where some unusable skills become available after an individual grows to a certain level. The other is through continuous practice and repetition of the same thing, like Li recently acquired a skill. This increases the proficiency of the relevant skill until it reaches a certain level and becomes a skill.