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

“Hey, you Easterner, why don’t you try dating?” Celia said, pressing her head. “You’re so clueless about romance.”

“Miss Seria is right.”

The Black Knight agreed and quickened his pace to catch up with Xia Que and Hao Er. As the vanguard, it was best for him to stay at the very front of the group.

Seria ignored him and followed closely behind the Black Knight.

"...Did I say something wrong?"

Mo Yueya stood there, stunned, unable to understand why.

However, they did not expect that they would soon encounter a pack of Blazing Wolves, and that they would be surrounded by them.

"Black Knight! To the left!"

"understand!"

The Black Knight used his shield to block the Blazing Thunder Wolf on his left, redirecting its power to the side. Summer Sparrow emerged from behind the Black Knight, its Great Summer Dragon Sparrow severing the wolf's head. Hale dropped his spear to pull Seria back from the pitfall trap, while Ink Moon Raven held several swipes of ink in his hand.

"Bai Ze"...

White magical light appeared around Mo Yueya. He reached out and grabbed the light, which transformed into a white calligraphy brush the same height as him. He threw out ink, grabbed the brush, and flicked the tip to create ink, then swiftly drew three Blazing Thunder Wolves.

The black, ethereal Thunder Wolf, wreathed in black electricity, charged into the real Thunder Wolf.

The situation was this: just moments ago, Seria accidentally triggered a trap, and her harp, realizing she was missing, dropped his spear and tried to stop her. At that very moment, these Blazing Thunder Wolves, as if seizing the opportunity, surged forth from all directions. Forced into battle, they were left with no choice but to engage.

"Seria! Calm down!" Hale pulled her with all his might.

"Waaaaaah!" Seria kept screaming, ignoring what Hale was saying.

There were also countless three-tailed scorpions below the pit. If Seria fell in, she would be swallowed up by these monsters in no time.

Damn...!

Hao could only hold her off, because her struggles were too intense; if Hao lost his grip, they would both die.

"Master! Isn't it ready yet?!"

Xia Que slashed at another Blazing Thunder Wolf, but she was almost too weak to continue. This wolf only suffered a shallow cut, not a fatal one. Countless Blazing Thunder Wolves lay dead around them, their bodies barely able to stand on the pool of blood.

Boom-!

This time, both Blazing Thunder Wolves pounced on them simultaneously. The Black Knight could only desperately block them with his shield, but because he was standing on a pool of blood, he couldn't maintain his footing this time. Xia Que swung his Great Xia Dragon Sparrow fiercely, but missed completely.

"Crows devour!"

A crow that flew in from behind Xia Que blocked the Blazing Thunder Wolf's attack and engaged it in combat; it was undoubtedly Mo Yueya's doing. Xia Que didn't let this opportunity pass, using the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow to kill both the crow and the wolf. The crow transformed into black light and returned to Mo Yueya's side.

Xia Que's gaze briefly followed the black light back, and then she caught sight of something, something very familiar, radiating a black metallic luster.

hand……

The thing fell into the Blazing Thunder Wolf and exploded with a boom.

A grenade—!?

Chapter 26 Dances with Wolves!

That was a hand grenade?!

Xia Que could hardly believe her eyes. Was that really a hand grenade? Did hand grenades even exist in this world? And with that kind of power, it really was a hand grenade, right?

"What is that?" the Black Knight asked blankly as he stood up again.

"That might take a long time to explain..." Xia Que was also a little confused about the situation.

Why did a grenade suddenly fly out? Why are monsters suddenly flying everywhere? Why is there a little girl among these monsters...? Wait, a little girl?

Xia Que couldn't help but blink. If she wasn't mistaken, a little girl was wielding a black stick and running swiftly among the Blazing Thunder Wolves. After killing one Blazing Thunder Wolf with a single blow, she immediately jumped up to dodge the first claws from behind, and spun 180 degrees in mid-air to break the Blazing Thunder Wolf's spine.

"Black Knight, don't just stand there, go help the priest."

Mo Yueya gave instructions to the Black Knight while he himself was locked in combat with the Blazing Thunder Wolf. After calmly analyzing the situation, he instructed the Black Knight to help Hale pull Seria up. Although he didn't know what had happened, the little girl had indeed relieved some of the pressure on them.

"Alright. Your Highness, please wait for us." The Black Knight told Xia Que to proceed with caution.

"Ah, okay." Xia Que agreed, then set up the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow and prepared for battle.

What Xia Que didn't know was that the people who helped them weren't just the little girl, but also a slime and a mimic. The mimic was even one of her own kind.

Meanwhile, Slime and Li Cai had just left the cave and arrived at another deserted place.

……

What are you doing? Why are you running?

The slime continued to unleash its magic circle, but this time it was aimed at me, as if to say, "If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, I'll destroy you."

I was just about to ask you this, okay?! Why did you run up there?!

I understand that slimes don't understand human common sense, but their first reaction is to attack? Are you kidding me?

Although I don't know if the other party is as powerful as Peller, it shouldn't be that bad, right? To go so far as to wipe out everyone.

I tried to communicate with the slime.

"Can you accept this?" the slime asked.

Accept what?

"...Never mind, forget I asked, you stupid box." The slime dispersed its magic circle and turned its head away.

Hello?!

I'm increasingly confused about what slimes are thinking. Seriously, am I really that stupid? No, right? It can't be that bad, can it?

"Are those humans?" Xiao asked, tilting her head.

Oh...right, those are humans, what's wrong?

This is probably the first time Akatsuki has seen a human other than Nao, so it's normal for her to be curious.

"But one person smells different..." Xiao squinted, "...very strong smell of blood."

Now that she mentions it, I do remember that incident, but why was the girl covered in blood yet unharmed? Since she was covered in blood, it's understandable that she would smell strongly of it.

Anyway, I'll go home later. I'll go fight some monsters and come back later; they'll probably leave by then... I hope they understand that this is a monster's home and leave quickly.

I need to move the books and some other things back to Nao's place; I can't properly learn about this world without them.

First I have to appease the slime... It has such a weird temper... It might get angry with me because of this... So why should I get angry over something like this?

I glanced at it; the slime was still sulking. I need to think of something...

Hey, slime... I have something I'd like to ask you.

The slime seemed intrigued, turning its head towards it. Hmm, what's next? ...Why does it act so superior...? Let's get straight to the point...

Look, I'm so weak right now, it's a bit dangerous for me to be out there fighting monsters with Akatsuki. So, I was thinking of asking you to come with us...

The slime looked at me, seemingly dissatisfied, and I guessed it had probably failed.

"...Alright, I'll go with you."

Eh……

The slime didn't try a second time; instead, it jumped onto my head. Huh, did it work? It seems like if I asked it nicely, the slime might have agreed...

Let's go, Xiao.

My name is Shang Xiao.

Let's go have some fun.

"Okay!" Xiao excitedly agreed, "I want to play this!"

As she spoke, she raised the long black iron staff... Wow, when did you get this...?

We wandered around for a while, but didn't plan to go to the Blood Sea. We just strolled around the area, defeating any monsters we encountered to gain experience points. Well, I hardly ever did anything; the slimes and Akatsuki handled the monsters. Interestingly, we also encountered another Flame Mountain Elephant on the way. It wasn't as big as the one we'd seen before, but seeing it again somehow made me feel a little at ease.

According to Slime, the previous Flame Mountain Elephant sacrificed itself to protect it, which makes things a bit complicated.

But now...

The three of us hid in a dark corner, peeking out to see what was happening outside. One, two, three... I don't know how many Blazing Thunder Wolves had run out of this intersection yet.

"Stupid box, why don't you go over there?" the slime asked a matter-of-fact question.

I can't say for sure, but I just feel like I can't get through this.

This is how I answered the slime.

Why not go over there? I don't know why, but my gut tells me it's best not to. So many Blazing Thunder Wolves constantly passing through here can't be anything good; I've lost count. Maybe I should consider taking a detour…

"Sister Li," Xiao suddenly patted me, "you smell like a human."

Hey... it's a human again. By the way, are you a mythical beast or a dog?!

My current feeling is that I'm like two gods carrying one noob, and I'm the noob, while the two people next to me are max-level pros.

"There's someone who smells just like Risa," Akatsuki said, sniffing. "Right where those wolves go."

Are there people who smell like me? Do I have a smell? Speaking of which, I remember that mimic who wanted to eat me said I smelled good... Wow, no way, could it be the smell of money? If that's the case, there are probably a lot of humans who smell like that, like businessmen or something.

After all, this is another world. Paper money probably hasn't been invented yet; gold, silver, and copper coins are still used as the general equivalent. Merchants are probably the only ones who deal with these things all day long.

"Hey, stupid box," the slime suddenly called to me, "There are no wolves left."

Ah, it really is...

After Xiao spoke to me, I haven't seen any more Blazing Wolves. Are they all gone now? I've never seen so many Blazing Wolves moving together before. Do the wolves in this world have a migratory habit? Do they need to migrate to live in a maze?

Let's go then.

I figured it was about time to leave, before any wolves came out. With that thought, I circled around into the path the Thunder Wolves had taken.

"Sister Li?" Xiao tilted her head slightly. "You've gone to the wrong place?"

No, it's over here.

I led the eager slime forward; only at times like these could my thoughts and its ideas be aligned.

We must be like the orioles that catch the glimpse of the birds today.

When we arrived, the Blazing Thunder Wolves were already fighting with someone. We came at just the right time. Although I didn't know who was fighting the Blazing Thunder Wolves, I didn't want to let so many of them get away.

Those days in the Blood Sea weren't wasted, were they? Even though I didn't defeat as many monsters as slimes, my progress was still enormous. And now I'm quite confident in my dissection skills; I can definitely remove their hearts intact.

What are these things in front of me?! They're walking otherworldly grenades! How could I possibly let such things go?!

Slime, Akatsuki, let's charge in! Be careful not to overdo it, and try not to damage their hearts.

"oh!"

No sooner had I finished speaking than Xiao burst into the wolf pack, brandishing her stick and dancing among them. My biggest worry was actually Xiao, because once she gets into it, she doesn't pay attention to any details. Yes, you read that right, for her, it really was just playing.

Ok?

For some reason, a white magic circle suddenly appeared beneath my feet. I could feel magic power flowing into this magic circle, and it was gradually getting colder, with frost already appearing around it.

bump!

It seems that the magic circle could not be maintained due to excessive magic consumption... No, is it meant to be blown up on purpose?

A large amount of icy air spewed out from the outer edge of the magic circle, avoiding Xiao's spray and hitting the wolf pack. Many of the Blazing Thunder Wolves were frozen solid!

"Ehhhhh," Xiao said, sounding disappointed.

"Let's go straight to the center; there are too few wolves here," the slime said.

Indeed... I saw that the wolf pack inside was already a dense, dark mass, and quite a few of them had noticed us. If we didn't deal with them all quickly, it would be quite troublesome.

I think we probably can't get the hearts out of these frozen guys, so let's go get the stuff inside.

Xiao, let's go inside.

I called out to Xiao, and we ran across the ice. At that moment, four legs were incredibly useful; with a little effort to steady myself, I could practically fly. It reminded me of when I used to ice skate on Earth. Wow, Xiao was even faster than me!

Xiao completely ignored the smooth ice surface and rushed in. At this moment, he noticed our Blazing Thunder Wolves and pounced on them. Xiao skillfully dodged them and broke their legs with an iron rod, rendering them unable to move.

Wow, if you want to do it, isn't this something you can do?

The immobilized Thunder Wolves crashed onto the ice, unable to control themselves, and slid to my side. I smashed their skulls with my pincers, simultaneously collecting their corpses into my body. Xiao, who had already left the ice, began to dance wildly with joy; all I could see were Thunder Wolves flying everywhere.

Suddenly it feels like this has nothing to do with me...

Suddenly, subtitles appeared in my field of vision. The Demon Eye had inexplicably activated at this moment.