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

Having confirmed the general information about the caster, she thought it might be worthwhile to try and win them over first. However, she never expected it to be the work of a slime. Rather, it's more accurate to say that the Demon King's side is full of talented people...

Chapter 41 Black Raven and Blood Bat

After leaving the cave, Aye pulled the stone blocking the entrance back in, then spread her wings, which she hadn't used for days, and flew away. Although she didn't know the way, as a vampire, she was still very sensitive to the smell of blood.

She could smell a place with an overwhelming stench of blood. She knew where it was; it was where Sevi had rescued her. Sevi must have gone there.

"Let's just consider it repaying a debt of gratitude..." Aye muttered to herself.

Although she and Saiwei weren't on good terms, she still felt she had to repay this kindness, even if it meant going against her own people.

She glanced at the notes Kuroba had given her again; they were supposedly intelligence left behind by the first hero. She never imagined she'd actually have to rely on the first hero. With a heavy heart, she sighed and sped up once more, heading towards Sevi as quickly as possible.

"arrive……"

She passed through the entrance, spread her wings to slow herself down, and then searched for Sevi's figure. A lich's magic flew in from below; she flapped her wings to dodge it, then unleashed her most powerful magic towards the ground.

“Dark Blue”.

An icy blue magic circle instantly unfolded on the ground centered on her. All the runes were fully released in the second second, unleashing a burst of icy energy that froze everything below. Runes shimmered on the ice crystals, appearing exceptionally alluring under the crimson twin moons.

"Ugh... Where is that guy?!"

Aye folded her wings and gracefully landed on her ice crystal, sitting down and looking around for the guy with her hand across her brow. Thinking about it, this guy always wore those blood-stained clothes, and his hair was red too; he was indeed a bit hard to find in this kind of place.

"Ugh?!"

She turned her face away, and a jet-black raven suddenly swooped past her cheek. Though it was a raven, its wings gleamed with a cold light. That wing had just grazed Aye's cheek, leaving a wound, but it had quickly healed.

"...Who?" Aye's voice gradually turned cold.

dah, dah, dah, dah...

The crisp sound of footsteps came from among the ice crystals. The boy, dressed in a white robe and wearing a hood, slowly walked towards Aye, who was sitting high up. The original ice crystal world was stained with endless blackness after he passed by. Dozens of black crows circled around him, which looked very eerie.

"A crow... no... a black crow?"

Aye touched the wound on her face and found her hands stained with black ink. She spread her wings and flew into the air, and blood-red bats suddenly appeared, swirling around her. This was the first time Aye had encountered such strange magic; it was neither dark nor water-based, and even the spell's incantation seemed to be something Aye herself had created.

"...Long time no see." The boy took off his hood, revealing his face. "Vampire."

"...Have we met before?" Aye didn't recognize the other person. "Sorry, I'm getting a bit old, I don't remember very clearly."

It was a black-haired boy, and apart from his black hair and eyes, his clothes were all black and white, suggesting he was from the East. Aye had been to the East, but she didn't recall ever seeing such a person.

“It doesn’t matter if I don’t remember. It’s enough that I remember you.” The boy continued walking forward. “Mo Yueya, you might remember me.”

With a sudden wave of his hand, Mo Yueya sent a swarm of crows flying towards Ai Ye, their wings gleaming with a sharp light that could easily sever a blade. Ai Ye also released the blood bats that had been circling around him to intercept Mo Yueya's crows.

"go--!"

In the sky where crows and blood bats were locked in battle, several black spears suddenly flew out from the gap. Aye grabbed the fastest black spear and used it to knock down the rest.

“I don’t remember ever seeing you!” Aye threw the black gun back. “A man who keeps bothering girls is no gentleman!”

"I've seen you."

Mo Yueya caught the returning black spear with the tip of her brush, then turned the spear back into ink, then into a curved blade, using the brush as a scythe. Aye frowned unhappily, crafting a rapier from ice; she couldn't understand why this person had suddenly attacked her.

“It’s normal that you don’t remember.” Mo Yueya stepped on the ice crystals and soared into the air. “Because you are that kind of person, aren’t you?”

"Tch!" Aye brandished her rapier. "Speak human language! Have humans forgotten how to speak?!"

Mo Yueya used her ink scythe to block the ice-forged rapier, then with a sudden burst of force, sharpened the blade of the ink scythe, and directly severed the rapier as it approached Aiye's body. Aiye reacted in time, freezing the sword against her pen, thus stopping the advancing ink scythe.

"Not going to talk, huh?" Ayer felt she had almost reached her limit. "There's a limit to being clueless! Idiot!"

Om-!

She suddenly unleashed her magic, creating a magical circle in front of Mo Yueya. Without even chanting, she unleashed a barrage of ice arrows. Mo Yueya was stained with ink, the ice arrows being swallowed by the ink, then flew out of the crow, and her white robes returned to their original color.

Aye immediately released her sword hilt and left, beginning an endless magical battle with Mo Yueya. Aye had absolute confidence in her magic, but Mo Yueya was in no way inferior to her, constantly fighting Aye with all sorts of magic.

Aye tried hard to recall where she had seen this guy before, but she couldn't remember where. And since he called himself a vampire, they must have had some kind of relationship during some battle.

She doesn't have time to look for Savi right now, because that damned white-robed man keeps pestering her. Even if she were immortal, she would still avoid such a persistent opponent.

They were so engrossed in fighting that they didn't notice the changes around them.

Why did Aye suddenly appear here?

This was Savi's first thought when he saw Aye. He didn't know why Aye had suddenly appeared here and was fighting with other adventurers.

Did she know about that?

This possibility cannot be ruled out, because Kuroba is in a neutral position; she will do what she should do as long as the appropriate price is paid. If that's the case, then Aye already knows something about the Corpse Dragon.

What exactly is she here for...?

The hero's incident had already nearly made Savi's mind explode, and now Aye had come here for some unknown reason. The only possibility he could think of was that Aye had come to seek cooperation with the Corpse Demon Dragon, since she was a demon.

Are demons really like that...?

Savi clenched his fists. He knew, of course, that he and Aye were on different sides, but he still didn't want to fight Aye. It had been a nice encounter, but they were ultimately not meant to be.

So, is fighting her the only option...?

"Haor! That's a moon raven!"

While Savi was still struggling with his decision, Seria noticed Mo Yueya fighting Aye. The other two also noticed Aye and quickly entered battle mode.

"Let's go! It's the demons!"

At Hao'er's command, the Black Knight and Seria followed him to support Mo Yueya. Hao'er knew they were demons, and he was very clear about his stance. Moreover, he couldn't allow demons to interfere with Xia Que, no matter what.

"Tsk!" Unable to find an answer, Savi followed them to Aye.

“Wind Blade!”

Seria first attacked Aye with her most proficient magic. Aye narrowly avoided the incoming wind blades. Mo Yueya glanced over and then surrounded Aye with her Mo Yueya, using the Mo Yueya to lower her altitude.

"Black Knight! Get me up there!"

"it is good……!"

Savi shouted, and the Black Knight understood. He crouched down and turned his shield towards Savi. The instant Savi stepped onto the shield, the Black Knight pushed it forcefully, sending Savi flying into the air. Using the momentum, Savi leaped with all his might to Aye's side, ignoring the dangerous black crows.

"Why...did you come here..."

Savi held the bone sword high, questioning Aye. His expression was probably very complicated, because Aye was laughing at him, and laughing with a sense of relief, as if he had figured something out.

"Because I'm a demon...you brat..."

Then, the bone sword slashed down, and crimson flowers bloomed in the air.

Chapter 42 Loneliness

Xia Que walks alone on the road to hell, with her enemy, the Corpse Demon Dragon Balgandi, above her in the sky.

Why am I here?

Xia Que asked herself this question.

You are a hero, and you must fight for humanity.

A voice, seemingly from nowhere, answered Xia Que. Xia Que didn't understand why she had been chosen, or why she had to fight for humanity.

Am I fighting for humanity now?

Yes, you are fighting for humanity, you are battling a dragon filled with malice towards humankind.

Really? Yes.

Xia Que may not know when she broke down. She doesn't know when she started to think from the perspective of a hero, a very cold and rational way of thinking, all for the sake of humanity.

She had long since fallen into endless cold, swallowed up by that icy rationality.

She was to fight for humanity; a hero cannot back down. Yet, she was trembling uncontrollably, gripped by fear. But reason rejected this emotion; it was an emotion a hero did not need.

The brave are lonely, because only the brave can do it. And because only the brave can do it, she is here now, all alone.

The monsters that kept approaching her were all sucked in and swallowed by the black hole, as if she were walking on a road after the apocalypse, heading towards her own end. She actually somewhat hoped that it was her end.

Xia Que tightly gripped the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, the only thing that could protect her, and walked step by step toward the black hole. The outline of the black hole was becoming clearer and clearer. What she saw was a white-clad girl who looked like an evil dragon standing below the black hole.

That must be a dragon...

When she met the king in the capital, the prime minister had described the dragon's appearance in detail, and it looked exactly like the girl before her. Xia Que hadn't believed it at first, but now she could see the dragon horns on the girl's head.

The hero clearly defined his goal, then raised his weapon and charged without hesitation toward his destined enemy.

"Layfa—!?"

Li watched as a black-haired girl approached, and upon seeing Rielfa, she swung her sword without hesitation. Rielfa was currently providing Li with magical energy to cast a spatial magic spell called "Twisted Black Hole," and had no way to dodge.

"Tch! 'Resol'!"

Rielfa freed one hand and pointed it at the girl, casting a spell that could unleash Letho to bind her, but the girl swung her sword and shattered the spell. Rielfa immediately released Rielfa and pushed her away, dodging the incoming blade herself.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Rielfa shouted at the girl. "Is this how you greet other people?!"

The girl seemed not to hear a word he said, silently wielding her knife, each strike carrying a chilling killing intent, intent on killing Rielfa. Rielfa remembered that girl, the girl who couldn't be identified. How could she suddenly appear here?

Previously, Raelfa said she wanted to use the power of Ri and the slime to send away all the monsters on the Blood Sea and then purify the entire labyrinth, as a kind of big clean-up. Now, Nao and the slime are probably already preparing the ritual at the Perseus Tree.

Just now, Rielfa and Li were cleaning up trash (minions and small fry) when this girl suddenly appeared, forcing them to temporarily stop their cleanup.

"Tsk!" Seeing that the other party had no intention of communicating at all, Rielfa entered battle mode.

She released some of the restrictions on her body, allowing herself to enter a half-dragon state, and then forcefully caught the girl's knife with her bare hands. Roman numerals suddenly appeared on her hands, imprinted on the blade, then she kicked the blade away and jumped behind her.

The knife has slowed down?

Although the Roman numeral appeared only for a fleeting moment, it was caught by the Mystic Eyes of Reason. It was a slowing spell, a spell that slowed down the flow of time for something. Because the sword was slowed down, the girl's speed in sheathing the sword decreased, creating an opening.

With a flick of her wrist, Rielfa unleashed a beam of silver light that struck the girl's chest. The girl's movements suddenly quickened, completely opposite to the speed of the sword, causing her to charge forward unarmed. While Rielfa didn't know what the girl was thinking, it wouldn't stand by and watch Rielfa fight alone.

It leaped and slammed into the girl, then swiftly spat out a throwing knife it had previously made from leftover metal ingots. Rielfa used strange magic to control the knife, stopping it in front of the girl and immobilizing her.

"What on earth is going on with these humans?" Rielfa's eyebrows furrowed.

"Watch out, Rielfa!"

"—!"

"Wow?!"

Rielfa cried out in surprise, dodging the spear thrusting from behind. The young man in black priest's robes swept his spear horizontally, and she immediately spread her wings and took to the air. The young man rushed towards the girl, scattering the flying knives hovering in mid-air and pulling her out. He then positioned his spear to protect the girl behind him.

This scene is indeed very romantic, but right now, Li doesn't feel moved at all because the other party's murderous intent is too obvious, and it's all aimed at her and Rielfa.

"Hey, Li, any leads?"

What leads you?

"Is this your old enemy from when you were fighting with slimes?"

"They came to find the slime, not us."

Li and Rielfa conversed without any tension, though of course they couldn't hear Li. Li, for its part, wanted to avoid fighting these people at all costs, but judging from the young man's current state, it seemed unlikely.

"Master..." Xia Que's weak voice sounded from behind.

"I'm... calm down and summon the Holy Sword back."

Hale knew he wasn't exactly calm either. He and his companions had just been besieging the demon, and he hadn't expected it to be so powerful. Moreover, Sevi seemed distracted for some reason, making the battle extremely difficult.

The demon gave her name: Aye. She fought four people simultaneously without sustaining any injuries, even handling the situation with ease. Her magic seemed limitless, unleashing spells with abandon, leaving the black knight struggling to keep up.

But just now, he saw Xia Que suddenly find herself in dire straits. His body involuntarily rushed towards Xia Que and attacked anyone who approached her. He never expected to fight so desperately for Xia Que, but it was because of this action that the stalemate over there was broken. He caught a glimpse of Ai Ye out of the corner of his eye; she seemed to have already escaped.

That's for the best; they can no longer possibly deal with such a powerful being.

“Listen, Xia Que,” he told his apprentice, “with me here, together we will win.”

"……it is good."

Xia Que was silent for a moment, then stepped out from behind him. Her eyes brightened, and she assumed the stance that Hao Er had taught her, full of enthusiasm. Hao Er nodded in satisfaction, then took a deep breath and focused on their opponents: a mimicry and a dragonman.

"You are... a dragon, aren't you?" Hale asked.

"Who knows? I'm not sure how you humans see me, but..."

A surge of magical flames erupted around the girl, her pupils turning vertical. An overwhelming sense of oppression instantly engulfed Haer and Xia Que. Cold sweat beaded on Xia Que's forehead, and she even struggled to maintain her balance. The experienced Haer barely withstood the pressure; just from that pressure alone, he could tell just how powerful the opponent was.

"I'm not going to let you get away with this, humans...!"

Chapter 43 Ambition