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

Hmm... something strange is getting into my brain.

I ignored the strange sound and continued advancing towards the dragon ant soldiers, while the slime simply stuck to my back to avoid being hit.

"You subconsciously remember how to use spatial magic; after all, you're a mimic, so just do what you want."

The mysterious voice spoke thus.

If it were that simple, I would have already smacked her with pliers!

I looked up and complained to the mysterious voice.

Click——!

Hmm? There's something strange touching my hand...

I glanced at my pliers; most of the front part had disappeared. Yes, it had disappeared, but I could still feel its presence.

At the break, there is a ring of light, with characters on it that I cannot understand; they are more like runes than characters.

On the other side, one of the dragon ant soldiers, having had its hand severed by pincers from behind, let out a pitiful cry—oh, how delightful! Because of this, the attack weakened.

At that moment, I was certain—

Spatial magic: Magic that interferes with space itself.

Spatial Magic: Distortion. Interferes with nearby space, distorting it to the location determined by the caster.

So, subtitle writer, could you please stop stealing my lines? I know you know better than I do, but I really want to say the lines I've always wanted to say!

"..."

The subtitle writer remained silent.

In short—I've learned magic! Call me a magician! No! A magic box!

Hearing the scream, Slime-chan peeked out from behind me, staring in surprise at my pincers. "How about that? Pretty impressive, right? Now we can turn the tide!"

Then a fireball flew past me...

I beep!

I completely forgot that Dragon Ants can breathe fire! This is practically a boss! Is the Dragon Ant Queen really useless?!

The dragon ant soldier with the severed hand angrily spat fireballs at me, and the attack was even more ferocious than before. Getting hit by these fireballs is no joke!

But what's most infuriating is—! Another dragon ant soldier is just sitting there watching the show with its spear! It's watching the show! I don't want you to join the attack, but whose side are you on anyway?! And can you please stop with that "surprise, surprise, surprise" look on your face?!

Of course, my complaints won't get through. It seems like the slime will evaporate the moment it touches a fireball. It's stuck to my back and is even trembling a bit. You're cute like this, but could you please come out and help me out?

I think we should just snap its neck in one go this time!

I tried to imagine the pincers passing directly through the magic circle to the back of the dragon ant soldier, but I failed. That's when I realized that my MP was depleted.

Does this magic really consume so much magic power?!

While I was thinking about these things, a fireball hit me directly. The fireball exploded the moment it made contact, blasting me down the steps.

My HP dropped to almost nothing, and my consciousness began to blur. This feeling was just as horrifying as the feeling of dying as a human.

My vision started to blur, and I guess I couldn't rely on my five senses anymore. I saw the slime-chan lying on the ground just like me. Thank goodness, it was alright.

I desperately wanted to get there, but I seemed unable to move. The dragon ant soldiers approached me with their spears; now I had no chance of escape.

Haha... the treasure chest monster, died after only two days, I can't really laugh...

The slime isn't moving, but I know it's still alive. Please, just play dead for now; the dragon ant soldiers probably won't care about a mere slime.

The dragon ant soldier picked up its spear and aimed it at me, who was unable to move. Well, at least it won't torture me.

My consciousness faded, the cold glint of the spear tip almost before my eyes. But then I heard a mournful screech, and the dragon ant soldiers turned to dust…

What did Slime-chan do...?

Although I really wanted to know what it had done, I was no longer able to do it, and after that, my consciousness sank into darkness.

Don't hit me yet! I'm not dead! I'm not dead!

Chapter 13 Good morning, world.

I met a strange guy.

Yes, a very strange guy.

It took the liberty of wanting to fight me, then gave up on its own, and went berserk after I was attacked.

That guy is weird, but reliable. I can make good use of him to make myself stronger.

I am an anomaly in my race. My family members are all laid-back and complacent. Why don't they try to become stronger?

With the idea of ​​being different from others of the same race, I set off... and then I met it, that strange guy.

Sometimes my thoughts align with itss, and sometimes they differ. And it often inexplicably stops moving, which feels very strange.

After it saved me... well, not exactly saved me, I just stayed with it. It was a great human shield for me, and also someone who could help me get out of danger.

It was more like it was willing to protect me than willing to do anything to do so. Honestly, that was incredibly stupid; I'd never seen a monster like that before.

In the lair of those monsters, we were caught in an unprecedented battle. It fought desperately to protect me, and then fell.

Taking this as an opportunity, I launched my most powerful attack on the leader of the monsters, ending the battle. It lay there, motionless.

That's weird.

I felt no sympathy for it; after all, that's just how the maze is. It's probably broken and we can't stay together anymore. I'd rather act on my own than be protected by it.

So goodbye might mean never seeing each other again.

Ugh...

Good morning, world...

Wow, my whole body aches. What did I do yesterday?

Oh, right... I think I had a tough fight with the dragon ant soldiers, and then I lost...

Oh, that's how it is... I lost...

What about the slime... did it escape?

I'm not dead yet... so I should still be able to move, right?

Please, my body, I know you've reached your limit, but please stay with me for just a little while longer...

I stretched out my legs and used the pliers to support my body. Ouch, it hurt... but I still managed to stand up.

I glanced at the two bars in the upper left corner of my vision. The HP value was still the same, showing no signs of recovery. I could barely see any red.

My MP has recovered to half, which means it can recover naturally? But I still can't cast spells...

I looked around, and it was truly horrific... There were signs of battle everywhere, with homemade guns and hammers scattered all over the ground, a few splinters of wood still visible, and many charred marks.

No way...did Slime-chan fight them to the death?

Although I don't really think the clever slime would fight them to the death.

But what is this...

I wish I could see information about myself, but before that, I need to find Slime-chan...

I continued to look around and then spotted the enormous corpse lying on the steps—the corpse of the Dragon Ant Queen. Its once swollen body had deflated, but it still looked disgusting.

I leaned closer to look, and there was a spur of paralyzing wooden spikes in the center of its body. Was that the work of Slime-chan? Ah, speaking of which, defeating the Dragon Ant Queen could wipe out the entire swarm...

However, I think it would be very difficult to reach the Dragon Ant Queen in that situation. I searched for the culprit behind this masterpiece, but I couldn't find any similar figure.

In this vast, dark earthen world, I couldn't find the aquamarine that symbolized it. I shook off the ominous images that surfaced in my mind and dragged my battered body away from the dragon ant nest.

Please, please don't let that happen!

I slowly crawled out of the cave, eagerly searching for slime, but all I saw was the pangolin's corpse. Its body was in a terrible state, with burn marks, bite marks, and its body riddled with dung beetles. It just lay there on the ground.

I don't know who benefited from this battle, and I don't care about that anymore; at least I'm still alive.

How miserable...

Looking at the pangolin's carcass, such a sigh welled up in my heart. But in order to survive, this was all that could be done, nothing more, nothing less.

Now that I think about it, I haven't eaten anything yesterday; I've been fighting non-stop. But considering how many monsters I've killed, I should have enough food for at least a few days.

But then I realized I didn't know where all the dropped items had gone.

Then I felt something in my mouth, and I instinctively spat it all out. A burlap sack, a bunch of dragon ant horns, and some other strange things.

The dragon ant horn was useless to me, so I looked at the sack first, picked it up with pliers, and found it heavy, with a clinking sound of metal clashing.

Needless to say, it must be money.

I really wanted to divide it into several portions and eat it over several days, but my hands aren't very nimble, so I can only swallow it all at once for now.

I threw the sack and all into my mouth and gnawed on it with my teeth. It tasted great, after all, it was the fruit of my own labor. It was satisfying to take that bite, but now I'm worried about food for tomorrow.

Well... at least I've filled my stomach.

After eating, I felt full of energy. I felt like I had recovered a lot. When I checked my health and mana, they were completely restored.

So that's how it is... To survive, you need to generate energy, and to get energy, you need to eat. For mimics, eating is different from that of humans, but not entirely the same, although mimics do eat money.

I left behind that pile of "spoils of war," departed from the room that was originally a dragon ant nest, and embarked on my journey to find slime.

I don't know what lies ahead, nor do I know if I'll be lucky enough to escape this time, but I will still keep moving forward.

Chapter 14: Encountering a Former Compatriot

Ahhhhh—! Don't run away—!

I roared and chased after my prey, but it showed no sign of stopping. Oh, I forgot to mention, the creature I was chasing was an old friend I'd met a few days ago, the vine hedgehog.

Ah, of course, I can't make that kind of sound.

That mere vine hedgehog is no match for me! But missing it is another matter! Look, look, I can't even catch it now! How am I supposed to deal with it?!

My MP is already full, but I don't want to use it in a situation like this. 'Distortion' is a surprise trump card for me, and if I use it against these mobs, I won't have another chance to use it today.

Strangely enough, ever since the mysterious voice rang out, I've memorized all the spatial magic, as if I've always remembered it.

You might not believe it, but my spatial magic is at LV.MAX.

…………

I can't believe it myself! But what can I do? I know all spatial magic! What can I do? I'm desperate! All I can use is 'Distortion'!

This must be a mimicry... No wonder my mouth didn't feel heavy or full despite having so much stuff in it; it's probably thanks to spatial magic.

But what's the use?! The only offensive spell I have is the highest level 'Space Collapse'! How could I possibly use that?!

I can't even kill the vine hedgehog anymore! It just keeps rolling around when its attacks aren't working! I can't catch it at all!

What? You're saying I used to have to roll over to catch it? That only works for short distances, okay? How am I supposed to roll over this square box of mine?

Ah, you've driven into a dead end; you're beyond saving.

The vine hedgehog was desperately trying to escape from the very beginning, probably because it wasn't watching where it was going and ran into a dead end. Mazes have those kinds of places, huh? Hmph!

Click!

"Defeat the Vine Hedgehog, gain 27 EXP x2, dropped items have been placed in the chest."

thanks for treatment.

I spat out the paralyzing wooden spikes, swallowed the copper coin directly, and replenished the HP I had lost during this period.

Let me explain the situation first.

Three days have passed since I left the Dragon Ant Nest, and I've been wandering through the maze, searching for Slime-chan. I haven't been able to find it. I've seen slimes before, but they were just yellowish-brown and quite stupid... Is Slime-chan special after all?

During this time, I also encountered quite a few monsters, some of which put me in a tough fight, but none of them were as difficult as the dragon ant soldiers.

Thanks to this, my level has reached LV13. If Slime-chan hadn't been fighting, I probably would have caught up with her by now.

During that time, I learned some things about the Mystic Eye. The Mystic Eye's ability is to display information about visible things, and the amount of information varies depending on the length of the observation period.

For example, why can't I see any information about myself?

This is because the Magic Eye cannot see me in person; at most, it can only see my pincers and crab legs. It will focus on displaying information about these two parts rather than information about me as a mimic.

A good example is the Dragon Ant Queen. I observed her for a short while; the amount of information she provided wasn't excessive, nor was it insignificant. However, after I looked at the Dragon Ant Soldiers, I didn't continue to focus on their abundance, so no information was revealed.