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

"……?ah……?"

She snapped out of her daze and returned to her usual self, as if the person she had just been was an illusion, but I was absolutely certain I hadn't misread it.

“Who is it?” Rielfa scratched her head and asked, “What’s wrong? Li?”

Since that day, she stopped calling me by my name like she did with the slime. Like Nao, she calls me by my name properly now, so I guess she trusts me. But now I'm starting to distrust her. Where did the slime go? Can I get the answer from her?

"Hey, Raelfa." I cut to the chase, "Where did the slime go?"

"Huh?" Rielfa looked surprised.

What's going on? Why are you making that face? Is there a problem? Or did you hit the target?

“I said…” Rielfa asked, “Don’t you know?”

"If I had known, I wouldn't have asked you..." I felt slighted!

“I see…” Rielfa seemed to understand something. “Then I can’t tell you anymore.”

Huh...huh?! Huh?!

I feel like I've been tricked!

Laelfa simply smiled mysteriously.

"When it's time for it to come back, it will definitely come back."

Chapter 5 Going out

Haha...

I understand... I won't delve into the reason for the slime's disappearance...

Judging from Reilfa's reaction, the slime is definitely fine. I thought the two of them had arranged to duel or something, but that's not the case.

I saw what kind of strength Rielfa had that day, but as for the slime, I'm not quite sure how strong it is.

It combined the magic of this world with the knowledge of Earth, gaining even more powerful magic and far surpassing the knowledge of the humans of this world.

Taking all factors into account, I really can't judge the strength of slimes based on a single impression.

However, as things stand, the slime is definitely no match for Rielfa, so the slime will not act rashly, much less attack Rielfa for no reason.

However, it's really bothersome when they suddenly disappear and then greet me, and it's disrupted a lot of my original plans.

It's probably gone somewhere... I'll have to complain about it when I find it. But it'll come back when it's supposed to, right? When will that be...?

"Oh, right, get ready, we're going out for a bit." Rielfa suddenly remembered something and then threw the topic to me.

"Huh? Going out for a bit...?"

Wow, this person is doing this purely out of interest, right?! This must be the result of a sudden whim, right?! There's absolutely no purpose behind it! So why did they suddenly decide to go out?!

"Also, remember to bring those cursed items with you." Rielfa grinned mischievously. "We need to go take out some trash."

"That's not the point," I asked. "Why do you suddenly need to go out?"

“Well…” Rielfa thought for a moment, “You see, we repelled the hero a few days ago, right? We can’t stay stagnant like this forever. We’re in a labyrinth, not human society, so information updates are often much slower than in the outside world. Therefore, we need to go out and find out what’s going on outside.”

"So that I don't become a frog in a well..." I muttered to myself.

"Although I don't know what you mean by 'frog in a well,' let's assume it's like that." She stood up and turned towards the direction of the Perseus Tree. "I'll go find the swordsman first."

"He's probably on the other side... He doesn't usually go anywhere."

In my memory, Zhou Dong is already the gatekeeper here, but I don't really know what kind of swordsman he is, because I've never actually seen him wield a sword. In any case, he must be very strong, right?

I watched as Raelfa went to find Zhou Dong, while I went to find some of the cursed items she had mentioned. To be honest, I didn't want to carry them around, so I just left them somewhere. Raelfa said there was no need to purify them, and then she added a seal to prevent the curse from spreading.

Now she wants me to take these things with me, saying she's going out to throw out the trash or something, so I guess she wants to take these things out to dispose of them. She didn't actually tell me where she was going, just that she was going out for a while, so I can only assume it's somewhere outside the maze.

"Little Li, what did Rielfa say to you?" Nao approached me and asked.

"Hmm, she said she's taking me out for a while." I popped the props into my mouth. "Probably to somewhere outside the maze?"

"Outside the maze..." Nao helped me put away the items. "Then why did you bring these things out?"

"She said something about throwing out the trash..." I said, offering my own opinion, "probably getting rid of these unsightly things."

I've wanted to throw all these things away for a long time. Don't you think they're an eyesore in such a beautiful place? Especially in such a large area! Now that Rielfa says to throw them away, I think it's time to do it too.

But I don't think it's that simple... After all, it's that Rielfa, it can't be something as simple as just throwing away trash, there must be some conspiracy involved.

Speaking of which, should we bring Xiao along...? She probably hasn't left the maze before either. It's a rare opportunity, should we ask her to come along?

"Hey, Nao." I asked Nao for her opinion, "I'm thinking of bringing Xiao along, what do you think?"

"Should we bring Xiao along?" Nao hesitated for a moment, then smiled slightly. "No problem. Xiao doesn't usually have much to do. It wouldn't hurt to take her out. I'll go get her for you."

"Ah... thank you."

I really want to thank Nao, in every sense of the word. Nao seems to be getting better now, and she's more cheerful than before. I hope she won't go through what happened before. I really want to know what I can do to help her.

Soon after, Nao returned to my side with Xiao, and together they helped me collect these cursed items. As Nao helped tidy up, she pointed out some things to be careful about, but whether they could be used on monsters was a problem.

No, maybe it was telling me and then teaching Xiao... These common sense tips will definitely work on her.

After I put all the cursed items back into my body, Rielfa appeared, holding clothes in her hand.

"Oh, Xiao's here too. Saves me the trouble of looking for her."

She walked straight over and roughly put the clothes on Xiao's body. The clothes seemed to be similar to those worn by Lei Erfa.

Hmm, a fox-eared loli in a kimono?

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her... She looks pretty good too, but where did she find her?

"Whoosh!" Xiao excitedly twitched her ears. "It's beautiful!"

"Layfa, you're too rough!"

Nao smiled wryly, held down Xiao, who was excitedly trying to run around, and then helped her tidy up her clothes. Well... they'll probably be a mess soon.

“I heard what you were saying,” Rielfa nodded. “It’s not impossible to bring Xiao along, but you need to keep a close eye on her. It’ll be a real headache if she runs around like that.”

"Huh? Want to go out and play?"

"I'll try my best..." I replied somewhat guiltily.

Whether we can manage Xiao is still a question. After that, Raelfa led us away from the Tree of Perseus. She said that Zhou Dong would stay here to protect Nao, so we didn't need to worry about this place.

Xiao was incredibly excited, and several times she almost overtook Rielfa, who was leading the way, and ran off in one breath, but thankfully I stopped her in time. That being said, I was also quite excited myself, because it was my first time leaving the labyrinth and experiencing a real other world.

What I will encounter is still unknown, but Rielfa's plan has already begun without my knowledge.

Chapter 6 Heading to a Human City

I think I've noticed something's wrong. Why? We're heading towards the Sea of ​​Blood. Although it's no longer the Sea of ​​Blood, and everything that needed to be purified has already been purified, aren't we supposed to go out there?

I don't think this counts as going out, right?

"Layfa?" I couldn't help but ask her, "Is this really the way out of the labyrinth? Why do I feel like we're heading towards a sea of ​​blood?"

“That’s right, we are indeed heading towards the Sea of ​​Blood,” Raelfa said matter-of-factly.

"No way! This isn't going out at all!" I retorted.

Is it possible to leave the labyrinth after traversing the Blood Sea? Did Rielfa set something up there? Or is there some legendary teleportation magic? Hmm, speaking of which, I have to mention that I've finally been able to use my second spatial magic, 'Mirage.' As for its specific abilities, well... it's still a pretty useless magic.

But don't worry! The third one is 'flashback'! That way I can move even faster! Go for it!

"For some reason, we can't go out the normal way now," said Rielfa without explaining why. "In short, we have to take an unconventional route to get out."

"ha……?"

I've given up trying to understand Rielfa's thinking. Why not just go out the normal way? I'm not entirely sure why either, but I have a bad feeling about this unconventional approach.

"Sister Li, when are we going out?" Xiaotian asked innocently.

"Not long..."

Our current destination is the Blood Sea. If I'm not mistaken, Rielfa must have some special means to get us out of there, so I can only assume that she will take us out once we reach the Blood Sea.

What exactly is the method...?

Actually, I regretted it later.

WAWAhhhhh?!

"Yahoohhhhh!!"

I really want to scream, but as a mimic, I don't have vocal cords and can't express my emotions through sound. Why do I want to scream? Let me explain the whole story.

Upon reaching the Sea of ​​Blood, Raelfa grabbed both of us without a second thought, and for a moment I almost wanted to fight back. But then she suddenly spread her wings and soared upwards at high speed, passing through the large hole in the Sea of ​​Blood and flying into the sky.

She shows no signs of slowing down, this is too dangerous, damn it! Seriously, isn't there something called the sound barrier to keep her in check?! She might already be approaching the speed of sound! This method is too unusual! Don't dragons have any common sense?!

I find this terrifying, but Xiao seems quite happy about it...

"Oh~ it's definitely more comfortable to fly in the sky!" Rielfa exclaimed. "Hey, Riel, take a look. After you see it, you won't find it scary anymore!"

"No way!"

I don't have a fear of heights, but this height is just too high!

"That's such a pity, what a waste of such a beautiful view."

After saying that, Rielfa suddenly sped up again. Slow down, you bastard!

"Hey! Sister Lelfa! What's that?!"

"Oh, that one! That's a dragon! It's one of my kind!"

"Eh!? A fellow countrywoman of Sister Relfa?! Doesn't look like her at all, hahaha!"

"Haha! Now that it looks like it, it really doesn't!"

Can you two please consider my feelings?! Stop chatting like nothing's wrong!

These two aren't scared at all! Xiao is even super excited. I really want to see the scenery too, but this speed is way too fast! I'll never move like this again! If I fall or get thrown off at this speed, I'll be smashed to pieces!

Soon after, we landed in a dense forest. Raelfa let me and Xiao down. It felt so good to have solid ground beneath my feet… Sorry, I feel a little nauseous right now…

"Let me see... we're probably near the kingdom's capital now..."

Rielfa climbed a nearby tree, nimbly reaching the top, and gazed into the distance. A kingdom? Are we nearing human habitation? I have a feeling I'm in some danger…

"Yo-do~" Relfa jumped down from the tree, patted the wood chips off her hands, and said, "Now we're going to the royal city. I won't say anything for now, but Xiao, you must stick close to us."

Why bring me up in the process?

I do have a tendency to look at interesting things without being able to resist! But I don't think I'd be as silly as Xiao!

"Yes! I will definitely follow Sister Li closely!" Xiao nodded.

“Come on, follow me,” Rielfa folded her wings. “We’ll talk about these things as we go. You’d better keep a close eye on Xiao.”

"I know without you saying it!"

Why has Rifa turned into such a nagging old woman since she arrived? She's never been this talkative before! What happened? I'm getting really annoyed by all the constant reminders!

We left the dense forest and saw a very primitive dirt road, the kind of road you usually see in villages, a path that naturally forms as more people walk on it. If you look closely, you can see subtle differences between the road and its surroundings.

Rielfa led us along the road. I was a little afraid that we would encounter humans on the way. After all, I am still a mimic and a threat to humans, so I couldn't help but feel uneasy.

There shouldn't be any problem with Raelfa and Akatsuki. My friend told me that there are dragonmen and orcs, and generally speaking, they won't fight unless there are special circumstances.

So I still can't understand why that "inability to identify" person rushed in and attacked Relfa without even thinking.

"Is it okay for me to walk like this?" I asked somewhat nervously.

“No problem,” Raelfa said matter-of-factly. “Some people capture monsters to tame as pets, such as slimes, which are relatively unintelligent, or moon rabbits. So it’s fine, just tell them you are my pet.”

"Would anyone keep such a vicious pet?!"

"Yes, some people even go looking for dragons."

Suddenly I can't refute it. The guy did say that... Characters like Dragon Knights usually have a companion, so raising a Mimic doesn't really make a difference, right? So now there's only one question left.

"Lairfa, what are we going to the royal city for?" I asked her.

She told me from the beginning that she was going out to take out the trash or something, but what are we doing in a place where humans live?

"Of course we're here to throw out the trash, but before that..."

Rielfa gave a malicious smile, a smile that always seemed to indicate something bad, in a way that wasn't good.

"We need to understand some things first."