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

“It’s possible… but why do we have to be human?” Salid scratched his head cutely, even though he looked incredibly fierce.

"Stop asking so many questions, just hurry up and become human and get away from here."

Without explaining, Li ran straight towards the Perseus Tree. The "shell" moved, stretched out its limbs, and followed Li. Or rather, that was also Li.

There is a treasure chest and a small garden, and they are the same person, but the dominant consciousness is currently in the small garden.

“‘I’ will help you carry Akatsuki out,” Hakoniwa Osamu said to Horohako Osamu.

"You'd better hurry, we still need to find the slime," the treasure chest said telepathically.

"I know, it feels really strange to be looking at myself like this..."

"Ha... I feel the same way."

As if it were perfectly natural, Hakoniwa Rie grabbed the still unconscious Akatsuki from the ground, put her on her person, and quickly left. Hakoniwa Rie watched from afar as her former... no, her other self, quickly departed, her feelings a mix of emotions.

So this is how I ran away before I became human...?

A creature that resembles a hermit crab, yet moves forward in a straight line instead of sideways, despite having crab-like legs, and can even perform all sorts of extraordinary behaviors.

This might be a mimicry monster...

Then what should this "I" be? A girl in a box? A treasure chest girl?

Hakoniwa Osamu shook her head, putting these strange thoughts aside for the moment, and then began to cast her magic.

"Time-space stripping".

White light surged from the magic circle beneath Li's feet, then connected to form a white cube, which continued to expand until it filled the entire area.

Now, with all the power, including magic, that Rielfa once possessed, unleashing such magic is a piece of cake for her.

This magic was originally a spatial magic called "spatial stripping," which can conceptually separate a space, while the missing parts of this space will be filled in by other spaces.

After Rie obtained the powers of Rielfa, the spatial magic she possessed was integrated into 'space-time magic,' a magic that can manipulate time and space.

She separated this spacetime from the rest of the world, the white cube returned to her hand, and everything around her became empty.

The spacetime surrounding the Perseus Tree has been stripped away, and time is frozen within the space inside the white cube.

“Wait a while…” Li looked at the cube, “Once we’ve settled down, we’ll definitely restore you to your original state.”

She didn't want to lose her original home, so she planned to take it with her. As for the maze, well, Rielfa had said it was unnecessary.

Li grabbed the cube and left. She saw the white trench coat lying on the ground. She remembered it, so she went over, picked it up, and dusted it off.

"Thank you... Brother..." She hugged the trench coat and thanked the deceased once again, then put it on and went to her relatives and friends.

She had just entered the only road when she saw the naked man and punched him without thinking.

"Don't be naked, you idiot?!" Hakoniwa Osamu yelled at Salid in a fit of rage.

“Hmm…why do I still need to wear clothes?” Salid asked a matter-of-fact question. “I am clearly a dragon.”

"Are you even human, you idiot?!"

Ah… just as I remembered, Salid really is an idiot… no wonder Salid took special care of him. Speaking of which, none of the other dragon kings helped… what happened?

Just as Hakoniwa Osamu noticed something strange, Hokurikusa Osamu had already taken clothes out of her body and thrown them at Salid, then taught him how to put them on.

"Hey, 'I', you take Xiao away first," Baoxiang said. "I think it'll take a long time to teach this idiot how to dress. Then I'll have him take me to find you."

"Ha, I had the same feeling..." Hakoniwa Osamu sighed and picked Akatsuki up from Takarabako Osamu's arms. "Thank you for your hard work. See you later."

"Don't go too far! I'm afraid Salid won't know the way!"

"Haha, we'll see when the time comes."

Li enjoys the feeling of venting to herself. Because of her newfound "multiple ways of thinking," she can even perform skits all by herself. And she finds it quite fun.

Based on the memories and experiences shared by Rielfa, she transformed into a dragon in the way she remembered, creating dragon wings and then using them to accelerate.

Flying on your own and flying with someone else are two completely different feelings. Last time, when Rielfa took me flying, I was almost scared to death. But now, Riel finds it very novel and is inexplicably happy.

She is different now than before. Both Hakoniwa Osamu and Treasure Hakoniwa Osamu have strong fighting power, and she also has the Mystic Eye that she obtained from ■■.

"Eye of the Heroic Spirit"—that is the true name of this demonic eye.

The Mystic Eyes, capable of visualizing all known information, are the strongest support for Rin.

It can even be used in combination with other skills, and right now Li has all the skills that Rielfa knows. I'll find an opportunity to study it later.

Because long before she came into this world, ■■ had instilled in her all the knowledge about this world.

She knew it, but she just couldn't remember it for the moment.

The Demon Eye—activated.

His ruby-like eyes were now enveloped in golden flames, and a wealth of information immediately appeared in his field of vision, making it seem as if he were looking at a game interface.

After combining the "Scent Sensing" skill with the Magic Eye, a small map displaying light spots appeared. Among these light spots, there was one that was emitting a blue light, and she immediately activated the spacetime magic.

Teleport!

The magic circle rapidly unfolded. After passing through the magic circle, Li grabbed the person on the other side of the magic circle without thinking, and then launched another 'teleportation'. To others, it just looked like the three people had suddenly disappeared.

Those people were just in the midst of a chaotic battle, but now the person who was blocking their way has suddenly disappeared, leaving them bewildered in the maze.

Chapter 42 Ends Everything

"What's going on...?" Everyone stared in disbelief at the empty depths of the maze.

This was the last unexplored part of the maze, but there was nothing left but empty stone rooms and silent air.

According to their original estimate, the Dragon King should be here, but now the Dragon King is nowhere to be found.

"What's going on?" Lycia asked her subordinates.

"I'm sorry, Lord Lycia." The ghost bowed his head. "The Dragon King is no longer here. There is no Dragon King here."

"...? How is that possible?"

As they made their way to the room, they were met with a barrage of magical attacks. Although they didn't know who the caster was, it was definitely a form of resistance.

Working together, they broke through the magic attack and reached the caster, but the caster suddenly disappeared in the chaos of battle.

Without any obstacles, they arrived here smoothly, but did not encounter their enemies.

"No..." Xia Que murmured, looking at the empty space.

She could understand that during her previous battle with Zhou Tai, she sensed that Zhou Tai was protecting something, but now that thing was no longer there.

She longed to see what that person was guarding, but she couldn't. Perhaps, that thing was no longer here.

She was confused, lost about this world, this kingdom. What was happening in this world, what the kingdom was doing, seemed to have nothing to do with her.

She followed the kingdom's demands aimlessly, not even knowing what she was supposed to do. All she knew was that she was a hero, but were these things a hero should do?

She couldn't help but recall what she had done during this time, and she even doubted whether she was still in her right mind, her head a complete mess.

"Don't overthink it," Hao'er said, patting her head to comfort her.

The summer sparrow will probably need a long period of rest and time to sort out its feelings.

After all, so much has happened this time, and Hao'er needs to prepare to prevent certain people from doing anything unpleasant.

In short, this campaign can only be described as a success. After all, the Dragon King is gone, and the labyrinth has fallen.

But at the same time, three girls appeared in a forest outside the maze.

"Wow!?"

As Rin passed through the final magic circle, she lost her balance and fell. She pulled the slime down with her, causing it to tumble to the ground, while Akatsuki rolled away.

"Ouch...that hurts..." Ri rubbed the spot where she had bumped into the ground. "I guess I need to practice more...Slime, are you alright?"

"How stupid are you...?" The slime scrambled up beside her. "Don't drag me down with you."

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I'm still a little excited about getting this body."

Li is as excited as a child who has received a new toy; she is eager to try everything she has right now.

"Calm down," the slime said, tapping her head helplessly. "Why are we here now?"

"Huh?" she said matter-of-factly. "We need to leave the maze...didn't I tell you?"

"No, you stupid box! By the way, how did you recognize me!?"

She shouldn't have seen the human slime before, so how did she recognize her? This puzzled the slime. Was she stronger than her now?

"...? Do you think I wouldn't recognize you?" Li smiled. "You're an important friend of mine."

"Tsk... How dare this stupid box be so arrogant."

The slime looked very displeased with her reaction; well… it was clearly a little angry.

“But it’s good this way…” He hugged her as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “Welcome back… It’s so good to be able to talk to you again…”

During the time the slime was away, Ri had thought countless times about what would have happened if the slime had been there...

Perhaps in her subconscious, she already considered the slime to be an important person to her, someone indispensable.

"...I'm back."

The slime hesitated for a moment before gently embracing Ritsu, whispering something and smiling from the bottom of its heart.

“Oh, right.” Rie suddenly remembered something, “I can’t keep calling you Slime… after all, you’ve become a girl like this now…”

The slime... she has become a human during this time, and although she doesn't know why, she is very happy to have such a friend.

However, she seems to have the upper hand in terms of temperament... no, it's completely one-sided. Li looked her over while comparing herself to her.

Indeed, in terms of appearance, temperament, and figure, slime is perfect. There's no comparison, it's too unfair!

"Hmm..." After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Have you thought about a name yourself?"

"No... this doesn't matter, right?" The slime said this, but its eyes were full of expectation.

"How can it not matter!" Li grabbed her and shook her vigorously. "A name is very important! Don't be so perfunctory! Okay! I've thought it through! You'll be called 'Ning'! Ning as in tranquility!"

"Call me whatever you want." Ning turned his head away so she couldn't see his face.

"Huh? Is that not allowed?"

"You're so annoying, you stupid box."

"I'm not a stupid box! I'm a person with a name too, okay?!"

Just as the two were bickering, a handsome young boy carrying a box landed heavily beside them.

It made a huge noise, like a giant rock crashing to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. Xiao, who was still asleep, was also awakened by the noise.

"Whoa!? What...what is that?!"

Xiao immediately got up from the ground, trying to draw her tachi, but her two favorite tachi were no longer with her.

"I have been looking for you for a long time, Dragon King."

A very young yet inexplicably authoritative voice came from the smoke. Upon hearing the voice, Ning immediately went into battle mode. The owner of the voice was far more powerful than Rielfa.

"Ah, don't make a move, I am the Dragon King who stands on your side."

The man stood in the smoke and used his dragon wings to create a gust of wind, blowing all the smoke into the sky so that his appearance could be seen.

With platinum blonde hair, a short stature, and blue eyes, he wore a sleeveless ninja outfit primarily in red and black. Probably no one would guess that his true form was the world's strongest dragon king.

“Ah, don’t worry, he’s my friend, Salid.” Li patted Ning on the shoulder, indicating that it didn’t need to worry.

That's right, this young boy is none other than the Flame Dragon King, Salid.

“Sarid? The Flame Dragon King?” Ning withdrew his gathered magic. “Tch, so this is the brat he is?”

"Reason, this is another version of you."

Salid put down the box he was holding with one hand, and only then did Ning realize his mistake.

"Huh??" Xiao looked around. "There are two Li-jies??"

“Both of them are me,” Li smiled. “This is a unique skill of mine.”

"Unique skill my ass!? You actually cut off your senses?!" Treasure Chest quickly retorted, "Don't you know what it feels like to be carried around like a rocket?!"

“That’s precisely why I didn’t perceive things in sync with you,” Hakoniwa Rie said matter-of-factly. “Don’t double the pain.”

"……Too."

The three of them showed various expressions as they watched Li bicker with them. Ning was very surprised, but then she inexplicably became motivated, wondering what she was trying to do.