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

Now, even Hao'er isn't by her side.

After returning from the labyrinth, Hao Er was summoned by the Pope. Although the Pope told him not to worry, Xia Que was still very uneasy because Hao Er was her only support in this world.

Two days later, it was time for her to depart for the front lines, but Hao'er was still nowhere to be seen. However, as a hero, Xia Que couldn't just impulsively say she would stay and wait for Hao'er. She had no choice but to leave the royal city under everyone's expectant gaze, heading to the very front lines of the battle.

To be honest, she didn't want to fight anymore. Every demon rushed towards her with intense malice and killing intent. She couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong. All she knew was that she was tired.

Demon! Demon! Demon!

The demons have been calling her that for a long time, and she can't deny the fact. After all, to the demons, she is the demon who killed many of their brethren.

She still had to fight; she wanted to live. Here, if she didn't continue fighting, she would be killed by the demons... She also wanted to see Haul again.

Driven by this small wish, the lone hero once again gripped her holy sword, fighting to see the person she longed for once more.

Then, a box fell from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground and causing a half-meter-deep dent. This visitor from outer space brought the battle to a halt for a moment. The demons stared in disbelief at the box that had fallen from the sky, and Xia Que was equally bewildered.

The violent impact caused smoke rising from the ground, obstructing their vision; all they knew was that a box had fallen from the sky.

click -

The sound of a box being opened came from within the smoke. Xia Que's intuition went off; she sensed a threat and instinctively lay down.

Several iron-gray metal balls flew out of the smoke.

Xia Que knew that person; she had even seen him once in this world.

Another grenade?!

Chapter 51

Clang~

The grenades scattered through the air and landed in various places, one of which landed not far from Xia Que.

She held her breath, then lay down on the ground. Then, all the grenades exploded, the hot air from the explosions sweeping across the battlefield, accompanied by cries of agony.

How is this going?

Xia Que had a question in her mind.

She had seen something resembling a grenade in the maze not long ago, but because of the critical situation at the time, she was unable to confirm it. However, this time she saw it clearly and it was indeed a grenade.

She initially thought it was just something similar or that she was hallucinating, but this time there was no way to deny it—it was a grenade.

How could something like this appear here? Has this world become connected to Earth?

After the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, Xia Que used the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow to support herself as she stood up, then quickly entered a state of combat readiness. No one knew what would happen next.

"Hey, what's that thing?"

"Aaaaaah! My hand! My hand!"

"Stop shouting, won't your hand regenerate?"

On the other hand, the demons were talking without any sense of tension. They seemed to have been unharmed in the explosion, or perhaps the grenades hadn't hurt them at all.

That's true. These weapons were originally designed to deal with humans, so of course they wouldn't be effective against those monster-like demons.

However, what really caught people's attention was not that thing, but the thing in the smoke.

Xia Que sensed that familiar aura, but it was much fainter than when she had seen it before. There was no mistake, it was the Dragon King's aura.

As the smoke dissipated, Xia Que was surprised to find nothing at the bottom of the pit. Then she sensed that presence had arrived behind her.

"—!?" She turned her head in a panic and saw an alien extending its claws at her.

A box shaped like a dragon—no, to be precise, a mimicry chest. And, although it was slightly different, Xia Que remembered seeing this mimicry chest before.

Xia Que raised the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow to block in front of her. The dragon claw struck the blade, and the impact flowed through her body, making her feel as if her whole body was about to fall apart.

You need to—relieve the pressure!

Using the techniques that Hale had taught her, she skillfully guided these internal energies throughout her body, allowing them to flow down to her feet, successfully neutralizing the impact.

She used all her strength to push the dragon claw back, and then quickly retreated from the mimic.

"Ugh... Why are all you heroes so overpowered?!"

Then, a girl's voice came to mind.

"Huh?" Xia Que herself found it unbelievable.

"Ugh! I'm so mad!"

Most incredibly, the voice echoing in my mind even swore! Could this voice be...?

There's no mistake, this voice probably comes from the mimic in front of us, right?

"Wait, is that you talking to me?" Xia Que asked.

"Huh...?! Hmm...uh, I think I activated the all-party telepathy feature?" The mimic scratched the lid with its dragon claw. "Uh, that's right, it's me talking to you, hero."

Can we communicate... about this treasure chest monster?

Xia Que considered the possibility of negotiation and wanted to try. She couldn't handle so many enemies right now, and she didn't know if the other party was friend or foe. If she added such a powerful enemy, Xia Que would really be defeated.

"Um!" Xia Que tried to communicate with it, "Can we cooperate?"

"Hmm...? No." It quickly refused. "I'm not going to help someone like you, hero. At least not now."

It was saying completely nonsensical things, and Xia Que had no idea what it was there for. But she was now certain that it was no longer a friend.

'Confess to me, recount your sins!'

The mimic chest uttered nonsensical words and unleashed its magic. A blinding white light erupted from the magic circle, blinding Xia Que. When she finally opened her eyes, she was back inside the fortress.

Is this... teleportation?

Xia Que looked around at everything in a daze.

She seems to have been teleported back by the mimic's magic, which is baffling. Everything seems to have been disrupted ever since the mimic appeared, and it even said some strange things to her.

I thought it would be an offensive spell, but it turned out to be a teleportation spell?

She breathed a sigh of relief, but then she began to recall what the mimic had just said.

Confess to me, and recount your sins!

She vaguely understood the meaning of the phrase "treasure chest monster," and she also deeply felt the sins within herself.

That mimic was probably originally a native of that labyrinth; the people who took its home were humans, led by the hero.

Indeed, to the original inhabitants of that labyrinth, to that Dragon King, she was nothing short of an assassin. She certainly bore the burden of many sins.

But she still didn't quite understand what the treasure chest monster was saying.

But she had other things to do now; she needed to quickly inform the people here about the demons' night raid.

"Speaking of which... what happened here?"

All Xia Que saw was devastation and chaos, even though the demons hadn't even arrived yet.

Ugh! I'm so angry!

Why does she look so relaxed and at ease?! Is being a hero some kind of superpower?! I should have just sent her to the deep sea!

Yes, I just had a head-on battle with the hero. I thought that as the Dragon King, I could put some pressure on her, but it seems like I didn't at all!

She asked me questions with such ease that I couldn't even say the lines I'd painstakingly prepared! Couldn't she just cooperate with me for a second?!

In the end, nothing was accomplished, and he could only awkwardly teleport her away first.

Yeah, I know what you're trying to say. She's partly responsible for killing Rielfa and Nao, right? But do you think I can beat her? If you want revenge, you should know your own limitations, just like how Ning wisely didn't fight back against Rielfa back then.

I have no intention of killing her now, because I knew from just one glance that she was a complete puppet, just a hero with self-awareness who completely obeyed orders.

She probably did those things on someone's orders, and since she's a hero, she couldn't refuse. There must be someone else behind it all.

Hmmmm, I really hate her now. These days, heroes have no backbone at all. What kind of hero is she? She's more like a soldier!

I'm not going to do anything like revenge, don't ask me why... Also, the people over there were making such a racket earlier, it was so annoying, I'm super annoyed right now.

Since just now, those demons have been surrounding me and saying something, but I can't understand a word, which makes me very unhappy.

So, please play with me for a little while~

An incredibly kind smile.

Chapter 52

The battle abruptly ended after the treasure chest fell from the sky. Explosive fruits also flew out during the battle. Although no one was injured, the treasure chest still warranted attention.

The demons saw the mimic that suddenly appeared behind the hero after the smoke cleared. It was an alien, a mimic they had never seen before.

The mimic, which is wrapped in the shape of a dragon, exudes an extremely unusual aura, yet it also gives off a harmless feeling.

A creature like this could only be a demon, or so the demons thought. It was an ally.

But later they changed their minds because...

"％?!——～@x?#&"

Ah, listening to their incoherent wails makes me feel much better. At least it's not a language I can't understand; maybe the demons' language is different from humans'.

Who cares? What I'm going to do now is make a huge scene and attract those powerful guys.

Hmm, maybe I'm oversimplifying things... I'm not really sure if such a guy will come, but I don't have any other options right now, do I?

I can't just walk right in, can I? I don't even know where the Demon King is... Ah, I remember now.

The Demon King might not even be here!

'Target: Demon King. Locating... Target's location has been marked on the minimap.'

Huh...? Why is the Demon Eye starting to work on its own? Is it a mini-map?

As I ravaged the demon minions, I used my mind to expand the minimap. Once the minimap was enlarged, I saw an icon that looked like a great demon king.

Wow...do you have to do this? Using this kind of marking makes people feel pressured.

These are all boss fights, right? And what are you doing here, Demon King?! Is this really the final battle?!

As is customary, a meeting between the Demon King and the Hero at this point is definitely not a good thing; it's either the end of the game or the grand finale.

I'd rather not have my hands on either of them! Luckily, I already sent the hero away; I don't want to see those two collide and start some kind of fierce battle.

Is the final battle really this shabby...? None of these demons are any good at fighting.

Ah, as you can see, these demons do look very powerful, and their techniques and skills seem quite impressive.

But it doesn't seem to be of much use...

Look at this.

"—!"

A demon unleashed a flying kick that looked like a finishing move, leaping into the air and unleashing a magical circle before kicking through it and accelerating its descent.

Well, according to physics, this blow should have hurt a lot. Look at this acceleration, this might be the legendary Knight Kick!

Kamen Rider! Uh... Amazon!

It doesn't seem to be that... Ah, anyway, I don't know much about that either. You guys just need to get the general idea. If you don't know, just Google it! Google it! Can't you guys Google it?

Never mind that! Look! He's kicking! This strike is full of confidence and power! He hits! The effect... my foot, it's so weak!

The kick landed on my dragon wing. Seeing how powerful the kick was, I instinctively used my dragon wing to block it, but the blow felt like a mosquito bite.

It's just an itch...

Use your dragon wings to blow him away.

Yes, that's right, not a single one of them is any good. It's so weak, is it really okay to fight like this? It's definitely much better here than on the human side.

At least they will fight, and they will keep getting up and continuing to fight. Humans are in a bad situation. The demons are so powerful that they can completely crush them.

I've started wondering what would happen if humanity didn't have a hero. No wonder they say heroes are the ones who save the world...?

Saving...the world? This world includes the demons, doesn't it?

I suddenly realized something subtle; I might have gone astray in my thinking.

Does the hero... necessarily have to save humanity?

Something's strange...

I think I've caught a glimpse of something, and I have to hold onto it. I feel that if I can grasp this, I can find the truth.