2 I seem to have been reborn as a monster.
Well then, I must reluctantly admit that I have been reincarnated as a spider.
Admitted it, but what now?
Brrrriiip!
An ominous sound arises.
Yes.
I cannot look away from reality.
Before my eyes is a spider legion I likely share blood with—my siblings.
Only they could be making that noise.
Slowly, I return my gaze forward.
Brrrriiip!
Hyaah!?
What the hell are they doing, showing that off!?
Wait—eating?
They’re cannibalizing each other!
What I witnessed was a survival competition among my siblings, blood washing blood.
No, no, no, no!
This is bad—bad!
Why must brothers who shared blood now fight each other?
Ah. Prey.
Hungry, I see.
I’m actually quite hungry myself.
Huh!?
No good. No good.
Escaping reality again.
In a battlefield like this, a girl like me—innocent and delicate—will be devoured by men’s fangs before I even realize it!
Not metaphorically. Literally.
Fight.
Tool.
Run ←
In moments like this, the thirty-six stratagems dictate: run.
Fight?
Impossible. Impossible.
I am a true homebody.
I cannot possibly fight those violent beings.
Ah. My current form—just like theirs.
Yes.
No time for useless thoughts. Run.
Thud!
What now!?
Sound and vibration from behind.
Turning around, I saw a giant spider, towering so high I had to look up.
Oh. Mother?
Or Father?
No good. No good.
Again, confusion.
Wait—how big is this thing!?
It’s at least dozens of times my size.
If my memories are accurate, there shouldn’t be a spider this large on Earth.
Hyoi. Pak.
Ah.
The giant spider impaled the smaller one with its claw tip and consumed it.
Like picking a snack.
Mother—so you too…!
Thinking comes later.
For now, escape this place safely. Survive.
Fled at full speed.
Reached the point of exhaustion, unable to move further, then finally calmed.
No spider legion behind me.
Ah… thought I was dead.
Dying at birth? Not funny.
Now that I’ve regained composure, I must consider several things.
I am a spider.
That fact cannot be denied.
Of course, humans lack the ability to leap over their own height or scale vertical walls.
What is this about?
Escape, naturally.
In a place swarming with those spiders, running straight ahead is impossible.
It’s like pushing through a crowd of elderly women at a sale.
What reckless behavior!
Well, I’ve never actually charged into a crowd of sale-hunting women…
Regardless, during my escape, I performed acrobatic jumps and wall-running, just like a ninja, breaking free from the spider web encirclement.
While running, having multiple limbs felt unnatural, yet I did not tangle myself—each moved as intended.
Perhaps this is innate instinct?
Yes, being able to control five limbs—(or however many)—without restriction is a practical advantage.
And if I were a spider, what exactly was that colossal spider I saw just now?
Hmm.
Considering the circumstances, could it truly have been my mother or father?
I don’t know much about spider biology, but cannibalistic parents do exist in nature.
Those creatures begin eating each other from the moment of birth. If a parent consumes its offspring, it’s not so surprising after all.
If that giant spider was truly my parent, does that mean I’ll eventually reach that size?
Thinking about it makes me uneasy.
No—spiders are beneficial insects. If I serve others, that’s actually an improvement over my previous life, isn’t it?
Wait… something’s wrong. Why do I feel sad now?
Ah, no, no.
I need to refocus. Return to the matter at hand.
That enormous spider—compared to the size of my body—appears utterly immense.
I cannot determine the exact size of my body, as I am unaware of its current scale.
If only I were a tiny spider, no larger than a fingertip.
Then, the giant spider might still settle at a size it can accept.
Even so, it reaches the size of a tarantula class.
But if my size were greater, that colossal spider would at least be a species not yet discovered on Earth.
A new species not yet discovered—well, that’s manageable. But having already experienced something as fantastical as reincarnation, optimism isn’t exactly advisable.
The quickest way to verify it is to know my size.
Is there anything that could compare my size to yours?
She scans the surroundings.
This place appears to be within a large cavern.
No light, but visibility remains adequate—dim, yet sufficient.
Her eyes darted left and right, scanning the surroundings.
O… c-could this be…!
What lay on the ground was a human footprint.
Oh!
Footprints belonging to several individuals are clearly marked.
Someone has come here.
More precisely, that people are truly alive.
The presence of another person was a source of wonder.
Yet, conversely, I had just realized a rather—no, significantly dire truth.
My body was vastly larger than human footprints.
Hmm.
If the height of the people who left these footprints is around 170 centimeters, then my size is roughly one meter in length...
Ah, yes.
Since the moment I saw that enormous spider, I’d had a vague sense of it.
I am, by all accounts, not a spider living on Earth.
This place is a different world from Earth. As for me, even when viewed with the utmost generosity, I am a monster. Thank you very much!
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