So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 2
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Summary
I'm gonna survive， just watch me！
I was your average， everyday high-school girl， but now I've been reborn in a magical world。。。as a spider？！ Wait--this isn't how these stories are supposed to go！ Can I get a do-over？ 。。。No？ But how am I supposed to survive in this big， scary dungeon as one of the weakest monsters？ It's "every spider for herself" in here！ I gotta figure out the rules to this QUICK， or I'll have to kiss my short second life goodbye。。。
I was your average， everyday high-school girl， but now I've been reborn in a magical world。。。as a spider？！ Wait--this isn't how these stories are supposed to go！ Can I get a do-over？ 。。。No？ But how am I supposed to survive in this big， scary dungeon as one of the weakest monsters？ It's "every spider for herself" in here！ I gotta figure out the rules to this QUICK， or I'll have to kiss my short second life goodbye。。。
Reviews
Brian Wilkerson
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A spider monster traversing lava land。 That's what this volume is about。 It is （almost literally） the crucible where Komoko becomes the legendary monster known among humans as "The Nightmare of the Labyrinth"。 Yet the whole time she's just trying to survive in the worst environment possible for an ambush thread-user like herself。 It is a fun experience on all levels， and both forwards and backwards。 By that I mean two things。ONE， it is fun to read on its on as well as after watching the anime ep A spider monster traversing lava land。 That's what this volume is about。 It is （almost literally） the crucible where Komoko becomes the legendary monster known among humans as "The Nightmare of the Labyrinth"。 Yet the whole time she's just trying to survive in the worst environment possible for an ambush thread-user like herself。 It is a fun experience on all levels， and both forwards and backwards。 By that I mean two things。ONE， it is fun to read on its on as well as after watching the anime episodes that cover this arc， the Middle Stratum Arc。 The anime splendidly brings Komoko's struggles to life， from the construction of the scenes themselves， the way relevant information is provided to the viewer， and the voice-acting of Aoi Yūki （I haven't watched the English dub yet， but Brianna Knickerbocker does a good job in the clips I've seen）。 It is fun， but it doesn't include everything。 The light novel go further into her trek in the Middle Stratum and more of her thought process， especially as she now has a couple of Parallel Minds to talk to。 TWO， this volume continues to develop the double perspective initially set up in the first volume。 Namely， that Komoko was reborn before her classmates。 This fact sets up some delightful dramatic irony that continues into volume three。 For instance， after seeing Fei （a human girl reincarnated as an earth dragon） quickly gain power and evolve into a more powerful dragon-type creature， Shun shutters to think how powerful Fei would be if she had hatched in the Great Elroe Labyrinth （where her egg was discovered） and spent years living in there （just like Komoko is doing now/has already done）。 On that subject， the light novel does a much better job of developing characters outside of Komoko herself than the anime does。 They have more time to themselves so that they can be established as actual characters。 Yes， they are still kind of generic: Shun the All-Loving Hero protagonist， Hugo as this rude and aggressive Rival archetype， Kaita as the Patient Childhood Friend love interest etc。 However， they are not simple archetypes in the light novel， and "generic" does necessarily mean "bad"。 Okina Baba breathes life and emotion into these characters。 Now about the "crucible" thing that I mentioned earlier。 Yes， the Middle Stratum is a place of tremendous growth for Komoko。 In this area， the air is so hot that her spider thread burns up quickly， and the monsters who live here can hide out in magma when attacking her。 So her usual methods of ambushing and thread control are not effective。 She has to continue innovating to create new tactics， and continue conversing with Miss。 Appraisal （^_^） to gain new information。 This is where she becomes the Ruler of Pride， Perseverance and Wisdom， which all come together to shape her development。 I suppose it's needless to say that I really enjoyed this second volume， but I have to。 It's part of my grading system。 SO！Trickster Eric Novels gives So I'm a Spider， So What？ （light novel 2） an A+ 。。。more
Beth
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The spider enters the Middle Stratum， where her spider thread is useless--or worse than useless--because it's a magma dungeon and everything's on fire。 The human incarnations age rapidly in this volume， going from the start of school at the magic academy through their late teens in a matter of a single chapter break。There are quite a few interesting developments， and a couple of tidbits of "food for thought，" in this volume。 The majority of the developments， unfortunately， are crowded into the l The spider enters the Middle Stratum， where her spider thread is useless--or worse than useless--because it's a magma dungeon and everything's on fire。 The human incarnations age rapidly in this volume， going from the start of school at the magic academy through their late teens in a matter of a single chapter break。There are quite a few interesting developments， and a couple of tidbits of "food for thought，" in this volume。 The majority of the developments， unfortunately， are crowded into the last thirty pages or so。 The spider's point of view continues to be the most enjoyable part of the story， largely because of her developing a skill called "parallel mind" about midway through。 The various parts of her mind talk to each other， and even argue， and that made me chuckle a few times。 The humanoids' （one of them is an elf， so the other reincarnations aren't all "human"） sections have taken on a mildly grim aspect， as one of them is a sociopath， and Shun suddenly ends up taking a role that he is unprepared for。Some of the interesting developments， unfortunately all spoilers:（view spoiler）[- Hugo， the sociopath， has the same mysterious stat "n% I = W" that the spider has。 I thought it might be a stat that only "evil lord" characters had， but my partner who's watched the anime says that it's shared by the reincarnations。- Ms。 Oka， whose elfin name I can't recall， has some kind of magical superpower， or potentially a direct connection to the "admins" who are essentially the gods of this fantasy world。 She uses this power to disable Hugo when he tries to murder his classmates as part of his plan to take over the world。 She also knows the status or whereabouts of the other reincarnations， including which ones have died， with one or two possible exceptions。 She's also kind of a creep， especially considering we can assume she behaved the same way on earth as a teacher。- An admin gives the spider a new title， more or less because she asks for it。 At the very end of the volume， we're given to understand the admins' intentions aren't necessarily beneficent。- The sequence of events between the spider's and the humanoid reincarnations' timelines is clarified quite a bit。- The Hero is dead。 Long live the Hero！ （hide spoiler）]Shun continues to have the personality of a bowl of room-temperature oatmeal， and it continues to be a mystery that everyone around him can talk about literally nothing else than him whenever they have scenes together where he is absent。 He'll inevitably become more important to the story because of an event at the very end of this volume， which makes me about as excited as the idea of doing my taxes。 One point of interest， that has little to do with his （non-）personality， is that Shun has serious reservations about killing， and vows that he will continue to be mindful about that， even as war against the demon army looms in the near future。 The spider has had no such compunctions since shortly after she was born。 There's a notion that one's physical form determines their decisions or attitude， to some extent。 That becomes a little troubling when it comes to Katia， and I doubt that she'll be handled in a nuanced way going forward。The spider's tactical battles that were so fun to read about in the first volume feel rather rote this time around。 She's leveling up， and gaining stats and abilities， and evolving so much， that she's quickly becoming OP （overpowered）。 There's not much tension to a battle when the main character is OP。 In between the battles， there is an iteration of the spider's "character sheet" and explanations of her abilities。 This stuff is completely skippable， since any new abilities she learns are explained after the character sheet， and she always has occasion to use her new abilities in subsequent exploration and battles。 I have my doubts that this kind of material will continue to be compelling forever。 More humor， and less leveling up， please。I was able to read two volumes of this series back-to-back， which is very unusual for me， and that speaks to how enjoyable and compelling it is。 I'm not sure how thrilled I am about the impending war， especially since the spider （view spoiler）[expressed a hope in one of her chapters that she'd be able to communicate with people on the surface world， and planned her evolutions toward that end （hide spoiler）]。 But we'll see where it goes from here。 。。。more
John
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There is a lot of chaff to wheat in this volume， but what story there is remains compelling。 I could do without the pages full of repeated stats and some of the self dialog can be cloying。 Still， I’m curious where our spider protagonist is going even if we get a lot foreshadowed。 My son still has a stack of nine more volumes in the series for me to catch up with。。。
Lily
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3 stars
Sarah Evans
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Getting more intriguing and still fun！
Estefany CI Glar
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Comparado con el anterior volumen este está cada vez más interesante， y al parecer también ya se están uniendo algunos cabos。。。 Me encantó， no puedo esperar por el siguiente volumen。
Tony
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I feel like either the translator/author either hit their stride with this volume， or I just got more used to the light novel experience。
~ Giulia ~
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Many interesting revelations about this world in this volume。 It seems that the two parts of the story aren't happening at the same point in time。 In fact it looks like Ms。 Spider is quite a few years early as compared to the human side。At this point more that the demon king or the administrator， I'm intrigued about what the elves are up to， since it seems they have knowledge about the world and strange powers。 I'm not too thrilled for the fact that it seems the MC has already gotten very overpo Many interesting revelations about this world in this volume。 It seems that the two parts of the story aren't happening at the same point in time。 In fact it looks like Ms。 Spider is quite a few years early as compared to the human side。At this point more that the demon king or the administrator， I'm intrigued about what the elves are up to， since it seems they have knowledge about the world and strange powers。 I'm not too thrilled for the fact that it seems the MC has already gotten very overpowered， even if I know that that's bound to happen sooner or later in this genre。 。。。more
Blair
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Read with Lizzie ❤️
Xelloss Nakama
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Cada vez mejor
Nicholas
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still just watching numbers go up。
Dustin
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You wouldn't expect a series about a spider power leveling through a dungeon to be that good but this is a very fun read。 In the first volume I wasn't that interested in the human side of the story but the author is using it to show off parts of the setting that the spider can't experience and it's growing on me。 You wouldn't expect a series about a spider power leveling through a dungeon to be that good but this is a very fun read。 In the first volume I wasn't that interested in the human side of the story but the author is using it to show off parts of the setting that the spider can't experience and it's growing on me。 。。。more
Pumpkin
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While I would prefer a more detailed writing style， like Overlord or That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime， it's not as bad as the first volume of the Shield Hero light novel。 The uniqueness this series brings to the genre is impressive， and it still manages to stand out among the others reliably enough for me to call this a favorite。 While I would prefer a more detailed writing style， like Overlord or That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime， it's not as bad as the first volume of the Shield Hero light novel。 The uniqueness this series brings to the genre is impressive， and it still manages to stand out among the others reliably enough for me to call this a favorite。 。。。more
rObin
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Nothing but mob grinding and stat pages for our spiderling。 The male MC is just as dull as in the first one， please get eaten by our arachnid friend soon。
Brandi Heckelsmiller
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Amazing！！Captivating， creative， Wonderful！ I do nothing but fly through these light novels！ Amazing writing！ My imagination goes wild everyone I read these
Césarius Dickinson
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fenomenal como la arañita ha llegasdo a los niveles tan altos， me recuerda al poder de Ainz en Overlord
Donte McNeal
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Volume 2 picks up where we left off in volume 1， with our nameless mc finding her way out of the Lower Stratum， AKA the den of all the high level monsters， to the relatively easier to deal with level of the labyrinth， the Middle Stratum。 The only downside here though？ It’s a part of the labyrinth that’s full of one of her greatest weaknesses: Fire。The Middle Stratum is home to countless fire-based enemies， where the very surroundings are so hot that it constantly lowers her HP （health）。 With mag Volume 2 picks up where we left off in volume 1， with our nameless mc finding her way out of the Lower Stratum， AKA the den of all the high level monsters， to the relatively easier to deal with level of the labyrinth， the Middle Stratum。 The only downside here though？ It’s a part of the labyrinth that’s full of one of her greatest weaknesses: Fire。The Middle Stratum is home to countless fire-based enemies， where the very surroundings are so hot that it constantly lowers her HP （health）。 With magma everywhere， and her thread utterly useless， our spunky spider has to figure out a way not only to survive in an area basically designed to kill her， but also grow strong enough to defend herself and level up further。 Believe it or not， it turns out that won’t be so hard for her after all。After a few close calls with new enemies， she gros stronger than she ever thought she would in the Middle Stratum， and starts to get full of herself。 Now this does make for some entertaining inner monologues， but it does take a little of the tension from the first volume away。 Before， I was worried how she’d get out of the endless sticky situations she found herself in， and while it’s still wild to her come out on top against some of the foes she beats， it’s not the same。 It’s not a bad thing though。Seeing her progression over the course of the book is so awesome！ I love seeing her get so strong after struggling for so long。 And getting to see what happens next for the other reincarnations is interesting too。 I still prefer the story following our spider， but the development outside the labyrinth has gotten really interesting。 THere are so many things working behind the scenes that’s only hinted at， and the setup for things to come was great。 We learn more about the world at large， the forces at work， and even get a devastating reveal。 I’m looking forward to the next one。 。。。more
Tani
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This volume was a bit slower for me than the first， mostly because there's less focus on Kumoko， and more focus on other parts of the world。 I get that Kumoko was off power-leveling， but I missed my girl， and the other characters are still a bit slow to grow on me。 They are getting there， though！ This volume was a bit slower for me than the first， mostly because there's less focus on Kumoko， and more focus on other parts of the world。 I get that Kumoko was off power-leveling， but I missed my girl， and the other characters are still a bit slow to grow on me。 They are getting there， though！ 。。。more
Kenneth W。
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UnexspectedViewing the first episode of the Anime， I expected an irreverent take on the alternate world theme。 Pleasantly surprised that this is far more complex and entertaining。
Leo Walkling
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A genuine pearl of the Genre！ Great fun to read！Plot complexity: 5*Suspense & Plot twists: 5*Consistency: 4*Humor: 4*Character depth: 4*Literary aesthetics: 2*Literary depth: 1*
Douglas Kim
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とても楽しい続編でした。
taddythaddaeus
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 6As always there are strong creatures in the great Elroe Labyrinth the lower stratum being the worst place to be in if you are a spider who's top priority is staying alive since that's where the strongest monsters are So in this volume we try to run away from the lower stratum and head up to the upper floors where the creatures aren't as strong But the great Elroe Labyrinth keeps breaking our hearts， I mean even in the middle stratum there are incredibly strong monsters and you just can't let y 6As always there are strong creatures in the great Elroe Labyrinth the lower stratum being the worst place to be in if you are a spider who's top priority is staying alive since that's where the strongest monsters are So in this volume we try to run away from the lower stratum and head up to the upper floors where the creatures aren't as strong But the great Elroe Labyrinth keeps breaking our hearts， I mean even in the middle stratum there are incredibly strong monsters and you just can't let your guard down well it's a journey of growth and overcoming extreme odds where mistakes could cost you your life Well。。。。 It was interesting to see how her other classmates who were also reincarnated coped with being in this new world I don't think they were as interesting as the spider I find the guy shun the prince rather lack lustre fretting about killing a monster and going on and on about the value of life and this moral bullshit But I loved the antagonist who in this new world couldn't give a fuck about anything and had one goal in mind amassing power and trying to take over the world I mean it's always something I personally dream of。。I mean world conquest and such excite me so yeah me and him meshed well I sappose But our plans were stopped and it seems that taking over the world will have to wait On the other hand the demon lord。。I mean the demon lord 。。。 well things are building up The plot that is and there's foreshadowing all over the place so can't wait to see what happens in the next volumes I love the spider alot The end 。。。more
Alana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If Kumoko talking to herself was annoying， imagine 3 of her。。。The mystery surrounding the world and Kumoko's future is carrying this story tbh If Kumoko talking to herself was annoying， imagine 3 of her。。。The mystery surrounding the world and Kumoko's future is carrying this story tbh 。。。more
Tronut Tienudom
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จริง ๆ จะบอกว่ายังไงดี นี่อาจจะเป็นการเปิดใจที่แรง ๆ ครั้งหนึ่งในการรีวิวหนังสือ หนังสือเล่มนี้หากมองในมุม fantasy แบบ light novel ไม่เอามาตราฐานวรรณกรรมมาเกี่ยวข้อง（ไม่มีคำสวยหรู ไม่มีพรรณาโวหาร หรืออะไรที่ต้อง）ก็ถือเป็นหนังสือที่สนุกมากเล่มหนึ่งจริง ๆ ก็อาจจะบอกว่าไม่ได้อ่านแนวนี้มากเท่าไหร่ ให้ถึง 5 ก็ไม่ได้มีมาตรวัดอะไรมากมายแค่รู้สึกว่าสนุก และตอนจบมันว้าวดี แบบเชี่ย ไปไกลสัด ให้ฟีลลิ่งที่ดีงาม 55555
Gain Lã
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Cho đến tập 2 thì mình vẫn rất thích bộ này。 Đặc biệt lời văn gần gũi， tâm tính đa dạng của nhân vật。 Tuy tập 1 có phần nhanh， nhưng theo tốc độ thực tế và thú vị。 Sang tập 2 rồi thì ôi trời， nhanh chóng mặt luôn， tuy nhiên vẫn rất lôi cuốn。 Và ko thể ko nhắc đến kiểu xen kẽ hiện thực và tương lai qua góc nhìn của nhiều nhân vật。 Kiểu này khá mới mẻ với light-novel đó giờ mình đọc。 Đáng mong đợi。
Teddy Black
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ahhhh so much fun！！Spoilers because I don’t wanna censor myself！ I wanna get my thoughts down before continuing on with my binge！Spider Chan is still so so much fun！ She’s a lot of fun， her abilities are so much fun and how she gets through all the situations is honestly so so much fun！ Plus this book she also learns some more of how the world works with the administrators and gah！！ That’s so so interesting！！I took off a star because the stuff with the other reincarnated students still isn’t ver Ahhhh so much fun！！Spoilers because I don’t wanna censor myself！ I wanna get my thoughts down before continuing on with my binge！Spider Chan is still so so much fun！ She’s a lot of fun， her abilities are so much fun and how she gets through all the situations is honestly so so much fun！ Plus this book she also learns some more of how the world works with the administrators and gah！！ That’s so so interesting！！I took off a star because the stuff with the other reincarnated students still isn’t very interesting。 It got really good with the amazing scene near the end where Shuu figured out his brother died and he got the title of Hero。 But that couldn’t save all the rest I had to drag myself through！！Plus the timeline is super confusing！！！！！ I thought Spider Chan maybe just woke up late or something in the first book because when we were introduced to the reincarnated students they were already like。。 10？？？ Something like that。 But how dumb of I I guess？？ Then at the end we got a glimpse at。。 I guess future Spider Chan as a full fledged demon lord？？？？？ What？？？？？ Give me a time line or dates or something please！！Hell yes I’m still reading the next book though。 。。。more
LG （A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions）
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Spider MC is back， and she's finally made it to the Middle Stratum。 Unfortunately for her， it's filled with pools of magma and fire-wielding monsters， and she's incredibly weak against fire。 Not only that， but her spider silk burns up in seconds， meaning that her primary weapon is now useless。 However， going back to the Lower Stratum doesn't seem like a good option， so she's going to have to focus on leveling up her other skills and get creative in order to survive and eventually make it back to Spider MC is back， and she's finally made it to the Middle Stratum。 Unfortunately for her， it's filled with pools of magma and fire-wielding monsters， and she's incredibly weak against fire。 Not only that， but her spider silk burns up in seconds， meaning that her primary weapon is now useless。 However， going back to the Lower Stratum doesn't seem like a good option， so she's going to have to focus on leveling up her other skills and get creative in order to survive and eventually make it back to the Upper Stratum。Meanwhile， Shun， Katia， and Sue are now training at a special academy， and Shun and Katia have met most of the other reincarnated students that Ms。 Oka talked about。 However， there are two remaining ones that she refuses to say anything about。 For some reason， they cannot be brought to the academy。 While Shun is training， Julius， Shun's Hero older brother， is off fighting high-level monsters and growing increasingly concerned about the potential for a large-scale war。I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the first volume of this series， so I figured it was safe to pick up the next couple volumes。 Unfortunately， although this volume definitely had some good points， I didn't like it nearly as much as the first one， and there are signs that I might like the third volume even less。If you disliked volume 1's number-heavy focus on RPG-like stats and skills， it might be best not to continue on with the series， because this volume continues in the same vein and even manages to get worse after a certain point。 For most of the book， the long examinations of new or leveled up skills are at least followed by or interwoven with battle scenes， but later on Spider MC gains a new ability that results in those stats and skill examinations being the sole focus for pages at a time。 Yes， the new skills were usually pretty interesting and/or cool （if increasingly likely to turn Spider MC into yet another overpowered isekai main character）， but there's only so much multi-page infodumping even I can take。 Here's hoping the author finally moves beyond that in Book 3。I did enjoy that the Middle Stratum wasn't the same as the Lower Stratum but with stronger monsters。 It had a completely different environment and was one of the worst possible places for Spider MC to be - her body was naturally weak against fire and heat， and her threads spontaneously combusted and were therefore useless as weapons or defense。 Her efforts to expand her skills and work on a different set of strengths led to a few exciting battles - my favorites were the one against the eel and the one against the fire wyrm。I also liked that， unlike many other isekai series， there was some focus on how being reborn in another world was affecting these characters （although they still never seemed to think about their past lives， families， and friends at all， an aspect of most modern isekai that continues to bug me）。 New bodies and life experiences affected all of them to varying degrees。 Most of it worked for me， but the one that kind of irked me was Katia， whose changes seemed to indicate that （view spoiler）[sexuality was linked to physical form （hide spoiler）]。 A more diverse cast could have addressed that issue， but， well。。。There were quite a few interesting revelations and developments regarding the world the reincarnated students found themselves in， and I'd really like to find out more about Ms。 Oka， all the things she's hiding， and how much of it's connected to the revelations regarding Spider MC。Unfortunately， Okina Baba's skills as an author still seem to be pretty weak， and that may increasingly become a problem。 Considering the darker turn this series is taking， I don't know how much longer Spider MC's light and chatty tone （which seems to be the author's natural writing style， based on how similar the tone is to her afterwords） will be possible， and Baba's efforts to （view spoiler）[interweave different parts of the story's timeline （if that's indeed what was going on） （hide spoiler）] were confusing rather than intriguing。Well， I already have Book 3 on hand， so I guess I have one more volume before I have to make the "continue or abandon？" decision。 So far odds are looking good for "abandon，" though。 Here's hoping that Shun's POV chapters become more interesting and that the Spider MC developments don't ruin the series' best aspects。Additional Comments:There were several glaring errors in this volume。 For example， on page 32 Spider MC leveled a skill up from 4 to 5。 Only two pages later， she leveled that same skill up from 4 to 5 again。 After a certain point， I stopped paying close attention to all the stats info， but it wouldn't surprise me if there were more mistakes like that。Extras:A folded sheet with two full-color illustrations， one on each side: one of Spider MC in the Middle Stratum， and one of Shun and his friends and family members。 Also， an afterword by the author， and several black-and-white illustrations throughout。 I am still not a fan of the illustrations - the full-color ones are fine， and the monster stat pages are useful， but the story illustrations are pretty terrible， basically just sketches with amateurish greyscale airbrushing and gradients layered in。 Which probably explains why there are so few story illustrations。 They're obviously not the illustrator's strong suit。（Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions。） 。。。more
Allen Simpson
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The second instalment of the thinking-out-of-the-box Isekai Fantasy Novel series about a Japan Schoolgirl who died with her whole class and they get reincarnated on another world。 She finds herself reincarnated into a spider。。。In this instalment， she explores the vast labyrinth dungeon she was born into and evolves a few times。 The book， as well as the series so far， is captivating and I cannot wait to see what the spider gets up to next。
Gregory James Lewis
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Interesting If you like OP main characters this book is for you。 It makes my wonder what they will do in the next book to increase the MC’s power。
Franzi Bowe
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