Episode 2

"My Home, on Fire?" is the second episode of the Kumo Desu ga, Nani Ka? anime adaptation. It broadcasted on January 15th, 2021

Summary
The episode starts by revealing some relationships between the students of class 2-3 before they were reincarnated. Yamada Shunsuke and Ooshima Kanata are friends while Wakaba Hiiro is bullied by Shinohara Mirei.

Back to the present, Hugo, who is now the crown prince of the Renxandt Empire, and Shun are having a talk before class starts. It is reveals that Shun's older brother is Julius the Hero, Shun considers Julius the strongest human there is and aspires to become more like him. However, Hugo states that he will be the one who will become the strongest human instead. After the conversation, Shun's familiar Fei (Mirei) reflects that perhaps the reason she did not reincarnate as a human is because it is a punishment for her misdeeds. Specifically, bullying Wakaba in her previous life. Fei then asks Filimøs (Ms.Oka) Wakaba's whereabout, however, Oka refuses to give a straight answer and replies that Wakaba is simply still unaccounted for.

The scene then switches to Kumoko hunting down another Elroe Frog, giving her enough experience to level up. Kumoko discovers that whenever she levels up, all her wounds are healed. In addition, some of her skills also level up:

 LV2>,  LV3>,  LV4>.

Kumoko then encounters a man who is stuck in her thread, after seeing Kumoko the man throws down a potion which then lights her web on fire. In a panic to get away, the man drops a large egg he was carrying. Kumoko tries to break the eggshell with no success, in the process she levels up her skill  LV2>

With the , Kumoko discovers that the egg is an , she decides that currently she is not strong enough to break it so she stashes the egg away in her home.

Suddenly, she senses that her house is under attack. The man who got stuck earlier brought back more of his comrades to burn down Kumoko's house and reclaim the egg. Seeing her home getting burn to the ground, Kumoko decides to get stronger so that she can live with pride and never have to run away again. Kumoko then battles various monsters including the Elroe Basilisk and Elroe Ferect. Eventually, Kumoko encounters the Elroe Baladorado, with the odds against her, she manages to defeat the much stronger Elroe Baladorado. This allows her to jump to level 10 and evolve, Kumoko has to pick between Lesser Taratect and Small Taratect. Weighing her options carefully, she decides to evolve into a Small Taratect and passes out.

Major Events

 * Shun's older brother is revealed to be Julius the Hero.
 * Kumoko levels up for the first time.
 * Kumoko house got burned down by humans.
 * Kumoko defeats the Elroe Baladorado.
 * Kumoko achieves her first evolution.

In Order of Appearance

 * Yamada Shunsuke
 * Ooshima Kanata
 * Shinohara Mirei
 * Shun
 * Hugo
 * Feirune
 * Filimøs
 * Kumoko

New Characters

 * Julius (Mentioned only)
 * Wakaba Hiiro

Monsters

 * Elroe Frog
 * Elroe Basilisk
 * Elroe Ferect
 * Elroe Baladorado

Locations

 * Great Elroe Labyrinth
 * Upper Stratum
 * Kingdom of Analeit
 * Analeit Royal Academy

Trivia

 * Even though Shun considers Julius to be strong, Julius is not an reincarnate.

Music
kumo-anime.com/Music
 * Opening: Keep Weaving Your Spider Way (安月名莉子) / Riko Azuna
 * Ending: Ganbare! Kumoko-san (がんばれ! 蜘蛛子さん)