Light Novels/Volume 1

"Worst. Reincarnation. Ever."

"It all started during my Classical Japanese class. I was nodding of, as usual -- and then the room suddenly exploded! I thought I was a goner, but nope! I've been reborn -- in another world! Man, am I a lucky girl or what?

Wait, where did all these spiders come from?

...And why do I have eight legs?!"

- Official synopsis

Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? Volume 1 was released on December 10, 2015 in Japan and its English release was on November 21, 2017. It retells the story from the first chapter of the Web novel up to its 62nd chapter, it also contains the side stories including the Schlain focused ones up to its 12th chapter.

The Light Novel also included slight differences from the Web novel, the most notable is the introduction of Feirune

Chapters
1) Starting With a Bang

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Small Lesser Taratect •  Queen Taratect  •  Unknown Taratect Species

S1) The End of Normal Life

Characters:

2) A Rent Free Home

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Elroe Frog

S2) Reincarnation

Characters:

3) The Egg

Characters:  •  Kumoko  •  Adventurer

Monsters: Elroe Frog

4) Leaving the Nest

Characters: Kumoko • Adventurers

Monsters: Elroe Frog • Elroe Peckatot  •  Finjicote  •  Elroe Basilisk

S3) The Hatchling

Characters:

5) My First Monster Battle

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Elroe Frog •  Elroe Basilisk

S4) Skills

Characters:

6) Bonus Stage?

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Elroe Ferect

S5) Second Classmate

Characters:

7) I'm Evolving!

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Elroe Baladorado •  Elroe Randanel

Interlude) An Adventurer's Soliloquy

Characters: Adventurers

8) The Fall

Characters: Adventurers •  Kumoko  •  Araba

Monsters: Finjicote •  Elroe Baladorado  •  Elroe Randanel • Elroe Greym

Interlude) An Adventurer's Withdrawal

Characters: Adventurers

9) Spider vs Bee

Characters: Kumoko •   Araba

Monsters: Finjicote •   High Finjicote

S6) Training

Characters:

10) Clearing the Lower Stratum

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Elroe Greshigard •  Greater Taratect  •  Elroe Gastruch

S7) Second Prince

Characters:

interlude) The Hero and the King

Characters:

11) Still Clearing the Lower Stratum

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Anogratch •  Elroe Kohokoro  •  Bagragratch  •   Elroe Daznatch

S8) The Elf Maiden

Characters:

12) Battling Three Hundred Feet Up

Characters: Kumoko

Monsters: Anogratch • Bagragratch

13) The End

Characters: Julius • Goyef