It's out! It's out!
Kumoko and Fu Hua watched expectantly as the Earth Dragon Egg they had nearly eaten cracked open, and a little Earth Dragon emerged from within.
"Welcome to this imperfect world, little one!"
Looking at the little Earth Dragon hatchling before them, it was hard to associate it with the Urushibara Mirei they knew. If they really had to compare them, Kumoko had been luckier than it.
Kumoko believed herself to be Wakaba Hiiro, but she had actually been reincarnated as an ordinary little spider. The little Earth Dragon before her, on the other hand, was the real reincarnation of Urushibara Mirei.
Although Urushibara Mirei had once bullied Wakaba, one thing had to be said... Urushibara Mirei had been both talented and beautiful. Not only had she been the center of the girls in class, but her grades had always been excellent too.
Her jealousy had just been a little excessive!
Hearing that incredibly familiar voice, the lizard... no, damn it! Still not fully recovered and not even clear on what had happened, the little Earth Dragon slowly raised its head and looked at Fu Hua.
Its tiny eyes revealed a complicated and ever-changing mix of shock, suspicion, and astonishment. It was hard to believe that a newborn little Earth Dragon could possess such emotions!
Anyone unaware of the truth might have thought there was a mature soul inside its body. Uh... well! There really was a relatively mature soul inside it, which was why it displayed such rich emotions.
Urushibara Mirei was a little confused. She only remembered seeming to be in class, and then... when she woke up, she had been trapped in a cramped little space. After struggling hard to break free from whatever confined her, she discovered... she had actually been inside an