Falkmar draws in a deep breath, standing in the corridor. The spectacular scene overwhelms his thoughts, making him appear dazed.

  A giant spider walks out from the nest at the top and gazes at Falkmar. The giant spider jumps from the top and walks over as the beauty whistles.

  It seems the giant spider is harmless but friendly; those eyes seem so innocent, just like the eyes of a child.

  "I guess I can't judge a book by its cover..." Falkmar says.

  Initially, it scares Saze when he sees the spider, but for some reason, these spiders exude a friendly and curious aura that makes him not scared anymore.

  The beautiful woman stretches out an arm and opens her palms; the giant spider does the same with her, stretching out a foot to shake hands.

  After that, the beauty shifts her gaze to Falkmar, who immediately understands her intention; she wants him to do the same with her to alleviate his dread. After all, the best way to face your fear is to confront it.

  "I can do it! I can do it! I can do it!" Falkmar keeps giving himself psychological encouragement.

  With that, Falkmar slowly stretches out an arm, and his heart starts beating wildly. His arm stops in the air, open palm. Another foot of the giant spider raises gently and places it on Falkmar's palm. Under the witness of the beauty, Falkmar and the giant spider shake hands.

  Time seems to stop at this moment; they hold this position for a long time. Falkmar breathes heavily, his chest rising and falling significantly while staring at the giant spider.

  "So furry," Falkmar whispers.

  This sensation sends chills down Falkmar's spine. However, it greatly reduces his dread in his mind.

  The handshake lasts a few seconds, and a finger pokes Falkmar's shoulder slightly, pulling him out of his daze; it also breaks their handshake.

  Falkmar turns his head back and sees the beauty with a smile. She walks around the giant spider and heads toward the stairs and the throne.

  As she steps onto the stairs, her brown high heels echo in the corridor. The top of the corridor is open, and the amber sunlight lengthens her shadow on the stairs.

  Click... Click... Click...

  At this moment, all the spiders come out of their nests to welcome their queen back. Her gradient blue and black hair sways with her dress in the breeze.

  First step... second step... third step...

  Every step she takes brings her higher and closer to the throne.

  Finally, she reaches the throne, sits upon it, and tilts her head, her hand resting on her cheek. Her smile is alluring and elegant, reflecting the temperament of a queen.

  Under her gaze, many spiders emerge from their nests and lie on the ground. Falkmar sees so many spiders and starts to feel nervous, but the giant spider gets closer, and he leans on it, making him feel a bit safer.

  "Auer hikowem! wuoy!" a sudden voice sounds in the corridor; it is a girl's voice.

  A naked girl comes from nowhere and flies to the beauty. The naked girl pounces into the beauty's embrace and nuzzles wildly.

  "What the fuck?" Falkmar blushes deeply.

  This scene makes Falkmar turn his head to face the giant spider, close his eyes, and bury his face in the fur.

  "Gruu..." the giant spider murmurs softly in confusion.

  Suddenly, an invisible power grips Falkmar's body, dragging him from the swarm of spiders. This unknown power frightens Falkmar, making him scream.

  "AHH!!"

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  In the eyes of all spiders, Falkmar flies quickly from the ground to the throne. The source of this invisible power is the beautiful woman. As she raises her hand, many little spider silk threads rush out from her fingers and linger on Falkmar.

  Just a soft pull, and Falkmar flies toward her.

  "Agh!" Falkmar flies into the embrace of the beautiful woman.

  The girl blinks as she sees Falkmar land on the beautiful woman's thigh. She steps closer and glances at him with curious eyes.

  Right now, Falkmar can see her clearly. She has doll-like facial features that perfectly match her youthful temperament with whole black hair. Her face is youthful, unlike the beautiful woman, whose face is aloof but elegant.

  "Hojek wourle?" The naked girl points at Falkmar with one finger.

  "Jwoke senazo," the beautiful woman says.

  Their conversation lasts a few seconds. During their discussion, the naked girl seems to get more interested in Falkmar and even steps closer to sniff him.

  Falkmar blushes more deeply. As the naked girl steps closer, he looks the other way and uses his hands to cover his crotch. After all, this naked girl has a good figure, but the gradient blue and black-haired woman is better

  Perhaps the beautiful woman senses that Falkmar's cheeks are red and hot, so she gently pushes the naked girl away and tells her to do something.

  "Wowig..." the naked girl says in frustration.

  Her expression shifts to sadness as she turns around and leaves. She immediately disappears into the corridor, making Falkmar's eyes widen in shock.

  "Flash step???" Falkmar shouts in his mind.

  "Sudei opinkwo warius," the beautiful woman says as she rises.

  As the beautiful woman stands, Falkmar follows suit, unsure of what is happening next. Just as he begins to guess what she said, a sudden yell from the spider swarm echoes in the corridor.

  "Gruu!"

  Every spider stretches out two forefeet and sways them in the air as if celebrating.

  The current scene feels like the birth of a queen's child, and the spiders are celebrating him. Falkmar observes the spiders reveling at this moment, uncertain about what emotion he should feel.

  "This world is... pretty weird..." Falkmar whispers.

  Soon, the beautiful woman sways her arm, and the spiders stop celebrating. Some go to other areas of the ruined palace while others return to their nests, still gazing at Falkmar.

  At this moment, the girl returns, now wearing a black dress, black high heels, and holding a thick book. She runs toward him with a happy expression.

  The beautiful woman holds his hand as they walk down the stairs together. The girl halts before a statue and sits down, waiting for them.

  At this moment, the beautiful woman extends her hand and points at the girl, indicating for Falkmar to go to her. After that, she walks away, heading towards the pieces of the ruins.

  "Alright," Falkmar whispers.

  As he approaches the girl, she gives him the thick book happily. Falkmar looks at the book, and then opens it, causing many papers to fall out. He quickly bends down to collect the scattered papers.

  The papers contain many incomprehensible words and graphics, while the book seems to be a dictionary filled with numerous words.

  Click... Click... Click...

  At this moment, the sound of high heels comes from behind. When Falkmar turns his head back, the scene makes him begin to tremble slightly.

  The beautiful woman returns with a piece of ruin, a square block the size of a small table. It's not very big but obviously not something a man, even if muscular, could carry easily. However, the beautiful woman lifts it effortlessly above her head.

  "How is that even possible..." Falkmar thinks, stunned.

  Bong!

  She places the piece of ruin on the ground, and it lands heavily, producing a huge sound that echoes through the corridor.

  Falkmar takes a hard gulp; the hand holding the book trembles slightly. The beautiful woman sits down on the ground and gestures for Falkmar to sit beside her.

  As he sits down, he places the book on the ruined block. Falkmar realizes that they are going to teach him the language here.

  He sighs but has no choice, astonished by the sight of the beautiful woman carrying the heavy block.

  "If I were disobedient, would she slap me? If she did, I'd probably die..." Falkmar thinks in his mind.

  Accepting his fate, he knows this will take a long time.

  Just like this, one year passes…

  This world also has spring, summer, autumn, and winter. He becomes familiar with the roads and areas of this ruined palace, no longer getting lost.

  Two years pass…

  He sits by the entrance of the ruined palace, reading the dictionary. It drizzles outside, and the combination of drizzle and sunshine creates a comfortable atmosphere in the forest.

  As for the language, he has developed basic speaking skills. Falkmar can converse with the beautiful woman, whose name is Finty Amon, and the other girl, called Moty Amon.

  Three years pass…

  Finty and Moty finally learn that Falkmar is from another world and give him a new name, Saze Roker.

  Currently, Saze lies on the back of the giant spider, gazing at the sky. There is a big eye-like rune in the sky; it isn't the sun, but the eye rune of the day.

  This world possesses arcane magic. When Finty says she will teach Saze an arcane, he becomes so excited that he can't even sleep.

  Four years pass…

  Saze now feels confident in his language skills and has no trouble communicating with others. Reading in the past few years has made him feel very depressed, but that sadness is now replaced by happiness.

  Saze's strongest arcane is the wind arcane, which may evolve into the strong wind, gale, or even hurricane in the future.

  At night, he lies on the top of the mansion because it is the best spot to gaze at the starry sky. There is still that big eye-like rune; it is not the moon but the eye rune of the night.

  However, in these four years, he hasn't left this forest. Staying here for so long has instilled in him a deep desire to venture out beyond the forest's edge.