Her Majesty's Swarm

***Her Majesty's Swarm*** (女王陛下の異世界戦略〈ストラテジー〉, Joou Heika no Isekai Strategy) is a Japanese light novel series written by Iwamoto, Eiri with illustrated by Dai-616 Tokubetsu Jouhou Daitai. It began as a web novel that is published on the *Shōsetsuka ni Narō* website in December 2017. It was later acquired by KODANSHA "Legend Novels", who have published four volumes in print since October 2018. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Minamoto, Akira , has been serialized in the Nico Nico Seiga-based *Suiyoubi no Sirius* manga service since September 2018.

## Synopsis

In her first life, she was obsessed with the "Arachnea," a spider-like race in the video game she adored. As an evil-aligned faction, they sought nothing but victory; the more they conquered, the more they grew, using the bodies of their enemies as fuel to multiply and expand the ever-growing swarm.

When she awakens, she is in a body younger than her former one and finds herself surrounded by the Arachnea, who call her "Her Majesty." She soon realizes that she too is connected to the hivemind, and her precious Arachnea still wish for victory—over who and for what ends, that is unclear, but their lust to win is undeniable.

To fulfill their desires, she leads the Arachnea, destroying all who are vile in the world. From the religious zealots who murder those unlike them, to the immoral slavers who deal in the lives of others, none are free from her path of carnage. You can plead, weep, or beg, but she has no mercy—the swarm of the Arachnea lives only for victory and to serve Her Majesty.

## List of Published Book

### *Light Novels*

written by Iwamoto, Eiri with illustrated by Dai-616 Tokubetsu Jouhou Daitai. It began as a web novel that is published on the *Shōsetsuka ni Narō* website in December 2017. It was later acquired by KODANSHA, who have published four volumes in print since October 2018. *Joou Heika no Isekai Strategy* has been published digitally in English by J-Novel Club as *Her Majesty's Swarm* since January 21, 2020.

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### *Manga*

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Minamoto, Akira , has been serialized in the Nico Nico Seiga-based *Suiyoubi no Sirius* manga service since September 2018. *Joou Heika no Isekai Strategy* has been published digitally in English as *Her Majesty's Swarm* by Kodansha USA from December 28, 2021.

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## Character

### Aliases:

* Leader of Arachnea Swarm
* Queen Grevillea of ​​Arachnea
* The Witch

### Affiliation:

* Baumfetter Village
* Adventurer's Guild [Temp.]
* Eastern Trade Union
* Portrio Republic

### Allied:

* Sérignan (Knight Swarm)
* Lysa (Elf girl)
* Laurent (follower)
* Isabelle Ismael (Pirates)
* Gilberto (Pirates of Atlantica)
* Sandalphon (Angel)

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Reincarnated, Player, Humanoid-Arachnea, Threat to Humanity, Anti-Villain

### Relatives:

* Unnamed Father †
* Unnamed Mother †

### Residence:

* Elven Forest *[Main Base]*
* Kingdom of Maruk *[Fortress]*

## 「Physical Description」

### Status:

Active → Deceased

> "*We will tear our enemies to pieces, swallow them, and devour them.
> No mercy needed. Trample the enemy thoroughly. May Arachnea be victorious.*"
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Our protagonist is a college student who enjoys playing as the evil-aligned faction Arachnea in her favorite real-time strategy game. One day, she finds herself in a world similar to the one in the game; additionally, her body is now that of a Fourteen-year-old girl. While things are a bit different from how they were in the game, one element has remained the same: she is the leader of the ***Arachnea***. The insects under her control, collectively known as the Swarm, praise her and implore her to lead them to victory. To survive, she raises her Swarm and forms friendly relations with the elves of the neighboring forest. But after a slaver traveling through the forest murders one of her Swarms and the nearby kingdom's knights burn down the elven village and massacre its people, she prepares to launch her counterattacks in the name of revenge.

However, revenge is merely a pretense for attacking the countries of this world. Her command is masterful and severe, as one who has played the game in real life...

A girl who was enjoying a certain real-time strategy game suddenly reincarnated in another world. Without knowing who she was or why she was there, what appeared before her was the terrifying giant army of insects, Arachnea. A corps of horror that eats everything pledges allegiance to her.

**>> Spoiler...**

After Grevillea knows the truth of her death and wakes up from the false paradise created by Samael the one who transferred Grevillea to the new world and also the one who created the event that is happening in the story. Sandalphon said she must win this game for her soul will be saved by her... And the battle against the Necrophage (Army of Dead) Unit in the Portrio Republic, Sérignan against The Headless Knight Hessian defending the other side and the other Swarms against the Wraith.
- Arachnea's all-out attack on Necrophages began sieging the Necrophage capital, Glaive. The Headless Knight Hessian rushed to Grevillea but Sérignan defended her in her full strength, Sérignan evolved into her final evolution (**Dark Knight Swarm**). The devastating battle against both Hero units in different races (*factions*). In the final battle against Necrophage, Hessian's longsword has been cut off, and the Serinian's longsword is pierced deep into the Hessian's abdomen. Hessian blood dripped down his longsword, and he began to make little pools of blood.
- And the final arc of the series (Chapter 6, Episode 132 "Game player") Grevillea goes to the Citadel to defeat Samael, who waiting for her. The purpose is to kill Samael who is the mastermind of all. To bring me into this world and defeat the devil who tried to destroy the new continent. Samael was on the top floor of the citadel. He looks cool and looks at us. Grevillea commands the Hygenocide Swarm to attack Samael, but the attack doesn't reach her.
- Samael is not a game unit. he is a real devil, Without knowing anything, I ordered the Serinians to attack. Samael says so and smiles, waving one hand. Hygenocide Swarm, Serinian, and Lysa were all blown away by Samael who just waved his hand. Sérignan got up in the battle and attacked Samael, but Samael stopped Sérignan with one finger as he swung down his longsword. Saying so, Pin and Samael flick their fingers, and Sérignan is slammed into the wall.
- Again, and again, and again, Sérignan keeps getting up and slashing at Samael. But it all ended up in vain. Grevillea noticed that there was no way we could win against the existence that created this world, they could not defeat the devil. Samael was not amused by what happening she said to Grevillea that she could reset the world, and the tragedy kept repeating and so on. Samael asks Grevillea if she drinks the wine, the fond in Arachnea will be broken, but Grevillea disagrees this term. Because Sérignan is like her comrades-in-arms who have fought so far and even the Arachnea race.
- But Grevillea suddenly notices that she has a sword that is given to Sandalphon, this sword can harm Samael. Grevillea shouts for Sandalphon and asks if the sword was able to defeat Samael. Sandalphon said the sword was natural is different from Sérignan's holy sword. Grevillea challenges Samael in the battle. Samael said so and waved his hand. A shock wave rushes through. But I am steadfast. Samael waves his arms over and over again to generate shock waves, but I don't stop. Grevillea never gave up, and she succeeded in thrusting the sword into the chest of Samael.
- Even though Samael's face changed to that of astonishment, I thrust the sword into Samael's chest. At that moment, light shone from the evil sword, and that light exploded. Samael blew Grevillea away and hit her head hard on the ground. But the effect of the sword on Samael was affecting her. Her existence was disappearing in the world.
- In the End Grevillea can't hold herself anymore because of the injuries she attained in the battle against Samael. As Sandalphon said Grevillea's soul will be saved after all the tragedy. Grevillea makes his final goodbye to Sérignan and Lysa, Grevillea transfers the core of the hive consciousness to Sérignan to become the queen of the Arachnea so that the Swarms would not be confused in her absence..
- Grevillea's consciousness leaves the world, flew far into the sky, and passed through the door there. And at the end of the door was a space enveloped in a gentle light. The Eastern Commercial Union. which was relatively unscathed, and was at the center of the reconstruction of the continent. Arachne takes the territory of the former Maluk Kingdom as its territory and withdraws from the rest. In the uninhabited land of the former Maluk Kingdom, the Swarms worked diligently in dairy farming and industry and played a role in reviving the desolate lands of the continental countries.
- In the New World, Arachnea joined forces with the Portrio Republic to begin efforts to return the refugees and rebuild their lives. The refugee camp in Photon, the capital of the Republic of Portrio, was gradually dismantled, and after three years, all the refugees returned home. Arachnea, The army of insects, which was feared at first, has now ceased to wield its fury and has become the cornerstone of peace on the two continents.

### Abilities

> "*Yes, I finally found an enemy to defeat."
> "It's pointless. Praying to God won't change anything.*"
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Because of Samael the devil, keeps being transported to different Races (Units) and Otherworlder. She picked Grevillea. A college student killed herself (suicide) after playing a game, because of the grief of her parent's death. Grevillea has no ability on her own after she killed herself (suicide) and was transported by Samael as a playing thing while amusing herself by playing the life of the others. Grevillea is good at commanding the Arachnea Unit, that's why Samael picked the system and passed it to Grevillea to command.

* **Futurists** [RTS Gamer & Tactician]
	+ Early-game rushes were one viable tactic to achieve victory; lurking behind the faction’s defenses to build up an army big enough to sweep the map was another. Teaching the most expensive units to crush the enemy with punitive force was yet another win condition. So long as you were able to look past their exterior designs, Arachnea units were relatively balanced and well-rounded. I won countless matches with them, even earning victories in some online tournaments. All my consecutive victories with the Arachnea had earned me a moniker among the other players: “BugSis.” I found it to be a rather cute, charming little nickname and liked it a great deal.
	+ Grevillea is an Extraordinary Genius and can orchestrate events on a worldwide scale and her thinking capabilities are also empowered by every Swarm Unit (Numbering over 300 thousand members). Her personality is mostly peaceful, avoiding war if possible. However, due to her connection to the Swarm, she strikes relentlessly at those who do not deserve mercy, slaughtering them, torturing them, and putting their bodies up on display. A cruel general while fighting, who, although cares for her Swarm that dies, will not hesitate to send them to their deaths to win.
* The 《**Arachnea**》 consisted of a race of insects—or rather, its units were more similar to spiders—and its political system was totalitarianism. Its ecological structure was that of a colony built around one queen. As for its military, the Arachnea formed troops that devoured their enemies, leaving only bones behind. They invaded the other factions indiscriminately, never once engaging in diplomacy. If I felt like being a bit cynical, I could even go so far as to label it fascist. But it was the one faction I found easiest to play, and I gradually came to adore its many units. When it came to online matches, I would always pick the Arachnea with fixed devotion.
	+ **Arachnids** were part of the Swarm, collective troops of the Evil-Arachnea. The brilliant luster of their black, elegantly curved exoskeletons... Sharp, vicious fangs which struck the fear of death into all who witnessed them... Scythe-like appendages that could slice through anyone and anything... Lethal and effective venomous stingers gracing their carapaces... This was the very same Swarm I had spent countless hours nurturing with only the computer monitor separating us. The ones standing in front of me had long, sharp scythes that were disproportionate to their bodies and long, narrow legs. These characteristics belonged to the Ripper Swarms, an easy-to-mass-produce type of Swarm used for early-game rushes. I had used legions of this type of Swarm to smother enemy factions dozens upon dozens of times. No unit could be more nostalgic for me. They even helped secure my win in some tournaments.
		- The **Arachnea** (アラクネア), on the other end, lived on meat. It typically gathered meat from hunting grounds, which were generated as part of the map, to increase its unit production. Only Worker Swarms could be produced from gatherable plants, with all other units requiring meat to produce.
		- All Normal unit Swarms have *Predation* ability able to produce and survive.
		- Due to this ability, the Swarm does not feel pain or death. The Swarm are resistant to diseases and poison due to their race, as their race handles poison quotes well. The only exception is the Queen.
		- The Swarm does not sleep, having endless stamina. The only exception is the Queen.

* 《**Hive mind Core**》 : The Countless Swarms even though they are all different individuals, all talk the same way, because they form a collective consciousness centered around the queen. The swarm syncs their minds and shares with the queen.
	+ Due to all of them being a part of a Hive Mind, including the "dead" members, the experience and knowledge of every Swarm is also acquired by all the members of it, allowing to adapt to attacks, and act immediately and with perfect cooperation. Due to this, all kinds of information are shared through the collective consciousness, including information from all the senses, experiences, and thoughts. The Swarm have absolute faith in their Queen and follow her orders even if it means to die. If one connects to the Give Mind, they are being swallowed up and made part of it.

The only weapon that holds Grevillea in her is a "*nameless sword*" that was given by Sandalphon an angel (*Guide of souls*) that guided Grevillea. The sword is a holy sword but its nature is different from The holy sword held by Sérignan, the sword itself has a different nature, when it strikes the opponent the sword erases the existence of the opponent in the world.

Arachnids SwarmSérignan vs Angel Agaphiel

## Trivia

* Grevillea is the name that said by Sérignan to ask what she have name. The meaning of the name of a flower called a "*spider flower*."