Chapter Summaries

Rimuru and Hinata prepared to fight after Hinata insisted the invasion was not her choice, while Tempest’s forces confronted the Holy Knight Order and the Ten Great Saints. The chapter ended with Hinata facing Rimuru and Diablo facing Litis as battles spread across the field.

• Azhdaha judged Hinata weaker than he had expected, while he and Veldora watched the confrontation from the cliff.
• Rimuru challenged Hinata over the invasion, and Hinata drew her sacred sword and explained that she had not ordered the attack.
• Rimuru drew her Mythical Grade blade Nian Li, while Hinata sent Renard and the other Holy Knights to support Sare and protect their comrades.
• Diablo confronted six Holy Knights, but Benimaru intercepted Sare’s ambush and began fighting him.
• Liuyun, Lishui, Xiaoyue, Old Man White, and Souei each chose a Saint-level opponent, leaving Litis to face Diablo.
• Hinata focused on Rimuru as the two prepared to fight, while Litis trembled under Diablo’s Demon King’s Aura.

Rimuru and the Demon Country Federation fought Hinata and the Ten Great Saints after their invasion of the Jura Great Forest, while Luminas rushed to intervene. The chapter ended with a young man in Liyue City sensing Luminas’s approach.

• Rimuru faced Hinata Sakaguchi as the Demon Country Federation’s executives and the Immortal Assembly took on the other Ten Great Saints.
• Veldora and Azhdaha watched the battles, with Azhdaha recognizing Diablo’s unsettling power and later sensing an approaching powerhouse.
• Rimuru used Thought Acceleration, Intuition, and Raphael’s assistance to counter Hinata, who realized Rimuru had grown beyond the reach of Usurper.
• Benimaru overwhelmed Sare, while the other Ten Great Saints struggled against the Federation’s fighters and the Immortal Assembly.
• Luminas hurried toward the Jura Great Forest to help Hinata, and Azhdaha sensed her approaching aura.
• In Liyue City, a young man in a black robe paused while drinking tea and recognized Luminas’s presence.

Rimuru defeated Hinata Sakaguchi after withstanding her strongest attack, and Hinata surrendered and begged Rimuru to spare her subordinates. A familiar voice warned that it might already be too late, while Luminas rushed toward the battlefield.

• Mo Li continued Izawa Shizue’s Half-Immortal Body conversion ritual as Rimuru and Hinata Sakaguchi fought on the battlefield.
• Rimuru used Raphael and Future Attack Prediction to counter Hinata’s swordsmanship, while Hinata realized she was outmatched and prepared her final attack.
• Luminas sensed Hinata’s Demon-Shattering Spirit Particle Slash and hurried toward the Jura Great Forest, fearing Hinata had challenged one of Tempest’s strongest residents.
• Hinata unleashed Demon-Shattering Spirit Particle Slash, but Rimuru emerged unharmed, leaving Hinata too weak to fight.
• Hinata admitted defeat and asked Rimuru to spare her subordinates and the ordinary knights, but a familiar voice warned that it might be too late.

Rimuru’s forces defeated the Ten Great Saints, leaving Hinata as the sole survivor, and Rimuru prepared to kill her after she begged to die. Luminas arrived just in time, interrupting the execution with an attack and confronting Rimuru over Hinata.

• Diablo admitted that he and the other commanders had killed or mortally wounded the Holy Knights, and Benimaru and the others returned with the defeated Saints.
• Hinata saw her comrades dead or dying, blamed herself for their fate, and begged Rimuru to kill her.
• Rimuru decided to grant Hinata’s request and raised Nian Li to deliver the final blow.
• Wakasagi sensed Luminas approaching, and Veldora and Diablo also detected her aura.
• Luminas’s crimson shockwave was blocked by Diablo, and she appeared before Rimuru demanding to know what she was doing to Hinata.

Luminas arrived in the Jura Great Forest to retrieve Hinata and the Holy Knights, apologized to Rimuru for their actions, and tried to resurrect the fallen Ten Great Saints. Diablo stopped her and invoked Hinata’s contract with Rimuru, while someone watching from the Demon Country decided it was time to appear.

• Luminas confronted Rimuru after Diablo, Azhdaha, and Veldora challenged her for attacking Rimuru and entering her territory.
• Luminas apologized and explained that she had come for Hinata and the Holy Knights, then rebuked Hinata for provoking Rimuru and bringing disaster on the Holy Imperial Nation.
• Luminas began casting Holy Magic to resurrect the Ten Great Saints, but Diablo blocked her and revealed what she was attempting.
• Diablo said Luminas could neither resurrect the dead nor take Hinata because Hinata had agreed that her life would belong to Rimuru if she lost their battle.
• Someone watching Diablo from a room in the Demon Country said that Diablo had taken matters far enough that they would have to show themselves.

Mo Li completed the technique that transformed Izawa Shizue into a Half-Immortal Body while Rimuru and Luminas disputed Hinata Sakaguchi’s fate under their contract. Luminas revived the Six Holy Knights and Holy Knight Order elites under Diablo’s conditions, but the chapter ended with Luminas demanding Hinata and Diablo, Azhdaha, and Tempest’s executives preparing to fight her.

• Mo Li finished transforming Izawa Shizue’s body and watched for her to awaken while following the battlefield.
• Azhdaha, Liuyun, and Rimuru insisted that Hinata Sakaguchi’s contract gave Rimuru power over her fate, despite Luminas’s objections.
• Hinata asked Rimuru to let Luminas revive her fallen subordinates, and Diablo agreed on the conditions that the Holy Imperial Nation compensate Tempest, pay ransoms, and prevent further attacks.
• Luminas accepted the conditions, chose to revive the Six Holy Knights and the Holy Knight Order elites, and left the Three Martial Sages unrevived.
• Luminas asked what price she had to pay to take Hinata away, and Diablo warned her not to insist as Tempest’s fighters readied themselves for battle.

Luminas fought Diablo after refusing to surrender Hinata, while Azhdaha and the others watched. As the battle began to turn in Diablo’s favor, Azhdaha sensed Morax’s arrival, exciting Rimuru and the Tempest leaders.

• Luminas refused to hand Hinata over and prepared to fight Azhdaha and Diablo, while Hinata worried about her.
• Diablo persuaded Azhdaha to let him fight Luminas, then challenged her in the sky.
• Diablo and Luminas fought fiercely, and Diablo gradually gained the upper hand as Hinata watched anxiously.
• Diablo sensed someone’s arrival and stopped pressing his advantage, while Azhdaha also turned toward the distance.
• Azhdaha announced that Morax had arrived, and Rimuru, Benimaru, and the others reacted with excitement.

Mo Li arrived at the Demon Country Federation with Shizue, and Luminas pleaded with Rimuru to let her take Hinata away. Mo Li refused, declaring that Hinata and Rimuru’s contract could not be broken, then suppressed Luminas and the Holy Knights with his overwhelming pressure.

• Veldora and Rimuru sensed Mo Li approaching with a weak presence, and Rimuru realized Shizue had been resurrected.
• Diablo ended his fight with Luminas and returned to Rimuru, while Luminas went back to Hinata and vowed not to surrender her.
• Luminas offered Rimuru any price to take Hinata away, but Rimuru said the decision required Mo Li’s arrival.
• Mo Li appeared before the assembled leaders, greeted Rimuru, and told Luminas that Hinata’s contract with Rimuru could not be altered.
• Mo Li warned Luminas that he would oppose anyone who broke the contract, then unleashed pressure that forced her and the Holy Knights to the ground.

Mo Li overwhelmed Luminas and demanded that she leave the Demon Country, but she refused to abandon Hinata even when he threatened to kill her. Guy Crimson intervened to save Luminas, and Mo Li withdrew his aura after agreeing not to attack her if she left.

• Mo Li's aura pinned Luminas and the others down, while the onlookers marveled at his power and resolved to train harder.
• Luminas refused to give up Hinata, and Mo Li's killing intent made her close her eyes and accept the possibility of death.
• Guy Crimson emerged from a magic circle and asked Mo Li to spare Luminas, explaining that she was an important piece on his board.
• Mo Li agreed not to attack Luminas if she left the Demon Country, then withdrew his aura and left her collapsed on the ground.

After Rimuru clarified that she had never intended to kill Hinata, Luminas apologized and negotiated for Hinata’s release. Mo Li allowed Hinata a chance to leave by challenging her to endure half an incense stick against him using only martial arts and swordsmanship, and Hinata accepted.

• Luminas insisted on taking Hinata away, but Hinata urged her not to sacrifice the Holy Imperial Nation and admitted responsibility for her actions and her lost contract with Rimuru.
• Rimuru explained that she never planned to kill Hinata and had only wanted to teach her a lesson for breaking into Tempest and causing trouble.
• Luminas apologized to Rimuru, and Mo Li agreed that Rimuru’s decision did not violate Hinata’s contract.
• Luminas offered to pay compensation to take Hinata away, and Diablo volunteered to handle the negotiations.
• Mo Li set a condition for Hinata’s departure: she had to last half an incense stick against him in martial arts and swordsmanship without either of them using skills.
• Hinata accepted Mo Li’s challenge, determined to earn her freedom.

Hinata Sakaguchi accepted Morax's challenge to endure half an incense stick in a contest of martial arts and swordsmanship, convinced her skills could overcome him. Morax restored her to full health, sealed her magicules, and drew his sword; as Hinata charged, the duel began with the onlookers expecting very different outcomes.

• Hinata Sakaguchi accepted Morax's challenge after Luminas warned her about his martial arts, while the Holy Knights encouraged her and Guy recalled how often Morax had defeated him.
• Morax restored Hinata's body to peak condition and sealed her magicules before agreeing to compete with her in swordsmanship.
• Morax drew an ornate dark golden longsword, and Hinata felt the pressure of his skill as Guy, Luminas, the Holy Knights, and the monsters watched.
• Hinata charged Morax with a fierce sword strike, and Morax judged her attack too slow.

Hinata Sakaguchi fought Mo Li in a duel, but his overwhelming skill pushed her into a reckless frenzy. Mo Li broke several of her bones to bring her back to her senses, and although he declared the duel over, Hinata insisted she had not surrendered and the time had not run out.

• Hinata Sakaguchi charged Mo Li, who easily blocked her attacks and urged her to use her full strength.
• Hinata intensified her swordsmanship, but Mo Li matched her pace while Guy and Luminas acknowledged the vast gap between them.
• Driven by pressure and her desire to help Luminas, Hinata abandoned defense and fought in a frenzied state.
• Luminas tried to intervene, but Guy stopped her because Hinata had not surrendered and the allotted time had not passed.
• Mo Li struck Hinata down, broke her right leg and left arm, and battered her until she regained her senses.
• Mo Li declared the duel over and started to leave, but Hinata called out that the time had not expired and she had not admitted defeat.

Hinata Sakaguchi refused to admit defeat despite her injuries and challenged Mo Li to one final strike, pushing her body beyond its limits. She fell after Mo Li effortlessly stopped her attack, and he declared that she had won the duel.

• Mo Li offered Hinata Sakaguchi the chance to withdraw, but she chose to keep fighting because she wanted to prove herself and avoid lifelong regret.
• Hinata Sakaguchi drew on her potential and life force to strengthen herself, while Guy acknowledged her resolve and Luminas reluctantly let her continue.
• Hinata Sakaguchi charged Mo Li with her final, overwhelming sword strike, but Mo Li countered it with a seemingly simple swing.
• Hinata Sakaguchi collapsed with her life force nearly extinguished and admitted defeat, but Mo Li declared that she had won.

Mo Li healed Hinata Sakaguchi after her final strike touched him, declaring her the winner of their spar. As Hinata began recovering, Mo Li asked her to meet the revived Izawa Shizue, while Guy stayed in Tempest for a visit and left Raine and Misari overwhelmed with work at the White Ice Palace.

• Hinata Sakaguchi exhausted her life force after her final sword strike touched Mo Li, and Mo Li sealed the life force leaking from her body.
• Luminas carried Hinata away and thanked Mo Li for showing mercy; Mo Li told her Hinata had won and asked her to send Hinata to meet Izawa Shizue when she woke.
• Rimuru rushed to check Mo Li for injuries, and Azhdaha reassured her that Mo Li's body was exceptionally tough.
• Guy told Mo Li he had come to Tempest because he was bored, after handing his duties to Raine and Misari at the White Ice Palace.
• Raine found Misari exhausted and unconscious beneath their workload, then cried for Lord Velzard to save her.
• Luminas's recovery magic helped Hinata Sakaguchi gradually recover from her false death.

Luminas restored Hinata Sakaguchi after her near-fatal defeat by Mo Li, and the Holy Knights agreed to apologize to the Demon Country and pay compensation. Mo Li then led Hinata to meet someone from her past, and she recognized the woman waiting with Rimuru as her teacher.

• Luminas used Holy Magic to restore Hinata’s body, while Lui and the Holy Knights stood guard and worried over her.
• Luminas ordered the Holy Knights to settle the conflict with the Demon Country through compensation and apologies, and said she would investigate the church officials behind the unauthorized deployment.
• Hinata woke, reunited with her subordinates, and acknowledged that she had lost her duel with Mo Li.
• Luminas told Hinata that Mo Li wanted her to meet someone, so Hinata followed him through the forest with Luminas and Guy close behind.
• Hinata reached a cliffside clearing where Rimuru was speaking with a woman in a white cloak, then recognized the woman as her teacher.

Hinata Sakaguchi reunited with her teacher, Izawa Shizue, and learned how Shizue had survived. Shizue chose to remain in Tempest, where Mo Li urged her to live the life she wanted rather than feel bound to serve.

• Hinata rushed into Izawa Shizue's arms and wept, while Mo Li explained their teacher-student relationship to Luminas.
• Rimuru explained that Hinata had tried to kill her after being falsely told that she had killed Shizue, and Shizue revealed she had survived in Rimuru's Stomach Space with help from Mo Li.
• Hinata apologized through her shame as Shizue reproached her, then Shizue bowed to Rimuru to apologize for her student's actions.
• Mo Li reminded Shizue that Hinata had already received punishment and asked Shizue not to dwell on the past.
• Shizue said she would stay in Tempest to honor her agreement with Mo Li, but he told her she did not need to serve and encouraged her to find the life she wanted there.

Shizue agreed to bring her students to the Demon Country Federation so Rimuru and Mo Li could teach them. At a meeting in Liyue City, Rimuru and Hinata uncovered the factions behind the attacks, while Luminas promised to handle the Seven Luminaries and Diablo began negotiating compensation.

• Mo Li invited Shizue to bring Chloe and her other students to the Demon Country Federation, where he and Rimuru would guide them.
• Shizue accepted the offer, and Guy and the others expressed envy over the chance to receive Mo Li’s instruction.
• After returning from the battlefield, Rimuru, Luminas, Hinata, and their representatives convened in Liyue City to negotiate the aftermath of the Holy-Demon War.
• Hinata explained that Imperial merchants had misled her, and Rimuru suspected the same people had also driven Falmuth’s invasion and Clayman’s actions.
• Hinata and Luminas suspected the Seven Luminaries had arranged the Holy Knight Order’s invasion, and Luminas promised to deal with them and provide compensation.
• Rimuru assigned Diablo and Rigurd to negotiate with Luminas, and Diablo opened the compensation talks.

Diablo negotiated with Luminas for recognition of the Demon Country Federation, diplomatic relations, and enormous compensation, while Rimuru approved the terms. After the contract was signed, Luminas prepared to leave and settle matters with the Evil Dragon, bringing the Holy-Demon War to an end.

• Diablo reminded Luminas that she owed ransoms for the Saints and Holy Knight Order knights and confirmed that Hinata Sakaguchi was excluded from that ransom.
• Diablo demanded that the Holy Imperial Nation recognize the Demon Country Federation, and Luminas agreed while proposing diplomatic relations.
• Rimuru accepted Luminas's proposal, and Diablo continued the negotiations, extracting compensation that amounted to nearly one-third of Luminas's treasury.
• Luminas signed the contract drafted by Rigurd, then sarcastically called Diablo black-hearted and offered the payment as support for the Demon Country.
• Luminas asked to leave with Hinata and the others, and the Holy-Demon War ended as she planned to settle her account with the Evil Dragon.

After the Holy-Demon War ended and diplomatic relations were established, Rimuru hosted Luminas and the others in Tempest. Luminas enjoyed the hot spring and banquet, then confronted Veldora over the destruction of her palace, leaving the dragon in danger of facing her wrath.

• Luminas and the others signed a contract that ended the Holy-Demon War, and Rimuru brought them to Tempest for a welcoming banquet.
• Luminas enjoyed watching the women at the hot spring while Veldora and Azhdaha competed at drinking in the men's bath.
• Mo Li left the bathhouse early, and Rigurd began the banquet in the Demon Country's great plaza after everyone gathered.
• Luminas praised Tempest's wine, then told Rimuru she wanted to settle a separate grievance with someone from the Demon Country.
• Mo Li and Rimuru let Luminas approach Veldora, who remembered her as the vampire Demon Lord whose palace he had destroyed centuries earlier.

At Tempest’s banquet, Veldora’s boastful apology reminded Luminas that he had destroyed her Night Rose Palace, and she beat him while the others watched. After an hour of Luminas’s punishment, the banquet wound down with Veldora still afraid to move.

• Veldora recalled destroying Luminas’s Night Rose Palace and offered her an insincere apology, provoking her anger.
• Luminas stabbed Veldora and chased him into the sky, where she attacked him while he dodged and protected himself.
• Mo Li shielded the banquet hall and Liyue City from the fight’s aftershocks, while Hinata explained the grudge to her subordinates.
• Veldora hid behind Jiruo and then Rimuru, but Jiruo stepped aside and Rimuru pushed him toward Luminas.
• Luminas used Life and Death Embrace on Veldora for an hour, then dropped him and declared herself exhausted.