Arc 1Names and New Allies

Mo Li and Rimuru leave Veldora’s cave, protect the Goblins from the Direwolves, and establish a settlement with both tribes as their subjects. After naming the monsters and helping them evolve, Rimuru and Mo Li turn to planning a celebration for their new community.

  • Mo Li and Rimuru befriended Veldora, named him Veldora Tempest, and received the names Morax Tempest and Rimuru Tempest in return.
  • Rimuru absorbed Veldora and the Infinite Prison, then she and Mo Li left the cave and entered the Jura Great Forest.
  • Mo Li and Rimuru rescued a band of Goblins from human adventurers and agreed to help their village in exchange for food and shelter.
  • After the Direwolves attacked, Mo Li killed the Wolf King, and Rimuru devoured him before Ran-ga and the pack submitted to them.
  • Rimuru accepted the Goblins and Direwolves as subjects, organized them into teams, and began naming them with Mo Li’s help.
  • Rimuru named Ran-ga, causing her to collapse into dormancy, while Mo Li used his magicules to help her recover and cared for her.
  • Rimuru awoke to find the named Goblins and Direwolves evolved, then joined Mo Li in inspecting their supplies and planning a celebration.
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Ch. 1Transmigrated to the Cute King World

After dying while saving a little girl, Mo Li awakened as a young dragon in a dark cave and discovered he had gained Zhongli’s abilities and a Gamer skill. He suspected he had transmigrated to the Cute King world and began eating Magic Ore to grow stronger.

  • Mo Li died after confirming that the little girl he had saved was safe, while a mysterious voice granted him skills linked to Zhongli.
  • Mo Li woke in darkness, realized he had transmigrated, and discovered he had become a young Eastern dragon.
  • Mo Li found and ate a glowing Magic Ore, which his skill disassembled into magicules.
  • Mo Li activated Gamer and saw a status panel identifying him as a C+ Elemental Dragon with Zhongli’s skills.
  • Mo Li recognized clues pointing to the Cute King world and resolved to build a place for himself there.

Ch. 2Overpowered Skills

Mo Li confirmed that he had been reincarnated into the world of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime after Gamer identified a Hippocrates Herb. He devoured ores and herbs while studying his powerful skills, but his overall evaluation still ranked him only slightly above a weakling.

  • Mo Li pulled up an unknown plant and, after Gamer assured him he was immune to its poison, ate it for analysis.
  • Gamer identified the plant as a valuable Hippocrates Herb, confirming Mo Li's suspicion about the world he had entered.
  • Mo Li resolved to grow stronger and began consuming Magic Ore and rare herbs to absorb magicules.
  • Mo Li examined his skills, including Gamer, Martial Refiner, Contractor, and Rationalist, and learned about their abilities.
  • Mo Li checked his overall evaluation and found that he was only a little stronger than a total weakling.

Ch. 3First Encounter with Rimuru

Mo Li encountered the Rat Leader and its pack, then followed a powerful aura to a blue Slime he recognized as Cute King. He realized the story had only just begun and watched her eat, envying the abilities of her Predator skill.

  • Mo Li discovered the Rat Leader and hundreds of rats, but they fled as soon as they noticed him.
  • Mo Li chased the Rat Pack briefly, then continued exploring the cave and asked Gamer when he would get out.
  • Mo Li sensed a powerful aura and found Cute King eating Magic Ore and Hippocrates Grass.
  • Mo Li recognized Cute King and concluded that Mikami Satoru had only just been reincarnated and the story had begun.
  • Gamer described the functions of Cute King's Predator skill, and Mo Li envied its ability to devour and store almost anything.

Ch. 4Rimuru Turned into a Girl

Mo Li approached Rimuru to make friends, and they discovered they were both transmigrators from Earth. Their conversation left Mo Li puzzled when he learned Rimuru had been a girl in her previous life, unlike the story he expected.

  • Mo Li decided to approach Rimuru directly, and Rimuru checked with Great Sage before agreeing to talk with him.
  • Mo Li introduced himself as a creature who looked like a dragon, and Rimuru laughed at his friendly, uncertain explanation.
  • Mo Li and Rimuru recognized references to Earth and embraced as fellow countrymen.
  • Mo Li and Rimuru shared how they had died and transmigrated, and Rimuru said she had been stabbed while shopping with her best friend.
  • Mo Li was surprised that Rimuru had been a girl in her previous life, and Rimuru asked what surprised him.

Ch. 5Meeting the Chuunibyou Dragon

Mo Li decided to stay with Rimuru and help her avoid the tragedies he remembered from the original story. While they explored the cave together, they heard a strange voice and encountered the enormous Storm Dragon.

  • Mo Li reflected on Rimuru's uncertain future and resolved to remain by her side and guide her.
  • Mo Li told Rimuru he would adventure with her, and she happily accepted his company.
  • Rimuru and Mo Li spent their days eating and sleeping before a mysterious voice called out to them in the cave.
  • Mo Li challenged the unseen speaker, and heavy footsteps revealed the Storm Dragon.
  • Rimuru panicked at the sight of the enormous dragon and hid in Mo Li's arms.

Ch. 6The Tsundere Chuunibyo Dragon

Mo Li and Rimuru met the sealed Storm Dragon, Veldora, who admitted he had stopped them because he was lonely and wanted someone to talk to. Veldora introduced them to the world and explained his sealing, leaving Mo Li and Rimuru with new knowledge about their surroundings.

  • Veldora greeted Mo Li and Rimuru, and Great Sage confirmed to Rimuru that the dragon meant them no harm despite his overwhelming strength.
  • Rimuru questioned how Veldora could call himself the strongest while sealed, then apologized after Mo Li covered her mouth.
  • Veldora revealed he had been sealed for three hundred years and had stopped them because he wanted company, and Mo Li acknowledged his loneliness.
  • Mo Li and Rimuru asked Veldora to explain the world, and he told them about its races, monster classifications, Otherworlders, and the reason he had been sealed.

Ch. 7Naming—Rimuru Tempest, Morax Tempest

Rimuru and Mo Li befriended the Storm Dragon and exchanged names with him, becoming Rimuru Tempest and Morax Tempest while naming him Veldora Tempest. Mo Li then sealed their friendship with an equal contract, and the naming greatly increased their magicules.

  • Rimuru and Mo Li discussed Veldora’s past, and Veldora boasted about his strength before agreeing to be their friend.
  • Veldora offered to name Rimuru and Mo Li, while asking them to give him a name in return.
  • Rimuru and Mo Li chose the name Veldora Tempest for the Storm Dragon, and Mo Li chose Morax Tempest for himself.
  • Veldora granted Rimuru and Mo Li the names Rimuru Tempest and Morax Tempest, causing their magicule reserves to surge.
  • Mo Li used his Contractor skill to create an equal contract binding Rimuru Tempest, Morax Tempest, and Veldora Tempest to friendship and mutual aid.

Ch. 8Preparing to Leave

Mo Li and Rimuru discussed how to free Veldora from the Infinite Prison, then followed their only viable plan by having Rimuru swallow Veldora and the seal. After exploring the cave and fighting monsters, they found a rusted gate that appeared to lead outside.

  • Mo Li used the Gamer to analyze the Infinite Prison, but it offered no solution beyond breaking the seal by overwhelming force or having Rimuru absorb it and analyze it later.
  • Rimuru proposed swallowing Veldora and the seal into his Stomach so Great Sage could analyze the Infinite Prison, and Veldora agreed to entrust his freedom to him.
  • Rimuru transformed into Slime fluid and absorbed Veldora and the seal into his Stomach.
  • Mo Li and Rimuru explored the cave, fought several kinds of monsters, and gained skills and combat experience.
  • Mo Li and Rimuru used their skills to find the cave exit and approached a massive rusted gate, which began to creak as they prepared to leave.

Ch. 9Out of the Cave

Mo Li and Rimuru hid from three adventurers investigating the cave, then left once the adventurers moved on. They entered the Jura Great Forest and headed deeper into it to avoid being discovered.

  • Mo Li hid with Rimuru behind a rock when three adventurers entered the cave.
  • Mo Li warned Rimuru that the adventurers were concealed by magic and reasoned that their mission likely concerned Veldora’s disappearance.
  • After the adventurers left their range of magic perception, Rimuru hurried toward the entrance and Mo Li followed.
  • Mo Li and Rimuru emerged into the Jura Great Forest, and Mo Li carried Rimuru farther into the woods to find a safer place.

Ch. 10Taste

Mo Li and Rimuru traveled through the forest, where monsters fled from them, and discovered that their immense magicules were frightening the creatures away. After Rimuru found she could not taste fruit, Great Sage offered a solution, and they set out to find a place to rest.

  • Mo Li carried Rimuru through the forest as the monsters they encountered ran away.
  • Rimuru cried when Mo Li suggested that becoming a Slime might have taken away her sense of taste.
  • Mo Li used Magicule Perception and realized his powerful magicule aura had been scaring the monsters, then concealed it; Rimuru did the same.
  • Mo Li found red fruit for Rimuru, who tasted it and confirmed she could not detect any flavor.
  • Rimuru asked Great Sage for help and learned it had a solution, then she and Mo Li agreed to find a place to rest.

Ch. 11First Encounter with Goblins

Mo Li and Rimuru encountered humans hunting a Goblin tribe, and Mo Li persuaded Rimuru to help by frightening the hunters away. The Goblins feared the powerful monster whose aura had driven off the humans, leaving Mo Li and Rimuru poised to meet them.

  • Mo Li carried Rimuru through the forest after explaining they needed to find shelter, but Rimuru fell asleep again.
  • Mo Li followed the sounds of fighting and found humans hunting a group of Goblins.
  • Mo Li told Rimuru they should save the Goblins because they were monsters too and could offer shelter and guidance.
  • Rimuru used her Mimic skill to imitate a B-rank Black Spider's aura, and the human hunters fled.
  • The Goblins collapsed in exhaustion, and one urged the tribe to run while an old Goblin despaired that they could not escape a B-rank monster.

Ch. 12The Dilapidated Village

Mo Li and Rimuru rescued a group of Goblins and learned that Direwolves had driven them from their village. They agreed to help the Goblins in exchange for food and shelter, then arrived at the village and found its huts in terrible disrepair.

  • Rimuru frightened the Goblins with his aura until Mo Li reassured them that neither of them meant harm.
  • Mo Li asked the old Goblin why the group was traveling, and the Goblin explained that their village had been attacked and they had fled from human adventurers.
  • Mo Li offered to resolve the village's crisis in return for food and a place to rest, and the old Goblin gladly accepted.
  • The old Goblin told Mo Li that Veldora's disappearance had thrown the Jura Great Forest into turmoil and brought more human adventurers into the area.
  • The Goblins led Mo Li and Rimuru to their village, where Rimuru questioned whether anyone could live in its rundown huts.

Ch. 13Teaching Rimuru a Lesson

Mo Li and Rimuru learned that Veldora’s disappearance had sparked conflict in the Jura Great Forest and left the goblins under threat from the Direwolf Tribe. Rimuru resolved to handle the goblins’ plight herself and secured their loyalty in exchange for protection.

  • Mo Li and Rimuru drank the goblins’ vegetable soup, and Mo Li asked the old goblin to explain the trouble.
  • The old goblin said Veldora had vanished two weeks earlier, causing monsters to fight over territory, and that the Direwolf Tribe had devastated the goblin village.
  • Rimuru realized Veldora’s disappearance was connected to her, while Mo Li revealed he had already heard about the goblins’ situation because Rimuru had been dozing on the way.
  • Mo Li urged Rimuru to solve the problem herself, and Rimuru vowed not to rely on him.
  • Rimuru offered to help if the goblin village pledged loyalty to her and Mo Li, and the village chief readily agreed.

Ch. 14Training Rimuru

Mo Li watched Rimuru handle the Goblins and used the Direwolf attack to teach her to assess and lead her people. Rimuru subdued the Direwolf Tribe with her pressure, but Mo Li warned her that the main event had not yet arrived.

  • Mo Li reflected that the world's influence would keep Rimuru's story on its destined course, but he still wanted to prevent tragedies by teaching her to think like a monster.
  • Rimuru finished dealing with the Goblins, then Direwolves attacked the village and the old Goblin begged her to protect his people.
  • Mo Li told Rimuru to wait while a leading Goblin rallied the others to arm themselves and resist the Direwolves.
  • Mo Li gave Rimuru the signal to act, and she released her overwhelming pressure, forcing the Direwolves and Goblins to their knees.
  • Rimuru proudly asked Mo Li if she had done well, but he told her the main event had not yet arrived.

Ch. 15Submission of the Direwolf Tribe

Mo Li waited for the Direwolf pack to launch its nighttime attack, intending to make the wolves submit rather than kill them. After he killed the Wolf King and Rimuru gained new skills by devouring him, Ran-ga led the remaining Direwolves in surrendering to Mo Li.

  • The Wolf King rallied his Direwolf pack and led them toward the Goblin village at night.
  • Mo Li told Rimuru he had prepared for the rest of the pack to arrive and asked him not to kill the Direwolves.
  • The Wolf King arrived with the pack, and Mo Li killed him with a Rock Spear.
  • Rimuru devoured the Wolf King's corpse and gained Mimicry and Wolf King's Aura.
  • Mo Li threatened the Direwolves with countless Rock Spears, and Ran-ga offered their submission.
  • The Direwolves knelt and submitted to Mo Li.

Ch. 16World Will

Mo Li realized the World Will protected Rimuru and her future subjects, then decided to support Rimuru so he could eventually retire. He urged Rimuru to consider her own goals and accept responsibility for the Goblins and Direwolves who had submitted to her.

  • Mo Li concluded that the World Will had warned him not to kill Ran-ga because doing so would harm Rimuru, and he decided to win Rimuru's favor to avoid conflict with the World Will.
  • Mo Li reassured the worried Rimuru and said the Direwolves should be taken in as subjects.
  • Mo Li asked Rimuru what she wanted to do in the future, but she could not answer.
  • Mo Li explained that the Goblins and Direwolves were Rimuru's subjects and that she needed to protect them and take responsibility for them.
  • Rimuru said she understood Mo Li's lesson.

Ch. 17Mo Li's Warning

Rimuru decided to build a camp for the Goblins and Direwolves, and Mo Li promised to support her while warning their new subjects to remain loyal. The next morning, Mo Li brought Rimuru breakfast, and they prepared to assign everyone their duties.

  • Rimuru told Mo Li she would build a camp and handle the next steps gradually, and Mo Li promised to stand by her.
  • Rimuru fell asleep, and Mo Li threatened the Goblins and Direwolves with his power if they betrayed her.
  • The old Goblin and the Direwolf leader discussed how Rimuru and Mo Li had saved the Goblins and agreed that serving them would bring protection.
  • At dawn, Mo Li brought Rimuru vegetable soup made with magicule-rich herbs and Hippocrates Grass, then reminded her to assign tasks.
  • Rimuru became emotional over Mo Li's breakfast and got ready to begin the day's work.

Ch. 18Arrangements and Home

Rimuru arranged work teams for the Goblins and Direwolves after Mo Li reminded her of her responsibilities. As the monsters paired up, Rimuru felt she had found a home, and Mo Li promised to build one with her.

  • Rimuru drank both bowls of vegetable soup Mo Li had prepared before he reminded her that the Goblins and Direwolves were waiting for her arrangements.
  • Rimuru hurried outside and addressed the gathered Goblins and Direwolves, assigning them to live and work in teams.
  • After a Goblin asked what forming a team meant, Rimuru explained that one Goblin and one Direwolf would make a group, with males hunting and guarding and females gathering supplies and cleaning.
  • The Goblins and Direwolves began finding partners, and Rimuru felt a sense of home as Mo Li held her and promised she would no longer be alone.

Ch. 19Preparing to Name

Rimuru learned that naming monsters consumed large amounts of magicules, but decided to name the Goblins and Direwolves anyway. Great Sage secretly planned to draw the energy needed from Veldora, and Mo Li chose not to warn Rimuru.

  • Rimuru assigned the remaining Direwolves to patrol duty and asked whether the Goblins and Direwolves had names.
  • Rimuru offered to name them, exciting the assembled monsters, while Mo Li reminded him that naming had serious costs.
  • Great Sage explained that naming consumed magicules and that the Goblins and Direwolves were weak races, making them costly to name.
  • Rimuru asked whether he had enough magicules, and Great Sage said his reserves could be supplemented by energy from what he had consumed, including Veldora.
  • Rimuru decided to name the monsters, and Mo Li realized Great Sage had not told him about drawing magicules from Veldora but kept quiet.

Ch. 20Naming Conference

Rimuru held a Naming Conference for the Goblins and Direwolves, naming many Goblins before Mo Li took over so she could rest. After Mo Li grew weary from naming the remaining Goblins, Rimuru resumed the work and went to name the Direwolves.

  • Rimuru organized the Goblins and Direwolves by height and named the elderly village chief Rigurd and his younger son Riguru.
  • Rimuru named the Goblins in turn, including Gobta, while Mo Li watched.
  • Rigurd worried that naming so many monsters would exhaust Rimuru, so Mo Li offered to take over.
  • Mo Li named the remaining Goblins, including Haruno, until the effort left him lightheaded.
  • Rimuru finished resting, urged Mo Li to recover, and went to name the Direwolves.

Ch. 21Mo Li's Enlightenment

Mo Li joined Rimuru as she prepared to name the Direwolf Tribe and explained why he could not name as many monsters as she could. When Rimuru called the Direwolves their shared subjects, Mo Li gained a new perspective on the world and experienced a rise in strength.

  • Mo Li followed Rimuru to watch her name the Direwolf Tribe and startled her by lifting her from behind.
  • Rimuru asked Mo Li why she could name many monsters while he struggled after naming only a few dozen, and he explained the difference between their abilities and magicule reserves.
  • Mo Li realized Great Sage had not told Rimuru that it drew magicules from Veldora, and he decided to keep that secret.
  • Rimuru corrected Mo Li when he called the Direwolves her subjects, saying they were both of their subjects.
  • Mo Li understood that the people of this world were real, experienced a sudden increase in strength, and thanked Rimuru before they agreed to name the Direwolves together.

Ch. 22Morax's Name

Rimuru named Ran-ga, but naming the entire Direwolf Tribe drained her magicules and sent her into dormancy. Mo Li took her to rest, revealed that the monsters should call him Morax, and settled in beside her while the others returned to their work.

  • Rimuru named Ran-ga and learned that naming him had named the entire Direwolf Tribe, exhausting her magicules.
  • Rimuru collapsed into dormancy, and Mo Li caught her and explained that she would recover in a few days.
  • Ran-ga asked Mo Li for his name, and Mo Li told the monsters to address him as Morax.
  • Mo Li ordered the monsters to keep quiet while Rimuru rested, then carried her back to their dwelling.
  • Mo Li held Rimuru as he sat down to rest, reflected on his feelings for her, and fell asleep.

Ch. 23Great Sage's Helplessness

Rimuru discovered that Mo Li had exhausted his magicules to help her recover and watched over her, then grew jealous of his striking appearance. After Mo Li woke and reassured her that they were friends, Rimuru realized she saw him as more than a friend, and they set out to check on their subjects.

  • Rimuru asked Great Sage why Mo Li was asleep and learned he had spent his magicules helping her recover and caring for her.
  • Rimuru admired Mo Li's dragon form and argued with Great Sage about why she had reincarnated as an ordinary Slime.
  • Mo Li woke while Rimuru was arguing, and Rimuru explained that she had been jealous of his good looks.
  • Mo Li comforted Rimuru and said he treated her well because they were friends, leaving Rimuru disappointed.
  • Rimuru realized she did not see Mo Li as just a friend, then agreed to go with him to see how their subjects were doing.

Ch. 24Rimuru's Astonishment

Rimuru woke to find the Goblin village full of evolved monsters and learned that she had been unconscious for nearly four days after naming them. She met the transformed Rigurd and Ran-ga, whom she eagerly inspected.

  • Rimuru woke and was stunned to see tall monsters working throughout the village.
  • Mo Li explained that the Goblins and Direwolves had evolved after receiving names and magicules, while Great Sage reminded Rimuru that she had already explained the process.
  • Rigurd appeared as a muscular, green-skinned man, and Rimuru initially failed to recognize him.
  • Mo Li told Rimuru that she had been unconscious for nearly four days because her magicules were depleted.
  • Rimuru asked Rigurd to bring Ran-ga, then circled the evolved demonic wolf to inspect his new form.

Ch. 25Preparing for the Celebration

Rimuru and Mo Li inspected the preparations for a celebration honoring their arrival and the Goblins and Direwolves receiving names. After Rimuru noticed their food would spoil in the summer heat, she assigned Rigurd to organize the feast and use as much of it as possible.

  • Rimuru complained to Great Sage that naming had improved Ran-ga and Rigurd but had not changed her appearance, and Great Sage explained that only becoming a Demon Lord could change her race.
  • Mo Li calmed Rimuru by reminding her she could choose her appearance when she learned to transform into a human, then redirected her attention to the celebration.
  • Rigurd explained that the celebration would welcome Rimuru and Mo Li and mark the naming of the Goblins and Direwolves.
  • Rimuru and Mo Li inspected a storehouse filled with meat, fruits, and vegetables gathered by the Goblins and Direwolves.
  • Rimuru pointed out that the food would be difficult to preserve in summer and told Rigurd to organize the celebration and use as much of it as possible.
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