Recaps

Mo Li and Guy watched Rimuru battle Hinata Sakaguchi, with Mo Li expecting Hinata to win unless Rimuru found a way around the Netherworld Barrier. Rimuru transformed into a monster to survive Hinata’s attacks, but Hinata unleashed Spirit Particle Collapse against her.

• Guy asked Mo Li who would win, and Mo Li predicted Hinata Sakaguchi because Rimuru could not use magic inside the Netherworld Barrier.
• Hinata used [Usurper] to copy Rimuru’s abilities and struck her repeatedly with Seven Colored Final Piercing Strike.
• Rimuru recalled Mo Li’s martial training and wounded Hinata with a slash, but Hinata increased her speed and strength and injured Rimuru further.
• After [Great Sage] pointed her toward a solution, Rimuru transformed into a bizarre monster that devoured her longsword.
• Hinata summoned five High-level Elves and attacked Rimuru with Spirit Particle Collapse.

Hinata believed she had killed Rimuru and left, but Rimuru survived by using a clone and hurried back to Tempest. Meanwhile, Xiao helped repel Falmes’s army and led Dragon Lizards to attack its camp, leaving Azhdaha shocked.

• Hinata withdrew the Netherworld Barrier and departed, believing Rimuru had been reduced to ashes.
• Rimuru emerged safely after Hinata left, then hurried toward Tempest with an ominous feeling.
• Guy and Mo Li watched Rimuru’s apparent death, and Guy laughed at Rimuru’s wish to seduce Li before dying.
• The Immortal Assembly, Azhdaha, and the Dragon Lizard army drove Falmes’s twenty-thousand-strong force out of Tempest with few losses.
• Xiao captured Myulan and the three reincarnators, then led part of the Dragon Lizard army to attack Falmes’s camp.
• Gobta told Azhdaha that Xiao had taken the Dragon Lizard army to Falmes’s camp, startling him.

Xiao led the Rock Lizard army to attack the Kingdom of Falmes, furious that its invasion had killed twelve citizens of Tempest. The Falmes leaders realized their barrier had not stopped the army, and Razan launched a Fire Rain attack on two Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard elders, only to sense danger in the smoke.

• Xiao ordered the Rock Lizard army to march on the Kingdom of Falmes and make its forces pay for the deaths of twelve Tempest citizens.
• The King of Falmes, Razan, and the bishop argued over why the Four Directions Demon Sealing Barrier had failed to weaken Tempest's strongest monsters.
• The King believed the Falmes army could defeat the few monsters unaffected by the barrier, but the Knight Commander reported that Tempest's forces were attacking their camp.
• Razan and the King rushed outside and saw thousands of Rock Lizards; the King collapsed at the sight.
• Razan attacked two Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard elders with High-Level Magic: Fire Rain and glimpsed crimson eyes in the smoke.

Xiao defeated Razan and helped end the Kingdom of Falmes’ invasion, then returned to Tempest to investigate the Geo Archon’s apparent assassination. Rimuru arrived to find the city devastated and learned that Morax may have been assassinated.

• Xiao dispelled Razan’s spells, destroyed his summoned Earth Elf, and crippled him.
• An Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard elder reported that the army had killed roughly five or six thousand people and kept the remaining prisoners alive for Rimuru to judge.
• Xiao left the prisoners in the elder’s care and returned to Tempest to learn more about the Geo Archon’s assassination.
• Rimuru passed through Tempest’s barriers and found the city in ruins, with twelve dead citizens laid out in the square.
• Rigurd told Rimuru that humans had invaded, while Azhdaha stopped him from revealing more.
• Azhdaha told Rimuru that Morax may have been assassinated.

Rimuru learned that Morax had likely been killed by Demon King Guy and that Demon King Clayman had masterminded the invasion of Tempest. Overwhelmed by grief and hatred, she asked to be left alone and calmed her surging magicules with a copied Demon Seal Mask, which then cracked.

• Brother Azhdaha told Rimuru that Morax might have been killed, and Rimuru collapsed when the others confirmed the news.
• Rimuru asked who had caused Morax's death, and Brother Azhdaha said a newly ascended Awakened Demon King wielding a Rock Spear had trespassed into Guy's territory and been killed.
• Brother Azhdaha identified Demon King Clayman as the likely mastermind behind the invasion, and Rimuru asked everyone to leave her alone while promising to avenge her people and Ari.
• Rimuru's magicules erupted across the square, so she asked Great Sage to copy a Demon Seal Mask after realizing she had given hers to Chloe.
• Rimuru's copied Demon Seal Mask developed several cracks, and she asked Great Sage what she had done wrong.

After Morax and the others died, Rimuru learned that legends might offer a chance to revive the dead and resolved to gain strength and seek revenge on Clayman and Guy. The chapter left her ready to use the fourteen thousand prisoners from the defeated Kingdom of Falmes invasion to become an Awakened Demon King.

• Rimuru asked Great Sage whether magic could revive the dead, but Great Sage found no such magic.
• Rimuru prepared to absorb the twelve corpses and vowed to kill Clayman and Guy for revenge.
• Elaine told Rimuru of legends about bringing the dead back to life and the Dragon Princess Milim, though she could not say whether soul fragments were needed.
• Rimuru said she would not die before avenging Ari and the others, despite Elaine recognizing her hidden desire for death.
• Xiao reported that the Kingdom of Falmes invasion had been resolved and asked what to do with the fourteen thousand prisoners.
• Rimuru welcomed the prisoners as a means to gain strength and pursue her revenge.

Rimuru declared that she would become a Demon Lord and take revenge for Morax, even if it meant war with Clayman and Guy. After Tempest’s leaders vowed to stand with her, Great Sage planned to recruit Milim and free Veldora to give Rimuru a chance of surviving the conflict.

• Rimuru announced that she would kill the Falmes prisoners, become a Demon Lord, and declare war on Clayman and Guy.
• Rimuru told anyone who disagreed they could leave, but Shuna, Shion, Benimaru, Azhdaha, and the others pledged to help avenge Morax.
• Rimuru dismissed everyone and broke down sobbing alone in the conference hall.
• Great Sage decided to strengthen Rimuru as much as possible when she awakened as a Demon King.
• Great Sage planned to use Rimuru’s evolution to become King of Wisdom, free Veldora, and seek Milim’s help against Guy.

After hearing Rimuru grieve for Morax, Rimuru went to the Kingdom of Falmes camp to collect souls and begin their evolution into a Demon Lord. The chapter ended as Great Sage confirmed the Demon Lord evolution had begun.

• Shuna, Shion, Benimaru, Kaijin, Besta, Azhdaha, and Xiao reacted to Rimuru's sobs and vowed to help avenge Morax.
• Rimuru emerged wearing the Demon Seal Mask and asked Xiao to take them to the Kingdom of Falmes army's camp so they could ascend to Demon Lord.
• Rimuru used Divine Wrath to kill the human soldiers in the camp while sparing the lizardfolk, and Xiao explained that he had spared Razan.
• Rimuru obtained the Special Skill Heartless One and used it to extract the souls of the soldiers who had surrendered or lost their will to fight.
• Great Sage announced that soul collection was complete, the Demon Lord Seed had enough nutrients, and Rimuru's Demon Lord evolution had begun.

After collecting ten thousand souls, Rimuru began her Demon King evolution and summoned three demons using the human corpses as sacrifices. As Ran-ga carried her and two survivors back to Tempest, the Original Black decided to learn how to win Rimuru’s favor.

• Rimuru fell into a deep drowsiness, ordered Xiao and Ran-ga to handle the dragon lizard army and the two survivors, and told Xiao to deal with the corpses.
• Rimuru released the Anti-Magic Barrier and summoned three demons, offering the human corpses as sacrifices.
• The leading demon, the Original Black, pledged himself to Rimuru, who told him to prove his worth before she fell unconscious.
• Ran-ga took Rimuru and the two survivors to Tempest, while Xiao warned the demons that Tempest’s people—and Rimuru—did not trust demons.
• The Original Black resolved to gather information from Xiao so he could prepare to become Rimuru’s right-hand man.

Rimuru completed her Demon Lord evolution and gained the Ultimate Skills King of Wisdom and King of Gluttony. As she began reviving the dead, the Original Black arrived with two demons and blamed Guy for Tempest’s hostility toward demons.

• Ran-ga brought Rimuru and two people to Tempest’s plaza, where the officials and immortals prayed for her success and vowed to avenge Mo Li.
• Rimuru evolved into a Demonic Viscous Spiritual Lifeform, and Great Sage and Predator evolved into the Ultimate Skills King of Wisdom and King of Gluttony.
• Rimuru’s evolution bestowed blessings on monsters in her lineage, causing many of them to collapse asleep, while she rose into the air in her new form.
• Rimuru used King of Gluttony to consume the magicules and soul fragments within the barrier as she prepared to revive the twelve corpses.
• Three demons appeared beside Rimuru, and Xiao stopped the immortals from attacking after explaining that Rimuru had summoned them.
• The Original Black sensed the immortals’ disgust toward demons and blamed Guy, vowing to risk his life against him if Rimuru came to despise him.

Rimuru used the Ultimate Soul Revival Technique to restore twelve monsters, then fell into a slumber from exhausting her magicules. The revived citizens and the newly awakened Benimaru and his companions eased Tempest’s grief somewhat, while The Original Black began plotting to win Rimuru’s loyalty by killing Chi Yi.

• Rimuru completed preparations and used the Ultimate Soul Revival Technique to return soul fragments to the monsters’ bodies.
• The Original Black learned how important Morax’s death was to Rimuru and decided to seek Chi Yi’s head to earn Rimuru’s loyalty.
• The twelve monsters revived, and Rimuru fell asleep from magicule exhaustion.
• The Original Black wrapped Rimuru in the fallen white cloth, placed her on a high platform, and stood guard as the immortals watched in confusion.
• Benimaru and the others awakened after receiving the Demon Lord’s Blessing, and then the twelve revived monsters woke as well.

After recovering from her awakening as an Awakened Demon King, Rimuru learned that Milim and Freya had destroyed the Beast Kingdom and that they were heading toward Clayman’s territory. She accepted the Original Black as her subordinate and named him Diablo, gaining an ally who knew Guy.

• Rimuru awoke after three days of recovery, confirmed her evolution into an Awakened Demon King, and learned that Benimaru and the other monsters had grown stronger.
• Benimaru told Rimuru that Milim had killed Carrion and that Freya had helped destroy the Beast Kingdom; Rigurd had already arranged shelter for its people.
• Fabio reported that Milim and Freya had headed toward Clayman’s Puppet Kingdom, and Rimuru decided to help the Beast Kingdom’s warriors, who temporarily stayed in Tempest.
• The Original Black appeared before Rimuru and asked to remain by her side, offering his knowledge of Guy.
• Rimuru accepted the demon as her subordinate and named him Diablo.

After naming Diablo, Rimuru learned that releasing Veldora could improve her chances against Guy, and Raphael calculated that gathering more allies might make victory possible. Rimuru resolved to release Veldora first and then try to bring Milim onto her side.

• Naming Diablo drained nearly half of Rimuru’s magicules, and Raphael explained that Diablo was The Original Black, a Primordial Demon.
• Diablo evolved into a Demon Duke, pledged himself to Rimuru, and decided to protect her in the coming war against Guy.
• Raphael announced that its analysis of Infinite Prison was nearly complete and that Veldora would soon be released.
• Raphael estimated Rimuru’s group had nearly a forty percent chance of defeating Guy, rising by more than thirty percent if Milim joined them.
• Rimuru decided to release Veldora first and try to recruit Milim to avenge Ari.

Rimuru prepared to confront Guy and revived Veldora by giving him a new body, intending to avenge Mo Li. Veldora emerged from his seal and vowed to unleash his wrath on Guy.

• Diablo offered Rimuru his strength against Guy and said he had fought him in the Underworld.
• Rimuru told Diablo she planned to recruit Storm Dragon Veldora, then sent Diablo back to Tempest.
• Veldora asked Raphael when he could leave Rimuru’s Stomach Space, determined to avenge Mo Li.
• Rimuru returned to the cave and used Raphael to create a body for Veldora and release him from Infinite Prison.
• Veldora revived in his new body and vowed vengeance against Guy.

After Mo Li’s death, Rimuru and Veldora grieved and agreed they needed to prepare before taking revenge on Guy. They left the cave for Tempest, with Rimuru planning to deal with Clayman, win Milim over, and eventually fight Guy.

• Raphael copied Veldora’s [King of Ultimate Revelation] and created [King of Vows], completing Rimuru’s four Ultimate Skills.
• Veldora mourned Mo Li and urged Rimuru to avenge him by killing Guy, while Rimuru insisted they prepare first.
• Rimuru told Veldora they needed to deal with Clayman and bring Milim to their side before confronting Guy.
• Rimuru teleported herself and Veldora out of the cave, and Veldora restrained his aura to protect Tempest’s residents.
• Rimuru and Veldora set off toward Tempest as Rimuru planned to declare herself a Demon King and pursue her strategy against Guy.

Tempest’s monsters gathered after sensing Veldora’s return, and Rimuru arrived at the plaza with the Storm Dragon. Azhdaha challenged Veldora with his own formidable aura, leaving the crowd trapped between their clashing pressures.

• Azhdaha silenced the arguing monsters in Tempest’s plaza, while Diablo sensed danger from him and dismissed the crowd’s doubts about Rimuru’s strength.
• Rimuru and Veldora arrived, and Rigurd greeted Rimuru while expressing confusion and disappointment that Veldora had not awakened.
• Azhdaha recognized Veldora and introduced himself as the Ancient Rock Dragon King, prompting Veldora to take offense at his title.
• Veldora unleashed his aura at Azhdaha, who answered with a pressure strong enough to make the plaza a forbidden zone and force the gathered monsters to bow their heads.
• Veldora sensed that Azhdaha’s strength resembled that of his old rival Dagruel as their auras continued to intensify.

Rimuru stopped Veldora and Azhdaha from harming Tempest with their overwhelming auras, then introduced Veldora to the gathered monsters as the Jura Great Forest’s guardian deity. Veldora announced that he had revived to avenge his friend Morax, leaving the plaza silent with grief.

• Rimuru ordered Veldora and Azhdaha to stop competing after their pressure nearly overwhelmed Tempest’s monsters.
• Veldora and Azhdaha withdrew their auras, and Rimuru scolded them for causing trouble.
• Rimuru introduced Veldora to the gathered monsters as their guardian deity, and Toreni welcomed him on behalf of the Tree Sprite tribe.
• The Tempest monsters knelt to honor Veldora, who thanked them for caring for Rimuru.
• Veldora said he had revived to avenge his friend Morax, and the plaza fell silent as the monsters remembered their fallen lord.

Veldora revealed that Morax had been his close friend and vowed to avenge him, while Rimuru grieved alone in Morax’s room. At a meeting the next morning, Rimuru announced plans to declare herself a Demon Lord, attack Clayman, and then wage war against Guy, naming the primary fighters.

• Veldora told Tempest’s monsters that Morax and Rimuru were his only close friends and vowed to avenge Morax by fighting Guy.
• Tempest’s monsters thanked Veldora, and Rimuru went to Morax’s room, where she lay on his bed and wept for Ari.
• Rimuru gathered Tempest’s executives, the Immortal Assembly, the Three Beast Warriors, Azhdaha, and Veldora, then announced she would declare herself a Demon Lord.
• Rimuru said she would attack Clayman and take his Demon Lord seat, leaving the Three Beast Warriors to understand that the plan had already been made.
• Rimuru announced that she would next wage war against Guy, confirmed the target when Albis questioned her, and named herself, Diablo, Azhdaha, and Veldora as the primary candidates to fight him.

Tempest’s executives challenged Rimuru’s choice to include Diablo in the fighters who would confront Guy, arguing that the Immortal Assembly and Xiao deserved to fight for Morax. Diablo demonstrated his Demon King’s Aura to silence them, but Xiao countered it, drawing Diablo’s attention.

• True Monarch Zhuyang and other members of the Immortal Assembly objected to Rimuru’s roster, especially Diablo’s inclusion and Xiao’s exclusion.
• Rimuru explained that Raphael had advised her that only a few powerful fighters could matter against Guy and Milim, and that Azhdaha, Veldora, and Diablo had been selected for their strength.
• Diablo asked Rimuru to let him handle the dispute, then released a terrifying Demon King’s Aura that pressured nearly everyone in the meeting room.
• Xiao neutralized Diablo’s aura with black energy, and Diablo turned toward him in surprise.

Rimuru allowed Xiao to join the effort to avenge Morax after Diablo and Brother Azhdaha urged her to trust his hidden strength. As Dovagon arrived to discuss recent events, Raphael detected more than a dozen cloaked strangers approaching Tempest.

• Diablo offered to avenge Morax, and Rimuru explained that he was her named subordinate, persuading the Immortal Assembly to accept him.
• Xiao asked Rimuru for permission to join the mission, and Brother Azhdaha and Diablo advised her to bring him along.
• Rimuru agreed to let Xiao join the group.
• Dovagon arrived at Tempest with pegasus cavalry, greeted Rimuru, and accepted her invitation to attend the meeting.
• Raphael warned Rimuru of more than ten unknown signatures near the grass, and cloaked figures emerged when she challenged them.

Rimuru met Elado, a noble of the Magic Dynasty Sallion, who attacked her after believing she had abducted his daughter Elaine. Elaine stopped him and explained their relationship, and Elado revealed he had come to assess Rimuru, whose arrival was connected to Elaine and the balance between humans and monsters.

• Elado revealed himself as an elf using an Artificial Human body and challenged Rimuru, identifying her as the new Demon Lord.
• Elado accused Rimuru of abducting his daughter and began casting a powerful fire spell despite her warning.
• Elaine struck Elado and stopped his spell, then scolded him for assuming she was in danger.
• Elaine introduced Elado as her father, the Grand Duke of the Magic Dynasty, and apologized to Rimuru for his attack.
• Elado explained that he had come to meet Rimuru and that her rise was connected to Elaine and the balance between humans and monsters.
• Rimuru invited Elado to come with them.

Kagurazaka Yuuki learned that Clayman’s plan was advancing and revealed evidence pointing to Laplace, Tia, and Forthman being sealed in the Jura Great Forest. He delayed rescuing them to observe Tempest, while an unexpected guest arrived at Guy’s White Ice Palace.

• Kagurazaka Yuuki discussed the failed plan against Rimuru with Kazarim and heard that Clayman had controlled Milim and Freya, killed Carrion, and planned a Demon Lord Banquet.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki showed Kazarim crystal-ball footage of a powerful sealing array and explained that Laplace was likely sealed beneath it.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki identified the two mountains called Guyun Pavilion as the Rock Spears that had trapped Tia and Forthman, but told Kazarim to wait before attempting a rescue.
• An unexpected guest arrived at Guy’s White Ice Palace, where Guy had sent Raine to receive them.

Guy met with Leon Cromwell to discuss the rumors surrounding Milim and the continent’s powerful figures. After Guy and Velzard revealed that Mo Li had astonished them with his strength, Guy called for Mo Li to come out and meet Leon.

• Leon arrived at the White Ice Palace after Guy invited him, and the two moved to a pavilion to talk.
• Guy and Leon exchanged information about Rimuru, Veldora, and Milim, whom rumors said Clayman had controlled.
• Leon asked Guy about the rumor that he had killed a newly awakened Demon King, and Guy explained that he had been unable to kill his opponent.
• Velzard emerged and clarified that Leon’s mention of “that dragon” referred to her younger sister, then said Mo Li’s strength had shocked her too.
• Guy told Leon that Mo Li would be his future colleague and called for him to come out and greet Leon.

Mo Li appeared at Guy’s gathering and revealed that he knew Leon Cromwell’s history and titles. Guy warned Leon that Mo Li was powerful enough to rival him, leaving Leon shocked by the seemingly ordinary man’s true strength.

• Mo Li arrived through a golden vortex, created a stone throne, and sat beside Guy.
• Mo Li recited Leon Cromwell’s origins, past deeds, and titles, stunning Guy, Leon, and Velzard.
• Guy struggled to introduce Mo Li, who told Leon to call him Li.
• Guy explained that Leon had only a one-in-a-million chance of defeating him, while Mo Li might kill Guy in one or two attempts.
• Guy admitted that neither he nor Velzard could identify Mo Li’s race, and Leon stared at Mo Li in shock.

Leon exchanged information with Guy and Mo Li about Veldora's revival and the Slime's declaration as a Demon Lord, then learned that Mo Li knew what he was doing and where Chloe was. The chapter ended with Leon begging Mo Li for Chloe's location, and Mo Li telling him to sit down and talk.

• Guy joked with Mo Li about the possibility of opposing him, while Mo Li repeatedly slapped away Guy's wandering hands.
• Guy invited Leon to continue their conversation and told him he could speak openly because Mo Li likely knew the same information.
• Leon told Guy that Veldora had revived and that the Slime in the Jura Great Forest had declared itself a Demon Lord, and Guy and Mo Li hinted that their plan had succeeded.
• Leon said the Slime had reached the summoned children before he could deal with them, and Mo Li warned that Leon would never have achieved his dream if he had acted.
• Mo Li revealed that he knew Leon was searching for someone and knew where that person was, prompting Leon to plead for Chloe's location.
• Mo Li told Leon to sit down and talk.