Recaps

Mo Li and Rimuru celebrated the Goblins’ transformation, then discussed the settlement’s unmet needs for clothing, food, shelter, and roads. The next morning, Rimuru announced three rules for the monsters, and Mo Li questioned her rule against harming humans.

• Mo Li joined Rimuru and the Goblins’ celebration and noticed how much the Goblins and Direwolves had changed.
• Mo Li told Rimuru that the settlement lacked proper clothes, food preservation, sturdy homes, and roads, and Rimuru realized she had not planned that far ahead.
• The morning after the celebration, Mo Li gathered the monsters and brought Rimuru to address them.
• Rimuru announced rules against harming humans, infighting, and bullying weaker monsters.
• Gobta asked why they could not harm humans, and Rimuru said she liked humans.
• Mo Li questioned what the monsters should do if humans harmed them.

Mo Li warned Rimuru that his rule forbidding harm to humans could leave Tempest’s monsters defenseless, and Rimuru revised the rule to allow them to fight threats. The chapter left Rimuru and Mo Li promising to protect their subjects.

• Mo Li pointed out that Rimuru’s rule against harming humans failed to account for humans attacking the monsters, and urged him to take responsibility as their lord.
• Rimuru agreed to revise the rule so any creature threatening him, Mo Li, or their subjects could be eliminated, regardless of race.
• Rimuru told the Goblins and Direwolves to defend themselves against attackers and flee if they could not win, prioritizing their lives.
• Mo Li told the monsters not to provoke trouble or submit to bullying, and promised that he and Rimuru would stand behind them.

Mo Li helped Rimuru recognize that he needed to protect Tempest’s people rather than judge matters only from humanity’s perspective. They then planned to address the territory’s basic needs by seeking help from the powerful Dwarven Kingdom of Dwargon.

• Rimuru apologized to Mo Li for his naïveté and promised to be more careful about putting his people first.
• Mo Li warned Rimuru that human kindness could not be taken for granted and said he would handle threats Rimuru could not bring himself to confront.
• Mo Li reminded Rimuru that they still needed to solve Tempest’s problems with food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
• Mo Li explained that Rigurd knew of no goblins skilled in those areas but had told him about the nearby Dwarven Kingdom of Dwargon.
• Rimuru grew excited about meeting the dwarves, and Mo Li described their king, Gazel Dwargon, as a powerful warrior known as the Hero King.

Mo Li explained the Dwarven Kingdom’s formidable strength and trading opportunities to Rimuru, who eagerly agreed to travel there. After arranging supplies and a guide, Mo Li prepared to leave Rimuru Village under Rigurd and Ran-ga’s protection.

• Mo Li told Rimuru that the Dwarven Kingdom and its king, Gazel Dwargon, were powerful, and Great Sage confirmed his account.
• Mo Li explained that the kingdom was a trading hub where they could buy useful goods, and Rimuru became excited to go shopping.
• Mo Li reminded Rimuru that they needed money, so they planned to trade monster corpses, Magic Ore, and medicinal herbs.
• Mo Li asked Rigurd to prepare food and find a guide, and Rigurd returned with backpacks and chose Gobta to lead them.
• Mo Li ordered Rigurd and Ran-ga to protect the village while he and Rimuru were away.

Rimuru and Mo Li set out for the Dwarf Kingdom with Gobta and supplies, while Rigurd stayed behind to oversee the village. After Gobta described Dovagon, the group reached its heavily guarded gates and joined the waiting line, with only Gobta accompanying Rimuru and Mo Li.

• Mo Li brought Rimuru food prepared by Rigurd, then told Rigurd to take charge of the village before they departed.
• The monsters saw Rimuru and Mo Li off as they traveled toward the Dwarf Kingdom with Gobta and several Goblins.
• Gobta explained that Dovagon was a powerful forging and trading center where different races were forbidden to fight.
• The group reached Dovagon's guarded gates and found a long, orderly line of people waiting to enter.
• Mo Li sent the other Goblins back and joined Rimuru in line with Gobta.

Mo Li killed a group of men who tried to capture him and Rimuru before they entered the Dwarf Kingdom. After Gobta explained the incident, a dwarven soldier escorted Mo Li and his companions past the line and into the kingdom.

• A group of men planned to capture Mo Li and Rimuru and sell them on the black market before they reached the Dwarf Kingdom.
• Mo Li unleashed his aura, silenced the attackers, and killed them with Rock Spears after they insulted him.
• Rimuru worried they would face trouble, but Mo Li insisted they had acted in self-defense outside the kingdom.
• Dwarven soldiers arrived, and Mo Li had Gobta explain what happened.
• A dwarven soldier offered to guide Mo Li, Rimuru, and their companions past the line into the Dwarf Kingdom.

Mo Li and Rimuru entered the Dwarf Kingdom and set out to find skilled smiths, hoping to recruit Kaijin and acquire weapons and armor for the goblins. They left Gobta to trade their hunted monsters and began searching the orderly city for a weapons forge.

• Mo Li and Rimuru arrived in the Dwarf Kingdom and noticed its impressive buildings, diverse inhabitants, and the powerful aura of the Dwarf King.
• Mo Li reminded Rimuru that they had come to find skilled craftsmen, including Kaijin, and told Gobta to trade the monsters they had hunted.
• Mo Li suggested finding a weapons forge so they could meet smiths and buy weapons and armor for the goblins.
• Rimuru realized they had no money, and Mo Li reminded him they could trade Magic Ore and valuable Recovery Potions made from Hippocrates Grass.
• Mo Li agreed to take Rimuru shopping after they finished their business, then carried him through the city as they searched for a forge.
• Rimuru praised the city's stable public order, and Mo Li explained that the Dwarf King's strength helped keep troublemakers in check.

Rimuru and Mo Li visited a weapon shop and found a fine longsword forged by Kaijin. Rimuru traded Magic Ore for the sword, and they left with most of the ore after the shopkeeper insisted on taking only what the sword was worth.

• Rimuru and Mo Li entered a weapon shop and examined its weapons.
• Rimuru found a longsword whose quality Mo Li praised after testing its blade.
• The shop assistant explained that Kaijin had forged the sword and offered it for six hundred and fifty gold coins.
• Rimuru offered Magic Ore in exchange because they had no gold coins.
• The shop assistant accepted one-third of the ore, and Rimuru retrieved the rest before leaving with Mo Li.

Rimuru and Mo Li sought out Master Kaigin and learned that he was struggling with an impossible order to forge twenty longswords in two weeks without enough materials. The chapter left them knowing Kaigin was anxious and short on time, with his friends injured and only enough materials for one more sword.

• Rimuru asked a female dwarf where Master Kaigin was, and Mo Li explained that the rare Magic Ore could put its owner in danger if she could not protect it.
• The female dwarf led Rimuru and Mo Li to Kaigin's forge, then left them there.
• Rimuru and Mo Li met Kaigin's worried brother, who complained that Kaigin had been given an unreasonable assignment.
• Kaigin told Rimuru and Mo Li that he had to forge twenty standard longswords within two weeks but lacked materials, and that his friends had been injured while gathering them.

Rimuru and Mo Li agreed to help Kaijin overcome an impossible assignment and suspected his rival had sabotaged the mine. They healed Kaijin’s four critically injured friends with Healing Spell and Rimuru’s medicine, leaving Kaijin astonished.

• Mo Li suspected that someone had arranged for monsters to appear while Kaijin was gathering scarce materials, injuring his friends and making the task impossible.
• Kaijin admitted he lacked evidence to report the sabotage, then promised to help Rimuru and Mo Li with anything within his abilities if they helped him through the crisis.
• Mo Li and Rimuru went with Kaijin to see his four gravely injured friends.
• Mo Li used Healing Spell to stabilize the dwarves while Rimuru provided medicine made from Hippocrates Grass.
• Mo Li and Rimuru healed all four dwarves in less than a quarter of an hour, leaving Kaijin dumbfounded.

Rimuru used Great Sage to analyze Kaijin’s sample sword and discovered she had all the materials and the method needed to forge more. She left Kaijin confident that his deadline could be met.

• Mo Li told Kaijin that his injured companions had been treated and needed time to recover, especially the man whose arm had been severed.
• Kaijin despaired over lacking materials and time to forge the nineteen swords still required, while Rimuru realized her stored ores could solve the problem.
• Mo Li guessed that Rimuru planned to have Great Sage analyze the sword, and Rimuru confirmed he understood her well.
• Kaijin showed Rimuru and Mo Li the glowing longsword he had forged and promised to repay their help.
• Rimuru swallowed the sword, and Great Sage confirmed it had analyzed the forging method and that Rimuru possessed all the required materials.

Mo Li and Rimuru helped Kaijin fulfill his sword quota by having Rimuru copy the swords, and Kaijin agreed to find skilled workers for them. Kaijin then invited Mo Li and Rimuru somewhere nice.

• Mo Li told Kaijin they could solve his sword problem and asked Rimuru to show him how.
• Rimuru produced twenty swords identical to Kaijin’s, giving Kaijin enough to exceed his quota.
• Kaijin apologized for doubting Mo Li and Rimuru and thanked them for their help.
• Rimuru explained that they needed skilled workers to build houses, forge weapons and armor, make clothes, and farm.
• Kaijin promised to recruit skilled workers, including his brothers, and invited Mo Li and Rimuru somewhere nice.

Kaijin invited Rimuru and Morax to Night Butterfly, and Gobta reunited with them after completing his assigned task. The group set off together for the entertainment venue.

• Kaijin suggested taking Rimuru and Morax to a good place, and Morax agreed to go with them to Night Butterfly.
• Kaijin led Rimuru and Morax out of the smithy, where they found Gobta resting as he searched for them.
• Gobta explained that he had completed his task and showed them the remaining supplies in his backpack.
• Morax praised Gobta and let him keep the leftover items, and Rimuru introduced Gobta to Kaijin.
• Kaijin invited Gobta to join them, and the group headed toward Night Butterfly.

Kaijin brought Mo Li, Rimuru, and Gobta to the Dream Butterfly nightclub, where Rimuru and Gobta eagerly anticipated the beautiful women inside. Mo Li agreed to enter after checking his status panel and wondering what the venue’s fortune-telling might reveal about Rimuru’s fate.

• Kaijin led Mo Li, Rimuru, and Gobta to the Dream Butterfly nightclub and described its beautiful fairies and other women.
• Rimuru and Gobta enthusiastically urged Mo Li to come inside, while Mo Li wondered whether Rimuru’s destined person and future would differ from the original story.
• Mo Li checked his Gamer status panel and saw that he had reached level S- as an Elemental Dragon Race.
• Mo Li clarified that he had been distracted, not reluctant to visit, and Kaijin led the group inside.

Mo Li and Rimuru visited Night Butterfly with Kaijin, where Mo Li observed the establishment and gathered information about the countries reacting to Veldora’s disappearance. He learned that nations were eyeing the Jura Great Forest and that the Dwarven Kingdom was preparing for trouble, while the proprietress watched him closely.

• Kaijin brought Mo Li, Rimuru, and Gobta into Night Butterfly, where elf ladies welcomed them and Rimuru eagerly joined them.
• Mo Li sensed powerful presences in the establishment and suspected it was part of the Dwarf King Dovagon’s intelligence network.
• While Rimuru played with the elf ladies, Mo Li observed the patrons and listened for useful information.
• Mo Li learned that countries had sent adventurers into the Jura Great Forest after Veldora disappeared, though none had claimed it outright.
• Mo Li heard that the Dwarven Kingdom was forging weapons, likely including Kaijin’s twenty longswords, and learned about the powerful Elf Kingdom Sallion.

Mo Li considered how to become strong enough to protect himself and then visited the Night Butterfly with Rimuru, where he hoped to learn who his fated one was. The fairies offered to perform a divination, leaving Mo Li curious whether Rimuru would still be fated to meet Shizue.

• Mo Li decided that obtaining a Demon Lord Seed and awakening as a Demon King were necessary for his safety and future plans.
• At the Night Butterfly, Mo Li told the curious fairies that he was a dragon while keeping his origins and plans private.
• Mo Li recognized the Night Butterfly as a likely Dwarf Kingdom intelligence site and noticed the fairies' interest when they learned he and Rimuru were building a force.
• A fairy offered Mo Li and Rimuru a divination, and Mo Li wondered whether Rimuru's fated one would still be Shizue.

A fairy divined Rimuru’s and Mo Li’s fated ones, revealing a striking man and woman for Rimuru and a younger girl resembling the woman for Mo Li. Mo Li’s reading began to show more figures but abruptly failed, leaving their identities unknown.

• A little fairy offered to divine Rimuru’s and Mo Li’s fated ones, and they agreed to try.
• Rimuru’s divination showed a beautiful young woman and a regal, handsome man, whose appearance thrilled Mo Li.
• Rimuru questioned why her reading showed both a man and a woman, and Mo Li told her the future was uncertain.
• Mo Li’s divination showed a younger, silver-blue-haired girl who looked like the woman in Rimuru’s vision.
• More figures began to appear in Mo Li’s reading, but the orb’s images vanished, and the fairy could not make it work again.

Kaijin revealed that he had completed the twenty treasured swords despite Besta’s efforts to sabotage his task. Besta insulted Mo Li’s companions, shoved the proprietress aside, and poured wine over Rimuru and the unconscious Gobta, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The fairies’ divination prompted jokes that Lord Morax had many fated partners, and Mo Li comforted the jealous Rimuru.
• Besta arrived and taunted Kaijin about failing to forge the treasured swords for the King.
• Kaijin revealed that he had completed all twenty swords in less than half a day, exposing Besta’s attempt to obstruct him.
• Rimuru confronted Besta for sabotaging Kaijin, but Besta insulted her, Gobta, and the others as low-level monsters.
• Besta shoved the proprietress aside and poured wine over Rimuru and the unconscious Gobta.

Kaijin beat Besta after Besta insulted Rimuru and Gobta, while Mo Li incapacitated Besta’s guards when they tried to attack Kaijin. The confrontation left Besta injured and confused, and Kaijin grateful to Mo Li for saving him.

• Besta splashed wine on Rimuru and Gobta, angering Mo Li and prompting Kaijin to punch him.
• Besta’s guards drew their swords to attack Kaijin, but Mo Li struck them with Rock Spears and injured their limbs.
• Rimuru reassured Mo Li that he had done nothing wrong, and Mo Li reflected on his feelings toward her.
• Kaijin continued beating Besta, dismissed his threat to appeal to the King, and later thanked Mo Li for saving him.
• Besta saw his injured guards and wondered how they had been defeated so quickly.

After Kaijin was arrested for beating Besta, Mo Li and Rimuru were detained with him but stayed calm, trusting Dwarf King Dovagon to judge fairly. They were brought to court, where Besta accused them, and Mo Li reassured the nervous Rimuru as the hearing began.

• Dwarven soldiers arrested Kaijin, his brothers, Rimuru, and Mo Li after news spread that Kaijin had beaten Besta.
• In prison, Kaijin apologized for involving Mo Li and Rimuru, and they reassured him that he had done the right thing.
• Mo Li used Rimuru's Great Sage to make mahjong and playing cards, which kept the prisoners occupied for several days.
• A soldier announced that the Hero King would judge them, so Mo Li, Rimuru, and Kaijin left the prison for court.
• At court, Besta accused them while leaning on a cane with his hands in casts, and Mo Li told Rimuru to wait before speaking.

Kaijin, Rimuru, Mo Li, and their companions faced a rigged trial after Besta accused Kaijin of assault, and their bought-off defender admitted the claims were true. The judge sentenced Kaijin to twenty years of compulsory mine labor and the others to ten years, leaving Kaijin apologizing to Rimuru and Mo Li.

• Besta’s defender claimed Kaijin had inflicted severe injuries on Besta, and Kaijin’s compromised defender accepted every accusation.
• Mo Li told Rimuru their defender had been bought off, while Rimuru panicked about being sent to prison.
• Mo Li noticed Hero King Dovagon’s regretful expression as Besta smugly anticipated victory.
• Rimuru calmed down after Mo Li reminded him that he could escape using his strength if necessary.
• The judge sentenced Kaijin to twenty years of compulsory mine labor and his accomplices to ten years.
• Kaijin apologized to Rimuru and Mo Li for dragging them into the punishment.

After Kaijin, Rimuru, Mo Li, and the others received harsh sentences, Besta regretted framing Kaijin and pleaded for leniency, but the judge refused to change the verdict. The Hero King offered Kaijin a chance to serve him again, but Kaijin declined and left the courtroom determined to repay his benefactors.

• Rimuru comforted Kaijin, while his brothers reassured him that they would face the punishment together.
• Besta regretted framing Kaijin and pleaded with the judge to reduce their sentences, but the judge insisted that the verdict stood.
• Soldiers shackled Kaijin, Rimuru, Mo Li, and the others and prepared to take them away.
• The Hero King asked Kaijin to return to his service, but Kaijin refused, saying he had found someone else he must serve.
• Kaijin saluted the Hero King for the last time and walked out of the courtroom in chains.

Besta confessed that he had framed Kaijin and caused the incidents that led to his punishment, while the Hero King revealed that he had known of Besta’s misconduct and had been giving him chances. The chapter ended with Besta apologizing after learning the king had valued him too and regretted losing both him and Kaijin.

• The Hero King changed Kaijin’s punishment to exile from the Dwarf Kingdom, leaving Kaijin, Besta, Rimuru, and the judge confused.
• Mo Li told Rimuru that Besta would confess and would likely be assigned to Rimuru.
• Besta admitted that he had caused the magic equipment explosion, blamed Kaijin for his own mistakes, assigned him impossible tasks, provoked the recent fight, and bribed Kaijin’s defender.
• The Hero King revealed that he had long known about Besta’s actions and had given him chances, warning that Besta would have faced death if he had not confessed.
• The Hero King told Besta that he had valued him as well as Kaijin and regretted losing both, and Besta apologized for disappointing him.

After Besta was expelled from the Dwarf Kingdom, Rimuru considered recruiting him for his talents, while Mo Li urged her to think about Kaijin’s feelings first. Kaijin agreed to invite Besta to join them, and Mo Li praised Rimuru for asking him; the story left Mo Li worrying that Rimuru depended too much on him.

• The Hero King stripped Besta of his positions, expelled him from the Dwarf Kingdom, and banned him from returning for life.
• Rimuru asked Mo Li to help Besta, and Mo Li cautioned her to consider how recruiting him would affect Kaijin and the others.
• Rimuru realized Kaijin’s feelings mattered and went to ask him whether he would accept Besta’s recruitment.
• Kaijin agreed, saying he held no deep grudge against Besta and believed his talents would benefit Rimuru’s faction.
• Rimuru thanked Kaijin and asked Mo Li how she had handled things; Mo Li praised her while privately worrying about her dependence on him.

Kaijin spoke with the disgraced Besta and persuaded him to work for Mo Li and Rimuru without pledging loyalty to them. Besta agreed to join later, after preparing gifts and apologizing to the two of them.

• Kaijin approached the weeping Besta and told him that jealousy and a radical temperament had led to his downfall.
• Kaijin explained that the Hero King had assigned Besta to him to temper his character, and Besta apologized for his past actions.
• Besta promised to help Kaijin with whatever he could, and Kaijin asked him to work for Mo Li and Rimuru.
• Besta refused to pledge loyalty to anyone besides the Hero King, but Kaijin clarified that he was only asking him to work for them.
• Besta agreed to work for Mo Li and Rimuru after he had time to prepare, and promised to bring gifts and apologize to them.