Recaps

Shion defeated Razul after her Demonification advanced into Deification of War, while Rimuru, Hinata Sakaguchi, and Luminas fought elsewhere in the Grand Cathedral. Before the victors could celebrate, a destructive demonic aura surged toward the cathedral, leaving everyone facing a new threat.

• Rimuru and Hinata Sakaguchi subdued Granbell's otherworldly puppets, while Luminas overwhelmed Granbell.
• After Ran-ga withdrew with serious injuries, Shion faced Razul alone as Xiao guarded the wounded and Rimuru's students.
• Shion used Mo Li's teachings to break through Razul's defense, but Xiao still saw little chance she could win.
• Shion's Demonification advanced into Deification of War, and she defeated Razul.
• A powerful demonic aura surged toward the Grand Cathedral, making Luminas and Granbell stop fighting and look outside.

Kagurazaka Yuuki entered the Grand Cathedral as a devastating aura surged from the awakened Kronoa, whom the Will of Destruction had taken control of. As Kronoa opened her eyes and manifested a Mythical Grade rapier, the people inside braced for a catastrophic battle.

• After Razul was defeated, a powerful demonic aura outside the Grand Cathedral alarmed Rimuru, who judged its source to be Calamity-class.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki confronted Granbell and accused him of deceiving him, while Luminas blamed Yuuki for stealing the Sacred Chest and breaking the seal imprisoning Kronoa.
• Granbell revealed that Yuuki had shattered the seal and declared Kronoa invincible, while Yuuki realized an unknown being had destroyed the seal before he arrived.
• As Kronoa remained motionless, Leon stared at her in shock and muttered about Chloe and Kronoa.
• Kronoa opened her eyes as her bracelet shone, black mist enveloped her, and a Mythical Grade rapier appeared in her hand.

Kronoa unleashed her Calamity-class power in the Grand Cathedral, leaving Rimuru short on allies as Granbell held Luminas back and Leon remained fixated on Chloe. After Kronoa's erasing attack forced Rimuru to dodge, the King of Wisdom proposed two ways to summon powerful dragons.

• Kronoa awakened with a Mythical Grade rapier and released a devastating demonic aura inside the Grand Cathedral.
• Rimuru tried to recruit Luminas to stop Kronoa, but Granbell blocked Luminas and attacked her.
• Rimuru called to Leon for help, but he was too stunned by Kronoa's resemblance to Chloe to respond.
• The King of Wisdom assessed Kronoa as too powerful for Rimuru to defeat with her current strength.
• The King of Wisdom warned Rimuru about Kronoa's black flash, which erased everything it touched and threatened Rimuru, Granbell, and Luminas.
• The King of Wisdom offered Rimuru the choice of summoning the Storm Dragon or using a special item to summon the Rock Dragon King.

Rimuru faced the Strongest Hero and summoned both Veldora and Azhdaha to protect everyone from the attack. The two dragons descended into the Grand Cathedral, where their auras rivaled Kronoa’s.

• Rimuru considered summoning Veldora or Azhdaha, then chose to summon both to protect everyone.
• Veldora and Azhdaha argued over manga and novels in the Great Underground Labyrinth before sensing Rimuru’s summons.
• Veldora and Azhdaha realized Rimuru was in danger and agreed to go together.
• Rimuru activated Storm Dragon Summoning and Azhdaha’s Dragon Orb in the Grand Cathedral.
• Veldora and Azhdaha descended into the Grand Cathedral with auras that surpassed Kronoa’s.

Rimuru summoned Veldora and Azhdaha to the Grand Cathedral, shifting the battle against Kronoa and Granbell. As Luminas attacked Granbell, Veldora recognized Kronoa as the Hero who had sealed him and admired her beauty, leaving Rimuru and Azhdaha speechless.

• Rimuru summoned Veldora and Azhdaha, whose arrival stunned Luminas, Granbell, and Leon.
• Luminas realized the dragons could help stop Kronoa, while Granbell feared his plan to exterminate the Demon Lords had failed.
• Luminas attacked Granbell, who defended himself and searched for someone to take down with him.
• Azhdaha asked Rimuru about the crisis, and she began explaining Kronoa and the chaotic situation.
• Veldora recognized Kronoa as the Hero who had sealed him and called her beautiful, baffling Rimuru and Azhdaha.

Rimuru learned that Kronoa was connected to Chloe and told Veldora and Azhdaha to subdue her rather than kill her. They prepared to fight, while Azhdaha realized Morax was missing.

• Veldora agreed to fight Kronoa, and Azhdaha joined him as they prepared to attack.
• Luminas telepathically warned Rimuru that Kronoa was another personality of Chloe and that killing her would cause serious consequences.
• Rimuru told Veldora and Azhdaha to suppress or seal Kronoa instead of killing her because she was connected to Chloe.
• Veldora and Azhdaha hesitated when they learned Kronoa was linked to the children they regarded as juniors.
• Azhdaha recalled Morax's sealing art and noticed that Morax was nowhere to be seen.

Veldora and Azhdaha tried to restrain Kronoa while Luminas fought Granbell. Granbell struck Hinata Sakaguchi with a Demon-Shattering Spirit Particle Slash, leaving her pierced as Luminas rushed to her side.

• Azhdaha urged Veldora to fight Kronoa while preparing a sealing formula of his own.
• Veldora charged Kronoa, and Azhdaha watched for a chance to seal her.
• Luminas lost an arm after Granbell caught her watching the fight between Kronoa and Veldora.
• Granbell redirected his next Demon-Shattering Spirit Particle Slash toward Hinata Sakaguchi, who was guarding Rimuru.
• Hinata Sakaguchi's sword was knocked away and the slash pierced her, so Luminas abandoned her fight with Granbell and rushed to her.

Mo Li arrived as Hinata Sakaguchi’s soul weakened from Granbell’s attack, and he revealed that Chloe had vanished because events involving her and Kronoa had begun early. After Mo Li restrained Granbell and entrusted him to Luminas, he explained the connection between Chloe, Kronoa, and Hinata, leaving everyone to face the problem of suppressing Kronoa.

• Luminas rushed to Hinata Sakaguchi and tried to heal her, but Rimuru learned that the attack had destroyed Hinata’s spiritual body.
• Mo Li appeared in Divine Gear and reassured Luminas and Chloe that Hinata would not die; golden light appeared, and Chloe suddenly vanished.
• Leon panicked over Chloe’s disappearance, while Mo Li told Rimuru and Luminas that events had begun earlier than expected and that everyone would be fine.
• Mo Li restrained Granbell with a Rock Element hand, then let Luminas take him for their final battle.
• Mo Li explained the relationship between Kronoa, Chloe, and Hinata Sakaguchi, and everyone realized they still needed to suppress Kronoa.

Mo Li sealed Kronoa after Veldora and Azhdaha struggled to restrain her, leaving the group to free Hinata Sakaguchi and Chloe from Kronoa’s body. Rimuru was told to put a mask on Kronoa to calm her down.

• Luminas and Granbell began their final battle while Mo Li explained the connection between Kronoa, Chloe, and Hinata Sakaguchi to the others.
• Veldora fought Kronoa and held back because Rimuru had ordered him not to kill her.
• Azhdaha struggled to form Morax’s sealing art until Mo Li corrected the pattern and cast the seal himself.
• Mo Li pinned Kronoa with dark-golden pillars and transformed them into ropes that bound her, sealing her completely.
• Rimuru and the others realized they needed to draw Hinata Sakaguchi’s and Chloe’s souls out of Kronoa, and someone advised Rimuru to put a mask on her.

Rimuru entered Kronoa’s Mental Space using a replicated Demon Seal Mask, where she met a Shizue from another timeline and was joined by Mo Li. The group encountered Kronoa, who embraced Rimuru warmly but regarded Mo Li with open hostility.

• Rimuru used King of Wisdom to replicate the Demon Seal Mask and placed it on the bound Kronoa, entering her Mental Space.
• Rimuru met Izawa Shizue, who explained that she came from a timeline where she had never been saved and learned that Morax did not exist there.
• Mo Li entered the Mental Space and greeted Izawa Shizue after Rimuru expressed surprise at his arrival.
• Rimuru, Mo Li, and Izawa Shizue moved through the Mental Space and encountered Kronoa.
• Kronoa embraced Rimuru, then turned a cold, hostile gaze toward Mo Li.

Kronoa confronted Mo Li over his relationship with Rimuru, but the group put their rivalry aside to focus on saving Hinata Sakaguchi and Chloe. Mo Li said Rimuru’s Ultimate Skill, King of Wisdom, was the key to resolving both problems.

• Kronoa questioned Mo Li and accused him of taking the person Rimuru loved, while Shizue recognized the conflict as a love rivalry.
• Mo Li redirected Kronoa’s attention to saving Hinata Sakaguchi, whose soul Granbell had shattered, and Chloe, who was trapped in the Infinite Prison.
• Kronoa agreed to postpone her questions and work with the others to save Hinata Sakaguchi and Chloe.
• Mo Li told Rimuru that King of Wisdom, Raphael, could solve their problems, and Rimuru confidently accepted that plan.

Rimuru relied on the King of Wisdom to alter Kronoa’s skills and recover Hinata Sakaguchi and Chloe from her mental world. Shizue departed for another timeline, but Hinata still needed to be revived.

• Rimuru asked the King of Wisdom to retrieve Hinata Sakaguchi’s soul fragments from Kronoa’s Infinite Prison.
• The King of Wisdom interfered with Kronoa’s skill, and Kronoa acquired the Ultimate Skill King of Time and Space before becoming an Information Body called the Divine Consciousness Core.
• The King of Wisdom found the skill preserving Hinata’s spiritual fragments, and Hinata and Chloe appeared in Kronoa’s mental world.
• Rimuru and Shizue were reassured when Hinata and Chloe awakened, then Shizue thanked Mo Li and departed for another timeline.
• Rimuru and Mo Li left Kronoa’s mental world to continue trying to revive Hinata.

After Granbell lost to Luminas, Rimuru and Luminas revived Hinata, and Chloe and Kronoa awakened. Chloe reunited with Rimuru, leaving Veldora and the others wondering about her affection for him.

• Shizue faded away after speaking with Mo Li, and Rimuru and Mo Li left Kronoa's spiritual world to focus on saving Hinata.
• Granbell's despair awakened his Ultimate Skill King of Hope, while Luminas gained the King of Lust, and Luminas defeated him in their final battle.
• Rimuru and Luminas combined their abilities to restore Hinata's shattered soul and return her to life.
• Chloe awakened and ran into Rimuru's arms as Kronoa's body became a child and Mo Li's seal lifted.
• Leon grew angry while Veldora and Ruotuo noticed Chloe's affection for Rimuru.

After the battle, Ultima told Mo Li that Guy had fled after Diablo and Ultima verbally overwhelmed him, and the ruined Holy Imperial Nation canceled its music festival. Rimuru, Luminas, Leon, and Mo Li returned to the Demon Country Federation for an intelligence exchange meeting that became a Mini Demon Lord Banquet.

• Azhdaha and Veldora speculated that Chloe had romantic feelings for Rimuru, then dismissed the concern because Rimuru loved Morax.
• Ultima reported that Guy had agreed to visit the Demon Country Federation, then fled with Raine after Diablo and Ultima berated him.
• The Holy Imperial Nation canceled its music festival because of the battle’s casualties and the damage to the country, though Shion and the others gave a small performance in the Grand Cathedral.
• Rimuru, Luminas, Leon, and Mo Li chose the Demon Country Federation as the venue for a meeting because the Holy Imperial Nation was overwhelmed and Leon’s Golden Country lacked spatial markers.
• Luminas left Hinata Sakaguchi in the Holy Imperial Nation to purge Granbell’s followers and consolidate the remaining Rozzo family forces.
• Rimuru, Luminas, Leon, and Mo Li rested after arriving in the Demon Country Federation, then began an intelligence exchange meeting dubbed a Mini Demon Lord Banquet.

Rimuru, Luminas, Mo Li, and Leon heard Chloe explain her two-thousand-year cycle and learned how the War of Chaos unfolded in the original timeline. Chloe and Kronoa revealed that they loved Rimuru because Rimuru had saved them in the future, leaving Leon heartbroken and the others stunned.

• Rimuru, Luminas, Mo Li, and Leon held an intelligence exchange meeting after arriving in the Demon Country Federation.
• Chloe described how she had repeatedly acted as a Hero over two thousand years to change the Federation’s fate and save Rimuru.
• Rimuru reasoned that the Eastern Empire had killed her and Hinata in the original timeline, then recounted how the deaths led to wars involving Milim, Guy, Luminas, Dagruel, and Kronoa.
• Rimuru asked why Kronoa had feelings for her, and Chloe and Kronoa said Rimuru had saved them in the future.
• Veldora was moved by their love, Wato lamented that Rimuru liked Mo Li, and Leon felt devastated.

Kronoa and Chloe explained how Rimuru and Kronoa's relationship formed in another timeline, but Chloe revealed that Morax, Brother Azhdaha, and Xiao had never appeared in any timelines she visited. Rimuru dismissed the mystery and called Morax her husband, leaving Chloe stunned.

• Veldora realized that many people seemed to love Morax and resolved to help Rimuru win him.
• Kronoa and Chloe recounted how Rimuru helped Kronoa regain her sanity, how Kronoa fell in love with Rimuru, and how Rimuru transferred Kronoa's memories into young Chloe after Guy killed her.
• Rimuru questioned why Chloe had never mentioned Ari, Brother Azhdaha, or Xiao, and Chloe confirmed she had never encountered them in any timeline.
• Brother Azhdaha wondered if he had been killed in every timeline, while the others struggled to make sense of Morax's absence from Chloe's histories.
• Rimuru declared that Chloe was safe and her other problems were solved, then scolded Chloe for disrespecting her husband, Morax.
• Chloe froze in shock after hearing Rimuru call Morax her teacher's husband.

Rimuru and the others discussed Guy's role as Mediator and learned that Veldanava had entrusted him with protecting the world's balance. As the meeting ended, an unexpected visitor arrived and asked to see Rimuru and Mo Li.

• Rimuru called Mo Li Chloe's grandmaster, provoking Chloe's jealousy and hostility.
• Rimuru concluded that they needed to watch Guy and the Eastern Empire, and Mo Li explained that Guy had become a Mediator after befriending Veldanava.
• Mo Li recounted that Guy had emerged from the Underworld about ten thousand years earlier, challenged Veldanava, and been defeated before receiving the Mediator role.
• Rimuru assigned Leon to explain the situation to Guy, while Chloe denied that Leon had any romantic prospects with her.
• A visitor arrived outside the meeting room, recognized that Mo Li was inside, and announced that they should go in to greet him.

Guy Crimson arrived during Rimuru and Mo Li’s meeting, but Diablo shut the door in his face and refused to let him in. Rimuru eventually invited Guy to join, and the meeting resumed with Leon and Luminas questioning why Carrera and Testarossa were present.

• Guy Crimson arrived uninvited and announced that he wanted to see Li, but Diablo slammed the door in his face.
• Guy forced his way back inside, and Diablo blocked the doorway and told him to leave until he received an invitation.
• Carrera, Testarossa, Benimaru, and Souei rushed into the room, while Carrera offered to fight Guy if Mo Li permitted it.
• Rimuru calmed everyone and invited Guy to join the meeting after Mo Li signaled that she should decide for herself.
• Guy made himself a chair beside Mo Li, and Leon and Luminas questioned Rimuru about Carrera and Testarossa being there.

Rimuru explained to Leon, Luminas, and Guy that Ari had named the three Primordial Demons whom Diablo brought back, while Mo Li watched. Guy, unable to confront Mo Li, summoned the others who had witnessed the naming so he could vent his frustration.

• Leon and Luminas were shocked to find Testarossa and Carrera with Rimuru and questioned whether she had named them.
• Rimuru explained that Diablo had brought back the Primordials and Ari had named all three after Rimuru entrusted them to her.
• Leon and Luminas accepted the explanation after considering Mo Li's strength, while Guy felt unable to challenge him.
• Guy asked Rimuru who else knew about the naming, and she named Veldora, Ramiris, and Dino as witnesses.
• At Guy's request, Rimuru summoned Ramiris and the others, and voices approached from outside the room.

Guy summoned Ramiris and Dino to confront them over the Primordial Demons’ arrival, then discussed the growing political crisis in the Western Nations with the other Demon Lords. The chapter ended with Guy blaming Mo Li for Testarossa’s unexpected presence at the council.

• Rimuru summoned Ramiris and Dino to a gathering of Demon Lords, where Guy questioned them about Ultima and the other Primordial Demons.
• Guy berated Dino for allowing Ari to name the Primordials and scolded Ramiris and Dino together after Ramiris tried to slip away.
• Guy explained that Granbell’s death had ended the Rozzo family’s control over the Western Nations, prompting him to send Misari to stir up the council.
• Guy complained that Testarossa had been waiting at the council and warned that the Western Nations needed to unite against the Empire and the coming War of Heavens and Demons.

Guy pressed Rimuru to explain her plans for uniting humanity, but Diablo answered on her behalf with a proposal to control nations through economic ties and currency. Rimuru was left bewildered by Diablo’s claim that the scheme served her ideals.

• Guy exaggerated the dangers of failing to unite the western nations and asked Rimuru what she planned to do.
• Rimuru struggled to answer, unsure how to explain that she wanted a peaceful life and time to farm.
• Diablo stepped in and argued that ruling humanity through fear would breed hatred and rebellion.
• Diablo proposed following the Rozzo family’s example by linking nations through a new economic system and a bloodless war.
• Diablo said controlling currency, including Morax’s Mora, would let Rimuru’s allies manage humanity, while Rimuru silently wondered when she had ever wanted to dominate it.

Diablo convinced Guy and the others that Rimuru had a plan to secure humanity’s peace, and Rimuru accepted authority to manage the western nations despite her confusion. The meeting moved on to the Empire and Yuuki before Guy questioned Chloe about her apparent status as a Hero.

• Diablo claimed Rimuru intended to preserve human peace and happiness, and Guy, Luminas, and Leon believed him.
• Guy handed Rimuru authority to manage the western nations, trusting Mo Li’s strength to support her.
• Rimuru learned that the Empire was preparing to target the Jura Great Forest, Gui Li Country, and the Dwarven Kingdom, while Guy questioned whether the ruler on the Empire’s throne was truly Rudra.
• Rimuru shared what her investigation had uncovered about Yuuki’s connections and disappearance, and Guy said he had encountered Yuuki and let him go.
• Rimuru and the others agreed to enter combat readiness, and Guy asked Chloe why she looked like a Hero.

Rimuru, Luminas, and Leon tried to conceal Chloe’s identity from Guy by claiming she was a Vessel of Sealing, but Guy saw through their story. Mo Li confirmed Guy’s deduction that Chloe and Kronoa were the same person on different timelines, leaving the three would-be deceivers stunned.

• Rimuru and the others agreed to enter a state of war readiness before Guy questioned Chloe’s identity as a Hero.
• Rimuru, Luminas, and Leon claimed Chloe could seize and seal her opponents’ powers, presenting her as a Vessel of Sealing.
• Guy pretended to consider their explanation while the three urged him not to overthink it.
• Guy ignored their story and asked Mo Li about Chloe’s destiny and unusual power.
• Guy deduced that Chloe and Kronoa were the same person existing on different timelines, and Mo Li calmly confirmed it.
• Rimuru, Luminas, and Leon realized Guy had been playing along with their attempt to fool him.

Guy deduced Chloe’s connection to Kronoa and challenged her with a sudden sword strike, prompting her to reveal her true form and spar with him. As their battle exceeded everyone else’s ability to follow, Mo Li summoned an ancient spear that tore through time and space into the fight.

• Guy inferred that Chloe had merged with her future self, Kronoa, and that her power involved time and space.
• Guy teased Mo Li and the others, then suddenly attacked Chloe, but Kronoa blocked his strike.
• Kronoa acknowledged that she had met Guy in other timelines, where they had often fought and she had sometimes died at his hands.
• Guy and Kronoa began a probing duel that Rimuru and the others could neither follow nor join.
• Rimuru tugged at Ari, and Mo Li produced an ancient dark-gold Dragon-patterned Spear.
• The spear tore through time and space and plunged into Guy and Kronoa’s battle, startling them both.

Mo Li joined Guy and Chloe’s battle by striking their crossed swords with Vortex Vanquisher, then fought both of them in a three-way melee. Rimuru, Leon, and Luminas watched in alarm as the combatants’ power remained contained, and an unexpected figure entered the fight.

• Mo Li appeared with Vortex Vanquisher and blasted Guy and Chloe apart, interrupting their duel.
• Guy attacked Mo Li, who met his strikes with overwhelming force that tore through time, space, and dimensions.
• Chloe joined Guy and Mo Li with the Moonlight Rapier, turning the fight into a three-way melee.
• Rimuru could no longer see the battle, while he, Leon, and Luminas worried about Chloe.
• Guy and Chloe recognized Mo Li as a freakish opponent, then an unexpected figure entered their battle.