Recaps

Kaijin brought Besta to Mo Li and Rimuru, where Besta apologized and agreed to work for them. Besta remained in the Dwarf Kingdom to settle other matters and promised to join them later.

• Kaijin brought Besta before Mo Li and Rimuru after completing his mission.
• Besta bowed deeply and apologized while Mo Li and Rimuru pressured him to teach him a lesson for splashing wine on Rimuru.
• Mo Li allowed Besta to rise after Rimuru asked him to show mercy.
• Besta agreed to serve Mo Li and Rimuru, seeing the opportunity as a chance to build ties with the Dwarf Kingdom.
• Besta said he had unfinished business and would seek them out later, and Rimuru asked him to leave an address so they could find him.

Rimuru and Mo Li left the Dwarf Kingdom with Kaijin, Grom, Dold, Milde, and other recruits, while Besta promised to join them later. After they departed, the Hero King ordered his shadow guards to watch the two powerful monsters, suspecting their arrival was connected to Veldora's death.

• Besta agreed to work for Rimuru and Mo Li later, after settling his debts in the Dwarf Kingdom.
• Rimuru, Mo Li, and Kaijin said goodbye to Besta and Kaijin's friends at the kingdom gates.
• Kaijin and the three brothers, Grom, Dold, and Milde, prepared to leave with Rimuru and Mo Li, while Kaido remained behind to fulfill his duties.
• The group departed the Dwarf Kingdom with Gobta and their exchanged goods as the guards closed the gates behind them.
• The Hero King discussed Rimuru and Mo Li with his shadow guard and ordered constant surveillance, suspecting they were connected to Veldora's death.

Rimuru and Mo Li traveled back toward their camp, and Rimuru recalled how she and Mo Li became friends. At the goblin village, Rigurd learned that nearly three hundred Goblins had arrived seeking to join them and made them wait outside until the leaders returned.

• Rimuru told Kaijin and the others how she first met Mo Li in a cave and came to regard him as her family.
• Mo Li promised Rimuru that they would build a home together, and they continued their journey back to camp.
• Rigurd and another Goblin discussed waiting for Rimuru and Mo Li to return while working in the fields.
• Haruna told Rigurd that a large group of Goblins had arrived seeking to join the village.
• Rigurd met the elderly Goblin leading the newcomers and told him they would have to wait outside until the village leaders returned.

Rigurd allowed a group of Goblins seeking refuge to camp outside the village and agreed to let them join hunts while Rimuru and Morax were away. Meanwhile, Mo Li and Rimuru hurried home, hoping to reach the village before nightfall.

• Rigurd told the old Goblin that the group would have to wait outside the village until Rimuru and Morax returned.
• The old Goblin asked for his people to join the village's hunting parties, and Rigurd agreed to help without taking a share of their catch.
• Rigurd arranged for villagers to help the Goblins set up camp, then told Haruna that the leaders would decide their future after returning.
• Mo Li told Rimuru that Gobta expected them to reach the village that day, and Rimuru said he missed Rigurd and the others.
• Mo Li asked Gobta to move faster so they could return to the village before nightfall.

Mo Li and Rimuru returned to the village and learned that hundreds of Goblins had sought refuge while they were away. After Great Sage counted the crowd, Rimuru faced the question of whether the village could take in 960 newcomers.

• Mo Li and Rimuru hurried back after spotting tents outside the village, while Gobta and Kaijin followed behind them.
• They found the village fortified and improved, and Rigurd explained that Goblins had arrived in groups seeking refuge while the two leaders were away.
• Rimuru ordered Rigurd to gather the Goblins and went with Mo Li to meet them.
• Rimuru used Great Sage to count 1,056 Goblins in total, including 960 newcomers.
• Rigurd quieted the crowd and told them their admission to the village depended on Rimuru and Mo Li.

Rimuru and Mo Li learned that Goblins from nearby villages had fled the turmoil caused by Veldora’s disappearance and accepted them into their community. Mo Li directed Rigurd to arrange housing and work, then have the newcomers line up before Rimuru named them.

• Rigurd explained that Veldora’s disappearance had sparked a struggle for control of the Jura Great Forest, leaving the Goblins vulnerable to stronger races.
• Rimuru asked Mo Li what to do, and he left the decision to her.
• Rimuru accepted the Goblins’ loyalty, and they celebrated finding protection.
• Mo Li told Rigurd to arrange housing and work for the newcomers, then line them up.
• Rigurd realized Rimuru was going to name the Goblins.

Rimuru announced that she would name all the Goblins, then fell unconscious after completing the task. Mo Li arranged work for the newly named Goblins and asked Kaijin and the Michel Brothers to teach them practical skills.

• Rimuru decided to name every Goblin, with Mo Li supporting her plan.
• Rimuru announced the naming, and the Goblins celebrated and lined up under Rigurd's direction.
• Rimuru fell asleep after naming the Goblins, while Mo Li and Rigurd assigned them village duties.
• Mo Li visited Kaijin and asked him and the Michel Brothers to teach the Goblins construction, weapon-making, and clothing-making.
• Kaijin agreed to teach the Goblins.

Mo Li watched over the exhausted Rimuru and recalled Shizue’s tragic fate as Elaine’s party reported Veldora’s disappearance to a minister in Blumund. The minister ordered the adventurers to rest briefly before continuing their investigation in the Jura Great Forest.

• Mo Li entered Rimuru’s tent, heard the Goblin guards argue about letting him in, and wondered when Rimuru would take humanoid form.
• Mo Li recalled that Shizue would arrive in Tempest with Elaine’s group and eventually die after Ifrit possessed her.
• Elaine, Kabbal, and Gid reported to the minister that Veldora had vanished and that monsters and adventurers in the Jura Great Forest had become more numerous.
• The minister praised Elaine’s party, gave them three days to rest, and ordered them to resume searching the forest for Veldora afterward.
• Elaine complained about the short rest and low pay as Bal hurried her and Gid back to the inn to clean up and buy supplies.

Elaine persuaded Bal and Gid to let the masked Shizue join their party on a trip to the Jura Great Forest. After Shizue revealed her face, Bal found her oddly familiar, and the group headed to an inn to celebrate her joining them.

• Shizue stopped Elaine and asked to join the party traveling to the Jura Great Forest.
• Gil and Gid objected to taking in a stranger, but Elaine insisted on helping Shizue, and Bal and Gid agreed with a warning to stay alert.
• Elaine introduced Shizue to Bal and Gid, and Shizue said she was a warrior and thanked them for accepting her.
• Shizue removed her mask, and Bal thought her appearance and belongings seemed familiar but could not place her.
• Elaine led the group to an inn for a celebratory meal, and Shizue smiled at their camaraderie, saying it had been a long time since she felt that way.

Mo Li trained Gobta and the Goblin guards while Kaijin helped develop the village, then checked his status and asked Gamer when he could reach S-rank and gain Humanoid Form. Gamer promised a surprise at S-rank but did not explain why Mo Li had stalled at S-.

• Kaijin adapted to the village and began leading construction and development.
• Mo Li put the Goblin guards through brutal training and focused on building up Gobta and other promising fighters.
• Gobta tried to sneak attack Mo Li, but Mo Li stopped him with a Rock Spear and ended the day’s training.
• Mo Li checked his status panel and learned from Gamer that he would gain Humanoid Form after advancing to the next level.
• Mo Li asked when he could advance from S- to S-rank, and Gamer withheld the promised surprise.

Mo Li confronted Gamer about his stalled S-rank breakthrough and discovered that it was hiding the truth about his transmigration and its own nature. Gamer promised it would not harm him, but said he had to become an Awakened Demon King with a powerful Ultimate Skill before he could learn everything.

• Gamer told Mo Li that his S-rank breakthrough depended on an opportunity that could come as soon as tomorrow or take up to three months.
• Mo Li questioned why he was struggling to advance, and Gamer said it was withholding information until he became a sufficiently powerful Awakened Demon King.
• Gamer hinted that Mo Li's transmigration and the script he carried were connected to the hidden truth, and said he needed an Ultimate Skill beyond an ordinary one to learn it.
• Mo Li explained that he had suspected Gamer since his first day in the world, citing his unusual Unique Skill panel, stalled growth, and Gamer's emotional voice.
• Gamer admitted it was hiding something, promised it would never harm Mo Li, and said he would unlock its full abilities after reaching the required strength.

Mo Li questioned the Gamer about the transformations and Ultimate Skills it promised when he became an Awakened Demon King. After learning the Gamer wanted something from him in return, Mo Li chose to trust it and resolved to pursue overwhelming strength of his own.

• Mo Li demanded to know what changes the Gamer's promised transformations would bring.
• The Gamer said it would grant Mo Li more than one Ultimate Skill when he became an Awakened Demon King and prepare him for a second transformation.
• Mo Li asked why the Gamer was helping him, and it explained that Mo Li had created it and that they depended on each other.
• The Gamer admitted it wanted something Mo Li could not yet provide and urged him to grow stronger.
• Mo Li agreed to look after the Gamer and resolved to become powerful enough to live on his own terms.

Mo Li learned from Gamer that reaching S-rank would unlock powerful future upgrades, including a personal weapon, but that he would have to break through the threshold himself. Gamer also warned that Mo Li was an anomaly who had disrupted the world's fate and advised him to stay beside Rimuru, whose status as the world's unchanging Child of Destiny protected him from the World Will.

• Mo Li asked Gamer how to become stronger, and Gamer said reaching S-rank would unlock a major boost and a Demon Lord Seed.
• Mo Li planned to devour monsters and potentially force his breakthrough with magicules, while Gamer told him to gather rare ores and weapons for a future personal weapon.
• Gamer said Mo Li's weapon could begin at Legendary Grade and might grow to half-step Creator God grade if Mo Li reached S-rank.
• Gamer warned Mo Li that he was an anomaly who had disrupted the world's fate and that the World Will might eliminate him if his actions threatened Rimuru.
• Gamer explained that Rimuru was the world's fixed Child of Destiny because Rimuru was the reincarnation of Star Dragon King Veldanava, and advised Mo Li to stay by Rimuru's side.

Mo Li learned that the Gamer could evolve when he became an Awakened Demon King, potentially stopping the World Will from probing him. Rimuru woke after nearly a week, and Rigurd reported that four human adventurers had entered their territory, leaving Rimuru and Mo Li to decide what to do.

• The Gamer told Mo Li it could evolve when he became an Awakened Demon King and promised him a valuable gift upon reaching S-rank.
• The Gamer warned Mo Li that Rimuru was about to wake, and Rimuru awoke after sleeping for nearly a week.
• Mo Li gave Rimuru two bowls of medicine to restore her magicules, and she reluctantly drank them.
• A hunting Goblin told Rigurd that four human adventurers had entered their territory without noticing the Goblins.
• Rigurd told the Goblin not to act rashly and went to report the adventurers to Rimuru and Mo Li.

Mo Li and Rimuru learned that four human adventurers had entered the Jura Great Forest, and Mo Li suspected they were connected to Rimuru. He questioned a Goblin scout about the group, whose description began to confirm his guess that Shizue had arrived.

• Mo Li sensed Rigurd arriving, and Rigurd reported that four human adventurers had entered the Goblins’ territory and hunting grounds.
• Rigurd described the party as two men and two women, including a female mage and a female warrior.
• Mo Li asked whether the mage was an elf and the warrior wore a white-striped mask, then requested to question the Goblin who had seen them.
• Rigurd brought Gottlin to the tent, and Gottlin described the mage as an elf with shoulder-length orange hair.

Mo Li identified the masked woman from Gottlin’s description as Shizue, while Rimuru grew jealous of his concern for her. After Rigurd and Gottlin fled, Mo Li explained his familiarity with the women, and Rimuru accepted his excuse.

• Mo Li confirmed that the woman in white, with black hair and a striped mask, was Shizue.
• Rimuru became jealous when Mo Li showed concern for the missing woman and suggested killing the group.
• Mo Li sent Rigurd and Gottlin away, and they hurried out of the tent, leaving him alone with Rimuru.
• Rimuru jumped into Mo Li’s arms and demanded to know why he recognized the women.
• Mo Li claimed he had seen the elf before and lied that he had met the other woman while Rimuru slept; Rimuru believed him.

Elaine, Bal, Gid, and Shizue were chased by giant red ants after Bal killed one of their young. As the group prepared to fight rather than flee, Gobta’s patrol watched and waited for Mo Li and Rimuru’s instructions.

• Bal led the group into a chase by killing a juvenile red ant, drawing six or seven adult ants after them.
• Elaine, Bal, and Gid discarded their equipment to run faster, while Shizue said she carried only her sword and mask.
• A red ant appeared ahead, trapping the group; Bal, Elaine, and Gid resolved to fight, and Shizue chose to stand with them.
• Gottlin asked Gobta whether the patrol should intervene, and Gobta ordered the Goblins to wait unless the group’s lives were in danger.

Shizue used Ifrit’s power to destroy the giant ants, revealing her immense strength to Elaine, but the exertion left her weak and struggling to see. The chapter ended with Shizue wondering if her body had finally reached its limit.

• Shizue sent Bal and Gid to retrieve the party’s discarded equipment while Elaine stayed behind to help her.
• Elaine ran toward Shizue just as a giant ant attacked from behind, and Shizue unleashed Ifrit’s power to burn it away.
• Shizue charged the ants and killed all eight with her sword and fire magic.
• Elaine was shocked by Shizue’s strength and wondered why she had joined their small party and concealed her power.
• Shizue’s vision blurred and her body weakened after using Ifrit’s power, and she feared she might die.

Shizue collapsed after using her power to defeat the giant ants, and Elaine discovered that even her Advanced Healing Magic could not help. As Elaine, Bal, and Gid tried to carry Shizue out of the Jura Great Forest, Mo Li and Rimuru arrived to intervene.

• Shizue fainted after ensuring Elaine was safe, and Elaine found the giant ants reduced to ashes.
• Elaine's Advanced Healing Magic had no effect, and she explained that Shizue needed a high-concentration Super Recovery Potion to survive.
• Bal recognized Shizue as the vanished hero-class adventurer Izawa Shizue, the Blaze Dominator.
• Elaine, Bal, and Gid decided to carry Shizue out of the Jura Great Forest, with Gid clearing the way.
• Gobta waited until Mo Li and Rimuru arrived, then Mo Li took charge as Elaine's group approached the edge of their territory.
• Mo Li realized that Shizue's condition differed sharply from what had happened in the original story.

Elaine, Bal, and Gid struggled to keep Shizue alive as they traveled through the Jura Great Forest, until Mo Li and Rimuru appeared and identified the cause of her condition. Mo Li proposed using Rimuru’s Predator skill and a seal to suppress the dangerous energy inside Shizue.

• Elaine, Bal, and Gid continued fighting through monsters while Shizue weakened, and Shizue woke to thank them for helping her.
• A mysterious voice asked whether Elaine’s group wanted to save Shizue, then Ran-ga appeared with Mo Li and Rimuru on his head.
• Elaine’s group feared the powerful magical wolf and the monster riding it, but Elaine begged them to save Shizue.
• Mo Li explained that Shizue was suffering from backlash because her body rejected the energy within her, rather than from an ordinary injury.
• Rimuru recognized Shizue as the person destined for him, and Mo Li proposed that Rimuru use Predator to consume the excess energy before sealing its source.

Mo Li struggled with whether to save Shizue and questioned his purpose in the world before deciding to pursue overwhelming strength. Gamer revealed that the crisis had been a trial, while warning that saving Shizue was genuinely beyond Mo Li for now but might become possible later.

• Mo Li led Elaine, Bal, and the others to take the unconscious Shizue back to the village for treatment.
• Mo Li asked Gamer how he could save Shizue, and Gamer warned that doing so now would exact a devastating price.
• Mo Li questioned whether his actions and existence mattered, then chose becoming the strongest as his own goal.
• Mo Li insisted he would save Shizue regardless of the cost, and Gamer revealed he had passed its trial.
• Gamer confirmed the price of saving Shizue was real but said Mo Li might be able to save her later.

Mo Li found a way to preserve Shizue until he could afford a cure by sealing Ifrit and her body, with Rimuru keeping her in her Stomach. After bringing Shizue and Elaine's group to the village, Mo Li told Rimuru that Shizue first needed the violent power inside her suppressed.

• Gamer told Mo Li to use Morax's adeptal arts to seal Ifrit and Shizue, then have Rimuru store her in her Stomach.
• Mo Li and Rimuru brought Shizue and Elaine's group of three to their village in the Jura Great Forest.
• Bal, Elaine, and Gid were astonished by the village's powerful residents, and Elaine learned Mo Li's True Name was Morax.
• Mo Li asked Rigurd to prepare a room and directed Ran-ga to carry Shizue there.
• Mo Li told Rimuru Shizue's condition was grim and that they first had to suppress the violent power inside her.

Mo Li and Rimuru visited Shizue after she awoke, while Elaine, Bal, and Gid worried about the power of their hosts. Rimuru and Shizue recognized their shared connection to Japan, and Rimuru revealed that she and Mo Li were transmigrators.

• Mo Li and Rimuru followed Rigurd to the tent where Shizue and the others were staying.
• Mo Li sent Elaine, Bal, and Gid outside so he and Rimuru could speak privately with Shizue.
• Bal told Elaine that Mo Li and Rimuru were likely Special A-rank monsters and reassured her that they had no need to harm Shizue.
• Rimuru explained to Shizue that she was a transmigrator from Japan and that Mo Li had come from China.

Izawa Shizue told Rimuru and Mo Li how Leon had summoned her and placed Ifrit inside her, leaving her near death. Mo Li offered to help her, and Shizue agreed to his plan to seal her until he could treat her, asking for some time first.

• Shizue explained that she had recognized Mo Li as a fellow transmigrator because of his resemblance to an Eastern totem and the name Morax.
• Shizue recounted how Leon summoned her from Japan, implanted Ifrit in her body, and left her afraid of the power that had cost her friends and pet.
• Mo Li interrupted Shizue and said he could free her from Ifrit, but asked what she could offer him; Shizue offered to serve him.
• Mo Li told Shizue she would not have to pledge loyalty and could simply live in the village, which she described as feeling like home.
• Mo Li said he could not cure Shizue immediately and asked Rimuru to explain the plan to seal her until treatment was possible.
• Shizue agreed to the plan and asked Mo Li and Rimuru for some time first.

Shizue said goodbye to Elaine, Bal, and Gid before staying in the Jura Great Forest for treatment and eventual sealing. Rimuru returned the adventurers’ missing equipment, and they left after asking him to look after Shizue.

• Shizue told Mo Li and Rimuru she wanted to see the world and say goodbye to her teammates before being sealed, and said she hoped to live in their settlement after waking.
• Shizue came out of the tent and told Elaine, Bal, and Gid she could not return with them because she needed to stay for treatment.
• Elaine, Bal, and Gid decided to leave to complete their mission, recover their losses, and return for Shizue later.
• Rimuru had the Goblins return the equipment they had found, and Elaine, Bal, and Gid thanked him.
• Elaine asked Rimuru to take care of Shizue, and Rimuru promised he would.