Chapter Summaries

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.

Mo Li began treating Shizue to suppress the fire spirit Ifrit inside her, but the seal provoked Ifrit into breaking free and setting the area ablaze. As Rimuru fought Ifrit’s servants, Mo Li prepared to face Ifrit himself.

• Elaine and Bal said goodbye to Shizue and left, and Mo Li brought Shizue and Rimuru to a plain to begin the treatment.
• Mo Li infused a strange force into Shizue to suppress Ifrit, but Ifrit’s power awakened and violently resisted the seal.
• Shizue’s body erupted in flames, her mask fell away, and Rimuru contained the blaze with a wall of water.
• Ifrit emerged with three fire spirits and ordered them to destroy the surrounding area.
• Rimuru killed the three fire spirits with water spears while Mo Li prepared to confront Ifrit.

Mo Li and Rimuru withstood Ifrit’s fire attacks, and Mo Li struck her down with Rock Spears. The battle left Ifrit defeated and Rimuru wondering why Mo Li’s version of their shared skill was so much stronger.

• Rimuru told Mo Li that the three Fire Spirits had been defeated, and Mo Li taunted Ifrit about their weakness.
• Ifrit created eight clones and hurled powerful fireballs at Mo Li and Rimuru, but they emerged unharmed.
• Ifrit gathered even larger fireballs, so Mo Li protected himself and Rimuru with Jade Shield.
• Mo Li summoned hundreds of Rock Spears, overwhelmed Ifrit’s defenses, and sent her crashing to the ground.
• Rimuru wondered why Mo Li could cast so many Rock Spears, and Great Sage explained his Rock Attribute, independent skill development, and the boost from standing on the ground.

Mo Li trapped Ifrit and defeated him, then learned that the victory had advanced him to S-rank. Gamer warned that Mo Li needed a safe place before beginning his transformation, so Mo Li turned to Rimuru to handle the remaining matters.

• Mo Li imprisoned Ifrit between four stone pillars, and Ifrit gave up resisting after learning Mo Li and Rimuru were both exceptionally powerful.
• Gamer announced that defeating Ifrit had fulfilled Mo Li’s advancement requirements, raising him to S-rank.
• Mo Li checked his status panel and prepared to begin his transformation, but Gamer cautioned him to find a safe location first.
• Mo Li approached the defeated Ifrit and called Rimuru over.

Rimuru devoured Ifrit, who found Veldora inside Rimuru’s stomach and was forced to keep the Storm Dragon company. Outside, Mo Li sealed Shizue’s declining life force in a golden coffin, preserving her for the time being.

• Mo Li advised Rimuru to devour Ifrit, and Rimuru used Predator to swallow him and the seal.
• Ifrit found Veldora inside Rimuru’s stomach and realized the Storm Dragon had been hidden there by the Slime.
• Veldora told Ifrit to keep him company as an apology for attacking his friends, and Ifrit felt unable to refuse.
• Great Sage warned Rimuru that Shizue would die within ten minutes without Ifrit’s support.
• Mo Li reassured Rimuru, accepted Shizue’s mask as a gift, and used a Sealing Art to halt her declining life force.
• Mo Li formed a golden coffin with Geo Element Control and placed Shizue inside.

Mo Li helped Rimuru preserve Shizue’s body so Rimuru could use it to take on Humanoid Form. After transforming into a naked girl who looked almost exactly like Shizue, Rimuru was discovered by Mo Li, leaving her mortified.

• Mo Li told Rimuru to swallow the sealed golden coffin containing Shizue, explaining that consuming a human would let her take on Humanoid Form.
• Great Sage confirmed that Shizue’s body would be preserved while it analyzed her human form.
• Rimuru transformed in private and found that she looked almost identical to Shizue, with blue hair and a slightly shorter stature.
• Great Sage noted that Rimuru’s new appearance resembled Morax’s destined person in the Dwarf Kingdom.
• Mo Li entered the tent and saw the naked Rimuru, who blushed and screamed.