Chapter Summaries

Clayman showed Milim, Carrion, and Freya a projection of Rimuru's encounter with Azhdaha and the mysterious white-robed Mo Li. The revelation left the Demon Lords wary of powerful beings in the Jura Great Forest, while Milim eagerly anticipated fighting them.

• Milim, Carrion, Freya, and Clayman argued over who should investigate before Clayman promised the projection held further surprises.
• The crystal ball showed Azhdaha appearing with an army of Rock Lizards, and the Demon Lords reacted with shock at his power.
• Clayman suggested Azhdaha was connected to the missing Storm Dragon Veldora as the projection showed Azhdaha overwhelming Rimuru.
• A white-robed figure emerged and revealed golden eyes before the crystal ball's image vanished.
• Freya warned that the golden-eyed figure might be stronger than the Demon Lords, while Milim excitedly looked forward to fighting Rimuru, Azhdaha, and the newcomer.

Carillon, Freya, and Clayman debated whether to continue their plan in the Jura Great Forest despite the powerful beings who had appeared there. Milim proposed abolishing the non-aggression treaty, and after she explained its purpose, the other three agreed to proceed.

• Carillon, Freya, and Clayman weighed the risks of continuing their plan and agreed they still needed to investigate the Jura Great Forest.
• Clayman privately resolved to proceed with Laplace's help while guarding against the mysterious white-robed figure.
• Milim suggested investigating the surviving monsters and majin directly, but the others objected because of the non-aggression treaty.
• Milim explained that four Demon Lords could approve abolishing the treaty, which had been created to protect Veldora's seal.
• Carillon, Freya, and Clayman accepted Milim's proposal and prepared to pursue their interest in the Jura Great Forest.

Mo Li worried about the coming Demon Lords, especially Milim, but believed Tempest could win her over with food. After Kaijin reported that the Dwarf King planned to visit, Mo Li agreed to handle the diplomatic matter Rimuru had passed to him.

• Mo Li considered the threat posed by Milim and the other new Demon Lords, and resolved to prepare desserts to win Milim over if needed.
• Mo Li sent Xiao to answer a call and learned that Kaijin wanted his advice on some blueprints.
• Mo Li reviewed Kaijin's blueprints and offered suggestions based on memories from his previous life.
• Kaijin told Mo Li that the Dwarf King planned to visit the village, and Mo Li agreed to be notified when he arrived.

Mo Li encouraged Xiao to find purpose in Liyue City, then joined Rimuru as the Hero King and his knights arrived. The Hero King greeted Rimuru, who recalled nearly being exiled by him.

• Mo Li asked Xiao what he wanted for himself, and Xiao admitted he did not know.
• Mo Li asked Xiao to help protect Liyue City and sent him to Rigurd to find work that could calm his mind.
• Mo Li and Rimuru noticed several hundred pegasi approaching Liyue City and gathered with the others in the plaza.
• The Hero King and his group arrived, and Mo Li told Azhdaha to behave and stand back.
• Rimuru asked Dovagon why he had come, and Dovagon greeted him as an old acquaintance.
• Rimuru told Dovagon that he remembered nearly being exiled by him.

Rimuru challenged Hero King Dovagon over his disrespectful address, and Azhdaha’s clash with Dovagon was stopped when Mo Li overwhelmed them both. Dovagon abandoned his hostile approach and explained why he had come, but Rimuru proposed a sword contest to test their resolve.

• Rimuru demanded that the Hero King address him as Rimuru Tempest, prompting the king’s guards and Benimaru’s group to clash through their auras.
• Azhdaha unleashed his pressure, and Hero King Dovagon matched him until Mo Li forced both of them to stop.
• Rimuru asked Dovagon why he had come, and Dovagon said he wanted to assess Rimuru’s intentions after hearing about the defeat of the Orc Lord and the new city.
• Dovagon admitted that he had planned to use his sword to assess Rimuru, but Mo Li and Azhdaha made him reconsider.
• Rimuru proposed that both sides use their swords to test each other’s resolve.

Rimuru agreed to a sword duel with Hero King Dovagon to build relations with the Dwarven Kingdom, then fought him under Mo Li’s guidance. The duel ended in a draw when the incense burned out, leaving Dovagon impressed by Rimuru’s swordsmanship.

• Rimuru agreed to communicate with the Dwarven Kingdom through a duel, and Dovagon set the condition that she remain undefeated until an incense stick burned out.
• Mo Li became the referee as Rimuru charged Dovagon and pressed him with her sharp swordsmanship.
• Dovagon broke Rimuru’s rhythm with a powerful strike, but Rimuru adjusted her attacks and continued fighting.
• Dovagon seized a small opening and struck, but Rimuru blocked his attack as both fighters grew familiar with each other’s styles.
• Azdaha told Mo Li the incense had burned out, and Mo Li stopped the duel and declared it a draw.

After Rimuru impressed the Hero King with his swordsmanship, the Hero King learned that Mo Li surpassed even Old Man White and challenged him to a spar. Mo Li effortlessly defeated the Hero King, leaving him shaken as Old Man White urged him to keep training.

• The Hero King praised Rimuru's swordsmanship, and Rimuru credited Ari and Old Man White for his training.
• Old Man White appeared, and the Hero King recognized him as his teacher; Rimuru realized the Hero King was his senior brother and that the alliance was settled.
• Old Man White said Mo Li's swordsmanship surpassed his own, prompting the Hero King to respectfully challenge Mo Li.
• Mo Li borrowed Rimuru's sword and neutralized the Hero King's attacks with basic techniques before disarming him and placing his sword on the Hero King's shoulder.
• The Hero King admitted defeat, and Old Man White comforted him by encouraging him to continue training.

Rimuru and the Hero King formed an alliance between the Monster Federation and the Dwarven Kingdom, agreeing to mutual defense, trade, and technology exchange. After the Hero King departed, Mo Li explained that he had sought the alliance out of fear of the Federation’s strength and his past conflict with the Dwarven Kingdom.

• Rimuru hosted the Hero King and his companions, and the Hero King proposed a formal alliance between their nations.
• Rimuru accepted terms covering non-aggression, mutual aid, citizen safety, trade routes, and technology sharing.
• Mo Li created a binding contract, and the Hero King and Rimuru signed it.
• Rimuru named her country the Tempest Federation, also calling it the Monster Federation, and the Hero King departed.
• Mo Li told Rimuru that the Hero King had pursued the alliance because the Monster Federation was powerful and he feared Mo Li might seek revenge.
• Rimuru went to find Rigurd, while Mo Li reflected that their past hardship had been minor.

Mo Li, Rimuru, and Azhdaha confronted Milim Nava when she arrived in Liyue City, where she introduced herself as a Demon Lord and examined the city’s many powerful, named monsters. Intrigued by the city and the person who had named its inhabitants, Milim abandoned her interest in Clayman’s plans and decided she had found something fun.

• Mo Li sensed a huge mass of magicules approaching Liyue City and headed toward it, while Rimuru and Azhdaha joined him.
• Milim crashed into the ground before them, destroying part of the newly built road, and introduced herself as the Demon Lord Milim Nava.
• Milim recognized Rimuru and Azhdaha from Clayman’s crystal ball and guessed that Mo Li had kept them both alive.
• Milim used Dragon Eye to discover that nearly every monster in Liyue City was named and was impressed by the city’s strength, intelligence, and cooperation.
• Milim lost interest in Clayman’s plan to create Demon Lords and decided to have fun in Liyue City instead.

Milim arrived in the city seeking the one who had killed the Orc Lord and thwarted her plan to create a Demon Lord. Mo Li volunteered to spar with her and led her into the forest to test his strength.

• Milim sensed Mo Li, Rimuru, and Veldora's immense magicules and focused her attention on Mo Li.
• Mo Li stopped Benimaru and the others from attacking, then asked Rimuru to calm them and explain the situation.
• Milim revealed that she had come to find the person who killed the Orc Lord and said she would spar with them.
• Rimuru panicked at the thought of fighting Milim, while Mo Li considered using her fondness for honey as a backup plan.
• Mo Li chose to face Milim himself and flew into the forest with her following close behind.

Mo Li fought Milim in the Jura Great Forest, relying on his spear and martial techniques despite her overwhelming strength. After Milim wounded and suppressed him, Mo Li entered the Martial God state and turned the fight around enough to make her eager to continue.

• Mo Li changed into a white hooded robe, and Milim recognized him as the figure she had seen through a crystal ball.
• Milim attacked Mo Li with a near-full-strength punch, and he blocked it with a golden barrier and spear before being pushed backward.
• Mo Li and Milim exchanged blows, but Milim increased her speed and eventually sent him flying, wounding his right hand.
• Mo Li activated Berserk Martial Arts and entered the Martial God state, causing his aura to surge and allowing him to counter Milim's attacks.
• Milim grew excited by Mo Li's strength and judged him stronger than an ordinary Demon King, while Mo Li continued fighting under pressure as her power rose.

Mo Li unleashed his full-strength Rock Rain against Milim, who smashed through thousands of Rock Spears before one wounded her. Milim declared that she would stop holding back, while Rimuru watched and struggled with the choice of whether to pursue becoming an Awakened Demon King.

• Milim increased her power and sent Mo Li flying with a punch, but he recovered with only minor injuries and prepared to fight again.
• Mo Li put away his spear and summoned tens of thousands of Rock Spears with his ultimate move, Rock Rain · World-Subduing Rock Spears.
• Mo Li rained Rock Spears down on Milim, who flew through the battlefield and destroyed them by the thousands as Rimuru and the others watched in disbelief.
• Rimuru admired their strength but reconsidered becoming an Awakened Demon King because the ritual required more than ten thousand lives.
• After a Rock Spear cut Milim, she erupted with magicules and announced that she was done holding back.

Mo Li, nearly out of magicules and unable to stop Milim, accepted Gamer’s help as Milim prepared her strongest attack. He used the restored, seemingly limitless magicules to raise a golden barrier over the Jura Great Forest, leaving the attack’s outcome unresolved.

• Mo Li’s Rock Spears were crushed, and he realized his strength could not match Milim’s.
• Gamer offered to help Mo Li survive Milim’s full-powered attack, while Rimuru ordered Benimaru and the others to help evacuate Liyue City and the Jura Great Forest’s residents.
• Mo Li, realizing the battle threatened the forest, accepted Gamer’s help and received access to a vast supply of magicules through her connection to Rimuru’s Stomach Space.
• Milim unleashed Dragon Star Burst Scatter at Mo Li.
• Mo Li cast Solid as a Fortress, spreading a golden barrier across the Jura Great Forest as Milim’s attack struck it.

Mo Li ended his magicule clash with Milim and proposed a wager: she would take one attack from him, with the winner choosing a condition. He used honey and citron tea to strike her with a mouthful of sweetness, leaving Milim silently chewing.

• Toreni feared Milim’s attack would destroy the Jura Great Forest and prayed for Mo Li to win.
• Mo Li detonated his barrier to cancel Milim’s Dragon Star Diffusion Blast and proposed a wager.
• Milim agreed, demanding that Mo Li become her subordinate and play with her if she won.
• Mo Li borrowed honey and citron tea from Rimuru before returning to Milim.
• Mo Li put the honey and citron tea into Milim’s mouth, and the battle fell silent as she chewed.

Mo Li tempted Milim with magically enhanced honey until she agreed to his condition in exchange for the bottle. Touched by his promise of more honey and other food, Milim hugged him and was willing to do anything for him.

• Milim delighted in Mo Li's honey, but resisted admitting defeat even as he teased her with it.
• Mo Li revealed that Rimuru and Great Sage had helped prepare the honey to provide nourishment and other benefits.
• Milim offered to call their contest a draw, but Mo Li said he would give her the honey if she agreed to one condition.
• Milim accepted Mo Li's offer, took the bottle, and learned that the honey was called honey.
• Mo Li promised Milim more honey and other dishes, moving her so deeply that she hugged him and resolved to do anything he asked.

Milim clung to Mo Li after enjoying his food and comfort, while Rimuru grew jealous. At the White Ice Palace, Guy and Velzard discussed Milim’s use of King of Wrath and learned she had deactivated it herself.

• Milim pretended to cry as Mo Li comforted her, then hugged him tighter while enjoying his warmth and scent.
• Rimuru complained to Great Sage that Milim was taking advantage of her Ari, though she did not confront Milim.
• Guy asked Velzard whether she had sensed Milim activate King of Wrath.
• Velzard confirmed she had sensed it and said Milim had deactivated the skill on her own.
• Guy felt relieved that Milim had avoided another uncontrollable fight that could destroy the continent.

Chii discovered that an unknown presence in the Jura Great Forest had blocked his attempt to observe the region, and suspected it was connected to Milim and her use of [King of Wrath]. He sent Misari to investigate while he and Velzard wondered what the mysterious being might do; meanwhile, Mo Li felt that someone was watching him.

• Chii complained that Milim was stirring up trouble in the Jura Great Forest and used his crystal ball to survey the world.
• The crystal ball went black when Chii tried to examine the Jura Great Forest, leaving Chii, Velzard, Raine, and Misari stunned.
• Chii asked Misari to investigate the forest, and she left to carry out his request.
• Chii concluded that an unknown presence had blocked his sight and might have prompted Milim to use [King of Wrath].
• Velzard warned Chii that the mysterious being could cause trouble, and Chii decided to wait for Misari's report.
• Mo Li, still coaxing a child, shuddered and sensed that someone was watching him.

Mo Li learned from Milim that Guy was watching them through a crystal ball, then promised Milim they were friends. After meeting Rimuru and sharing fruit tea, Milim argued with Rimuru over calling Mo Li “Ari,” and Mo Li allowed her to use the nickname.

• Milim told Mo Li that Guy was spying on them through a crystal ball in the White Ice Palace.
• Mo Li assured Milim that they were friends, then brought her down to meet Rimuru and the others.
• Milim hugged Rimuru, and Rimuru offered her pomelo fruit tea, which she eagerly drank.
• At the meeting hall, Milim realized Rimuru was the Slime who had ruined her plan and asked why he called Mo Li “Ari.”
• Rimuru and Milim argued over who could call Mo Li “Ari,” and Mo Li let Milim use the nickname.

Milim asked Mo Li and Rimuru to become Demon Lords, but they preferred farming and rejected the title. Milim left the discussion dejected after Rimuru showed her the pleasures of farm-grown food and Mo Li agreed that being a Demon Lord was boring.

• Milim asked Mo Li and Rimuru whether they wanted to become Demon Lords and explained that recommendations from three Demon Lords could secure the title.
• Mo Li confirmed that Milim could arrange recommendations but said he was not interested, and Rimuru also declined.
• Mo Li said he and Rimuru wanted to protect their land and farm, adding that he could defend himself with Heavenly Star if anyone caused trouble.
• Rimuru fed Milim fruit grown through farming and argued that farming was better than the prestige and fighting that came with being a Demon Lord.
• Milim defended the excitement of being a Demon Lord, but Rimuru called her childish, and Mo Li agreed, leaving Milim dejected.

Milim decided to become companions with Rimuru and explore Liyue City, but she treated Rimuru like a toy until Rimuru negotiated for her release. Mo Li mediated their argument, and he and Rimuru agreed to show Milim around the city for its summer festival after warning her to keep her fists under control.

• Milim scooped Rimuru into her arms, bonked her into silence, and used her to wipe her mouth while Mo Li ignored Rimuru's pleas for help.
• Milim asked Mo Li to take her into the city, but Rimuru used the chance to demand that Milim put her down and call her Lord Rimuru.
• Milim refused to call Rimuru Lord, and Mo Li proposed that they call each other by their names instead.
• Rimuru reminded Milim that she had eaten her honey and fruit tea, so Milim reluctantly agreed to call her Rimuru.
• Mo Li and Rimuru offered to show Milim around Liyue City and its upcoming summer festival, and Mo Li told Milim to control her fists.