Chapter Summaries

Satoru died a lonely death and awakened in a pitch-black cave as a sticky mass, leaving the audience startled by his new form and changed voice.

• Satoru died at thirty-seven without ever having a girlfriend, after wishing he could be more sociable if reincarnated.
• Viewers condemned Fang Zheng for making Satoru witness his own bloody death and mocked the cruel fate of single people.
• The audience heard a different voice from a sticky mass bouncing through a dark cave and wondered what had happened to Satoru.

After reincarnating as a slime, Satoru got used to his new body while viewers teased him about it. He explored the cave, ate grass out of boredom, and wondered where his food went.

• Satoru complained that his new slime body was too streamlined, while viewers joked about his appearance.
• Satoru realized he had died after being stabbed and reincarnated as a slime.
• Satoru found that his slime body moved easily and that he no longer needed to eat or sleep.
• Satoru wrapped wild grass in his body and decomposed it because he was bored.
• Satoru wondered what happened to the grass he had eaten since he did not need to excrete.

After learning how Predator worked, Satoru’s slime devoured everything in a cave, including Magic Ore, until it encountered a powerful voice behind a crystal wall. The voice belonged to a Western Dragon, which revealed itself after the slime called it a baldy.

• The audience learned that Predator could consume targets, analyze them, learn their skills, and simulate them.
• Satoru’s slime rampaged through the cave, eating everything in its path, including Magic Ore.
• The slime discovered a purple crystal wall with a dark cavern beyond it and heard a voice calling to it.
• After the voice repeatedly demanded an answer, the slime snapped and called the unseen creature a baldy.
• The creature roared, and a gigantic Western Dragon appeared before the audience.

The audience watched the slime gain Magic Sense and meet Veldora the Storm Dragon, one of the world’s four remaining Dragon Species. Meanwhile, reports spread that Modu City entrepreneur Fang Zheng had helped patients with uremia.

• The giant dragon helped the slime obtain Magic Sense, allowing it to see its surroundings.
• The slime checked its reflection in a pool and sighed that it really was a slime.
• The slime saw the colossal dragon and learned his name was Veldora the Storm Dragon, one of the four remaining Dragon Species.
• On the third day after That Time I Reincarnated as a Slime began airing, reports circulated about Fang Zheng providing medical assistance to patients with uremia.

Ding Muyu explained in a hospital interview why she had cruelly broken up with Shen Anping while facing a nearly incurable illness. After Fang Zheng’s treatment gave her hope of living, she and Shen Anping had a chance to fall in love again.

• The report described how the cost of treatment made recovery from Ding Muyu’s illness seem impossible for ordinary families.
• Ding Muyu told a reporter that she felt almost normal after receiving a transplant, though she still needed regular medication.
• When the reporter asked why she had broken up with Shen Anping, Ding Muyu recalled how they had watched A Company anime together.
• Ding Muyu said that watching Your Lie in April had inspired her to imitate Kaori’s lie so Shen Anping would hate her, yet never forget her.
• Ding Muyu recalled collapsing and sobbing after hurting Shen Anping, then said Fang Zheng’s help had given them another chance to be together.

Ding Muyu praised Fang Zheng as her idol but complained that his mischief had driven his fans crazy. She vowed to work at A Company so she could spy on him for them, leaving fans eager to see her take him on.

• During an interview, Ding Muyu said she loved Fang Zheng’s works and called him mischievous despite his having helped her.
• Ding Muyu said she planned to train for a job at A Company so she could get close to Director Fang and share his movements with fans.
• The reporter reacted with disbelief when Ding Muyu explained her plan to help fans deal with Fang Zheng.
• Fans cheered Ding Muyu on and joked about using her as a spy, while Fang Zheng’s cunning left the plan’s outcome uncertain.
• People also grew curious about Ding Muyu’s relationship with Shen Anping.

The public praised Fang Zheng for helping Ding Muyu afford treatment and giving her hope, while fans saw his actions as proof of a genuine bond between him and his supporters. The chapter ended with Fang Zheng framing the help as an equal exchange for Ding Muyu's promise to work for him.

• Readers compared Ding Muyu and Shen Anping's love story to Your Lie in April and hoped the couple would stay together.
• People reflected that Ding Muyu was fortunate to meet Fang Zheng, who gave her a chance to live despite her uremia and her family's finances.
• Anime fans noticed Fang Zheng's role in the Hangcheng Daily report and praised him for helping one of his fans.
• Fans accepted Ding Muyu's promise to work for Fang Zheng as fair repayment rather than exploitation.

Fang Zheng arranged for Ding Muyu to work at A Company so she could support her recovery without feeling that she owed him charity. As online fans celebrated her recovery and her status in the anime community, Ding Muyu’s parents visited A Company to thank Fang Zheng but left before seeing him.

• Fang Zheng reasoned that Ding Muyu’s job at A Company would help her recover and regain independence, rather than repay her medical expenses.
• Fans discussed Ding Muyu’s recovery and celebrated her as a fellow anime and manga fan with the “Till Death Do Us Part” title.
• Chen Ruting brought Fang Zheng a thank-you banner from Ding Muyu’s parents and explained that they had left after hearing he was busy.
• Fang Zheng understood that Ding Muyu’s parents had felt out of place at A Company and smiled bitterly as he considered why they had left.

Fang Zheng explained A Company's people-first culture and accepted Ding Muyu's pennant without displaying it. Meanwhile, Slime reached the Dwarven Kingdom, obtained a Magic Ore sword for the goblins, and was invited to celebrate with the dwarves, who mentioned beautiful elf girls.

• Fang Zheng said A Company employees should treat ordinary people with friendliness and reject arrogance when dealing with them.
• Fang Zheng told Chen Xianting to put Ding Muyu's pennant in a cabinet instead of hanging it up.
• Slime reached the Dwarven Kingdom to obtain weapons for the goblin tribe.
• The dwarf craftsmen forged a Magic Ore longsword for Slime, and she helped with their work.
• The dwarves invited Slime to celebrate and mentioned that beautiful elf girls would be there.

Rimuru gave in to the dwarf craftsmen’s pleas and went with them to the elf establishment Night Butterfly. The chapter ended as the door opened and the viewers erupted at the sight of the elf women.

• The dwarf craftsmen persuaded Rimuru to visit Night Butterfly, while viewers shared their excitement about seeing elves.
• Rimuru reluctantly agreed to go with the dwarves.
• That evening, the dwarf craftsmen led Rimuru into Night Butterfly.
• Elf women of many appearances and styles welcomed them, prompting the viewers to gush over the sight.

Rimuru returned to the goblin village and met Shizue, a Summoned One from Japan who had arrived decades before him. He shared memories of modern Japan with her, but accidentally showed her an elf from his less-than-healthy memories, leaving him embarrassed.

• Rimuru returned to the goblin village and met Shizue, who had been summoned to the New World rather than reincarnated.
• Rimuru learned that Shizue came from Japan decades before his own time and that Summoned Ones were controlled with curses carved into their souls.
• Rimuru chose not to ask Shizue about her curse and used Thought Transmission to share memories of how Japan had changed.
• Shizue saw Rimuru's modern bedroom and then spotted an elf in one of his memories.
• Rimuru hurriedly tried to explain away the elf and switched to more ordinary memories as Shizue smiled at his embarrassment.

Rimuru shared memories of modern Xia Country with Shizue, easing some of her regret before her painful past and transformation into the Flame Spirit came to light. As That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime became popular, anticipation grew for A Company’s upcoming Anime Carnival.

• Shizue watched Rimuru’s memories of modern Xia Country and felt proud of how far her homeland had come.
• Rimuru resolved to build a peaceful city in this world like the homeland he remembered.
• Shizue’s memories revealed that she had been treated harshly after being summoned and forced to kill her childhood friend.
• Shizue lost control in the goblin village and transformed into the Flame Spirit.
• As May approached, anime fans eagerly anticipated A Company’s Anime Carnival and its attractions.

As A Company prepared for its Anime Carnival, Zhang Siyu brought Fang Zheng a thick stack of project and partnership documents. Fang Zheng refused to review them, but learned that his signature was required to release payments.

• Zhang Siyu reported that all projects except Shuchiin Academy had passed inspection and delivered their files to Fang Zheng.
• Fang Zheng complained about the paperwork and said he trusted Zhang Siyu instead of reading it.
• Zhang Siyu reminded Fang Zheng that the documents needed his signature to take effect.
• Zhang Siyu explained that payments could not be released without Fang Zheng’s personal approval.

Fang Zheng teased Zhang Siyu by leaving the Anime Carnival’s publicity to her, even though she knew he had been preparing for the event for nearly a year. The chapter ended with Zhang Siyu asking whether he truly had no promotional plan.

• Zhang Siyu reminded Fang Zheng that the Anime Carnival was less than a month away and urged him to begin promoting it.
• Fang Zheng said he had already started the warm-up through posts he and Qin Dongsu had published.
• Zhang Siyu proposed online buzz, street posters, and billboard advertisements, so Fang Zheng assigned her the publicity work and offered departmental support.
• Zhang Siyu reflected that Fang Zheng had invested heavily in the Anime Carnival and would not neglect it, then asked whether he really had no plan.

Fang Zheng asked Zhang Siyu how she would promote the Anime Carnival, and she proposed combining online publicity with media and real-world advertising. After hearing her plan, Zhang Siyu asked whether Fang Zheng had a better idea, and he left her anticipating his creative approach.

• Fang Zheng asked Zhang Siyu how she would handle the Anime Carnival's promotion.
• Zhang Siyu proposed prioritizing online promotion while supplementing it with media coverage, posters, flyers, travel-agency partnerships, and carefully controlled buzz.
• Fang Zheng agreed that Zhang Siyu's proposal was conventional but effective.
• Zhang Siyu asked Fang Zheng whether he had a better plan and anticipated his creative ideas.

Fang Zheng proposed using the many vehicles on Magic City's streets to publicize their business. After Zhang Siyu suggested placing ads through the transportation department and companies, Fang Zheng clarified that he had a different idea.

• Fang Zheng asked Zhang Siyu what was most common on the streets, and she realized it was vehicles.
• Zhang Siyu recognized that cars could carry publicity farther than flyers or posters and grew excited about the idea.
• Zhang Siyu offered to contact the Magic City transportation department and transportation companies to arrange advertisements.
• Fang Zheng stopped Zhang Siyu and told her he had not meant placing advertisements on vehicles.

Fang Zheng rejected Zhang Siyu’s idea of roadside advertising and introduced her to itasha as a promotional plan. He drew a car decorated with characters from her favorite series, leaving Zhang Siyu eager to turn her own car into one.

• Fang Zheng told Zhang Siyu that roadside advertisements would waste money and damage Anime Carnival’s prestige.
• Fang Zheng introduced the term itasha and drew a decorated car on his computer.
• Zhang Siyu recognized Kohinata, Hana, and Noa from her favorite series on the car design and admired it.
• Fang Zheng asked Zhang Siyu what she thought of using an itasha as a promotional plan.

Fang Zheng proposed using professionally decorated cars to promote Anime Carnival, believing the cultural climate and government support would make the plan feasible. Zhang Siyu recognized the many practical and regulatory hurdles and was left to handle them on a tight schedule.

• Fang Zheng explained why decorated cars could become more common in this world, citing greater acceptance of otaku culture and support for the anime industry.
• Zhang Siyu pointed out that the cars required professional artists and modification shops, neither of which existed yet.
• Zhang Siyu noted that the plan also required transportation-authority approval and safety inspection standards.
• Zhang Siyu warned Fang Zheng that the approaching Anime Carnival left little time to organize everything.
• Fang Zheng told Zhang Siyu to handle the arrangements himself and said he trusted her, while Zhang Siyu suppressed her frustration.

Zhang Siyu reluctantly accepted more work after Fang Zheng expressed his trust in her, while fans eagerly awaited Anime Carnival and followed A Company's latest series. In the episode, Rimuru agreed to Shizue's final wish as she neared death, and she revealed that Leon Cromwell had summoned her.

• Zhang Siyu thanked Fang Zheng for his trust and left, and Fang Zheng returned to his pile of documents.
• Otaku fans looked forward to Anime Carnival and continued watching That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
• Rimuru defeated the Flame Spirit inside Shizue, leaving her gravely weakened.
• Shizue asked Rimuru to devour her so she could rest peacefully inside him, and he agreed.
• Shizue identified Leon Cromwell as the man who had summoned her.

After Shizue died, Rimuru used Predator to devour her and resolved to remember Leon Cromwell. The anime then revealed Rimuru’s human form, leaving the audience stunned and captivated.

• Rimuru followed Shizue’s dying wish and devoured her with Predator, while vowing to remember Leon Cromwell.
• The audience mourned Shizue’s tragic life and cursed Fang Zheng for her death.
• The scene shifted to reveal Rimuru’s human form, shocking Rimuru’s companions and the audience.
• The audience reacted to Rimuru’s beauty with surprise, attraction, and embarrassment.
• A rainbow-colored comment joked that Rimuru’s stomach was covered in words saying, “I’m fierce, I eat people,” making the audience laugh.