Recaps

After the battle, Rimuru introduced Venom and Eddie to the Avengers as allies, while the heroes welcomed Peter for his bravery. With the Mind Stone Scepter recovered and Dr. Selvig ready to close the portal, the group prepared to end the invasion, but someone called for them to wait.

• The Avengers recognized Venom as an ally, and Rimuru introduced him and Eddie as his personal sales manager and partner.
• Peter arrived after rescuing civilians and fighting Chitauri, and the Avengers praised him and welcomed him.
• The Avengers kept their distance from Venom until Rimuru offered Eddie dark chocolate, prompting Venom to retreat into Eddie's body.
• Steve took the Mind Stone Scepter as Dr. Selvig repaired and calibrated the portal device for its closure.
• The Avengers prepared to close the portal as the Chitauri gathered beyond it, but a familiar voice told them to wait.

Rimuru summoned Galactron to destroy the Chitauri forces and their space fortress through the portal. Steve and Dr. Selvig closed the portal after the attack, ending the invasion with Galactron hovering over New York.

• Rimuru told the others to keep the portal open so he could give the Chitauri a final gift, then summoned Galactron.
• Galactron charged its chest core and fired a powerful beam through the portal, annihilating the Chitauri ships and destroying Sanctuary II.
• Nick Fury watched the attack on the S.H.I.E.L.D. carrier and recognized Galactron as the machine that had destroyed Abomination.
• Steve ordered the portal closed, and Dr. Selvig and Steve used the portal device and scepter to seal it.

After the Battle of New York, Rimuru confirmed that his intervention had erased the original timeline’s time travel and its tragic deaths, but worried that it had also removed important reunions and altered Loki’s path to becoming the God of Stories. The chapter left him suspecting his changes might bring Thor and others more trouble, and resolving to make amends.

• Rimuru sent the Transformers and Galactron away after the Battle of New York, and Tony invited the exhausted heroes to eat shawarma.
• Rimuru asked Black Dragon to scan the timeline and learned there were no signs of spacetime disruption.
• Rimuru reflected that his intervention had prevented Tony and Natasha’s deaths, but had also erased the time travel that would have allowed Tony and Steve to reunite with loved ones from the past.
• The heroes ate at a shawarma shop, while Rimuru wondered whether Loki would still encounter the TVA and become the God of Stories without escaping with the Tesseract.
• Rimuru worried that his intervention might make things worse for Thor and decided he would have to make amends.

After learning that New York's shutdown order stemmed from its collapsed power grid rather than officials targeting his factory, Rimuru decided to accompany Thor to Asgard. He planned to acquire the Tesseract, arrange specialized gear for Pietro, recruit Nidavellir's dwarves, and avert Ragnarok.

• Rimuru initially suspected that S.H.I.E.L.D. and city officials had targeted his factory, but realized the citywide shutdown was caused by the ruined power grid.
• Rimuru decided to return to Asgard with Thor and obtain the Tesseract after the Bifrost was repaired.
• Rimuru planned to have Nidavellir's dwarves forge speed-focused weapons and protective gear for Pietro, while bringing the dwarves under his influence.
• Rimuru concluded that he could persuade Odin by preventing Ragnarok and saving Asgard from its destined destruction.
• Rimuru looked at Thor eating kebabs and resolved to claim Asgard's benefits, strengthen his forces, and change its fate.

Rimuru joined Thor and the bound Loki on their journey to Asgard, claiming he had important business concerning the realm’s survival. After they departed, Natasha and Barton reported the news to Nick Fury, who realized his plans to use Rimuru’s forces for New York’s recovery and Earth’s defense were now on hold.

• Thor prepared to take the bound Loki back to Asgard as the Avengers gathered to see them off.
• Rimuru interrupted their departure and asked Thor to take him to Asgard, saying he had important business tied to the realm’s survival.
• Thor welcomed Rimuru as a guest, and the Tesseract transported him, Thor, and Loki to Asgard.
• Natasha and Barton agreed that Rimuru’s involvement in Asgard was top-priority intelligence, and Barton sent the news to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
• Nick Fury learned that Rimuru had left Earth and lamented that his plans for postwar cleanup, land negotiations, and Ultimate Nullifier cooperation had been derailed.

Rimuru arrived in Asgard with Thor and a bound Loki, then met Odin and Frigga in the golden temple. Thor enthusiastically praised Rimuru’s past victories until Rimuru and Odin stopped him.

• Rimuru marveled at Asgard’s splendor while Loki smugly admired his homeland, and Rimuru mocked and smacked him for acting superior.
• Thor led Rimuru and the restrained Loki into the temple, where guards took Loki to a cell.
• Odin summoned Rimuru, who entered the hall calmly to meet the All-Father and Frigga.
• Thor launched into an exuberant account of Rimuru’s victories in New Mexico and New York, embarrassing Rimuru.
• Rimuru asked Thor to stop praising him, and Odin intervened while Frigga gave Rimuru an apologetic look.

Rimuru offered Odin a way to avert Ragnarok in exchange for compensation, and Odin agreed to gamble Asgard’s future on his help. Rimuru asked to inspect the vault, take the Tesseract, and speak with the dwarf king about a weapon, leaving Odin uneasy about his intentions.

• Odin revealed that he had watched Rimuru and understood his unusual origins and knowledge of the future.
• Rimuru warned Odin that his death would free Hela, who would bring about Ragnarok, and offered to save Asgard for suitable compensation.
• Thor learned that Hela was his older sister, but Frigga stopped him from questioning the forbidden matter.
• Odin weighed the danger of Ragnarok against Rimuru’s offer and decided to trust him because he saw no other hope for Asgard.
• Rimuru asked to inspect Odin’s vault, take the Tesseract, and speak with the dwarf king about making a weapon for a friend.

Rimuru secured Odin’s approval to browse Asgard’s treasury, take the unused Tesseract, and have dwarves forge equipment, while promising to protect Asgard if Ragnarok came. Odin then publicly honored Rimuru at a grand banquet to prepare Asgard’s people to accept him as a future protector, leaving Odin willing to set aside succession concerns if the realm and its people survived.

• Odin accepted Rimuru’s requests after Rimuru promised to protect Asgard’s people and preserve the realm if disaster struck.
• Odin warned Rimuru that Hela was a ruthless war fanatic who could slaughter Asgard if freed, and Rimuru vowed to protect the people.
• Thor tried to question Odin about Hela, but Frigga covered his mouth and led him from the hall.
• Odin ordered a grand banquet for Rimuru, who eagerly accepted after seeing the beautiful Asgardian maids.
• Odin used the banquet to introduce Rimuru to Asgard’s upper ranks, build his legitimacy, and prepare the people to accept him as a protector during Ragnarok.
• Odin decided that Asgard’s survival mattered more than bloodline succession and accepted that Rimuru might take charge in the future.

Rimuru enjoyed Asgard’s banquet, drank the warriors under the table, and admired the Asgardian goddesses. Thor introduced him to Freyja, whose divine status and legendary reputation quickly tempered Rimuru’s infatuation, while he defended his broad tastes to the System.

• Rimuru joined the feast and defeated the Asgardian warriors who challenged him to drink, while most of them passed out.
• Rimuru admired the food, drink, and Asgardian women, and privately criticized Thor for dating a human scientist instead of choosing among the goddesses.
• Thor noticed Rimuru staring at a goddess and introduced her as Freyja, a Vanir goddess with domains including love, fertility, war, and magic.
• Rimuru remembered legends about Freyja and quickly composed himself after learning her identity.
• The System teased Rimuru about his tastes, and Rimuru explained his five virtues of a gentleman.

After the banquet, Rimuru secured the Tesseract and explored Odin's Vault, taking only the Eternal Flame to prevent it from fueling Ragnarok. Thor then showed him around Asgard, where Rimuru considered releasing Veldora and reflected on the coming Dark Elf invasion and Frigga's fate.

• Rimuru took the Tesseract and entered Odin's Vault with Odin's tacit permission.
• Rimuru inspected the vault's treasures and took the Eternal Flame while leaving the other artifacts behind.
• Thor invited Rimuru to tour Asgard, and Rimuru admired its golden palace district and classical streets.
• Rimuru thought about letting Storm Dragon Veldora out to see Asgard.
• Rimuru remembered that the Dark Elves would invade Asgard and that Queen Frigga would die in the conflict.

Rimuru decided to begin his Demon Lord evolution after arranging support for Asgard, and he traveled with Thor to Nidavellir to commission divine gear for Pietro. He presented Pietro’s needs to Dwarf King Eitri, who began considering how to forge equipment suited to his speed and fragile body.

• Rimuru considered Asgard’s future dangers, resolved to use a dragon from his stomach space as backup, and concluded he had enough power to evolve into a Demon Lord.
• Rimuru decided to visit Dwarf King Eitri to commission equipment for Pietro and thought angrily about Thanos’s future crimes against the Dwarves and Asgardians.
• Rimuru told Thor he had important business with the Dwarf King, and Thor led him across the stars to Nidavellir.
• Eitri greeted Thor and Rimuru, and Rimuru was startled by the Dwarf King’s immense height and the star used as a forge.
• Rimuru showed Eitri an image of Pietro and explained that he needed custom equipment to support Pietro’s extreme speed and compensate for his weak body.
• Eitri studied Pietro’s likeness and began planning a suitable set of equipment.

Rimuru arranged for the Dwarf King to forge Pietro a lightweight Uru Divine Steel suit with a concealed blade, supplying more than enough rare material himself. As the dwarves began work, Rimuru considered winning them over but wondered whether doing so in front of Thor would be too blatant.

• The Dwarf King proposed making Pietro close-fitting divine armor, and Rimuru persuaded him to add a concealed weapon because Pietro's superpowered speed would not be hindered by carrying it.
• Rimuru requested Uru Divine Steel, and when the Dwarf King said the material was scarce, Rimuru conjured a huge supply.
• The Dwarf King accepted the material and ordered his craftsmen to begin forging Pietro's equipment.
• Rimuru conjured a life-size Uru Divine Steel model of Pietro to ensure the dwarves got the measurements right.
• Rimuru dismissed his distracting thoughts and considered winning over the Dwarf King, then worried about doing so in front of Thor.

Rimuru offered to shelter the Dwarves in his virtual world when Ragnarok left Asgard unable to protect them, and Thor agreed to the plan. Rimuru then openly invited the Dwarves to come under his protection, leaving their king to weigh the threat against his doubts about Rimuru.

• Rimuru warned Thor that Asgard would be unable to defend Nidavellir during Ragnarok and offered the Dwarves refuge in his virtual world.
• Thor suggested hiding all of Asgard in the virtual world, but Rimuru explained that Ragnarok stemmed from Asgard’s fate and laws, and that abandoning the Nine Realms would leave countless lives vulnerable.
• Thor recognized his responsibilities as a future god-king and agreed that the Dwarves should have a way to survive apart from Asgard.
• Rimuru openly recruited the Dwarves, explaining that Thor agreed and that Odin had entrusted him with protecting Asgard after Odin’s time ended.
• The Dwarf king considered Rimuru’s offer but doubted that the unfamiliar, diminutive powerhouse could protect them, and the Dwarves waited for his decision.

The Dwarf King refused to abandon Asgard, so Rimuru gave the Dwarves a device that could save their entire star region in an emergency. Back in Asgard, Rimuru began his Demon Lord breakthrough under strict protection, then urgently reminded Thor to zap him.

• The Dwarf King chose to remain loyal to Asgard rather than submit to Rimuru, and Rimuru respected his decision.
• Rimuru gave the Dwarf King a device that could pull the Nidavellir forge star region into Virtual Planet Kuscia during a catastrophic crisis.
• The Dwarf King thanked Rimuru and promised to expedite Pietro's custom superspeed divine armor.
• Rimuru returned to Asgard and asked Thor to keep everyone away while he attempted his breakthrough.
• Odin sealed off a hidden realm, Frigga comforted Rimuru, and Rimuru deployed Terminator units to guard the area.
• Rimuru began gathering his accumulated powers and twenty thousand souls for his Demon Lord transformation, then called on Thor to zap him.

Thor struck Rimuru with lightning to help him trigger his long-awaited evolution, and Rimuru advanced into a Demon Lord-level powerhouse over seven days. His transformation devastated much of Asgard before the raging energies abruptly receded back into his body.

• Thor explained to Odin and Frigga that he had promised to help Rimuru grow stronger, then summoned lightning and directed it at him.
• Rimuru activated Predator and evolved his lightning resistance into lightning attack nullification, beginning his Demon Lord-level transformation.
• Rimuru's body and many abilities evolved, and Great Sage and Degenerate integrated into Lord of Wisdom.
• Rimuru's growing aura and surging elemental energies threatened Asgard for seven days, while Odin suppressed the pressure and Frigga calmed the people.
• Odin realized Rimuru's new strength could help Asgard face Ragnarok, and the destructive energies suddenly contracted back into Rimuru.

Rimuru completed his evolution into a Demon Lord, then learned from the system that his new power depended on the Marvel Universe and would weaken outside it. After arguing with the system, he emerged from the collapsing valley before Odin, Frigga, and Thor, releasing his aura across Asgard.

• Rimuru awakened after his evolution and inspected his new Demon Lord rank and extensive skills.
• The system warned Rimuru that his power was tied to the Marvel Universe and would weaken if he left it.
• Rimuru cursed at the system, which responded with censored insults, and they traded barbs.
• Odin, Frigga, and Thor waited outside the valley, wondering whether Rimuru's breakthrough had succeeded.
• Thor called out to Rimuru, who stopped arguing, decided to show Asgard the results of his breakthrough, and surged out of the valley.
• Rimuru's power shattered the valley, and he burst from the ruins as his Demon Lord aura spread across Asgard.

After seven days of consolidation, Rimuru emerged as a Demon Lord whose power astonished Asgard and altered Frigga’s view of the future. He promised to protect Asgard until Thor matured, then learned that the celebration of his breakthrough would include Frigga’s scrutiny of his clothes.

• Rimuru stabilized his new Demon Lord power, leaving Thor, Frigga, and Odin awed by his strength.
• Asgard’s people cheered as Thor flew with Rimuru over the kingdom to celebrate his breakthrough.
• Odin congratulated Rimuru, and Rimuru promised to remain in Asgard and defend it until Thor could shoulder the duties of God King.
• Odin announced a grand banquet to celebrate Rimuru’s growth, and Frigga warned that he needed suitable formal clothes.
• Rimuru realized his casual outfit would not satisfy Frigga and feared she would give him a meticulous wardrobe makeover.

Frigga dressed Rimuru for the victory banquet, revealing that his presence reminded her of Hela as a child and let her revisit an old dream. At the feast, Odin appointed Rimuru Asgard’s representative and acting wielder of its divine authority, leaving Rimuru to realize he might become the realm’s future regent.

• Frigga took Rimuru to her chambers and chose formal clothes for him while reminiscing about Hela’s childhood.
• Frigga dressed Rimuru in a black robe trimmed with dark gold, and Thor praised his appearance.
• Odin appointed Rimuru as Asgard’s representative, granting him authority to act on behalf of the realm and its people.
• Thor explained the significance of the position, and Rimuru realized Odin had made him a potential future ruler of Asgard.
• The gods and warriors at the banquet turned to Rimuru with solemn deference, while Rimuru wondered how the appointment would work alongside Valhalla.

Rimuru accepted Asgard’s anointing and chose the unconventional divine title God of Wandering and Play among All Things. He named his new palace the Cloudtop Heavenly Palace, and the banquet resumed with Asgard recognizing him as one of its gods.

• Rimuru chose the title God of Wandering and Play among All Things, and Odin formally anointed him as a god of Asgard.
• Rimuru sensed no new power after the ceremony, then learned from Frigga and Thor that every Asgardian god had a palace of their own.
• Rimuru named his palace the Cloudtop Heavenly Palace, and Odin ordered Asgardian craftsmen to build it on the highlands.
• Frigga described the palace’s planned location, and the banquet resumed as the guests recognized Rimuru as Asgard’s God of Wandering and Play among All Things.

Rimuru released Veldora in Asgard and introduced him to Thor, who quickly hit it off with the Storm Dragon. After revealing that he needed Veldora’s help with a major problem, Rimuru left him wondering what it could be.

• Asgardian craftsmen began constructing the Cloudtop Heavenly Palace while Rimuru prepared to leave for Nidavellir and asked Thor to host a friend.
• Rimuru formed a clone and released Veldora’s soul, which possessed the clone and restored the Storm Dragon to his original form.
• Veldora celebrated his freedom and told Rimuru that his Investigator skill had evolved into the ultimate skill Lord of Investigation, while Rimuru silently noted his own acquired skills.
• Rimuru introduced Veldora to Thor, and the two enthusiastically exchanged titles and became absorbed in conversation.
• Rimuru interrupted Thor and Veldora to say he needed Veldora’s help with a serious problem, leaving Veldora surprised that Rimuru could not handle it himself.

Rimuru asked Veldora to stay in Asgard and guard it against threats, then left for Nidavellir to check on Pietro’s armor. He arrived at the dwarf king’s forge, where the king confirmed the armor was finished.

• Rimuru explained that Ragnarok threatened Asgard and asked Veldora to remain there as its guardian.
• Veldora agreed to protect Asgard, and Thor felt reassured by the Storm Dragon’s presence.
• Rimuru decided to leave Asgard to avoid another banquet and the gods’ awkward attention, then opened a spatial passage to Nidavellir.
• The dwarf king welcomed Rimuru and sensed that his power had changed dramatically.
• Rimuru asked about Pietro’s armor, and the dwarf king said it had been finished long ago.

Rimuru approved the Dwarf King's lightweight Uru armor for Pietro and warned him to use its emergency virtual space device if Nidavellir faced disaster. The Dwarf King grew convinced Rimuru had foreseen Nidavellir's doom and asked whether a catastrophe awaited them.

• Rimuru examined the armor the Dwarf King had made for Pietro and approved its lightweight design and concealed wrist blades.
• Rimuru noticed the statue was made of ordinary Asgardian refined steel rather than Uru Divine Steel, but let the Dwarf King's secret substitution pass.
• Rimuru warned the Dwarf King to use the armor's emergency device to shelter his people and the workshop's core if Nidavellir faced danger.
• The Dwarf King pondered Rimuru's repeated warnings and suspected he could see the future, including Nidavellir's destruction.
• The Dwarf King asked Rimuru whether he had seen a future catastrophe awaiting Nidavellir.

Rimuru reassured the Dwarf King that Nidavellir’s danger could be avoided with preparation, then returned to Earth rather than attend more Asgardian banquets. He left the Dwarf King with a virtual-space shelter and kept the full extent of Nidavellir’s future calamities secret.

• Rimuru explained that Ragnarok was an unavoidable fate for Asgard, while Nidavellir’s threats came from outsiders and could be survived by using the shelter device.
• Rimuru activated the Space Stone and teleported away from Nidavellir, leaving the Dwarf King holding the shelter device.
• The Dwarf King decided to teach his people how to use the device and to mass-produce compatible protective equipment.
• Rimuru arrived on a New York rooftop and reflected that he had not told the Dwarf King about the coming cosmic wars, Thanos’s invasion, or Nidavellir’s near-destruction.
• Rimuru resolved to enjoy Earth and considered taking the Hawaii vacation he had arranged with Black Widow.

After returning from Asgard, Rimuru visited Stark Tower, where Tony explained Pepper’s worries about his disappearance and tried to examine him. Rimuru revealed that he had officially become a Demon Lord.

• Rimuru surveyed New York’s lingering Battle of New York damage and asked Gillvalis what had happened while he was away.
• Gillvalis reported that Nick Fury had come looking for Rimuru and Pepper Potts had sent several invitations to Stark Tower.
• Rimuru chose to visit Pepper and teleported to Stark Tower, where JARVIS greeted him and said Tony was on his way.
• Tony told Rimuru that Pepper had blamed him for failing to keep Rimuru safe and for not letting her know he had gone to Asgard.
• Tony noticed that Rimuru seemed different and ordered JARVIS to scan him, but the tower’s equipment had been removed.
• Rimuru stopped Tony from examining him and announced that he had officially ascended to Demon Lord.

Rimuru explained his new Demon Lord status to Tony, then reunited with Pepper after returning from Asgard. The chapter left Rimuru apologizing for worrying Pepper during his long absence.

• Rimuru told Tony that Odin had recognized him as a Demon Lord and that he had evolved beyond an ordinary human.
• Tony asked whether Rimuru still counted as an Earthling or a human, and Rimuru explained his origins and current form.
• Pepper hurried to the renovated top floor of Stark Tower after JARVIS notified her that Rimuru had returned.
• Pepper embraced Rimuru and checked him for injuries before telling him how much his silence had worried her.
• Rimuru apologized to Pepper for leaving without letting her know he was safe, while Tony watched and grumbled to himself.