Rimuru has emerged victorious in the war against the Eastern Empire, but between the ultimate skill Michael hijacking Emperor Ludora’s body and the mystic lord Feldway’s secret machinations, he still has a lot left on his plate. Plus, a recent fight at the labyrinth—which occurred while Rimuru was busy with his own climactic battle—revealed serious flaws in Tempest’s defenses. Now that he’s finally got a moment to breathe, it’s time for everyone’s favorite slime to address some major infrastructure issues with his team...

HE’S DONE FIGHTING EVIL...NOW IT’S TIME TO MAKE FRIENDS! When the Hero Blade defeated the Overlord, he lost all his powers. For him, this should be a dream come true—he can finally experience life as a normal student. Unfortunately, as a veteran Hero at a school meant to train future Heroes, he has little chance of blending in. What’s more, the students Blade meets there, like him, have a rather skewed view of what’s “normal.” He’ll have to contend with the school’s overbearing Empress and her icy glares, his own way-too-flashy attacks, and even an escaped dragon! Despite it all, can Blade manage to make friends and enjoy school life without exposing his true identity?

Rimuru and his forces fight heroically on all fronts to stop Michael’s plan...only to lose the demon lord Leon to Feldway’s schemes. Michael’s next target is Masayuki the Hero, who possesses the soul of Ludora, Michael’s former host. There to meet him in battle are the paladin Hinata, the Primal Demon Blanc, and Velgrynd the Flame Dragon. But just when Michael begins to set things in motion, the situation devolves even further into chaos...

DAYS OF THEIR LIVES The series’s first short story collection takes a deep dive into the epic tale’s fantasy world—and what its characters get up to when Rimuru isn’t running the show! Gard Mjöllmile, the most powerful human member of Tempest’s government, is up to some less-thanproper dealings in the Western Nations; Velgrynd gets involved with a familiar-looking planet as she traces the trail of her lover; Caligulio starts facing up to his past as he strives to rebuild the Empire; and Raine, Primal Demon servant of the demon lord Guy Crimson, has a complaint or two about her toxic work environment. All that plus an extra tale you won’t want to miss in this stellar collection!

AN EVENT OF MONSTROUS PROPORTIONS! The Tempest Founder's Festival is in full swing, with Rimuru and all the monsters under him keeping busy setting up the attractions. From live concerts to incredible feats of monster engineering (most notably, the massive dungeon), revelers are sure to have their minds blown. But all eyes are on the main event-the First Tempest Battle Tournament-and who should decide to participate but the Hero himself, Lightspeed Masayuki! What will come of his chance encounter with the demon lord Rimuru?

As players of Monster Hunter and Dungeons & Dragons know, the slime is not exactly the king of the fantasy monsters. So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of elves and magic, he's a little disappointed to find he's become a blind, boneless slime monster. THE DRAGON'S DOMAIN In the aftermath of Rimuru’s ascension to Demon Lord, his friends and allies are taken aback by his newfound power, but even more shocked at the return of the dreaded Storm Dragon, Veldora. Meanwhile, the other Demon Lords are all too wary of Rimuru’s evolution, which upsets their delicate balance of power and seems to be a harbinger of greater struggles to come...

TIMES ARE CHANGING FOR THE WORLD! After a furious battle with the orc lord, peace has once again returned to the Forest of Jura. Rimuru may be heading up the Great Forest of Jura Alliance, but he's most worried about finishing his town...until a visit from King Gazel Dwargo of the dwarves turns everything upside down! Not only that, but Rimuru is about to have a run-in with Milim Nava, an exceptionally dangerous demon lord known as the "Destroyer." What's a slime to do?!

Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm...as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his goopy new existence, his exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change his new world forever!

In the aftermath of Rimuru’s ascension to Demon Lord, his friends and allies are taken aback by his newfound power, but even more shocked at the return of the dreaded Storm Dragon, Veldora. Meanwhile, the other Demon Lords are all too wary of Rimuru’s evolution, which upsets their delicate balance of power and seems to be a harbinger of greater struggles to come...

NO REST FOR A NATION-BUILDING SLIME! Now that Rimuru's monster-centric town has blossomed into a bona fide independent nation, it's time for his next step: build and maintain diplomatic relations with nearby countries! With a group of his trusty monster pals, Rimuru travels to the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania and the Dwarven Kingdom to meet with their respective heads of state and represent his domain as best as a slime possibly can. As if there wasn't already enough on Rimuru's mind, the otherworlder Shizu has been visiting him in his dreams, begging him to save her former students. Looks like that'll be another stop on this pliable pioneer's itinerary...