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 enc...

A NEW FOE LOOMS LARGE The angel army led by Feldway has collapsed, but the threats are far from over. The motives of Velzard, the oldest female True Dragon, remain an enigma. Meanwhile, Milim is running amok, with Feldway taking full advantage of the chaos—and the most malicious of all creatures, Ivalage, the World-Destroyer Dragon, has finally awakened. These simultaneous crises are completely impossible to predict, yet Tempest’s leaders and allies continue fighting, trusting that Rimuru ...

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS…?Rimuru’s disappearance struck Tempest like a violent tremor, but the monsters leading his government have quickly regained their cool. They’re convinced that Rimuru is still alive, and if he returns to find his nation wrecked, there will be hell to pay. For now, they must deal with more urgent problems, and so Benimaru shifts focus to the force of angels led by Deeno that is invading the labyrinth. Among them is Vega, whose corrosive abilities prove to be a worrisome ...

Let the good times roll!It’s festival time in Tempest, and this demon slime knows how to throw a party! After reconciling with Hinata and the Western Holy Church, Rimuru’s pulling out all the stops to prepare a massive bash in his nation of monsters—with a little help from his many friends and allies! It’s the perfect opportunity to debut his new demon lord title while showing the world everything the Jura-Tempest Federation has to offer. Will this big event go off without a hitch?

Examines the emotional, formal, and environmental dimensions of war commemorationExperiencing War Memorials is a compelling edited collection of essays that examines how war is commemorated through public memorials and the powerful emotions and ideologies these sites generate. Drawing on fields such as war studies, affect studies, public memory studies, and the environmental humanities, the volume demonstrates that commemoration is not only an int...

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 infra...

THE GEARS OF WAR BEGIN TO TURN Threatened by Tempest’s continued rapid expansion, the Eastern Empire finally starts setting the stage for all-out war with the monster nation. According to Chloe, the time-traveling Hero, there exists a timeline in which the Empire kills Rimuru and Tempest subsequently collapses. While Rimuru’s doom isn’t set in stone, his victory isn’t a foregone conclusion either. This may be a different timeline, but the slime demon lord nonetheless steps up his guard-and...

HERE BE DRAGONSHaving easily thwarted the Eastern Empire’s invasion, Rimuru wishes to end the conflict once and for all and therefore heads for the imperial capital to take out the source. Meanwhile, Yuuki has worked his way up the Empire’s hierarchy with the intention of staging a coup and usurping the throne. It doesn’t take long for Rimuru to learn that the Empire’s true power is on a whole different level compared to what he’s seen so far… And it turns out he isn’t the only ruler with ...

Foss, Stella, and Nemu finally arrive in Falmuth, the royal capital. Originally intending to only observe the coronation ceremony, the three girls find themselves with invitations to the ball as well. Having never participated in such a formal affair before, the girls must first undergo emergency etiquette and dance lessons. Meanwhile, as preparations for the ball continue, a shady individual is hatching a nefarious plot…

Using all his skills, Soei-one of Rimuru's oldest and most faithful companions-must fight the assassin who brought a sniper rifle to a fantasy world! Then, when the smoke of battle clears, Rimuru and his friends join an expedition to the lost city of Amirita, a mysterious ruin full of treasure and danger. But in the darkness of the lost city, evil forces wait for the chance to strike. Weakened by the deadly dungeon, the slime finally comes face to face with Maribel, the mind-controlling ch...

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...

An eerie barrier surrounds Tempest, and townspeople begin falling to the ground, one after another, only for merciless human soldiers to attack them! The trinity of Phos, Stella, and Nemu race through the bloodied town. Can this curious trio bring peaceful days of smiles and good cheer back to this industrious land of monsters? The infamous disaster that befalls Tempest is retold from the Trinity's point of view, in this third volume, with story and supervision by series creator Fuse!