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 dragons and magic, he's a little disappointed to find he's become a blind, boneless slime monster. Mikami's middle age hasn't gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37....

After taking on the will and form of the Conqueror of Flames, Rimuru gains new, incredible skills and continues his journey to improve the conditions of his subordinates. But before long, Rimuru hears a distress call and finds his companions crushed by a motley crew of ogres! What quarrel do these menacing ogres have with Rimuru and the residents of the goblin village? And has Rimuru finally met a group of foes able to contend with his seemingly overpowered...

"[Not even] allowed to defend themselves in the face of the Dwarven King's judgement, how will they get out unscathed with the odds stacked against them? The group's adventure also leads them to Shizu, a mysterious and demure woman who forms a special connection with Rimuru"--Back cover.

living disaster in the form of an Orc Lord and his 200,000-strong force of monsters threatens the residents of the Great Forest of Jura. In response, Treyni the dryad, protector of the forest, asks Rimuru to vanquish the Orc Lord and his army. Rimuru accepts, but to take on this new, formidable enemy, he'll need help. Unfortunately, it looks like he'll need to enlist the aid of the lizardmen, which might be difficult after his last encounter with...

new arc begins! After the defeat of the Orc Lord, Rimuru is now the chancellor of the Jura Forest Alliance. With more companions than ever, his profile within the world rises, but this also draws the attention of ever more powerful figures. How will Rimuru handle the schemes of the mighty Dwarf King Gazel and the most ancient of Demon Lords, Milim Nava?!

Mikami's middle age hasn't gone as he planned. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he's disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he's facing down a dragon, not as a knight or a wizard but as a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero ...

COMMANDER IN GRIEF. Milim is now a resident of Tempest, but her presence there sets off a chain of events that begins with the entrance of a rival demon lord's servants. Rimuru, as the leader of the Jura Forest Alliance, must swiftly and delicately handle this potential threat, but it won't be easy to do so while managing the behavior of an all-powerful yet child-like demon lord and leading an entire nation of monsters...

"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... Over the course of his new life as a slime, Rimuru has overcome many trials and tribulations--aggressive neighbors, treacherous plots, deadly beasts--to build his very...

"RIMURU THE DIPLOMAT. At the suggestion of Demon Lord Carrion, Tempest and Eurazania have sent delegations to each other in the hopes of finding fruitful exchange. Benimaru leads the mission from Tempest, and from Eurazania is a party led by Albis the Golden Serpent. It seems as though trade might begin to flourish, until the members of Eurazania's delegation bristle at Rimuru. Can our gelatinous hero manage to get on their good side and be the glue...