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. A JOURNEY INTO HELL Now that Rimuru has risen to the level of Demon Lord the pinnacle
of monsterkind the powers of the world inevitably take notice. Foremost among them are the
other Demon Lords who call a meeting known as a Walpurgis a space for these fearsome figures
to hash out their differences. Though Rimuru secures an invitation to the event he must tread
carefully until he can distinguish friend from foe
