When Rimuru finds out about the elvenslave trade, he has Souei investigate, but they learn that the organization in question has been destroyed by the hero, Masayuki, and that the hero is heading to Tempest with the goal of defeating the Demon Lord.[1]
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Rimuru introduces Mjöllmile, who is now in charge of Tempest's finances, to his subordinates (with the exception of Milim, who had to leave) and explains his plans for the upcoming festival, which includes an opera performance, the arena, and the Dungeon. After learning about the overgrowing trees in the Dungeon, Ranga suggests having the fox demon that Rimuru previously rescued from Clayman to deal with it and also has her become one of the Dungeon's bosses. Rimuru names her Kumara, though doing this takes a lot of energy out of him. Souei informs the group that Cazac and his men have been arrested and explains that the Lightspeed HeroMasayuki is the one who stopped his operations. Meanwhile, Masayuki and his group are on their way to Tempest. Flashbacks reveal that Masayuki is also an Otherworlder. After transporting to the Central World, he developed a special power that allows him to fight strong foes and eventually formed a group of heroes that includes himself and three other members. Yuuki requests for him to take down Orthrus' operations in the Kingdom of Ballachia. Gosel, one of the leaders, tries to make him look like a criminal after he discovers his scheme, but his party members foil this ploy and heal the victim (who survived the attempted killing) as a witness to the king. With the king's assistance, Masayuki destroys Orthrus' operations and is asked to return the rescued elves to the Great Jura Forest, which by now has become Rimuru's territory; the king had grown fearful of Tempest after learning about the country's battle against Falmuth. The townsfolks believe that he is planning to fight the monster leader, whom they think is a threat. Returning to the present, Masayuki is doubtful that Rimuru is of any threat and although his party members are thinking about challenging Rimuru, he decides see what Rimuru is like first after learning about his fight with Hinata. Rimuru's subordinates intend to fight him, but he decides to deal with Masayuki personally to not cause a confrontation.
