Empowerment

* **Introduction**
* Summary
* Mistranslations

## Volume 1

* Japanese
* English

**Empowerment** ｢地位向上編, *chii kōjō-hen*｣ is the first Light Novel volume of the *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime* series.

## Synopsis

**SOFT, SQUISHY, AND SUPERPOWERED!**
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, they awaken to a fresh start in a fantasy world... as a slime! As they acclimate to their goopy new existence, Rimuru's exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change the world forever!

## Chapters

* Prologue: **Death and Reincarnation**
* Chapter 1: **My First Friend**
* **The Girl and the Demon Lord**
* Chapter 2: **Battle of the Goblin Village**
* **The Girl and the Titan**
* Chapter 3: **Through the Dwarven Kingdom**
* **The Girl and the Hero**
* Chapter 4: **The Conqueror of Flames**
* Final Chapter: **The Inherited Form**
* Side Story: **Gobta's Big Adventure**

## Illustrations

### Japanese

Fun TimesThe Conqueror of FlamesSealed Cave ExplorationFateful EncounterSummoned Shizue IzawaBattle of the Goblin's VillageRimuru and the Dwarven BrothersPirino, Pizu the Fox, and ShizuThe Girl and the HeroKaval's Party and RimuruIcicle LanceRimuru's Human FormSketch
## Extra Pages

### Japanese

Rimuru Tempest (Slime) Status PageRimuru Tempest (Human) Status PageShizue Izawa Status Page
### English

Rimuru Tempest (Slime) Status PageRimuru Tempest (Human) Status PageShizue Izawa Status Page
## Adaptations

This volume was adapted into the following material:

### Anime

* **Season 1**
	+ Episode 1: **The Storm Dragon, Veldora**
	+ Episode 2: **Meeting the Goblins**
	+ Episode 3: **Battle at the Goblin Village**
	+ Episode 4: **In the Kingdom of the Dwarves**
	+ Episode 5: **Hero King, Gazel Dwargo**
	+ Episode 6: **Shizu**
	+ Episode 7: **Conqueror of Flames**
	+ Episode 8: **Inherited Will**
	+ Episode 9: **Attack of the Ogres**

### Manga

* **Manga Volume 1**
	+ Chapter 1: **Death and Reincarnation**
	+ Chapter 2: **Guardian of the Goblin Village**
	+ Chapter 3: **Master of the Direwolves**
	+ Chapter 4: **Head for the Dwarf Kingdom**
	+ Chapter 5: **The Dwarven Craftsman**
	+ Chapter 6: **The Fated One**

* **Manga Volume 2**
	+ Chapter 7: **The Hero-King's Judgement**
	+ Chapter 8: **A Familiar Scent**
	+ Chapter 9: **Majin of Flames**
	+ Chapter 10: **Inherited Will**
	+ Chapter 11: **The Upheaval Begins**

## Afterword

> Hello there! Fuse here. First of all, I’d like to thank you for picking up this book.
>
> This volume is a heavily revised, rewritten, and expanded version of a story originally released on the web. This work, as I’m sure some of you know, is still being released on syosetu.com, a Japanese-language website for online novelists and storytellers. The side story and other extra material in this particular book are all original to this volume, crafted for followers of the web version to enjoy.
>
> If this is a completely new tale to you, I’d like to suggest that you check out the web version as well. The main plot is the same between both versions, but you’ll also find a fair number of differences here and there, so I imagine it could be fun to compare the two for yourself. This is the first time I’ve ever written an afterword, and figuring out what I should write in it has made me slightly nervous. As a result, I suppose I should write a word or two of thanks to the original forces that brought this book to life. First, thanks go out as always to the people that read and supported this story on the web. Your reviews and thoughts gave me a great deal of strength. Thank you, Mitz Vah, who provided the wonderful illustrations for this book and gave so much life and motion to all the story’s many characters. I’m sure I’ll be making lots more selfish requests to you going forward, but I hope you’ll be willing to put up with it.
>
> Thank you, Mr. I, the editor who first approached me about making a print edition. If it weren’t for his passion, this volume never would’ve been released. Finally, thank you to everyone who purchased this book. If you read through That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and liked it, nothing could make me happier. With that, I hope to continue having you read my stories. Thanks again, everyone!
>
> Fuse