Death and Reincarnation

## Guide

**Death and Reincarnation** ｢死亡～そして転生, *shibō ~ soshite tensei*｣ is the first chapter of the manga adaptation of *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*.

## Summary

37-year-old Satoru Mikami wakes up from a dream where he was a bossy slime that could turn into a beautiful girl (or was it a boy?). Reminiscing about it, and whether he secretly desired such a life, he heads out for his lunch plans with his junior colleague from work Tamura and his new girlfriend Miho Sawatari. Realizing the situation, he playfully cursed Tamura for wanting to show off the prettiest girl at work in his mind, but also at the same time decided to be a responsible senior and properly give them his blessings.

As the trio finally decided to walk to their desired eatery after having a small exchange of words, they hear the shrieks of nearby people and the shout of a crazy man running towards them with a knife in his hand. Since he was heading straight towards Tamura, Satoru immediately shoved him away but was unable to move aside himself as the knife was jabbed into his abdomen followed by the man ceaselessly continued running in the same direction.

Satoru fell to the ground and one after another described his regrets, each followed by a strange computer-like voice responding to them and giving some kind of counter for them. Unbeknownst to him, he was being reincarnated to a different world, where all the things the voice spoke were qualities he got. The body of a Slime due to desiring a body without blood. The Unique Skill Predator for wanting to live for only himself and 'devour' everything without hesitation. The Extra Skill Sage for being a nerdy virgin until his 30s, which was almost immediately evolved into Unique Skill Great Sage.

As a slime it didn't take long for Satoru to get used to their new body, however, they lost all of their human senses except for touch. having so many questions about the surroundings and their new life, something inside of their Unique Skill, Great Sage, borrow the verbal speech system from the World Language to answer all of their queries.

Thanks to that they realized they were in the Sealed Cave (or Cave of the Seal) and all the grass that they had been leisurely munching and dissolving was a potent healing herb called the Hipokte Grass. They also learn about the effects of theirbUnique Skill, Predator, thus establishing the random goal of eating all the available Hipokte Grass and storing them for future use.

Ultimately, they got too careless on their speed eating and fell into a lake and assumed they would drown, only to realize that slimes could not drown since they didn't breath and stayed alive only by feeding on surrounding Magicules. Immediately they got an idea to launch themself out of the water by absorbing a large amount of it and ejecting it out. It didn't go as intended and they shot themself really fast and unknowingly crashed into a barrier where the one called the *Storm Dragon* Veldora sat.

Veldora called out to them with telepathy and they discussed many things about the world. At first, it was simply Veldora boasting about being defeated by a strong Chosen Hero who sealed him in this cave and he also told them about various aspects of the world. He also taught them how to use Magic Sense, allowing them to 'see' for the first time.

Although they were afraid at first, they soon realized that Veldora was just lonely and needed someone to talk to since he had been stuck there for 300 years. They asked if he wanted to be friends with them and after a comical exchange, Veldora agreed. They attempted analyzing the Infinity Prison and failed, but then suggested that it would be better for Veldora to reside in the Stomach of Predator and send Great Sage as much information as he can about Infinity Prison so that it could be analyzed properly.

Veldora agreed since it was far more interesting than just sitting there waiting until they returned. But just before he was about to be eaten, Veldora decided to name the unnamed Slime to provide it with a Divine Protection and told them to think of a last name for both of them to establish a relationship of equal footing. Thus, the slime protagonist came to be known as **Rimuru Tempest** and their sworn friend **Veldora Tempest**.

Finally, there was a short cameo about various leading powers being shocked at the disappearance of the presence of the fearsome Storm Dragon, followed by Rimuru learning the Skill Water Blade and reminiscing about hearing the name 'Rimuru' somewhere in their dream back in their previous life, as they continued to travel towards the exit of the cave.

## Appearances

* "Great Sage" (Debut)
* Benimaru (Dream)
* Geld (Dream)
* Gabiru (Dream)
* Gobta (Dream)
* Rigurd (Dream)
* Hakurou (Dream)
* Souei (Dream)
* Shion (Dream)
* Shuna (Dream)
* Veldora Tempest (Dream/Silhouette/Debut)
* Ranga (Dream)
* Satoru Mikami (Debut/Death)
* Tamura (Debut)
* Miho Sawatari (Debut)
* Unnamed Perpetrator (Debut)
* The Hero (Flashback)
* Gazel Dwargo (Cameo)
* Fuze (Cameo)
* Velyard (Cameo)

**Species*** Monster (Dream/Debut)
	+ Slime (Dream/Debut)
	+ Tempest Wolf (Dream)
* Majin (Dream)
* Demi-Human (Dream/Cameo)
	+ Orc (Dream)
	+ Dragonewt (Dream)
	+ Goblin (Dream)
	+ Dwarf (Cameo)
	+ Kijin (Dream)
* Dragon (Dream/Silhouette/Debut)
	+ True Dragon (Dream/Silhouette/Debut)
* Human (Debut)

**Title*** Storm Dragon (Debut)
* Chosen Hero (Debut)

**Kind*** Inhabitant (Debut)
* Otherworlder (Mentioned/Debut)
	+ Summoned (Mentioned)
	+ Reincarnated (Debut)
	+ Predator (Mentioned/Debut)
	+ Great Sage (Mentioned/Debut)
	+ Absolute End (Mentioned)
	+ Infinity Prison (Mentioned/Debut)
* Extra Skills (Mentioned/Debut)
	+ Sage (Mentioned)
	+ Magic Sense (Debut)
* Common Skills (Debut)
	+ Hydraulic Propulsion (Debut)
	+ Thought Communication (Debut)
	+ Water Blade (Debut)
	+ Tokyo, present (Debut)
* Jura Forest (Debut)
	+ Sealed Cave (Debut)
		- Subterranean Lake (Debut)

**Others*** World Language (Debut/Voice)
* Magicule (Debut)
* Divine Protection (Mentioned/Debut)

## Adaptation

Light Novel
* Light Novel Volume 1
	+ Prologue: Death and Reincarnation
	+ Chapter 1: My First Friend

## Adaptation Notes

Light Novel
* In the Light Novel, the story simply starts off with Satoru Mikami describing himself, whereas, in the Manga, it starts with him seeing a dream of himself as Rimuru Tempest.
* All Satoru Mikami's resistance acquisition during the process of reincarnation were ignored in the Manga.