Ryoma Takebayashi/Chronology

A timeline of events in Ryoma's life, divided by Backstory and Light Novel Chapters.

## Backstory: Life on Earth

* In elementary school, Ryoma was falsely accused of intentionally injuring another student; Ryoma's father beats him up and later says he doesn't care if he did it or not, causing a strain in their relationship.
* Around when Ryoma graduated middle school, his father died, forcing Ryoma to start working as soon as possible while still attending school.
* In his first year out of school, a convenience store he was at was attacked by men with guns; when one threatened a woman in the store, he took them seriously and disarmed them, causing severe injuries despite attacking as little as possible. Ryoma gets arrested, accused of excessive self-defense, and despite being acquitted by the law, is still treated as a criminal by many and is forced to quit his job. Several parts of the event are noted as odd.
* It takes Ryoma a long time to find another job; shortly afterward, his mother dies.

## Prologue

* Ryoma dies and Gain, Kufo, and Lulutia recruit him to transfer magic engergy from Earth to Seilfall, reincarnating and transferring him as an eight-year-old child in the process.
* Ryoma is reborn in the Forest of Gana and heads towards the safe place marked on the map the gods provided.
	+ **Novels**: Ryoma decides to test his new magical abilities by making a cave.
	+ **Anime/Manga**: Ryoma decides to test his new magical abilities by taming a  Slime.
* **Manga Original Short Story**: Two weeks in, Ryoma meets and defeats his first goblin. Starts coming up with countermeasures. Over the next few months, the goblins start to overrun the forest until Ryoma feels he's prepared enough and takes them out, along with a black bear. The day after...
* Ryoma's first slime evolves into a Sticky Slime and ignites his passion for slime research.

## Chapter 1

Light Novel Volume 1, Manga Volume 1-? (Chapters 1-?), Anime Season 1 Episodes 1-4

* Ryoma spends three years in the forest.
* Ryoma meets people who are not bandits for the first time. He decides to help them with their injured member and allows them to rest in his home.
* Reinheart and the guards return with Reinhart's family and a few others to bring gifts of gratitude. Ryoma learns the results of his slime research are a big deal. Ryoma helps Eliaria choose a slime. The Jamil family invites him along on their trip, and he accepts.

* **Novels/Manga**: The group stops by Keleban on the way to Gimul.
	+ Ryoma doesn't have an ID and needs to be checked by an identification crystal; everyone learns he took out an infamous bandit using his Poison Slime. On the way to their hotel, Eliaria drags Ryoma around excitedly, and he discreetly keeps away various no goods.

* The group is stopped by a landslide, and Ryoma offers to set up rain-warding barriers. The Jamils become excited over his waterproof jacket and want to use it with him. Ryoma and his slimes help clear the debris from the landslide when the rain stops.
	+ **Manga Original Short Story**: The evening of the landslide, Ryoma and Eliaria talk about slimes and set up a bathing station for the soldiers to help quicken the evolution of Eliaria's Slime.
* The group arrives in Gimul and heads to the church to get Ryoma's status board. Ryoma gains the Oracle skill and learns from the gods that Eliaria is descended from otherworlders on both sides of her family.
* Ryoma and Eliaria go to get registered at the tamer guild.
	+ **Anime**: The group discusses the recent trend of using powerful monsters outside the tamer guild and decides to go to the Adventurer Guild.
	+ **Novels/Manga**: The group discusses the recent trend of using powerful monsters with the branch head of the guild, Taylor Smit, and decides to go to the Adventurer Guild.
* Ryoma registers at the Adventurer Guild, easily passing the tests.
* The next day Ryoma cleans Miya's house using his slimes and magic.
* Ryoma cleans the latrine pits.
	+ **Anime**:
	+ **Novels/Manga**:

## Chapter 2

Light Novel Volume 2-3, Manga Volume ?-? (Chapters ?-?), Anime Season 1 Episodes 5-12

* Ryoma shows Eliaria how to play with magic. He also learns some elementary attack magic and defensive magic from Camil and some space magic from Sebas.
* A large number of goblins are found, and Ryoma takes part in the subjugation.
	+ **Novels/Manga**:
	+ **Anime**:

## Chapter 3

Light Novel Volume 4-5, Manga Volume ?-? (Chapters ?-?), Anime Season ? Episodes ?-?

* One of Ryoma's poison slimes evolves into a Medicine Slime.
* Ryoma heads to Lenaf to find a location for his second store.

## Chapter 4

Light Novel Volume 5-6, Manga Volume ?-? (Chapters ?-?), Anime Season ? Episodes ?-?

* Ryoma is recruited to hunt and bring back Treant wood. Tames a Fluff Slime. Defeats an Elder Treant.
* Ryoma is invited and agrees to be a teacher at a training camp held by the Adventurer Guild.
* Ryoma learns of tensions between the government office and the slums and tries to gather information and think of how he can help.
* Ryoma attends the training camp.
* After the training camp, Ryoma is judged capable of taking jobs involving bandits.

## Chapter 5

Light Novel Volume 7-8, Manga Volume ?-? (Chapters ?-?), Anime Season ? Episodes ?-?

* Ryoma and Fay take out bandits on their way to Ryoma's house.
* Ryoma learns of Hughes' and Lulunese's wedding and agrees to help out.

## Chapter 6

Light Novel Volume 8-9?, Manga Volume ?-? (Chapters ?-?), Anime Season ? Episodes ?-?

## References

1. ↑ LN Volume 1 Chapter 1 Episode 20
2. ↑ LN Volume 6 Chapter 4 Episode 27
3. ↑ LN Volume 6 Extra Story