Shizu's Children

Chapters 46 - 50

The arrival of newcomers tied to the past of the heroine Shizu Kurumoto upends daily life in Tempest, reviving Rimuru's questions about the heavy burden this tragic figure once carried. These otherworlder children, torn from their home world, find refuge with Rimuru, who commits to watching over them as he had promised Shizu before her death. Meanwhile, the first tensions with the Empire of Nasca begin to take shape on the horizon, hinting at political upheavals on an entirely different scale from anything encountered so far. This volume blends emotion with geopolitical stakes, patiently weaving the threads that will lead to the great conflicts ahead.