The Imperial Invasion ｢帝国侵攻, teikoku shinkō｣ is the thirteenth light novel volume of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime series.
Synopsis[]
The Eastern Empire's vast army (over 900,000 strong) is ready to invade the Forest of Jura. Thanks to Ramiris' mind-boggling powers, Tempest's entire capital—buildings, inhabitants, and all—has been evacuated into the nation's labyrinthine Dungeon. While Primordial Daemons Testarossa and Ultima kick some serious imperial butt over on the front lines, the rest of the Empire's army attempts to storm the Dungeon. Little does the enemy know, however, that they're about to face a devastating bloodbath at the hands of Tempest's own mighty forces…[1]
Chapters[]
- Prologue: Two Suspicions ｢二つの疑惑, futatsu no giwaku｣
- Chapter 1: Unrest and Resolve ｢動揺と覚悟, dōyō to kakugo｣
- Chapter 2: Beginning of the Stomping ｢蹂躙の始まり, jūrin no hajimari｣
- Interlude: Gazel's Melancholy ｢ガゼルの憂鬱, gazeru no yūutsu｣
- Chapter 3: Dungeon Battle ｢迷宮攻防戦, meikyū kōbōsen｣
- Chapter 4: Flawless Victory ｢完全なる勝利, kanzennaru shōri｣
- Epilogue: Deeds of the Demon Lord ｢魔王の所業, maō no shogyō｣
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Afterword[]
Great to see you for the first time in a bit. This is Fuse.
Volume 12 had no afterword to it, so it really has been a long time, hasn't it? I'm not active on Twitter or anything, which makes it feel that way all the more. I do try to keep my author page on the web novel site syosetu.com updated, advertising the stuff I'm up to and so on, but I'm not sure that a lot of people know about that page. If you're interested, please check it out—I usually try to post some new info around the release dates for new volumes!
Now, let me talk about the story for a moment.
As I'm writing this afterword, the synopsis for Volume 13 has already been released and posted around. It says stuff like "a devastating bloodbath at the hands of Tempest's mighty forces," but what's up with that? Aren't these blurbs meant to, you know, advertise the crisis the protagonists are facing and stuff? And then the heroes overcome it, and it's way cool, et cetera, et cetera. But here we have a "bloodbath." There are no stakes, no drama, just the hero kicking tons of ass…
…Wait a minute. Maybe this is all reverse psychology, and our heroes are facing serious trouble up ahead! I don't think it'll work out like that, but boy, who knows where the truth lies, huh? You'll just have to see for yourself in the next volume!
Now for an announcement! This was advertised in Volume 12 so you may already be aware of it, but That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is going to receive a televised anime adaptation!
Having this thing I wrote as a hobby get turned into print books, then a manga, and then an anime…As the original author, I'm simply overwhelmed with emotion. I only made it this far because of the support everyone's given me—it's thanks to all of you that this work's able to exist! If you've become a fan and think it's a fun and exciting series, I couldn't be happier.
Thanks for continuing to support Slime!!
References[]
- ↑ Yen Press synopsis, roughly edited