That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 9

転生したらスライムだった件 [Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken] (Novel) #9

by Fuse

AN EVENT OF MONSTROUS PROPORTIONS!
The Tempest Founder's Festival is in full swing, with Rimuru and all the monsters under him keeping busy setting up the attractions. From live concerts to incredible feats of monster engineering (most notably, the massive dungeon), revelers are sure to have their minds blown. But all eyes are on the main event-the First Tempest Battle Tournament-and who should decide to participate but the Hero himself, Lightspeed Masayuki! What will come of his chance encounter with the demon lord Rimuru?

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Fiction, Manga, Dragons, Humor, Politics

356 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2016

About the author

Name (in native language): 伏瀬

Reviews

[Rebecca]

i don’t like masayuki. his perspective is really annoying probably because he never does anything but is still confident in himself. also there are a lot of inconsistencies in this volume with the kids. the parts with them feel kinda just tacked on. he hides his identity then he doesn’t. he hides how he saved them then everyone knows. other than that, this volume was done really well and patched up some questions (disbelief) i had on the tournament in the web novel and handled building the country pretty well, or at least better. the labyrinth was a bit lackluster? i feel like it should be harder or more terrifying or something. also only 10 bosses is kind of not a lot since the floors don’t have that many monsters. some of the negotiations were let’s just say not professional.

[s.]

Very indulgent. Festival-focused. Funny. Rimuru's growing relationships and ties with, not just normal people, but with powerful people are fun to see. This volume saw a bit of action too, re: arena fights and labyrinth. But aside from that really, it all came down to mind games, which of course, is a whole intense battle too. The plot is moving yet again. The "villians" are baring their fangs again. There are a few revelations here and there, but safe to say, this volume is indeed very indulgent in all sense of the word. Can't say I don't like it. In fact, it was a fun to read! This volume revved up in humor too! Can't wait to read more. On to the next!

[Andy]

Good

[Alex Thacker]

The gushing over Masahiro was slightly tiresome, but the festival arc as a whole was pretty enjoyable, and the interactions between Benimaru and his wives to be was a nice, new development to the character that was fairly well fleshed out.

[Pieter]

The Founding Festival has finally started and with it a very filled itinerary for Rimuru including meetings with old and new friends, diners, concerts and a fight tournament. The story itself is mostly slice-of-life covering the three days of the festival and some attention to the aftermath. It is a bit silly at times (the Hero's power is not my type of humour), and little happens in regards to plot or true character development (little, but there is some). I do find the handling of a potential main villain a bit odd and contradictory, trying very hard to hide it in earlier volumes and other times not. The motivation is eluding me as well (never a fan of somebody working against the hero and at the same time having had opportunities to do a lot of damage and not taking it). Still, I am not reading the series for its plot, and I did enjoy the book. I do hope we get some more meaningful events in future volumes...

[Greg]

3.5/5 There are some fun moments during volumes 8 and 9 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime but all in all it kind of slowed the progression of the main plot to focus almost completely on world building. That's about 750 pages of no strong character or plot progression. That's not a light novel that's damn near a Robert Jordan novel.

However they aren't terrible but they felt kind of like a filler Arc. The battle tournament was fun and humorous but all of the big hitters are absent from it. The same can be said for the real introduction into the labyrinth.

Still a fun series and I'm looking forward to volume 10 however I'm hoping that all of this build up over the last 2 volumes is worth it and not just glossed over in the future.

[Katherine Jade]

Gave me a giggle

While there wasn't any major fights or wars to be won, in this instalment in the series, it did give us a chance to see some of the different personalities of the ever growing team in Tempest and beyond. We see the fruition of many different 'departments' work during the festival and there was some very key points of plot thrown in! All in, while not action packed, it was a nice transitional section of the story; with plenty of laughs throw in, can't wait for the next one 😁

[Gabriel d'Matos]

Apesar de eu entender a razão desses dois últimos volumes, é complicado de se ler. O foco nesse festival é extremamente longo e tem poucos momentos empolgantes, deixando a historia arrastada e entediante. Houveram alguns momentos interessante mas não compensa a existências desses dois volumes, seria mais interessante se o autor juntasse ambos e tornasse esse arco mais fluido. Mas ainda adoro esse universo e tenho curiosidade pra ver o plot avançando, a construção foi feita, agora é ver se vai ser bem executada.

[Elysia]

This was wholly focused on the festival which was fun.
Everyone got together as usual Rimuru got good advice from Gazel and Elmesia.
Rimuru seems to be also growing and proceeds with caution in some aspects.
Masayuki character could have been better he has power but seems to do nothings and still emerges victorious and it is kinda annoying.
The tournaments were fun to read as well as the antics of Gobta.

[Joseph]

Fun and wonderful blend of genres

What should be an overload of styles is instead a smooth and entertaining read with great transitions from genre to genre: it’s a festival, a cooking manga, a battle tournament arc, a jrpg, a high stakes business drama. The author wraps it all up with an overarching conspiracy and promises of more challenges to come.

[Reymark Dulutan]

Even though I don't have much spare time, I was able to complete this volume because the festival's beginning was so thrilling. The plot surprises me so unexpectedly that I can't wait to see what happens next. In conclusion, I assume that significant developments will occur in the following volumes, and I am looking forward to them.

[aaron]

I'm not sure how much more praise I can give to this series. I love everything about it. Fuse has done a great job of creating his world and putting such interesting characters in it. This one is great because it continues the festival arc which is some fun world building. I look forward to any of the new volumes!

[Lee]

Mas de lo mismo, me emociona mucho como me transforman el desarrollo y la historia, pero al ya saber el ritmo al que me puede llevar, un bajon asi de ritmo hace que no conecte tanto con esta parte a pesar de ser muy interesante ý mas cuando sabes que lo que viene es otra montaña rusa de cosas.
recomiendo leer con pausa y con la espectativas puestas en otras cosas

[Dustin]

Kind of fun but there are a lot of characters to keep track of (something even the author mentions in the afterward). This volume is probably the most solid evidence that the main character wasn't isekai'ed into a Dragon Quest game but a Civilization game.

[Bradley Nichols]

A little slow.

This one was a bit slower on the story, and the action wasn't as interesting as usual. Hoping the confrontation between Rimuru, and Yuuki happens in the next volume, or we see more of the Moderate Jesters, and some large scale battles.

[Dorcas]

Still reminds me of reading fanfic sometimes (kind of scattered, jumps around, veers off in directions that don’t always make sense) but when it was on, there were some fun moments. I look forward to seeing this part of the story animated.

[Jesus]

Amazing

I can't imagine how Rimuru has begin to change that world. I'm starting to see why everyone becomes wary of him. I'm pretty excited to see how he continues to handle everything. I can't wait to see the move from Maribel.

[Brittany]

Another excellent read into Tensura

I enjoyed learning more about characters that had to be skipped around in the manga. Some of the thought processes and world building are explained so well, hopefully it will piece future developments together even better.

[Isaac]

I love so much this series!! And the founding festival of Tempest is so fun and beautiful!

But also I am nervous to finally be able to read beyond the manga and anime (in September of 2024); the next volume is totally new for me

Can’t wait to start it

[Elilith]

Très bon tome, ce festival était passionnant à suivre du début à la fin. Je crois que j'aime vraiment particulièrement quand les tomes se centrent sur le développement de Tempest et que la partie "menace à contenir" prends une partie minime de la narration.

[Basililouis]

this is the pinnacle of the series. I think this is when I was having the most fun reading the books. with only the colluseum for fights, I could enjoy the characters and the leaders admiration of tempest without having to sit through slogs of lame as hell fights.

[Karla Schneider]

Best book in the series in my opinion, from the tournament, to the labyrinth, everything was detailed yet delivered at a good pace.

[Micheal]

Fun

As always an amazing read. Little action but the writer does good with making the exposition interesting and fun to read.

[Feen]

getting kinda boring.

[Shawnie Nicole]

Whew I can’t wait to see what happens next and find out about Yuuki

[Zarathustra Goertzel]

Quite a funny and cute festival. Hail Ma・Sa・Yu・Ki!

[Cody Enos]

Festival!!

Wished there were more pages dedicated to the kids, but at least we got more Gobta.

[Tenome]

An absolute slog to get through.

[Robert Allen]

I wish I could have gone to the festival!

Time to go buy the next volume. I finished v8 yesterday and I find my self truly addicted to life in Rimuru!

[Pumpkin]

full review coming soon