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What would you do if you died and woke up as a blob of jelly in a fantasy world? For 37-year-old Satoru Mikami, this bizarre scenario becomes reality after he's fatally stabbed while protecting a colleague. In his final moments, strange system-like confirmations echo in his mind, granting him peculiar abilities before everything goes dark. When consciousness returns, Satoru discovers he's been reincarnated as a slime-typically the weakest monster in fantasy realms. Yet this particular slime is anything but ordinary. Despite lacking eyes, mouth, or limbs, Satoru (soon renamed Rimuru) possesses extraordinary adaptability and two unique skills: "Predator," allowing him to analyze and absorb the properties of anything he consumes, and "Great Sage," an internal AI-like voice providing detailed analysis and guidance. What begins as a confusing transformation becomes the first step in an incredible journey that will see this humble slime reshape an entire fantasy world. Through diplomacy rather than domination, Rimuru builds connections across species barriers, challenging deep-seated prejudices and finding unexpected purpose in his gelatinous second life.
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