THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME, Vol. 12

Threatened by Tempest's rapid expansion, the Eastern Empire finally

begins to strike back. According to Chloe, the time-traveling Hero, there

exists a timeline in which the Empire defeats Rimuru and Tempest subsequently

collapses. While Rimuru's doom isn't set in stone, his victory

isn't a foregone conclusion either. And to make matters worse, an

Empire spy seems to have infiltrated Tempest...