That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tensei shitara Slime datta Ken

[Kraco]

The warm up phase of this new season feels quite long, but I guess that's what it takes it establish the situation and new characters.

Well, I'm not getting an anti-monster nation, but I am getting an anti-monster church. Though the racism is just a cover for greed.

If the anti-monster religion is a state religion, they would automatically be anti-monster. Other than that, if the less sentient/intelligent monsters, plus even some intelligent ones, are typically dangerous to humans, most nations wouldn't love monsters in general. If an organised, powerful nation of monsters popped up right beyond their borders, it would also generate a lot of anxiety. In addition to all that, and more importantly, the finances of the nation (that is, the king and the nobles) started to suffer. That would turn most nations anti-monster, especially if they didn't have the wits or possibility to benefit from the new market.

[DarthEnderX]

I curious what Rimuru has to do to earn the title of Demon Lord.

That would turn most nations anti-monster, especially if they didn't have the wits or possibility to benefit from the new market.

It's less about "wits" and more about "unwillingness". Pretty much everyone can benefit from relations with Tempest because that's how Rimuru runs things. But instead of negotiating with him, they're just going to try and remove the competition instead.

Anyway, I'm sure this will end up with Tempest befriending that nation, but I'd much rather Rimuru completely crush their military and then all it's territories get carved up by it's neighbors.