Recaps

Moyu raced ahead up Mount Natagumo, rescuing trapped Demon Slayer Corps members and confronting Spider Sister, one of Rui’s spies and lures. Tanjiro and Inosuke entered the mountain to catch up with Moyu, while Zenitsu remained behind to guard the rescued members.

• Moyu split from Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu Agatsuma so he could reach the trapped members faster and leave markers for them.
• Moyu used his perception and Azure Star to free captured Demon Slayer Corps members, defeat Spider Demons, and leave survivors in safe places.
• Moyu saw through Spider Sister’s plea for help, severed her attacks and escape threads, and raised his blade after Rui ignored her cries for rescue.
• Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu Agatsuma found Moyu’s first marker and a rescued member at the mountain entrance.
• Zenitsu stayed behind to protect the rescued member, while Tanjiro and Inosuke headed into the forest to follow Moyu.

Moyu raced through the web-covered mountain forest, rescuing trapped Demon Slayers and killing Spider Demons while Tanjiro and Inosuke struggled to follow his trail. Tanjiro and Inosuke fought Spider Father, but after he molted and grew stronger, Inosuke’s Nichirin blades broke, leaving him facing a deadly blow.

• Moyu killed Spider Sister, then used Six Eyes to locate and rescue more trapped team members, killing Demons and marking temporary shelters along the way.
• Tanjiro and Inosuke followed Moyu’s trail through the forest and fought several groups of lesser Demons before encountering Spider Father.
• Inosuke’s head-on attack failed to pierce Spider Father’s defenses, while Tanjiro managed to wound him and the two coordinated their attacks.
• Spider Father molted, increased his strength and speed, and struck Tanjiro hard enough to send him crashing through a small tree.
• Inosuke attacked Spider Father’s neck with Beast Breathing: Eighth Form: Explosive Charge, but his damaged Nichirin blades snapped against the Demon’s skin.
• Spider Father swung a massive fist at the stunned Inosuke as Tanjiro shouted for him to move, and Inosuke could only raise his arms to block.

Zenitsu Agatsuma overcame his terror long enough to enter the forest, where Spider Brother poisoned him and attacked with his Human-Faced Spiders. When Zenitsu’s consciousness gave way, he unleashed a devastating Thunderclap and Flash: Sixfold Strike, killed Spider Brother, and collapsed from the poison; a girl in a butterfly-patterned haori found him and began treating him.

• Zenitsu heard a desperate scream, fought through his fear, and entered the forest searching for Tanjiro, Moyu, and Inosuke.
• Spider Brother confronted Zenitsu and sent his Human-Faced Spiders to attack him.
• The spiders wounded and poisoned Zenitsu, and Spider Brother taunted him as his strength faded.
• After Zenitsu lost consciousness, he rose in a vacant calm and used Thunderclap and Flash: Sixfold Strike to kill Spider Brother and cut down the Human-Faced Spiders.
• Zenitsu collapsed as the poison spread, and a girl wearing a butterfly-patterned haori found him, gave him an antidote, and carried him away for treatment.

Nezuko saved Inosuke and joined Tanjiro to defeat the Spider Father, while Tanjiro unleashed Hinokami Kagura: Dance. Elsewhere, Moyu freed the controlled corps members and killed the Spider Mother, then sensed a powerful demonic aura deeper on Mount Natagumo.

• Nezuko burst from Tanjiro’s box and used Exploding Blood to deflect the Spider Father’s killing blow, saving Inosuke.
• Nezuko and Tanjiro worked together to wound the Spider Father and interrupt his attempt to molt again.
• Nezuko’s Exploding Blood stalled the Spider Father, allowing Tanjiro to kill him with Hinokami Kagura: Dance.
• Tanjiro checked Inosuke’s injuries, helped him to safety, and rested while planning to aid Moyu.
• Moyu used his Six Eyes and precise strikes to sever the Spider Mother’s control over the corps members, then killed her and moved the survivors to safety.
• Moyu sensed a vast, chilling demonic aura deeper on Mount Natagumo.

Moyu confronted Rui, Lower Rank Five, and dismantled his Blood Demon Art with Blue and Azure Flow Breathing techniques. Rui was wounded but unleashed the webs around the clearing, preparing to reveal the strength of his so-called family.

• Moyu found Rui in a clearing surrounded by webs and confronted him over his abusive, fear-based idea of family.
• Rui attacked with Thread Prison, but Moyu erased the threads with Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue and advanced through the cleared path.
• Rui trapped Moyu in Cutting Thread Cage, but Moyu disabled its threads with Mirror Dissection and his defensive field.
• Rui launched Thread Rotation, and Moyu broke through the spinning cocoon with Vortex Slash, aided by a miniature Blue.
• Moyu pierced Rui's defenses and slashed his chest, but Rui claimed Muzan's power made him undefeatable and caused the clearing's webs to writhe.

Moyu defeated Rui after Rui absorbed Mount Natagumo’s accumulated resentment to empower himself, then collected a blood sample for Tamayo. With Rui dead and the mountain’s demonic aura fading, Moyu headed toward Tanjiro and the others to help with the aftermath.

• Rui drew in the mountain’s yin energy and resentment, transforming himself and attacking Moyu with enormous Demon Claws.
• Moyu dodged Rui’s attacks while waiting for an opening and charging his strength.
• When Rui lost his balance, Moyu struck his chest with Cursed Technique Lapse—Blue: Maximum Output and annihilated his body.
• Moyu collected a blood sample from Rui’s severed head, which then turned to ash.
• Moyu sensed that Tanjiro and Inosuke were stable and that Zenitsu was moving away from the mountain, then headed to join them.

After the battle on Mount Natagumo, Giyu and Shinobu confronted Tanjiro over Nezuko, and Moyu intervened to protect them. The Master ordered Tanjiro and Nezuko brought to headquarters, and Giyu led them down the mountain.

• Moyu sensed that Tanjiro and Inosuke were stable and headed toward them while Zenitsu was carried down the mountain by the support unit.
• Giyu praised Tanjiro, then Shinobu arrived and tried to kill Nezuko in her box.
• Giyu blocked Shinobu, and Tanjiro defended Nezuko, insisting that she had never harmed a human.
• Moyu stopped Shinobu from reaching Tanjiro and promised to kill Nezuko and take his own life if she ever harmed an innocent person.
• A Kasugai Crow delivered the Master's order to bring Tanjiro and Nezuko to headquarters, so Shinobu stood down and Giyu led them away.

On the journey back from Mount Natagumo, Moyu exchanged coins for a Sage Body and Armament Haki, greatly improving his recovery and combat potential. After several days, he and the others reached Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, where the Hashira had gathered.

• Moyu spent 45,000 Coins to acquire a beginner Sage Body, which rapidly restored his stamina and energy.
• Moyu exchanged 18,000 Coins for intermediate Armament Haki and tested its hardening on his hand.
• Tanjiro recounted how he and Nezuko had joined forces to defeat Spider Father, while Inosuke lamented his broken swords.
• Moyu offered to teach Tanjiro and Inosuke a technique to strengthen their weapons and defenses.
• During the journey, Moyu practiced Armament Haki and used it to nurture his Nichirin Blade, Azure Star.
• Moyu, Tanjiro, Inosuke, and the others arrived at Demon Slayer Corps headquarters and found the Hashira gathered in the courtyard.

Moyu, Tanjiro, and Inosuke appeared before the Hashira, where Sanemi tried to attack Nezuko and Moyu stopped him with an unseen barrier. Kagaya Ubuyashiki arrived before Sanemi could escalate the confrontation and welcomed the newcomers, then turned his attention to Nezuko's box.

• Tanjiro and Inosuke entered the courtyard with Moyu and faced the Nine Hashira at the meeting.
• Sanemi accused Giyu of bringing a Demon to headquarters and moved to attack Nezuko's box despite Tanjiro's protests.
• Moyu stepped between Sanemi and Tanjiro and stopped Sanemi's attempts to grab and strike him with an invisible barrier.
• Sanemi began gathering Wind Breathing power until the announcement of Kagaya Ubuyashiki's arrival halted the confrontation.
• Kagaya arrived with Nichika Ubuyashiki and Hinaki Ubuyashiki, welcomed Tanjiro, Moyu, and Inosuke, and turned toward Nezuko's box.

At the Hashira meeting, Kagaya Ubuyashiki defended Nezuko and revealed that Tanjiro Kamado and Moyu had encountered Muzan Kibutsuji. Sanemi Shinazugawa tested Nezuko with his Marechi blood, but she resisted the temptation and bandaged his wound, leaving his certainty about Demons shaken.

• Sanemi Shinazugawa demanded that Kagaya Ubuyashiki punish Tanjiro Kamado, Giyu Tomioka, and Moyu for traveling with Nezuko, while most of the Hashira objected to the arrangement.
• Kagaya’s attendant read Sakonji Urokodaki’s letter, which said Nezuko had harmed no one for a year and pledged the lives of Urokodaki, Tanjiro, Giyu, and Moyu if she ever attacked a human.
• Kagaya revealed that Muzan Kibutsuji had appeared and was hunting Tanjiro and Moyu, prompting the Hashira to demand details before Moyu asked them to let Kagaya finish speaking.
• Sanemi cut his arm to expose Nezuko to his Marechi blood, but Moyu warned him not to touch her and carried Nezuko’s box into a dim room for the test.
• Nezuko resisted the scent of Sanemi’s blood, tore a strip from her kimono, and gently bandaged his wound instead of attacking him.
• Moyu asked whether Nezuko’s actions were enough evidence, and Sanemi stood stunned as his belief that Demons could never change began to waver.

After Nezuko proved she would not harm humans, Kagaya allowed her and Tanjiro to remain in the Demon Slayer Corps and urged them to grow strong enough to defeat the Twelve Kizuki. Moyu warned the Hashira against confronting Muzan prematurely, was named the Corps’ tenth Hashira—the Eye Hashira—and went with Shinobu to the Butterfly Mansion.

• Nezuko bandaged Sanemi’s arm, and the Hashira accepted Kagaya’s conclusion that she would not harm humans; Kagaya allowed Tanjiro and Nezuko to stay in the Corps and told them to prove themselves by defeating the Twelve Kizuki.
• Moyu offered to report on Muzan while Tanjiro and Nezuko rested, and Shinobu invited them and Moyu to the Butterfly Mansion for care.
• Moyu told the Hashira that Muzan could change his appearance and warned that confronting him with their current strength would likely end in their deaths, advising them to train and gather intelligence on the Upper Ranks.
• Kagaya announced that Moyu had defeated Lower Rank Five, Rui, and appointed him the Corps’ tenth Hashira, the Eye Hashira.
• After the meeting, Shinobu invited Moyu to the Butterfly Mansion, where she wanted to learn about his eyes and the future he had seen; Moyu accepted and followed her.

At the Butterfly Mansion, Moyu recovered while Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke underwent rehabilitation training, and Shinobu Kocho quietly probed his abilities. Kanao Tsuyuri watched Moyu with growing curiosity, while the group’s lively daily routine continued.

• Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and Inosuke reacted with surprise and frustration when they learned Moyu had become the Eye Hashira, and Aoi Kanzaki stopped them from aggravating their injuries.
• Shinobu Kocho introduced her Tsuguko, Kanao Tsuyuri, to Moyu, and Kanao watched as Nezuko greeted him.
• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke began intense rehabilitation training, while Moyu offered them advice and Shinobu asked him about his abilities and tactics.
• Kanao Tsuyuri watched Moyu practice Azure Flow Breathing, but declined when he offered to teach her.
• At dinner, Inosuke challenged Moyu to a future fight, and Moyu told him to first control his breathing and defeat Tanjiro.

At the Butterfly Mansion, Shinobu Kocho taught Moyu and the recovering boys the training needed to master Breathing Style: Constant, while Moyu quickly grasped its basics and helped keep Inosuke and Zenitsu from giving up. A month later, Tanjiro won a reaction drill against Kanao and showed the first signs of mastering Constant, leaving the others determined to improve.

• Shinobu Kocho explained Breathing Style: Constant and began flexibility, reaction, and pursuit training for Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke, while Moyu watched and joined the reaction drills.
• Moyu defeated Kanao in three reaction rounds by anticipating her movements, and Shinobu Kocho recognized his unusual ability.
• Moyu and Shinobu Kocho provoked Inosuke and Zenitsu into returning to training whenever they tried to quit, while the boys struggled with exercises including blowing apart gourds.
• Moyu grasped the basics of Constant after practicing through the night, then continued refining it as Tanjiro and the others trained for weeks.
• Tanjiro finally pinned Kanao's hand during a reaction drill and showed a steadier breathing rhythm, while Inosuke and Zenitsu responded to his progress by training harder.

Moyu comforted Shinobu Kocho over her sister Kanae's death and promised to kill Doma, then introduced Armament Haki to the Butterfly Mansion trainees. With Shinobu's help, he taught the technique to the Hashira, and the Demon Slayer Corps began growing stronger.

• Moyu found Shinobu Kocho grieving on the roof and promised to kill Doma for her, giving her a faint hope of becoming herself again.
• Moyu taught Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Kanao Tsuyuri, and Shinobu Kocho the basics of Armament Haki while they continued training at the Butterfly Mansion.
• Shinobu Kocho mastered a stable Haki coating on her palm and part of her Nichirin Blade, demonstrating its power by piercing a wooden board.
• Shinobu Kocho asked Moyu's permission to share Armament Haki with the Demon Slayer Corps, and Moyu agreed.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki supported the technique and assigned Moyu and Shinobu Kocho to teach the Hashira, most of whom learned basic coating within half a month.

Moyu took the Mugen Train mission after learning that passengers and Demon Slayer Corps investigators had disappeared, while the order initially assigned Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira. He left the others to safer training missions and prepared to face the danger alone, aware that Akaza might appear.

• Tanjiro Kamado, Kanao Tsuyuri, Inosuke Hashibira, and Zenitsu Agatsuma practiced Armament Haki at the Butterfly Mansion while Moyu supervised.
• A Kasugai Crow ordered Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira to investigate the Mugen Train, where more than forty passengers and several Corps members had gone missing.
• Moyu told Shinobu Kocho that he would take the mission and warned her that Kyojuro Rengoku could be in danger, but he refused to involve other Hashira for fear of changing the future and alerting Muzan.
• Moyu persuaded Kyojuro Rengoku to let him take the mission, arguing that Tanjiro and the others needed safer assignments to develop their skills.
• Moyu prepared to face the Mugen Train's demons, including Enmu and possibly Akaza, while anticipating other unexpected developments.

Moyu left the Butterfly Mansion for the Mugen Train mission and developed a high-speed movement technique using Blue. After killing a swift Demon near the town, he waited near the train depot for the Mugen Train to return to service.

• Moyu told Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to take other assignments, said farewell to Nezuko and Shinobu Kocho, and left the Butterfly Mansion.
• Moyu used Blue to pull himself rapidly toward distant points, reaching a town near the Mugen Train mission area by sunset.
• Moyu questioned a Kakushi about a fast Demon and found it attacking a girl alone in a dark alley.
• Moyu rescued the girl, pursued the fleeing Demon with Blue, and killed it with Azure Star, earning 4,000 coins.
• Moyu searched around the Mugen Train station for two days but found no other Demons, then checked into an inn to wait for the train and practice using Blue.

Moyu boarded the Mugen Train and resisted Enmu’s Blood Demon Art, then discovered that Enmu had fused with the train. He killed Enmu and the three other Lower Rank Demons, freeing the sleeping passengers as the train came to a stop.

• Moyu sensed Enmu’s hypnotic power spreading through the train, resisted the dream, and killed two of Enmu’s minions.
• Moyu confronted Rokuro, Byōga, Mukago, and Enmu, who had fused his body with the train.
• Moyu used Inviolability to block the three demons’ attacks, then rushed to the locomotive and destroyed Enmu’s core.
• Moyu killed Mukago, Byōga, and Rokuro as they tried to flee or fight back.
• The train’s mental field collapsed, the passengers began to recover, and the train slowed to a stop.

Moyu fought Akaza away from the Mugen Train, protecting its sleeping passengers while resisting the Upper Rank demon’s attacks. By invoking Hakuji’s lost memories, Moyu unsettled Akaza and drove him to flee at dawn, leaving open the possibility that he might remember his past.

• Moyu left the Mugen Train and drew Akaza into the nearby woods to keep their battle away from the passengers.
• Moyu used Limitless, the Six Eyes, and Azure Star to evade and counter Akaza, but Akaza’s regeneration healed his wounds.
• Akaza activated Compass Needle and pressed Moyu with precise attacks, then urged him to become a demon.
• Moyu reminded Akaza of Hakuji, the dojo, his master, and Koyuki, disrupting Akaza’s fighting rhythm and landing a deep strike to his chest.
• Akaza unleashed Azure-Silver Chaotic Afterglow, injuring Moyu, but fled when dawn approached.
• Moyu called after Akaza as Hakuji, and Akaza briefly paused before disappearing into the forest.

After defeating Akaza, Moyu exchanged for an advanced meditation method and introductory guidance in Reverse Cursed Technique, then began training both. He learned to produce a small amount of positive energy and successfully formed a prototype Red before returning to consider safer ways to strengthen himself and his Nichirin Blade.

• Moyu recovered from the fight with Akaza and recognized that the strain of using the Six Eyes had caused mental fatigue and minor internal injuries.
• He spent Coins on the Advanced Mental Strength Meditation Method and Reverse Cursed Technique, then used meditation to restore more than half his mental strength.
• After two failed attempts, Moyu produced a faint current of positive energy with Reverse Cursed Technique.
• Moyu practiced reversing Blue's attraction into Red's repulsion and formed a tiny prototype Red that bored a smooth hole into a rock.
• When Kakushi arrived, Moyu instructed them to help the train passengers and report the mission's completion before he headed back to headquarters.
• On the journey back, Moyu considered making Azure Star a Red Nichirin Blade, rejected pursuing the Demon Slayer Mark, and focused on steadily building his strength.

Moyu reported the Mugen Train battle to Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the Hashira, revealing the strength and abilities of Upper Rank Three, Akaza. He introduced the Red Nichirin Blade and Transparent World as new paths for the Corps to grow stronger, then returned to the Butterfly Mansion and began training.

• Moyu returned to headquarters, where Shinobu Kocho welcomed him and briefed him on the Kakushi's preliminary report.
• Moyu told Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the Hashira about the Mugen Train demons and his battle against Akaza, explaining how he had survived until dawn.
• Moyu described the Red Nichirin Blade and Transparent World, and Kagaya urged the Hashira to explore both methods carefully in training.
• Moyu returned to the Butterfly Mansion, washed, and tried to warm his Nichirin Blade, but it did not turn red.
• Moyu told Shinobu he planned to train in the Red Nichirin Blade and refine his energy techniques, then practiced meditation and the Reverse Cursed Technique in his room.

Moyu mastered the basics of turning the Azure Star into a stable Red Nichirin Blade through precise energy control. He then guided Shinobu Kocho in adapting the method to Insect Breathing, and she produced a brief purplish-red glow on her blade.

• Moyu used his Six Eyes to refine his energy flow and made the Azure Star glow steadily crimson from guard to tip.
• Shinobu Kocho watched Moyu's training and asked whether his energy-control method could help her overcome her weak wrists.
• Moyu began teaching Shinobu to sense her blade's pathways and channel her Insect Breathing energy through them.
• With Moyu's guidance, Shinobu concentrated her energy into rapid streams and identified key points for generating heat.
• Shinobu made a faint purplish-red sheen appear near her blade's guard, marking her first successful step toward a Red Nichirin Blade.

Moyu continued strengthening his mental abilities, Reverse Cursed Technique, and control of Red while Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke were away. Their noisy return brought the Butterfly Mansion back to life, and Tanjiro’s thoughtful gift prompted Kanao to thank him aloud before the mansion settled into a peaceful night.

• Moyu improved his mental strength and perception, learned to produce small amounts of positive energy, and practiced controlling low-output Red.
• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke returned to the Butterfly Mansion, where Aoi and the girls welcomed them and Shinobu and Moyu greeted them.
• Zenitsu exaggerated his heroics, Inosuke bragged about defeating Demons and challenged Moyu, and Tanjiro reported their mission to Shinobu.
• Tanjiro gave Kanao a woven butterfly bookmark, and she accepted it and quietly thanked him, surprising Shinobu.
• Shinobu arranged for the returning Demon Slayers to wash, eat, and have their wounds checked, then shared a quiet cup of tea with Moyu as the mansion grew peaceful.

Tengen Uzui arrived at the Butterfly Mansion to recruit female Corps members for an Entertainment District mission, but Moyu redirected him to take Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke in disguise. After the group departed, Moyu told Shinobu Kocho that he planned to go to the district later and expected to encounter Upper Rank Six.

• Tengen Uzui tried to carry Aoi Kanzaki and Naho Takada away for his mission, but Moyu stopped him and suggested disguising Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke instead.
• Tengen Uzui gave the three boys an extravagant, disastrous makeover, then told them to wash it off and wait until they reached the Entertainment District.
• Tengen Uzui announced that he was the Festival God and ordered Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to follow his lead as they set off for the district.
• Moyu and Shinobu Kocho watched the group leave, and Moyu said he would go to the Entertainment District later to meet an Upper Rank, likely Upper Rank Six.

Moyu found Tengen Uzui’s captured wives and identified Warabihime as Upper Rank Six, then lured Daki out of the Entertainment District and beheaded her with a Red Nichirin Blade. The chapter ended as Gyutaro emerged from Daki’s body and confronted Moyu over making his sister cry.

• Moyu told Tengen Uzui where Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma were being held and revealed that Warabihime was Upper Rank Six.
• Moyu confronted Daki at Kyogoku House and provoked her into chasing him beyond the city.
• Moyu fought Daki in the wilderness, cut through her ribbons, and beheaded her with a Red Nichirin Blade.
• Daki cried for her brother, and Gyutaro emerged from her headless body to confront Moyu.

Moyu fought Upper Rank Six Gyutaro and Daki, killed them with Cursed Technique Reversal: Red, and learned that Tanjiro and the others had rescued the hostages. Tengen Uzui arrived after the battle, and Moyu headed back toward the Entertainment District as dawn approached.

• Gyutaro restored Daki’s head and attacked Moyu alongside her, combining Blood Scythes and sashes.
• Moyu used his Red Nichirin Blade and Azure Flow Breathing forms to deflect their attacks and wound Gyutaro.
• Moyu unleashed Red, erasing Gyutaro, Daki, and their weapons, and received a system notification confirming their deaths.
• Tengen Uzui arrived and learned Moyu had already defeated Upper Rank Six; he reported that Tanjiro and the others had rescued everyone.
• Moyu and Tengen prepared to return to the Entertainment District as the eastern sky began to brighten.