Chapter Summaries

Muzan learned through Rui’s severed blood link that Rui had died and saw memories of Tanjiro alive as a Demon Slayer Corps member, wielding Sun Breathing and a demon-devouring blade. Convinced the Corps had become dangerously unpredictable, Muzan ordered the Infinity Castle sealed and forbade the Upper Ranks from leaving.

• Muzan recalled that Giyu Tomioka had taken Rui from Mount Natagumo to Mount Fujikasane and considered Rui’s capture useful for infiltrating enemy territory.
• Rui’s death severed Muzan’s blood link, and Muzan accessed Rui’s final memories.
• Muzan saw Tanjiro wearing the Demon Slayer Corps uniform, with Sun Wheel Hanafuda Earrings and a Red Nichirin Blade surrounded by blood-red Heat Haze.
• Muzan panicked at the sight of a demon using Sun Breathing and a weapon that consumed demon blood, then condemned the Demon Slayer Corps as lunatics.
• Muzan ordered Nakime to seal every entrance and exit to the Infinity Castle and forbade Kokushibo, Akaza, and the other Upper Ranks from leaving.

Giyu failed to fuse Sun, Moon, and Water Breathing but remained confident he could defeat Muzan with Tanjiro’s help. After Shinobu reported Tanjiro’s victory over Rui at Mount Fujikasane, Giyu revealed that the battle was meant to frighten Muzan and that Tanjiro’s sunlight resistance would eventually trigger the final battle.

• Giyu tried to merge his three Breathing Styles, but a backlash stopped him at an insurmountable barrier.
• Giyu concluded that his current strength and Tanjiro’s potential were enough to defeat Muzan despite his failed attempt to ascend.
• Shinobu returned from Mount Fujikasane and told Giyu that Tanjiro had killed Rui after overpowering his demon abilities with Heat Haze.
• Giyu explained that Tanjiro’s victory had been expected and that Muzan, watching from the shadows, was the real audience.
• Giyu said they would reveal Tanjiro’s ability to withstand sunlight when the time was right, driving Muzan into a frenzy and starting the final battle.

Shinobu Kocho tried to make Giyu Tomioka acknowledge her romantic feelings, but he insisted he cared for her only as his sister-in-law and sent her back to her room. Shinobu was left furious and jealous of her sister Kanae, vowing that the situation might make her turn dark.

• Shinobu Kocho moved close to Giyu Tomioka and pointed to his thoughtful gestures as evidence that he might love her as a woman.
• Giyu recognized Shinobu’s advances but reminded himself to stay faithful to Kanae Kocho.
• Giyu pulled away, called Shinobu his little sister, and told her to take the biscuits back to her room.
• Shinobu felt crushed by Giyu’s rejection and blamed Kanae for marrying him first.
• Shinobu grew jealous of Kanae’s relationship with Giyu and warned that she might turn dark if she had to keep watching them.

Shinobu Kocho drugged Giyu Tomioka with an aphrodisiac and muscle-weakening powder, then tried to overpower him. Giyu resisted the drug and restrained her, but Shinobu escaped his hold and clung to him, leaving him struggling to keep his composure.

• After Giyu questioned Shinobu about the broken plate, the drugged tea made his heart race and his body flush.
• Shinobu closed the doors, revealed her obsessive intentions, and explained that she had spent three months making the drug.
• Shinobu lunged at Giyu, but he used Dead Calm and expelled the drug from his body before pinning her.
• Giyu demanded the antidote and threatened to tell Kanae, but Shinobu said she had never made one.
• Shinobu slipped out of her robe and wrapped herself around Giyu, while he struggled to push her away without hurting her.

Shinobu Kocho tried to seduce Giyu Tomioka while he resisted, believing that giving in would betray his wife, Kanae. Shinobu revealed that she and Kanae had long planned to marry him together, and Kanae had left instructions for Shinobu to use the drug on him; Giyu read the letter as the drug overwhelmed him.

• Shinobu clung to Giyu and begged him to give in, while he insisted that doing so would betray Kanae.
• Giyu appealed to Shinobu's love for her sister, but Shinobu became furious when he praised Kanae and called her pure.
• Shinobu told Giyu that she and Kanae had agreed to marry him together, but accused Kanae of breaking their plan by marrying him first.
• Shinobu showed Giyu a letter from Kanae instructing her to drug him and describing their planned marital schedule.
• Giyu read Kanae's letter as the drug's remaining effects surged through him.

Shinobu Kocho resorted to plan B when Giyu Tomioka refused to act on Kanae’s letter while drugged. She drank the remaining aphrodisiac tea herself, and its effects quickly left her delirious in Giyu’s arms.

• Giyu Tomioka hesitated to take advantage of Shinobu Kocho and suggested they wait for Kanae to return before discussing the situation.
• Shinobu Kocho slipped out of Giyu’s embrace and grabbed the second cup of tea.
• Shinobu Kocho drank the entire cup of aphrodisiac-laced tea before Giyu could stop her.
• The drug took effect within seconds, leaving Shinobu flushed, delirious, and pleading with Giyu for help.

After Shinobu Kocho drank the aphrodisiac herself, Giyu Tomioka gave in and spent the night with her. The next morning, Shinobu woke in his arms, remembered what had happened, and blushed in embarrassment.

• Shinobu Kocho clung to Giyu Tomioka and begged him to take her after the drug overwhelmed her.
• Giyu carried Shinobu to bed and stopped resisting her advances.
• After their night together, Giyu woke refreshed beside the sleeping Shinobu.
• Shinobu woke, tried to sit up, and fell back against Giyu when her body hurt.
• Giyu urged Shinobu to rest and used Water Breathing to soothe her.
• Shinobu remembered the previous night and blushed at the embarrassing memories.

Shinobu Kocho demanded that Giyu Tomioka recognize her as his wife and promise to care for her and Kanae, and he agreed. After their affectionate morning together, Shinobu was too sore to leave bed, so Giyu went to fetch her chicken soup.

• Shinobu Kocho accused Giyu Tomioka of causing her soreness and insisted that he take responsibility for her as his wife.
• Giyu promised Shinobu that he would never abandon her or Kanae and would protect them for the rest of their lives.
• Shinobu joyfully kissed Giyu, and he returned her kiss.
• When Shinobu tried to get out of bed to go with Giyu, she collapsed, and he carried her back and ordered her to rest.
• Giyu left to have old hen soup prepared for Shinobu and promised to return soon.

After spending the night with Shinobu, Giyu arranged restorative soup for her and then sensed that his Transparent World might be advancing again. He focused on a drifting wisteria petal, but the chapter ended before he learned what the second advancement would bring.

• Giyu asked the kitchen cooks to prepare chicken soup for Shinobu, and they mistakenly concluded she had become his second wife.
• Shinobu woke in Giyu's bed, delighted that their night together had been real, then fell asleep again.
• Giyu fed Shinobu two bowls of soup when she woke around noon, and she returned to bed to rest.
• Giyu sensed a possible second advancement of his Transparent World and concentrated on a falling wisteria petal.
• Giyu's eyes ached as he ended his attempt, leaving him hopeful that his Transparent World could reach a new level.

Kanae returned early from her mission and found Giyu hiding his guilt after spending the night with Shinobu. When Shinobu appeared, Kanae revealed that she had arranged for the sisters to share Giyu and reassured him that she was happy about it.

• Kanae came home early and embraced Giyu, who nervously tried to keep her from seeing the bedroom.
• Shinobu emerged from the bedroom wearing Giyu's oversized undergarment, and Kanae realized what had happened.
• Kanae reacted with delight at finding Shinobu with Giyu instead of becoming angry.
• Kanae told Giyu she had arranged the encounter and said she was glad the sisters could now stay together and love him.

Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho teased each other about their marriages to Giyu Tomioka, then competed playfully to care for him at dinner. That night, the three shared a bed and affirmed their love and hope for a peaceful future together.

• Kanae Kocho teased Shinobu Kocho about her sore legs, and Shinobu retorted by boasting that Giyu Tomioka found her more lovable.
• Giyu Tomioka excused himself from the sisters' scheming and went to prepare firewood and check on dinner.
• At dinner, Shinobu Kocho eagerly fed Giyu and tried to claim his attention, while Kanae Kocho gently served him and stopped Shinobu from climbing onto his lap.
• Shinobu Kocho and Kanae Kocho each claimed one of Giyu Tomioka's sides in bed, and they settled into the night without starting a fight.
• Giyu Tomioka thanked both sisters, and Kanae Kocho said they feared neither the demons nor the final battle as long as the three could live happily together.

Giyu Tomioka put Kanae Kocho through a punishing training bout while Shinobu Kocho teased her from the sidelines. Kanae began to sense Giyu’s attacks beyond what she could see, but his blade stopped at her neck.

• Giyu Tomioka trained Kanae Kocho at the Butterfly Mansion while Shinobu Kocho watched and joked about Kanae’s frustration.
• Kanae launched Flower Breathing, Fourth Form—Crimson Hanagoromo and Fifth Form—Peonies of Futility against Giyu.
• Giyu blocked Kanae’s attacks with precise movements, then overwhelmed her with a rapid counterattack.
• Giyu told Kanae to rely on her other senses rather than her eyes when an opponent moved too quickly to follow.
• Kanae instinctively shifted away from Giyu’s thrust, and his blade stopped beside her neck.

Giyu trained Kanae to approach the Transparent World while Shinobu watched from the sidelines and argued with him after he insulted her strength. Above them, Kanzaburo boasted to Xiao Cui that Giyu’s status made him the boss of the crow world, and the two crows fought.

• Giyu stopped Kanae’s training and told her she had nearly reached the Transparent World, then ordered her to rest before another round.
• Kanae asked Shinobu to help train, but Shinobu refused and teased her about Giyu’s expectations.
• Giyu said Shinobu was too short and weak to train for the Transparent World, prompting Shinobu to threaten to put laxatives in his dinner.
• Kanzaburo claimed he had guided Giyu to greatness and declared himself the boss of the crow world because Giyu was head of the Butterfly Mansion.
• Xiao Cui called Kanzaburo a shameless old crow, and the two crows traded insults before fighting on the branch.

Giyu awakened a passive ability that showed him Tanjiro confronting Muzan in Asakusa, so he raced there to seize the rare chance to catch Muzan. Tanjiro, unaware that Giyu was coming, continued toward Asakusa after failing to get information about Muzan from the Swamp Demon.

• Giyu saw a fragment of the future in which Tanjiro grabbed Muzan in Asakusa and recognized the location.
• Giyu ended training with Kanae and Shinobu and rushed toward Asakusa at tremendous speed, leaving Kanzaburo behind.
• Kanae and Shinobu were left wondering whether Giyu would return for dinner.
• Tanjiro recalled how the Swamp Demon had killed itself rather than reveal anything about Muzan.
• Tanjiro continued toward Asakusa carrying Tamayo's Demon Suppressant in a wooden box.

Tanjiro arrived in Asakusa and was overwhelmed by the city’s sights, sounds, and smells before stopping at a udon stall to eat. Just as he was about to take a bite, he recognized Muzan Kibutsuji’s scent nearby and rushed into the crowd to pursue him.

• Tanjiro entered Asakusa and mistook a streetcar for a demon’s Blood Demon Art, while the demon personality pretended to understand it.
• Tanjiro was overwhelmed by the city’s jumbled smells and escaped into a quieter alley.
• Hungry, Tanjiro ordered a large bowl of yam udon from a stall owner and prepared to eat.
• Tanjiro caught Muzan Kibutsuji’s scent, left money on the table, and plunged into the crowd to find him.

Tanjiro Kamado found Muzan Kibutsuji in Asakusa and confronted him, but discovered Muzan was accompanied by an unsuspecting human wife and daughter. Muzan hid his alarm and played the part of a harmless businessman, while Tanjiro remained unable to attack without endangering them.

• Tanjiro followed Muzan's scent through the crowded shopping street and grabbed the suited man, revealing Muzan Kibutsuji.
• Muzan's blood overwhelmed Tanjiro's demon cells, but Tanjiro resisted and reached for his Nichirin Blade.
• A young girl called Muzan her father, and Tanjiro saw that she and the woman beside Muzan were ordinary humans.
• Muzan recognized Tanjiro, feared that Giyu Tomioka might be nearby, and decided to conceal his identity and leave safely.
• Muzan introduced himself as Mr. Tsukihiko and claimed Tanjiro had mistaken him for a relative, while secretly coveting Tanjiro's unusual scent.
• Tanjiro could not draw his blade because Muzan's wife and daughter were close to him and could be caught in the attack.

Muzan turned a passerby into a demon to distract Tanjiro and escape through the panicked crowd. After sending his fake family away, Muzan tried to summon Nakime, but a sudden disturbance in the alley put him on guard.

• Muzan scratched a passerby with his nails, and the man transformed into a demon and attacked his girlfriend.
• Tanjiro knocked the demon unconscious and helped the injured woman, allowing Muzan to escape as patrol officers blocked Tanjiro.
• Tanjiro vowed to pursue Muzan, who dismissed him as an experimental specimen and entered a back alley.
• Muzan sent his human wife and Reiko home, then ordered Nakime to move the Infinity Castle to Asakusa and bring him back.
• Withered leaves stopped in midair, and a rumble made Muzan's body go on alert.

Giyu Tomioka ambushed Muzan Kibutsuji in Asakusa and overwhelmed him with a Red Nichirin Blade strike, sending him flying toward the hills outside the city. Passersby mistook Muzan’s flight for a shooting star and made wishes as he cursed in the sky.

• Giyu descended on Muzan, whose disguise was exposed, and blocked his escape route with a slash guided by Future Sight.
• Muzan hardened his arms with his Blood Demon Art and braced for Giyu’s Moon Breathing attack.
• Giyu struck Muzan with Moon-Dragon Ringtail, breaking his armor and launching him out of Asakusa.
• Mizuno Taro and other people on a bridge mistook the flying Muzan for a shooting star and wished for good fortune and the destruction of demons.
• Uncle Fengsheng also mistook Muzan for a shooting star and wished that Tanjiro would return to eat his udon.

Giyu Tomioka trapped Muzan Kibutsuji in a ring of fire and began overwhelming him in a fierce battle. Muzan relied on regeneration and hoped to survive until Nakime brought the Infinity Castle, but Giyu’s final strike split him in two.

• Giyu’s sword energy hurled Muzan into a mountain forest, badly wounding him before Muzan regenerated.
• Giyu surrounded Muzan with a thousand-meter ring of flames, cutting off his escape.
• Muzan revealed he had sent his coordinates to Nakime and planned to hold out for thirty minutes until the Infinity Castle arrived.
• Muzan attacked with bone whips, blades, and spikes, but Giyu cut through them and wounded him repeatedly.
• Giyu evaded Muzan’s poison and tentacles, then shattered his bone-whip guard and cleaved through the right side of his body.

Giyu Tomioka overwhelmed Muzan Kibutsuji in close combat, but Muzan used his rapid regeneration to endure the barrage and then created distance with an ice-type Blood Demon Art. Giyu charged into Muzan’s blizzard, and Muzan began bombarding him with further ice attacks.

• Muzan detonated part of his torso to escape Giyu’s blade, regenerated, and realized he could not win a close-range fight.
• Muzan lunged at Giyu with bone claws and tentacles, but Giyu shattered them and answered with a rapid series of slashes.
• Giyu cut Muzan more than a hundred times in thirty seconds, while Muzan managed only to leave faint blood streaks on Giyu’s haori.
• Muzan leapt away and unleashed Freezing Clouds, Cold White Princesses, filling the mountainside with freezing, poisonous mist and ice crystals.
• Giyu countered the first wave with Moon Breathing and charged through the blizzard, while Muzan launched additional ice-based Blood Demon Arts from a distance.