Chapter Summaries

After Tanjiro and Nezuko survived Final Selection, they received their Nichirin Blades, and Tanjiro’s turned black. A crow then sent Tanjiro to a demon-infested town, while Scribe’s Black Feather started fighting with Tanjiro’s crow.

• Scribe welcomed Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the other survivors of Final Selection, then arranged for them to choose Nichirin Blade materials and uniforms.
• Inosuke challenged Tanjiro and repeatedly mangled his name, while Scribe amused himself and later helped Inosuke learn the names of Tanjiro and the others.
• Tanjiro and Nezuko returned to Mt. Sagiri, where Urokodaki embraced them; fifteen days later, Haganezuka Hotaru delivered their Nichirin Blades.
• Nezuko’s blade turned blue, while Tanjiro’s turned black, prompting Scribe to explain that Black Blades were rare and poorly understood.
• A Kasugai Crow ordered Tanjiro to travel to a northwestern town where a demon had killed several young women, then Black Feather fought with the crow after it ignored Scribe.

Scribe traveled with Tanjiro and Nezuko to a town where young women had been vanishing, and he suspected a demon was responsible. After learning the latest victim was Kazumi’s sixteen-year-old fiancée Riko, Scribe arranged to meet the matchmaker and requested a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old bride, apparently preparing a trap for the demon.

• Black Feather defeated Tennōji Matsuemon, and Scribe decided to accompany Tanjiro and Nezuko to their next mission.
• Riko vanished after Kazumi walked her home, leaving her sandals behind and Kazumi distraught and blamed by her family.
• Three days later, Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Scribe arrived in town and encountered Kazumi, who described Riko’s disappearance.
• Scribe suspected a demon was taking girls and noted that it might strike again that night.
• Scribe visited the matchmaker and asked for a bride aged fifteen or sixteen, confusing her with the request.

Scribe found Tokie on a list of potential targets and intercepted the Swamp Demon before it could take her. After rescuing Tanjiro and Nezuko from a demon attack, he left the battered Triangle-Faced Demon for them to fight, and the demon prepared to use hostages.

• Scribe noticed Tokie’s name in the matchmaker’s booklet and added her to the girls being watched.
• The Swamp Demon emerged from the floor beside sleeping Tokie, but Scribe seized it and took it outside.
• A one-horned demon threatened Tokie, while Scribe struck Triangle-Faced Demon hard enough to badly injure it.
• Black Feather returned with Tanjiro and Nezuko, and Scribe told them to finish off Triangle-Faced Demon.
• Tanjiro and Nezuko drew their Nichirin Blades as the recovering Triangle-Faced Demon stood up and called toward nearby hostages.

Scribe killed One-Horned Demon and helped Kazumi discover that his fiancée had been eaten. Triangle-Faced Demon dragged Scribe and Tanjiro into his swamp, where Scribe began searching for him.

• Triangle-Faced Demon revealed One-Horned Demon, but Scribe caught Tokie and killed the fleeing demon with a flaming slash.
• Scribe retrieved the belongings One-Horned Demon had collected, and Kazumi recognized his fiancée Riko’s pink bow and broke down in grief.
• Tanjiro fought Triangle-Faced Demon while Nezuko battled Two-Horned Demon, as Scribe watched over Kazumi and Tokie.
• Triangle-Faced Demon used his Blood Demon Art to pull Scribe and Tanjiro into the swamp, while Nezuko stayed behind to protect Kazumi and Tokie.
• Inside the murky swamp, Scribe searched for Triangle-Faced Demon and noticed several strips.

Scribe defeated the Triangle-Faced Demon and helped Tanjiro and Nezuko finish the demons. He returned the girls’ belongings to Kazumi and Tokie, then left them to grieve as he and the others headed down the street.

• Scribe gathered straps belonging to girls eaten by demons and found Tanjiro struggling against the Triangle-Faced Demon in the swamp.
• The Triangle-Faced Demon bound Scribe in chains, but Scribe used Bullet Flash to blast it out of the swamp and leave it severely injured.
• Tanjiro finished off the Triangle-Faced Demon, while Nezuko killed the Two-Horned Demon.
• Scribe gave Kazumi and Tokie the recovered straps, and they recognized belongings of their missing loved ones.
• Scribe spoke with Kazumi and Tokie about their loss, then walked away with Tanjiro and Nezuko.

Sishu took Tanjiro, Nezuko, and a sack-bound Zenitsu to Asakusa for sightseeing, where the siblings marveled at the bright, modern city. As they ate noodles, Sishu suddenly stood up and called their names.

• Sishu had Tanjiro and Nezuko tie up Zenitsu after finding him harassing a girl, then took the group north toward Asakusa.
• Sishu told Tanjiro and Nezuko that they were going sightseeing, and the group headed to Asakusa with Zenitsu in a sack.
• Tanjiro and Nezuko were astonished by Asakusa’s electric lights and bustling streets as Sishu showed them around and bought them gifts.
• Sishu ordered four bowls of yam soup noodles, but after taking a few bites he suddenly stood and called to Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Nezuko.

Scribe tracked Muzan to Asakusa but found him disguised as Tsukihiko with Rei and Wakana, then let him escape without alerting the family. Muzan killed three people in an alley and summoned two followers to delay Scribe.

• Scribe found Rei and Wakana, learned that Muzan had recently left while disguised as Tsukihiko, and introduced himself as Tsukihiko’s friend.
• Scribe declined Rei’s invitation to visit and left after exchanging farewells with Wakana.
• Muzan, still disguised as Tsukihiko, killed three drunk people who confronted him in an alley and injected the woman with so much of his blood that she exploded.
• Worried that Scribe might find him, Muzan called two followers down from a rooftop and ordered them to help hold Scribe back.

Muzan ordered Yura and Sake to kill the Demon Slayers, especially Scribe, and they tracked Scribe and his companions to an abandoned courtyard. Scribe sent Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Zenitsu into battle against Yura while he faced Sake, whose temari ball was already flying at his head.

• Muzan commanded Yura and Sake to attack the Demon Slayers and prioritize killing Scribe.
• Scribe confirmed to Tanjiro that Muzan had been nearby, then encouraged Tanjiro to focus on strengthening himself.
• Scribe led Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Zenitsu to an abandoned courtyard after noticing two demons following them.
• Sake attacked Scribe with a temari ball, but he struck it away and the two demons revealed themselves.
• Yura used Crimson Scythe Arrow to redirect Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Zenitsu, knocking Zenitsu unconscious.
• Sake created another temari ball and hurled it at Scribe's head while he prepared to face her alone.

Scribe defeated Sake by kicking her temari balls back at her, then helped Tanjiro and Nezuko understand Yura’s invisible attacks. Yura trapped Scribe with his Blood Demon Art, but Scribe revealed that the unconscious swordsman had awakened and was preparing to strike.

• Sake sprouted four extra arms and hurled six temari balls at Scribe, who stopped them all.
• Scribe used Thunder Breathing: First Form: Thunderclap and Flash to kick the balls back, heavily injuring Sake while keeping her alive.
• Scribe observed Yura’s Crimson Scythe Arrows and told Tanjiro and Nezuko to watch the airflow around them.
• Yura increased the number of his arrows and bound Scribe, but Scribe pointed out that Yura had forgotten the swordsman he had knocked unconscious.
• Lightning crackled around the Nichirin Blade in the unconscious swordsman’s hand as he prepared to act.

Scribe and the Demon Slayers defeated Yura and Sake, then received an urgent order to eliminate a demon at the Demon House. As they traveled there, Black Feather revealed embarrassing details about Zenitsu, who tried to catch the sparrow.

• Zenitsu killed Yura with Thunder Breathing: First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, and Scribe woke him by pretending a girl and Grandpa Kuwajima were waiting for him.
• Scribe pressured Zenitsu into joining Tanjiro and Nezuko against Sake, and the three killed her together.
• Scribe praised the group and reviewed their mistakes before Black Feather and Tennōji Matsuemon delivered an urgent mission to the Demon House.
• Scribe and the others set off for the Demon House, while Black Feather told Scribe embarrassing facts about Zenitsu.
• Zenitsu tried to grab the sparrow after hearing it reveal his habits, and Black Feather prepared to defend it.

Scribe and the others reached the House of Demons, where they found two frightened children whose brother had been dragged inside. After a dead man fell from a window, Scribe examined his wounds and prepared the group to enter, while jokingly threatening to bury Zenitsu instead.

• Scribe stopped Zenitsu from harassing the birds by threatening to stuff him back into the sack, and the group continued toward their mission.
• At the House of Demons, Tanjiro smelled fresh blood, while Zenitsu noticed extra heartbeats and Scribe found two children hiding nearby.
• Scribe used Black Feather and the little sparrow to calm the children, who explained that a demon had dragged their injured elder brother into the house.
• A wounded man fell from a window and died outside; Scribe found five different kinds of wounds on his body and told Tanjiro and Zenitsu to bury him.
• Scribe dug a hole himself, then told Zenitsu it was for him after learning his height.

Scribe, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke entered a demon’s house, where a drumbeat suddenly transported Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to another part of the house while Scribe remained with the demon. The three became separated, and Scribe was left behind to face the demon alone.

• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Scribe buried the unidentified man, then assigned Nezuko to watch over the children while they entered the house to hunt demons.
• Scribe heard someone approaching, and Inosuke burst from the forest and joined the group heading inside.
• In the house, Scribe sensed a demon behind a door, and Tanjiro opened it as the demon lunged at them.
• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke struggled to coordinate against the demon, which flipped the room’s tatami at them.
• A drumbeat changed the house and transported Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke away, while Scribe and the demon remained in the room.

Scribe killed a demon by throwing it into the sunlight, then found the injured Kiyoshiro and searched for Tanjiro and the others. The story shifted to Zenitsu, who fled from a four-eyed demon and hid behind a door that was quickly cut apart.

• Scribe dodged the demon’s attack, threw it through the house, and exposed it to sunlight until it turned to ash.
• Scribe searched the house, found Kiyoshiro, bandaged his wound, and learned that Teruko and Shoichi were safe outside with his companion.
• A drumbeat shifted the rooms, and Scribe warned Kiyoshiro away from the demon approaching the unconscious Agatsuma Zenitsu.
• After separating from Tanjiro and Zenitsu, Inosuke left them to split up as well, and Zenitsu encountered a four-eyed demon beneath a raised floor.
• Zenitsu ran from the four-eyed demon, hid in a room, and heard it slice through the closed door.

Zenitsu and Inosuke defeated demons in the house while Scribe protected Kiyoshiro and explained Rare Blood. Scribe then found a study and began reading a novel, whose author and significance remained unknown.

• Zenitsu killed Four-Eyed Demon with Thunder Breathing while unconscious, then woke believing Scribe had saved him.
• Inosuke killed a strongman demon and charged onward before Scribe knocked him down for frightening Kiyoshiro.
• Scribe corrected Inosuke for calling Kiyoshiro a human male, prompting Inosuke to apologize awkwardly.
• Scribe explained that Rare Blood was especially nutritious and revealed that he was Rare Blood too.
• Scribe mentioned another Rare Blood in the Demon Slayer Corps but kept the person's identity secret from Zenitsu.
• Scribe searched the rooms, found a study, and picked up a novel to read.

Scribe read Kaigaku’s tragic history before he and Tanjiro confronted the former Lower Rank Five, whose drums manipulated the room and unleashed invisible attacks. Scribe explained the drums’ functions and helped the injured Tanjiro adapt his Water Breathing, leaving Tanjiro facing Kaigaku’s intensified five-blade assault.

• Scribe learned how Kaigaku became a demon after his senior ridiculed and trampled his novel, then used Kiyoshiro’s drum to bring the group to safety.
• Tanjiro was thrown into Scribe’s corridor, and Kaigaku arrived after Scribe yanked Tanjiro aside.
• Kaigaku attacked Tanjiro with his drums, and Scribe explained how each drum controlled the room or launched attacks.
• Tanjiro held on to his sword through Kaigaku’s first assault, then used Scribe’s advice to apply Water Breathing’s adaptability.
• Tanjiro tried Flowing Dance but was hurt by the shifting room, so he switched to Splashing Water Flow, Turbulent.
• Kaigaku struck his stomach drum with full force and sent five air blades at Tanjiro.

Tanjiro beheaded Kaigaku, and Scribe fulfilled the demon’s final wish by agreeing to publish his novel, earning another Soul Reincarnation Artifact. After the group reunited with the rescued children, Inosuke challenged Tanjiro to a fight, and the two began brawling.

• Tanjiro resisted Kaigaku’s rapid drumming attacks and beheaded him with his Nichirin Blade.
• Scribe discussed Kaigaku’s novel with him and agreed to revise and publish it, fulfilling Kaigaku’s last wish and obtaining a Soul Reincarnation Artifact.
• Scribe and Tanjiro found Zenitsu restraining Inosuke from attacking Kiyoshiro, and Scribe settled the dispute after Kiyoshiro apologized.
• Kiyoshiro reunited with Shoichi and Teruko outside the house, while Nezuko and Tanjiro watched the siblings embrace.
• Inosuke challenged Tanjiro to fight, and the two began exchanging blows as Scribe watched and Zenitsu pretended to faint.

Scribe, Tanjiro, and the others buried demon victims, rested at a Wisteria Family home, and attended a wedding before encountering two sisters who believed Luoshenzhu Huaman could bring happiness. Scribe then caught Tanjiro preparing to leave to search for it.

• Scribe knocked Inosuke unconscious, then let him help Tanjiro and the others bury the demon victims.
• Scribe questioned Black Feather and Matsuemon, learned of a nearby Wisteria Family branch, and gave Kiyoshiro a protective sachet before the group departed.
• The Wisteria Family welcomed Scribe and the others, fed them, provided beds, and arranged treatment for Tanjiro and the others.
• Scribe persuaded Tanjiro to attend a nearby wedding, and afterward reassured him that Nezuko did not seem unhappy with her life.
• On the way back, Scribe recognized two sisters, and Aming insisted that the bride had found happiness by discovering Luoshenzhu Huaman.
• Scribe caught Tanjiro getting ready to leave and asked if he planned to search for Luoshenzhu Huaman.

Scribe and Tanjiro captured and treated an injured boar, which led them to a cave where they found the flowers they had been seeking. The chapter ended with Scribe revealing that the flowers were called Boar-eye Flowers, not Luoshenzhu Huaman.

• Scribe accompanied Tanjiro to search the mountain, where a wild boar charged at them.
• Tanjiro and Scribe used vines to restrain the boar, then Scribe treated its abdominal wound with herbs.
• After recovering, the boar led Scribe and Tanjiro to a cave, dragging them over a cliff along the way.
• The boar reunited with its piglets at the cave, while Tanjiro spotted flowers that looked like Luoshenzhu Huaman.
• Scribe told Tanjiro that the flowers were called Boar-eye Flowers.

Scribe and Tanjiro learned that the Boar-eye Flower was ordinary but rare, then departed with Zenitsu and Inosuke for Mount Natagumo after the Corps warned that a Twelve Kizuki might be there. At the mountain, they found a Demon Slayer whose swollen corpse exploded, confirming Scribe’s suspicion that a dangerous demon was active there.

• Scribe told Tanjiro the Boar-eye Flower had no miraculous powers, and Tanjiro decided to give it to Nezuko anyway.
• After recovering, Tanjiro and the others received a mission to search Mount Natagumo for missing Demon Slayer Corps members and offer assistance.
• The old woman sent the group off with sparks and a blessing, and Scribe dragged a terrified Zenitsu toward Mount Natagumo.
• Scribe spotted a wounded Corps member in the grass and stopped Tanjiro from approaching him.
• The swordsman’s bloated corpse exploded, and Scribe concluded that another member of the Twelve Kizuki was likely on Mount Natagumo.

Scribe and the others entered Mount Natagumo, where a terrified Murata warned them that Demon Slayers were attacking one another. They discovered that invisible spider silk controlled the swordsmen and made their corpses explode, leaving Tanjiro and the others shaken as they continued into the mountain.

• Zenitsu hesitated at the mountain’s edge, then overcame his fear and ran after Scribe and the others.
• Scribe’s group found Murata, who explained that the Demon Slayers sent to Mount Natagumo had begun attacking their comrades.
• Inosuke punched Murata when fear made him panic, and Murata then recognized Scribe and sought his protection.
• Scribe kicked Murata out of the path of a thrown Nichirin Blade, then cut the spider silk controlling the swordsman who had thrown it.
• The swordsman’s corpse swelled and exploded, and Scribe identified nearly invisible spider silk as the cause.
• Tanjiro and the others vomited after witnessing the explosion, and Zenitsu arrived and did the same.