Chapter Summaries

Tanjiro struggled against Enmu’s regenerating flesh and dream-inducing eyes while Scribe intervened to keep him from falling into a deadly trap. After Scribe destroyed the eyes, Tanjiro resumed fighting the flesh hands, then suddenly spotted a new danger.

• Tanjiro attacked Enmu’s flesh, but its wound quickly regenerated and Scribe urged him to keep looking for another opening.
• Enmu used his Forced Unconscious Sleep Eye to trap Tanjiro in repeated dream-and-waking cycles, conditioning him to mistake reality for a dream and cut his own neck.
• Scribe grabbed Tanjiro’s wrist and told him that he was in reality, preventing him from striking himself.
• Scribe severed the demon eyes, and Enmu abandoned the plan as Tanjiro stopped trying to cut his neck whenever he woke.
• Tanjiro resumed cutting apart the flesh hands and looked toward Scribe, then widened his eyes and shouted a warning.

Tanjiro fought to cut through Enmu’s spine as the Train Conductor attacked Scribe and two more Twelve Kizuki demons, Rokuro and Byakuya, arrived. Byakuya charged at Tanjiro while he remained focused on his strike.

• The Train Conductor attacked Scribe from behind, but Tanjiro tore free of a demon arm and warned Scribe, who dodged and knocked the conductor unconscious.
• Enmu struck Tanjiro with a flesh-and-blood fist, but Tanjiro recovered and rushed back to cut through Enmu’s spine with the Dance of the Fire God.
• Rokuro and Byakuya burst through the train car’s roof, and Tanjiro recognized them as Lower Rank Three and Lower Rank Two of the Twelve Kizuki.
• Tanjiro chose to keep attacking Enmu’s spine rather than defend himself from Rokuro and Byakuya.
• Enmu urged Rokuro and Byakuya to kill Tanjiro, and Byakuya charged at him.

Scribe stopped Byakuya from killing Tanjiro and overwhelmed the Lower Rank demon with a single attack. With Byakuya defeated, Scribe reminded Tanjiro to finish cutting the remaining section of bone.

• Byakuya accelerated and lunged at Tanjiro with his claws, while Rokuro watched Scribe for signs of interference.
• Scribe vanished and appeared in front of Byakuya, who tried to pierce Scribe's chest with his free hand.
• Scribe shattered Byakuya's claws and arm with a punch, then smashed his head apart.
• Scribe hurled Byakuya's body into a wall, ending the threat to Tanjiro.
• Scribe reminded Tanjiro to cut the remaining section of bone, and Tanjiro remembered his task.

Tanjiro fought through Enmu’s defenses and severed the demon fused with the Infinity Train, causing the train to shake violently and begin rolling over. As Enmu’s final struggle continued, the chapter left Tanjiro and the others inside the train bracing against the upheaval.

• Enmu urged Rokuro to help, but Rokuro could not act while Scribe watched him.
• Tanjiro struck Enmu’s spine, but his Nichirin Blade cracked as Enmu resisted and repaired the crater.
• Enmu’s claws pierced Tanjiro’s arms, yet Tanjiro kept fighting while Rokuro stayed back under Scribe’s threat.
• Tanjiro cut through Enmu’s defenses and severed the front of the train, beheading Enmu.
• Enmu’s flesh erupted from the carriages as the train shook and began to roll over.

Enmu’s attack caused the train to derail, but Kyojuro and the others protected the passengers while Tanjiro shielded the Train Conductor. After the wreck, the group regrouped, and Enmu emerged from the wreckage blaming Scribe and Kyojuro for his defeat.

• Kyojuro realized the train was derailing, broke through a carriage wall, and warned Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Nezuko to protect the passengers.
• Zenitsu identified Enmu as the cause, and Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Nezuko split up to help the passengers.
• Tanjiro covered the Train Conductor as the train overturned, while Rokuro rescued Byakuya and Scribe vanished from the carriage.
• Scribe woke Tanjiro after the crash and assured him that the Train Conductor and the other passengers were safe.
• Inosuke wanted to punish the Train Conductor, but Tanjiro asked him to spare the man, and Inosuke agreed to wait until he recovered.
• Enmu crawled from the wreckage and blamed Scribe and Kyojuro for ruining his plan to eat the passengers.

Scribe killed Enmu after the demon tried to reach Tanjiro, then helped Kyojuro treat Tanjiro’s injuries. Sensing a new enemy approaching, Scribe ordered Kyojuro to evacuate Tanjiro and the others while he stayed behind.

• Enmu tried to crawl toward Tanjiro, but Scribe crushed his remaining flesh and killed him.
• Tanjiro asked Scribe what had happened, then followed his advice to rest and control his breathing.
• Kyojuro praised Tanjiro for using Total Concentration Constant and taught him to stop the bleeding in his abdomen.
• Scribe sensed a new demon approaching and told Kyojuro to take Tanjiro, Inosuke, and the others away.
• Scribe helped Tanjiro up, called to the other youngsters, and walked toward the train as he ordered everyone to leave.

Scribe rescued the Train Conductor and organized the evacuation of the passengers while preparing to face an approaching demon. After the others left, Upper Rank Three appeared and introduced himself as Shinri Masato.

• Scribe lifted the overturned carriage, rescued the unconscious Train Conductor, and handed him to Kyojuro.
• Scribe warned that a demon was approaching and told Kyojuro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu to wake the passengers while Nezuko helped Tanjiro rest.
• Scribe kicked Inosuke into cooperating, and Kyojuro and the others woke the passengers.
• Scribe calmed the frightened passengers and sent them to a nearby station, warning Kyojuro to protect them from demons.
• After the crowd departed, Scribe waited for the approaching demon, who emerged and introduced himself as Upper Rank Three, Shinri Masato.

Scribe confronted Shinri Masato, an Upper Rank Three demon from the influential Shinri Family, and learned that Masato’s power came from a supposed sacred treasure tied to the moon. Masato transformed and attacked with a blade of light, while Scribe dismissed his boasts as beyond saving.

• Scribe recognized the Shinri surname from a family he had encountered with Tamayo, then drew his Nichirin Blade instead of continuing to talk.
• Shinri Masato blocked Scribe’s slash by firing a powerful beam from his palm, which Scribe mistook for a light-based ability.
• Masato summoned a ring of light and claimed it was the Yata no Kagami, which protected and empowered him under the moon.
• Masato transformed into glowing armor and attacked Scribe with a slash he called the Cloud-Gathering Sword.
• Scribe dodged the attack and judged Masato to be beyond saving.

Scribe defeated Shinri Masato after their attacks collided, while Tanjiro and the others worried about him from a distance. The story then shifted to Muzan meeting Shinri Keito, whose proposed partnership ended with Muzan attacking him.

• Scribe charged Shinri Masato and struck at him with Sun Breathing, First Form: Dance, while Masato countered with the Cloud-Gathering Sword.
• The two attacks collided in a powerful explosion, and Shinri Masato was blasted away while Scribe emerged unharmed.
• Tanjiro, Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Inosuke heard the explosion and worried that Scribe might be hurt.
• Muzan met Shinri Keito, head of the Shinri Family, who revealed that he knew Muzan's past identities and proposed a partnership.
• When Shinri Keito asked how Muzan had lived for over a thousand years, Muzan struck him with a tentacle and wrapped it around his neck.

Muzan spared Shinri Keito after Keito revealed a hidden box and began discussing his proposal. Meanwhile, Muzan let Rokuro and Byakuya live after their failed mission and sent them to carry out a new one.

• Muzan released Shinri Keito, who retrieved a hidden box from a secret compartment in his bookshelf.
• Muzan realized Mahito was nearing his destination and reconsidered killing Rokuro and Byakuya.
• Rokuro and Byakuya fled from Scribe, fearing punishment for failing their mission.
• Muzan contacted Byakuya and ordered the two demons to go somewhere, easing their fear of immediate execution.
• Rokuro and Byakuya pledged to succeed on their new mission, then argued over who would face Scribe if they encountered him.

Scribe challenged Shinri Masato’s belief that moonlight made him invincible, then nearly killed him with Sun Breathing. A mysterious figure rescued Masato using a Ninja Art, and Scribe looked forward to facing the self-proclaimed invincible God of Ninjas, Imamura.

• Rokuro and Byakuya argued over which of them should take the vacant Lower Rank One position after Enmu’s death.
• Scribe explained that Masato misunderstood the Three Sacred Treasures and questioned whether Masato was truly invincible.
• Masato recognized Scribe’s ancient presence and recalled that Muzan had warned him not to underestimate Scribe.
• Scribe struck at Masato with Sun Breathing, but a scaled hand emerging from a black circle tried to pull Masato away.
• The rescuer used the Substitution Technique to escape with Masato, then identified himself as Imamura, the invincible God of Ninjas.
• Scribe reflected on other people who had claimed to be invincible and hoped Imamura would prove harder to defeat.

Scribe returned to Kyojuro and the others after Shinri Masato escaped, then explained that another demon had rescued him and warned that demons could gather in large numbers. The encounter reminded Scribe of an earlier Upper Rank Three, leaving him wondering what had happened to the demon who held that rank before Shinri Masato.

• A human team investigated the enormous destruction at the site, but its leader learned that the mysterious reporter had vanished and berated his subordinates.
• Scribe met Kyojuro, Tanjiro, and the others and said he had severely injured the demon but failed to kill it because another demon rescued it.
• Scribe explained that demons could assist one another and even gather in groups, then recounted an incident from his childhood involving many demons.
• Scribe remembered that Doma had once told him an Upper Rank Three existed and realized Shinri Masato now held that title.
• Scribe wondered whether the previous Upper Rank Three had been killed, lost a Rank-Swap Blood Battle, or never existed.

After recovering from the battle, Scribe prepared to leave and search for a dead person whose fate and final resting place were unknown. He left letters for Tanjiro and the others, the Demon Slayer Corps, and Tamayo, then set out while Kyojuro remained with the Corps.

• Scribe crushed a teacup after recalling that Upper Rank Three had existed even in the past, then reassured Nezuko and rested until afternoon.
• Scribe wrote three letters: one for Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the others, one for Ubuyashiki Kagaya and the Hashira, and one for Tamayo asking her to accompany his search.
• Scribe told Tanjiro and the others that he planned to find someone who had died, even though he did not know where the person had died.
• Scribe gave Tanjiro a letter containing advice for their future training, and Inosuke snatched it before Tanjiro passed it to Nezuko.
• Scribe asked Nezuko to wait until she returned home to open the letter, then gave Kyojuro another letter for the Hashira and Yaozai.

Scribe left Kyojuro a letter for Ubuyashiki Kagaya and warned the Corps that demons were becoming more cunning and cooperative. As rumors about Scribe’s battle spread, Muzan questioned Shinri Masato about his encounter with him, and Masato was confronted by an unexpected figure after Muzan left.

• Scribe gave Kyojuro a letter to deliver to Master, urged him to keep training, and departed while Nezuko sensed that he was suppressing anger and regret.
• Kyojuro, Tanjiro, and the others returned to the Corps base, where Ubuyashiki Kagaya summoned the Hashira to discuss Scribe’s warning about demons changing.
• Rumors about Scribe’s injury grew increasingly exaggerated and spread through both the Demon Slayer Corps and the demons.
• Muzan asked Shinri Masato whether he had crippled Scribe with one slash, and Masato nervously admitted that the rumor’s main details were true.
• Muzan told Masato to try harder and left, but a figure appeared before Masato as he prepared to relax.

Scribe and Tamayo went to investigate the Soryu Dojo after learning it had reappeared. At the entrance, disciple Takashima mistook Scribe for a kidnapper and attacked him, but Scribe caught his punch.

• A waiter demanded that Shinri Masato pay the bill for the tea Muzan had shared with him.
• Muzan celebrated after Shinri Masato confirmed that Scribe had suffered serious injuries.
• Scribe and Tamayo discussed reports that the Soryu Dojo had reappeared and traveled to its location.
• Takashima stopped Scribe and Tamayo at the dojo entrance and demanded to know their business.
• Takashima imagined Scribe had abducted Tamayo and punched him, but Scribe caught his fist.

Scribe challenged Soryu Dojo and defeated nearly all of its disciples with ease. The chapter ended with Tetsuya charging at Scribe with a Bamboo Sword Fragment, aiming for his neck despite Ichiryu's warning.

• Scribe struck Takashima through the dojo gate, and Tamayo realized he was making a joke rather than trying to kill him.
• Scribe announced his challenge to Soryu Dojo, and Master Ichiryu ordered his disciples to attack.
• Scribe swiftly knocked out nearly twenty disciples while Ichiryu watched in shock.
• Tetsuya blamed Scribe for hurting Takashima and charged at him with a Bamboo Sword Fragment.
• Tetsuya swung the fragment at Scribe's neck, and Ichiryu shouted for him to stop.

Scribe defeated Tetsuya and Ichiryu at the Soryu Dojo, revealing that his attacks had been healing the disciples’ injuries. The disciples recognized his intentions and apologized, while Tetsuya began to understand his mistake.

• Scribe struck Tetsuya’s Bamboo Sword Fragment aside and sent him flying with a single blow.
• Scribe blocked Ichiryu’s punch, threw him to the ground, and relieved his wrist and old injuries.
• Ichiryu realized Scribe had been treating the dojo members and stopped Tetsuya from attacking him again.
• The disciples woke and noticed their injuries had improved, and Tetsuya realized he had acted impulsively.
• Takashima apologized to Scribe, who told him he had only been fulfilling his responsibility.

Scribe and Tamayo challenged Soryu Dojo, with Scribe defeating and healing its disciples as he made his way to its current master, Hirano. After Scribe revealed his knowledge of the dojo’s secret history, Hirano asked for the second master’s name, and Scribe answered, “Hakuji.”

• Scribe and Tamayo entered Soryu Dojo, and Ichiryu led the disciples after them while agreeing to intervene if Scribe acted out of line.
• Scribe defeated every disciple who challenged him, and they later noticed that their injuries had been healed.
• Scribe reached Hirano and his granddaughter, Asatsuru, and said he had visited the dojo a few hundred years earlier.
• Scribe named Keizo and Koyuki and described Koyuki’s beloved as the next master, revealing knowledge Hirano thought was secret.
• Hirano asked to speak with Scribe alone while Asatsuru told Ichiryu and the others to wait outside and protect her grandfather if needed.
• Hirano asked the second master’s name, and Scribe answered, “Hakuji.”

Hirano recognized Scribe as the person Soryu Dojo had awaited for centuries and told him the history of Hakuji and the dojo. After learning that Hakuji had disappeared to seek someone, Scribe asked Hirano to bring in Asatsuru and his wife, Tamayo.

• Hirano excitedly asked Scribe to repeat his name, then laughed with relief and gratitude when Scribe confirmed it.
• Outside the room, Asatsuru stopped the disciples from rushing in, and Tamayo predicted Hirano would soon come out looking for her.
• Hirano knelt before Scribe and explained that he and Asatsuru descended from Hakuji, whose bloodline had led Soryu Dojo for generations.
• Hirano recounted how Hakuji left the dojo after Koyuki died, how Soryu Dojo flourished, and how a monster later slaughtered most of its gathered members.
• Hirano said he was old and entrusted the dojo’s future to Asatsuru, then asked her to meet Scribe and invited Tamayo in as Scribe’s wife.
• Hirano rebuked his disciples for speaking disrespectfully about Scribe and walked over to Tamayo.

Scribe met Hirano and Asatsuru at Soryu Dojo, learned that Asatsuru’s parents had vanished and that a powerful demon had destroyed the dojo generations earlier, and received the box the dojo masters had guarded for centuries. When Scribe opened it, he found a fragment that appeared to be part of a Bamboo Sword Fragment.

• Hirano brought Asatsuru to meet Scribe and Tamayo, and Asatsuru learned the history of Soryu Dojo and its connection to Hakuji and Koyuki.
• Asatsuru told Scribe that her parents had disappeared after visiting the graves of the previous dojo masters, despite Hirano’s searches.
• Scribe suspected demons were behind the dojo massacre and Asatsuru’s parents’ disappearance, but Tamayo, Hirano, and Asatsuru comforted him when he became distressed.
• Hirano gave Scribe the box that Soryu Dojo masters had protected for generations and explained how it had been passed down.
• Scribe used Hirano’s key to open the box and found a fragment that appeared to be part of a Bamboo Sword Fragment.