Chapter Summaries

The Demon Slayer Corps debated the allegations against Scribe and decided to contact him, while Ayu ordered a force to capture him and learned that the Shinri Family had leaked the photographs. The chapter left Ayu choosing to approach the Shinri Family rather than the Hyakuya Family.

• Rengoku KyoJuro investigated the people following the Corps and learned they had been hired by an unknown employer using false information.
• Shinobu Butterfly, Kanae Kocho, and most of the Hashira voiced their belief in Scribe, while many lower-ranking members doubted him after the newspaper reports and photographs.
• Tomioka Giyu proposed contacting Scribe, and Ubuyashiki Kagaya sent Shinobu Butterfly and Kanae Kocho to Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals; he also assigned Rengoku KyoJuro to speak with Tetsuzhen after Tengen Uzui asked for time to handle a family matter.
• Ubuyashiki Kagaya asked Tanjiro to recount what had happened the night Scribe allegedly killed Demon Slayers.
• Ayu ordered his men to capture Scribe alive and planned to confine him under armed guard.
• Ayu learned that the Shinri Family had arranged the photographs and chose to contact them instead of the Hyakuya Family.

Ayu sent Zhuang Mu and his armed men to Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals to intimidate Scribe, but Scribe ignored them as they waited outside all day. When Koinatsu finally came out, she rejected Zhuang Mu’s assumption that she would obey him and asked who he was.

• Ayu told his butler to arrange more people and claim that the photos came from the Hyakuya Family.
• Zhuang Mu arrived at Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals with armed men, threatened the crowd, and demanded to see Scribe, who did not respond to their visit.
• Kanae Kocho told Shinobu Butterfly that Zhuang Mu was a ruthless murderer and recognized Ayu’s effort to pressure Scribe.
• Zhuang Mu waited from morning until night, growing angry when Scribe gave him no answer.
• Koinatsu came out to meet the group, evaded Zhuang Mu’s attempt to grab her hand, and asked who he was.

Scribe confronted Zhuang Mu, a subordinate of Crown Prince Ayu, after he threatened Koinatsu and the Kocho Sisters outside Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals. Scribe began beating Zhuang Mu’s men, leaving the confrontation with Zhuang Mu and the rest of his group still facing him.

• Zhuang Mu threatened Koinatsu with a pistol and demanded that she summon Scribe, while his men insulted her and the Kocho Sisters.
• Scribe arrived, asked whether Zhuang Mu had threatened him, and walked over to Koinatsu and the Kocho Sisters.
• When a subordinate blocked Scribe and threatened him, Scribe punched the man and sent him flying.
• Scribe slammed another subordinate’s head into the ground and punched him repeatedly, saying he was punishing the man for harassing Koinatsu and insulting Shinobu and Kanae Kocho.

Scribe brutally beat Zhuang Mu and Crown Prince Ayu’s men after they demanded entry to Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals, then forced them to roll into the building. He left them cleaning the conference room floor as he entered the room.

• Scribe seized Zhuang Mu, dismissed his threats, and beat him and his subordinates in front of the crowd.
• Scribe ordered Zhuang Mu and the others to roll into Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals, kicking them whenever they went the wrong way.
• Shinobu kicked the battered Zhuang Mu as she entered the building with Koinatsu and the Kocho Sisters.
• Scribe made the group roll all the way to the first-floor conference room and threatened them against vomiting or leaving blood on the floor.
• Zhuang Mu and his men scrubbed up the blood while Scribe entered the conference room and told them to come in.

Scribe questioned Zhuang Mu and his group about Crown Prince Ayu’s order to capture him alive, but learned that they knew little about the photos or Ayu’s motives. When Gyutaro moved to kill Zhuang Mu, Zhuang Mu attacked him and called for help, but an unfamiliar fragrance paralyzed the group.

• Scribe brought Zhuang Mu and his group into the meeting room, where the demons reacted to them with curiosity and threats.
• Zhuang Mu said Crown Prince Ayu had sent them to capture Scribe alive and bring him back for interrogation.
• Scribe and Tamayo concluded that Ayu knew more than he had revealed, while Zhuang Mu insisted he did not know where the photos came from or what Ayu wanted to ask.
• Gyutaro questioned Zhuang Mu’s subordinates and confirmed that Zhuang Mu had told the truth.
• Scribe allowed Gyutaro to take Zhuang Mu away, but Zhuang Mu struck Gyutaro and ordered his group to attack.
• An unfamiliar fragrance filled the room, leaving Zhuang Mu and the others unable to move.

After the Demon Slayer Corps largely rejected Scribe’s innocence, he refused to return to the organization, though he agreed to help once more for the sake of the Kocho Sisters. He remained committed to hunting Kibutsuji Muzan and left Mitsuri’s choice to her.

• Scribe defended his decision to kill Zhuang Mu’s group, and Tamayo told the Kocho Sisters that he would not return to the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Kanae and Shinobu explained that most Corps members believed Scribe was guilty, while nearly all the Hashira and some ranked swordsmen still trusted him.
• Scribe rejected Shinobu’s plea to return, asking why he should serve people who refused to believe him.
• Scribe agreed to take action one final time when it was within his power, while insisting he would continue pursuing Kibutsuji Muzan.
• Scribe told the Kocho Sisters that Mitsuri could decide for herself, and Mitsuri greeted them.

Scribe prepared for an imminent confrontation while promising Tamayo he would return alive and asking Koume to protect her. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Ayu confronted Shinri Keito over the unrevealed photographs, and Keito offered the Shinri Family’s loyalty.

• Mitsuri refused Shinobu and Kanae Kocho’s request for help, and Shinobu asked Scribe whether he would take her in if she made the same choice.
• Scribe told Shinobu she could find him after everything ended, then promised Tamayo he would return alive and asked Koume to protect her.
• Koume agreed to guard Tamayo after Scribe promised to take her out to play once everything was over.
• At sunrise, Scribe thought of Muzan, Ayu, Shinri Keito, and others hiding in the shadows, then vowed to see what tricks they had left.
• Ayu confronted Shinri Keito with a gun, accusing him of failing to report the photographs before releasing them.
• Keito admitted his mistakes and offered the Shinri Family as Ayu’s loyal blade.

Ayu ordered Shinri Keito to use the Shinri Family’s resources against Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals, while secretly assessing Keito’s reaction. Scribe refused to return with Mitsuri and the Kocho Sisters to train the Demon Slayer Corps, but gave them a detailed training booklet before heading back inside.

• Ayu learned from Keito that the man who had been captured was not the highest leader, then ordered Keito to follow a plan that would pit the Shinri Family against Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals.
• Keito agreed to Ayu’s demands and accepted a token, then secretly showed disdain as he left and offered the butler a bribe for advance notice of Ayu’s business.
• The butler reported that Keito had acted frightened and tried to bribe him, and Ayu concluded that Keito would be obedient.
• Mitsuri told Scribe that she had to return with Shinobu and Kanae to guide the swordsmen, while Scribe said he also needed to set out soon.
• Shinobu and Kanae asked Scribe to accompany them and train the swordsmen, but he refused and handed them a booklet of rank-specific training methods and guidance for each Hashira.

After leaving Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals, Scribe saw the Demon Slayer Corps embrace his training booklet, then set out for Ayu’s estate in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Muzan sent Dichai to seek help from Shinri Keito for their nearly completed plan, and Scribe faced Ayu’s guards at the estate entrance.

• Shinobu, Kanae, and Mitsuri left Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals, and the Kocho Sisters began training the Demon Slayer Corps with Scribe’s booklet.
• Tamayo stayed behind at the pharmaceuticals building as Scribe left on a journey, suspecting what he intended to do.
• Dichai told Muzan that their plan was nearly ready for human testing, and Muzan sent him with a letter to find Shinri Keito.
• Muzan laughed that Scribe, the Blue Spider Lily, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi would soon disappear from his life.
• Scribe arrived at Ayu’s estate, where a guard threatened him for approaching, and Scribe offered to show the guards his own badge.

Scribe went to Ayu’s residence, learned that Ayu had left, and discovered he was being followed by a man sent by Prince Axuan. Axuan invited Scribe to help bring down Ayu in exchange for resolving the news matter, and Scribe had not yet answered.

• Scribe intimidated Ayu’s gate guards and learned that Ayu had left the previous afternoon, though they did not know where he had gone.
• Scribe noticed a stalker, caught him after luring him into a secluded corner, and learned that Prince Axuan had sent him.
• The stalker led Scribe to Axuan’s lavish residence, where Axuan welcomed him.
• Axuan asked Scribe to help bring down Ayu and offered to resolve the matter of the news in return.

Scribe rejected Axuan’s attempt to recruit him, while Shinri Keito introduced Ayu to the demon Dichai. Ayu agreed to help find the Blue Spider Lily in exchange for becoming a demon.

• Axuan offered to protect Scribe and Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals if Scribe pledged allegiance, but Scribe refused and left for a hotel.
• Ayu asked Shinri Keito about preparations, and Keito brought in his cloaked guard to meet him.
• Dichai demonstrated his Blood Demon Art and revealed that he was a demon.
• Keito explained that the Shinri Family cooperated with Dichai, who asked Ayu to find the Blue Spider Lily.
• Dichai told Ayu about demons and the demon slayers, and Ayu agreed to become a demon.

Ayu allied himself with Dichai and disappeared from his residence while secretly issuing orders. As Scribe investigated Ayu’s absence and a wave of civilian disappearances, Kokushibo questioned Gyokko about Muzan’s abduction order and prepared to tell him something.

• Ayu agreed to help Dichai search for the Blue Spider Lily, and Dichai revealed that a Breathing Technique learned before becoming a demon could still be used afterward.
• Ayu left with Dichai, later returned alone carrying a bottle of red liquid, and hid at his guard captain’s home while sending out orders.
• Scribe heard that Ayu’s guards had mobilized, investigated the residence, and waited three days without finding Ayu; Axuan also stopped trying to recruit him after his messengers were injured.
• More than thirty civilians, mostly from impoverished families, vanished in one night, leading Scribe to suspect a demon was responsible.
• Kokushibo found Gyokko in a mountain cave and learned that the Biwa Woman had said Muzan ordered them to capture humans for the Infinity Castle.
• Kokushibo wondered whether Dichai’s influence had changed the demons’ plans, then told Gyokko he had something to discuss with him.

Kokushibo warned Gyokko to keep quiet about Scribe’s sword technique, while Keito and Brain Eater began the Shinri Family’s final plan. After learning that Ayu’s samurai had left to search for a plant, Scribe recognized the location and rushed after them.

• Kokushibo confronted Gyokko about what he had told Muzan and warned him not to destabilize the demons’ hierarchy.
• Keito urged Brain Eater to start the next phase because he had lost contact with Crown Prince Ayu and Dichai and feared Scribe would target the Shinri Family.
• Brain Eater agreed, and Keito ordered the Shinri Family to gather its members and guards, sell its assets, and use the money to buy supplies.
• Several days later, Scribe read reports of the Shinri Family’s asset sales and saw samurai from Ayu’s residence rushing away.
• Scribe learned the samurai were searching for a plant at a location he recognized, then set off after them.

Scribe followed Ayu’s samurai to the grave of Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his family, where they dug up the graves while searching for the Blue Spider Lily. Scribe attacked the grave robbers, and the chapter ended as he confronted a samurai who threatened him in Crown Prince Ayu’s name.

• Scribe secretly followed the samurai by train until they reached the ruins beside Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s grave.
• Ayu’s captain of guards discussed delivering the Blue Spider Lily to the Crown Prince and ordered the samurai to clear the site.
• The samurai smashed the smaller gravestones and opened the coffins, then kicked down Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s gravestone and found a severed corpse inside.
• Scribe appeared covered in blood after a samurai ran toward the group for help, and the captain of guards ordered a subordinate to question him.
• The subordinate threatened Scribe on behalf of Crown Prince Ayu, and Scribe leaped in front of him.

Scribe found that the samurai had desecrated Yoriichi’s family grave and brutally killed the men responsible. After reuniting Yoriichi’s family in one grave, he slaughtered the fleeing samurai, leaving only the captain alive.

• Scribe demanded to know why the samurai had disturbed the graves, and they revealed they were searching for the Blue Spider Lily.
• Scribe crippled the deputy captain and severed the captain’s arm when they attacked him.
• Scribe found Yoriichi’s family grave desecrated, then buried Yoriichi, his wife, and his son together and restored their gravestone.
• The terrified samurai fled as Scribe mourned at the grave, but he unleashed Blade Winds that cut down all of them except the captain.
• The wounded captain realized Scribe was the killer described in the news as a figure approached him.

Scribe discovered that Ayu and the Shinri Family had joined forces to attack Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals, then hurried back to protect his family. Kokushibo found the ruined Blue Spider Lily samples and Yoriichi’s tombstone, while Tamayo met with Yushiro and the others at Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals.

• Scribe learned from the possessed guard that Ayu had left and that Ayu and the Shinri Family were targeting Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals.
• Scribe killed Ayu’s remaining men and desperadoes, learned that the Shinri Family had launched the first attack, and set off to defend his family.
• Kokushibo arrived at the site, sensed Scribe’s use of Moon Breathing, and realized Scribe had inherited the technique.
• Kokushibo found only withered Blue Spider Lily petals, then discovered a tombstone engraved with Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s name.
• Tamayo gathered Yushiro and the others at Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals and asked whether anyone had come to cause trouble.

Yushiro revealed a concentrated demonification medicine before Gyutaro sensed an approaching demon and the group was attacked by Shinri Masato and three other Upper Ranks. Tamayo and the others survived the blast, but Gyutaro and Koume stayed behind to fight as Shinri Masato moved to capture Tamayo alive.

• Yushiro presented a concentrated medicine that could turn someone into a demon, but Koume pointed out that everyone present was already a demon.
• Gyutaro sensed an approaching demon and warned the group before Shinri Masato blasted their room, burying Tamayo and the others beneath rubble.
• Shinri Masato, Gyokko, Hantengu, and Dichai prepared to capture Tamayo and attack the others, while Gyokko claimed his fish monsters had eliminated nearby humans.
• Hantengu split into Jikan and Karaku, and Jikan struck the burning room with lightning as Tamayo and the others emerged from the wreckage.
• Gyutaro and Koume challenged the attackers while Koume flung Tamayo, Yushiro, and Koinatsu away and told them to find Mister Scribe.
• Gyokko and Dichai engaged Gyutaro and Koume, leaving Shinri Masato to approach Tamayo and demand that she come with him.

Scribe returned to the ruins of Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals, learned that Tamayo had been captured and rescued Koume and Gyutaro from a hidden basement. He set out to destroy the Shinri Family and kill Ayu, but the Demon Slayer Corps’ Pillars and their allies appeared ahead of him.

• Scribe found Tsukishiki Pharmaceuticals devastated and heard Koume calling from beneath the rubble.
• Scribe discovered Koume and Gyutaro badly injured in a hidden basement, and Koume told him that Tamayo had been captured after fighting the Upper Ranks.
• Scribe fed Koume and Gyutaro his blood, then vowed to bring Tamayo back and reunite their family.
• Scribe concluded that the Shinri Family was holding Tamayo and headed toward its city, intending to destroy the family and kill Ayu.
• Tomioka Giyu, Rengoku KyoJuro, Shinobu Butterfly, Tanjiro, and other Demon Slayer Corps members appeared in Scribe’s path.

Scribe confronted the Demon Slayer Corps members who arrived late, warned them that the final battle was coming, and defended his marriage to Tamayo before leaving to save her. Tamayo woke in the Shinri Family’s custody and learned they had captured her to lure Scribe into a trap.

• Scribe demanded that Shinobu Butterfly and the others let him pass, then warned the Hashira that the final battle was coming.
• A young Corps member accused Scribe of being a demon spy because Tamayo was a demon, and Scribe struck him down before declaring that he would protect his wife.
• Scribe left, while Shinobu Butterfly and the other Hashira resolved to report his warning to their Master.
• Tamayo awoke in an underground prison with Shinri Masato and Shinri Keito, who revealed that she was their primary target and that they planned to use her to lure Scribe.
• Tamayo tried to stand but found her legs weak and realized that something had been put inside her body.

Tamayo learned that Shinri Masato and Shinri Keito planned to exploit their clansmen, and Masato revealed that Yangyuan Uzui, Tengen Uzui’s younger brother, had joined the Shinri Family. Mister Scribe reached the seemingly deserted Shinri estate and encountered Gatekeeper Number Five, who offered to explain what had happened.

• Shinri Keito left to prepare for his transformation and select clansmen to use as breeding stock and nourishment.
• Shinri Masato introduced Yangyuan Uzui, who revealed that he wanted Masato to take him to Tengen Uzui.
• Tamayo worried that Mister Scribe would fall into a trap if he came to rescue her.
• Mister Scribe arrived at the deserted town and entered the Shinri Family estate through its open gates.
• Mister Scribe confronted Gatekeeper Number Five, who offered to tell him what had happened to the Shinri Family.