Vol. 5The Demon Slayer and Little Garden

Bai Yue returned to the Taisho-era world, fought alongside the Demon Slayer Corps, and helped prepare for Muzan’s defeat. After the demons’ fall, he entered Little Garden, where he joined Black Rabbit’s Community and became involved in its conflicts before preparing to leave with Pest.

  • Bai Yue returned to the Taisho-era world, saved Kanae and Shinobu, and joined them, Tamayo, and Nezuko in fighting demons before dying and returning to life.
  • Kanae and Aoi went to Final Selection, where demons broke through the Wisteria defenses and attacked the candidates.
  • Bai Yue helped Aoi overcome her fear, fought Gyutaro at the Swordsmith Village, and aided Tamayo’s research as marks emerged and the Corps prepared for Muzan’s attack.
  • Aoi oversaw medicine production at the Butterfly Mansion and investigated a batch that had come out a different color.
  • After Muzan’s defeat, Bai Yue traveled to Hakone World, joined Black Rabbit’s Community, and helped it seek Leticia’s freedom.
  • No Name challenged Perseus to reclaim Leticia, and Black Rabbit sent Izayoi, Yao, Asuka, and Jin into the palace while Bai Yue commentated.
  • Bai Yue survived Algol’s rampage and became involved in White Night’s plans, the Demon King attack on Salamandra, and the secrets of Canary and Pest.
  • After Sandora joined Fate Execution, Bai Yue prepared to leave Little Garden and told Pest she could seek power in his world.
Chapters 401–500 Read from Ch. 401

Arc 17The Demon Slayer’s Return

Bai Yue returned to the Taisho-era world, saved Kanae and Shinobu, and joined their efforts to investigate demons alongside Tamayo and Nezuko. After transforming into a being with overwhelming power and eliminating demons on Mount Natagumo, the story left Kanae and Aoi facing a demon assault at Final Selection.

  • Bai Yue helped Kanae defeat Doma, then died at sunrise after asking her to allow him to be unfaithful in his next life.
  • Bai Yue encountered Nezuko after Muzan’s blood turned her into a sun-resistant demon, and she joined him while resisting the urge to harm people.
  • Shinobu met Bai Yue and Nezuko, then helped him defeat Hantengu before witnessing Bai Yue die and suddenly return to life.
  • Bai Yue and Shinobu found Tamayo, who agreed to study his unusual blood and joined their group as they headed for Mount Natagumo.
  • Kanae, Mitsuri, Shinobu, Tamayo, and Nezuko fought Rui’s demons on Mount Natagumo, where Bai Yue repeatedly recovered from fatal injuries.
  • Bai Yue transformed after Tamayo injected her blood into him, then compressed the space around Gyokko and the Lower Ranks and destroyed them.
  • Kanae decided to investigate how humans could awaken and control superpowers, then went with Aoi to Mt. Fujikasane for Final Selection.
  • Kanae and Aoi led the candidates toward the mountain as demons cleared their Wisteria defenses, and one demon killed a participant with an exploding ball.
Chapters 401–42525 summaries Read

Arc 18Marks and the Demon War

Bai Yue helped Aoi face her fear, fought Gyutaro at the Swordsmith Village, and helped Tamayo return from her delusion. As marks emerged and Tamayo developed medicine to turn demons human, the Corps prepared for Muzan’s attack and Master Ubuyashiki’s rapidly worsening illness.

  • Bai Yue saved Kanae and Aoi during Final Selection, and Aoi later overcame her fear to defeat the Hand Demon with his help.
  • Tamayo’s blood caused the group to hallucinate, but Bai Yue helped her live through an imagined pregnancy and return to reality, where she resumed her research.
  • Bai Yue and Mitsuri went to the Swordsmith Village, where Daki and Gyutaro attacked, and Mitsuri awakened her mark, and Bai Yue fought Gyutaro with Blood Breathing.
  • Tamayo’s experiments and Bai Yue’s help led to marks surfacing on Shinobu, Kanae, Aoi, and others, while Mitsuri returned safely from the battle.
  • Tamayo, Kanae, and Shinobu received knowledge of a plan to create a virus that could weaken demons and gradually turn them human.
  • Muzan gave the Twelve Kizuki one month to find useful information, while Kagaya revealed that the Ubuyashiki family was related to Muzan by blood.
  • Bai Yue and Tamayo explained the curse and Kagaya’s short remaining lifespan, and the Corps planned medicine production, training, and a trap using Ubuyashiki headquarters, Tamayo, and Nezuko as bait.
  • Aoi oversaw medicine production at the Butterfly Mansion while postponing her mark experiment, then investigated a batch of medicine that had come out a different color.
Chapters 426–45025 summaries Read

Arc 19The Invitation to Little Garden

After Muzan’s defeat, Bai Yue and his companions entered Hakone World, where they joined Black Rabbit’s Community and became entangled in the struggle to recover Leticia and challenge Perseus. The arc ends with No Name’s Gift Game against Perseus underway as Bai Yue commentates from outside the palace.

  • Muzan’s drugged body was consumed by the souls of his victims, ending the demons’ connection to him, and the Demon Slayer Corps honored its dead.
  • A year and a half later, Bai Yue traveled through the Dimensional Execution Agency to Hakone World and met Sakaigami Izayoi, Kasukabe Yao, Kuon Asuka, and Black Rabbit.
  • Bai Yue founded the Fate Execution Mechanism, while Black Rabbit brought him and the newcomers to Little Garden 21538 after Decadent Wind devastated her Community.
  • Bai Yue offered to help Leticia, and Black Rabbit learned that Leticia’s Community intended to sell her before Qian Zhao won a Gift Game against a giant serpent.
  • Black Rabbit tried to reclaim Leticia through Thousand Eyes, but Luos Parsus refused to release her and agreed to auction her one week later.
  • Kuon Asuka challenged Jald Gasepa after learning he had captured and killed children, while Black Rabbit and the others uncovered possible ties between Yao’s father and her Community’s former leader.
  • Bai Yue nearly succumbed to Decadent Wind, transformed through several identities, and returned to normal after Snow White intervened.
  • No Name decided to challenge Perseus directly to reclaim Leticia, and Black Rabbit sent Izayoi, Yao, Asuka, and Jin into the palace as Bai Yue began commentating on their Gift Game.
Chapters 451–47525 summaries Read

Arc 20The Decadent Wind and New Little Garden

Bai Yue survived Algol’s awakening and became entangled in White Night’s plans, a Demon King attack, and the secrets behind Canary and Pest. After Salamandra weathered the attack and Sandora joined Fate Execution, Bai Yue began preparing to leave Little Garden and hinted that Pest could find power in his world.

  • Bai Yue survived Algol’s rampage in his own domain, then planned to use poetry to undo her seal while Leticia discovered his notes on building a pantheon.
  • Canary arrived in the Hero Realm and challenged a Disboard game as an ordinary human, but her settlement was destroyed before she could carry out her plan.
  • White Night announced New Little Garden World and warned Salamandra of a coming Demon King attack, while Sandora discovered that Ouroboros had deceived her.
  • The Demon King attacked during the Fire Dragon Birth Festival, White Night was sealed, and Bai Yue fought the Great Sage Equal to Heaven as the Decadent Wind spread through the region.
  • Bai Yue revealed that Pest’s revenge targeted Canary, who had caused the Black Death to prevent a greater catastrophe, and Pest signed a contract with him.
  • After the festival, Sandora took responsibility for the attack’s aftermath and joined Fate Execution on Salamandra’s behalf, while White Night vowed revenge on Ouroboros.
  • Bai Yue explained that his world contained multiple Parallel Worlds, confronted Al-chan over her pranks, and told Pest she could seek power there to rival the Asura Gods and Buddhas.
Chapters 476–50025 summaries Read
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