Chapter Summaries

Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa confronted Bard Reddy after defeating a Pure Titan, but the powerful Thorn-Thorn Fruit user overwhelmed them. The livestream viewers watched the Hashira fall bloodied, leaving the Demon Slayer World in despair.

• Kyojuro Rengoku warned Sanemi Shinazugawa that Pure Titans had brought immense suffering to their world and cautioned him not to underestimate them.
• Bard Reddy appeared, identified the two Hashira as Otherworlders, and challenged them to fight.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa attacked with Wind Breathing while Kyojuro Rengoku followed with Flame Breathing, but Bard Reddy broke through their techniques and pierced Sanemi's shoulder.
• Bard Reddy introduced himself as a Paramecia Thorn-Thorn Fruit user from the Mike Kingdom and attacked again after the Hashira refused to give their names.
• Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa combined their strongest techniques against Bard Reddy, but he survived the clash while both Hashira fell bloodied to the ground.

Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa were nearly killed by Bard Reddy in the tournament, while viewers watched in shock. Muzan Kibutsuji rescued them and was introduced as a powerful researcher serving the World Government, leaving the two Hashira stunned to find their former enemy had saved them.

• Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira watched the tournament broadcast and feared for Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa.
• Bard Reddy recognized that the Hashira had wounded him despite lacking Armament Haki and prepared to kill them.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa thought of his brother Genya Shinazugawa as Bard Reddy's attacks closed in on the two Hashira.
• Muzan Kibutsuji pulled Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa out of danger with pink threads, and his rescue surprised them and the viewers.
• Stella explained that Muzan Kibutsuji had become a powerful, high-ranking World Government researcher after transforming with the Blue Spider Lily.
• Muzan Kibutsuji smiled at Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa and asked how it felt to be saved by someone they had wanted to kill.

Imu learned that Muzan Kibutsuji had become a powerful perfect organism and ordered safeguards to keep him from absorbing Eldians. On Galsas Island, Muzan killed Bard Reddy and impaled the wounded Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa, claiming he was human like them.

• Stussy told Imu that Muzan had mastered Rokushiki, awakened Haki, and gained abilities by absorbing a Nue's Blue Light Heart and a powerful prisoner.
• Imu ordered the Pet Ring to forbid Muzan from touching Eldians, fearing Ymir could control him if he absorbed their Lineage Factor.
• Muzan confronted Bard Reddy on Galsas Island and killed him with a supersonic flesh spike through the brow.
• Muzan impaled the badly injured Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa, then told them he was no longer a Demon and was human like them.

Muzan Kibutsuji healed Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa, then proposed leading an alliance of people from their world in exchange for sharing information and enhancing their strength. As they considered his offer, Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito encountered Morgan William, who also proposed cooperation.

• Muzan Kibutsuji healed Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa after their injuries nearly proved fatal.
• Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa questioned Muzan Kibutsuji about why he had saved them, and he proposed uniting people from their world under his leadership.
• Muzan Kibutsuji offered to raise their cell counts using Lineage Factor and warned that the replicated Nue-form Kabane Virus was dangerous without Life Return.
• Muzan Kibutsuji told Kyojuro Rengoku and Sanemi Shinazugawa to discuss his offer with the others, then vanished, leaving them uncertain.
• Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito met Morgan William on the East Blue beach, where he politely asked whether they could cooperate.

William proposed cooperation with Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito, but insisted on testing their strength first. Muichiro’s Mist Breathing and William’s Steam-Steam Fruit abilities left them locked in a battle neither could yet finish.

• Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito introduced themselves to William and explained their roles in the World Government.
• William drew Yubashiri and Muichiro Tokito began the fight with Mist Breathing, First Form: Low Clouds, Distant Haze.
• Muichiro’s attack passed through William’s body, and William revealed that he was a Logia Steam-Steam Fruit User.
• Muichiro attacked again, and William used steam jets to meet his Nichirin Blade in a clash of hot and cold currents.
• Muichiro used Mist Breathing forms to conceal himself and slash through William’s steam form, while William searched for him and heated the battlefield.

Muichiro Tokito fought William until exhaustion and rising heat triggered memories of his family, awakening his Demon Slayer Mark and sharpening his resolve. He escaped into the sea and launched a water-based attack that tracked William, claiming he had seen everything about him.

• Muichiro Tokito battled William for nearly two hours, while Giyu Tomioka watched and recognized that Muichiro was nearing his limit.
• William used his speed and elementalization to keep Muichiro trapped in the overheated battlefield, preventing him from escaping.
• As Muichiro's strength faded, memories of his brother Yuichiro and his parents returned, restoring his determination to protect others.
• Muichiro awakened his Demon Slayer Mark, moved beyond William's reach, and plunged into the sea.
• Muichiro used Water Breathing, Sixth Form: Twisting Whirlpool, to send a towering waterspout after William and said he had already seen everything about him.

Muichiro Tokito and William clashed, but William survived by evaporating most of Muichiro's seawater attack. After Giyu Tomioka warned William of the Demon Slayer Corps' strength, William proposed using their ability to travel between worlds to create an interworld trading company.

• Muichiro Tokito entered the Transparent World and sensed William's movements as their attacks collided.
• William used high-temperature steam to evaporate most of Muichiro Tokito's waterspout, and the two crossed blades in the mist.
• Giyu Tomioka gave Muichiro Tokito a Purple Butterfly Emergency Pill and warned William that the Water Hashira could threaten him with seawater.
• William sheathed Yubashiri and asked Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito to cooperate in interworld trade.
• William offered to manage Sea Star's supplies and transportation if they carried goods to their world and established distribution networks.

William discussed a cross-world trade partnership with Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito, then teamed up with them for the tournament. He learned about Breathing Techniques and the Demon Slayer marks, but the two swordsmen could not explain their newly awakened abilities.

• Giyu Tomioka agreed to relay William's trade proposal to Master Ubuyashiki and exchanged contact information with him.
• Giyu admitted that the Demon Slayer Corps had kept people and bases in their original world as a backup.
• William proposed that he, Giyu, and Muichiro Tokito team up for the tournament, and they agreed.
• Giyu explained that Breathing Techniques enhanced the body and could be taught after William reached a cooperation agreement with Master Ubuyashiki.
• Muichiro recalled a legend about Demon Slayer marks, but neither he nor Giyu knew why his mark, speed, and blade had changed during their fight.

The first Myriad Worlds Battle Power Tournament preliminaries ended early after more than ten thousand contestants died, prompting the Otherworld Strategy Committee to report the failures to the Five Elders. The committee proposed safer rules and a points-based format for the next tournament, though several details remained unresolved.

• Strong contestants formed alliances and killed weaker participants, while poison gas weapons and delays in surrendering caused further deaths across the preliminary arenas.
• Vice Chairman Burwell Gabriel reported the casualties and tournament problems to the Five Elders in the Authority Room at Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders discussed possible restrictions on biological and chemical weapons, destructive pets, and mechanical creations, while Saint Marcus Mars agreed to have the Academy of Sciences improve the surrender device.
• Burwell Gabriel proposed replacing chaotic battles with a points-based preliminary round where contestants defeated designated targets and were barred from harming one another.

Imu played tennis with Historia, whose new Half-Titan Form let her keep up with his shots until she was forced to stop. After ordering extra meat and milk for Eldians, Imu reviewed the first Paramount War challenger’s profile and recognized the person in the photograph.

• Imu taught Historia tennis while Stussy and the Ubuyashiki Sisters watched, and Historia used her Half-Titan Form to return his powerful shots.
• Historia’s racket flew from her hands, and the ball smashed the court as she knelt in pain; Imu praised her and ordered an extra piece of meat and a glass of milk for every Eldian at dinner.
• Stussy relayed Imu’s order to the Otherworld Strategy Committee and brought him three documents from the Five Elders about the selection tournament and its first Paramount War challenger.
• Imu read the challenger’s profile, saw the photograph, and recognized the person.

Imu reviewed Issho and Aramaki’s applications to challenge Admirals, then examined the regional qualifier results and planned how to recruit promising fighters. After noticing the tournament’s high death toll, he ordered reforms and comprehensive care for the seriously injured, including publicizing their treatment.

• Imu learned that Issho and Aramaki had applied to challenge current Admirals in the Paramount War and began considering who should face them.
• Imu reviewed the qualifier promotion list and marked Yasopp and Ben Beckman for special attention while considering where to assign them.
• Imu noted that Logia user Morgan William ranked first but did not want to enlist, and decided to have someone contact him and the other promising fighters.
• Imu read the next-qualifier reform plan, recognized that the tournament had caused excessive deaths, and decided its format needed to change.
• Imu ordered the World Government to cover medical expenses and provide every effort to help seriously injured contestants recover, while having the Publicity Department film the process.

After the preliminary round, the World Government won praise for treating injured contestants and announcing reforms, while the 400 survivors became stars ahead of the next tournament. Coulson recruited Yasopp for CIPHER POL, and Yasopp agreed while keeping his place in the current competition.

• The World Government's Publicity Department and Medical Academy treated the injured contestants for free, earning public praise, and the government announced reforms to future preliminary rounds.
• Companies sold profiles of the 400 advancing contestants and opened betting pools as their next tournament drew widespread attention.
• Coulson and his colleague visited William in Loguetown, but William refused their recruitment offer.
• Coulson offered Yasopp a place in CIPHER POL, citing his sniping skills and promising protection for his family and access to other worlds and resources.
• Yasopp agreed to join CIPHER POL after Coulson confirmed he could finish the current tournament, though he could not enter the next one.

Imu continued his Haki and medical training while receiving reports about recruits and Devil Fruits. After observing Historia working hard to care for Eldian children, he returned to Noah Ark to practice surgery with Hippocrates.

• Imu studied Life Return and medicine while his Haki training had stalled because he had stopped using the Enma Blade.
• Stussy reported that Yasopp had joined Cipher Pol, Benn Beckman had refused and chosen to become an Otherworld adventurer, and Morgan William had rejected Marine Headquarters.
• Stussy told Imu that Cipher Pol had found Kuro and was bringing him to headquarters for training, while Redfield had found a Spring-Spring Fruit instead of the Op-Op Fruit.
• Imu ordered Hippocrates to prepare for another surgical lesson and checked on Enel before visiting Shiganshina District.
• Imu watched Historia exercise with orphanage children and then returned to Noah Ark to practice surgical techniques with Hippocrates.

Muzan Kibutsuji reflected on his new role as a teacher for the World Government’s Admirals and Vice Admirals before joining the contestants for the tournament’s second round. The draw ended with Muzan, Morgan William, Levi Ackerman, Biba Amatori, and Tengen Uzui assigned to the same team, all with number 10.

• Muzan Kibutsuji recalled becoming comfortable teaching the Admirals and Vice Admirals, and observed Admiral Garp demonstrate advanced cell control by regrowing a severed finger.
• The ship announced that the second round would use teams of five, with victories and final blows earning points toward qualification for the Top Hundred Ranking Tournament.
• The contestants drew numbered balls, and Muzan Kibutsuji, Morgan William, Levi Ackerman, Biba Amatori, and Tengen Uzui all drew number 10.
• The contestants, Navy personnel, and viewers reacted in stunned silence when the five powerful competitors were revealed as teammates.

Team 10 and the other contestants arrived at Ice-Fire Island, where the World Government introduced the semifinal rules. The tournament began with a ban on deliberate killing and a new victory condition involving the island’s cannon towers.

• Imu arranged for the three Otherworld contestants to compete together on Team 10, while Teams 5 and 12 also drew attention for their unusual lineups.
• Muzan Kibutsuji met his teammates, including Tengen Uzui, Morgan William, Biba Amatori, and Levi Ackerman, as Levi assessed the rival teams.
• The steel cruise ship and its escorts reached Ice-Fire Island, and aerial broadcasts showed its snowy and volcanic halves, castles, roads, and cannon towers.
• The World Government announced that contestants could not deliberately kill opponents and that protective personnel could stop fatal attacks.
• The World Government added that a team could win by destroying all the opposing side’s cannon towers, whose cannons posed a risk of death.

Imu watched the contestants prepare for the Battle Power Tournament’s new Ice-Fire Island match, while the first teams were sent to their starting points. On deck, Arlong attacked Krieg after a dispute, but Benn Beckman knocked him aside and warned him to behave.

• Imu enjoyed the new match format and decided future tournaments would also include a competition on Ice-Fire Island.
• The broadcast ordered Team One and Team Two to board separate warships and travel to opposite sides of the island.
• Chew studied Ice-Fire Island and planned to reach its central lake, while other contestants discussed their strategies aboard the ship.
• Arlong threatened Krieg and the other humans on Team Five, and Krieg mocked Arlong’s contempt for humans.
• Arlong swung at Krieg, but Benn Beckman struck him with his rifle butt and warned that the team could compete without him.

Team 12 watched Team 1 and Team 2 begin the Ice-Fire Island match while discussing the island’s safe castle and artillery towers. Beckman then organized Team 5’s defense, leaving Arlong and Krieg offended when he and Yasopp called them weak.

• Team 12 observed the teams enter the supply-filled ice castle and learned that its artillery towers could be destroyed by pressing self-destruct buttons inside them.
• Team 1 and Team 2 spread their members across the three Main Roads and the two forests.
• Beckman proposed using Yasopp’s Observation Haki to help Team 5 gain a local numbers advantage against the enemy.
• Beckman assigned Horobi to the central main road and told Krieg and Arlong to guard the first towers on the upper and lower routes.
• Yasopp and Beckman told Arlong and Krieg that they were among the weaker competitors, prompting Arlong to bristle.

As the fifth tournament rematch began, Imu watched the contestants arrive and discussed Enel’s future service with him. Enel asked for larger white wings to set himself apart as Imu’s Divine Messenger, and Imu agreed to have the Academy of Sciences make them.

• Eldians across several worlds watched the tournament, while some blamed Eren Yeager for their continued hardship and hoped a true Eldian would become a star.
• Benn Beckman and Yasopp’s team defeated its opponents without damaging a tower, and Yasopp’s long-range sniping drew attention.
• Horobi’s Fear Energy Bullet left a dent in a tower, but a whirlwind saved her opponent and showed that the World Government could protect contestants from fatal danger.
• Imu watched Muzan Kibutsuji and the others head toward Black Stone Castle, then told Enel to report to Air Force Headquarters next year and strengthen his Haki.
• Enel asked Imu for large white-feathered wings, and Imu agreed to have the Academy of Sciences make them.

Muzan Kibutsuji’s team collected supplies, split up across Ice-Fire Island, and began fighting their opponents. Tengen Uzui intercepted Dorothy, while the other four battles began elsewhere on the island.

• Muzan Kibutsuji’s team collected Den Den Mushi, supplies, and winter clothes before following their plan to divide across the island.
• Muzan Kibutsuji assigned Morgan William to the upper route, Biba Amatori to the lower route, Levi Ackerman to the snow forest, and Tengen Uzui to intercept Dorothy.
• Tengen Uzui discovered Dorothy underground with his enhanced hearing and drove her into the open with Sound Breathing, First Form: Roar.
• Dorothy fled underground using her Weasel-Weasel Fruit, but Tengen Uzui pursued her by tracking her sounds and vibrations.
• Muzan Kibutsuji, Morgan William, Levi Ackerman, and Biba Amatori began fighting their assigned opponents.

William and Jean Ango remained in a standoff across the river after Ango's Haki-coated weapons forced William to retreat. Biba Amatori dominated Hatchan until Hatchan unleashed his Six-Sword Round Dance, while Muzan Kibutsuji and Goethe fought amid the ruins of the destroyed bridge.

• Jean Ango threw Haki-coated weapons at William, who dodged them as steam and retreated across the bridge.
• William and Jean Ango remained separated by the river, each unable to secure an advantage.
• Biba Amatori pressed Hatchan with his swordsmanship and Haki, cutting apart cannonballs as Hatchan struggled to keep up.
• Hatchan unleashed his Six-Sword Round Dance, forming a destructive blade storm that swept deeper into the field.
• Muzan Kibutsuji and Goethe continued their fierce battle across the broken bridge, moving too quickly for spectators to follow.