Chapter Summaries

Kanae and Shinobu took their companions to a shop to choose clothes for the Summer Festival, where teasing and awkward mishaps surrounded Sanemi’s outfit search. Kanae tried on a purple kimono, and Sanemi nervously told her she looked beautiful.

• The shopkeeper recognized Kanae and awkwardly mistook Shinobu for a younger girl because of her height.
• Kanae found that Yuko, Aoi, and Kanao were distracted, so she grabbed Sanemi and had the shopkeeper help him choose an outfit.
• Shinobu and Yuko rejected each outfit Sanemi tried, making him furious and leaving Genya distressed.
• Shinobu helped Kanae put on a pale-purple floral kimono and decorated her hair with a butterfly hairpin.
• Sanemi first called Kanae’s appearance all right, then hurriedly clarified that she looked beautiful.

Shinobu Kocho took Yuko to a clothing shop and persuaded her to try on kimonos, choosing a dark-red outfit and changing Yuko’s hair to white to improve the look. Yuko realized Shinobu intended to make her try on several outfits and accepted that she would not leave the shop soon.

• Kanae praised Sanemi Shinazugawa’s appearance, making him blush, while Shinobu Kocho teased them until they silenced her with cold looks.
• Shinobu Kocho pulled Yuko away from the others and led her to a clothing shop she had picked by instinct.
• Shinobu Kocho suggested a pink kimono, but Yuko asked for a dark color instead.
• Yuko tried on a dark-red kimono, and Shinobu Kocho had her change her hair to white so she would stand out.
• Shinobu Kocho brought Yuko a black kimono with gold decorations, and Yuko went back into the fitting room to try it on.

Yuko and Shinobu Kocho spent nearly an hour trying on clothes, with Shinobu enjoying the shopping and Yuko regretting her choices. They left the store with bags and met Kanae’s group, where Sanemi Shinazugawa and another man were exhausted from carrying purchases.

• Shinobu Kocho made Yuko try on kimonos and yukata while the shop owner praised Yuko’s appearance.
• Yuko chose a red-and-green kimono for Shinobu, who found that she could wear the color combination well.
• Shinobu bought several outfits, and Yuko complained that she had eventually picked some of the first things she tried on.
• Yuko and Shinobu left the store and encountered Kanae leading the group that had come to find them.
• Yuko teased the exhausted Sanemi Shinazugawa and another man for carrying only a few bags.

Yuko and Shinobu attended the Summer Festival temple fair with Kanae and the Butterfly Mansion girls, where they reunited with Uzui Tengen and Tanjiro's family. The gathering ended with everyone discussing Zenitsu's outburst, an injured Mr. Kuwajima, and the group's elaborate festival clothes.

• Yuko and Shinobu walked to the temple fair together, and Shinobu admitted she was jealous of the attention Yuko's dark-red kimono drew.
• Kanae sent Aoi Kanzaki and The Little Trio to play at a goldfish-scooping stall while she and Yuko looked for the others.
• Uzui Tengen arrived with his three wives and joked that he nearly missed the gathering because he had been preparing for a trip.
• Zenitsu confronted Uzui Tengen about having three wives as Tanjiro's family arrived in elaborate kimono and yukata.
• Nezuko explained that Chieko had stayed home to look after Grandpa Kuwajima, who had fallen after trying to beat up Zenitsu.
• Shinobu questioned who had chosen the group's clothes, and Uzui Tengen smugly claimed his own outfit was better.

At the festival, Tanjiro reunited with Mitsuri and Obanai and was teased after admitting that Kanao looked pretty. The chapter left Tanjiro flustered as his friends and siblings pressed him about whether he liked her.

• Mitsuri and Obanai arrived at the festival, and Mitsuri challenged Uzui over his criticism of her fashion sense.
• Uzui called for his wives to back him up, but they were busy enjoying the festival stalls, so he apologized to Mitsuri and Obanai.
• Tanjiro explained that Mitsuri had helped the group choose their festival outfits and that they were staying in two hotel rooms.
• Shinobu prompted Tanjiro to comment on Kanao, and he instinctively agreed that she looked pretty.
• Yuko, Shinobu, Hanako, and Shigeru teased Tanjiro about liking Kanao, while Nezuko quietly recognized his feelings.

At the festival, Tanjiro and Kanao’s affection became obvious to everyone, while Aoi Kanzaki and Inosuke also left together for tempura. Zenitsu was left behind, heartbroken, and clung to Nezuko.

• Aoi Kanzaki called everyone to head back, and Kanao joined the group as Tanjiro blushed under her touch.
• Kanae Kocho struck Zenitsu when he complained, and Kanao pulled Tanjiro away after the crowd applauded them.
• Zenitsu woke up and learned that Tanjiro had gone with Kanao, then asked Inosuke to help punish him.
• Aoi Kanzaki invited Inosuke to eat tempura, and Inosuke took her hand and led her away.
• Zenitsu despaired at being left alone and clung to Nezuko, prompting Uzui Tengen to call him a pervert.

At the festival, Zenitsu clung to Nezuko and fought with Uzui Tengen until Nezuko reassured him that she would not abandon him. As the group split up, Kanroji Mitsuri led a flustered Iguro Obanai away, while Kanae invited Nezuko to join her and Zenitsu protested.

• Zenitsu barked at Uzui Tengen and clung to Nezuko until Takeo, Shigeru, Delia, and Rokuta stopped trying to drag him away.
• Nezuko comforted Zenitsu by promising she would not abandon him, and he hugged her leg as festivalgoers stared.
• Uzui Tengen left with his wives, and Kanroji Mitsuri linked arms with Iguro Obanai and led him away while Yuko and Shinobu Kocho teased him.
• Kanae invited Nezuko to go with her, and Zenitsu protested that Nezuko would not spend time alone with him.

At the festival, Yuko confronted Zenitsu about his inappropriate behavior toward Nezuko and told him to treat her properly if he truly liked her. She then arranged for Zenitsu to take Nezuko around while she watched over Takeo and the others.

• Zenitsu tried to leave Takeo and the other children behind, but Yuko beckoned him over and he immediately apologized in fear.
• Zenitsu blurted out that he had asked Nezuko to elope with him and dropped into a dogeza before Yuko dragged him aside.
• Yuko warned Zenitsu to stop pawing at Nezuko and explained that he needed to act decently if he wanted to get along with her.
• Zenitsu accepted Yuko's advice, and she told him to take Nezuko around the festival while she watched the younger siblings.
• Nezuko hesitated to leave Takeo and the others, but Takeo agreed to let her go with Zenitsu.

Yuko, Kanae, and Shinobu took Tanjiro’s younger siblings through the festival, where they shared food and enjoyed each other’s company. Yuko reflected on her past losses and hoped to preserve her bond with the Kamado family rather than flee from the pain of eventual separation.

• Zenitsu cheerfully led Nezuko deeper into the festival, while Kanae and Shinobu gathered the younger children to explore together.
• Kanae and Shinobu introduced themselves to the children, then led them farther into the festival with Yuko.
• Kanae bought takoyaki for the children, and Yuko encouraged Takeo to accept it as a sign of their lasting bond.
• Yuko handed out the food and remembered fleeing from Yoriichi’s aging and gradually losing touch with the Kamado family.
• Kanae urged everyone onward to enjoy the festival’s other food and attractions.

Yuko and Shinobu shared takoyaki at the festival while Kanae escaped with Sanemi, leaving Genya behind. Yuko invited Genya to join her group, where he met Tanjiro and Kanao’s younger siblings and tried to treat them to yakisoba.

• Shinobu coaxed Yuko into eating a takoyaki, while Kanae felt like a third wheel watching them flirt.
• Kanae spotted Sanemi and hurried away with him, leaving Genya behind after he had come to encourage his brother.
• Yuko invited Genya to join her, and she led him, Shinobu, and the children to a yakisoba stall.
• Genya was startled when Yuko claimed the children were Tanjiro and Kanao’s children, then calmed down after she explained they were their younger siblings.
• Genya offered to buy yakisoba for the children, while Yuko and Shinobu whispered that he was showing off with his allowance; Genya heard them but stayed quiet.

Genya learned that Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke had all paired off with someone at the festival, leaving him jealous and alone. Yuko and Shinobu tried to console him, and Takeo offered to introduce him to girls from his town.

• Genya asked where Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke were, and Yuko explained that everyone else had paired up and gone to enjoy the festival.
• Genya learned that Tanjiro was with Kanao, Zenitsu was with Nezuko, and Inosuke had been taken away by Aoi.
• Genya struggled to believe that Zenitsu and Inosuke had girls who liked them and grew jealous of his friends.
• Delia offered to accompany Genya, but he declined because he did not want a child as his festival companion.
• Yuko and Shinobu teased and comforted Genya, while Takeo promised to introduce him to pretty older sisters from his town.

Genya, Shinobu Kocho, Yuko, and the children visited a Summer Festival, where Yuko and then Shinobu Kocho won a balloon-popping game after its owner tried to deny Yuko her prize. They continued through the festival with a teddy bear for Delia, while Shinobu Kocho joked about punishing the dishonest owner.

• Genya told Shinobu Kocho that Himejima Gyomei had established a school for homeless children after leaving the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Yuko burst every balloon at a stall, but the owner tried to deny her a prize by claiming she had not paid first.
• Shinobu Kocho paid to play and burst every balloon with a rapid volley of throwing knives.
• The owner gave up his attempt to cheat, and Delia thanked Shinobu Kocho while hugging a teddy bear.
• Shinobu Kocho joked that she would have given the owner diarrhea, and Genya said that would have been worse.

Yuko and Shinobu went to a goldfish-scooping stall, where they found Kyojuro repeatedly breaking his paper scoop despite his speed. After Kyojuro mistook Takeo for Tanjiro and enthusiastically greeted him, Yuko offered to teach Kyojuro how to scoop goldfish.

• Yuko cheered up Shinobu and led her toward another goldfish-scooping stall as the festival crowd grew.
• Yuko, Shinobu, and Genya found Kyojuro trying and failing to scoop goldfish while Senjuro encouraged him.
• Yuko explained that Kyojuro was striking the water too hard and offered to teach him her technique.
• Kyojuro greeted Yuko and the others, then mistook Takeo for Tanjiro and patted him hard on the shoulder.
• Senjuro corrected Kyojuro, and Takeo introduced himself as Tanjiro's younger brother.
• Yuko claimed to be a renowned goldfish-scooping master, and Kyojuro eagerly asked to see her demonstrate.

Yuko and Shinobu Kocho made a bet while playing a festival goldfish-scooping game, with the loser agreeing to wear an outfit chosen by the winner. Yuko used her freezing ability to catch a goldfish, leaving Shinobu suspicious as Shigeru and Delia asked Yuko to help them play.

• Yuko struggled to scoop a goldfish until Shinobu Kocho bought two scoops and proposed a contest with a clothing-related wager.
• Shinobu Kocho caught a goldfish easily and revealed she had never lost the game.
• Yuko used her freezing ability to keep a goldfish on her scoop, then claimed the contest was a tie.
• Shigeru and Delia asked Yuko to help them catch goldfish, while Shinobu Kocho questioned whether Yuko had cheated.
• The vendor dismissed Shinobu Kocho's concern and said he had seen no cheating.

Yuko and Shinobu Kocho slipped away from the group after Shinobu suspected Yuko had cheated at the goldfish game. Genya realized they had left him in charge of the children and resolved to find them.

• Shinobu Kocho accused Yuko of cheating at the goldfish game, and Yuko fled when Shinobu pressed her for an explanation.
• Shinobu Kocho chased Yuko through the crowd, leaving Genya, Kyojuro, Delia, and the children behind.
• Yuko and Shinobu Kocho hid nearby and joked about Shinobu wanting to beat Yuko up over her clothes.
• After the two women failed to return, Genya realized they had abandoned him with the children.
• Kyojuro and Senjuro offered to stay with the children, and Genya agreed while secretly deciding to find Yuko and Shinobu Kocho.

Yuko and Shinobu Kocho enjoyed the Summer Festival together before meeting Muichiro, who had recovered his memories and was helping prepare a shrine mikoshi. The chapter left them watching the shrine workers as they began cutting the logs Muichiro had carried.

• Shinobu Kocho linked arms with Yuko, and the two strolled through the festival together, sharing food and turning away people who tried to approach them.
• Shinobu Kocho recognized Muichiro as he carried a load of logs and was surprised when he greeted her and Yuko with a gentle smile.
• Muichiro told them he had recovered his memories thanks to Yuko, who said it had happened when she taught him and the others their final lesson.
• Muichiro invited Yuko and Shinobu Kocho to follow him to a shrine, where he was helping prepare a mikoshi.
• The shrine workers thanked Muichiro for carrying the logs, then moved the lumber aside and began cutting it as Yuko and Shinobu Kocho looked toward the mikoshi.

Yuko and Shinobu met Muichiro at the festival grounds, where he had spent the day helping repair a procession palanquin. They prepared to head to the Summer Festival together, but first planned to get Muichiro out of his Corps uniform and leave his Nichirin Blade behind.

• Muichiro told Yuko and Shinobu that he had returned to the mountains and worked as a lumberjack after the Demon Slayer Corps disbanded.
• Muichiro explained that he had arrived early for their gathering but got caught up helping craftsmen move logs and repair the palanquin.
• Muichiro finished his work, collected his wages, and returned in his Demon Slayer Corps uniform with his Nichirin Blade.
• Yuko suggested Muichiro change into ordinary clothes, and Shinobu asked him to find somewhere to leave his sword.
• Shinobu regretted coming with Muichiro, and Yuko joked that they could shake off the others if they met them.

Yuko and Shinobu helped Muichiro buy a kimono and explored the temple fair with him. They ran into Uzui Tengen, and Yuko left Muichiro in his care, insisting that he needed supervision.

• Yuko and Shinobu took Muichiro to a clothing shop and chose a dark green kimono after the shopkeeper realized the pink one was made for women.
• Muichiro tried to pay with his wages, but the money was insufficient, so Yuko paid for the kimono.
• Yuko and Shinobu walked through the brightly lit temple fair with Muichiro, who said it was his first time at one.
• The group ran into Uzui Tengen as he caught a goldfish thrown at his face and returned it to Suma.
• Yuko told Uzui to take Muichiro around the fair, explaining that the fourteen-year-old lacked common sense and might get lost.

Yuko refused to let Uzui Tengen spend the Summer Festival with Muichiro, then left Muichiro in Himejima Gyomei’s care. The group split up to enjoy the festival, while Uzui departed with his wives and left Himejima to answer the children’s questions about marriage.

• Uzui Tengen refused to take Muichiro around the festival, and Yuko argued with him until Muichiro offered to go alone.
• Himejima Gyomei arrived with children from the school he had opened in his hometown and invited Muichiro to join them.
• Yuko left Muichiro with Himejima, and Shinobu Kocho said they would meet again after the festival.
• Uzui Tengen left with his wives as Himejima’s students asked whether they could marry multiple wives.

Yuko and Shinobu Kocho explored the festival after leaving Muichiro behind, then ran into Tomioka Giyu working at an ice cream stall. Tomioka revealed that someone had stolen his luggage, leaving Yuko to marvel at how badly he had embarrassed the Demon Slayer Corps.

• Yuko and Shinobu Kocho wandered through the crowded festival and watched Tanjiro put a rabbit mask on Kanao.
• Yuko and Shinobu Kocho discovered Tomioka Giyu making ice cream at a busy stall and joked that he had lost Ubuyashiki’s money.
• Yuko apologized to the stall owner after their jokes made her suspect that they were insulting Tomioka.
• Tomioka Giyu told Yuko and Shinobu Kocho that someone had stolen his luggage on the train.
• Yuko mocked Tomioka for being robbed, calling the thief a master and lamenting the Demon Slayer Corps’ embarrassment.