Chapter Summaries

Roy visited Maha’s Dream Domain and learned that millions had sacrificed themselves to preserve Maha after the Battle of Frost-Foot Valley. He chose to continue his path of Faith, then entered the Demon Slayer world before traveling with Kastro to Meteor City, where he said he wanted to rent a place and make offerings.

• Maha showed Roy the Stele Forest and told him about the comrades and wife he had lost while following the path of Faith.
• Maha explained that his comrades had died as martyrs at Frost-Foot Valley to preserve him, and warned Roy about the cost of pursuing Faith.
• Roy refused to give up Faith, promised to face failure by self-destructing with everyone, and told Maha he would not use the Zoldyck name when acting.
• Betty and the spirits of Maha’s comrades emerged from the graves after Roy left, and Maha proudly named his great-grandson Roy Zoldyck.
• Roy entered the Demon Slayer world, while Taiyi and Kastro arrived at Meteor City and approached its guarded gate.
• When the guards demanded to know his purpose, Roy said he had come to rent a place and make offerings, leaving them stunned.

Roy and Kastro entered Meteor City to offer aid, while Chrollo and his friends watched from a garbage mound. At an abandoned church on 4th Street, Bolton ordered his men to capture Roy and sell him for parts.

• Roy used En and heard guards mention Chrollo, while they reported his arrival to their superiors.
• Berus and Chrollo suspected Roy's aid mission was a front for human trafficking, so Berus directed him to Bolton's abandoned church on 4th Street.
• Chrollo, Shalnark, and Pakunoda decided to watch the visitors from their secret base rather than approach them.
• Roy and Kastro crossed Meteor City toward the church, and Chrollo's group spotted them from a distance.
• Bolton confronted Roy at the church, then ordered his men to subdue him, take his money, and sell his body for parts.

Roy and Kastro confronted Bolton and Ilya, two members of Morena’s infected group, while Chrollo and the young Spiders watched. After Roy recognized the threat of Morena’s viral faith and Bolton unleashed a massive explosion, Roy prepared to release all his Power of Faith into Swordsmanship and use Bankai.

• Ken knocked a bullet back at a black-clad attacker, causing the man to explode, while Kastro protected Roy from the blast.
• Roy realized the attackers were marked with Bolton’s [Double Face], and Kastro fought them outside as Roy entered the church.
• Roy recognized Ilya and Bolton as infected by Morena’s [Contagion] and confronted them about bringing the plague to Meteor City.
• Bolton and Ilya joined forces against Roy, and Bolton triggered a powerful explosion with [Double Face].
• Roy deflected the explosion with his Asauchi, released all his Power of Faith into Swordsmanship, and began to activate Bankai.

Roy forged his Asauchi into a Bankai inspired by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and used it to kill Bolton and Ilya in Meteor City. Morena learned of their deaths and became intrigued by Roy, suspecting he belonged to her group.

• Roy used the Gate of Cognition and his Nen to awaken his Asauchi, declaring, "Bankai, Zanka no Tachi!"
• Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni felt his heart skip a beat and told Sasakibe Chojiro that he was unsettled.
• Roy’s Zanka no Tachi: East - Rising Sun Edge vaporized the church’s contents and erased Bolton as Ilya tried to escape.
• Roy countered Ilya’s Vector Manipulation, pierced him with a scorching thrust, and turned him to ash.
• Roy absorbed the undead forms of Ilya and Bolton after Morena reached for them beyond the grave.
• Morena learned that Roy had killed Ilya and Bolton, dismissed thoughts of revenge, and concluded he might be one of her kind.

After Roy killed Bolton and Elder Ilya, Chrollo and his companions met him at the Grey-White Church, while news of the killings spread across Meteor City. Back in the Zoldyck estate, Roy learned that an Elephant Tapir might have been found and prepared to break into prison to obtain Anti-Conjuration.

• Chrollo, Shalnark, and Pakunoda watched Roy's victory, recognized his overwhelming strength, and went to the church to explain why they had been spying.
• Roy welcomed the three young Spiders, offered them a free meal in three days, and declared that the sun was his Lord.
• Chrollo warned Roy that the Council of Elders would learn of Elder Ilya's death, and Roy answered, "Praise the sun."
• After Chrollo, Shalnark, and Pakunoda left District 4, Berus Raymond summoned them to his residence, while news of the church battle spread through Meteor City.
• Renzi told Daniel Lauren about Roy's actions, but Daniel chose to enjoy the sunshine and suggested Roy could be someone Renzi relied on.
• Roy returned to the Zoldyck estate, heard that a possible Elephant Tapir had been found near Vibis, and learned that the next step was to break into prison.

Roy strengthened his body by spending Life Energy, discovered that his improved foundation required increasingly more energy, and burned away the resulting Negative Emotions. After sharing a quiet moment with Zeno and agreeing with Illumi on a name for his unborn brother, Roy raced toward the training room with Illumi in pursuit.

• Roy saw that Gotoh had grown to lower-tier Squadron Leader strength, discussed Kastro's progress, and ordered preparations for a Meteor City operation.
• Roy spent Bolton and Ilya's Life Energy to increase his Physique, endured intense pain, and used the sun to purge the Negative Emotions released by the transformation.
• Roy checked his improved stats and realized that nearly a year had passed since the Hunter Exam as he prepared to train with his swords.
• Roy spoke with Zeno about his relationship with Silva, and Zeno asked him to suggest a name for his unborn younger brother.
• Roy and Illumi both suggested Kira, then Illumi asked Roy to take him along and treat him like a sword; Roy ran ahead and Illumi chased him.

The Hashira gathered at Ubuyashiki Kagaya’s estate after several Upper Ranks were killed, and Rengoku Kyojuro announced that he was resigning as Flame Hashira because he had more important work to do. Asked what Kamado Eiichiro had offered him, Kyojuro opened his Aura Nodes without answering.

• Uzui Tengen and Shinazugawa Sanemi returned from the Entertainment District injured and said Doma had intervened, while Giyu Tomioka and Obanai Iguro reported finding no demons.
• Kanroji Mitsuri told the gathered Kakushi that her master, Rengoku Kyojuro, had killed both Upper Ranks at the Swordsmith Village, and Tokito Muichiro described Kyojuro as strong enough to seem like more than one person.
• Rengoku Kyojuro stood instead of kneeling when Ubuyashiki Kagaya arrived, then reported that his father, Rengoku Shinjuro, had stopped drinking and planned to return to the Corps.
• Kyojuro announced his resignation as Flame Hashira, and Shinazugawa Sanemi attacked him before Kyojuro instantly cut apart the Wind Breathing technique with a flaming slash.
• Ubuyashiki Kagaya accepted that Kyojuro might leave to follow Kamado Eiichiro, and Himejima Gyomei asked what Eiichiro had said; Kyojuro opened his Aura Nodes without replying.

Rengoku Kyojuro demonstrated his newly awakened Nen by defeating Himejima Gyomei in an arm-wrestling match, while Ubuyashiki Kagaya ordered Giyu Tomioka to invite Kamado Eiichiro back as his new Master. In the Hunter world, Roy discovered that the Demon Slayer leaders had become potential believers and then learned that his upcoming mission would involve Ginta.

• Rengoku Kyojuro showed the Hashira how Nen strengthened his body by piercing a wooden pillar with his finger.
• Himejima Gyomei challenged Rengoku Kyojuro to an arm-wrestling match, but Kyojuro defeated him and broke the table.
• Ubuyashiki Kagaya told the Hashira they could leave if they wished, then ordered Giyu Tomioka to write to Kamado Eiichiro and invite him back as the Corps' new Master.
• Roy received a system notification listing Ubuyashiki Kagaya and the nine Hashira as potential believers, then left the Zoldyck estate with Gotoh.
• Roy learned that his mission target was Razor and that he would also need to watch out for Ginta, the Ram.

Elena and Ging discussed Roy Zoldyck’s Nen abilities before Roy arrived and agreed to help Ging break prisoners out of a transport. The jailbreak began that evening, with Roy hypnotizing the guards and drawing Yinda into battle as Ging confronted the others.

• Elena reviewed Roy’s recorded abilities, and Ging explained his view that each person was unique and therefore a kind of Specialist.
• Roy arrived with Gotoh and met Ging; the two discussed Nen, Killua’s upcoming birth, and the planned jailbreak.
• Elena explained that Roy would hold Yinda off while Ging defeated Razor, and Roy agreed on the condition that Ging handle the consequences.
• That evening, Roy and his allies stopped a prisoner transport, and Roy used Dream Parasite to put the guards to sleep.
• A black dome enclosed the transport and the combatants; Gotoh took on the Control-type opponent while Roy drew his swords and attacked Yinda.

Roy and Gotoh fought Yinda and a Nen user hidden by the Black Curtain while Ging confronted Razor. Yinda transformed into the ten-meter-tall Ram Horn Demon, Roy held back its stomp with Sun Breathing, and the chapter ended as the Monster Compendium identified a Rare Beast connected to Ging’s ability to imitate attacks.

• Roy blocked Yinda’s punch and struck his back, but Yinda used Ryu to reinforce himself and counterattacked.
• Elena monitored the battle and gave Gotoh the hidden Nen user’s location, allowing him to fire at the user through the Black Curtain.
• Ging challenged Razor, who shattered his restraints and blasted Ging through the Black Curtain with a Nen Bullet.
• Yinda activated Ram Horn Demon and grew into a ten-meter giant, then stomped at Roy while Gotoh continued fighting the hidden Nen user.
• Roy used Sun Breathing to hold up Yinda’s foot, while Ging got up after Razor’s attack and the Monster Compendium identified Feicha’s Parrot, a Rare Beast that could imitate Nen abilities.

Roy learned to use [Ko], named his blades [Eclipse] and [Moon Wane], and unveiled a devastating Bankai that established him as a top fighter. After Yinda unleashed the [Ram Horn Demon]’s mind-eroding black mist, Roy allowed it into his Unconscious Realm, where Yinda searched for the core of his Nen Ability.

• [Feicha's Parrot] copied Razor’s Nen Bullet and sent Ging the information, allowing Ging to imitate the attack.
• [Feicha's Parrot] flew to Roy and met Little Gold, which it recognized as a creature of its kind; its shared information helped Roy understand Yinda’s [Ko] punch and activate [Ko].
• Roy drew his [Ren] into his Short Blade, entered three-sword style, and used Bankai to cut Yinda’s hands with a heat-filled slash.
• Roy named his blades [Eclipse] and [Moon Wane], while Ging and Razor stopped fighting and joined hands in support of him.
• Yinda roared in pain and released the [Ram Horn Demon]’s black mist, which Ging identified as Negative Emotions that could erode people’s wills and damage their brains.
• Roy let the mist enter his heart and closed his eyes; in his Unconscious Realm, Yinda searched until he found Roy’s heart core.

Roy exorcised the dark Nen corrupting Yinda and uncovered how the animals and Magic Beasts he had protected had burdened him with their dependence and negative emotions. Yinda recovered and thanked Roy, while Ging, Razor, and Elena recognized Roy as a Nen Exorcist.

• Roy’s sun ability burned away Yinda’s demonic transformation, and Ging and Razor discussed the danger of Yinda’s Nen backlash.
• Zari pleaded for Yinda to be saved as Wutong pursued him, while Razor fired a Nen Bullet at the rampaging Yinda.
• The Golden Crow intercepted Razor’s shot, and Feicha’s Parrot said Yinda was fine as the black mist began to thin.
• Ging learned from Elena that the mist was fading, and Razor realized Roy was exorcising Yinda’s Nen.
• Roy saw that the animals and Magic Beasts Yinda had protected had made him their object of faith and passed their negative emotions to him, then restored him to normal.
• Yinda thanked Roy and bowed to him in the Unconscious Realm and again before Ging, Razor, Zari, Wutong, and Elena.

Roy helped Yinda regain control, reunited him with Zari, and showed that Razor had been officially released. After leaving the prison, Gotoh challenged Razor to test his limits, and Roy gave Razor the Water Breathing method after the fight; Roy remained confident Gotoh would eventually surpass him.

• Yinda called for Zari to stop fighting, and Roy accepted Yinda's thanks for exorcising him.
• Razor befriended Roy, and Ging showed Yinda the government's Release Order clearing Razor of charges.
• Roy reassured Yinda that they would meet again, then left with Ging, Razor, Gotoh, and Elena.
• Gotoh asked Roy for permission to fight Razor, and Roy agreed; Razor later returned with the unconscious Gotoh.
• Razor asked Roy for the secret to Gotoh's stamina, and Roy gave him a booklet on Water Breathing.
• Roy covered Gotoh with a blanket and told Razor that Gotoh would surpass him someday.

Razor recognized the value of Roy’s Water Breathing booklet and combined it with Nen to create a powerful Nen sword, while Roy encouraged Gotoh after his defeat and prepared to return to the Demon Slayer world. There, he refused Ubuyashiki Kagaya’s offer to lead the Corps and reunited with the Hashira, where Rengoku Kyojuro honored him as his master.

• Razor studied Roy’s Water Breathing booklet, used its principles with Nen, and formed a Nen sword sharp enough to slice through a desk.
• Gotoh woke in Roy’s room, admitted he felt despair after losing to Razor, and received Roy’s encouragement to aim higher.
• Roy read Ubuyashiki Kagaya’s letter relinquishing leadership of the Demon Slayer Corps, but replied that Kagaya should remain in charge.
• Roy returned to the Ubuyashiki estate, where the Hashira gathered to welcome him.
• Rengoku Kyojuro knelt to honor Roy, and Roy praised his progress before giving him a booklet about Ren and Hatsu.
• Ubuyashiki Kagaya rose with Amane’s support and bowed to Roy.

Roy refused Kagaya Ubuyashiki’s offer to take over the Demon Slayer Corps, but promised to remove the Curse afflicting Kagaya and his family. He used Solar Flame to attack the Curse, causing Muzan Kibutsuji to suddenly feel pain in the Infinity Castle.

• Kagaya Ubuyashiki bowed to Roy and offered him leadership of the Demon Slayer Corps, explaining that he wanted Muzan dead and his descendants freed from the Curse.
• Kagaya asked Himejima Gyomei and Shinazugawa Sanemi to pledge themselves to Roy, and both Hashira knelt before him.
• Roy declined to replace Kagaya as leader and said he would discuss the matter after removing the Curse from Kagaya’s body.
• Roy revealed that he could destroy the Curse, prompting Amane and the Hashira to kneel and ask him to save Kagaya and his family.
• Roy summoned Kiriya and the other Ubuyashiki children, then sent Solar Flame Light Swords into the Curse in Kagaya’s heart.
• Muzan Kibutsuji suddenly felt a sharp pain in the Infinity Castle and dropped to his knees.

Roy followed the Thread of Causality into the Infinity Castle, where Muzan and Kokushibo confronted him; he repelled their attacks and escaped when Nakime shifted the castle. Back at the Ubuyashiki estate, Roy removed the curse from Kagaya and his family, then watched the Hashira pledge themselves to him while Kagaya proposed that they serve as dual Masters.

• Muzan's demons sensed his fear when he felt pain and blamed Kamado Eiichiro, while Kokushibo vowed to protect him.
• Roy's consciousness clone appeared in the Infinity Castle, and Muzan attacked him with a Spine Whip as Kokushibo unleashed crescent blades.
• Roy released Eclipse and summoned a red sun that destroyed the attacks and set Muzan ablaze; Nakime used her biwa to move Roy away.
• Roy returned to Ubuyashiki Kagaya and removed the curse, restoring Kagaya's strength and prompting the Hashira to weep with relief.
• Roy burned away the curse in Kagaya's children, and the family and Hashira thanked him as the Monster Compendium recorded increased loyalty.
• Kagaya and the Hashira invited Roy to become their Master, and Giyu Tomioka affirmed that he acknowledged Roy as his lord.

Roy bestowed Nen on the Hashira, and Giyu’s plea to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji awakened Roy’s [En] to a new level and unlocked the Heart Worm ability. In Vibis, Heart Worms entered Razor, Ging, Gotoh, and Elena, while Roy began seeing their pasts.

• Roy completed Himejima Gyomei’s Bestowal Ceremony and opened his Aura Nodes, awakening his Nen Qi.
• Roy bestowed Nen on Shinazugawa Sanemi, Tokito Muichiro, Uzui Tengen, Kochou Shinobu, and Obanai Iguro, gaining faith from the Hashira.
• Giyu Tomioka asked Roy to kill Muzan Kibutsuji, and their bond caused Roy’s [En] to evolve into [Heart Worm].
• Roy’s sleeping [En] sent Heart Worms into Razor, Gotoh, Elena, and Ging in Vibis.
• Razor’s Nen Bullets failed to stop the Heart Worm, while Ging and Feicha’s Parrot examined it before it entered Ging’s chest.
• Razor and Ging experienced visions of the past through the Heart Worms as Roy opened Giyu’s Aura Nodes.

Roy explored Razor’s, Ging’s, Gotoh’s, and Elena’s memories through Heart Worm, then returned to the Demon Slayer world to teach the Hashira Nen and plan to lure Muzan Kibutsuji with the Blue Spider Lily. Back in the Hunter world, he prepared to dive for an underwater ruin with Ging and the others, relying on Water Breathing instead of Ging’s underwater ability.

• Roy entered Razor’s memories, learned about his abusive childhood and his mother’s death, and watched Razor describe avenging her by killing the men responsible.
• Razor opened his heart to Roy, increasing his loyalty, and Roy then entered Ging’s mind, where Ging recognized their Thread of Causality and stopped Roy from viewing private memories of his wife.
• Roy explored the pasts of Gotoh and Elena, returned to the Demon Slayer world, taught the Hashira the Four Major Principles of Nen, and helped Ubuyashiki Kagaya plan to use the Blue Spider Lily against Muzan Kibutsuji.
• Roy left the Ubuyashiki estate with the Hashira, killed several demons for Life Energy, and returned to the Hunter world to prepare for the underwater secret realm.
• Elena explained the group’s plan to reach the underwater ruins, and Ging revealed that Water Repulsion could protect only himself and two others from the water pressure and lack of oxygen.
• Roy and Gotoh said they could manage without Ging’s ability, and Razor asked whether Roy was relying on Water Breathing.

Roy, Ging, Razor, Gotoh, and Elena reached a vast Gothic church at the bottom of the sea, where Roy felt an inexplicable familiarity with its carvings. As Roy, Ging, and Razor opened the doors and were pulled inside, a monster in the Voyage Bureau’s Calamity laboratory awakened and manifested a Calamity.

• Roy and Ging discussed Ging’s Contract ability, which let him partner with Magic Beasts, Rare Beasts, and Phantom Beasts and borrow their Nen abilities.
• Roy revealed that a world stood behind him, leaving Ging stunned by the idea of a world beyond his experience.
• Roy and Gotoh plunged underwater without apparent difficulty, while Razor learned to swim using Water Breathing; Ging and Elena followed inside a sphere of Nen Qi.
• The group reached a luminous Gothic church on the ocean floor, which Ging identified as the place his ancestor had recorded Elephant Tapirs appearing.
• Roy, Ging, and Razor pushed open the church doors and were sucked inside as Roy recognized something familiar in the carvings.
• A tangled-rope monster in a jar at the Voyage Bureau’s Calamity laboratory opened an eye, and staff reported that the Calamity had manifested.

Netero learned that a casualty from his Dark Continent expedition was showing signs of waking, and the Voyage Bureau’s images revealed Roy and Ging trapped in separate illusionary battles inside an underwater church. Roy fought a mirror image of Ging with growing skill, but the chapter left him facing a formidable opponent who could summon magical beasts and their abilities.

• Beans told Netero that a Dark Continent casualty appeared to be waking, and Netero watched images from the Voyage Bureau’s laboratory.
• The projected images showed Roy, Ging, Razor, Gotoh, and Elena separated inside the underwater church and confronted by mirror images or magical beasts.
• Roy recognized the church’s illusion and fought a copy of Ging, using Swamp Space and One-Blade Cremation to launch a counterattack.
• The copy summoned a Deep Water Turtle whose Heavy Water stopped Roy’s flaming sword and briefly froze his mind.
• Roy recalled Ging’s Contract ability, identified a Phantom Wolf, and drew a second sword as Netero and the others watched his battle.