Recaps

Kaners and Taitelu flew toward a human war zone, where Chika Uchiha intercepted and defeated them with his demonic powers. The dragons recognized his overwhelming strength and wondered how a human could possess the power of a Demigod.

• Kaners and Taitelu discussed the human wars and the dwindling Dragon Race as they flew toward the war zone.
• Empire fighter pilots spotted the dragons but continued their mission after reporting them, trusting His Majesty's personal guard to handle the threat.
• Chika Uchiha blocked the dragons and warned them not to interfere in human affairs.
• Taitelu attacked Chika, but Chika's Demon Gate swallowed the golden magic and unleashed demons that pierced Taitelu's defenses and devoured him.
• Kaners froze the demons and fired an icy beam at Chika, but he appeared on her back and struck her with a scythe that sent her crashing down.
• Kaners and Taitelu recognized Chika's power as that of a Demigod, though Kaners questioned how a human could attain that realm.

Chika Uchiha secured the Kantins Empire’s surrender after defeating its Dragon allies, while Hane absorbed the conquered world and broke through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm. Emilia and the witches sensed the resulting transformation, and Subaru Natsuki decided to ask Hane about his parents’ whereabouts.

• Chika Uchiha made Kaners and Taitel sign equal cooperation contracts and ordered them to tell the king to surrender.
• After hearing the Dragons’ report, the old king and his ministers chose to surrender, and the king presented Chika Uchiha with the royal sword and crown.
• Hane absorbed the new world’s laws, advanced to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, and merged the world into his Inner Landscape World.
• Emilia and the witches sensed that their world had become much larger and now contained powers beyond Mana.
• Subaru Natsuki confirmed to Emilia that they were in Master Hane’s world and resolved to ask him about his parents’ whereabouts.

At the Imperial Palace, Izumi began scheming to persuade Rem to join her in sharing the pressure to provide Hane with an heir. Subaru Natsuki asked Hane for help finding his parents, and Hane gave him a token that would let him see them.

• Izumi woke up and kissed Rem, then teased Hane about being jealous.
• Subaru Natsuki arrived and asked Hane where his parents were, saying he wanted to see them even if they might be dead.
• Hane gave Subaru Natsuki a black token and told him to inject Chakra into it at three in the morning to see his parents.
• Hane told Robin that Subaru Natsuki was powerful because he endured death repeatedly and kept fighting fate.
• In private, Izumi urged Rem to join her, hoping Rem would help ease the pressure of Hane having no children.

Subaru and Emilia used a token to enter the Underworld Bureaucracy, where they learned Subaru’s parents had been killed after protecting Cursed Children and had earned Merit. They found Kenichi and Naoko Natsuki working at the Merit Registrar’s Office and reunited with them.

• Subaru took Emilia to a cherry tree and used his token to open a gate to the Underworld Bureaucracy.
• Uchiha Madara explained that they were in the realm of the dead and sent them to find Kenichi and Naoko Natsuki.
• A ghostly attendant told Subaru that his parents had sheltered Cursed Children and were killed alongside them, but their Merit earned them jobs in the Underworld Bureaucracy.
• The attendant led Subaru and Emilia to the Merit Registrar’s Office, where Kenichi and Naoko recognized Subaru, rushed to him, and embraced him.

Subaru Natsuki reunited with his parents in the afterlife and introduced them to Emilia before the family shared a joyful meal. Three years later, Hane left his family to cultivate in the world of Demon Slayer, where he recognized that his rapid rise in power had dulled his emotions and resolved to undergo mortal cultivation.

• Subaru Natsuki reunited with Naoko Natsuki and Kenichi Natsuki, introduced Emilia as his girlfriend, and joined his parents for a family meal in the Soul Society.
• Subaru Natsuki and his parents parted tearfully after their reunion, while Hane also felt the pain of saying goodbye.
• Three years later, Hane married Rem as his first imperial consort, then left his family to seek another world and cultivate.
• Hane spent a week observing the Demon Slayer world and casually destroyed demons that attacked people.
• Hane visited the place where Yoriichi Tsugikuni had delivered his final sword strike and reflected on Yoriichi's mortality.
• Hane recognized that his power had weakened his emotions and decided to experience mortal life to restore his state of mind.

Hane met Tamayo and Yushiro, revealed his knowledge of Tamayo’s past and her connection to Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and offered to show her a path to kill Muzan Kibutsuji. He left Tamayo responsible for her own struggle and decided to let the world develop independently as a subordinate world of the Main World.

• Tamayo and Yushiro emerged from the bamboo grove and found Hane watching a dead mortal.
• Hane told Tamayo that Yoriichi Tsugikuni had won her freedom by nearly killing Muzan Kibutsuji.
• Tamayo recalled Yoriichi’s attack on Muzan Kibutsuji and admitted that she still hated him.
• Hane revealed that he knew Tamayo was a demon who refused to eat people, and offered to guide her toward killing Muzan Kibutsuji without intervening himself.
• Hane decided to let the world grow on its own and eventually become a subordinate world of the Main World.

Hane taught Tamayo the basics of elixir refinement and gave her a path toward creating a poison capable of defeating Muzan before leaving her to pursue his mortal journey. In a poor town, he offered a group of begging children the chance to change their fates and waited to see who would follow him.

• Hane imparted alchemy knowledge to Tamayo, who found a way to develop the Blood-Decay Pill to counter Muzan.
• Tamayo rebuked Yushiro for threatening her teacher and returned to study the Elixir Compendium, Formation Art, and Qi Refining Primer.
• Hane reflected on Tamayo's talent and his own teacher before estimating that about ten years remained until Tanjiro's sister became a demon.
• In a poor town, Hane noticed children begging on the street and asked whether they wanted to change their fate.
• Enju asked if she and the others could fill their stomachs, and Hane invited them to follow him if they had the courage to seize the opportunity.

Hane took five orphaned children to a mountain, fed them, and trained them in swordsmanship so they could become strong enough to shape their own lives. After two years, he let his disciples choose whether to continue training or leave, urging them to pursue their own paths.

• Hane gave food or copper coins to the children who stayed behind, then took the five who followed him to a mountain and made it their training ground.
• Hane taught the children swordsmanship, and Makomo became the most diligent disciple and the senior sister.
• Over two years, the children recovered their health, while Hane continued to insist they master basic sword techniques before attempting flashy moves.
• When Xunri and the others questioned the tedium of basic practice and doubted they could cut iron pillars with wooden swords, Hane offered to let them leave.
• Hane reassured the tearful Xunri that the disciples could stay or explore, told them that perseverance could take them farther, and then vanished.

After Hane stayed away, Xunri and three other disciples left the mountain to pursue their own paths, while Makomo chose to remain and keep training. Hane revealed the heights of swordsmanship to Makomo with a single slash that split the clouds, leaving her determined to reach that level.

• Xunri asked Mei to leave the mountain with him and explained that he wanted to pursue revenge for his parents’ deaths; Mei agreed after learning the others also planned to go.
• Mei led Xunri and the other two junior disciples down the mountain, while Makomo watched them leave and wondered sadly whether they disliked her.
• Hane returned to comfort Makomo, telling her that her junior siblings had chosen a different path and that each of their choices could be right.
• Hane revealed that he had remained nearby in a separate layer of space so his disciples could make their own decisions without feeling constrained by him.
• Hane brought Makomo to an open area and demonstrated true swordsmanship by splitting the clouds with a branch, inspiring her to pursue that level of skill.

After Makomo cut through an iron pillar and completed her training, Hane urged her to leave the mountain and face the wider world. She returned to the town where her fate had changed, helped some orphaned children, and bought a sword before setting out on her journey.

• Makomo used the strike she had learned by imitating Hane to split the iron pillar, completing her training.
• Hane congratulated Makomo and urged her to leave the mountain, then vanished as she promised to find him again.
• Makomo left the mountain and, ten years later, returned to the town where she had once struggled to survive.
• Makomo gave copper coins to several orphaned children and continued through town to a blacksmith's shop.
• Makomo chose the sword Cherry Blossom Snow and paid for it with a piece of gold she had found while fishing.

Makomo encountered a demon feeding on people and fought it through repeated dismemberment, since her sword was not a Nichirin Sword. By relentlessly refining her swordsmanship, she kept the demon from regenerating until its aura faded and it died.

• Makomo sensed screams and blood while training with her new sword, then rushed toward the disturbance.
• Makomo found a demon eating a man and threatening a terrified woman, and cut off its head before protecting the woman.
• The demon reattached its head and mocked Makomo, so she repeatedly sliced its body apart as it regenerated.
• Makomo maintained a dense storm of sword strikes, improving her technique while preventing the demon from reassembling.
• Makomo sensed the demon's aura vanish, and its black remains fell into the alley drain.

Makomo faced Akaza, Upper Rank Three, after he arrived and challenged her to a fight. Their battle left Akaza astonished by her swordsmanship, while his wounds healed and he continued attacking.

• Makomo checked on the frightened woman, then turned to confront Akaza, who had appeared at the alley entrance.
• Akaza introduced himself through his attack and challenged Makomo after praising her fight against the demon.
• Makomo drew Cherry Blossom Snow, and her aura made Akaza realize she was extraordinarily strong.
• Makomo and Akaza clashed across the alley, and her sword cut through his arm and wounded him repeatedly.
• Makomo said her master had taught her to trust only her sword, while Akaza's wounds rapidly healed and he kept fighting.

Makomo fought Akaza and rejected his offer to become a demon, while Kagaya Ubuyashiki considered how to respond to reports of an Upper Rank demon battle. Kagaya decided to send Kanae toward the fight in hopes of supporting the battle and recruiting the mysterious swordswoman.

• Makomo's swordsmanship overwhelmed Akaza, and he realized she was stronger than he was.
• Akaza invited Makomo to become a demon, but she refused and declared her resolve to follow her master’s example.
• Akaza unleashed Destructive Death, Compass Needle, and collided with Makomo’s powerful slash.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki learned of a suspected Upper Rank demon fighting someone alone and weighed whether to send Kanae as support.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki decided to act and issued an order through the Demon Slayer Corps' intelligence network.

Kanae Kocho rushed to investigate an Upper Rank demon and found Makomo effortlessly suppressing Akaza. Kanae approached the battle in shock as Akaza remained unable to strike back.

• A crow ordered Kanae to investigate an Upper Rank Demon fighting nearby, and Shinobu begged to accompany her.
• Kanae reassured Shinobu that she would only gather information, then left for the town, intending to join the fight if necessary.
• Kanae arrived and saw a young swordswoman cut down a fiery red figure who quickly regenerated.
• Kanae recognized the demon as Akaza and realized the swordswoman was overwhelming him with ordinary swordsmanship and an ordinary blade.
• Akaza grew frustrated as Makomo repeatedly wounded him and shouted that he would wait for her to tire, but another sword flash stopped him.

Kanae left her hiding place and threw her Nichirin Sword to Makomo, hoping she could kill Akaza. Makomo saved Kanae instead, then awakened a chilling swordsmanship as snow began falling in summer.

• Kanae emerged from the ruins and threw her Nichirin Sword toward Makomo, but Akaza rushed to intercept it.
• Akaza attacked Kanae with his Blood Demon Art, and Makomo cut through the strike to save her.
• Akaza caught the Nichirin Sword and laughed, while Kanae regretted that Makomo had chosen to rescue her instead of pursuing him.
• Makomo told Kanae that she mattered more than the sword, then recalled a snowy winter she had shared with her master.
• Makomo confronted Akaza about eating people and declared that her swordsmanship would be born as she killed him.
• Frost spread from Makomo's feet and snow began falling, leaving Kanae stunned that it was snowing in summer.

Makomo unleashed her winter sword technique against Akaza, who broke through his limits to survive her attack. Akaza escaped before dawn, and Muzan Kibutsuji observed his newfound strength.

• Makomo attacked Akaza with a sword strike that turned the falling snow and his blows into a freezing blade of light.
• Akaza fought back with his Demon Slayer Art, but Makomo's sword shattered his arms and nearly split his head open.
• Akaza's desperation transformed his fighting spirit and pushed him to a power level close to Kokushibo's, slowing Makomo's sword intent until Cherry Blossom Snow broke.
• Makomo prepared to continue fighting with another Nichirin Sword, but Akaza fled, wounded and weakened, as dawn approached.
• Muzan Kibutsuji sensed Akaza's growth, praised him, and left his estate while contemplating changes among the Upper Ranks.

After Akaza’s sudden power increase forced Makomo to retreat, Kanae invited her to join the Demon Slayer Corps, and Makomo agreed. Muzan learned of the dangerous Swordsmanship spreading in the north and ordered the Twelve Kizuki to destroy its school; meanwhile, Akaza defeated Doma and took the Upper Rank Two position.

• Makomo mourned her shattered sword and admitted to Kanae that she could not stop the demon after he grew stronger.
• Kanae invited Makomo to join the Demon Slayer Corps, and Makomo accepted after hearing that Nichirin Swords were made to withstand fighting demons.
• Muzan learned from Akaza’s memories about Makomo’s powerful Swordsmanship and heard Kokushibo describe a similar school in the north.
• Muzan ordered the Twelve Kizuki to destroy the northern Swordsmanship school.
• Akaza challenged Doma, defeated him, and became Upper Rank Two.

At a Hashira meeting, Kanae Kocho announced that Upper Rank Three had appeared and that a new Hashira had defeated him. Kagaya Ubuyashiki shared what they knew about Akaza, while Makomo’s unexpected praise of the demon provoked Tengen Uzui.

• Tengen Uzui wondered why Kagaya Ubuyashiki had summoned all the Hashira, and Kanae Kocho revealed that Upper Rank Three had appeared and that a new Hashira would join them.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki arrived with Makomo and another sword-bearing girl, then began the meeting with the Hashira gathered before him.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki explained Akaza’s Blood Demon Art and martial prowess, then warned that Akaza had grown even stronger after breaking past his limits near death.
• Makomo said Akaza’s breakthrough showed courage and that she might have called him a friend if he were not a demon, prompting Tengen Uzui to angrily challenge her.

Makomo demonstrated a swordsmanship style beyond Breathing Techniques by defeating Tengen Uzui with a branch. Kagaya Ubuyashiki explained that Makomo would teach the new style to the Demon Slayer Corps, and the Hashira eagerly welcomed the chance to learn.

• Tengen Uzui challenged Makomo to prove her strength, and she agreed to fight with a branch because her sword had broken.
• Makomo used an icy, snow-filled thrust to defeat Tengen Uzui before he could land his attack.
• The Hashira were astonished that Makomo's swordsmanship changed the weather and required no Breathing Technique.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki told the Hashira that Makomo's style was a new path for the Corps and that she would teach it.
• Tengen Uzui apologized to Makomo and asked her to teach him, and she agreed to share everything she knew.

Makomo discovered that the demons’ increased activity in the north was tied to the One-Heart Style Sword Sect, founded by her former junior siblings, and traveled there to seek them out and build an alliance for the Demon Slayer Corps. Hane also arrived in the northern city after sensing his disciples’ urgent prayers, as Xunri and the others faced a demon that had gravely wounded one of their own.

• Over the year, Makomo’s instruction strengthened the Demon Slayer Corps, while reports of increased demon activity led the Hashira to investigate the One-Heart Style Sword Sect.
• Makomo recognized that the sect’s swordsmen were likely her former junior siblings, and Kagaya Ubuyashiki urged her to seek an alliance with the northern Shogunate for the Corps’ support.
• Makomo traveled north with Kanae and Tengen Uzui as Hane arrived there after sensing that his disciples needed help.
• Hane recalled how his disciples had founded the sect, taken in orphans, and helped Xunri build a powerful territory before demons began abducting their members.
• Mei and two junior brothers investigated the disappearances, but a demon killed a branch of the sect and left their third senior brother gravely wounded.
• Xunri blamed himself for persuading the others to leave Hane and vowed to avenge his injured senior brother.

Mei and her junior brothers faced Doma, who tracked them to the Shogun's Residence and overwhelmed their attempts to protect her. As Suye lay impaled and Xunri lay badly wounded, Mei cried out for Master to save them.

• Suye told Mei and Xunri that Third Senior Brother would die within three days without better treatment, and Xunri promised to summon doctors and search for Master and Eldest Senior Sister.
• Doma appeared at the Shogun's Residence, revealed he had followed them, and said Mei was his target.
• Xunri attacked Doma and fired a signal flare, but Doma revealed he had killed the Shogun's subordinates.
• Xunri unleashed Flame Dance Barrage, but Doma defeated him with an icy attack.
• Mei and Suye fought to protect each other, but Doma's freezing wind shattered Suye's barrier and impaled him and Mei.
• Mei cried out for Master to save them as Suye and Xunri lay gravely wounded.

Hane arrived just as Doma was tormenting Mei, reunited with his disciples, and restored the three injured disciples to health. He then stopped Doma from escaping and caused the demon to rot and die.

• Doma taunted and held Mei until Hane appeared behind him.
• Mei recognized Hane, escaped into his arms, and begged him to save her junior brothers.
• Hane comforted Mei and reversed the injuries of the three unconscious disciples.
• Xunri apologized to Hane, who struck him on the head three times as the other disciples rejoiced at their reunion.
• Doma tried to leave, but Hane stopped him and declared that he would die for nearly killing his disciples.
• Doma's body rotted away, and he died as his consciousness faded.

Hane defeated the disciples’ enemy, gave Mei, Xunri, Suye, and Gutai Devil Fruits, and left to check on Tamayo’s cultivation. Makomo reunited with her junior siblings at the Shogun’s Residence, received her own fruit, and prepared to test their cultivation.

• Mei and the others asked whether their enemy was dead, and Hane confirmed his intervention was only temporary before leaving them five boxes as gifts.
• Mei, Xunri, Suye, and Gutai ate Devil Fruits and gained the Woods-Woods, Flame-Flame, Blow-Blow, and Ancient Zoan Black Tortoise abilities.
• Hane left to check on Tamayo’s cultivation while Makomo arrived at the Shogun’s Residence with Kanae and Tengen Uzui.
• Mei and her three siblings reunited with Makomo and gave her the Devil Fruit Hane had left for her.
• Makomo ate the fruit without vomiting, then announced that she would assess her junior siblings’ cultivation.

Makomo defeated her four junior siblings in a training match, then learned that Doma had attacked them and been killed. She began discussing an alliance between the Demon Slayer Corps and the Shogunate, while Muzan Kibutsuji reacted to Doma’s death with fury and fear.

• Makomo revealed her Will-Fusion swordsmanship and swiftly defeated Mei, Xunri, and their two companions after they attacked her together.
• Xunri told Makomo that demons had attacked them the previous day and that Doma, the former Upper Rank Two, had died.
• Makomo introduced Kanae Kocho and Tengen Uzui, and explained that the Demon Slayer Corps sought the Shogunate’s support.
• Xunri led Makomo and the two Hashira to the council hall to discuss cooperation.
• Muzan Kibutsuji sensed Doma’s death and feared that one of his strongest Upper Ranks had been killed.

Muzan Kibutsuji investigated Doma’s death and tested demons to fill the vacant Upper Rank Three position, ultimately promoting Nakime. Meanwhile, the Demon Slayer Corps accepted the Shogunate’s support and agreed to relocate its headquarters and protect the Shogunate from demons.

• Muzan Kibutsuji ordered the Twelve Kizuki to investigate Doma’s death and invited the remaining Upper Ranks to compete for the vacant position.
• Hantengu volunteered, but Muzan Kibutsuji injected him with too much blood and caused him to explode.
• Nakime offered to take the position, endured Muzan Kibutsuji’s blood, and was named Upper Rank Three.
• Makomo and her junior brothers and sisters negotiated an agreement granting the Demon Slayer Corps Shogunate funding, materials, and local support in exchange for relocating its headquarters and protecting the Shogunate.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki approved the agreement after Kanae reported its terms, and the Hashira discussed how favorable the deal was.