With his head severed, Doma's body turned to ash. In the end, even his head crumbled to ash under Shinobu Kocho's gaze.
As the ashes scattered, petals seemed to flutter through the air. In the direction they drifted, Shinobu Kocho thought she saw a familiar figure.
At last, she smiled, finding peace. As she smiled, tears rolled down her cheeks.
Seeing this, Sabito and Giyu merely stepped quietly aside and looked toward Tetsuya.
Tetsuya beckoned.
"Let's go. Give her a moment alone. Once she's recovered, she'll catch up on her own."
He was in no mood to comfort anyone, let alone stand around waiting for her to compose herself.
There was no telling how much longer Tanjiro could hold out. He had to help the other Hashira finish their battles as quickly as possible, then take everyone to tackle the massive raid boss that was Muzan.
Giyu and Sabito exchanged a glance and nodded.
They, too, understood how precious every second was now.
Reaching the next battlefield even a second sooner might greatly reduce their losses.
Led by Tetsuya, the group headed straight for the next battlefield, where Zenitsu and Sanemi were fighting Kaigaku.
Under their combined assault, Kaigaku soon fell onto the defensive.
Just as Tetsuya arrived with the others, he saw Sanemi break through Kaigaku's guard with a slash. Zenitsu then beheaded his former Senior Brother with Thunder Breathing: Flaming Thunder God.
"Well done, Zenitsu, but there's no time to grieve. Tanjiro is still waiting for us."
The moment he arrived, Tetsuya revealed that Tanjiro was fighting Muzan.
Having just killed the Senior Brother who had betrayed their school, Zenitsu had been overwhelmed by conflicting emotions. He immediately reined them in and stared at Tetsuya with wide eyes.
"Tanjiro is fighting Muzan! What about Nezuko?"
"Nezuko is there