Recaps

Haruto spoke with Kagaya while preparing lunch, unaware that the child was the Demon Slayer Corps' Oyakata-sama. When Goto recognized Kagaya, Haruto realized he had insulted the Corps leader to his face and feared he would soon have to leave the Corps.

• Haruto saved the rice and invited Kagaya to share Master Goto's hand-pressed sushi.
• Haruto told Kagaya that he wanted to leave the Swordsmith Village and admitted he had little interest or talent for forging swords.
• Kagaya described the demons and the Demon Slayer Corps' mission to defeat Muzan, and Haruto confidently said the demons could be defeated.
• Haruto criticized Oyakata-sama's leadership and discussed the Ubuyashiki Family's curse without realizing Kagaya was Oyakata-sama.
• Goto entered, recognized Kagaya as Master, and Haruto understood that Kagaya had heard all his remarks.

After Haruto and Shinobu Kocho fought, Tanjiro and Genya sought advice on how Haruto could cheer her up. Their efforts went nowhere, and they were left stunned when the couple reconciled without their help.

• Tanjiro and Genya agreed to ask their married acquaintances how to soothe an angry girl.
• Genya visited Inosuke, who insisted Aoi never got angry even as she scolded him for letting their pot boil dry.
• Tanjiro received Mitsuri Kanroji’s letter, but her conflicting food and shopping suggestions gave him no useful advice.
• Genya saw Zenitsu placate Nezuko with konpeito, then overheard him pleading with her to forgive him.
• Tanjiro shared that he and Kanao made up by blowing bubbles and drinking ramune, but he doubted that would help Haruto and Shinobu.
• Haruto and Shinobu Kocho walked away hand in hand, leaving Tanjiro and Genya feeling betrayed that the couple had reconciled without them.

Astronomy teacher and kendo club advisor Haruto Takanashi spent a quiet school day among Demon Slayer Academy’s eccentric teachers and students. After agreeing to join Kanae and Shinobu for ghost stories that night, he learned that his former dojo was struggling as his father Shinjuro drank away his worries.

• Haruto greeted students and teachers at the school gates, where Zenitsu Agatsuma recorded crushes and observations in his inspection notebook.
• Gyutaro rode his motorcycle onto campus with Ume, who flirted with Haruto and invited him to the kendo club.
• Haruto relaxed in the staff room as teachers complained about students, Tengen’s noisy art experiments, and other problems.
• Kanae invited Haruto to meet her and Shinobu at school that night to tell ghost stories, while Sanemi listened jealously.
• The teachers praised Shinobu’s kendo talent and Haruto’s coaching, and Kyojuro revealed that his father Shinjuro’s struggling dojo had left him drinking heavily.

Haruto joined Kanae and Shinobu to investigate a school ghost story about an old man crawling around the academy at night. They discovered the “ghost” was a malicious intruder who had been kicked by Muichiro Tokito, and Haruto dragged him off campus.

• Haruto entered the kendo club and found Shinobu Kocho and Ume arguing, but Giyu Tomioka’s arrival ended their quarrel.
• Haruto told Shinobu about their plans for the evening and warned Ume to go home on time with Gyutaro.
• After dinner, Haruto accompanied Kanae and Shinobu to investigate reports of an old man crawling through the academy at night.
• Kanae and Shinobu revealed that Muichiro Tokito had kicked the old man after catching him trying to bully girls in his class.
• Haruto decided the old man was no ghost and dragged him out of the academy.