Tanjiro ran toward Lin Guang through the early morning sunlight, pulling Nezuko along!
Lin Guang smiled softly when he saw Nezuko in the sunlight.
Nezuko gave Lin Guang a gentle smile as well. The snow that had fallen for nearly half the night gradually melted, and Nezuko said with a smile, "G-good morning~"
"Senior Lin Guang! Has Nezuko turned back into a human?"
Seeing Tanjiro's anxious expression, Lin Guang sighed and said, "No. Both her eyes and her teeth still have the traits of a demon, but the good news is that Nezuko has overcome sunlight. She can live in the sunlight now."
At Lin Guang's words, Tanjiro was so happy that he could not stop his tears.
"Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"
Just then, Mitsuri Kanroji came over and timidly said to Lin Guang, "I'm sorry, Lin Guang. In the end, I still couldn't..."
Lin Guang smiled slightly and said, "You're already very strong. Without you, I might have had a hard time killing him too."
Mitsuri Kanroji could no longer hold back her emotions. She threw her arms around Lin Guang and burst into tears.
Lin Guang could see that Mitsuri Kanroji had suffered considerable injuries. He knew that any of the Nine Hashira other than himself could easily die facing an Upper Rank alone. Mitsuri Kanroji was already very strong to have held off Zohakuten, Hantengu's strongest clone.
Activating her Demon Slayer Mark had consumed a great deal of Mitsuri Kanroji's stamina. Combined with her injuries, she eventually fell asleep in Lin Guang's arms as she cried.
With the battle over, the Swordsmith Village began relocating.
Tanjiro had the honor of lying in a hospital room at the Butterfly Mansion once again.
Mitsuri Kanroji, Muichiro Tokito, and the seriously injured Genya Shinazugawa also entered the Butterfly Mansion for