Recaps

Lin Guang, Tanjiro, and Zenitsu reached a demon’s house after following an urgent Kasugai Crow order and learned that children’s brother had been taken inside. After a wounded man died outside the house, Tanjiro sensed three demons and two humans within, and Lin Guang ordered Zenitsu to join them as they prepared to enter.

• Zenitsu Agatsuma panicked about joining Lin Guang and Tanjiro on a mission, then chased after them when they ran toward the destination.
• Tanjiro smelled blood at a forest house, and Zenitsu warned the others about the strange drumming coming from inside.
• Tanjiro discovered two children hiding nearby and learned that a monster had taken their brother into the house.
• A bloodied man was thrown from the house and died despite Lin Guang’s assessment that his wounds were fatal.
• The children clarified that the dead man was not their brother, and Tanjiro sensed three demons and two humans inside the house.
• Lin Guang told Zenitsu he had to come with them, and Zenitsu reluctantly agreed.

Lin Guang, Tanjiro, and Zenitsu entered the demon’s house, where shifting rooms separated them and Lin Guang encountered Inosuke Hashibira. After Lin Guang’s clone vanished while searching for Kyogai, an angry demon approached him.

• Tanjiro warned Lin Guang and Zenitsu that five demons were inside the house, and Lin Guang told Zenitsu he would protect him if he stayed quiet and close.
• The house shook, a drumbeat shifted its rooms, and Tanjiro disappeared while Zenitsu and the boy remained with Lin Guang.
• Lin Guang became separated from the others, created a clone to search for the demons, and continued through the house alone.
• A boar-masked swordsman charged Lin Guang, introduced himself as Inosuke Hashibira, and repeatedly attacked him until another drumbeat shifted the room and separated them.
• Lin Guang learned from his clone’s memories that it had encountered Kyogai and been flung away by his Blood Demon Art, Room Inversion.
• An angry demon approached Lin Guang, furious that people had entered his house.

Lin Guang defeated the former Lower Rank Six Kyogai, collected a sample of his blood, and rejoined Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke outside the house. The group was left dealing with Inosuke after Tanjiro’s headbutt knocked him unconscious.

• Lin Guang dodged Kyogai’s room-rotating attacks, then used Shave and Ice Breathing’s Second Form to sever Kyogai’s head.
• Before vanishing, Kyogai asked whether his Blood Demon Art was impressive, and Lin Guang praised it while collecting his blood for Tamayo’s research.
• Lin Guang received one Bronze Treasure Chest and two Black Iron Treasure Chests for killing Kyogai, then searched the house and found no other demons.
• Outside, Lin Guang saw Tanjiro headbutt Inosuke, knocking off his boar mask and revealing his face.
• Inosuke collapsed and foamed at the mouth, and Tanjiro suspected he had given him a concussion.

Lin Guang, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke buried the mansion’s dead, said goodbye to the children, and traveled together toward a place where injured Demon Slayers could rest. They reached a wisteria-crested mansion and were welcomed inside by an elderly woman.

• Tanjiro and Lin Guang persuaded Inosuke to help bury the dead, and the group finished the burials.
• The Kasugai Crow directed Lin Guang and the others down the mountain, where Zenitsu clung to Shoichi until Tanjiro knocked him unconscious.
• Lin Guang, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke set off together, arguing over their names as they traveled.
• The four reached a wisteria-crested gate, where the Kasugai Crow told them to rest until their injuries healed.
• An elderly woman welcomed the group into her mansion after they introduced themselves as Demon Slayers.

Lin Guang, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke rested at a Wisteria Crest family home, where Lin Guang gave the others potions and the group talked about Inosuke’s past. As Zenitsu asked why Lin Guang and Tanjiro traveled with a demon, Tanjiro sat up to answer.

• The old woman led Lin Guang and the others to bathe, eat, and sleep at the family home while Zenitsu repeatedly called her a monster.
• Lin Guang gave Zenitsu and Inosuke injury potions, then tricked Tanjiro into drinking one before reminding him to use a scroll.
• An elderly doctor examined the four, and they argued over Inosuke’s refusal to apologize before Tanjiro explained the family’s ties to the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Inosuke said he had joined the Corps after challenging a Demon Slayer he encountered in the mountains and learning about demons and Final Selection.
• Zenitsu asked Lin Guang why he and Tanjiro traveled with a demon, and Tanjiro sat up as Lin Guang directed Zenitsu to ask him.

After Nezuko emerged from her box, Zenitsu learned she was Tanjiro’s demon sister and made a fool of himself trying to approach her. The next morning, Lin Guang discovered Nezuko had cuddled up to him and unlocked the Predator skill from a Treasure Chest.

• Nezuko emerged from the Wooden Box, and Zenitsu panicked before learning she was Tanjiro’s younger sister.
• Zenitsu tried to pursue Nezuko, so Lin Guang knocked him unconscious.
• Before dawn, Lin Guang woke with Nezuko in his arms, and she returned to her box after waking.
• Lin Guang opened a Bronze Treasure Chest and received the unique skill Predator.
• Lin Guang used Predator to devour a vase and wondered whether he could have gained Kyogai’s space-controlling ability by devouring him.

After resting at the wisteria family's house, Lin Guang told Tanjiro that Nezuko had slept in his bed, and Tanjiro trusted them both. A Kasugai Crow sent the four Demon Slayers to Mount Natagumo, where they arrived before sunset.

• Lin Guang asked Tanjiro about his health and discussed his use of the Hinokami Kagura, but said Tanjiro would learn more about it someday.
• Lin Guang confessed that Nezuko had crawled into his bed, and Tanjiro said he trusted Lin Guang to treat her well.
• A Kasugai Crow ordered Lin Guang, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to go to Mount Natagumo.
• The old woman at the wisteria family's house struck sparks to ward off bad luck and wished the four good fortune before they departed.
• The four raced toward Mount Natagumo, and Lin Guang noted that the potions he had given Zenitsu and Tanjiro seemed effective.
• Lin Guang and the others reached the foot of Mount Natagumo before sunset.

Lin Guang, Tanjiro, and Inosuke entered Mount Natagumo to investigate a demon controlling Demon Slayers with threads, while Zenitsu stayed behind with an injured Corps member. The group found Murata, but a strange creaking sound drew a circle of Corps members around them.

• Zenitsu panicked at the approach to Mount Natagumo, but Lin Guang persuaded him to continue until Tanjiro ran ahead after detecting a strange smell.
• Lin Guang cut the threads controlling an injured Corps member and rescued him; the man explained that his companions had begun attacking each other under someone’s control.
• Lin Guang left Zenitsu at the mountain’s foot with the injured man, then entered the forest with Tanjiro and Inosuke to find the demon and any survivors.
• The group encountered spiderwebs and Lin Guang warned that a demon might be using threads to control people and spiders.
• Lin Guang introduced Tanjiro and Inosuke to a survivor named Murata, who hoped they could hold out until a Hashira arrived.
• A creaking sound alarmed Lin Guang, Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Murata, and a group of uniformed Demon Slayer Corps members surrounded them.

At Mount Natagumo, Lin Guang, Tanjiro, and Inosuke fought people controlled by a demon’s threads while trying to locate the demon. Inosuke found its direction, and the group advanced as Lin Guang slipped away from the others; Rui confronted the Spider Mother and demanded to know if she could win.

• Zenitsu realized Tanjiro had taken Nezuko into Mount Natagumo and rushed after them.
• Lin Guang, Tanjiro, and Inosuke cut the threads controlling the Demon Slayer Corps members, but the freed people stood up again.
• Rui appeared, and Lin Guang attacked him but only cut his clothes before Rui left.
• Inosuke used Spatial Awareness to locate the demon, while Murata stayed behind to hold off the controlled people.
• Lin Guang, Tanjiro, and Inosuke advanced through thicker threads, and Lin Guang disappeared after asking Tanjiro and Inosuke to handle a group of controlled people.
• Rui approached the Spider Mother and asked whether she could defeat the intruders.

Lin Guang approached Spider Mother after Rui left and offered to free her from her life of fear and Muzan Kibutsuji’s curse in exchange for becoming his subordinate. After she agreed, Lin Guang named her Rose and sealed her in ice until he could deal with the curse and conceal their partnership; Tanjiro and Inosuke then arrived.

• After Rui left Spider Mother behind, Lin Guang appeared and offered to help her escape her fearful life.
• Spider Mother attacked Lin Guang, but he froze and shattered her puppet, then revealed that he was human and had come to kill Rui.
• Lin Guang told Spider Mother he wanted her as a subordinate, and she agreed on the condition that he end her life of fear.
• Lin Guang named Spider Mother Rose, sealed her in ice to hide their partnership, and placed her in his Spatial Ring.
• Tanjiro and Inosuke ran over to Lin Guang.

Lin Guang pursued the little girl demon into the woods and found Rui, the Twelve Kizuki member, with her. After Rui killed an arrogant Demon Slayer who insulted him, Lin Guang confronted Rui by calling his family and bonds fake.

• Tanjiro and Inosuke met Lin Guang and learned that a member of the Twelve Kizuki was on the mountain.
• Inosuke chased the little girl demon across a river, where her Spider-Faced Demon father attacked him.
• Tanjiro and Inosuke fought the Spider-Faced Demon while Lin Guang pursued the little girl demon into the woods.
• Lin Guang found the girl with Rui and challenged Rui's attachment to his fake family.
• An arrogant Demon Slayer charged Rui and was sliced apart by spiderwebs.
• Rui confronted Lin Guang in a fury, and Lin Guang drew his blade and repeated that Rui's family and bonds were fake.

Lin Guang fought Rui on the mountain, using Ice Breathing and Shave to evade and counter Rui’s blood-red threads. After Rui survived having his head severed, Lin Guang unleashed Ice Breathing’s Seventh Form and shattered Rui’s Thread Rotation attack.

• Lin Guang cut through Rui’s spider threads and dodged his stronger attacks with Shave while declaring he would help Rose escape Rui.
• Rui learned Rose had left his control and sent the young female demon away to kill people on the mountain.
• Rui trapped Lin Guang in blood-red thread cages, but Lin Guang broke free and used Illusory Killing Ice Mirror to wound him and sever his head.
• Rui revealed he had cut off his own head before Lin Guang’s blade could reach his neck, then reattached it and prepared Thread Rotation.
• Lin Guang unleashed Ice Breathing’s Seventh Form, Snow Tiger Sky-Rending Roar, and shattered Rui’s giant cocoon of blood-red threads.

Lin Guang defeated Rui and reunited with Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho while protecting Tanjiro and Nezuko. After Shinobu attacked Nezuko and Lin Guang blocked her, headquarters ordered Tanjiro and Nezuko captured and brought in.

• Lin Guang killed Rui, collected his blood, and watched Rui reunite with his parents in death.
• Lin Guang regretted forgetting to use Predator, then met Giyu Tomioka, who had come with Shinobu Kocho after learning a Twelve Kizuki demon was on the mountain.
• Lin Guang and Giyu found Inosuke hanging from a tree and learned that Nezuko had awakened an ice-controlling Blood Demon Art.
• Shinobu confronted Lin Guang about protecting Nezuko, then thrust at Nezuko, and Lin Guang blocked her with his Nichirin Blade.
• A Kasugai Crow announced headquarters' order to capture Tanjiro and Nezuko and bring them back.

Lin Guang was taken to the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters after Tanjiro and Nezuko were escorted away, and he used his treasure chests to gain new abilities and chakra. The chapter ended with Lin Guang joining Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho in the Ubuyashiki courtyard, where the Hashira had gathered.

• Shinobu Kocho ordered the Hidden Department to bind Lin Guang, while Tanjiro and Nezuko were taken away; Lin Guang reassured Tanjiro and asked Giyu Tomioka if he could vouch for them too.
• Lin Guang opened his treasure chests and gained potions, Six Powers techniques, chakra, Curse Purification, Telepathy, and the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Lin Guang learned that Curse Purification could remove Muzan Kibutsuji's curse and decided to test it on a demon during his next mission.
• Lin Guang arrived at Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters and entered the Ubuyashiki courtyard with Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho, where six people were already waiting.

Lin Guang and Tanjiro faced the Hashira over their decision to travel with Nezuko, while several Hashira argued that they should be punished. After Tanjiro explained that Nezuko was his sister and had never harmed anyone, Lin Guang laughed at Obanai Iguro’s dismissal and promised to provide proof.

• Kyojuro Rengoku confronted Lin Guang for fighting alongside a demon, but Lin Guang insisted he had a reason for sparing Nezuko.
• Mitsuri Kanroji offered Lin Guang sakura mochi, while Shinobu Kocho and Obanai Iguro watched their closeness with jealousy.
• Shinobu Kocho began explaining the alleged crimes, and Kyojuro Rengoku and Tengen Uzui called for Lin Guang and Tanjiro to be punished.
• Obanai Iguro questioned how Giyu Tomioka would be disciplined for violating the rules, while Shinobu Kocho said they could consider his punishment later.
• Tanjiro explained that Nezuko was his sister and had never eaten anyone, but Obanai Iguro rejected his explanation.
• Lin Guang laughed at Obanai Iguro’s dismissal and said he would provide proof.

Lin Guang defended Tanjiro and Nezuko before the Hashira, then stopped Sanemi Shinazugawa from attacking Nezuko’s box. Kagaya Ubuyashiki arrived and greeted the gathered Hashira, leaving the trial unresolved.

• Lin Guang cited Tanjiro and Nezuko’s past actions as evidence that Nezuko had protected humans and helped defeat demons.
• Tanjiro declared that Nezuko could fight alongside him to protect humans, but Sanemi Shinazugawa arrived and challenged him.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa tried to stab Nezuko’s box, and Lin Guang broke free of his bindings and clashed with him.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa threw Nezuko’s box, but Lin Guang caught it and dodged Sanemi Shinazugawa’s Wind Breathing attack before confronting him from behind.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki arrived with two white-haired girls and welcomed everyone to the semiannual Hashira Meeting.

At the Hashira Meeting, Kagaya Ubuyashiki defended his decision to accept Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Lin Guang into the Corps after Sakonji Urokodaki’s letter pledged several lives as assurance. The Hashira fell silent, and Kagaya revealed that Tanjiro and his companions had encountered Muzan Kibutsuji.

• Kagaya Ubuyashiki asked Lin Guang why he had joined the Corps earlier than expected, and Lin Guang said Tanjiro and Nezuko had prompted him.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa asked Kagaya to explain why Tanjiro and Lin Guang traveled with a demon, and Kagaya said he had approved them and appointed Lin Guang as Nezuko’s supervisor.
• Gyomei Himejima, Tengen Uzui, Obanai Iguro, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Sanemi Shinazugawa objected to Nezuko’s acceptance, while Mitsuri Kanroji and Giyu Tomioka supported Kagaya’s decision.
• Kagaya’s daughter read Sakonji Urokodaki’s letter, which vouched for Nezuko and pledged that Urokodaki, Tanjiro, and Giyu would commit seppuku if she attacked a human.
• Sanemi and Kyojuro rejected the pledge as insufficient, but Lin Guang argued that killing a demon without evidence of harm would make the Corps no different from demons.
• Kagaya defended his decision and revealed that Tanjiro and his companions had encountered Muzan Kibutsuji.

Lin Guang and Tanjiro revealed that they had encountered Muzan Kibutsuji, prompting the Hashira to demand answers. Nezuko proved she would not attack a human, and Kagaya Ubuyashiki urged Tanjiro to defeat one of the Twelve Kizuki to earn the Corps' trust.

• Tengen Uzui, Muichiro Tokito, and Sanemi Shinazugawa questioned Lin Guang and Tanjiro about Muzan Kibutsuji, until Kagaya Ubuyashiki called for silence.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki explained that Muzan was targeting Lin Guang and Tanjiro and suggested that something about Nezuko had surprised him, but Sanemi remained opposed to sparing her.
• Lin Guang brought Nezuko into a shaded room, where Sanemi cut his arm and tried to tempt her with his blood.
• Nezuko turned away from Sanemi's blood, leading Kagaya Ubuyashiki to conclude that she would not attack people.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki told Tanjiro to defeat one of the Twelve Kizuki to help prove Nezuko's worth, and Tanjiro vowed to fight Muzan before being reminded to start with that goal.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki entrusted Tanjiro and Nezuko to Lin Guang’s supervision, then formally appointed Lin Guang as a Hashira for creating Ice Breathing and defeating Lower Rank Five. After the Hashira shared reports, they discussed the worsening demon threat and the need to strengthen the Corps.

• Kagaya Ubuyashiki placed Tanjiro and Nezuko in Lin Guang’s care, and Shinobu Kocho sent Tanjiro to her estate to recover.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki named Lin Guang a Hashira, and the other Hashira reacted to his appointment.
• The Hashira reported on recent events while Lin Guang listened in as the newest member.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki said demon attacks were increasing and proposed expanding the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Lin Guang and Kagaya Ubuyashiki noted that Muzan Kibutsuji diverted attention to evade pursuit, and Kagaya encouraged the Hashira to fight on.

Lin Guang accepted Kagaya Ubuyashiki’s plan for him to operate as a roaming Demon Slayer and visited the injured trio at the Butterfly Mansion. He left Inosuke under orders to rest until his wounds healed and encouraged Tanjiro to grow stronger.

• Kagaya Ubuyashiki asked Lin Guang to stay in the shadows and assist Hashira when Upper Ranks appeared, then gave him a few days off.
• Lin Guang told Mitsuri Kanroji that he would work as an ordinary member wherever help was needed, and Mitsuri decided to visit him the next day.
• At the Butterfly Mansion, Lin Guang found Zenitsu refusing his medicine and learned that Zenitsu had gone up the mountain despite being told to wait below.
• Lin Guang asked Aoi Kanzaki to ensure Zenitsu took his medicine and promised to fight Inosuke after his injuries healed, if Inosuke obeyed the girls caring for him.
• Lin Guang urged Tanjiro to grow stronger so he could protect Nezuko, and Tanjiro agreed.

Lin Guang reunited with Shinobu Kocho after three years and explained that he had joined the Demon Slayer Corps, prompting her to confront him over his disappearance and his defense of Nezuko. They talked about Shinobu’s grief and her sister Kanae’s wish for humans and demons to live peacefully, and Lin Guang revealed that he had created Ice Breathing to prepare to avenge Kanae.

• Lin Guang found Shinobu Kocho in the laboratory and asked her to come outside so he could speak with her.
• When Lin Guang said he had joined the Demon Slayer Corps and would keep his promise, Shinobu attacked him, then broke down and cried in his arms.
• Lin Guang took Shinobu to a mountaintop, where she demanded to know why he had been gone for three years and why he had defended Nezuko.
• Shinobu told Lin Guang that she was trying to honor Kanae’s wish for demons and humans to coexist, though her grief and hatred of demons left her exhausted.
• Lin Guang reassured Shinobu that Kanae’s wish could come true, and she threw herself into his arms and sobbed.
• Lin Guang explained that he had met Kanao during Final Selection and created Ice Breathing to counter Doma’s ice abilities and avenge Kanae.

Lin Guang sparred with Shinobu Kocho at the Butterfly Mansion, where his Ice Breathing helped him defeat her. A Kasugai Crow then assigned him to investigate a village southwest of the mansion, and he left after asking Shinobu to train Tanjiro and the others.

• Shinobu Kocho challenged Lin Guang to spar so she could gain experience for fighting Doma, and Lin Guang accepted.
• Lin Guang used Ice Breathing to block Shinobu's attacks and slow her movements, then disarmed her with Unbreakable Profound Ice: Snake.
• Mitsuri Kanroji arrived, revealed she had met Lin Guang a year earlier, and asked to try sparring with him.
• A Kasugai Crow ordered Lin Guang to investigate a village southwest of the Butterfly Mansion where a demon was suspected of killing someone.
• Lin Guang considered how the Mugen Train incident might happen earlier than expected, asked Shinobu to train Tanjiro and the others, and left for his mission.

Lin Guang severed Muzan Kibutsuji’s control over the Hair Demon, then killed her after she turned on him with her newly empowered strength. With the experiment successful, he freed Rose from her ice prison.

• Lin Guang followed a hunter’s warning to a road where demons had appeared and was attacked by the Hair Demon.
• Lin Guang cut off the Hair Demon’s hair and limbs, then used Curse Purification to free her from Muzan Kibutsuji’s control.
• The Hair Demon declared that Muzan no longer watched her and attacked Lin Guang with her Blood Demon Arts.
• Lin Guang beheaded the Hair Demon, collected a Black Iron Treasure Chest, and learned that her enhanced strength did not raise the chest drop rate.
• Lin Guang concluded that his experiment had worked and released Rose, the Spider Mother, from the ice sculpture.

Lin Guang made Spider Mother Rose sign a contract and purified Muzan Kibutsuji’s curse, turning her into his vassal and freeing her from Muzan’s control. Rose demonstrated her increased strength, and Lin Guang prepared to test something on her.

• Lin Guang presented Spider Mother Rose with a contract after telling her he had killed Rui, and she signed it with her blood.
• The contract bound Rose to Lin Guang, transferred knowledge of her past to him, and marked both of them with signs of the pact.
• Lin Guang purified Muzan Kibutsuji’s blood and curse inside Rose, restoring her appearance and severing Muzan’s control.
• The system announced that Lin Guang had unlocked the vassal feature, which gave Rose a chance to obtain Treasure Chests by killing Demons.
• Rose pledged herself to Lin Guang and demonstrated her strengthened spider silk, which his Nichirin Blade could not cut until he used Ice Breathing.
• Lin Guang said he wanted to test something on Rose, while she misunderstood his intention and blushed.

Lin Guang tested whether his blood could give Rose his abilities, then assigned her to protect people and kill demons who attacked them. Back at the Butterfly Mansion, he gave Shinobu Kocho potions to study, and she discovered that they greatly improved strength, stamina, speed, and mental sharpness.

• Lin Guang gave Rose some of his blood to test whether it would grant her the same ability as another girl, but Rose noticed no new effects and began to feel cold and unwell.
• Lin Guang ordered Rose to kill demons who hurt people, help Demon Slayer Corps members when possible, and flee from powerful opponents; she agreed and hid in a cave as dawn approached.
• Lin Guang returned to the Butterfly Mansion and stopped Shinobu Kocho from drinking wisteria-infused water, telling her to trust him.
• Lin Guang gave Shinobu four kinds of potions to study, and Shinobu tested them, finding that they improved her strength, stamina, speed, and mental processing.
• Shinobu asked for more potions, and Lin Guang gave her his last four bottles.