Chapter Summaries

Lin Guang and Kyojuro Rengoku fought Akaza together, but their combined ultimate attacks failed to defeat him, and Akaza fled at sunrise. Lin Guang later woke at the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu Kocho cared for him and learned that Kyojuro had suffered more serious injuries.

• Lin Guang and Kyojuro Rengoku combined their Ice and Flame Breathing forms to attack Akaza, but Akaza's final technique overwhelmed them and left both severely injured.
• Akaza fled when the sun began to rise, and Kyojuro collapsed; Lin Guang pretended to collapse too, then fell asleep after Tanjiro and Inosuke reached them.
• Lin Guang woke in a private room at the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu Kocho embraced him and scolded him for frightening her.
• Shinobu Kocho told Lin Guang that he had only minor injuries, while Kyojuro had three broken ribs and needed months to recover.
• Aoi Kanzaki entered after hearing Shinobu drop the food tray, and Shinobu concealed her affectionate moment with Lin Guang.

Lin Guang recovered and shared dinner with Mitsuri Kanroji and Shinobu Kocho, then grew closer to Shinobu. He promised Kanae Kocho’s soul that he would care for Shinobu and offered to find a way to give Kanae a body, leaving Shinobu listening at the doorway.

• Tanjiro apologized to Lin Guang for being too weak to help, and Lin Guang praised his efforts to protect the passengers.
• Mitsuri Kanroji brought a large meal for Lin Guang, and she, Lin Guang, and Shinobu Kocho ate together.
• Shinobu examined Lin Guang and found him fully recovered, after which they became intimate.
• Lin Guang spoke with Kanae Kocho’s soul and promised to stay by Shinobu’s side; he asked whether Kanae would return if he could give her a body.
• Kanae Kocho agreed to discuss Lin Guang’s idea later when she sensed Shinobu approaching, and Shinobu heard Lin Guang promise to keep his word.

After recovering from the battle with Akaza, Lin Guang reported the Upper Rank demon’s abilities to Kagaya Ubuyashiki and returned to the Butterfly Mansion. He reunited with Kyojuro Rengoku and learned more about Shinobu Kocho’s potion research before opening his treasure chests.

• Shinobu Kocho kissed Lin Guang goodbye before he left to report to Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
• Lin Guang told Kagaya Ubuyashiki how he fought Enmu and Akaza and explained Akaza’s abilities.
• Lin Guang returned to the Butterfly Mansion, where Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke were training, and visited the recovered Kyojuro Rengoku.
• Shinobu Kocho told Lin Guang that his potions contained energy that strengthened the body and that exercise or combat helped absorb it.
• Lin Guang checked the system and found one Silver Treasure Chest, ten Bronze Treasure Chests, and three Black Iron Treasure Chests, then decided to open them.

Lin Guang opened his remaining treasure chests and gained several resistances, combat skills, and a one-use divine artifact, the Magical Scissors. He learned that Silver Treasure Chests could grant the spirit host physique he wanted for Kanae Kocho, then waited for her and greeted her when she arrived.

• Lin Guang opened ten Bronze Treasure Chests and three Black Iron Treasure Chests, receiving new resistances, techniques, and scrolls he planned to share with Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu.
• The system upgraded his duplicate Poison Resistance and Mind Control into poison immunity and Mental Control, and Lin Guang tested his Summoning Technique before deciding not to summon Rose near the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Lin Guang opened the Silver Treasure Chest and obtained one-use Magical Scissors that could sever connections, bonds, and fate, but he put them away because he had no suitable use for them.
• Lin Guang asked how to obtain a spirit host physique and learned that it could come from Silver Treasure Chests or higher, which could let Kanae Kocho appear beside Shinobu Kocho as a soul.
• Lin Guang activated his Spirit Eye at night, and Kanae Kocho appeared at his doorway and greeted him.

Kanae Kocho agreed to remain with Lin Guang and watch over Shinobu until Shinobu found peace or got revenge. After giving Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu new skill scrolls, Lin Guang reached his mission site and found Rose fighting another demon.

• Lin Guang persuaded Kanae Kocho to stay until Shinobu Kocho let go of her grief or got revenge, and Kanae promised to leave if Lin Guang could not help by then.
• After resting for seven days, Lin Guang gave Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu scrolls containing Iron Body, Kami-e, and Shave, respectively.
• Lin Guang traveled to his next mission and noticed unusual cold and many spiders near the site.
• Lin Guang discovered Rose fighting a male demon and watched her trap him with her Blood Demon Art and have her ice spiders devour him.
• Rose withdrew her Blood Demon Art, knelt toward Lin Guang, and greeted him as her master.

Lin Guang met Rose after she killed a demon and learned that absorbing demons had brought back Muzan Kibutsuji’s influence over her. He purified the curse and, after the two became intimate, left her with dawn approaching.

• Lin Guang gave Rose two new outfits, and she changed into a pale blue qipao.
• Rose told Lin Guang that his blood had given her ice abilities and that absorbing demons made her stronger but let Muzan Kibutsuji watch her again.
• Lin Guang recognized Muzan Kibutsuji’s influence in Rose’s Blood Demon Art and used Curse Purification to remove it.
• Rose asked why Lin Guang treated her well despite being a demon, then kissed him and became intimate with him.
• Before daybreak, Lin Guang told Rose to get up so nothing would happen to her in the sunlight.

Lin Guang spent three months training and completing missions while sending Rose’s and his blood to Tamayo for research. At the Butterfly Mansion, Tengen Uzui tried to take Aoi and other girls for a mission, and Tanjiro demanded that he let Aoi go.

• Rose left Lin Guang before sunrise, and Lin Guang altered the Kasugai Crow’s memories to conceal what had happened to the demons.
• Over the next three months, Lin Guang trained with Tanjiro and the others, went on missions, sent blood samples to Tamayo, and learned more ninjutsu.
• Lin Guang’s treasure chests helped Shinobu Kocho, Rose, Tanjiro, and his companions master the Six Powers or improve their abilities.
• Tengen Uzui arrived at the Butterfly Mansion and tried to take Aoi Kanzaki and the caregiver Nao with him for a mission.
• Kanao and the other girls resisted Tengen, and Tanjiro rushed in to stop him but failed to land a headbutt.
• After Tengen explained that he needed female Corps members, Tanjiro caught Nao when Tengen tossed her aside and demanded that he release Aoi.

Tengen Uzui recruited Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke for a mission in the Entertainment District, and Lin Guang joined them to pursue a chance at an Upper Rank Demon’s treasure. The five arrived at the Yoshiwara Pleasure District that night.

• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke volunteered to accompany Tengen Uzui on his mission instead of Aoi Kanzaki.
• Lin Guang learned the mission was in the Entertainment District and asked to join, then encouraged Kanao before leaving.
• Tengen Uzui declared himself the Festival God and Lin Guang his Shin priest, then set off ahead with Lin Guang.
• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke hurried after Tengen Uzui and Lin Guang, while Aoi Kanzaki and the nursing girls wished them a safe trip.
• The five reached the city and took rickshaws to the Yoshiwara Pleasure District, arriving that night.

Lin Guang and Tengen Uzui brought Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to the Yoshiwara Pleasure District to investigate demons and find Uzui’s missing wives. After explaining the district and reviewing the wives’ letters, Uzui prepared to disguise the group for their infiltration.

• Tengen Uzui warned the group to stay in their rickshaws, but Zenitsu and Inosuke jumped out, and Tanjiro followed them into the district.
• Inosuke charged into the crowd and Tengen Uzui knocked him out; Zenitsu wandered off toward some women before Uzui knocked him out too.
• Tengen Uzui showed Lin Guang and the others around the district and explained its courtesans and oiran.
• At a Wisteria Family household, Tengen Uzui told Tanjiro and the others to find his wives while he and Lin Guang gathered information on demons.
• Tengen Uzui explained that his three wives had been undercover and that their reports had stopped, then showed the group their letters.
• After reading the letters, Tanjiro asked what they should do, and Tengen Uzui said they would disguise themselves.

Lin Guang infiltrated Tokito House to investigate Tengen Uzui’s missing wife, Suma, and learned from Koinatsu that Suma had run away. He pretended to get drunk and fell asleep, leaving Koinatsu to attend to another customer.

• Tengen Uzui assigned Lin Guang to visit three suspicious establishments while he delivered Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke in disguise.
• Lin Guang headed to Tokito House, where he learned that Koinatsu was its oiran and Suma had supposedly been bought out.
• Lin Guang pretended to be angry about Suma’s absence, and Koinatsu returned from her procession and spoke with him.
• Lin Guang told Koinatsu he had known Suma as a child, and she revealed that Suma had run away according to her diary.
• Lin Guang feigned drunkenness and fell asleep, while the madam sent Koinatsu to meet another customer.

Lin Guang investigated the Entertainment District with Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Tengen Uzui, uncovering hidden passages and locating Daki's underground food storehouse. At the scheduled check-in, Tengen Uzui told Tanjiro and Inosuke that Zenitsu would not be coming.

• Lin Guang met Tanjiro, disguised as Sumiko, and told him what he learned about Suma's disappearance.
• Lin Guang used Mind Perception to find Makio tied up and discover hidden caverns and passages beneath the brothels.
• Lin Guang and Tengen Uzui concluded that an Upper Rank demon was likely hiding in the Entertainment District.
• Lin Guang followed a sash through an underground passage to locate Daki's food storehouse, then learned from Inosuke that a demon had escaped after injuring someone.
• Tengen Uzui reported that Zenitsu had not appeared at Kyogoku House, and Lin Guang wondered if Daki's sash had taken him.
• At the third day's scheduled check-in, Tengen Uzui arrived with Lin Guang and told Tanjiro and Inosuke that Zenitsu would not be coming.

Lin Guang and Tengen Uzui investigated the disappearances at Kyogoku House and identified the oiran Warabihime as their suspect. Tanjiro encountered Upper Rank Six Daki, who was holding Koinatsu in her sashes.

• Tengen Uzui told Tanjiro and Inosuke to leave the investigation, and Lin Guang explained that Uzui was trying to protect them before assigning them tasks.
• Lin Guang joined Tengen Uzui in watching Kyogoku House, and they questioned its owner after nightfall.
• The owner named Warabihime as the most suspicious oiran and revealed that her room was on the north side of the house.
• Lin Guang and Tengen Uzui found Warabihime's room empty, and Lin Guang stayed behind while Uzui went to search for his wife.
• After hearing a nearby house collapse, Lin Guang realized Tanjiro had found Daki and went to intervene.
• Tanjiro fought Daki, cut away the sash holding Koinatsu, and was punched back as Daki mocked him.

Lin Guang overwhelmed Daki, cut off her head, and provoked her until her brother Gyutaro appeared. The two demons who shared the title of Upper Rank Six were now together, as Lin Guang prepared to face them.

• Lin Guang joined Tanjiro's fight with Daki and severed her sash attacks, prompting her to absorb her sash clone and transform.
• Daki attacked a nearby shopkeeper, but Lin Guang blocked all eight sashes and told the man to evacuate the civilians.
• Lin Guang cut off Daki's head with one slash, then left Tanjiro to go help Tengen Uzui and Inosuke.
• Lin Guang taunted Daki about her weakness and questioned her Upper Rank status until she cried for her brother.
• Gyutaro appeared, took Daki to the rooftop corner, and helped her reattach her head.

Lin Guang and Tengen Uzui fought Gyutaro and Daki, then split the battle so Lin Guang could face Daki while Tengen and the others fought Gyutaro. Lin Guang used Mental Control to get Daki talking, and she began describing the cruelty of life in the Entertainment District.

• Lin Guang attacked Gyutaro, who blocked his strike and revealed his jealousy of Lin Guang’s appearance.
• Tengen Uzui arrived and joined Lin Guang, while Gyutaro defended Daki and threatened their attackers.
• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke joined the fight, and Lin Guang explained that both demons needed to be beheaded at the same time.
• Lin Guang and Tengen split the teams, with Lin Guang pursuing Daki and Tengen, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke facing Gyutaro.
• Lin Guang sat down before Daki and used Mental Control to make her more willing to talk; Daki described how women were treated as merchandise in the Entertainment District.

Lin Guang fought Daki while Gyutaro attacked from afar, and Nezuko joined Lin Guang after Tanjiro arrived. Tanjiro left to help Tengen Uzui, while Lin Guang remembered the Magical Scissors as he considered how to defeat Upper Rank Six.

• Daki and Gyutaro attacked Lin Guang together, but Lin Guang cut Daki's sashes and arms while Predator devoured Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art.
• Lin Guang continued fighting Daki, freezing and slicing her sashes as Gyutaro's blood blades failed to stop him.
• Tanjiro arrived with Nezuko, who helped Lin Guang fend off Daki's sashes with ice spikes.
• Gyutaro revealed that he had poisoned Lin Guang, and Tanjiro returned to help Tengen Uzui while Nezuko stayed with Lin Guang.
• Lin Guang realized that both Daki and Gyutaro had to be beheaded to defeat Upper Rank Six, then remembered the Magical Scissors.

Lin Guang used the Magical Scissors on Daki and entered a strange world where he saw three threads representing her life, bonds, and fortune. After witnessing Daki and Gyutaro’s past, he considered what cutting each thread might do but had not chosen one when the chapter ended.

• Daki unleashed sixteen sashes against Lin Guang and Nezuko, but Lin Guang shielded them with an ice tortoise and counterattacked with an ice snake.
• Lin Guang outmaneuvered Daki and activated the Magical Scissors, targeting Upper Rank Six, Daki.
• Lin Guang touched Daki’s red thread and saw her life as Ume, her childhood with Gyutaro, her burning, and the siblings’ transformation into demons after meeting Doma.
• Lin Guang examined Daki’s green thread of bonds, which connected her to Muzan Kibutsuji, Doma, and Gyutaro.
• Lin Guang touched the golden thread of fortune and saw a blood-red pleasure district, then pondered which of Daki’s three threads to cut.

Lin Guang cut one of the threads affecting Daki, then erased her old memories, bound her with a contract, and gave her a new identity as Lin Mei. As Daki began to remember Lin Guang, Gyutaro lost his connection to his sister and was left surrounded by Tengen Uzui and the others.

• Lin Guang chose a thread and cut it with the transformed Magical Scissors, then returned to the battle as Daki recovered.
• Lin Guang erased Daki's memories, bound her with the Slave Contract, renamed her Lin Mei, and implanted memories of their shared past.
• Lin Guang restored Daki's memories, and she tearfully addressed him as her master.
• Gyutaro suddenly stopped fighting Tengen Uzui as he felt his connection to Daki vanish, and Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu attacked him.
• Gyutaro unleashed a storm of Blood Blades, forcing Tengen Uzui and the others to retreat and defend themselves.
• Gyutaro realized he could no longer sense his sister and tried to find her, but Tengen Uzui and the others blocked his path.

Lin Guang purified Muzan’s curse from Daki, who became his subordinate Lin Mei and vowed to atone for the people she had killed. After Lin Mei grew jealous of Nezuko and Rose, Lin Guang left the two women to get acquainted and headed back with Nezuko to Tengen Uzui, Tanjiro, and the third member of their group.

• Lin Guang reassured Daki, then used Curse Purification to remove Muzan’s cells from her body.
• Daki recovered her appearance, took the name Lin Mei, and became Lin Guang’s subordinate.
• Lin Mei resolved to kill demons and atone for the hundreds of people she had killed while controlled.
• Lin Mei became jealous of Nezuko, and Lin Guang explained Nezuko’s situation to her.
• Lin Guang summoned Rose and asked her to look after Lin Mei; Rose led Lin Mei into the woods as the two argued about their relationship with Lin Guang.
• Lin Guang took Nezuko and headed back to Tengen Uzui, Tanjiro, and the third member of their group.

Rose and Lin Mei became close while discussing their shared devotion to Lin Guang, as Lin Guang joined Tengen Uzui and Tanjiro's group in their battle against Gyutaro. Lin Guang beheaded Gyutaro, but Gyutaro's headless body unleashed a devastating attack.

• Rose and Lin Mei reached an isolated mountain, talked about Lin Guang, and became close friends.
• Lin Mei learned that Rose had helped Lin Guang fight demons and said she could do the same.
• Lin Guang arrived with Nezuko and blocked Gyutaro's attack after Gyutaro demanded to know what happened to Daki.
• Lin Guang and Tengen Uzui fought Gyutaro together, with Tengen using his score to create an opening for Lin Guang.
• Lin Guang used Ice Breathing to behead Gyutaro, who then unleashed an enhanced Blood Demon Art that destroyed the nearby buildings.

After the battle, Nezuko cured Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Tengen Uzui of Gyutaro's poison. Lin Guang collected Gyutaro's blood and treasure chests before returning to Tanjiro as Obanai Iguro arrived.

• Nezuko used her Exploding Blood to cure Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke of the poison.
• Lin Guang sent Nezuko to cure Tengen Uzui, whose wives had feared he was dying.
• Lin Guang collected Gyutaro's blood as Gyutaro faded away, and Gyutaro asked him to look after his sister if she was reborn.
• The system rewarded Lin Guang with five Silver Treasure Chests for killing Upper Rank Six-Gyutaro.
• Lin Guang altered the Kasugai Crow's memories of Daki's fate, then returned to Tanjiro with Nezuko as Obanai Iguro arrived.