Chapter Summaries

After the Demon Slayers celebrated killing an Upper Rank, Kagaya Ubuyashiki saw the victory as a turning point in the fight against Muzan Kibutsuji. In the Infinity Castle, the Upper Ranks gathered and Akaza struck Doma after Doma put a hand on his shoulder.

• Obanai Iguro mocked Lin Guang and Tengen Uzui for defeating only Upper Rank Six, and Lin Guang taunted him before leaving.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki learned that Tengen Uzui, Lin Guang, Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke had killed an Upper Rank, then declared that the Demon Slayer Corps would eradicate Muzan Kibutsuji.
• Akaza arrived in the Infinity Castle and asked Nakime whether Muzan and Upper Rank One had arrived.
• Gyokko and Hantengu appeared, and Doma greeted Akaza before chatting with Gyokko.
• Akaza ordered Doma to remove his hand from his shoulder and punched him in the jaw.
• Nakime announced that Upper Rank One had been summoned first and had been waiting there all along.

Muzan Kibutsuji reprimanded the Upper Ranks over Gyutaro’s death and their failure to find the Blue Spider Lily, then ordered Gyokko and Hantengu to investigate information and told them to watch for Lin Guang. After the demons dispersed, Lin Guang returned to his mansion, where Shinobu Kocho scrutinized him.

• Muzan Kibutsuji said Gyutaro’s defeat had created a vacancy among the Upper Ranks and blamed Daki for holding him back.
• Muzan Kibutsuji angrily criticized the demons for failing to find the Ubuyashiki Clan and the Blue Spider Lily, then seized Gyokko’s head as he tried to share information.
• Muzan Kibutsuji ordered Gyokko to verify his information with Hantengu and told them to bring back Lin Guang’s head if they encountered him.
• Akaza attacked Doma, and Kokushibo intervened before warning Akaza about the hierarchy and challenging him to request an Upper Rank replacement blood battle.
• Nakime sent Gyokko, Hantengu, and Akaza away, refused Doma’s request to join them, and sent him back to Paradise Faith.
• Lin Guang returned to his mansion and faced scrutiny from Shinobu Kocho.

Lin Guang reassured Shinobu Kocho about his mission in the Entertainment District, and Shinobu gave him permission to pursue Mitsuri. After Tanjiro visited to discuss a dream of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Lin Guang received a letter from Tamayo reporting on her demon research and asking to meet him.

• Lin Guang assured Shinobu Kocho that he had done nothing improper in the Entertainment District and told her about defeating Upper Rank Six with Tengen Uzui.
• Shinobu Kocho suggested that Lin Guang find her another sister, and the two spent the first half of the night together.
• Tanjiro told Lin Guang about dreaming of an ancestor and a swordsman; Lin Guang identified the swordsman as Yoriichi Tsugikuni and urged Tanjiro to keep training.
• Shinobu Kocho worried that Tanjiro had detected their relationship, then gave Lin Guang her approval to pursue Mitsuri and left for the Butterfly Mansion.
• A cat delivered Tamayo's letter to Lin Guang, reporting that her research had restored a human turned into a demon and that Nezuko might overcome sunlight, while Tamayo also requested a meeting.

Lin Guang visited Tamayo to learn what she had discovered about his blood, but he again kissed her forcefully and unsettled her feelings. Tamayo explained that his blood could pass on an ice ability and might help Nezuko overcome sunlight, and Lin Guang then turned the conversation toward Tamayo.

• Lin Guang arrived at Tamayo’s hidden residence, where Tamayo sent Yushiro to meet him despite Yushiro’s objections.
• Lin Guang kissed Tamayo and trapped Yushiro in an Ice Crystal Prison before releasing him and entering the sitting room.
• Tamayo told Lin Guang that his ice-and-blood transformation appeared to be an innate ability unrelated to demons.
• Tamayo explained that Rose’s blood and Nezuko’s blood showed changes linked to Lin Guang’s blood, and that Nezuko might overcome sunlight and retain an ice ability.
• Lin Guang admitted he had secretly given Nezuko some of his blood, then told Tamayo he wanted to talk about her.

Lin Guang stayed at Tamayo’s home under the pretext of resting and opened his treasure chests, gaining powerful abilities and a Spirit Host Physique. He ended the chapter considering whether Kanae would agree to stay inside him temporarily.

• Lin Guang ignored Yushiro’s objection, went to a bedroom, and used sleep as an excuse to open his system’s treasure chests.
• Lin Guang gained Ryuo-level Armament Haki and fused the Three-Tomoe Sharingan with his Spirit Eye to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, with Frostfall and Snow Burial as its abilities.
• Lin Guang gained Flash, which let him teleport up to five meters.
• Lin Guang gained a Spirit Host Physique and discovered that it had created a Guardian Spirit space within him.
• Lin Guang gained Mind’s Eye, which could perceive everything within 1,000 meters, and considered asking Kanae to stay inside his body temporarily.

Tamayo fell asleep beside Lin Guang and woke embarrassed by their closeness, then learned that he had purified the remaining Muzan cells in her body. Lin Guang healed the damage caused by her escape from Muzan’s control, while Tamayo struggled with her feelings and guilt.

• Yushiro distracted Tamayo in the underground laboratory so she would leave Lin Guang alone, but she returned after Yushiro went to his room.
• Lin Guang pulled Tamayo into his arms while asleep, and Tamayo eventually fell asleep beside him.
• The next night, Tamayo woke in Lin Guang’s arms, embarrassed by their closeness and confused about her growing feelings for him.
• Lin Guang used Curse Purification to remove the remaining Muzan cells from Tamayo, leaving her briefly weak.
• Lin Guang used Mystical Palm Technique to heal Tamayo’s hidden injuries, and she told him she was burdened with terrible sins.

Lin Guang left Tamayo and traveled to the Swordsmith Village to have a Nichirin Blade forged for him. After the village chief learned that Lin Guang’s Breathing Style might have affected his chosen tamahagane, Haganezuka took him to select steel for a new blade.

• Lin Guang healed Tamayo, left her mansion, and Tamayo admitted to Yushiro that she did not know how she felt about Lin Guang.
• A Kakushi member escorted Lin Guang blindfolded to the Swordsmith Village, using a circuitous route to conceal its location.
• Haganezuka welcomed Lin Guang and tried to take him to the materials storehouse, but Kanamori instead escorted Lin Guang to meet the village chief.
• The village chief asked Lin Guang about the unusual tamahagane he had chosen, and Lin Guang said it might have resonated with his Breathing Style.
• The village chief agreed that Haganezuka could take Lin Guang to choose steel for his blade.

Lin Guang chose a naturally cold piece of iron for his Nichirin Blade and restored its chill over seven days before entrusting it to Haganezuka. After learning that Tanjiro had lost another blade, Lin Guang headed to the hot springs, where he unexpectedly encountered Mitsuri Kanroji.

• Lin Guang selected cold iron that resonated with his Breathing Style, and Haganezuka explained that blades forged from it had once been too brittle.
• Lin Guang infused the cold iron with the Ice-Ice Fruit's power each night until its chill returned, then brought it to Haganezuka to forge.
• Haganezuka complained that Tanjiro had lost and damaged blades, and Lin Guang read Tanjiro's letter about losing his blade after pursuing Akaza.
• Lin Guang reflected on how events had shifted despite his interventions, then went to the Swordsmith Village hot springs.
• Lin Guang greeted Mitsuri Kanroji at the hot springs, and she jumped out in surprise before suddenly remembering something.

At the Swordsmith Village hot spring, Mitsuri Kanroji confessed that she liked Lin Guang, but he fell asleep before answering. Mitsuri decided to take his silence as agreement, and the chapter ended with them meeting again at dinner, where she bashfully avoided his gaze.

• Mitsuri Kanroji and Lin Guang talked in the hot spring about her Nichirin Blade, her strength, and how he had accepted her despite her fears.
• Mitsuri Kanroji confessed that she liked Lin Guang and thought he was her Mr. Right, but Lin Guang fell asleep before responding.
• Mitsuri Kanroji decided Lin Guang's silence meant he had agreed, gently kissed his cheek, and left the hot spring.
• Lin Guang woke near dinnertime and startled Mitsuri Kanroji when he stood up in the water; he joked that they were even after seeing each other naked.
• Mitsuri Kanroji said she had come to make sure Lin Guang did not get dizzy after falling asleep in the spring, then hurried to dinner.
• At the dining hall, Mitsuri Kanroji ate while bashfully hiding her face from Lin Guang.

Lin Guang learned that Haganezuka had taken villagers to a volcano to forge his Nichirin Blade, delaying its completion. Fifteen days later, Muichiro Tokito arrived and sparred with Lin Guang, and the chapter ended with Mitsuri Kanroji unsure whether their fight was over.

• Lin Guang told Mitsuri Kanroji that her blade might be delayed, then learned from Kanamori that Haganezuka had left for a volcano to forge Lin Guang’s blade with magma.
• Lin Guang spent the next fifteen days training and spending time with Mitsuri Kanroji while they waited for their blades.
• Muichiro Tokito arrived at the Swordsmith Village, recognized Lin Guang, and asked him to spar.
• Lin Guang and Muichiro Tokito went to the forest to fight while Mitsuri Kanroji watched anxiously.
• Lin Guang and Muichiro Tokito exchanged rapid blows, then used Ice Breathing and Mist Breathing forms and passed each other without continuing their attacks.
• Mitsuri Kanroji asked whether the sparring match was over.

Lin Guang and Muichiro Tokito damaged their Nichirin Blades during a spar, and Lin Guang met Tanjiro after Tanjiro arrived at the Swordsmith Village. Lin Guang worried that his replacement blade might not be ready before an attack on the village, then spent time with Mitsuri Kanroji and encountered Genya Shinazugawa.

• Muichiro Tokito's blade broke and Lin Guang's blade cracked during their spar, so Muichiro returned to the village and Lin Guang agreed to replace his blade.
• Lin Guang and Mitsuri Kanroji met Tanjiro, who had arrived with a damaged blade, and Tanjiro went with a Kakushi to report to the village chief.
• Lin Guang worried that the village would be attacked soon and that Haganezuka might not finish his blade in time.
• Mitsuri Kanroji tried to greet Genya Shinazugawa, but Genya blushed and hurried away, so Lin Guang explained who he was as they went to the hot springs.
• Lin Guang and Mitsuri Kanroji headed to the dining hall for matsutake rice and saw Tanjiro there.

Tanjiro, Lin Guang, and Mitsuri Kanroji shared a meal before Tanjiro and Mitsuri set out to bring rice balls to Genya Shinazugawa, whose room they found empty. Mitsuri’s Nichirin Blade was finished, and after testing it with Love Breathing, she prepared to leave the Swordsmith Village with Lin Guang seeing her off.

• Tanjiro, Lin Guang, and Mitsuri Kanroji ate together, and Tanjiro suggested bringing rice balls to Genya Shinazugawa because he never came to meals.
• Tanjiro and Mitsuri went to Genya Shinazugawa’s room with rice balls, but found it empty, and Mitsuri told Tanjiro she had joined the Demon Slayer Corps to find the man of her dreams.
• A Kakushi told Mitsuri that her blade was ready for final adjustments, so Lin Guang accompanied her to the workshop while Tanjiro headed back.
• Mitsuri received her pink, whip-like Nichirin Blade and demonstrated its power by cutting a large tree apart with Love Breathing’s First Form.
• Lin Guang praised Mitsuri’s Breathing Style, and the two said goodbye as Mitsuri prepared to leave the Swordsmith Village.

Lin Guang and Tanjiro encountered Muichiro Tokito arguing with a swordsmith child over the key to a training doll. Lin Guang joined Muichiro and tested the doll modeled after Yoriichi Tsugikuni, realizing how formidable Yoriichi had been.

• Lin Guang said goodbye to Mitsuri Kanroji, who hugged him before leaving the Swordsmith Village.
• Lin Guang and Tanjiro found Muichiro Tokito striking a child and demanding the key to the mechanical doll.
• Tanjiro defended the child and argued that swordsmiths and swordsmen depended on each other, while Lin Guang stopped Muichiro from striking him.
• Muichiro took the key, and Lin Guang, Tanjiro, and the child followed him to the mechanical doll.
• Lin Guang fought the doll modeled after Yoriichi Tsugikuni and realized he would struggle to match Yoriichi even with all his abilities.

Lin Guang received the custom Nichirin Blade Haganezuka forged for him and prepared to face the Upper Rank Demons he expected to attack the Swordsmith Village. Meanwhile, Tanjiro broke Yoriichi Type Zero during training, uncovered an ancient rusted blade, and Haganezuka took charge of restoring it as danger approached the village.

• Lin Guang stopped Yoriichi Type Zero by pulling out its key, and Kotetsu agreed to let Tanjiro train with the doll.
• Haganezuka delivered Lin Guang’s pale-purple Nichirin Blade, which turned white in Lin Guang’s hands, and Lin Guang thanked him.
• Lin Guang persuaded Haganezuka to consider forging a blade for Tanjiro, then tested his new sword with Armament Haki.
• Tanjiro overcame his hesitation and broke Yoriichi Type Zero’s neck, revealing a rusted blade inside its body.
• Tanjiro and Kotetsu decided the ancient blade should belong to Tanjiro, and Haganezuka emerged from the forest to take responsibility for restoring it.

Lin Guang and the others confronted Gyokko and Hantengu’s clones as demons invaded the Swordsmith Village. The battle spread across the village, with Tanjiro, Nezuko, Muichiro, and Genya engaging the clones while Lin Guang prepared to fight them all.

• Lin Guang sensed intruders, left Genya’s room, and watched the village from a rooftop as Gyokko attacked a swordsmith and Hantengu advanced.
• Lin Guang beheaded Hantengu, but his head and body split into Sekido and Karaku; Lin Guang severed Karaku’s hand with a blade aura.
• Muichiro beheaded Sekido, and Tanjiro beheaded Karaku, but both clones split into new demons instead of dying.
• A flying clone carried Tanjiro away, so Genya shot through its wings; the warrior clone then stabbed Genya in the abdomen while Lin Guang was held back by Sekido’s Thunder.
• Nezuko fought Karaku as Lin Guang faced the clones and opened his pale blue, three-tomoe eyes.

Muichiro Tokito turned back to rescue Kotetsu, while Lin Guang fought Hantengu’s clones and pursued his hidden true body. The battle shifted when Zohakuten appeared, and Mitsuri Kanroji arrived to defend Swordsmith Village.

• Muichiro Tokito remembered Tanjiro’s words about helping others and cut the demon’s hand to free Kotetsu.
• Lin Guang countered Sekido’s attacks, found Hantengu’s true body, and pursued it while Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya Shinazugawa held off the other clones.
• Lin Guang’s Snow Tiger Sky-Rending Roar was stopped by the Blood Demon Art of Zohakuten, Hantengu’s strongest clone.
• Mitsuri Kanroji destroyed the fish monsters attacking Swordsmith Village and reached the gravely injured guard protecting the Village Chief.

Mitsuri rescued the Swordsmith Village chief while Muichiro fought Upper Rank Five Gyokko and became trapped in his Water Prison Pot. Elsewhere, Lin Guang and Tanjiro confronted Zohakuten, and Lin Guang challenged the demon’s accusation that they were villains.

• Mitsuri rescued Lord Tetsuchin from a giant fish monster and rushed toward the sound of thunder after hearing that Lin Guang was still in the village.
• Muichiro found Gyokko displaying a grotesque sculpture made from five swordsmiths, and Kotetsu and Kanamori recognized the victims.
• Muichiro attacked Gyokko, but the demon escaped through his pots and launched poisoned needles at Muichiro, Kotetsu, and Kanamori.
• Muichiro protected Kotetsu and Kanamori from the needles, then Gyokko trapped him inside his Water Prison Pot.
• Lin Guang and Tanjiro faced Zohakuten as the demon protected Hantengu’s original body inside a wooden sphere.
• Lin Guang raised his Nichirin Blade and challenged Zohakuten for calling them heinous villains.

Lin Guang and Tanjiro fought Zohakuten while trying to reach Hantengu's original body, and Mitsuri Kanroji arrived to help. Lin Guang and Mitsuri coordinated their attacks against Zohakuten, who unleashed a massive Blood Demon Art; Mitsuri wrapped her blade around his neck.

• Lin Guang, Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya Shinazugawa charged Zohakuten, with Nezuko helping fend off his wood dragons as Genya was caught by one.
• Lin Guang used an ice mirror and Flash to reach Hantengu's wooden sphere, but Zohakuten protected the original body and attacked with shock waves that Lin Guang blocked using Ice Breathing's Unbreakable Profound Ice: Tortoise.
• Mitsuri Kanroji rescued Genya Shinazugawa and joined Lin Guang, then confronted Zohakuten after he insulted her.
• Lin Guang and Mitsuri coordinated their Breathing techniques to cut through Zohakuten's attacks and advance toward him.
• Zohakuten unleashed Tree of Infinite Karma, and Mitsuri used Heart-Pounding Love: Wild Claws to block his attacks and coil her blade around his neck.

Lin Guang protected Mitsuri Kanroji from Zohakuten’s attack, then tracked down and killed Hantengu’s real body. After collecting Hantengu’s blood, Lin Guang saw that dawn had arrived and wondered whether he had missed a chance to take Gyokko’s head before Tanjiro and Nezuko ran to him.

• Lin Guang interrupted Zohakuten’s sound-wave attack, and Mitsuri Kanroji cut off the clone’s head before Lin Guang explained that Hantengu’s real body was still hidden.
• Mitsuri Kanroji, Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Genya Shinazugawa held off Zohakuten while Lin Guang searched for Hantengu; Mitsuri awakened her Demon Slayer Mark and began to overwhelm the clone.
• Lin Guang cut down the tree hiding Hantengu, caught his fleeing real body, and defeated the Hatred Demon before killing Hantengu with Ice Breathing.
• Lin Guang collected a vial of Hantengu’s blood and received seven Silver Treasure Chests for slaying Upper Rank Four.
• At dawn, Lin Guang regretted that he could not take Gyokko’s head from Muichiro Tokito, then saw Tanjiro and Nezuko running toward him.

After Nezuko survived sunlight and the Swordsmith Village battle ended, Muzan learned of her condition and prepared to pursue her. Lin Guang returned to the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu treated the wounded and shared her fear of losing him.

• Tanjiro learned that Nezuko could withstand sunlight, though she still retained demon traits, and Mitsuri Kanroji cried in Lin Guang's arms after the battle.
• The injured Tanjiro, Mitsuri Kanroji, Muichiro Tokito, and Genya Shinazugawa were taken to the Butterfly Mansion as the Swordsmith Village relocated.
• Muzan Kibutsuji realized Nezuko had conquered the sun, killed the household where he had been hiding, and returned to the Infinity Castle to make plans.
• Shinobu Kocho welcomed Lin Guang at the Butterfly Mansion, examined the wounded, and told him she feared he would die like her sister.
• Lin Guang comforted Shinobu and silently resolved that she would soon see Kanae again before going to rest.