Although Doma's words were venomous, Akaza had smashed his head mainly because he hated him, not because of anything he had said. Akaza already treated everything Doma said as so much hot air.
"Get the hell away from me."
Akaza spoke calmly, without even glancing at Doma.
This time, Kokushibo offered no comment. He simply told Nakime to send him back.
"Send me back, biwa woman."
Akaza addressed Nakime.
"Yes, Lord Akaza."
Nakime answered and plucked her biwa, teleporting Akaza back. Then, before Doma could say anything, she sent him away too.
After killing Gyokko, Chiba Yo made another circuit of the town. Once he confirmed there were no other demons there, he found somewhere to write a letter and sent his Kasugai Crow to deliver it to Tamayo. Then he returned to the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
As soon as he arrived at headquarters, Chiba Yo spotted Kyojuro jogging. After a period of treatment and rest, he could now manage exercise that was not too strenuous.
"Rengoku-sensei!"
Pleasantly surprised, Chiba Yo ran over to Kyojuro and asked happily, "Are you feeling all right now, Sensei?"
Hearing Chiba Yo's voice, Kyojuro stopped for a moment. His left eye was still bandaged.
"It's you, Yo-chan! Kocho said I can do some light exercise now! After lying in bed for so long, I feel like my bones have gone soft! If I want to get back into battle soon, I need to get my body back into shape as quickly as possible!"
Kyojuro answered enthusiastically.
"That's wonderful!"
Chiba Yo was delighted. Being able to exercise meant Kyojuro was not far from a full recovery. But when he noticed the bandages over Kyojuro's left eye, his spirits sank a little.
"Then your eye, Sensei..."
"Hahahaha! It's only one eye. Himejima is powerful