Chapter Summaries

Xia Xi treated Tanjuro and set him on a gradual recovery plan, warning him to stop overusing Hinokami Kagura. As Tanjuro’s health improved, Tanjiro watched Xia Xi order helpers to fetch extravagant ingredients and tried to decide whether he was bullying them.

• Xia Xi finished treating Tanjuro, explained that he needed long-term medication and dietary changes, and warned him not to use Hinokami Kagura before rebuilding his strength.
• Xia Xi suggested that Tanjiro or Nezuko perform the New Year’s dance if Tanjuro could not, and advised Tanjuro to have fewer children while his health was poor.
• Kie thanked Xia Xi after learning that Tanjuro’s health could recover, and Xia Xi began guiding Tanjuro through low-intensity exercises and a nourishing diet.
• Xia Xi ordered Intelligence Operatives and Mercenary Ninja to fetch ingredients, while Tanjiro asked Nezuko whether Xia Xi was bullying them.
• Nezuko pointed out that Tanjuro’s complexion was improving, and Tanjiro concluded that the helpers must enjoy their errands as exercise.

As the Kamado family prepared to move to the city with Xia Xi, Tanjuro’s health improved enough to reassure them, though his illness remained serious. During a final visit to their ancestors’ graves, Xia Xi found two ancient graves and recognized one as belonging to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

• Tanjuro decided to leave the mountain with his family after Xia Xi offered him city work and treatment, and Kie agreed while urging him to return safely.
• The Demon Slayer Corps and Ninja Village sent helpers to transport the Kamado family’s belongings, making their move easier.
• Tanjiro asked Nezuko whether their father would recover, and she repeated Xia Xi’s promise to cure him.
• Two days before leaving, the Kamado family visited their ancestors’ graves, and Xia Xi accompanied them.
• Xia Xi cleared weeds from two old graves at the summit and recognized one as Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s.

Xia Xi discovered that the Kamado family had preserved a cenotaph for Yoriichi and promised to defeat Muzan and Kokushibo. He agreed to develop a gentler Sun Breathing style for Tanjuro and asked what kind of Nichirin weapon he wanted; the family set off for Tokyo.

• Tanjuro explained that the grave beside Yoriichi’s cenotaph belonged to Yoriichi’s wife and that the Kamado ancestor had buried a piece of clothing there.
• Xia Xi placed flowers at Yoriichi’s grave and vowed to kill Muzan and Kokushibo, while Tanjuro wondered at the sudden breeze among the flowers and grass.
• Xia Xi promised to tailor a lower-strain version of Sun Breathing for Tanjuro until he recovered and built up his strength.
• Xia Xi asked Tanjuro what Nichirin weapon he preferred, and Tanjuro chose an axe-shaped blade.
• Tanjiro asked where they were going, and Xia Xi and Tanjuro answered that they were going to Tokyo.

Xia Xi helped Tanjuro’s family settle into a new home in Tokyo near the Rengoku estate, where Tanjuro and his children began practicing a reduced-frequency Sun Breathing. Nezuko showed unusual talent, and the chapter ended when a loud visitor called for Xia Xi.

• Tanjuro’s family moved into a secure Tokyo home arranged by the Demon Slayer Corps departments, near the Rengoku estate.
• Tanjuro settled into a quieter routine and practiced Xia Xi’s health exercises while recovering.
• Tanjuro, Tanjiro, and Nezuko began training in Xia Xi’s reduced-frequency Sun Breathing, with Tanjuro advancing especially quickly.
• Tanjiro struggled with the forms, while Nezuko showed strong compatibility with Sun Breathing and the Five Basic Breathing Styles.
• A loud male visitor called for Xia Xi from outside the yard.

Shinjuro visited Xia Xi and met Tanjuro, whose inherited earrings revealed his connection to Sun Breathing, while Kyojuro reunited warmly with Xia Xi and the Kamado family. The visit ended with the families chatting as Kyojuro played with the children and Shinjuro caught Xia Xi staring at him.

• Shinjuro arrived at Xia Xi’s home and questioned Tanjuro about the Sun Wheel earrings he had inherited from his father.
• Xia Xi explained that the Kamado family had been friends with Yoriichi Tsugikuni but were not his descendants, and Shinjuro mocked Tanjuro’s Sun Breathing lineage.
• Shinjuro declared that Sun Breathing’s legendary swordsman was not half as good as Xia Xi, and Tanjuro agreed that Xia Xi was far more powerful.
• Kyojuro arrived with Shinjuro, greeted Xia Xi as his big brother, and told him that Shinjuro had been talking about him and their mother wanted to invite him over.
• Kyojuro shared snacks and played with Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the other children while Shinjuro chatted with Tanjuro and Kie.
• Xia Xi silently compared Kyojuro’s popularity with Shinjuro’s, and Shinjuro noticed his stare and challenged him with a look.

Xia Xi hosted a dinner where Kyojuro praised Tanjuro, and Shinjuro gradually accepted Xia Xi’s plans to recruit and heal him. After discussing the Demon Slayer Corps’ new annual training program, Shinjuro asked Xia Xi to teach him the Transparent World.

• Xia Xi cooked dinner for Shinjuro, Kyojuro, Tanjuro, and the others, and Kyojuro shared his mission stories while disguising demons as wild boars.
• Shinjuro corrected Kyojuro’s account by revealing that Sabito had become the Waterfall Hashira, while Kyojuro praised Tanjuro and told him Shinjuro held him in high regard.
• Shinjuro worried that Tanjuro’s poor physical condition made joining the Demon Slayer Corps dangerous, but Xia Xi said he was treating him and predicted he would become exceptionally strong.
• Xia Xi explained that the Hashira had approved an annual intensive training program, with the swordsmen and instructors divided into three rotating groups.
• Shinjuro asked Xia Xi to give him special training so he could try to learn the Transparent World.

Xia Xi agreed to teach Shinjuro the Transparent World after Uzui nearly defeated him in a sparring match. He planned to bring Tanjuro and Igarashi to the annual training camp so the Hashira could learn from Tanjuro, while Tanjuro’s family continued along a new path.

• Shinjuro asked Xia Xi to teach him Transparent World after Uzui’s skill with it nearly let him win their sparring match.
• Xia Xi explained that Uzui’s Transparent World was an incomplete version and that Tanjuro had mastered the complete technique years earlier.
• Xia Xi told Shinjuro he planned to bring Tanjuro to the annual training camp so he could meet the Hashira and share his insights.
• Shinjuro worried that Xia Xi would overwork Tanjuro and Igarashi, but Xia Xi promised to be careful.
• Shinjuro admitted that Tanjuro was not the arrogant Sun Breathing successor he had expected, as the Kamado home glowed peacefully in the Tokyo night.

Xia Xi opened the Demon Slayer Corps’ seven-day training camp in the Bandai Highlands, gathering Provisional Hashira and promising swordsmen for intensive instruction. Tengen took over the announcement with thunderous drumming, and the camp began with the assembled fighters eager for training.

• Kyojuro Rengoku reunited with Shinobu Kocho and Obanai Iguro, celebrating that Xia Xi had helped heal Obanai’s facial wounds.
• Zanghu Yuren and Tomioka Hui discussed the camp’s scale, its separate training sessions, and the absence of Gyomei and Kugisaki.
• Xia Xi welcomed the gathered swordsmen and outlined seven days of coordination, terrain, escape, and combat training, promising substantial gifts to top performers.
• Tengen drowned out Xia Xi’s extended remarks with drumbeats and announced that he and Shinjuro would instruct the session.
• Tanjiro watched the gathering and imagined how lively Uzui would make the Hinokami Kagura.

At the Demon Slayer Corps’ training camp, Xia Xi and Shinjuro explained a team capture-the-flag exercise, with Tengen Uzui and Shinjuro leading the white and red teams. After the teams took their positions and received signal guns, Xia Xi fired the starting flare and the first round began.

• Tengen Uzui performed an elaborate drum solo, while Shinjuro teased him about having three wives and no children.
• Obanai and the Northern Region swordsmen defended Uzui’s strength, inspiring them to believe they could reach the level of the Nine Hashira.
• Shinjuro explained the Red-and-White Battle, in which the teams would compete to cut down the opposing commander’s banner and win two points.
• Xia Xi’s team distributed signal guns, and Uzui and Shinjuro selected evenly matched teams of Provisional Hashira and Elite Swordsmen.
• The red and white teams moved to their starting points, and Xia Xi fired a signal flare to officially begin the first round.

Obanai Iguro and Shinobu Kocho infiltrated the Red Team’s position while Kyojuro Rengoku intercepted two White Team swordsmen. After Obanai signaled that they had found the enemy commander and war flag, Shinjuro prepared to fight them.

• Obanai Iguro and Shinobu Kocho advanced toward the Red Team’s high ground while their teammates spread out across the woods.
• Kyojuro Rengoku confronted Fujian Hui and Hozō Yuto, exchanged attacks with them, and held his ground until Buzz Cut Shiraishi and an Osaka swordsman arrived to help.
• Tengen Uzui decided to leave the White Team’s war flag under guard and go investigate the battlefield himself.
• Shinjuro detected Obanai Iguro and Shinobu Kocho near the Red Team’s position and called them out from behind a boulder.
• Obanai Iguro fired three signal flares to report that they had found the enemy commander and war flag, then challenged Shinjuro to a proper fight.
• Shinjuro drew his wooden sword and invited Obanai Iguro and Shinobu Kocho to warm him up before Tengen Uzui arrived.

Obanai Iguro and Shinobu Kocho tried to capture Shinjuro Rengoku’s flag, but he stopped their coordinated attack and defeated them. Tengen Uzui then fought through the Red Team’s remaining swordsmen and faced Lihua, while Obanai and Shinobu watched from the sidelines.

• Obanai Iguro attacked Shinjuro Rengoku with Viper Breathing, but Shinjuro effortlessly parried his strikes.
• Shinobu Kocho attempted to slip past Shinjuro and capture the flag, but he used Flame Breathing to knock her away and block her advance.
• Obanai and Shinobu unleashed their combined power, but Shinjuro burned away their attacks and defeated them.
• Tengen Uzui overwhelmed the Red Team’s swordsmen as he fought his way toward the raised platform.
• Lihua met Tengen Uzui with a scorching slash, and Tengen blocked it with his wooden sword.
• Obanai and Shinobu recovered beneath a tree and watched the flag, unable to rejoin the battle after their defeat.

Shinjuro Rengoku and Tengen Uzui fought a fierce bokken duel during the Red and White Team battle, but a signal announced the Red Team’s victory before they could finish. Sugimoto had captured the White Team’s flag, securing the win.

• Shinjuro and Tengen opened their duel with powerful Flame and Sound Breathing techniques, and their clash shattered the surrounding ground and trees.
• The Red and White Team swordsmen maneuvered around the duel and fought over the opposing team’s flag.
• Shinjuro resolved to end the match quickly as Tengen prepared his Ninth Form, Final Sound-Nuo Music of All Creation.
• A signal flare and the Kasugai Crows announced that the Red Team had won, cutting off Tengen’s attack.
• Sugimoto held the captured White Team flag after defeating a Senior and an Elite.

Sugimoto captured the White Team’s flag to give Shinjuro’s Red Team the first round, but Tengen Uzui’s aggressive tactics won the second round and brought the battle to match point. In the third round, Uzui used a disguised stand-in to pin Shinjuro’s forces while he infiltrated the Red Team’s base and defeated its commander.

• Sugimoto defeated two White Team Swordsmen and captured their military flag, securing the first victory point for Shinjuro’s Red Team.
• Tengen Uzui led the White Team in an all-out assault, and his forces captured Shinjuro’s flag to win the second round.
• Xia Xi hid his uncertainty as the battle reached match point and wondered how the third round would unfold.
• Shinjuro recognized that the Tengen Uzui facing him at night was a disguised stand-in, while the real Uzui infiltrated the Red Team’s high ground.
• Tengen Uzui defeated the defenders and raised Shinjuro’s Flame flag after his allies kept Shinjuro from returning to defend.

Xia Xi introduced the Bright Red Nichirin Blade and launched the Two-Hashira Hunt, where Tengen Uzui and Shinjuro overwhelmed the Demon Slayer Corps trainees. The seven-day training ended with the exhausted Swordsmen sprawled across the grounds as Kanae and Sabito arrived to take over.

• Xia Xi explained the Bright Red Nichirin Blade and demonstrated it alongside Tengen Uzui and Shinjuro.
• Tanjuro joined the hunt with an unsharpened Nichirin Blade, while Xia Xi barred him from using his giant axe.
• Tengen Uzui and Shinjuro routed most of the Swordsmen, and Tanjuro relied on the Provisional Hashira and other allies to hold out.
• The Two-Hashira Hunt continued for several rounds and ended on the fourth day, leaving the trainees nearly exhausted.
• Kanae and Sabito arrived to find the trainees and previous instructors worn out as the seven-day intensive training concluded.

After the first training camp, Xia Xi hosted a feast and learned that the Kocho sisters had developed four new medicines for the Demon Slayer Corps. Kanae hinted at a secret matter involving a child that Xia Xi needed to handle, but he misunderstood her and focused on the medicines instead.

• Xia Xi prepared a lavish bonfire feast for the swordsmen who had completed the training camp, and they eagerly ate his roasted boar and other dishes.
• Shinobu Kocho asked Xia Xi if she could eat his cooking every day, while Kanae remarked that he had not visited the Butterfly Mansion in four months.
• Kanae hinted that an important secret involving a child required Xia Xi's help, and Shinobu asked whether she meant that child.
• Xia Xi guessed that Kanae meant the medical support medicines he had previously proposed, so Kanae and Shinobu showed him four new remedies.
• Shinobu explained the red cardiotonic, purple wisteria poison, green antidote, and white infection suppressant, while Sabito moved away to avoid the sisters' private conversation.

Kokushibo defeated the disgraced Uzui Seshū and offered to make him a demon, then learned that Matsushita Shousha was in the Kanto region. After giving Uzui Seshū Muzan Kibutsuji’s blood, Kokushibo prepared to seek out the Demon Slayer Corps’ strongest swordsman.

• Kokushibo overwhelmed Uzui Seshū and offered him the chance to become a demon.
• Uzui Seshū accepted, hoping demonic power would let him surpass the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen.
• Kokushibo learned that Matsushita Shousha and Uzui Seshū’s son had come from the Kanto region.
• Kokushibo decided to travel east and search for Matsushita Shousha, who might know about the swordsman with Nichirin Flower Earrings.
• Kokushibo gave Uzui Seshū Muzan Kibutsuji’s blood, and Uzui Seshū drank it as power began swelling through his body.

Kokushibo left a powerful ninja to complete his demon transformation, while Tamayo and Yushiro prepared to flee Tokyo for Yokohama as Demon Slayer Corps surveillance intensified. At the Bandai Highlands banquet, Sabito confided in Xia Xi that his recent defeats had shaken his confidence.

• Kokushibo told the transforming ninja to master his new body and Blood Demon Art, then left him and promised to return in three months.
• Tamayo learned from Yushiro that their belongings were ready and decided they would move from Tokyo to Yokohama to evade the Demon Slayer Corps.
• At the Bandai Highlands banquet, the first trainees departed, and Kozō's group, Obanai Iguro, and Kyojuro said farewell to Xia Xi.
• After most guests left, Sabito told Xia Xi that losing to several Hashira at the Nine Hashira Council had made him doubt his strength.

Sabito asked Xia Xi to teach him the Bright Red Nichirin Blade and the Transparent World, but Xia Xi said Sabito would need a few more years to reach the former. Sabito later challenged Tanjuro Kamado to experience the Transparent World and returned to camp bruised and defeated.

• Sabito told Xia Xi he wanted to learn the Bright Red Nichirin Blade and other supreme territories, and Xia Xi estimated he would need two or three more years to master the blade.
• Kanae encouraged Sabito to be patient, while Xia Xi withheld his belief that she would probably need to activate the Demon Slayer Mark to use the Bright Red Nichirin Blade.
• Sabito left the campfire and encountered Tanjuro Kamado, whom he recognized as a trainee swordsman with a custom-made axe.
• Sabito asked Tanjuro to demonstrate the Transparent World and challenged him to a sparring match despite Tanjuro's protests.
• Three minutes later, Sabito returned to camp with grass on his robe and a bruise on his forehead, and Xia Xi asked whether he had fallen into a ditch.

Xia Xi led the Red Team through a training-camp battle against a White Team commanded by Kanae and Sabito, defeating them after two hard-fought rounds. The next stage was changed so Xia Xi alone would hunt the ordinary swordsmen, who planned to band together against him.

• Kuang Jin reunited with fellow swordsmen, while Sonosaki and Shota noticed his new Provisional Hashira status.
• Xia Xi assigned Kanae and Sabito to command the White Team, added Dingqi and Tanjuro to their side, and led the Red Team himself.
• Xia Xi overwhelmed the White Team's attacking squads and captured their flag in under two hours.
• The White Team launched a concentrated assault on Xia Xi's flag, but he defeated Sabito, Kanae, and Tanjuro in turn and won the round for the Red Team.
• The camp changed the next stage from three Hashira hunting the swordsmen to Xia Xi hunting alone, and Hayakawa and Higashiyama lost their bravado after he challenged them.

Xia Xi faced the Swordsmen in a timed match and fought Sabito and Tanjuro as they attacked together. He praised their teamwork but turned aside their blows, then disarmed Sabito and declared Tanjuro dead.

• Xia Xi entered the match after the Swordsmen had time to prepare, while the rules allowed them to win by defeating him or lasting until time ran out.
• Xia Xi used Simulated Transparent World to sense nearby Swordsmen and approached Tanjuro and Sabito as they prepared to fight him together.
• Tanjuro attacked with his greataxe, and Sabito joined in with Waterfall Breathing, but Xia Xi deflected their coordinated strikes.
• Tanjuro used a Sun Breathing-like axe form, and Xia Xi knocked him and his axe away before Sabito launched another attack.
• Xia Xi stopped Sabito’s Waterfall form by stamping on his blade, kicked him away, and told Tanjuro that he was already dead.