Chapter Summaries

Nezuko drank wine and joined Su Mu and Kanao for a lavish meal, though she remained frightened and confused by the demon’s kindness. After Su Mu gave her a chicken drumstick, she noticed him sitting in sunlight and asked whether he was really a demon.

• Nezuko nervously drank the wine Su Mu offered and began coughing, while Imai checked that Su Mu was behaving himself.
• Su Mu invited Nezuko to eat, and she cautiously tried a piece of meat, thinking of her hungry family.
• Nezuko compared herself to Kanao and wondered why Kanao seemed comfortable around a demon.
• Su Mu placed a chicken drumstick in Nezuko’s bowl, and Kanao reacted with faint hostility as Nezuko ate.
• Nezuko saw Su Mu basking in sunlight and asked him, “A-are you really a demon?”

Su Mu fed Nezuko and told her to take him to her older brother, promising not to harm her family. Nezuko agreed out of fear and tried to eat bravely while imagining she could somehow please the Demon.

• Nezuko trembled as Su Mu poked her cheek, then cautiously ate the food he gave her.
• Nezuko feared Su Mu wanted to eat her brother, but Su Mu said he wanted to speak with him and would not hurt her family.
• Su Mu warned that he could find Nezuko's family without her help, so Nezuko agreed to take him to her brother.
• Su Mu joked that Nezuko could please him to earn kinder treatment for her family, and Nezuko wondered how she might do so.
• Nezuko tried to look fierce by biting her chicken drumstick, but her act seemed timid rather than threatening.

Su Mu made Nezuko quit her restaurant job and led her around town, making her carry the gifts he bought for her family. Nezuko realized the purchases were for her home, but after Su Mu glanced at her, she became convinced he had lustful intentions.

• Su Mu told Imai that Nezuko was leaving, and Nezuko lost her pay for the month when Imai refused to pay her.
• Su Mu took Kanao and Nezuko around town, buying goods and making Nezuko carry them.
• Su Mu bought Nezuko a large bag of Konpeitō, reminding her of the treats her late father used to bring home.
• Nezuko asked Su Mu to stop making her carry more things, and he explained that he was buying gifts for his first visit to her home.
• Su Mu told Nezuko to lead the way home, and she blushed after interpreting his glance as a sign of lustful intentions.

Su Mu escorted Nezuko home and protected her family from men harassing Kie, then startled them when they realized he was the demon who had visited before. Nezuko reassured her mother, but her explanation left Kie believing Su Mu intended to marry her daughter, and the chapter ended with him asking to come inside.

• Nezuko carried the gifts home while worrying that accepting them meant becoming Su Mu’s demon wife, and Su Mu saw how poor and dangerous her neighborhood was.
• At the Kamado home, Su Mu found men from the Jingi Group threatening Kie, and he cut off one man’s arm before forcing Hasegawa Tomo and the others to flee.
• Nezuko and Kie recoiled when they recognized Su Mu as a demon, but Nezuko told her mother that he would not harm them.
• Nezuko spoke privately with Kie, who then cried, hugged her daughter, and pleaded with Su Mu to treat her well and not bully her.
• Su Mu, confused by Kie’s words and Nezuko’s blushes, asked whether she would invite him inside.

Su Mu visited Kie Kamado’s home and brought gifts, while Kie and Nezuko feared he intended to harm the family. The visit ended in silence after Kie pleaded for Nezuko’s safety and Su Mu closed his eyes.

• Su Mu entered Kie Kamado’s home and asked her to sit beside him, though she remained afraid.
• Su Mu presented gifts to Kie Kamado and the children, and Nezuko carried some outside to share with her younger siblings.
• Su Mu watched Nezuko leave, prompting Kie Kamado to plead with him to spare her daughter.
• Su Mu told Kie Kamado to get up, then closed his eyes as the room fell silent.

Su Mu spent the day at the Kamado home, easing Kie’s fear with gentle conversation and giving her a chicken to cook for the children. When Tanjiro returned and learned that the demon was inside, he grabbed an axe and charged in to confront him.

• Su Mu thanked Kie for bringing him tea and praised her care of the household, gradually putting her at ease.
• Su Mu urged Kie to cook for the children and gave her a chicken, while Nezuko sat nearby and refilled his tea.
• Tanjiro returned home exhausted and worried about his family’s difficult life and the rumors surrounding Nezuko.
• Takeo told Tanjiro that the demon from before was in the house with Kie and Nezuko.
• Tanjiro grabbed an axe and rushed through the doorway, roaring as he faced Su Mu.

Su Mu visited the Kamado family, where Tanjiro found his mother and siblings safe and was disarmed by the demon's gentle concern. Su Mu gathered the family for a meal, leaving Tanjiro wondering if he was as terrifying as he had first thought.

• Tanjiro rushed home with his axe and found Kie and Nezuko unharmed, with Su Mu calmly drinking tea.
• Su Mu welcomed Tanjiro, poured him tea, and acknowledged the burden he carried since Mr. Tanjuro's death, moving Tanjiro close to tears.
• Su Mu asked Kie to serve the prepared food and sent Nezuko to bring the younger children inside.
• Su Mu served Tanjiro chicken and invited the family to eat together, then poured himself liquor as the children began their meal.
• Tanjiro watched his family happily share food and wondered if Su Mu was truly so terrifying.

Su Mu eased Tanjiro’s fear of him over a drink, then urged him to become a demon slayer and explained that his family’s inherited earrings and dance were connected to Yoriichi Tsugikuni. He left Tanjiro stunned by the revelation that Yoriichi was the reason demons would seek out the Kamado Family.

• After Kie Kamado took the children away, Su Mu told Tanjiro he understood why people feared him, and the two shared wine.
• Su Mu stopped Tanjiro from drinking too much, and Tanjiro’s fear of him faded as they talked.
• Su Mu told Tanjiro that he had come to set him on the path of slaying demons.
• Su Mu asked Tanjiro about his Hanafuda Earrings and Hinokami Kagura, which had been passed down through the Kamado Family.
• Su Mu corrected Tanjiro’s belief that the traditions came from Sumiyoshi Kamado, explaining that they came from Yoriichi Tsugikuni, whose connection would draw demons to the family.

Su Mu explained that Muzan Kibutsuji feared Yoriichi Tsugikuni and was erasing traces of Sun Breathing, putting Tanjiro’s family at risk. He urged Tanjiro to prepare to protect his family, then revealed he could endure sunlight and called himself the most perfect human in the world.

• Su Mu told Tanjiro that Sumiyoshi Kamado had inherited Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s Hanafuda Earrings and Dance of the Fire God, which contained Sun Breathing.
• Su Mu warned Tanjiro that Muzan Kibutsuji had hunted Sun Breathing practitioners and might soon find the Kamado Family.
• Tanjiro became terrified for his family, and Su Mu urged him to take responsibility for protecting them.
• Overwhelmed by fear, Tanjiro drank the remaining liquor and broke down crying in front of Su Mu.
• Tanjiro asked whether Su Mu was a demon, and Su Mu admitted he was while demonstrating that he could stand in sunlight.
• Su Mu told Tanjiro to think of him as the most perfect human in the world.

Su Mu challenged Tanjiro’s belief that he was a demon and told him that hunting demons was his inherited responsibility. After warning Tanjiro that the Jingi Group might retaliate against his family, Su Mu offered to teach him how to kill people before he hunted demons.

• Su Mu argued that he had surpassed demonhood and called himself “God and Buddha Walking Among Men,” leaving Tanjiro unsettled.
• Su Mu reminded Tanjiro that his Kamado Family had passed down the responsibility of hunting demons and that Tanjiro had never had a choice.
• Su Mu told Tanjiro that the Jingi Group had harassed Kie Kamado and might retaliate, and Tanjiro recognized the gang as a threat to his family.
• Tanjiro suggested seeking help from the Jōmachi-mawari, but Su Mu dismissed the idea and told him to eliminate whoever caused the problem.
• Su Mu said he would teach Tanjiro how to kill people before he hunted demons, then went outside and smiled at Kie Kamado and Nezuko.

Su Mu waited outside the Kamado home while Tanjiro agreed to let Nezuko marry him, believing the arrangement would make him take up demon hunting to protect his family. Nezuko struggled with feeling sacrificed, and Kanao mocked her as she approached Su Mu.

• Su Mu stayed by the door and sent Takeo to buy him sake while Delia and Shigeru played nearby.
• Tanjiro told Nezuko he had agreed to Su Mu's proposal, and Nezuko hurried away in tears.
• Tanjiro resolved to hunt demons so he could protect his family himself, while Kie silently tried to reassure herself that Su Mu might treat Nezuko well.
• Nezuko wondered whom she could blame for her situation, then went to Su Mu when he called her over.
• Su Mu noticed Nezuko had been crying, and Kanao called her a crybaby, prompting Nezuko to glare back before losing her nerve.

Su Mu treated Nezuko’s family gently while Kanao practiced swordsmanship, and Nezuko began to see him as more than a frightening demon. The chapter left Nezuko confused by her growing attraction to him and the sense of safety she felt beside him.

• Su Mu thanked Takeo Kamado for bringing wine and let him keep the change as pocket money.
• Nezuko watched Su Mu treat Takeo kindly and wondered whether she might be treated gently if she went with him.
• Su Mu let Kanao practice with his Nichirin Blade, and Nezuko was frightened by the girl’s fierce swordsmanship.
• Nezuko fetched Su Mu a wine cup and noticed Tanjiro sharpening an axe inside the house.
• Nezuko poured wine for Su Mu as he watched Kanao, then felt jealous of his tenderness toward the girl.
• Nezuko questioned her own thoughts and felt that Su Mu’s presence might make her feel safe.

Su Mu shared a peaceful dinner with the Kamado family, then challenged Tanjiro to kill a human before killing Demons. Tanjiro took up his sharpened axe and followed Su Mu out into the night, reassuring his worried mother and sister that he would return.

• Su Mu invited Kie Kamado and her children to share dinner, easing their fear as the family gathered around the table.
• Su Mu poured wine for Tanjiro and spoke with him after the rest of the family went to bed.
• Su Mu asked whether Tanjiro had eaten and drunk his fill, then told him it was time to kill.
• Tanjiro hesitated before taking up the sharpened axe as Su Mu urged him to kill a human before killing Demons.
• Kie Kamado and Nezuko appeared at the doorway, and Tanjiro reassured them before following Su Mu outside.

Su Mu led Tanjiro out, where they encountered Hasegawa Tomo and the Jingi Group plotting to attack the Kamado Family. After Su Mu reminded him of his father's breathing lessons, Tanjiro launched a surprise attack and killed Hasegawa Tomo.

• Su Mu pulled Tanjiro and Kanao into the darkness when he noticed the Jingi Group approaching.
• Hasegawa Tomo led his men toward the Kamado home, planning to assault Kie Kamado and Nezuko in retaliation for the earlier confrontation.
• Su Mu urged Tanjiro to remember his father's teaching to breathe, and Tanjiro steadied himself and circled behind the gang.
• Tanjiro ambushed the Jingi Group and killed three men with his axe.
• Tanjiro charged Hasegawa Tomo, knocked his sword away, and split his head with the axe.

Su Mu forced Tanjiro to confront his hesitation after the boy killed members of the Jingi Group, then sent him alone to finish the group. Tanjiro returned having killed them all, and Su Mu led him and Kanao toward the Kamado home.

• Tanjiro split Hasegawa Tomo's head with an axe, and Su Mu killed several more Jingi Group members before telling Tanjiro to kill the survivors.
• The three kneeling men tried to attack Tanjiro when he hesitated, but Su Mu killed them before they could strike.
• Su Mu scolded Tanjiro for hesitating and warned him that his family would suffer if he died, then challenged him to kill the rest of the Jingi Group alone.
• Tanjiro went to the group's hideout while Su Mu and Kanao buried the bodies and waited for him.
• Tanjiro returned with a blood-covered axe and said he had killed everyone; Su Mu praised him and started toward the Kamado home with Kanao, followed by Tanjiro.

Su Mu returned to the Kamado home with Kanao, where Kie Kamado cared for the girl and her tenderness stirred painful comparisons with Kanao’s past. Kanao questioned whether she was different from everyone else, but Su Mu reassured her that she was wonderful and deserving of love, and she ended the night embracing him.

• Su Mu arrived at the Kamado home with Kanao, and Kie Kamado anxiously waited for Tanjiro to return safely.
• Kie Kamado brought hot water and washed Kanao’s feet, prompting Kanao to recall being abused by a woman in her past.
• As Kanao listened to Kie Kamado lovingly check on Tanjiro, she compared their family’s warmth with what she had never experienced.
• Kanao asked Su Mu whether she was different from everyone else, and he reassured her that she was wonderful, gentle, and worthy of love.
• Kanao admitted she had felt envious of Nezuko, then hugged Su Mu and said she had nothing to envy anymore.

Su Mu learned that the Kamado family's Hinokami Kagura contained Sun Breathing and its sword forms, then watched Tanjiro perform the dance and swiftly grasped the techniques. The chapter ended with Su Mu discovering that his mind seemed to have become much sharper.

• Kanao practiced swordsmanship with Su Mu before they joined the Kamado family for lunch.
• Su Mu explained to Tanjiro that his family's Hinokami Kagura preserved Sun Breathing and its accompanying sword forms.
• Tanjiro described and performed the twelve forms of Hinokami Kagura for Su Mu.
• Su Mu studied Tanjiro's movements, practiced the breathing, and felt sunlight-like energy surge through his body.
• Su Mu realized he had understood Sun Breathing and its sword forms with unusual ease and suspected he had become smarter.

After evolving into a perfect life-form, Su Mu discovered that he had quickly comprehended Sun Breathing and helped Tanjiro practice with a Nichirin Blade. Tanjiro and his siblings began looking forward to training with Su Mu.

• Su Mu noticed that Sun Breathing had appeared on his Character Panel and connected his newfound comprehension to his evolution into a perfect life-form.
• Su Mu lent Tanjiro his Nichirin Blade, which turned black as Tanjiro held it and began practicing Sun Breathing.
• Su Mu gave Tanjiro swordsmanship advice, and Tanjiro followed it to improve his stance, grip, and strikes.
• Tanjiro returned the blade and told Su Mu that he still had a long way to go compared to him.
• Su Mu invited Takeo Kamado and Delia Kamado to join the training, and Nezuko watched Kanao with curiosity.

Tanjiro struggled with the guilt of killing the Jingi Group, but hearing the townspeople celebrate their deaths eased his doubts. He returned home to find his family happier and joined Su Mu’s training, while Su Mu resolved to prepare him to kill Kibutsuji Muzan.

• Tanjiro bought food and heard the shopkeeper praise the person who had slaughtered the Jingi Group.
• As Tanjiro walked home, townspeople celebrated the Jingi Group’s deaths and complained about corrupt Dōshin, lifting the weight on his heart.
• Tanjiro found his younger siblings practicing with wooden swords while Kanao sparred with Nezuko.
• Kie Kamado welcomed Tanjiro home and told him to wash up and practice with Su Mu.
• Tanjiro recognized how much brighter his family’s life had become, then devoted himself to training with Su Mu.
• Su Mu watched Tanjiro train and resolved that he would put his life on the line to kill Kibutsuji Muzan.

Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho treated the many wounded Demon Slayers at the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu met the stoic Giyu Tomioka and the sisters questioned the Mount Fujikasane selection. On Mount Sagiri, Makomo confronted Sakonji Urokodaki about his guilt over his disciples’ deaths and promised she would return when the rapeseed flowers bloomed.

• Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho discussed the rising demon attacks, the deaths of Demon Slayers, and Giyu Tomioka and Sabito’s reputations.
• Shinobu Kocho treated Giyu Tomioka after he refused an anesthetic, while Kanae Kocho learned that he had killed three demons alone.
• Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho wondered whether something unusual was happening at Mount Fujikasane, where Urokodaki’s disciples had died during selection.
• Makomo prepared lunch for Sakonji Urokodaki and told him she would pass the Mount Fujikasane selection despite his request that she wait another year.
• Makomo challenged Sakonji Urokodaki to stop blaming himself for his disciples’ deaths and promised she would be there when the rapeseed flowers bloomed.