Chapter Summaries

Kirishima Bupai saved Kotetsu from the Lanternfish and found the key to Yoriichi Type Zero. When Muichiro Tokito demanded the key and attacked him, Kirishima stopped the strike effortlessly and advised Muichiro to introduce himself before fighting.

• Kirishima Bupai erased the Lanternfish pursuing Kotetsu with Dimension Slash, while Muichiro Tokito cut down three more.
• Kotetsu realized his key was missing, and Kirishima found it on the ground and recognized it as the activation key for Yoriichi Type Zero.
• Muichiro approached Kirishima and demanded the key, but Kirishima concealed it and walked away.
• Muichiro attacked Kirishima from behind, but Kirishima stopped his hand with an unseen force without breaking stride.
• Kirishima named Muichiro Tokito and told him to introduce himself before fighting.

Muichiro Tokito asked Kirishima Bupai to train with him and unleashed his Mist Breathing attacks, but Kirishima effortlessly countered them. Kirishima took Tanjiro’s Nichirin Blade to spar, leaving Muichiro struggling to land a hit.

• Giyu Tomioka sneezed in the woods and wondered whether he had caught a chill.
• Muichiro Tokito asked Kirishima Bupai to train with him, then charged with a powerful Mist Breathing thrust.
• Kirishima Bupai knocked Muichiro backward with a casual swing of his scabbard, so Muichiro drew his Nichirin Blade and attacked with Eightfold Mist.
• Kirishima Bupai vanished from Muichiro’s attack, appeared beside Tanjiro, and took Tanjiro’s Nichirin Blade.
• Kirishima Bupai sparred with Muichiro for ten minutes, dodging or deflecting his Mist Breathing forms with ease.

Kirishima Bupai decisively defeated Muichiro, who admitted defeat and left, then returned Kotetsu’s key and told him to take apart the doll’s head for something valuable from three hundred years ago. That night, Kirishima considered using the Yamato to travel between worlds while Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke gathered at a hot spring inn.

• Kirishima Bupai blocked Muichiro’s attacks until a precise strike stopped his final form.
• Muichiro admitted, “I lost,” and left the clearing, followed by Ginko.
• Kirishima Bupai returned Kotetsu’s key and told him to take apart the doll’s head to find something good from three hundred years ago.
• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Swordsmith Village members ate together at a hot spring inn after training.
• Kirishima Bupai studied the system panel and considered traveling to other worlds with the Yamato.

Kirishima Bupai encountered Upper Rank Five Gyokko emerging from a pot on the mountain path and used the pot as a chamber pot, enraging the demon. After severing Gyokko’s connection to his pots with Yamato, Kirishima Bupai prepared to strike him.

• Kirishima Bupai left the inn to retrieve his coat and found a strange pot beside the path.
• Kirishima Bupai urinated into the pot, causing Upper Rank Five Gyokko to emerge and scream in rage.
• Gyokko attacked Kirishima Bupai with his Blood Demon Art, Thousand Needle Fish Kill.
• Kirishima Bupai drew Yamato and severed Gyokko’s connection to his pots, causing the poison needles to vanish and blocking Gyokko’s escape.
• Kirishima Bupai calmly fastened his belt, then swung a powerful slap at Gyokko.

Kirishima Bupai brutally beat Gyokko after learning he had seen him bathing, then sealed the nearly defeated Upper Rank Five inside his pot. He brought the pot back to the inn and called it a chamber pot before going to bathe again.

• Kirishima Bupai beat Gyokko and questioned him about the Lanternfish in the lake beside the teahouse.
• Gyokko admitted his Blood Demon Art had created the Lanternfish and claimed he had only wanted to bathe in the secluded lake.
• Kirishima Bupai accused Gyokko of seeing him naked, kicked him through the bamboo, and continued beating him until his regeneration was nearly disabled.
• Kirishima Bupai stuffed Gyokko into his pot, sealed it with heavy-duty tape, and carried it back to the inn.
• Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu questioned Kirishima Bupai about his bloodstained clothes and the sealed pot, which he called a chamber pot.
• Kirishima Bupai went to bathe again and told the villagers to retrieve his coat from the teahouse.

Kirishima Bupai waited in his room for Upper Rank Four Hantengu, then ambushed him as he crawled through the door. After smashing Hantengu’s leg with Yamato’s scabbard, Kirishima faced the wounded demon and prepared to begin.

• Kirishima Bupai waited in silence with Yamato across his lap while Hantengu’s demonic presence approached beneath the corridor floor.
• Hantengu squeezed through the softened doorway, pleading and pretending to be a harmless old man.
• Kirishima Bupai struck Hantengu’s left leg with Yamato’s scabbard, shattering the portion that had entered the room.
• Hantengu crashed into a corridor pillar and wailed while clutching his injured leg.
• Kirishima Bupai turned to face Hantengu, announced that they would begin, and raised his foot.

Kirishima Bupai used Yamato’s separation power to tear Hantengu’s four major clones free from his original body. He ordered the clones to kill Hantengu, threatening to torture all four if they refused.

• Kirishima Bupai pinned Hantengu under his boot and mocked his habit of blaming others for his actions.
• Kirishima Bupai used Yamato’s separation ability to forcibly separate Hantengu’s four clones from his Blood Demon Art.
• Sekido, Urogi, Aizetsu, and Karaku emerged as independent demons while Hantengu’s original body collapsed, barely alive.
• The four clones reacted with anger, excitement, sorrow, and fear, then turned their attention toward Kirishima Bupai.
• Kirishima Bupai ordered the clones to kill Hantengu and threatened to torture them if they did not.

Kirishima Bupai beat Sekido, Urogi, Aizetsu, and Karaku into submission after they refused to kill Hantengu. The four manifestations then attacked Hantengu’s main body, leaving him screaming under their assault.

• Sekido, Urogi, Aizetsu, and Karaku refused Kirishima Bupai’s order to kill Hantengu.
• Kirishima Bupai struck Sekido, kicked Urogi, slammed Aizetsu to the floor, and broke Karaku’s wrist with Yamato’s scabbard.
• Kirishima Bupai brutally thrashed all four manifestations until they begged for mercy and agreed to obey.
• Kirishima Bupai ordered Sekido to kill Hantengu, and Sekido, Urogi, Aizetsu, and Karaku attacked the main body together.

Kirishima Bupai left Hantengu’s clones for Tanjiro, Muichiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu to fight while he secretly painted a Red Spider Lily blue. After the demons were defeated, Hantengu’s tiny main body emerged from hiding, and Kirishima Bupai drew his blade to strike.

• Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Muichiro rushed to Kirishima Bupai’s ruined room and found him unharmed among four of Hantengu’s clones and Gyokko’s remains.
• Kirishima Bupai told the Demon Slayers to use the demons for practice, then slipped away to the inn’s rear courtyard.
• Kirishima Bupai redeemed a Red Spider Lily and blue paint, then carefully covered the flower’s red petals with blue.
• Muichiro and the others beheaded Gyokko and Hantengu’s four remaining clones, while Kirishima Bupai received credit and 1,600 points for Gyokko’s defeat.
• Hantengu’s tiny, injured main body crawled out near Kirishima Bupai, who drew his blade to attack it.

Kirishima Bupai killed Hantengu’s true body, claimed a blue spider lily, and left for Suzuran Town while the others celebrated the defeat of two Upper Ranks. Seeing the flower through Hantengu’s clone, Muzan ordered Kokushibo to retrieve it and kill the silver-haired man holding it.

• Kirishima Bupai killed Hantengu and earned 1,900 points, then showed Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Muichiro, and the villagers a blue spider lily he said he had found.
• Kirishima Bupai told the group that Hantengu’s four clones and true body amounted to two Upper Rank demons, prompting them to celebrate their victory.
• Kirishima Bupai said he was going to Suzuran Town to cultivate the flower and vanished into the bamboo grove.
• Muzan saw the blue spider lily through Hantengu’s final transmitted image and rejoiced that it might let him overcome sunlight.
• Muzan ordered Kokushibo to go to Suzuran Town, kill the silver-haired man holding the flower, and bring the flower back unharmed.

Kirishima Bupai used the dyed Blue Spider Lily as bait and drew Kokushibo to the bamboo grove outside Suzuran Town. After taunting Kokushibo about his identity as Tsugikuni Michikatsu and his jealousy of his younger brother, he dodged Kokushibo’s increasingly fierce Moon Breathing attacks.

• Kirishima Bupai planted the Blue Spider Lily by the bamboo grove and waited for Muzan, but Kokushibo appeared instead.
• Kokushibo demanded the flower, and Kirishima Bupai mocked him and called him Tsugikuni Michikatsu.
• Kokushibo attacked with Moon Breathing, First Form: Dark Moon: Evening Palace, but Kirishima Bupai dodged without drawing Yamato.
• Kirishima Bupai taunted Kokushibo about being the older brother of a Sun Breathing user, provoking him to unleash more Moon Breathing forms.
• Kokushibo filled the grove with crescent-blade attacks, while Kirishima Bupai danced through them and called him pathetic.

Kirishima Bupai taunted Kokushibo about his jealousy of Yoriichi and his submission to Muzan, then erased Kokushibo’s strongest Moon Breathing attacks and shattered his chest with Yamato’s hilt. Kokushibo lay badly injured and asked what Kirishima Bupai could know about Yoriichi’s talent and power.

• Kirishima Bupai deflected Kokushibo’s attacks while exposing the jealousy and fear beneath his choice to become a demon.
• Kokushibo lost control and unleashed Moon Breathing, Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe, Tenman Crescent Moon and Sixteenth Form: Moonbow, Lone Moon.
• Kirishima Bupai drew Yamato and used Separate Blood Demon Art and Breathing Style to dismantle the moon blades.
• Kirishima Bupai struck Kokushibo in the chest with Yamato’s hilt, breaking his bones and sending him crashing into the ground.
• Kokushibo struggled to rise and questioned what Kirishima Bupai knew about Yoriichi’s talent and power.

Kirishima Bupai defeated Kokushibo physically and shattered his belief that his life’s purpose was to surpass Yoriichi. As Kokushibo died, memories of his younger brother briefly returned, bringing sorrow and release before his body disintegrated.

• Kirishima Bupai told Kokushibo that Yoriichi had never seen him as a rival and challenged him to face the emptiness behind his obsession.
• Kokushibo recalled moments from his past with Yoriichi and collapsed into despair, unable to lift his sword or resist.
• Kirishima Bupai cut off Kokushibo’s head and said it was time for Tsugikuni Michikatsu’s obsession and wandering to end.
• Kokushibo’s flesh katana disintegrated, and a faint bamboo flute note stirred memories of giving Yoriichi a flute in childhood.
• Kokushibo murmured Yoriichi’s name with remorse and his body scattered into ash.

Kirishima Bupai buried the blue spider lily after killing Kokushibo, then sent Kaigaku to summon the remaining Hashira to Suzuran Town because Muzan Kibutsuji would come there in person. Powa announced Kokushibo’s death at Corps Headquarters, where Sanemi Shinazugawa and the others reacted in shock.

• Kirishima Bupai buried the blue spider lily beside Kokushibo’s kimono and broken flute before walking toward Suzuran Town.
• Powa flew to spread the news that Kirishima Bupai had killed Upper Rank One, Kokushibo.
• Kaigaku emerged from the shadows, bowed to Kirishima Bupai, and agreed to carry out his orders.
• Kirishima Bupai told Kaigaku to summon the remaining nine Hashira to Suzuran Town within three days and announced that Muzan Kibutsuji would come there.
• Kaigaku raced off to deliver the message, while Powa announced Kokushibo’s death at Corps Headquarters the following afternoon.
• Sanemi Shinazugawa shattered his teacup in shock as the headquarters heard Powa’s report.

After the Demon Slayer Corps celebrated Kirishima’s defeat of Kokushibo, Kaigaku reported that Muzan would come to Suzuran Town within three days. Tamayo explained that Kirishima had used the Blue Spider Lily to lure Muzan, whose fury over losing Kokushibo and the flower drove him to go after it himself.

• The Hashira and Kagaya Ubuyashiki reacted with joy and awe after learning Kirishima had slain Kokushibo, though Kagaya’s excitement triggered a coughing fit.
• Kaigaku arrived at the meeting hall and reported that the Void Hashira had summoned all the Hashira to Suzuran Town within three days because Muzan Kibutsuji would appear there in person.
• Tamayo told the Hashira that Kirishima had used the Blue Spider Lily as bait, but Muzan had sent Kokushibo instead because of his caution.
• In Infinity Castle, Muzan destroyed glass jars and furniture as he raged over Kokushibo’s death and the Blue Spider Lily slipping from his grasp.
• Muzan declared that he would personally take the flower back, regardless of the cost.

Muzan Kibutsuji found the Blue Spider Lily in the ruins outside Suzuran Town, but discovered it was a fake just as the nine Hashira ambushed him. He dragged the Hashira and their companions into the Infinity Castle, where Kirishima Bupai was already waiting for him in his Experiment Room.

• Muzan Kibutsuji found the Blue Spider Lily beneath the soil and devoured it, only to realize it was a fake.
• The nine Hashira launched a coordinated attack on Muzan, who opened the Infinity Castle and evaded their strikes.
• Muzan pulled the Hashira, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Kanao Tsuyuri, and others into the Infinity Castle.
• Kirishima Bupai fell into the Infinity Castle in his chair after the floor opened beneath him.
• Muzan entered his Experiment Room and found Kirishima Bupai waiting there to greet him.

Muzan discovered Kirishima Bupai waiting inside Infinity Castle, while Doma was overwhelmed by the Demon Slayers’ coordinated attack. Shinobu poisoned Doma and Gyomei destroyed his head, leaving Muzan facing Kirishima Bupai alone.

• Muzan found Kirishima Bupai in his laboratory and called out to Nakime in panic.
• Doma struggled against the Hashira and other Demon Slayers as they attacked him together.
• Shinobu Kocho repeatedly stabbed Doma with poison, weakening his regeneration and slowing his movements.
• Gyomei Himejima shattered Doma’s ice puppets, creating an opening for Shinobu to inject a powerful toxin through Doma’s mouth.
• Gyomei crushed Doma’s head, and Doma dissolved into ash.

After defeating Doma, Tanjiro and the Hashira realized Kirishima was missing and hurried through the Infinity Castle to find him. They traced a massive clash to Muzan’s laboratory, where Kirishima taunted Muzan over his research and handwriting as Muzan prepared to attack.

• Tanjiro noticed Kirishima was absent, and the others feared he was facing Muzan alone.
• The Kasugai Crows searched for the battle while Tanjiro, the Hashira, and the young swordsmen rushed toward the strongest disturbance.
• A tremendous crash shook the Infinity Castle, and Tanjiro recognized Kirishima’s blade energy and Muzan’s blood nearby.
• In Muzan’s Laboratory, Kirishima mocked Muzan’s research notes and handwriting.
• Muzan roared at Kirishima as his demon aura surged and bone spurs began to emerge.

Kirishima Bupai ridiculed Muzan’s failed research and revealed that the Blue Spider Lily only bloomed in daylight, driving Muzan into a furious attack. After swiftly overwhelming him, Kirishima listened as Muzan offered to make him a demon and share eternal power, then burst out laughing.

• Kirishima Bupai mocked Muzan’s notebooks, chemistry, and betrayal of the Fujiwara family.
• Kirishima Bupai told Muzan that the Blue Spider Lily bloomed only in bright daylight, and Muzan refused to believe him.
• Muzan unleashed his Blood Demon Art, but Kirishima Bupai repeatedly interrupted his attacks and mutilated him with Yamato.
• Muzan realized he could not defeat Kirishima Bupai and offered to turn him into a demon so they could share eternity as Demon Kings.
• Kirishima Bupai laughed at Muzan’s offer.

Kirishima Bupai used Sin Devil Trigger to unleash overwhelming demonic power, devastate the Infinity Castle, and terrify Muzan into submission. After showing Muzan the gap between their strength, he returned to human form and dropped him into the wreckage.

• Kirishima Bupai mocked Muzan’s ideas of eternity and power, then stabbed himself with Yamato to activate Sin Devil Trigger.
• Kirishima Bupai’s demonic energy destroyed the experimental study and crushed Muzan as they fell into a deeper region of the Infinity Castle.
• Kirishima Bupai transformed into a blue abyssal demon and grabbed the barely regenerated Muzan by the throat.
• Muzan was overwhelmed by terror as Kirishima Bupai asked whether his thousand years of effort amounted to anything and threatened to show him how easily he could destroy the world.
• Kirishima Bupai reverted to human form, called Muzan trash, and dropped him into the bloody, filthy wreckage.