In those brief seven days, the swordsmen had fully accepted the fact that there were no more demons in the world. Once the nerves that had been stretched taut for years finally relaxed, the entire Butterfly Mansion immediately became a place filled with laughter.
Brilliant sunlight shone over the Butterfly Mansion's spacious courtyard.
Tanjiro Kamado was playing on the grass with his family. Nezuko had become fully human again. Wearing a pink kimono, she laughed as she and her younger siblings chased one another. Tanjiro stood nearby, watching his family's happy faces with a smile of contentment.
Zenitsu Agatsuma hovered around Nezuko, who had tired herself out playing. Holding a bouquet of freshly picked wildflowers, he courted her with his face bright red.
"Nezuko! You're just as cute as ever today!" Zenitsu shouted, waving his arms as he showed off. "Once we leave here, how about we go get some delicious sweets together?"
Nezuko seemed a little shy. She lowered her head, twisted the hem of her kimono in both hands, and hid behind Tanjiro with flushed cheeks, occasionally peeking out to glance at Zenitsu.
Jigoro Kuwajima stood with his cane in a nearby corridor. The sight of Zenitsu made him so angry that his mustache bristled.
"You hopeless brat!" Jigoro Kuwajima thumped his cane hard against the floor and scolded loudly. "Don't harass girls! Have you no sense of decency?"
Zenitsu shrank back in fright, but soon turned around again and continued grinning foolishly at Nezuko.
On the other side of the courtyard, Sabito, Giyu Tomioka, Makomo, and Master Sakonji Urokodaki sat chatting on a bench.
Master Urokodaki had removed his Tengu Mask, revealing a face etched with the passage of time. He listened to his students' conversation, nodding occasionally.
Sabito gestured excitedly as he loudly recounted Rokuya's heroic