Chapter Summaries

Muzan killed all four Lower Ranks in the Infinity Castle, then learned from Doma that Takanashi Rokuno had nearly killed him with cyan-blue armor and a powerful slash. Enraged by the account, Muzan attacked Doma and left him severely injured.

• Muzan killed Lower Rank Four by consuming him with a spiked tentacle.
• Lower Rank Three fled, but Muzan severed his legs and beheaded him, then stomped Lower Rank Two's head into the floor.
• Muzan declared the Lower Ranks useless and wiped them out, unsettling the Upper Ranks with his volatile mood.
• Doma told Muzan that Takanashi Rokuno had cleaved through his Blood Demon Arts and nearly killed him.
• Muzan accused Doma of mocking him, then struck him with Dark Red Thorn Whips and smashed him into a pillar.

Muzan learned that a boy with Hanafuda Earrings could use Sun Breathing and ordered the Upper Ranks to kill him and Takanashi Rokuno. Kokushibo accepted responsibility for failing to eradicate Sun Breathing and vowed to hunt its new successor himself.

• Muzan tortured Doma for mentioning Rokuya, then demanded that Kokushibo explain whether he had eradicated everyone who knew Sun Breathing.
• Kokushibo confirmed that he had believed Sun Breathing was gone, while remembering his brother Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
• Muzan revealed that a boy wearing Hanafuda Earrings had used Sun Breathing at Mount Fujikasane.
• Kokushibo apologized for his failure and vowed to personally kill the boy who inherited Sun Breathing.
• Muzan ordered all the Upper Ranks to suspend their assignments and kill both the Hanafuda-earringed boy and Takanashi Rokuno.

Muzan ordered the Upper Ranks to kill Takanashi Rokuno and Tanjiro Kamado, then gave them his essential blood to force them to evolve. After the injured swordsmen returned from the mountain, Rokuno sensed the awakening evil and prepared to face Muzan and the Upper Ranks.

• Muzan ordered Akaza, Doma, Hantengu, Gyokko, Gyutaro, and Kokushibo to target Takanashi Rokuno and Tanjiro Kamado, warning them not to face Rokuno alone.
• Muzan cut his wrist and sent his essential blood into the six Upper Ranks, forcing them through a painful transformation.
• The Upper Ranks endured the transformation as Muzan threatened them with death if they failed to destroy Rokuno and Tanjiro.
• The injured swordsmen returned safely, and Takanashi Rokuno watched Tanjiro Kamado and Zenitsu among the survivors.
• Rokuno sensed a powerful evil awakening, drew his resolve, and vowed to end Muzan's thousand-year reign.

Tanjiro and Kanao returned to the Butterfly Mansion after surviving Final Selection, where their friends welcomed them and helped them recover. Rokuya said he would take Tanjiro to see Oyakata-sama that afternoon, giving Tanjiro hope of seeing Nezuko again.

• Rokuya praised Tanjiro for surviving Final Selection and brought him and Kanao back to the Butterfly Mansion.
• Aoi, Sumi, Kiyo, Little Naho, and Kanae welcomed Tanjiro and Kanao home.
• Shinobu gave Tanjiro medicine for his wounds and told him to bathe and rest.
• Rokuya told Tanjiro to clean up, eat, and prepare to meet Oyakata-sama that afternoon.
• Tanjiro trembled at the prospect of finally seeing his sister, Nezuko.

After passing Final Selection, Tanjiro visited the Ubuyashiki Estate and learned that Nezuko had slept for the entire year, resisting her demon instincts without eating humans. He reached the door to her room as Rokuya and Kagaya warned that Muzan had noticed the return of Sun Breathing and the final battle might come soon.

• At the Butterfly Mansion, Tanjiro ate a hearty meal while Rokuya warned him that Sun Breathing would make the road ahead far more dangerous.
• Rokuya took Tanjiro to the Ubuyashiki Estate, where Kagaya congratulated him on passing Final Selection and mastering Sun Breathing.
• Kagaya told Tanjiro that Nezuko had slept for the past year and had shown no desire to eat humans.
• Kagaya sent Tanjiro to Nezuko's room, and Tanjiro hurried down the corridor to find her.
• Rokuya told Kagaya that Muzan had noticed Sun Breathing and that the Upper Ranks' power had surged; Kagaya resolved to end the thousand-year nightmare.
• Tanjiro opened the camphorwood door to Nezuko's room.

Tanjiro visited the sleeping Nezuko, mourned the life Muzan had stolen from her, and vowed to find a way to turn her human again. As he prepared to leave and grow stronger, Nezuko woke and clutched his haori, silently crying.

• Tanjiro knelt beside Nezuko and remembered their family and the life they had shared before Muzan destroyed it.
• Tanjiro cursed Muzan and vowed to kill him and restore Nezuko to humanity, no matter the cost.
• Tanjiro decided to leave Nezuko and train or take on dangerous missions so he could protect her.
• Nezuko woke, grasped the corner of Tanjiro's haori, and looked up at him with tearful eyes.

Tanjiro agreed to take Nezuko with him into battle after she insisted on standing beside him, and Kagaya approved a sunproof carrying box for her. Several days later, Rokuya reviewed his accumulated gratitude points and unlocked form as he reflected on the year he had spent training and hunting demons.

• Nezuko clung to Tanjiro and refused to stay behind, showing her resolve to face danger with him.
• Tanjiro accepted Nezuko's choice and vowed that they would fight Muzan Kibutsuji and return to the sunlight together.
• Tanjiro asked Kagaya Ubuyashiki for a portable box that would protect Nezuko from sunlight, and Kagaya agreed to have one made.
• Several days later, Rokuya checked the System Panel at the Butterfly Mansion and saw that he had accumulated 315000 gratitude points and unlocked Dawn Guardian.

Rokuya bought Siege Breaker and accompanied Tanjiro on his first mission to a demon-filled mansion, where Tanjiro encountered Kyogai. Tanjiro recognized the crossed-out Lower Rank Six inscription in Kyogai’s eye and recalled Rokuya’s warning about the Twelve Kizuki.

• Rokuya spent 300,000 Gratitude Points to obtain Siege Breaker and felt its destructive power fuse with his Arcana Power.
• Tanjiro received his first mission to investigate disappearances at a mansion, and Rokuya agreed to accompany him while leaving the fighting to Tanjiro.
• After several days of travel, Tanjiro and Rokuya reached the mansion, where Tanjiro detected the scent of multiple demons.
• Rokuya sensed three demons inside and sent Tanjiro in to test his training while he waited outside to deal with any demons that escaped.
• Tanjiro found scattered manuscript pages, and Kyogai appeared after using his drums to tilt the room.
• Tanjiro spotted the crossed-out Lower Rank Six inscription in Kyogai’s eye and remembered Rokuya’s advice about the Twelve Kizuki.

Tanjiro defeated Kyogai by exploiting the brief pause after his drum attacks, and Kyogai died relieved that his writing and Blood Demon Art had been acknowledged. Inosuke Hashibira then burst into the room, spotted Nezuko, and sensed her demonic aura.

• Kyogai revealed that he had once been Lower Rank Six before being stripped of his rank, and he attacked Tanjiro with his rotating room and invisible claws.
• Nezuko was thrown from Tanjiro's box, and Tanjiro asked her to distract Kyogai while he watched for openings after each drum strike.
• Tanjiro used Hinokami Kagura: Head Dance of the Dragon of the Halo to cut off Kyogai's head while avoiding the scattered manuscripts.
• Kyogai praised Tanjiro's speed and swordsmanship before turning to dust, comforted that Tanjiro had appreciated his writing and Blood Demon Art.
• Inosuke Hashibira broke into the room, introduced himself as the king of the mountains, and sensed Nezuko's demonic aura.

Rokuya arrived as Tanjiro tried to stop Inosuke from attacking Nezuko, then fought Inosuke barehanded and repeatedly tossed him aside. As Inosuke charged for the seventh time, Rokuya prepared a strike empowered by Siege Breaker and his Single-Target Critical Strike Rule.

• Inosuke attacked Nezuko, and Tanjiro blocked him while explaining that she was his sister and had the Master of the Demon Slayer Corps's approval.
• Inosuke revealed that he had taken his Nichirin Blades from two Demon Slayer Corps members he defeated.
• Rokuya entered with two defeated demons, killed them, and drew Inosuke's attention.
• Inosuke challenged Rokuya, who deflected his blades with a finger and hurled him into a wall.
• Rokuya dodged Inosuke's attacks and threw him through a paper door, but Inosuke kept charging back.
• On Inosuke's seventh charge, Rokuya prepared to strike as Siege Breaker and his Single-Target Critical Strike Rule activated.

Rokuya subdued Inosuke during Tanjiro’s mission and brought him to the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu treated his injuries. As Rokuya sensed his growing power and prepared for special training, Inosuke woke up still eager to fight, and Shinobu forced him to lie still.

• Rokuya accidentally kicked Inosuke through the mansion’s floors and left him unconscious in the ceiling.
• Tanjiro carried Inosuke to the Butterfly Mansion, where Shinobu diagnosed broken ribs and internal injuries.
• Rokuya claimed Inosuke had fallen onto a rock, then knocked him unconscious with a teacup when he woke and challenged him.
• Rokuya sensed that Siege Breaker had made his Arcana Power harder to control and resolved to continue special training.
• The next morning, Inosuke struggled against his restraints and demanded a fight, but Shinobu threatened to ruin his mask and make him itch until he stopped moving.

Inosuke, Zenitsu, and Tanjiro recovered from their injuries at the Butterfly Mansion, where their bickering continued. Tanjiro then sparred with Kanao and impressed Kanae, who pointed out a flaw in his breathing.

• Shinobu calmed Inosuke, while Rokuya and Shinobu teased each other about training the boys.
• Kakushi members brought Zenitsu to the Butterfly Mansion with severely torn leg muscles from overusing Extreme Blade Flash, and he blamed Rokuya for his suffering.
• Tanjiro arrived with an injured ankle and face, explained that he had defeated Kyogai, and joined Inosuke and Zenitsu in a noisy ward.
• After the boys recovered, Inosuke challenged Kanao and was quickly knocked down, while Zenitsu rushed at her and landed face-first.
• Tanjiro used Hinokami Kagura to spar with Kanao, displaying striking speed and power despite remaining at a disadvantage.
• Kanae stopped the spar and told Tanjiro that his breathing was erratic and his pauses could be fatal against a powerful demon.

Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke completed a month of Constant training at the Butterfly Mansion and shattered the largest gourds with their breath. After Kanao left on a mission, Tengen arrived to take support girls for an infiltration mission, and Rokuya confronted him.

• Kanae taught Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to maintain Total Concentration Breathing constantly, while Rokuya pushed them through punishing training.
• The three boys gradually mastered Constant, improved in combat against Kanao, and shattered enormous gourds with their breath.
• Kanao received a mission from a Kasugai Crow and left the Butterfly Mansion.
• Tengen arrived and forcibly took Sumi and two other support girls for an Entertainment District infiltration mission.
• Tanjiro and the others tried to stop Tengen, and Rokuya ordered him to put the girls down.

Tengen recruited Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke for an infiltration mission in the Yoshiwara Entertainment District, and Rokuya decided to accompany them from the outskirts. After Shinobu questioned Rokuya’s reasons for going, she announced that she would join the mission too.

• Rokuya threatened Tengen until he set Sumi and the other Butterfly Mansion girls down.
• Tengen proposed that Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke infiltrate the Yoshiwara Entertainment District to investigate a demon, and Tanjiro agreed.
• Rokuya said he would stay on the outskirts and intervene only if the boys faced danger they could not handle.
• Shinobu arrived, questioned Rokuya about going to the Entertainment District, and jabbed him in the side as he explained his reasons.
• Shinobu announced that she would accompany Rokuya and the others on the mission, leaving them stunned.

Shinobu insisted on accompanying Rokuya and Tengen to the Entertainment District, where Tengen revealed that his three wives had disappeared during an infiltration mission. Tengen proposed disguising Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and the third boy as girls so they could enter the district’s establishments, and Zenitsu immediately protested.

• Shinobu persuaded Rokuya to let her join the mission, citing her medical skills and the need to protect their companions.
• On the way to the Entertainment District, Tengen told Rokuya that his three wives had lost contact with him while gathering intelligence there.
• Rokuya understood Tengen’s urgency and agreed that they should hurry while staying cautious.
• Rokuya questioned how Tanjiro and the other two boys could investigate inside the expensive establishments, and Tengen proposed disguising them as apprentice courtesans.
• Zenitsu heard the plan, panicked, and refused to wear women’s clothes or enter the establishments.

Shinobu disguised Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke as girls for their infiltration mission, transforming Inosuke into a striking beauty. The group prepared to continue toward the Entertainment District with their new disguises.

• Tanjiro and Zenitsu protested cross-dressing until Shinobu offered to disguise them and Rokuya forced them to cooperate.
• The group stopped at a secluded temple, where Shinobu dressed Tanjiro in a pink kimono and named his disguise Tanjiko.
• Shinobu dressed Zenitsu in a yellow kimono and named him Zenko.
• Rokuya removed Inosuke’s boar mask, and Shinobu transformed him into a beautiful girl in a pale blue kimono named Inoko.
• Tengen praised Inoko’s looks as worthy of a top courtesan, and Rokuya complimented Shinobu’s makeup skills.

Rokuya, Shinobu, and Tengen brought Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke in disguise to the Yoshiwara Entertainment District to investigate the disappearance of Tengen’s wives. Tengen placed the three disguised boys at the establishments where his wives had been undercover, while Rokuya and Shinobu stayed outside to watch for danger.

• Rokuya struck Inosuke when he tried to tear off his tight kimono and ordered him to stay silent.
• Tengen led the group through the lantern-lit streets of the Yoshiwara Entertainment District, where Rokuya sensed a dangerous presence beneath the spectacle.
• Tengen explained that Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke would pose as apprentice courtesans at Tokito House, Kyogoku House, and Ogimoto House to investigate his missing wives.
• Zenitsu clung to Tengen and begged to go home, but Tengen kicked him away and told him to show resolve.
• Rokuya told Tengen to enter with the disguised boys while he and Shinobu watched from outside, and Tengen went into the district with them.

Rokuya and Shinobu searched Yoshiwara for signs of a powerful demon while Tanjiro gathered information inside Tokito House. Koinatsu revealed that Suma had vanished after seeming terrified, leaving Tanjiro to suspect she had fallen into the demon’s hands.

• Rokuya failed to pinpoint the hidden malice amid Yoshiwara’s crowds, so he and Shinobu entered the district as visitors to investigate.
• Rokuya protected Shinobu from a woman soliciting customers, and the pair spent several days searching teahouses and taverns without finding clues.
• Tengen informed Rokuya and Shinobu that the three youngsters had infiltrated their assigned establishments but had made no substantial progress.
• Tanjiro asked Koinatsu about Suma, and she said Suma had supposedly eloped but had seemed frightened shortly before disappearing.
• Tanjiro suspected Suma had encountered the demon they were searching for.

Inosuke found Makio captive and confronted a living sash, while Zenitsu discovered Warabihime abusing a young kamuro and was knocked unconscious. Days later, Tengen, Tanjiro, and Inosuke met Rokuya and Shinobu on a rooftop in Yoshiwara.

• Inosuke heard movement above Ogimoto House, found Makio bound and threatened by a living sash, and drove the sash away when he attacked it.
• Makio told Inosuke that the sash had accused her of discovering its secret, while Inosuke sensed a lingering trace of a demon.
• Zenitsu found a bruised kamuro crying at Kyogoku House and tried to comfort her.
• Warabihime confronted Zenitsu, struck him into a wall, and left him unconscious.
• Several days later, Tengen, Tanjiro, and Inosuke joined Rokuya and Shinobu on a secluded Yoshiwara rooftop.

Tanjiro, Inosuke, Tengen, and Rokuya connected the disappearances of Zenitsu, Suma, and Makio to Warabihime and identified her as an Upper Rank demon. While Tengen prepared to rescue the missing, Daki and Gyutaro planned to divide the Demon Slayers and target Tanjiro; Rokuya then discussed how to proceed as the group prepared to act.

• Tanjiro reported that Suma had disappeared in terror, and Inosuke said a demonic sash had captured Makio but left her alive.
• Tengen revealed that Zenitsu had identified Warabihime as a terrifying demon, and Rokuya concluded that she was likely an Upper Rank.
• Rokuya told Tengen to rescue his wives and Zenitsu while he confronted Warabihime, and Tengen agreed to turn the district upside down.
• Daki and Gyutaro discussed Muzan's warning and planned for Gyutaro to lure Rokuya away while Daki attacked Tanjiro.
• Rokuya reassured Tanjiro about Zenitsu and urged the group not to rush into a fight, while Shinobu asked him for a plan.