Recaps

Kagaya organized special training for the Demon Slayer Corps to prepare for Muzan’s coming attack, assigning Hashira to different courses. Giyu thought he had no specialty to contribute and declined to train anyone, but after agreeing to spar with the others, he mistakenly took it as a sign that they wanted to communicate with him.

• Kagaya proposed gathering the Swordsmen near the Hashira and setting a training standard based on the abilities of Tsuchinoto Swordsmen.
• Tengen Uzui, Kyojuro, Muichiro, Obanai, Sanemi, and Gyomei took charge of fitness, swordsmanship, footwork, combat, and muscle training.
• Kanzaki Kumo, Makomo, and Kanae planned battlefield first-aid training at the Butterfly Mansion, while Sabito joined Sanemi to teach defensive skills and pressure handling.
• Giyu said he would not participate, and Sabito explained that Giyu believed he had no particular specialty to offer.
• Kanzaki Kumo suggested that Giyu spar with everyone as an apology, and Giyu agreed after deciding that they wanted to communicate with him.
• Sanemi took Giyu away to spar, and Giyu smiled faintly, leaving Sanemi puzzled by his reaction.

After the Hashira Meeting, the Demon Slayer Corps began Hashira training, where Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Yuichiro, and Inosuke stood out for their relentless effort and Kanao sped through the assessments. Kanao completed the stages in under half a month and joined first-aid lessons at the Butterfly Mansion, leaving the slower trainees stunned.

• Giyu joined the training team and taught fundamentals alongside Kyojuro, whose patience helped keep discouraged swordsmen training.
• The swordsmen began training under Tengen Uzui, whose basic exercises became grueling through their extreme quantity.
• Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Yuichiro, and Inosuke took on extra work and earned the nickname the Training Ground Grind King Quartet.
• Kanao exceeded Tengen Uzui's highest physical-training assessment, then quickly passed the later training stages, including swordsmanship, movement, technique correction, combat, and muscle strengthening.
• Kanao finished the training process in under half a month and joined first-aid lessons at the Butterfly Mansion, while Mitsuri was still working on sword technique correction.

Kanao’s outstanding training results left the other Demon Slayer Corps members facing even harder assessments, while Tanjiro’s group continued training to catch up with her. In the Infinity Castle, Muzan devised ten reasons it believed it would defeat the Corps and planned to attack once Nakime found its headquarters, unaware that Kanzaki Kumo mocked its supposed wisdom.

• Kanao’s fast completion of the assessments led the Swordsmen to expect harsher training, and Kanzaki Kumo watched their dismay with amusement.
• Zenitsu, Yuichiro, Tanjiro, and Inosuke left Giyu’s assessment; Tanjiro urged the group to keep training because Kanao had already finished and returned to the Butterfly Mansion.
• Zenitsu explained that Kanao was close to his senior fellow disciple, whom he considered inhuman, and Tanjiro reminded the group that more dangerous battles were coming.
• Muzan compared the Demon King and the Demon Slayer Corps across ten supposed advantages, including immortality, experience, Blood Demon Arts, and destiny.
• Muzan resolved to wait for Nakime to locate the Corps headquarters, then attack, capture Kanzaki Kumo, and obtain the Blue Spider Lily.
• Kanzaki Kumo called Muzan’s wisdom world-shaking, and Muzan demanded to know what he meant.

Kanzaki Kumo was woken at night by Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai, who had come to challenge him to a spar. He agreed to fight them and dragged Sabito to the courtyard, where the commotion had already woken the girls at the Butterfly Mansion.

• After finishing his training and first-aid lessons, Kanzaki Kumo went to bed, but heard Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai sneaking into the Butterfly Mansion.
• Sabito repeatedly knocked on Kanzaki Kumo’s door until Kanzaki opened it, while Sabito celebrated finally waking him after years of waiting.
• Sabito told Kanzaki Kumo that he, Sanemi, and Obanai planned to challenge him together, and Kanzaki agreed to meet them at the training grounds.
• Kanzaki Kumo noticed that the three Hashira had broken the front-door lock and told them to pay for its replacement.
• Kanzaki Kumo pointed out that their late-night visit had woken the girls, and Sabito awkwardly pretended to admire the cloud-hidden moon.

Kanzaki Kumo sparred with Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai after they woke him in the middle of the night, using the Transparent World to control the fight. The exchange ended with Sabito injured again, while the others gained a clearer sense of the Transparent World's pressure and Sabito demanded another round.

• Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai woke Kanzaki Kumo at the Butterfly Mansion and challenged him to spar.
• Kanzaki Kumo activated the Transparent World and used their coordinated attacks to separate the three and isolate Sabito.
• Kanzaki Kumo launched Sabito into the air and outmaneuvered him, then blocked Sanemi and Obanai as they returned to the fight.
• Kanzaki Kumo used the momentum of their attacks to unleash a lightning strike that slammed Sabito into the ground.
• Sanemi and Obanai forced Kanzaki Kumo to dodge, and Sabito got back up to face him with them.
• The three sensed the pressure of the Transparent World, and Sabito raised his sword and demanded another round.

Kanzaki Kumo fought Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai, using the Transparent World to anticipate their attacks and escape their encirclement. He focused on beating Sabito, who entered the Transparent World while blocking one of Kanzaki Kumo’s blows.

• Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai surrounded Kanzaki Kumo and coordinated their attacks, with Obanai’s precise timing making him the most troublesome opponent.
• Makomo, Mitsuri, Kanae, and Kanao watched the fight from the Butterfly Mansion, while Kanao’s sharp eyes kept pace with Kanzaki Kumo’s movements.
• Kanzaki Kumo used Obanai’s attempt to block his escape to deflect an attack and leap out of the encirclement.
• Kanzaki Kumo drove Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai apart with Thunder Breathing, Second Form: Rice Spirit, then targeted Sabito.
• Sabito blocked Kanzaki Kumo’s strike and entered the Transparent World while taking the beating.

After the three Hashira were defeated in training, Sabito accidentally exhausted himself while practicing the Transparent World and woke to embarrassment. Kagaya Ubuyashiki summoned Gyomei and Kanzaki Kumo to reveal explosives beneath his residence and his plan to begin the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, though Kanzaki warned the blast would not seriously harm Muzan.

• Sabito, Sanemi, and Obanai challenged Kanzaki Kumo and were beaten, while Kanzaki was left exhausted and injured.
• Sabito practiced controlling the Transparent World in the infirmary, overextended his perception, and fell into a deep sleep.
• Sanemi and Obanai panicked when Sabito collapsed, but Kanzaki and Shinobu recognized that he only needed rest; Sabito later learned the whole mansion had witnessed the incident and wanted to hide.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki summoned Gyomei and Kanzaki Kumo, who sensed explosives packed beneath his residence.
• Kagaya explained that he believed Muzan Kibutsuji was close and intended to set off the explosives as the opening move of the final battle.
• Gyomei questioned the cost of Kagaya's sacrifice, and Kanzaki warned that the explosion would not kill or significantly harm Muzan.

Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei persuaded Kagaya to abandon his plan to die in an explosion and prepared to face Muzan at the Ubuyashiki Estate. On the ninth night after Kumo left the Butterfly Mansion, Muzan arrived, and Kumo revealed the Dyed Spider Lily before Muzan attacked.

• Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei convinced Kagaya to preserve his life and escorted his family to a safe house.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei waited at the Ubuyashiki Estate for Muzan, while Kumo sent a letter to the Butterfly Mansion and Gyomei sent instructions to his trainees.
• On the ninth night, Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei sensed Muzan's arrival, and Gyomei left through the back door as Kumo guarded the entrance.
• Muzan entered the estate and mistook Kumo's presence for a chance to seize him and learn the Blue Spider Lily's location.
• Kanzaki Kumo taunted Muzan and showed him the Dyed Spider Lily, prompting Muzan to attack the flower.

Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei destroyed the Blue Spider Lily in an explosion, thwarting Muzan’s thousand-year pursuit. As Muzan recovered and went after Kanzaki Kumo, Gyomei attacked him with his Meteor Hammer.

• Kanzaki Kumo threw the Blue Spider Lily into the air, and Muzan lunged to swallow it.
• Kanzaki Kumo used Thousand Birds to strike Muzan’s vital spots along scars left by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, then escaped through the doorway.
• Gyomei ignited the fuse, and the explosion’s flames consumed the Blue Spider Lily as Muzan cried out in despair.
• Kanzaki Kumo recovered outside while Muzan emerged from the ruins and set off to pursue him.
• Gyomei charged Muzan with his Meteor Hammer, and Muzan raised his newly healed arm to meet the blow.

Gyomei and Kanzaki Kumo fought Muzan while Tamayo injected it with a drug that began turning its cells human. The drug unsettled Muzan and prompted it to form a plan, while the Butterfly Mansion responded to the distant battle.

• Gyomei struck Muzan with his meteor hammer, and Muzan smashed away the weapon while regenerating its injuries.
• Tamayo injected Muzan with a demonification-reversal drug, and Kanzaki Kumo cut her free and carried her out of reach.
• Muzan realized the drug was disrupting its body, and Tamayo confirmed she had developed it before Gyomei attacked again with his Bright Red Nichirin Sword.
• Muzan resolved to eliminate the Demon Slayer Corps and obtain the Blue Spider Lily's whereabouts from Kanzaki Kumo.
• At the Butterfly Mansion, Kanae, Makomo, and others rushed toward the distant explosion while Shinobu Kocho and the medical staff prepared and distributed supplies.

Nakime pulled the attacking Hashira and many other Swordsmen into the Infinity Castle, where Muzan withdrew to deal with the drugs in its body. The scattered fighters faced separate enemies as Kanzaki Kumo fled a terrifying presence and Kanae heard a voice telling her to sleep.

• The Hashira joined Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei against Muzan, but Nakime transported them and many other Swordsmen into the Infinity Castle.
• Muzan retreated into the castle's depths to deal with the drugs in its body while its demons attacked the scattered fighters.
• Kanzaki Kumo sensed a terrifying presence while searching for his teammates and fled with Ink Shadow following him.
• Makomo and Mitsuri fought together against swarming demons, while Tengen Uzui encountered his younger brother bearing the marks of Upper Rank Four.
• Gyomei smashed through rooms toward a teammate, while Sabito and Giyu hurried toward Kanzaki Kumo after sensing his flight.
• Kanae cleared away the demons around her and then heard a gentle voice telling her to sleep.

Kanae broke free from Enmu’s illusion by recognizing that the false Kanzaki Kumo was not real, then entered the Transparent World and killed Enmu. She hurried toward Kanzaki Kumo’s presence, determined to prevent the future the illusion had shown.

• Kanae found herself in a flower field with an apparent Kanzaki Kumo, but grew suspicious when he tried to push aside her drawn blade.
• The false Kanzaki Kumo claimed Muzan had been destroyed and that he intended to merge Kanae and the others into himself.
• Kanae recognized the vision as an illusion and entered the Transparent World as her fury sharpened her focus.
• Kanae beheaded Enmu and cut his head apart before he could finish speaking.
• Kanae sensed Kanzaki Kumo nearby and hurried toward him.

Tengen Uzui fought his demon brother Naraku but was overwhelmed by his poisoned attacks until Kyojuro Rengoku intervened. After Kyojuro joined the battle, the brothers stood together, and Tengen asked Kyojuro to hold Naraku off while he recovered.

• Tengen Uzui struggled against Naraku, who mocked his older brother and revealed his Blood Demon Art.
• Naraku unleashed a frenzied barrage that worsened Tengen's poisoned wounds.
• Kyojuro Rengoku arrived and drove Naraku back with Flame Breathing.
• Tengen took an antidote and bandaged his wounds while Kyojuro fought Naraku.
• Naraku forced Kyojuro back, and Tengen rose to fight beside him.

Kanzaki Kumo confronted Kokushibo in the Infinity Castle and rejected his offer to become a demon, prompting Kokushibo to attack. Elsewhere, Tengen Uzui fought Naraku alone while Kyojuro prepared to awaken his Demon Slayer Mark, and Tengen’s left-eye makeup changed as he met Naraku’s powerful strike.

• Kyojuro held back after fighting Tengen Uzui so he could prepare to awaken his Demon Slayer Mark.
• Kokushibo intercepted the fleeing Kanzaki Kumo and called him a coward for avoiding a fight.
• Kanzaki Kumo challenged Kokushibo’s courage by reminding him that he had once begged for mercy from Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
• Kokushibo tried to persuade Kanzaki Kumo to become a demon, but Kanzaki Kumo revealed that he had overcome the Demon Slayer Mark’s side effects.
• Kokushibo attacked Kanzaki Kumo with Moon Breathing, First Form: Dark Moon-Evening Palace, and Kanzaki Kumo answered with Thunder Breathing, Second Form: Rice Spirit.
• Naraku overwhelmed Tengen Uzui, but Tengen continued fighting, and the makeup around his left eye suddenly became whole and darker as he faced Naraku’s strike.

Tengen Uzui and Kyojuro defeated Naraku, while Yushiro, Makomo, and Mitsuri advanced through the Infinity Castle toward Nakime. Kanzaki Kumo held out against Kokushibo until the other Hashira arrived, and their counterattacks finally wounded the demon.

• Tengen Uzui decapitated Naraku with Kyojuro’s help, then collapsed from his injuries and poison as Kyojuro left to support the others.
• A crowd of demons surrounded Tengen Uzui while he rested alone.
• Yushiro led Makomo and Mitsuri toward Nakime, using the Kasugai Crows’ shared vision to locate the Infinity Castle’s core.
• Kokushibo revealed its full Flesh-Bone Sword and attacked Kanzaki Kumo and the Hashira arriving at the battlefield.
• Gyomei and Giyu blocked Kokushibo’s attacks as the others counterattacked, forcing Kokushibo to retreat with wounds on its body.

Kokushibo faced the six Hashira as their strength, Transparent World abilities, and Demon Slayer Marks forced him to take the group seriously. Muichiro’s surprise attacks and Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei’s coordinated strikes kept the battle intense, and the chapter ended with Kumo and Gyomei pressing their attack to prevent Kokushibo from regaining control.

• Gyomei knocked Kokushibo’s meteor hammer away, while Kanzaki Kumo and Giyu caught Kanae and Sabito; Muichiro was thrown into a pillar but escaped serious injury.
• Kokushibo remarked on Gyomei’s strength and was astonished that four of the Hashira had entered the Transparent World; Sabito, Kanae, and Gyomei activated their Demon Slayer Marks.
• Muichiro entered the Transparent World and attacked Kokushibo from behind, prompting Kokushibo to unleash a broad Moon Breathing attack against the group.
• Gyomei, Kanae, Giyu, and Sabito attacked together, while Kanzaki Kumo used Thunder Breathing to slip through Kokushibo’s crescent blades and reach his flank.
• Kokushibo blocked Muichiro with a blade grown from his body, then sent the surrounding Hashira and Muichiro back with a barrage of blades.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei quickly recovered and attacked again with Thunder Breathing, Ninth Form and Stone Breathing, First Form.

Kanzaki Kumo and the other Demon Slayers coordinated their attacks to overcome Upper Rank One, Kokushibo. After Kokushibo disintegrated, Giyu returned with his Demon Slayer Mark awakened and remarked that no one had died.

• Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei forced Kokushibo to retreat, then Kanzaki Kumo nearly severed his neck with Thousand Birds.
• Gyomei, Giyu, Sabito, Muichiro, and Kanae joined forces to break through Kokushibo's defenses and sever his neck.
• Kokushibo began regenerating into a monstrous form, but Kanzaki Kumo struck again and the others repeatedly attacked him with Red Blades until he died.
• Giyu returned after awakening his Demon Slayer Mark and said, "Good thing no one died," prompting everyone to press a hand to their forehead.

Muzan tried to take control of Nakime after discovering she was helping the Demon Slayer Corps, but he detonated her demon blood when he failed. Nakime used her final moment to teleport everyone outside and strand Muzan far from his accumulated reserves, leaving him surrounded by Kanzaki Kumo and the others.

• Muzan sensed that Naraku and Kokushibo had died and ordered Nakime to send him to the surface.
• Yushiro used a talisman to control Nakime, teleporting ordinary Swordsmen outside and guiding Hashira to demons in the Infinity Castle.
• Muzan tried to seize control of Nakime, then detonated her demon blood when he could not take over.
• As she died, Nakime's biwa teleported everyone out of the Infinity Castle, including Muzan, and the castle collapsed.
• Nakime's final act stranded Muzan away from his crimson reserves and placed Kanzaki Kumo and the others around him.

Kanzaki Kumo and the Hashira surrounded Muzan at the ruined Ubuyashiki Estate, planning to stall him until sunrise. After Kumo provoked him into revealing his true form and attacking, Kumo and Sabito led a coordinated counterattack with Kanae and Giyu.

• Kanzaki Kumo assessed the battlefield and concluded that the fighters needed to hold out for three or four hours until sunrise.
• Kanzaki Kumo deduced that Yushiro and likely Makomo had reached Nakime, who betrayed Muzan before he killed her and drained some of his reserves.
• Kanzaki Kumo taunted Muzan, who transformed into his monstrous original form and threatened to make the Hashira suffer.
• Kanzaki Kumo interrupted Muzan's speech with another joke, prompting Muzan to attack with thorned, barbed whips.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Sabito coordinated their Breathing forms, with Kanae and Giyu following them as the four advanced on Muzan while the other six held back.

Kanzaki Kumo and the Hashira took turns attacking Muzan, whose immense strength and poisonous whips made it difficult to gain ground. As Kasugai Crows and Makomo’s group arrived, Muzan was horrified by the figure leading their charge.

• Gyomei stopped Sanemi and the others from joining the first attack, so Kanzaki Kumo, Sabito, Kanae, and Giyu engaged Muzan while a second team waited.
• Kanzaki Kumo used Thousand Birds to strike the scars Yoriichi Tsugikuni had left on Muzan, then escaped Muzan’s nine back whips as the first group withdrew.
• Gyomei and Muichiro took over, while Sanemi and Obanai and then Kyojuro and Tengen Uzui reddened their blades and joined the attack.
• Muzan’s back whips halted the six fighters’ advance, and his counterattacks began to turn the fight in his favor.
• Kasugai Crows and Makomo’s group arrived as Kanzaki Kumo and the others prepared to rejoin the battle, and their leading figure used Sun Breathing, Eleventh Form: Sun Halo Dragon Head Dance.

Muzan mistook Tanjuro for Yoriichi Tsugikuni and froze, allowing the Demon Slayer Corps to attack while Tamayo’s medicine prevented him from splitting apart to escape. Once Muzan realized Tanjuro was not Yoriichi, he launched a frenzied assault that pushed the fighters toward a stalemate, and Gyomei abandoned his defense to create an opening.

• Muzan saw Tanjuro’s resemblance to Yoriichi Tsugikuni and froze in terror, leaving himself open to attacks from Gyomei and the others.
• Tamayo’s medicine suppressed Muzan’s ability to split apart, and Tanjuro struck him with a sun-like blade while Muzan remained motionless.
• Muzan recognized that Tanjuro was not Yoriichi and attacked him in a fit of rage, prompting the Hashira and Kinoe-ranked Swordsmen to join the battle.
• Kagaya assigned lower-ranked Swordsmen to evacuate wounded Hashira, serve as a rescue squad, or transport supplies while the fighting continued.
• Muzan’s relentless offense drained the Demon Slayer Corps’ strength, so Gyomei abandoned his defense and used Stone Breathing to try to create an opening.

Gyomei’s attack gave the Demon Slayer Corps an opening to pressure Muzan, while Tamayo’s drugs weakened and aged him. Muzan unleashed a devastating sweep that injured Kanzaki Kumo, Kanae, and Makomo, but Mitsuri struck him as he prepared to gloat.

• Gyomei created an opening but was struck by Muzan’s whip and carried away for treatment.
• Kanzaki Kumo used Yushiro’s talisman to vanish and attack Muzan, inspiring the other swordsmen to use talismans and exploit openings.
• Muzan realized that Tamayo’s drugs were making him age rapidly and killing his cells, but chose to fight rather than retreat.
• Muzan grew whips from his legs and swept the nearby fighters away, badly injuring Kanzaki Kumo, Kanae, and Makomo.
• Shinobu Kocho rushed to treat them while Mitsuri struck Muzan’s head with her flexible blade.

Gyomei and the others kept Muzan occupied while Shinobu treated Kanzaki Kumo, Kanae, and Makomo. When the injured fighters returned to battle, dawn was nearing, and Muzan panicked as time ran out.

• Gyomei, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Kanao, Inosuke, and Mitsuri coordinated their attacks to keep Muzan from retreating or finishing them off.
• Shinobu Kocho treated Kanzaki Kumo, Kanae, and Makomo with an antidote and bandages, and Kanae and Makomo returned to the battlefield first.
• Kanzaki Kumo recovered enough to stand and ran back toward the battlefield despite the nick in his Nichirin Blade.
• Kanzaki Kumo and the other injured Hashira returned to confront Muzan, who was shocked they had recovered so quickly.
• Muzan saw the night sky beginning to brighten and panicked as dawn approached.

As dawn approached, Muzan desperately tried to break through the Demon Slayer Corps’ encirclement, but Tanjuro awakened and stopped him with Sun Breathing. Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei took over the fight as Tanjuro withdrew, leaving Muzan still trapped and weakened.

• Muzan tore through the Corps’ encirclement, but Gyomei and Kanzaki Kumo repeatedly blocked his escape while Mitsuri, Kanao, and Kanae pulled him down and he sacrificed his lower leg to get free.
• Muzan unleashed a powerful sound wave that blasted away the surrounding Swordsmen and Kakushi, but the shock also awakened Tanjuro.
• Tanjuro struck Muzan with Sun Breathing, and Muzan recognized his appearance and technique as resembling Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
• Tanjuro repeated the forms of Sun Breathing to hold off Muzan, but the toxins in his wounds spread and left him close to collapse.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei returned to the fight and took over holding Muzan back, while Tanjuro withdrew due to his injuries.

Tanjuro activated his Demon Slayer Mark to protect Tanjiro, then Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei held Muzan off until sunrise. Kanzaki Kumo tricked Muzan into chasing a fake Blue Spider Lily, and Muzan disintegrated in midair.

• Tanjuro confirmed Tanjiro was alive, activated his Demon Slayer Mark, and charged Muzan before Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei took over.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Gyomei endured Muzan's attacks until the sun rose and began burning him.
• Muzan transformed into a giant infant and tried to dig a shelter, but Kagaya's prepared forces restrained him with iron chains.
• Muzan broke the chains and began smashing a hole in the ground as his body burned in the sunlight.
• Kanzaki Kumo displayed a fake Blue Spider Lily and threw it into the air, luring Muzan into leaping after it.
• Muzan swallowed the fake flower, realized the deception too late, and turned to ash beneath the morning sun.