Chapter Summaries

Kanzaki Kumo taunted Gyokko into leaving his pot and revealing his true form, then struggled to counter the demon’s increased speed and Blood Demon Art. After Gyokko turned parts of Kumo’s haori into fish, Kumo’s rage surged and he prepared Thunder Breathing, Ninth Form: Divine Judgment.

• Kanzaki Kumo wounded Gyokko while cutting through his tentacles, then mocked him and criticized his pot to provoke him.
• Kanzaki Kumo used Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, to attack Gyokko as he left the pot and revealed his true body.
• Gyokko attacked Kumo with his enhanced speed and God’s Hand, while Kumo dodged and taunted him.
• Gyokko unleashed Blood Demon Art: Killer Fish Scales, turning sections of Kumo’s haori into fish.
• Kanzaki Kumo grew furious over the damage to his haori and announced Thunder Breathing, Ninth Form: Divine Judgment.

Kanzaki Kumo used Divine Judgment to behead Gyokko, but the technique left him severely injured and unconscious. After Gyomei carried him to the Butterfly Mansion for treatment, Kumo woke late at night to find Shinobu Kocho asleep beside him, holding his hand.

• Kanzaki Kumo unleashed Divine Judgment and beheaded Gyokko, who tried to strike him once more before Gyomei crushed his remains.
• Kanzaki Kumo’s rage over Makomo’s condition and Gyokko’s destruction of Kanae’s haori had driven him to abandon the plan and overtax his body with the killing strike.
• Ink Shadow landed on Kanzaki Kumo’s shoulder, causing his exhausted body to topple, and Gyomei carried him to the Butterfly Mansion.
• Shinobu Kocho and Butterfly Zemu stabilized Makomo and then treated Kanzaki Kumo’s severe internal injuries and damaged muscles.
• Kanzaki Kumo regained consciousness late at night and saw Shinobu Kocho sleeping beside his bed while gently holding his hand.

Kanzaki Kumo woke after three days unconscious from his fight with Gyokko, badly injured but able to speak, and was cared for by Shinobu Kocho and Kanae. He explained that anger over Makomo and the ruined haori had made him lose control, and Kanae promised to make him two new haori each year.

• Kanzaki Kumo woke in the Butterfly Mansion after three days, unable to move below his neck, and Shinobu Kocho hurried to bring him porridge.
• Kanae checked on Kanzaki Kumo, told him Makomo had awakened and was recovering, and asked why he had risked his life instead of waiting for Himejima.
• Kanae and Shinobu Kocho helped Kanzaki Kumo sit up and fed him porridge while he reassured them that he would not act recklessly again.
• Kanzaki Kumo said he had lost control after seeing Makomo nearly die and watching Gyokko ruin Kanae's haori.
• Kanae promised to make Kanzaki Kumo two new haori every year, and he worried aloud that she might wear herself out.

Kanzaki Kumo woke from his injuries and comforted Shinobu Kocho, Makomo, and Kanao, who had been keeping vigil over him. After months of recovery and rehabilitation, he received notice of a Hashira Meeting.

• Kanzaki Kumo persuaded Shinobu Kocho to sleep in the caregiver's bed after she had watched over him for three nights.
• Makomo and Kanae visited Kanzaki Kumo the next morning, and Kanao rushed to his bedside and broke down in tears when she saw he was awake.
• Butterfly Zemu examined Kanzaki Kumo, scolded him for risking his life, and found that his injuries were healing well.
• Kanzaki Kumo remained bedridden for half a month as Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Jigoro Kuwajima, Zenitsu, Urokodaki, and Kyojuro visited or sent their concern.
• Kanzaki Kumo gradually regained his mobility and resumed rehabilitation, then received notice of a Hashira Meeting three months after his injury.

After Gyokko was killed by the Demon Slayer Corps, Muzan summoned the Upper Ranks to the Infinity Castle for the first time in 107 years. The gathering ended with Muzan appearing before the assembled demons.

• Nakime summoned Akaza to the Infinity Castle, where Hantengu waited and worried about the unlucky 107-year interval.
• Nakime announced that the Demon Slayer Corps had killed Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, and Doma arrived mourning the loss of his pots.
• Doma put an arm around Akaza, who punched him and shattered the lower half of his face; Doma quickly healed and let go.
• Kokushibo appeared, severed Akaza's raised fist, and warned him to respect the hierarchy unless he sought a rank replacement blood battle.
• Nakime announced Muzan's arrival, and the Upper Ranks knelt as Muzan appeared beside a table of glass instruments.

After Muzan condemned the Upper Ranks for failing to find the Ubuyashiki Clan and the Blue Spider Lily, he strengthened Nakime. Back at the Butterfly Mansion, Kanzaki Kumo recovered and trained while Kanae returned from a mission having killed Lower Rank Four, leaving the Corps preparing for a Hashira Meeting.

• Muzan berated the Upper Ranks over Gyokko’s death and their failure to eliminate the Ubuyashiki Clan or find the Blue Spider Lily, then ordered them to try harder.
• Muzan injected more of his blood into Nakime, who endured the pain and sent him to a designated location through the Infinity Castle.
• Makomo resumed patrols after completing Rehabilitation Training, and Kanae later returned to missions as Kanzaki Kumo recovered and restarted his sword practice.
• Kanzaki Kumo told Shinobu Kocho that she should focus on medicine and poison rather than fighting powerful demons on the front lines.
• Kanae returned from a three-day mission and reported that she had killed Lower Rank Four, a timid demon who attacked with vines.
• Makomo teased Kanae about becoming the Flower Hashira before a Kasugai Crow delivered notice of a Hashira Meeting.

Kanzaki Kumo briefed the Hashira about Gyokko and warned them that the demon hiding within the Eternal Paradise Cult was likely far stronger than Upper Rank Five. Kagaya agreed to keep the Corps away from the cult until they grew stronger, and the chapter ended with Kanae and Makomo suspecting why Kumo had raised the warning.

• Kanzaki Kumo recounted his battle with Gyokko and explained how Gyomei had helped him kill the Upper Rank.
• Kanzaki Kumo told the Hashira that Gyokko had feared a powerful demon connected to the Eternal Paradise Cult and advised them to avoid the cult's territory.
• Kanzaki Kumo argued that attacking the cult now would likely get the Hashira killed, and Kagaya supported his recommendation.
• Kagaya shared the Ubuyashiki Family's findings that the cult had existed for centuries and was made up of beautiful women with tragic lives.
• Kanae and Makomo exchanged a glance and seemed to understand why Kanzaki Kumo wanted them to avoid the cult.

Kanzaki Kumo returned to the Butterfly Mansion with eighteen letters from Mitsuri Kanroji, whose increasingly frequent messages showed how worried and lonely she had become without a reply. As Makomo, Shinobu Kocho, Kanae, and Kanao read the letters with him, Kumo agreed to write back, leaving the group poised to answer Mitsuri.

• Kanzaki Kumo returned to the Butterfly Mansion with a stack of letters, and he told Makomo, Kanae, Shinobu Kocho, and Kanao that they came from a young woman friend.
• Kanao asked whether she was getting another big sister, and Kanzaki Kumo said that Kanao would soon have four big sisters looking after her.
• Kanzaki Kumo explained that the letters were from Mitsuri Kanroji and that eighteen had arrived over four months, with the messages becoming more frequent as she waited for his reply.
• Kanzaki Kumo, Makomo, Shinobu Kocho, Kanae, and Kanao read Mitsuri's first letter, and he explained how Mitsuri's unusual appearance and strength had left her without friends before he befriended her.
• The group read Mitsuri's second letter, in which she said Kanzaki Kumo was her only friend and pleaded with him not to ignore or abandon her.
• Makomo and Shinobu Kocho pinched Kanzaki Kumo for leaving Mitsuri waiting, then told him to finish reading the letters so he could write back.

After reading Mitsuri Kanroji’s increasingly distressed letters, Kanzaki Kumo decided to visit her in person and apologize. He reached her home and promised that he would never abandon her, while Mitsuri embraced him and called him her friend forever.

• Kanzaki Kumo and the girls read Mitsuri’s letters, and he asked how he should reply.
• Kanae, Makomo, Shinobu Kocho, and Kanao urged Kanzaki Kumo to consider Mitsuri’s feelings; Makomo said they would need to meet her properly first.
• Kanzaki Kumo hurried to Mitsuri’s home with boxes of Sakura Mochi.
• Mitsuri first shut the gate, then opened it and threw herself into Kanzaki Kumo’s arms.
• Kanzaki Kumo apologized and promised not to abandon Mitsuri, and Mitsuri told him he was her only friend.

Kanzaki Kumo visited Mitsuri to apologize for leaving her letters unanswered, and they reconciled as he told her about his painful childhood. After Mitsuri asked about his haori, she learned he had a lover and felt an unfamiliar discomfort.

• Kanzaki Kumo offered Mitsuri Sakura Mochi as an apology, and Mitsuri revealed that her family owned the sweet shop where he bought it.
• Mitsuri invited Kanzaki Kumo inside and asked to hear about his past, then cried as he recounted his unhappy childhood.
• Mitsuri explained that she had been upset when his letters did not arrive but kept writing because she trusted he would answer someday.
• Mitsuri told Kanzaki Kumo she had graduated from Teacher Hirano's gymnastics lessons and was happy he had come to visit.
• Kanzaki Kumo said his lover had sewn his haori, and Mitsuri asked whether he had a lover.

Kanzaki Kumo told Mitsuri that he had more than one lover, leaving her confused by the sour discomfort she felt. He explained that she was jealous because she cared about him, then left her alone to consider what kind of relationship she wanted with him.

• Kanzaki Kumo told Mitsuri he had multiple lovers, and she was stunned by the news.
• Mitsuri admitted she felt an unpleasant, sour ache but did not know why.
• Kanzaki Kumo explained that her discomfort was jealousy caused by caring about him and wanting him to herself.
• Kanzaki Kumo asked Mitsuri to decide for herself who she wanted him to be to her.
• Kanzaki Kumo gently patted Mitsuri's head and left to give her time to think, while Mitsuri nodded dazedly.

Kanzaki Kumo spoke privately with Mitsuri's parents about his feelings for her, his other lovers, and his dangerous work fighting demons. Her parents remained cautious but left the choice of her future to Mitsuri.

• Kanzaki Kumo followed the Kanroji parents after noticing them eavesdropping outside Mitsuri's room.
• Kanroji Kaito challenged Kanzaki Kumo for pursuing Mitsuri despite having other lovers, and Kanzaki Kumo said Mitsuri would decide what happened between them.
• Kanzaki Kumo explained that he belonged to an organization that fought monsters and said he would wait until Mitsuri was older and had considered their relationship before telling her everything.
• Kanzaki Kumo promised to risk his life to protect Mitsuri if she joined the organization, and Kanroji Kaito asked him to keep his word.
• After Kanzaki Kumo left, Kanroji Kaito and Kanroji Hina discussed his claims and agreed to let Mitsuri choose her own future.

Kanzaki Kumo spent the day with Mitsuri at her home, then took her out to eat after they were both still hungry from lunch. The chapter ended with them walking back together, Mitsuri's hand in his, as they shared Sakura Mochi.

• Mitsuri apologized for forgetting to tell Kanzaki Kumo where the bathroom was and invited him to stay for lunch.
• During lunch, Mitsuri blushed and stole glances at Kanzaki Kumo while her parents watched them with quiet interest.
• After the food ran out, Mitsuri and Kanzaki Kumo understood that they were both still hungry and decided to go out together.
• Mitsuri told her parents she would show Kanzaki Kumo around town and led him out by the wrist.
• Mitsuri and Kanzaki Kumo visited food stalls on two nearby streets and bought Sakura Mochi before walking home hand in hand.

After leaving Mitsuri’s home, Kanzaki Kumo returned to the Butterfly Mansion and told the others about his growing relationship with her. He resolved to focus on body tempering, while the girls accepted his decision to keep Mitsuri away from the Demon Slayer Corps for now.

• Kanzaki Kumo comforted Mitsuri after they let go of hands, then told her about Makomo Urokodaki, Kanae, Shinobu, and Kanao.
• Kanzaki Kumo left Mitsuri’s home and decided to intensify his body-tempering training after considering the physical gap between himself and powerful demons.
• Kanzaki Kumo returned to the Butterfly Mansion, where Kanao, Kanae, Shinobu Kocho, and Makomo greeted him before dinner.
• Kanzaki Kumo recounted his trip, and Shinobu Kocho teased him about Mitsuri falling for him after only three meetings.
• Kanzaki Kumo said Mitsuri would not visit the Butterfly Mansion yet because she was young and had a happy family; Makomo considered visiting her and Senior Rengoku.
• Kanao tapped Kanzaki Kumo’s calf, then settled down when he fed her, while Butterfly Zemu coughed and sighed at the table.

After months of recovering and training under Gyomei, Kanzaki Kumo paused his regimen to oversee the Final Selection with Shinjuro, where Kyojuro participated. Having reached his goal of staying conscious through a full training session, Kanzaki Kumo took a few days off and set out to visit Mitsuri with Kanae.

• Kanzaki Kumo trained under Gyomei for two months while Kanao, Shinobu Kocho, Makomo, and Kanae visited or joined his training.
• Kanzaki Kumo and Shinjuro oversaw the Final Selection, and Shinjuro watched Kyojuro take part.
• After seven days, four participants passed the selection, and no one died.
• Kanzaki Kumo continued training for more than two months until he could finish Gyomei's full regimen without losing consciousness.
• Kanzaki Kumo decided to visit Mitsuri's home, and Kanae joined him after saying the girls' decision was a secret.

Kanzaki Kumo brought Kanae Kocho to meet Mitsuri Kanroji and her parents, while Kanae reassured Mitsuri about joining their relationship and helped ease her feelings of inferiority. Kumo promised Mitsuri’s father that he would protect her and keep her away from his organization for now, giving the family time to judge whether they could trust him.

• Mitsuri welcomed Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae Kocho, then grew nervous and self-conscious beside Kanae.
• Kanzaki Kumo left the two women to talk and went to meet Mitsuri’s parents.
• Kanae told Mitsuri she had come as a representative to meet their future sister and acknowledged that jealousy was natural because they cared about Kumo.
• Kanae praised Mitsuri and encouraged her to have confidence, and the two girls embraced as Mitsuri’s parents watched.
• Kaito challenged Kanzaki Kumo about pursuing Mitsuri, and Kumo admitted he was greedy and promised to protect her.
• Kanzaki Kumo told Kaito that Mitsuri would stay with her family and remain uninvolved with his organization while they got to know him.

Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae visited the Rengoku Family, where Kyojuro confirmed that Kanzaki Kumo’s warning had helped him survive a demon’s flute-based Blood Demon Art. Two days later, they arrived at the Ubuyashiki Estate for Sabito’s promotion to Hashira, where Giyu’s blunt remark provoked laughter and revealed that he had earned his own promotion by slaying a demon overnight.

• Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae visited Mitsuri’s home for lunch, then went to the Rengoku Family to see Shinjuro and Kyojuro.
• Kyojuro told Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae that earplugs had helped him resist a demon who controlled people through flute sounds.
• Shinjuro explained that Obanai had gone to learn a Breathing Style, and Kanzaki Kumo guessed that he would study Water Breathing.
• A Kasugai Crow summoned Kanzaki Kumo and Kanae to a Hashira Meeting after Sabito met the requirements for promotion.
• At the Ubuyashiki Estate, Giyu told Sabito that he admired his courage for challenging someone he could not beat, making Kanzaki Kumo, Kanae, and Makomo stifle their laughter.
• Sabito revealed that Giyu had slain his final required demon the previous night, explaining his dark circles and presence at the meeting.

Kanzaki Kumo proposed giving up a fixed patrol territory so he could support the other Hashira, then demonstrated his superior speed and strength in sparring with Sabito and Giyu. The meeting ended with Gyomei agreeing to train both Water Hashira.

• Kanzaki Kumo proposed dividing the patrol territories among the other six Hashira while he served as a mobile support unit, and Kagaya and the others agreed.
• The Hashira assigned territories, with Makomo and Kanae receiving areas near the Butterfly Mansion and Gyomei covering the region around the Eternal Paradise Cult.
• Kanzaki Kumo defeated Sabito in a spar, testing his swordsmanship and finishing the match with Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash.
• Giyu demonstrated his self-created Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm, but Kanzaki Kumo broke through it with Thunder Breathing, Seventh Form: Dragon's Roam.
• Kanzaki Kumo recommended that Sabito and Giyu train with Gyomei, who agreed to help strengthen them.

After Shinjuro lost a spar to Sabito, Kanzaki Kumo reassured him and the Hashira Meeting ended. On a month-long detour toward Mount Kumotori, Kanzaki Kumo found a white-haired boy who had trapped a demon and was beating it while waiting for sunrise.

• Sabito learned Shinjuro's fighting patterns and overpowered him, so Shinjuro conceded the spar.
• Kanzaki Kumo reminded Shinjuro that he had helped the younger Hashira grow, and Shinjuro recovered his enthusiasm.
• Kanzaki Kumo set off from the Butterfly Mansion toward Mount Kumotori, detouring through Asakusa to search for a demon who could grant invisibility.
• After two nights without finding a demon, Kanzaki Kumo heard howls on the third night and followed Ink Shadow to a grove outside a town.
• Kanzaki Kumo found a white-haired boy holding a demon upside down with ropes and striking it with an axe while waiting for sunrise.
• The boy warned Kanzaki Kumo to leave, though he was focused on keeping the demon trapped because he could not kill it himself.

Kanzaki Kumo defeated a demon and recruited Sanemi Shinazugawa into the Demon Slayer Corps. After learning about Sanemi’s tragic past, Kanzaki Kumo asked Kagaya to help find Sanemi’s younger brother, Genya Shinazugawa, hoping to reunite the brothers sooner.

• Kanzaki Kumo freed the bound demon, pinned it down, and killed it with poison while Sanemi Shinazugawa watched.
• Kanzaki Kumo explained the Demon Slayer Corps and offered Sanemi a place in it, and Sanemi agreed to join.
• Sanemi led Kanzaki Kumo to his home, and the next day the Kakushi took Sanemi away while Kanzaki continued his journey.
• Sanemi’s family had been killed by his demonized mother, and Genya had mistaken Sanemi for their mother’s murderer.
• Kanzaki Kumo asked Kagaya to find Genya Shinazugawa and sent a letter explaining that he had recruited Sanemi.