Chapter Summaries

Kiyohiko saved a gravely injured Demon Slayer by taking on his wounds and healing them himself, prompting Shinobu Kocho to show unexpected concern. Shinobu led Kiyohiko to the dining hall for a supposed special meal, and Aoi Kanzaki and the Kakushi realized Shinobu might be planning to cook it herself.

• Shinobu Kocho struggled to save a Demon Slayer whose abdomen had been torn open and who was losing too much blood.
• Kiyohiko moved Shinobu aside and healed the injured man, taking an identical wound that soon healed on his own body.
• Shinobu asked Kiyohiko whether it had hurt and touched his healed abdomen, then returned to teasing him when he joked about her concern.
• Shinobu invited Kiyohiko to the dining hall for a special meal, claiming it was a reward for losing blood.
• Aoi Kanzaki revealed that the dining hall had no food prepared, leading her and the Kakushi to suspect Shinobu Kocho was going to cook herself.

After Kiyohiko recovered from his injuries, Shinobu Kocho prepared a special meal at the Butterfly Mansion, and he joined her in the kitchen. Shinobu teased him by comparing them to newlyweds, leaving Kiyohiko flustered as they finished cooking.

• Aoi Kanzaki ordered the Kakushi members to clean the room after Kiyohiko was out of danger.
• Shinobu Kocho began cooking a special meal while Kiyohiko watched from the dining area.
• Kiyohiko offered to help and washed greens, then passed them to Shinobu.
• Shinobu Kocho joked that they looked like a newlywed couple, and Kiyohiko choked on his water and denied being embarrassed.
• Shinobu Kocho finished the noodles and called Kiyohiko over to eat.

Kiyohiko ate the ginger-heavy udon Shinobu Kocho had made, then clashed with her over his reckless use of his pain- and injury-transferring Blood Demon Art. Shinobu warned him she would restrain or kill him if he lost control, and the chapter ended with her turning away in anger.

• Shinobu Kocho tricked Kiyohiko into eating a huge serving of ginger by pretending to be hurt when he complained.
• Shinobu Kocho told Kiyohiko he was forbidden from using his Blood Demon Art recklessly because its strain and hunger could make him lose control.
• Kiyohiko refused to promise he would stop saving injured people, insisting that doing so was his own bottom line.
• Shinobu Kocho threatened to confine Kiyohiko and feed him wisteria poison medicine, or cut off his head if he became a danger.
• Kiyohiko tried to placate Shinobu Kocho by offering to ask her before saving someone next time, but she told him to shut up and turned her back.

Kiyohiko tried to find a way to apologize to Shinobu Kocho after she ignored him, but his attempts to get advice from Aoi, Kanao, and the three little girls all failed. He ended the morning sprawled in despair on the storage room floor.

• Shinobu Kocho walked past Kiyohiko without acknowledging him when he tried to greet her.
• Kiyohiko asked Aoi Kanzaki how his friend could make up with a girl he had angered, and Aoi scolded him for not caring about himself before making him wash sheets.
• Kiyohiko asked Kanao how to calm an angry girl, but her silent smile gave him no useful answer.
• Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho suggested red bean buns, cat's cradle, and blowing away the pain, so Kiyohiko imagined Shinobu retaliating and lay down in despair.

Kiyohiko sought Mitsuri Kanroji’s advice on ending Shinobu Kocho’s silent treatment, but Mitsuri recommended a dramatic kabedon. The plan was exposed to Shinobu, who seemed eager to see Kiyohiko try it.

• Kiyohiko intercepted Mitsuri Kanroji and asked her how his supposed friend could make an angry woman forgive him.
• Mitsuri advised Kiyohiko to corner the woman with a kabedon, reassure her, and bring a gift.
• Kiyohiko asked Mitsuri to keep their conversation secret and left to consider how he would apologize to Shinobu Kocho.
• Mitsuri ran into Shinobu, panicked under her questions, and revealed Kiyohiko’s kabedon idea.
• Shinobu Kocho heard about the plan and said she was looking forward to it.

Kiyohiko apologized to Shinobu Kocho for ignoring her feelings and admitted that she was the most important person to him. Shinobu accepted his apology and the ginger pork, then returned to Mitsuri Kanroji blushing and admitted that something good had happened.

• Shinobu Kocho realized Kiyohiko had planned a kabedon, then went to meet him while Mitsuri Kanroji waited in her room.
• Kiyohiko abandoned his plan and offered Shinobu a plate of ginger pork, but she teased him about his clumsy methods.
• Kiyohiko apologized and confessed that he had failed to consider her feelings and did not want her to worry because she was the most important person to him.
• Shinobu accepted his apology and took the plate, while Kiyohiko's confession raised her Bond Value to 80.
• Shinobu returned to Mitsuri with the pork, denied that a kabedon had happened, and admitted that something good had occurred.

After dinner at the Butterfly Mansion, Shinobu Kocho asked Kiyohiko why he risked himself to save people, and he began telling her about his former life as a doctor's apprentice. The chapter ended with Kiyohiko recounting his exhausting medical work while Shinobu listened attentively.

• Shinobu Kocho teased Kiyohiko into eating a large serving of pickled ginger, and Aoi Kanzaki and Kanao were relieved that the two had made up.
• After dinner, Shinobu Kocho joined Kiyohiko on the veranda and asked why he was so determined to keep people from dying.
• Kiyohiko avoided explaining his reincarnation and began a story about his life when he was three.
• Shinobu Kocho said she was interested in everything about Kiyohiko, and he eagerly described his former work as a doctor's apprentice.

Kiyohiko dominated Aoi Kanzaki in a medicinal-broth splashing game and bragged that Shinobu Kocho would be his next target for revenge. Shinobu appeared behind him and confronted him after hearing his plan.

• Kiyohiko splashed Aoi Kanzaki seven times and mocked her for losing.
• Aoi Kanzaki accused Kiyohiko of cheating, but he reminded her that she had challenged him and splashed him repeatedly before.
• Kiyohiko declared that he would take revenge on Shinobu Kocho by trapping her and taunting her.
• Aoi Kanzaki noticed Shinobu Kocho behind Kiyohiko and tried to warn him.
• Shinobu Kocho confronted Kiyohiko about his plan while resting her hand on her Nichirin Blade.

Shinobu Kocho prepared to take Kiyohiko on a mission, teasing and overpowering him before he shrank himself to fit inside a specially made box. The chapter ended with Shinobu carrying him on her back as they set off.

• Shinobu Kocho teased Kiyohiko about their earlier sparring, while Aoi Kanzaki fled the dojo and left him to face her.
• Shinobu Kocho pinned Kiyohiko down, and he apologized while privately claiming he had let her win.
• Shinobu Kocho explained that she had a padded wooden box made so she could take Kiyohiko along as bait or a meat shield.
• Kiyohiko teased Shinobu Kocho about having planned to bring him, but she threatened to cut him up and pack him into the box.
• Kiyohiko shrank to child size, climbed into the box, and thanked Shinobu Kocho for making it comfortable.
• Shinobu Kocho shut and fastened the box, lifted it onto her back, and warned Kiyohiko to hold on as they departed.

Shinobu Kocho and Kiyohiko reached a Wisteria Family Crest household and were mistaken for a married couple. The old woman assigned them the only available guest room, leaving them to face the awkward arrangement together.

• Shinobu Kocho let Kiyohiko out of his box and warned him not to reveal that he was a demon.
• Shinobu Kocho introduced herself to the old woman at the wisteria-crested house, who welcomed them inside.
• The old woman mistook Shinobu Kocho and Kiyohiko for husband and wife, and Kiyohiko frantically denied it.
• Shinobu Kocho called Kiyohiko her disobedient subordinate while the old woman remained unconvinced.
• The old woman said there was only one guest room left and hurried away, leaving Shinobu Kocho and Kiyohiko staring at each other.