Arc 21Chapters 501–516
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Gyomei struggled to get close to Muzan while fending off his massive flesh arm, until Kanae and Mitsuri joined him. Mitsuri severed the arm and Gyomei struck at Muzan, leaving Kanae poised to attack at his side.
Mitsuri and Kanae were incapacitated by Muzan’s roar as the battle continued, while demons overwhelmed the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. Teiichi arrived and told the ailing Kagaya Ubuyashiki that he would see whether they succeeded, holding a syringe filled with red liquid.
After Kyojuro Rengoku died from his wounds, Tanjiro blamed himself and attacked Akaza in a rage. He regained his composure, entered a strange state, and beheaded Akaza, but Akaza’s headless body moved before Tanjiro could finish him.
Akaza regrew his head and unleashed a barrage of shock waves against Tanjiro, Giyu, Obanai, Inosuke, and Zenitsu. Elsewhere, Sanemi, Muichiro, and Kanao struggled against Kokushibo until Kanon suddenly attacked his neck from behind.
Sanemi, Muichiro, Kanon, and Kanao beheaded Kokushibo, but his body did not turn to ash, so Sanemi embedded a Red Nichirin Blade in it while they waited for support. At the Infinity Castle, Gyomei pulled unconscious Kanae and Mitsuri away from Muzan’s blood whips, and Mitsuri woke as the whips closed in.
Gyomei, Kanae, and Mitsuri stalled Muzan until Tengen Uzui arrived and helped them fight him. After Muzan knocked Tamayo away, Kanae resolved to inject him with the drug herself, even if she had to block out his sonic attacks.
Kanae blinded herself by destroying her hearing so she could help Tengen Uzui and Gyomei Himejima fight Muzan Kibutsuji, while Shinobu Kocho and Yushiro gambled on Nakime returning to her original room. Shinobu sent Yushiro to wait there as she continued pursuing Nakime.
Kanae and the others struggled to break through Muzan’s defenses long enough for her to inject the demon-to-human drug. Muzan’s attention briefly shifted to another demon, giving Kanae an opening to reach him and begin her final form.
Kanae injected Muzan with the drug that could turn demons into humans, and the Demon Slayers fought to keep him from overcoming its effects. As Muzan and Yushiro struggled for control of Nakime and the Infinity Castle, Teiichi arrived and made his move.
Inside the Infinity Castle, Kaigaku saved Hase and Nakamura from demons while the slayers fought desperately across several battles. Muichiro faced Kokushibo alone as Tanjiro, Giyu, and Obanai battled Akaza, and both Upper Ranks paused to listen or look toward something approaching.
Teiichi destroyed Infinity Castle and brought the fight against Muzan and his demons to Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. Exhausted after unleashing his Wind Field, he confronted Muzan, who tried to flee but found Kokushibo and Akaza standing still.
Muzan offered Teiichi immortality in exchange for letting him go, but Teiichi rejected the bargain and described eternal life as a prison of endless time and despair. Muzan was left confronted with the possibility that achieving his goal would give him no purpose.
Teiichi rejected Muzan’s offer and fought Muzan, Kokushibo, and Akaza at the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters. After decapitating Muzan and realizing the humanizing drug had weakened him, Teiichi prepared his secret art as dawn approached.
Teiichi defeated Muzan and the remaining Upper Ranks, ending the demon threat as the sun rose on a victorious but costly battle. As the Corps celebrated, he reunited with Kanae and realized she had lost her hearing.
Over a month after Muzan's defeat, Teiichi and Kanae paid their respects to the fallen, and the Demon Slayer Corps later held a gathering where Kagaya announced its disbandment. When Tengen asked what Teiichi would do next, Teiichi planned to travel with Kanae, but their friends quickly turned it into a group trip.
As the first snow fell at the Butterfly Mansion, Teiichi and Kanae talked about traveling in the spring. Teiichi presented Kanae with a ring and asked to share her future, leaving her answer unstated.