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The fight against Muzan is here, and a new Lord Ubuyashiki must make tactical calls and lead the Demon Slayer Corps against their most powerful foe. The losses have been great, though, so the remaining Demon Slayers must come together to take on Muzan with the remaining Hashira who are alive. In the middle of the battle, Tanjiro is sidelined and takes a trip into an inherited memory from his ancestor. He relives much of Yoriichi’s young life after he left his family home, including the time he almost defeated Muzan.
The goodwill tournament is interrupted by several foes and one of them creates a shield over the students that is made specifically for keeping Satoru out. Inside the shield, special grade demons go after the students. Inumaki, Megumi, and Noritoshi face off against Hanami, who tells them humans are the blight of the planet. Todo and Itadori continue to fight together, and Todo help Itadori unlock the hidden potential of his powerful punch attacks. Todo reveals his true jujutsu powers, which include being able to change places with other jutsushiki forces.
As the corps battles with Kokushibo, the Upper Rank Demon #1, we dive into his backstory of four hundred years ago. There, we see him and his his twin brother, Yoriichi, who was born with a special mark on his forehead, and who grew up to develop the several breathing techniques for the Demon Slayer Corps. Kokushibo was immensely jealous of his twin’s exceptional skill with the sword, and he spent most of his life trying to learn and catch up to Yoriichi’s skill. In the present battle, Kokushibo goes against Himejima, who must rely heavily on his use of seeing the Transparent World to fight this powerful demon, as well as Tokito, Genya, and Sanemi.
The Japan Defense Force is reeling from the loss of one of their high ranking leaders in the continuing fight with the dangerous Kaiju No. 9. Kafka also finds himself with a piece on the back of his hand that will not un-transform from his Kaiju self. In the bowels of the Defense Force labs, a remnant of Kaiju No. 10 awakens and makes a deal with Vice-Captain Hoshina that he hopes will turn the tide against No. 9. Within the Defense Force, the scientists think they have located a candidate who is compatible to use some of the Force's weapons they've created using remnants of Kaijus, but to train to use them either results in a powerful Defense Force soldier, or death.
The goodwill tournament continues between the Kyoto and Tokyo jujutsu schools but it becomes clear very quickly that the Kyoto students have been given orders to kill Itadori. Todo, a strong student from the Kyoto school, takes Itadori on and challenges him to rethink what he knows about how he harnesses cursed energy The students square off against each other instead of fight the demons that have been released around the arena. We learn of Panda’s true nature and what makes him so special as he battles a student from Kyoto who has a similar situation. Maki and Mai come face to face and they use the battle to settle a familial dispute that has been raging for years.
Kanao and Inosuke battle Doma to avenge their families and carry through Shinobu’s master plan for revenge, and Kanao uses a breathing technique that gives her a boost but may cost her in the end. Elsewhere, the Mist Hashira, Tokito, find Kokushibo, the Kizuki's Upper Rank #1 demon, who recognizes Tokito’s ancestors and believes he will be valuable as a demon. He tries to convince Tokito to convert while battling the Hashira and other Demon Slayers. Genya and Sanemi also come to help battle Kokushibo, who uses powerful Moon Breathing techniques despite being a demon. Himejima, the Stone Hashira, also joins the fray as Kokushibo is the most powerful they have all faced to this point.
Tanjiro dives into another memory of a technique his father once taught him called the Transparent World where he can see and sense his enemies’ on a muscular and molecular level, and it gives him an edge in fighting Akaza with Giya. As Tanjiro’s attacks begin connecting, Akaza starts to remember his human life, and his loved ones plead to him from the afterlife. Elsewhere, Kanao takes on Doma, but Inosuke also arrived to join that battle. While Inosuke was ready to show off the product of all his training, it turns out that he has a terrible connection with Doma as well, and he re-enters the fray with a renewed hatred for his foe.
Shinobu, the Insect Hashira, takes on Doma of the Upper Rank Kizuki demons and the demon who murdered her older sister, and her ultimate revenge plot is revealed. In another part of the Infinity Castle, Zenitsu takes on a demon who, in human form, was someone from his past. Tanjiro and Giyu fight Akaza of the Upper Kizuki, and Tanjiro’s training pays off. He can actually hold his own against Akaza, unlike the last time the two came face to face in the fight with Rengoku. But there’s something special about Akaza’s power that allows him to anticipate their every move, and it may have something in line with how Inosuke fights as well.
Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Genyu finish their training with Himejima, the Stone Hashira, where they must perform several feats of strength. Their training comes just in time as Muzan finally launches his offensive against Master Ubuyashiki and the Demon Slayer Corps by transporting them to his lair - The Infinity Castle. All the training the Demon Slayers have done is immediately put to the test as the Upper and Lower Kizuki come hard for them with orders to kills as many Corps members as possible. Some of the death of high ranking Hashira only serve as motivation for others to fight even harder against Muzan's forces.
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