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A smith sounds the alarm to warn of the fish demons before he is devoured. Elsewhere, a group of craftsmen is cornered until Mitsuri Kanroji cuts down the attacking demon and apologizes for arriving late. Near the chief, a smith tries to shield Tecchin but is too injured to move. Mitsuri steps in, telling the chief to stay still, and invokes her opening Love Breathing form, Shivers of First Love, to slice the demon and free him, catching the chief just before he strikes the ground. After a few coughs he jokes about being rescued by someone cute, and a relieved Mitsuri rushes off to aid the other wounded.

Tanjiro wakes to the voices of Hantengu's split forms and finds Nezuko carrying him through the building while dodging bolts of lightning. The two are struck and Tanjiro shields them both from Urogi's dive as he flees the room. Sekido berates Karaku for being slow and orders him to bring the structure down with his fan, which Karaku does.

The blast of wind collapses the building, trapping Nezuko under the rubble. She grips Tanjiro's blade hard enough to make herself bleed, refusing to let go even as he pleads with her, and then sets the sword ablaze with her Blood Demon Art. Tanjiro watches in shock as the burning blade shifts from black to bright red.

The chapter marks Mitsuri's entrance into the village battle and the first time Tanjiro's Nichirin sword turns red, a phenomenon tied to the Demon Slayer Mark and to a slayer pushing past their limits. Tanjiro and Nezuko regain consciousness only to face the relentless assault of Hantengu's clones, setting up the prolonged fight against the Upper Rank to come.