Visitor

Tanjiro relates to Giyu's pain, recognizing the wish to die in place of someone who saved you. He recalls Sabito and Makomo from his own training and acknowledges how heavily Sabito's death must weigh on Giyu. Remembering Rengoku's sacrifice and Inosuke's words that the Hashira believed in them, Tanjiro asks Giyu whether he wants to honor the gift Sabito gave him, a question that stops the swordsman cold.

Giyu recalls Sabito once striking him for wishing himself dead and threatening to end their bond. Tanjiro presses the point by invoking his own sister, who died to give him a future, urging Giyu not to dishonor those who saved them. The familiar sting reaches Giyu, who silently apologizes to his late sister Tsutako and to Sabito. To ease the heavy mood, Tanjiro proposes a soba-eating contest, and Giyu agrees, marking his return to Hashira Training.

Elsewhere, Shinobu calms herself before telling Kanao she will not be joining the training, then begins discussing a plan to slay the demon responsible for her sister's death. At Tamayo's hideout, a crow arrives as Kagaya's messenger, explaining how it tracked her and assuring her of no ill intent. It relays that Kagaya wishes Tamayo to study Nezuko's transformation alongside a Corps expert, leaving Tamayo stunned.

Tanjiro helps Giyu come to terms with his grief, and Giyu rejoins Hashira Training.

Shinobu shares with Kanao a scheme aimed at killing Kanae's murderer.

Kagaya's messenger crow summons Tamayo to collaborate with the Demon Slayer Corps.

The chapter resolves Giyu's arc of self-doubt while quietly advancing two major future threads: Shinobu and Kanao's vendetta against Doma, and the alliance between Tamayo and the Corps. Tanjiro's empathy serves as the bridge that pulls Giyu back among his peers.