[footsteps crunching]
- [glass cracks] - Eh?
You've got to be kidding.
What kind of battle do you have to wage to end up like this?
[tiles clattering]
[gasps]
Is that....
Everyone! I found them!
They're over here!
KAGAYA: You're positive?
They defeated them, two Upper Rank demons?
[coughs]
- Master Kagaya. - [caws]
- One hundred years.
It took 100 years for something to finally change,
and it actually happened.
Don't you see? This must be an omen.
[gasps]
Fate is about to take a dramatic turn for us.
The effects will be widespread.
Everything will be shaken to its core.
And eventually he will feel it as well.
Muzan Kibutsuji...
we will defeat you.
Our generation will put an end to you without fail,
and then you, the sole blemish of my family,
will be gone. [ragged breath]
[ominous music playing]
[singer vocalizing]
- The alternate dimension...
The Infinity Castle.
The fact I was summoned here can only mean one thing.
They managed to kill an Upper Rank.
[gasps]
[growls]
[dramatic music playing]
[singer vocalizing]
[music continues]
[note twangs]
[singer vocalizing]
[music fades]
- [grunts]
- Hmm?
- [echoing] Well, well, well, if it isn't Lord Akaza!
[splashing]
How lovely it is to see you in such good health!
What has it been, 90 years since I last saw your face?
When I was summoned here,
I thought for a second you might have perished,
and my heart began to sing--
[clears throat]
My poor, worried heart
was filled with anguish at the thought of it.
[chuckles]
- [sighs]
- How terrifying. Terrifying!
It appears that in the time we've been apart,
you've even forgotten so much as how to count, Gyokko.
It's been 113 years
since we were last summoned.
That's an indivisible number, an uneven number.
And it's odd!
Terrifying. Terrifying.
- Biwa woman!
Has Lord Muzan arrived yet or not?
[note twangs]
- I can say with certainty he has not.
- Then what about Upper One?
Is he here?
Don't tell me it was him who somehow got killed.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You're beginning to hurt my feelings here, Lord Akaza.
Weren't you even a little concerned about me?
Here I was worried sick
something might have happened to you.
After all, you're a cherished comrade of mine.
And I'd be heartbroken if I lost any of my comrades.
[Gyokko laughs] Greetings, Lord Doma!
- Hi, Gyokko! Long time, no see.
Is that a brand-new pot?
It's beautiful.
Remember the one you gave me?
I'm using it to display a woman's head.
Fits perfectly!
- I never intended for it to be used like that.
Though I must say I'm intrigued.
- [swoons] - You'd love it!
you should come to my place sometime.
- Get it off.
- Hmm?
- Get your hand off of me!
- [wails]
- Whoa.
Wow. That was quite a punch.
Unless I'm mistaken, you've gotten slightly stronger.
- You asked about Upper One earlier?
He's the first one I summoned.
In fact, he's been here all along.
- [gasps]
[dramatic music playing]
[singers vocalizing]
- I've been here the entire time.
[energy surges]
It seems Lord Muzan has arrived.
[vocalizing ends]
[drip echoes]
[ominous music playing]
- [gasps]
[drip echoes]
- [wails]
[drip echoes]
[singer vocalizing]
- Gyutaro is no longer with us.
Meaning the Upper Ranks are now incomplete.
- Oh, is that true, My Lord?
Know you have my sincerest apologies...
since I was the one who brought Gyutaro in.
How can I atone for this embarrassment?
Let's see.
I can gouge an eye out.
Or maybe--
- Keep your wretched eyeballs.
I have no need for them.
[vocalizing ends]
I knew that Gyutaro would be defeated.
As expected, Daki proved to be his weakness.
[music rises]
Had he just fought alone from the start,
he most assuredly would have won.
If the battle hadn't gone on
after he'd poisoned them...
Oh, well.
None of it matters anymore.
[music rises]
How worthless.
Can't you see you're falling
in order of who has the most of their humanity remaining?
- [whimpers]
MUZAN: But I guess that's fine.
It's nothing new.
I've come to learn that I should expect nothing from you.
[creaking]
- You're saying such tragic things again,
but think about it.
Really, has there ever been a time
I didn't meet your expectations, My Lord?
- For starters,
you have yet to annihilate the Ubuyashiki family.
And what ever became of the Blue Spider Lily?
- [winces]
[fizzes]
- Centuries have passed, and you have nothing to show for it!
[singers vocalizing]
Answer me this.
Why do you exist
if your sole purpose has become to disappoint me?
- [wails] Please forgive us!
I beg of you! I beg of you!
- [grunts]
- I have nothing to say in response.
However, Ubuyashiki is a master at evading us.
- I'm afraid detective work
isn't my strong point, either.
I'm at my wits' end here.
- Pardon me, Lord Muzan,
but I have something for you.
You see, I've acquired some juicy information
that I think will interest you,
information that can change everything!
Just a mere moment ago--
- Have I ever told you lot how much I detest change?
Changes in circumstance,
the changes of flesh,
changes in one's emotions.
Most changes cause only weakness and inferiority,
and I am not weak.
What I'm interested in is permanence,
to forever remain in perfect condition,
immune to the disease of change.
- Ohh! To have none other
than Lord Muzan's hand touching my head!
How splendid. How sublime.
[music rises]
- For the first time in over a century,
an Upper Rank has been killed.
My frustration has reached its boiling point.
Don't ever give me unconfirmed information,
and wipe that smirk off of your face
[note twangs]
I'd advise you all to act with more urgency from here on out.
I suppose you're not entirely at fault for your inadequacy.
I've been too lenient with you because you're Upper Ranks.
Gyokko, once you've confirmed that information to be true,
you are to head over there with Hantengu at once.
- [laughs]
Yes, understood, My Lord!
- Ohh! That's hardly fair! I'm the one
who got the information in the first place.
How annoying is that?
But that's what makes it intriguing.
[sighs]
Huh?
- Lord Gyokko!
What kind of information do you have?
I'd like to tag along.
- But that wouldn't be...
You can tell little old me.
I won't tell anyon--
- Uh...
- I don't remember hearing Lord Muzan
give you orders back there.
Get lost.
[whimpers]
- Akaza.
You always go too far.
- It's all right, Lord Kokushibo.
I don't mind in the slightest.
- It's not for your benefit that I chose to speak.
He disrupts the hierarchy,
which in turn gives heed to insubordination among the ranks.
It's unacceptable.
- Oh, I see!
- Akaza, if you're unsatisfied with the ranks,
then why not back up your words and challenge him to a battle?
- Come on.
Cut him some slack. He's just messing around.
You know as well as I do.
If he were to challenge us, he'd only embarrass himself.
Look, he's just angsty, that's all.
Probably because I became a demon after him
and still got promoted before him.
I'd be upset too if I were in his shoes.
Don't be so hard on him.
[Akaza shudders]
- And I mean, besides, I didn't dodge his attack on purpose.
It's harmless horseplay.
This is just our little way of nurturing our friendship.
Those of us on top
shouldn't be giving our subordinates a hard time.
Don't you think--
- Akaza!
- [shudders]
[music rises]
- From here on out,
you are to show some respect.
Do you understand?
Oh, I understand.
I understand I'm going to kill you
if it's the last thing I do.
- Is that so?
Then I wish you the best.
[Akaza winces]
DOMA: See you around, Lord Kokushibo!
Bye-bye!
- [whimpers]
DOMA: I don't know how,
but I feel like I got shut out of that entire conversation.
Aw, but that's okay. I'm used to it.
Huh?
- [whimpers]
- Wait, Lord Akaza!
[whooshing fades]
- [grunting] - Hey, I wasn't done talking.
Huh?
- Please send Hantengu and myself
to the same location as fast as possible!
- [whimpers]
[notes twang]
- Biwa lady, send me too!
Uh...
[castle creaking]
Hello?
I know you can hear me!
You're free to join me down here if you want!
- I respectfully decline.
[note twangs]
[melancholy music playing]
- Aww.
You guys are always so cold to me.
- Lord Founder, your disciples have just arrived.
- Oh, is that right?
Well, let's not keep them waiting.
All right.
I just need to put this on, and I'll be ready.
That's much better.
You can send them in now.
[footsteps shuffling]
- I've brought you some tea.
- Right. Thank you.
- [sighs] Aww.
He's sound asleep.
Thanks for watching him.
My wife's fast asleep in the other room.
I really must apologize.
I feel bad making our guest babysit.
- No, it's fine.
She must be exhausted.
Giving birth and raising a child is no easy task.
I will be leaving after this.
I don't want to overstay my welcome,
that's all.
- Please, sir, you saved our lives that day.
If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't be here,
nor would this child have been born.
[sighs]
- [sips]
- [sighs] Very well.
Then the least I can do
is pass down your name for posterity.
- There's no need.
- But, sir, didn't you say you were at a loss
because you had no heirs?
Look, I know I'm just a charcoal merchant,
but it's better than nothing.
- Thank you, Sumiyoshi, but there's no need.
Those who have mastered their skill share the same fate.
They always have.
They wind up in the same place,
no matter what era they find themselves in.
And if lost, they'll find their way back.
Sumiyoshi, you seem to think of me
as some kind of extraordinary person,
but I'm really not.
I failed to protect everything that was important to me,
and throughout my life,
I was unable to accomplish any of my goals.
My name is as worthless as I am.
- [sighs]
Please, sir...
don't say something like that.
Please, I'm begging you,
don't talk about yourself that way.
- It's so sad, so sad. - It's so sad, so sad.
[ticking]
It was a dream?
[birds chirping]
Am I...
alive?
- [gasps]
Are you okay?
You've been out for two months,
ever since your last battle.
- Really? Two months?
I see.
- Thank goodness.
We were so worried!
[singers vocalizing]
[footsteps thumping]
[mellow music playing]
- My name is Goto, and I'm a Kakushi.
Basically, I'm a member
of the Demon Slayer Corps clean-up squad.
Back when Tanjiro Kamado first met the Hashira,
someone said to him, "Are you gonna sleep all day?
Wake the hell up, will you?!" That was me.
Fate has a way of bringing us together.
[singers vocalizing]
I found him and his friends
two months ago in the Entertainment District.
Since they were found like this...
I figured they had to be close.
Each one of them suffered critical wounds
and was unresponsive.
They might be younger than me,
but they had the courage to become swordsmen,
and so for that, they have my respect.
Cept for this guy.
What's his deal?
- Hmph!
- Anyway, fast-forward to now,
and I'm delivering some mouthwatering castella.
I gotta be honest.
It's taking everything in me
not to gobble it all up myself.
I would if it weren't a gift for our unconscious friend.
They say his sense of smell
is so good that it just might...
- [sniffs]
[gasps]
- She better be over there contemplating
how she's gonna clean up this mess that she made.
Aw, who am I kidding?
She's probably off in la-la land.
Can you tell she grew up slaying demons
instead of doing chores?
[sighs] It's not like I can scold her.
She's ranked higher than me.
So here I am at 23 picking up her mess.
Pardon me, but I have some castella here for him.
You'll need to clear it away after a while.
But if it seems like it's going to go bad,
feel free to eat it.
- [sighs]
Oh, thank you... very much.
- Hey! When did he wake up from his coma?!
And why didn't you tell anyone?!
You really are scatterbrained! You know that?!
You should have called for someone!
Or say he's woken up!
You idiot!
Seniority doesn't mean a thing right now,
not in this case.
I'll handle this myself.
[deep breath]
Kiyo! Sumi! Naho! Aoi!
Tanjiro just woke up from his coma!
- [crying]
- Thank goodness you're okay!
- Here! You can have my crackers!
- Why is there castella on the bed?
GOTO: Oh, man.
- [grunting]
- [shrieks]
Oh, my gosh! It's a ghost!
- [inhales]
- [gasps] - Oh, good!
It was just Miss Aoi tangled up in all the laundry.
- I was worried you were never going to wake up.
- And I felt bad, 'cause you went in my place!
I'm sorry! [crying]
- It's fine, really.
What about the others?
Are they all okay?
- Was it the yellow-hair kid who left the other day?
- Yup! - Yeah, he's fine.
He's already back out on a mission.
Against his will, of course.
- He's tough! He was up and out of bed the very next day.
[wind blowing]
GOTO: That's nothing compared to the Sound Hashira.
He and his wives just walked off.
- Man, this really sucks.
- The Kakushi were dumbfounded by his strength.
- Seriously... - It was inhuman.
- In a way, it was scary. - Come on now, you three.
- How is he walking around?
His injuries should have him hospitalized.
- It's scary to think people like that exist.
- I see.
[patting]
- And Inosuke?
Mr. Inosuke, he was on the brink of death.
- [crying] It's true!
Mr. Inosuke fought for his life.
But there was too much poison in his body
for his breathing to deal with it all.
- Okay.
So then I guess I'm hallucinating right now,
because I see him on the ceiling.
- [shrieking]
GOTO: How are you doing that?!
- [laughs]
How'd you notice me, Tanpanchiro?!
- [quirky music playing] - Well, uh...
it helps I'm lying down.
[girls squeal]
- It is I, the man who bested death
and still woke up before you!
- You sure did.
Man, Inosuke...
you're amazing.
- [laughs]
You got that right!
I'm not a weakling like you!
Screw you for making us worry!
- He's not weak!
You're just different, Mr. Inosuke!
Lady Shinobu said so!
- Look, Mr. Tanjiro!
- It's related to Mr. Inosuke! - Huh?
- It's a weasel called a honey badger
from another country!
Their hide is so thick, it's like armor!
Even lions can't bite their way through it.
- It's so cute.
- They're also poison-proof,
which allows them to eat venomous snakes!
- Wow.
- Lady Shinobu said
Mr. Inosuke's like the honey badger!
- [chuckles]
GOTO: The honey badger might be smarter.
INOSUKE: Hmm?
- Or maybe she just got tired of thinking about him.
Ehh! Will you get off of him?!
- In other words, I'm so strong, I'm immortal!
[laughs]
GOTO: Yeah, right. More like an idiot.
- Who you callin' an idiot, you idiot?!
- Hey! Both of you, stop it, please!
- Come on! Let go! - You wanna fight?!
- Poison might not affect you much,
but neither does any of the medicine we tried,
so you need to learn to be more careful!
- You forget... - Um...
please try to keep it down. You're too loud.
- Now get off me, you shrimp!
- If you're barely taller than me,
then what does that make you?!
- Tanjiro's asleep, so please be quiet!
- Oh. - Ohh.
INOSUKE: Gah! He went back into a coma!
AOI: Would you mind not saying ominous stuff like that?
Just be quiet, please!
- I have an idea.
We should cook him up some rice gruel.
- Hmm.
KIYO: Let's just hope he recovers soon
so he can work up an appetite for everything that we make.
[insects chirping]
[bell tinkling]
[film projector whirring]
[peaceful music playing]
- [squeals]
- [laughs] - I feel like I'm flying!
- I wanna go next!
AOI: A week after he woke up,
Mr. Tanjiro was back up on his feet.
When we told Mr. Goto, who was on an expedition,
he was stunned by the speed of his recovery.
- You've got to be kidding me. - [snoring]
- They're all like this?
- Mr. Inosuke returned to duty
soon after Mr. Tanjiro recovered.
Watch out, everybody!
- Ehh. - Ehh.
- 'Cause I'm comin' through!
ZENITSU: No, please!
It's too cold!
I'm scared!
I just wanna go home!
Come on, please!
- As for Mr. Zenitsu,
he's still out on that mission far away from here.
His fellow Corps members say he's driving them insane.
- Miss Aoi!
You--You just remembered me.
Miss me? Do you miss me?
You do miss me, don't you?! [laughs]
- That's enough!
As for Mr. Tanjiro,
he's been doing his rehabilitation training
every day without fail.
[chuckles]
[wind blowing]
- Ouch.
- [chuckles] - [winces]
How cruel.
Even after all this time, I still feel weak!
Hey, Kiyo, while I was sleeping,
did a new sword come?
You know, to replace the one that I chipped.
[both gasp]
- Did you say a sword?
- [ominous music playing] - Sorry, no.
- You got letters from Mr. Haganezuka.
Would you like to see them?
- I have no sword for the likes of you.
[faint] ...no sword for the likes of you.
- Oh, wow. This is bad.
- Curse you. - It is, isn't it?
[girls chewing]
- Two months have already gone by,
but we never received any sword.
- [groans]
Oh, I know I messed up,
but I only chipped it this time!
Last time, I snapped it in half!
- Hmm.
It's not your fault
swords are bound to eventually get damaged.
Mr. Haganezuka just happens to be a bit unforgiving.
- Why don't you just go to the village and talk to him?
- I'm sure he'd understand if you spoke to him in person.
- The village?
NAHO: The village where all the swordsmiths live.
- Huh? I can go?
[wind blows]
[sword slices]
[wind blows]
[sword slices]
- Pleasure to meet you.
The Master's granted your approval for entry.
I'll be guiding you there.
- Nice to meet you!
I'm Tanjiro Kamado.
Thank you for taking me.
- As your guide, I cannot tell you my name,
but know I look forward to serving you.
Put these on.
- What are they?
- A blindfold and earplugs.
The village is hidden.
Also I'm afraid I'll need to carry you on my back.
- What?
- And since you have an acute sense of smell,
you'll need these.
- [gags]
ALL: Have a safe journey!
TANJIRO: The Swordsmith Village
is where Nichirin Swords are forged,
and so it's a vital place for the Demon Slayer Corps.
In order to protect it from demon attacks,
its whereabouts must be kept secret,
which is why no one knows the location of the village.
Not even the lady taking me knows where it is.
- He's all yours!
- After traveling a certain distance,
I'm passed on to a different Kakushi.
And if that wasn't enough,
both the routes and the Kakushi
are frequently changed up.
Thank you for carrying me here!
The only reason the Kakushi know where to go next
is because they're guided by crows.
Even the crows get switched up to keep things secret.
Please be careful on your way back!
- [sighs] What a good kid.
- I'm told the mansion where the Master lives
is somehow hidden in an even more complex way.
Jeez, smart people are incredible!
KAKUSHI: Here we are.
- [gasps]
[gasps]
Whoa.
[traditional music playing]
Wow, these buildings are amazing!
- Everyone says the same thing their first time here.
- [sniffs]
- I know that smell. - [chuckles]
- There must be a hot spring nearby.
- Yes. That's quite impressive.
You're more than welcome to go there if you'd like.
But first, you're gonna want to turn left
at the end of the street and go to the chief's home.
It's best you greet him before doing anything else.
- Right.
- I have to go, but I wish you the best.
- Thank you, and travel safe!
[birds chirping]
- Huh? Did I just hear an echo of gratitude?
[traditional music playing]
That means someone else is here!
My heart's racing to know who!
[wind blows]
[sword slices]
[wind blows]
[sword slices]
- I'm glad you made it here safely.
My name is Tecchin Tecchikawahara,
and I'm the chief of this village.
Nice to meet ya!
I might be the smallest person in this village,
but I'm also the most important.
Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to see
the quality of the bow you use to show respect.
- [grunts]
I'm Tanjiro Kamado.
It's a privilege to meet you!
- Oh, my. What a fine young man.
Please, help yourself to some sweets.
- Thank you very much, sir!
These are delicious!
- Indeed.
Oh, I know you're here for Hotaru,
but unfortunately, he's gone missing.
It's nothing to worry about, though.
We'll soon find him.
- Hotaru?
- That's right. Hotaru Haganezuka.
- That's such a cute name!
- Isn't it? I'm actually the one who named him.
He thinks it's too cute and resents me for naming him that.
- Oh, I'm so sorry.
- [sighs]
That boy's behaved like that ever since he was a child.
As quickly as he loses his temper, he vanishes.
I apologize.
- Please don't!
After all, it's my fault!
I'm the one who's breaking my sword!
- No, you're wrong.
He's the one who forged a faulty sword,
so it's his fault and only his fault.
[dramatic music playing]
- As soon as he's found, we'll apprehend him.
You have my word.
- Good. Good.
- You aren't gonna hurt him, right?
- More importantly, I hear
that you still haven't quite recovered enough
to start hunting demons again.
And as such, if you don't have a sword by the time you're well,
I will assign someone else to be your swordsmith.
Speaking of healing, our hot springs
works wonders on aches and injuries.
You should go. Your body will thank you for it.
- I'll show you the way.
[peaceful music playing]
- I hope everything will be okay.
[hammers pounding]
- There are foundries and workshops just like this one
all over the village.
- [gasps]
- The swords you all use are made exactly like that.
- You all work so hard,
just so that we have something to fight with.
Thank you very much!
- Oh, please. It's our job.
There's no need to thank us.
You're in for a treat with this hot spring.
It has all kinds of great healing properties.
For bruises, cuts, burns,
constipation, hemorrhoids,
everything from gout to a broken heart,
the hot spring will heal.
And the path ahead will take you to it.
- Right!
- I'll be down here preparing your meal
if you need anything.
- Yes. Thank you so much!
- Ooh! - Eh?
- Hmm?
- Ahh! Tanjiro, it's you!
It really is you!
TANJIRO: W-Watch out!
Please be careful!
Your breasts are this close to spilling out!
- [wails]
- Listen! You've got to listen to me!
- Watch out!
- [crying]
Somebody ignored me up there just now!
All I did was say hello, and he ignored me!
- Well, who was it?
- I don't even know!
I asked him his name, but he ignored that too.
Isn't that awful?!
And I'm a Hashira!
All the good vibes I got from my bath have been canceled out!
- If it helps, dinner's gonna be ready soon.
And it's matsutake rice!
- What? Really?!
We're having matsutake rice!
- I guess she's a hearty eater. - We're having matsutake rice!
[water flowing]
- Wow! It's massive!
Ow!
[gasps]
What is this?
Hold on! It's a tooth!
[sighs]
- [grunts]
- [gasps] That Mohawk-style haircut.
Right. It's the guy whose name I heard from Sumi.
Genya Shinazugawa!
- Huh?
Die!
- [shrieks]
- [grunts]
- [sword slices] - [caws]
- Huh?
- How have you been?!
I meant to ask!
Are you and the Wind Hashira related?!
- [growls] - [gurgles]
- Stop trying to make small talk with me, damn it!
[insects chirping]
- And here I thought for a second
we could bond in our nakedness.
[splashing]
Making new friends sure is tough.
- [humming a tune]
- [bird warbles] - Wow, that's impressive!
- You think so?
But I really only nibbled, to be honest.
- I need to eat more to get stronger!
Oh, right.
The guy you met at the hot spring
was Genya Shinazugawa.
He's also a swordsman.
- What? Did you say, "Shinazugawa"?
That would make him the Wind Hashira's brother.
But he didn't have a younger brother.
He insisted.
Maybe they're on bad terms.
How heart-wrenching.
- You really think so?
I wonder what happened.
- [grunts]
- [sighs] - Hmm?
What are you trying to say, Nezuko?
- [giggles] - Oh, I see!
I have four siblings in my family,
and we all get along pretty well,
so it's hard for me to fathom
what the Shinazugawa brothers could be going through.
- Speaking of, Genya still hasn't shown up.
- Aren't you just the cutest?
- I was hoping we could at least have a talk.
- I don't think he's coming at all.
I heard some of the villagers say he never takes meals.
He probably brought food with him.
- But what if he didn't?
I'll bring him some rice balls just in case.
- [giggles] Good idea! I'll come too!
Can you keep a secret, Nezuko?
- Hmm?
- Believe it or not,
I'm getting hungry again.
It's probably from smelling the rice balls.
Don't tell anyone, okay?
- [grunts]
- [humming a tune] - Ms. Kanroji,
why'd you join the Demon Slayer Corps?
- Hmm? Oh, me?
It's kind of embarrassing.
I shouldn't say!
Or should I?
Okay, fine!
I joined hoping to find a man,
one I could spend forever with!
I mean, any girl would prefer
someone who's stronger than her, right?
After all, we want to feel protected.
You know what I mean?
Or maybe it's hard for a boy to understand.
I knew Hashira were strong,
so I thought one of them would be perfect!
That's why I worked my hardest to become a Hashira myself!
It looks like Genya isn't here.
KAKUSHI: Lady Kanroji?
- Hmm? - Hmm?
- I'm told they'll be done honing your sword soon.
They've requested you come to the workshop
to help make the final adjustments.
- Oh, dear.
It looks like I have to go now.
If you'd like, we could take you.
- That's all right. - [coos]
- I'll probably be leaving in the middle of the night.
- [groans]
- Really? But...
That makes sense.
[sighs]
- Thanks for offering.
While we may not live to see each other ever again,
let's give it our all.
Never forget you took on an Upper Rank Demon and survived.
That experience is priceless.
Training is valuable,
but nothing can ever top
what you learn from firsthand experience.
I'd say what you all went through
is equal to ten years of training.
Whether you know it or not, Tanjiro,
you're far stronger than you ever were before.
- Hmm.
- Good luck, you two!
I'll be rooting for you every step of the way!
[laughs]
[both coo]
- Thank you, Ms. Kanroji! - [grunts]
- I've still got a ways to go.
After all, Mr. Uzui did everything.
I'll work even harder
to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji.
- [grunts]
- [gasps] - [gasps]
- Say, Tanjiro, you've been granted permission
for a long stay, right?
- Uh, yes, I have.
- [swoons] - [gasps]
Well, apparently there's a secret weapon in this village
that will make you stronger.
Try to find it, okay?
- [sighs] - Bye now!
- [grunts] - Ehh.
- [groans] - [gasps]
[birds chirping]
- [steady breathing]
[sniffs]
[sighs]
Wow!
This breakfast looks amazing!
- The vegetables were all picked on the mountainside here.
And this fish was caught fresh from the river this morning.
- Really?
- By the way, the chief said he'll be contacting you
as soon as they've found Mr. Haganezuka.
Until then, please build up your stamina, and get some rest.
- Right! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the meal.
- Hmm?
- Nezuko, you listening?
- Mm?
- I know I should focus on resting, but...
I can't stop thinking about it,
what Ms. Kanroji told me,
how there's a secret weapon in the village
that can make you stronger.
Want to look for it?
- Mm!
[peaceful music playing]
- Wonder what kind of weapon it is.
- Mm.
- Well, if it is a sword,
maybe it's buried in the ground!
It feels like we're on a treasure hunt, doesn't it?
[winces]
While I do enjoy being here, the hot spring really reeks.
[winces]
Or my sense of smell is off
because I haven't recovered yet.
CHILD: Ask all you want. I'm not giving it to you!
- Eh?
- I don't have time to argue with you.
I came here for it, and I'm not leaving without it.
- A kid? And is that...
- I said no, you dummy! - That's a Hashira, isn't it?
- Now get lost!
- What did Ms. Shinobu say his name was?
- I don't care if you're a Hashira or not!
You're annoying!
- Oh, right. - So just leave!
- The Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito!
It is him.
Just how many Hashira are here?
- Give me the key.
- In your dreams!
My ancestor made this, and it's precious to me!
- [gasps] Hold on.
Is someone else behind him?
- Didn't you hear me?
I said I'm not giving it to you!
- [gasps] There is.
But who is it?
Do I know him?
[dramatic music playing]
[gasps] I do.
I've seen that man before.
["Kizuna no Kiseki" playing]
[instrumental playing]
[singing in Japanese]
[music ends]
[page flutters]
- Thank goodness you finally woke up, Tanjiro.
GIRLS: Thank goodness!
- Thanks, everybody!
- Concerning Mr. Inosuke,
how long do you think he was on the ceiling?
- Hmm... - Hmm...
- [film rewinds] - Hmm.
- So that means he had to have been stuck up there
for at least an hour.
He's as reckless as ever, isn't he?
- Mm-hmm! - Mm-hmm.
- INOSUKE: Wrong! - [yelping]
- [grunts]
- What do you mean I'm wrong?!
- I was hiding up there since yesterday!
- What?! - What?!
- [chuckles]
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Wake up!
Come on, and wake up, Kanpachiro!
Open your eyes, already!
How long are you gonna sleep?!
- That's what you were doing up there?
- I guess that means Tanjiro had no choice but to wake up.
- I guess so. - I guess so.
- Thanks to me, he's awake!
- That's right! Thanks, Inosuke.
- [winces]
- Next, Episode Two, "Yoriichi Type Zero."
I'm going to give it my all.
You have my word!
- Don't even think about making me worry!