Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba (chapter 27 explanation)

 

Chapter 27:- Hashibira Inosuke

Tanjiro Kamado and Zenitsu Agatsuma both note how Inosuke Hashibira's face has great complexion and beauty. Inosuke expresses great annoyance at this and tries to argue with Tanjiro, in which the latter states he is too tired to continue fighting. Inosuke reveals his full name and tells the group to remember it but falters when Tanjiro asks how it is written, saying he doesn't know how to write and then suddenly falls unconscious. Tanjiro realizes Inosuke likely received a concussion from the headbutt, and he and Zenitsu use their haoris to create a makeshift bed for Inosuke.

Inosuke wakes up a bit later and yells, exclaiming he wants to fight. He catches sight of the group and Tanjiro explains they’re burying the dead, requesting for Inosuke to help out. Inosuke is unenthusiastic about the work and demands he fight him instead. Tanjiro provokes him by replying that Inosuke probably felt too much pain to aid in such an exhausting task, telling him to rest and leave the burden to the more capable people. An enraged Inosuke takes on the challenge, quickening the pace of the burial.

Inosuke collapses from Tanjiro's headbutt

As they descend the mountain, Zenitsu tries to force Shoichi to come with him, believing him to be strong and able enough to protect him. Tanjiro pushes him off the reluctant child and reprimands him while his Kasugai Crow gives Kiyoshi an incense bag that smells like Wisteria, meant to prevent any other attacks from Demons hungry for his marechi. The Demon Slayers bid farewell to the trio of siblings and head along.

Tanjiro strikes up conversation with Inosuke and asks about his past growing up on a mountain. The latter reveals his lack of a direct family and explains his enjoyment of battles over strength, describing how he encountered and fought Demon Slayers that later told him about Demons and the Final Selection, which eventually led to him attending it despite not receiving instruction from a cultivator. Inosuke, while conversing with Tanjiro, humorously gets his name wrong multiple times much to Tanjiro’s dismay.

House with a Wisteria crest

As night falls, the Kasugai Crows lead the three Demon Slayers to a house with a Wisteria crest painted on its door, and an old lady named Hisa comes out and greets the trio, leading them into the house. Zenitsu and Inosuke are immediately rude to her, Inosuke poking her hair and Zenitsu calling her a “monster” for her speed in meal and bed preparation. Tanjiro’s crow explains how there are people who provide food and shelter for Demon Slayers without need for payment, identified by the Wisteria crest on their houses.

Zenitsu becomes enraged with Tanjiro

A doctor is called by Hisa and he notes that all of them have broken ribs. As the three eat, Inosuke tries to irritate Tanjiro but is unsuccessful and is met by his kindness instead. Zenitsu recalls the incident with Tanjiro’s box and asks him why he carries a Demon around with him. Before he can answer, Nezuko Kamado comes out of the box and grows to her original size. Zenitsu is immediately infatuated with her and comically hollers at Tanjiro, saying how he was lucky to be carrying a girl with him on his journey and how he shed blood to protect her, yelling at him until dawn.

Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba (chapter 26 explanation)

 Chapter 26:- Bare Handed Fight

Zenitsu Agatsuma lies unconscious on the ground as he recalls the day's events and describes his sharp hearing: he is capable of hearing the sounds of Demons and the conversations of other people, even while asleep. He notes how Kyogai's sound has disappeared, meaning he had been defeated by Tanjiro Kamado and that the latter was making his way back outside. Shoichi appears above Zenitsu and with tears in his eyes, explains how they made it out of the house through falling out of a window, thanking him for making sure he remaind unharmed. Zenitsu discovers blood on the back of his head and panics, but is interrupted by the boar headed swordsman smashing his way out of the house.

Swordsman sees a box and sense a Demon

Zenitsu remembers and reveals the swordsman as the fifth Final Selection survivor, the fastest individual to make it up and down Fujikasane Mountain before the other survivors. The swordsman sees Nezuko Kamado's box and senses a Demon, running to attack it but is cut off by Zenitsu, who defends the item that Tanjiro found more important than his own life. He admits that he knew there was a Demon inside ever since he met Tanjiro, but didn't question it as Tanjiro had such a pure sound coming from him that made Zenitsu deem him trustworthy. He refuses to let the assailant harm the box without first figuring out what its contents were from Tanjiro himself.

Zenitsu Beaten up by Boar-masked Demon Slayer

The boar-masked Demon Slayer acknowledges Zenitsu's courage and begins to beat him up, just as Tanjiro arrives with Kiyoshi and Teruko. The former expresses great shock at the sight, as the way Zenitsu defended the box reminded him of how Nezuko tried to protect Rokuta Kamado during the Demon attack. Before the assailant can harm him and Nezuko even further, Tanjiro punches him in the ribs, breaking them. He lectures the assailant on how Zenitsu wouldn't reciprocate his attacks as it was against the code of conduct for Demon Slayers to attack each other.

Tanjiro punch Boar-masked 

The assailant decides to instead duel with his bare hands rather than with his blades, while Tanjiro desperately tries to talk it out. He notices how the assailant's attacks are very close to the ground, similar to fighting a wild boar. He also tries to attack lower, but the assailant dodges and hits him using his extreme flexibility, laughing and showing off his flexibility by bending backwards and putting his face between his legs. Tanjiro tries to advise him not to do so since his bones were broken, but the assailant ignores him and Tanjiro is forced to use his headbutt to make him calm down. The assailant staggers backwards and his mask falls off, revealing his face.

Boar-masked Face Revealed 

Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba (chapter 25 explanation)

Chapter 25:- Self inspiration

Tanjiro Kamado desperately cheers himself on as he blocks Kyogai's incoming attacks. The Demon suddenly remembers his past, where a man is seen criticizing his writing, telling him it wasn't beautiful and sounded like garbage. The man continues to put him down, telling him how he should stop writing and just beat his drums as that was the only thing he could do. As he walks away, he steps on one of Kyogai's writings and the enraged Demon beats his drum once, killing him instantly with three slashes.

Demon uses Blood Demon art technique

After recalling this memory, Kyogai is furious and performs Blood Demon Art: Rapid Drumming. Tanjiro has trouble dodging all of his attacks and notices the number of slashes had increased to five per attack. The movement of the room causes some of Kyogai's writings to fall on the ground which Tanjiro notices, but he avoids stepping on them which surprises Kyogai. The Demon Slayer figures out that it would be easier to use short breaths and smells the mold before incoming attacks, making more fluid and calculated movements as he uses Water Breathing: Ninth Form - Water Splash to decrease the distance between the two. Right before he decapitates Kyogai, Tanjiro tells him his Blood Demon Art is amazing.

Tanjiro uses his Breathing technique

Tanjiro breathes heavily after defeating the Demon, but keeps telling himself that he is the eldest son and must pull through somehow. Kyogai's disintegrating head asks him if he really thought his Blood Demon Art was strong, and Tanjiro reassures that he did but says it is unforgivable to kill humans. He then takes out a tool given to him by Tamayo which extracts the blood from Kyogai's body, giving it to a cat wearing a talisman. Kyogai's head, on the verge of disappearing, cries about how Tanjiro saw the value in both his writing and drumming.

Zenitsu beaten up by Inosuke

While making his way through the corridor, Tanjiro opens the door to where he left Teruko and Kiyoshi and is greeted by a mass of objects thrown at him. The siblings apologize; they mentioned how they were scared since the drum disappeared and didn't have a way to defend themselves in case of an attack. The trio make their way out of the house, but just as they make it to the entrance, Tanjiro smells blood. He runs out to see a crying Shoichi as Inosuke Hashibira beats a wounded Zenitsu Agatsuma.

Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba (chapter 24 explanation)

 

Chapter 24:- Ex-Twelve Demon Moon

Kyogai thinks of his time as a member of the Twelve Kizuki. He recalls gradually reaching his limit and becoming unable to devour more humans, resulting in Muzan Kibutsuji depriving him of his rank. Kyogai's disappointment in himself drives him to become strong enough to eat more humans and gain recognition by Muzan in order to receive more of his blood, lamenting on how his original prospect of becoming stronger after the acknowledgement of his abilities was a risky belief.

Demon was think about the moment when Muzan removes his rank

After finding Kiyoshi, Teruko runs to him as they greet each other with tears of relief. Tanjiro introduces himself as a Demon Slayer and treats Kiyoshi's wounds with medicine given to him by Sakonji Urokodaki. After settling down, Kiyoshi describes how Kyogai kidnapped and tried to devour him, but was interrupted by the Horned Demon and Tongue Demon. The three Demons began a scuffle, arguing over who would be the one to eat Kiyoshi, Kyogai's back drum being pulled out in the process. The young boy mentions how he used the drum to stay alive so far, beating it to change the rooms and avoid ambushes. Tanjiro mentions "rare blood," and Kiyoshi recalls that the Demon did in fact refer to him as that. Tanjiro's Kasugai Crow appears and details the meaning of "rare blood": Demons favored humans with this blood as they hold nutrition equal to about fifty to a hundred people and are considered a delicacy.

Demon find Tanjiro

Tanjiro suddenly hears someone approaching and instructs the siblings to use the drum to escape, reassuring them that he was here to defeat the Demon and would return. The two children nod, and he praises them for their mental fortitude as he dashes out of the room and comes face-to-face with Kyogai. The Demon angrily refers to Tanjiro as a pest, beating the drum on his stomach and turning the room upside-down.

Demon continuously attacking Tanjiro

He continues hitting the drums, attacking Tanjiro with slashes and shifts of the room as the young Demon Slayer tries to understand the movement and coordination of the Demon's attacks. Despite being treated by Tamayo, he notes how his wounds weren't completely healed and caused him immense pain, having endured it ever since he met Zenitsu Agatsuma. Tanjiro tries to clear his mind and remembers his master telling him how the Water Breathing is very versatile and can change shape, never breaking its flow. The boy tells himself that he needs to do his best and that he will never give in to the Demons, healing his spirit.

Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba (chapter 23 explanation)

 

Chapter 23:- Zenitsu Sleeps

Tongue Demon

Zenitsu yells at the appearance of the Tongue Demon, desperately telling it to stay back and that neither he nor Shoichi would taste good as they run away. The Demon responds that he would not know how they'd taste if he didn't try, proceeding to chase and attack them. After running into a room, Zenitsu collapses from fear and tells Shoichi to escape and leave him, however, the young boy immediately refuses and Zenitsu is further pressured with his responsibility to save Shoichi.

Zenitsu falls asleep

As the Tongue Demon approaches them, Zenitsu falls asleep from both his fear and the tension of the situation. Shoichi begs him to wake up just as the Demon lashes out its tongue.

Zenitsu cut the tongue of 

Suddenly, the Demon's tongue is cut and Zenitsu stands, his subconscious sustaining him as he goes into a stance and uses Thunder Breathing: First Form - Thunderclap and Flash to decapitate the Demon without hesitation. Shoichi gapes in shock as Zenitsu wakes up and screams at the sight of the dead Demon's head. The confused Demon Slayer misunderstands the situation and expresses extreme gratitude towards Shoichi for "saving" the pair, telling him he should've let him know earlier that he was so strong. Shoichi is at a loss for words and decides not to say anything, telling Zenitsu they should go.

Zenitsu use Thunder Breathing

In a hallway of the house, Inosuke Hashibira runs through, annoyed by Kyogai blowing him away and the incovenience of the hallway's structure. A hand appears and tries to grab him, but the swordsman ducks and faces the Horned Demon, who praises his mobility despite being human and how he would be worthy meat. Inosuke jumps straight at the Demon and effortlessly cuts off its arms, using Beast Breathing: Third Fang - Rip and Devour to decapitate it, shouting his signature catchphrase.

Inosuke attack on Horned Demon

Kyogai appears again and mutters to himself about a certain "rare blood", stating that the power and energy given by eating humans with this blood equivalent to devouring a hundred humans. He tells himself that he needs to eat more of the rare-blooded humans in order to return to his position in the Twelve Kizuki.

Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba (chapter 22 explanation)

 

Chapter 22:- The sudden appearance of a pig

Tanjiro is astonished by the presence of the mysterious man wearing a boar's head. He notices the individual bears dual Nichirin Blades and witnesses his assertion of using Kyogai as his stepping stone to become stronger and higher-ranked, rushing forward to attack him. Kyogai beats his drum and the room rotates with Tanjiro yelling at Teruko to grab hold of furniture as she tumbles. The dual-wielder uses Tanjiro as a support to launch off and attack the Demon and Tanjiro tells him to not act recklessly. He is ignored and Kyogai hits another drum, shifting the room which results in the boar-masked individual to land and step on Teruko, paying no mind to her cries and expressing enjoyment and interest in the motion of the room.

Boar's head man with Nichirin blades

Tanjiro throws the man off and hugs Teruko, angry over his lack of concern for Teruko's well-being. The man laughs and starts attacking them, praising Tanjiro for being capable of throwing him. Tanjiro shouts at him to stop as the Demon was right in front of them, but he states that he didn't care and continues his assault.

Kyogai suddenly hits a different drum, resulting in three quick slashes cutting the floor and interrupting the scuffle between the two Demon Slayers. Tanjiro comments on the shape of the slashes looking like claw marks, but his thoughts are cut off by Kyogai consecutively hitting multiple drums and rotating the room once again. Tanjiro starts understanding how the movement corresponds to each drum that is hit, but he and Teruko are transported to another room before he can react.

Demon attack on Tanjiro and Boar's head

Tanjiro questions the sudden change, as he didn't hear Kyogai hit a drum which could've possibly allowed for him and Teruko to move. He starts analyzing his surroundings and finds a dead body, in which the Demon Slayer quickly ushers Teruko in the other direction before she sees it. Tanjiro smells a unique scent of blood and he opens a set of door, discovering Kiyoshi right before he hits a drum.

In another section of the house, Zenitsu walks while holding Shoichi's hand. Shoichi says his name and Zenitsu yells, scolding him for surprising him. Shoichi tells Zenitsu how he feels unsafe around him, especially considering how frightened Zenitsu was. Zenitsu profusely apologizes and tells him that they should stay quiet to avoid being attacked by Demons, just as the Tongue Demon appears in front of them.

Zenitsu encounter with a Demon