1
00:00:42,741 --> 00:00:45,544
[leaves rustling]

2
00:01:00,026 --> 00:01:02,529
<i>[Ubuyashiki]</i>
<i>Within the next five days,</i>

3
00:01:02,561 --> 00:01:04,264
<i>Muzan will come.</i>

4
00:01:10,769 --> 00:01:13,705
I will be the bait you use.

5
00:01:13,739 --> 00:01:17,177
When he comes,
I need you to behead him.

6
00:01:20,646 --> 00:01:24,917
- Master, what leads you
to believe he'll find you?

7
00:01:24,950 --> 00:01:27,554
- [chuckles]

8
00:01:27,586 --> 00:01:30,190
My intuition. That's all.

9
00:01:31,191 --> 00:01:32,925
Nothing beyond that.

10
00:01:32,958 --> 00:01:36,728
But listen,
the others can't know.

11
00:01:36,762 --> 00:01:41,733
They would never agree
to using me as bait like this.

12
00:01:41,767 --> 00:01:44,703
They would sooner die
than do it.

13
00:01:44,736 --> 00:01:49,008
You're the only one
that I can ask, Gyomei.

14
00:01:51,010 --> 00:01:54,880
Even if you behead him,
he won't die.

15
00:01:56,216 --> 00:02:00,253
There's likely only one way
to destroy Muzan,

16
00:02:00,286 --> 00:02:04,756
trapping him in place until
sunlight shines upon him.

17
00:02:04,790 --> 00:02:07,560
If beheading
isn't enough to kill him,

18
00:02:07,594 --> 00:02:10,196
there's only one option left.

19
00:02:10,230 --> 00:02:14,700
You all must endure a battle
until the sun rises.

20
00:02:15,634 --> 00:02:17,303
- Yes, sir.

21
00:02:18,605 --> 00:02:21,307
<i>If that is your wish,</i>
<i>then so be it, Master.</i>

22
00:02:24,843 --> 00:02:26,778
<i>- Thank goodness.</i>

23
00:02:32,452 --> 00:02:33,785
<i>Gyomei...</i>

24
00:02:33,819 --> 00:02:36,156
<i>after I have perished,</i>

25
00:02:36,189 --> 00:02:38,891
<i>please do not let</i>
<i>any more of my children</i>

26
00:02:38,924 --> 00:02:41,427
<i>be sent to their graves.</i>

27
00:02:41,461 --> 00:02:43,530
<i>That is my wish.</i>

28
00:02:43,563 --> 00:02:45,898
[beads rattle]

29
00:02:48,568 --> 00:02:51,337
[coat rustles]

30
00:02:58,611 --> 00:03:00,846
<i>[intense music]</i>

31
00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:03,183
<i>[Muzan] You think you've</i>
<i>driven me into a corner</i>

32
00:03:03,216 --> 00:03:04,683
<i>with your little plan?</i>

33
00:03:06,352 --> 00:03:09,888
But you are all about to be
going straight to hell!

34
00:03:09,922 --> 00:03:11,990
Mark my words, Demon Slayers.

35
00:03:12,025 --> 00:03:15,727
I'll massacre every one of you
before sunrise!

36
00:03:15,761 --> 00:03:16,828
- [growls]

37
00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:18,864
- [note twangs]
- [gasps]

38
00:03:19,798 --> 00:03:22,502
You're the only one
going to hell,

39
00:03:22,535 --> 00:03:24,770
and you won't get away!

40
00:03:24,803 --> 00:03:27,574
- Oh, is that so?

41
00:03:27,607 --> 00:03:30,143
Let's see you try.

42
00:03:30,176 --> 00:03:32,378
Tanjiro Kamado!

43
00:03:34,447 --> 00:03:36,782
- I will defeat you!

44
00:03:38,251 --> 00:03:40,553
<i>Muzan Kibutsuji!</i>

45
00:03:40,587 --> 00:03:43,423
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

46
00:03:43,456 --> 00:03:45,991
<i>♪ ♪</i>

47
00:03:46,025 --> 00:03:46,959
[gasps]

48
00:03:46,992 --> 00:03:49,562
<i>["Taiyo ga Noboranai Sekai"</i>
<i>by Aimer]</i>

49
00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:52,465
<i>♪ ♪</i>

50
00:03:52,498 --> 00:03:54,701
<i>[Tanjiro] What is this place?</i>

51
00:03:54,733 --> 00:03:57,637
<i>Everything's upside down.</i>

52
00:03:57,670 --> 00:04:01,374
<i>Was all of this made using</i>
<i>the enemy's Blood Demon Art?</i>

53
00:04:04,310 --> 00:04:06,446
<i>I don't understand</i>
<i>what's happening,</i>

54
00:04:06,479 --> 00:04:09,781
<i>except that Ms. Tamayo</i>
<i>was restraining Muzan.</i>

55
00:04:10,583 --> 00:04:11,750
<i>Even so...</i>

56
00:04:11,783 --> 00:04:14,220
<i>how long can she</i>
<i>keep that up?</i>

57
00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,689
- [screams]

58
00:04:16,723 --> 00:04:18,591
- Calm down, Kanroji!

59
00:04:18,625 --> 00:04:20,660
- I-- Yes!

60
00:04:20,693 --> 00:04:22,161
- Stay with me!

61
00:04:22,195 --> 00:04:28,067
<i>♪ ♪</i>

62
00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:35,807
- [gasps]

63
00:04:38,411 --> 00:04:41,281
- [roars]

64
00:04:41,314 --> 00:04:47,919
<i>♪ ♪</i>

65
00:05:03,236 --> 00:05:09,841
<i>♪ ♪</i>

66
00:05:17,083 --> 00:05:19,585
<i>[Tanjiro] I need to reach</i>
<i>Muzan as soon as possible</i>

67
00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:20,520
<i>and defeat him!</i>

68
00:05:20,553 --> 00:05:22,821
<i>By whatever means!</i>

69
00:05:26,559 --> 00:05:28,161
[gasps]

70
00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:32,098
<i>That's the bottom!</i>

71
00:05:32,131 --> 00:05:34,701
<i>I'll be killed at this speed!</i>

72
00:05:34,734 --> 00:05:36,935
<i>I'll use a move</i>
<i>to change directions,</i>

73
00:05:36,968 --> 00:05:39,172
<i>then find something</i>
<i>to grab on to.</i>

74
00:05:40,540 --> 00:05:41,907
- [water splashes]
- [grunts]

75
00:05:41,940 --> 00:05:44,143
<i>It didn't work.</i>

76
00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:46,612
<i>I can't break away</i>
<i>from this freefall.</i>

77
00:05:48,214 --> 00:05:55,121
<i>♪ ♪</i>

78
00:06:09,669 --> 00:06:11,437
- [winces]

79
00:06:11,471 --> 00:06:13,272
- [gasps]

80
00:06:17,677 --> 00:06:20,513
<i>[music fades]</i>

81
00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:26,452
<i>[wind blowing]</i>

82
00:06:28,421 --> 00:06:31,023
[panting]

83
00:06:35,828 --> 00:06:37,397
[Giyu] You all right?

84
00:06:38,798 --> 00:06:39,931
- Yes!

85
00:06:39,965 --> 00:06:41,768
Thanks for your help.

86
00:06:41,801 --> 00:06:43,436
[sighs]

87
00:06:43,469 --> 00:06:44,804
You really saved--

88
00:06:44,837 --> 00:06:46,472
<i>[tense music]</i>

89
00:06:46,506 --> 00:06:51,544
Water Breathing First Form:
Water Surface Slash.

90
00:06:53,346 --> 00:06:54,447
- Tanjiro!

91
00:06:55,681 --> 00:06:56,948
- [grunts]

92
00:06:56,982 --> 00:06:59,552
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

93
00:06:59,585 --> 00:07:03,922
<i>♪ ♪</i>

94
00:07:03,955 --> 00:07:06,058
- [snarling]

95
00:07:16,369 --> 00:07:18,471
<i>- Water Breathing...</i>
<i>- Water Breathing...</i>

96
00:07:18,504 --> 00:07:19,839
<i>- Sixth Form...</i>

97
00:07:19,872 --> 00:07:21,207
<i>- Third Form...</i>

98
00:07:22,475 --> 00:07:24,744
<i>[Tanjiro] Whirlpool.</i>

99
00:07:24,777 --> 00:07:26,212
<i>- Flowing Dance.</i>

100
00:07:31,417 --> 00:07:33,519
- [groans]

101
00:07:33,553 --> 00:07:36,289
<i>Mr. Giyu's amazing.</i>

102
00:07:36,322 --> 00:07:39,826
<i>He can tell exactly</i>
<i>which move I'm gonna use.</i>

103
00:07:39,859 --> 00:07:41,194
<i>Then he follows up with one</i>

104
00:07:41,227 --> 00:07:44,397
<i>that prevents any kind</i>
<i>of friendly fire.</i>

105
00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:46,466
<i>He's unbelievable.</i>

106
00:07:46,499 --> 00:07:49,335
<i>Just what's</i>
<i>behind those eyes?!</i>

107
00:07:49,368 --> 00:07:51,804
[murmurs]

108
00:07:51,838 --> 00:07:55,007
- If I'm not mistaken,
this is the place

109
00:07:55,041 --> 00:07:57,543
that Shinazugawa
and Iguro mentioned.

110
00:07:57,577 --> 00:08:00,713
<i>[reverential music]</i>

111
00:08:00,746 --> 00:08:05,218
Which means Kibutsuji's plan
was to gather everyone here,

112
00:08:05,251 --> 00:08:08,654
then kill us all
in one fell swoop.

113
00:08:08,688 --> 00:08:13,960
From here on out, we'll need
to be even more vigilant.

114
00:08:13,992 --> 00:08:15,394
- Right.

115
00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:18,197
- Let's go.

116
00:08:18,231 --> 00:08:19,131
- Right!

117
00:08:19,932 --> 00:08:22,502
<i>[intense music]</i>

118
00:08:22,535 --> 00:08:24,704
<i>♪ ♪</i>

119
00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,415
[demons snarling]

120
00:08:40,486 --> 00:08:41,521
[demons yelp]

121
00:08:41,554 --> 00:08:44,590
- Serpent Breathing
Fifth Form...

122
00:08:44,624 --> 00:08:45,691
- [hisses]

123
00:08:45,725 --> 00:08:48,327
[demons groaning]

124
00:08:51,597 --> 00:08:54,166
- Slithering Serpent!

125
00:08:56,135 --> 00:08:57,837
You demon scum...

126
00:08:57,870 --> 00:09:00,007
stay away from Kanroji!

127
00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:01,741
- [squeals]

128
00:09:01,774 --> 00:09:04,310
<i>Mr. Iguro is so cool!</i>

129
00:09:05,177 --> 00:09:06,145
- Are you hurt?

130
00:09:06,178 --> 00:09:07,380
- No, not at all!

131
00:09:07,413 --> 00:09:08,314
- Then let's go.

132
00:09:08,347 --> 00:09:09,048
- Okay!

133
00:09:09,081 --> 00:09:12,418
[squeals]

134
00:09:14,687 --> 00:09:17,924
<i>♪ ♪</i>

135
00:09:17,957 --> 00:09:20,126
[demons groan]

136
00:09:21,427 --> 00:09:22,395
- [grunts]

137
00:09:22,428 --> 00:09:28,834
<i>♪ ♪</i>

138
00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:30,870
Tokito!

139
00:09:30,903 --> 00:09:33,673
[demons groan]

140
00:09:33,706 --> 00:09:37,476
<i>♪ ♪</i>

141
00:09:37,510 --> 00:09:40,413
[Tokito] There's a whole lot
of demons, huh?

142
00:09:40,446 --> 00:09:42,015
- It would seem
they've been given

143
00:09:42,049 --> 00:09:43,749
the strength
of the Lower Ranks.

144
00:09:43,783 --> 00:09:47,587
It's clear that they're being
used to try and exhaust us.

145
00:09:47,620 --> 00:09:49,121
[demon snarls fade]

146
00:09:51,058 --> 00:09:52,191
- Hmm.

147
00:09:52,992 --> 00:09:54,493
What of the Master?

148
00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:58,097
- He has departed
from this world.

149
00:09:58,931 --> 00:10:01,534
It was a truly noble end.

150
00:10:02,501 --> 00:10:03,703
- Knowing him...

151
00:10:03,736 --> 00:10:07,440
he never would have allowed
himself to be caught unawares.

152
00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,078
Did he sacrifice himself?

153
00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:12,478
- Indeed.

154
00:10:12,511 --> 00:10:15,147
The Master did not
have much time left.

155
00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:17,383
- [winces]

156
00:10:19,086 --> 00:10:21,120
[gasps]

157
00:10:22,089 --> 00:10:23,489
<i>Master...</i>

158
00:10:30,229 --> 00:10:33,100
Back when I was mortally
wounded by a demon,

159
00:10:33,132 --> 00:10:35,002
and found myself
teetering on the edge

160
00:10:35,035 --> 00:10:36,769
between life and death...

161
00:10:37,803 --> 00:10:39,538
he stayed by my side.

162
00:10:42,208 --> 00:10:44,944
He did the same
for every Corps member

163
00:10:44,977 --> 00:10:46,879
who was
on the brink of death...

164
00:10:49,181 --> 00:10:50,683
like a father.

165
00:10:52,885 --> 00:10:55,187
- Yes. I know.

166
00:10:55,221 --> 00:10:58,791
- Muzan not only took
my brother from me,

167
00:10:58,824 --> 00:11:00,793
but our father as well.

168
00:11:00,826 --> 00:11:02,962
That bastard.

169
00:11:02,995 --> 00:11:04,196
Damn him!

170
00:11:04,230 --> 00:11:07,034
I swear I'll make him suffer!

171
00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:09,235
I'll send him
straight to hell!

172
00:11:10,037 --> 00:11:11,737
- You're not alone.

173
00:11:15,975 --> 00:11:19,178
Trust me.
We all feel the same.

174
00:11:19,979 --> 00:11:22,581
[walls rumbling]

175
00:11:26,252 --> 00:11:28,854
<i>Forgive me, Master.</i>

176
00:11:30,123 --> 00:11:32,324
<i>I couldn't protect you.</i>

177
00:11:35,728 --> 00:11:37,630
- [grunts]

178
00:11:39,765 --> 00:11:40,933
[sword rings]

179
00:11:44,637 --> 00:11:47,506
[demons snarling]

180
00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:50,810
- There's no end
to you lowlifes, huh.

181
00:11:53,813 --> 00:11:56,116
That's just fine by me.

182
00:11:56,149 --> 00:11:58,051
I'll kill all of you!

183
00:11:58,085 --> 00:12:04,024
<i>♪ ♪</i>

184
00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:05,324
[sword rings]

185
00:12:06,126 --> 00:12:07,660
- Yaah!

186
00:12:07,693 --> 00:12:09,029
Make way!

187
00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:10,696
I'm comin' through!

188
00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:13,265
- [demons snarl]
- [Inosuke whoops]

189
00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:16,335
Whole lotta fallin'
happening here!

190
00:12:17,670 --> 00:12:20,806
Pretty rude to just drop me
in here outta nowhere!

191
00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,109
Though, I've been itching

192
00:12:22,142 --> 00:12:23,909
to see how
my training's paid off,

193
00:12:23,943 --> 00:12:25,377
so with that in mind,

194
00:12:25,411 --> 00:12:27,847
let's test it out
on you chumps!

195
00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,515
[laughs]

196
00:12:29,548 --> 00:12:30,716
Let's go!

197
00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,618
[demons groan]

198
00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,890
[Genya panting]

199
00:12:37,923 --> 00:12:39,592
<i>Where am I?</i>

200
00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:42,461
<i>The demon headquarters?</i>
<i>Where are the others?</i>

201
00:12:43,262 --> 00:12:45,165
<i>Big Brother.</i>

202
00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:48,567
<i>I hope you're safe, too.</i>

203
00:12:52,404 --> 00:12:54,640
<i>- I just heard a sound.</i>

204
00:12:54,673 --> 00:12:57,177
<i>Could it be</i>
<i>that</i> he's <i>somewhere nearby?</i>

205
00:12:57,210 --> 00:13:00,013
[demons snarl]

206
00:13:02,815 --> 00:13:04,450
- You'll regret this.

207
00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:09,855
I won't forgive you,
not in a million years.

208
00:13:20,533 --> 00:13:23,103
<i>[reverential music]</i>

209
00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:28,307
<i>♪ ♪</i>

210
00:13:34,181 --> 00:13:35,781
<i>- I smell blood.</i>

211
00:13:44,557 --> 00:13:46,692
What is this place?

212
00:13:50,462 --> 00:13:53,632
[wood scrapes]

213
00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:54,633
<i>[tone rings]</i>

214
00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:57,436
- [chewing]

215
00:13:57,469 --> 00:13:59,939
<i>[tense music]</i>

216
00:14:03,609 --> 00:14:04,610
Hmm?

217
00:14:05,945 --> 00:14:07,746
Oh, my. You're here?

218
00:14:08,647 --> 00:14:11,017
Ohh! And you're a girl, too!

219
00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:15,421
[gasps] What a young and
tasty morsel we have! Heh!

220
00:14:15,454 --> 00:14:19,692
I'll have to properly
thank Nakime for this later.

221
00:14:22,062 --> 00:14:24,630
[Shinobu panting]

222
00:14:31,670 --> 00:14:34,074
[crying]

223
00:14:35,474 --> 00:14:36,876
- Shinobu...

224
00:14:36,909 --> 00:14:40,080
you must leave
the Demon Slayer Corps.

225
00:14:41,814 --> 00:14:45,551
I know that you've
trained really hard...

226
00:14:45,584 --> 00:14:47,920
and you're fighting
to make a difference.

227
00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:51,457
But I don't think you'll...

228
00:14:56,896 --> 00:15:01,467
I want you to live the life
of a happy, normal girl,

229
00:15:01,500 --> 00:15:04,670
to be able to see
your own hair turn gray.

230
00:15:07,007 --> 00:15:09,909
Really, you've done enough.

231
00:15:09,942 --> 00:15:12,012
- No! Can't stop now!

232
00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:15,348
I will avenge you
if it's the last thing I do!

233
00:15:15,382 --> 00:15:17,783
This demon, I need to know,

234
00:15:17,816 --> 00:15:20,353
I have to know
what it looked like!

235
00:15:20,387 --> 00:15:21,687
Please, Big Sister,

236
00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,657
I'm begging you, tell me!

237
00:15:24,690 --> 00:15:26,558
I could never live
a normal life

238
00:15:26,592 --> 00:15:28,961
knowing someone
did this to you!

239
00:15:28,994 --> 00:15:30,796
Please!

240
00:15:31,964 --> 00:15:33,699
- [sighs]

241
00:15:35,335 --> 00:15:36,669
<i>[Kanae] It was a demon...</i>

242
00:15:36,702 --> 00:15:39,738
<i>with a bloodstained pattern</i>
<i>on his head.</i>

243
00:15:40,906 --> 00:15:44,377
- I must say, it's very nice
to meet you, miss!

244
00:15:44,411 --> 00:15:47,479
You may refer to me as Doma.

245
00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:51,483
Ah, what a wonderful night.

246
00:15:52,518 --> 00:15:55,788
<i>- Such a warm smile</i>
<i>and gentle voice.</i>

247
00:15:55,821 --> 00:15:59,491
<i>There's a soft,</i>
<i>benevolent presence to him.</i>

248
00:16:00,592 --> 00:16:01,760
[girl, raspy] Please...

249
00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:03,096
h-help me.

250
00:16:04,130 --> 00:16:05,198
Please help me!

251
00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:06,966
- Shh!

252
00:16:06,999 --> 00:16:09,269
Can't you see
that we're talking?

253
00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:10,769
[metal scrapes]

254
00:16:13,006 --> 00:16:14,140
Huh?

255
00:16:14,174 --> 00:16:16,209
- Are you all right?

256
00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:19,112
- Wow! That was fast.

257
00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:20,779
Are you a Hashira?

258
00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:23,383
- [panting]

259
00:16:23,416 --> 00:16:24,817
[squelch]

260
00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:25,584
[gasps]

261
00:16:25,617 --> 00:16:27,053
[Shinobu gasps]

262
00:16:27,087 --> 00:16:28,088
<i>[ominous music]</i>

263
00:16:28,121 --> 00:16:29,356
[blood splatters]

264
00:16:29,389 --> 00:16:30,990
- Oh, don't worry about that!

265
00:16:31,024 --> 00:16:33,426
You can just
leave her right there.

266
00:16:33,460 --> 00:16:35,661
I'll make a proper meal
of her later.

267
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:40,266
- And this demon...

268
00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:43,269
the weapon he used...

269
00:16:43,303 --> 00:16:45,205
it was a pair of sharp fans.

270
00:16:45,238 --> 00:16:48,041
[metal clinks]

271
00:16:48,074 --> 00:16:51,643
- As the founder of
the Eternal Paradise Faith,

272
00:16:51,677 --> 00:16:52,978
it is my sworn duty

273
00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:56,682
to see that all my followers
attain happiness.

274
00:16:56,715 --> 00:16:59,551
I'll be sure
to consume her completely.

275
00:17:01,321 --> 00:17:02,621
<i>- There's no doubt.</i>

276
00:17:02,654 --> 00:17:05,858
<i>This is the demon</i>
<i>who killed my sister.</i>

277
00:17:06,692 --> 00:17:08,594
Attaining happiness?

278
00:17:08,627 --> 00:17:10,497
For who, exactly?

279
00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:14,234
This girl was horrified,
crying out for help.

280
00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:15,868
- And that's why I saved her.

281
00:17:16,735 --> 00:17:19,638
Her suffering
has come to an end.

282
00:17:19,671 --> 00:17:23,109
No more pain. No more fear.

283
00:17:24,144 --> 00:17:26,712
Everyone is afraid of death,

284
00:17:26,745 --> 00:17:29,815
so I help them
by consuming them.

285
00:17:29,848 --> 00:17:34,521
This way, they get to live on
within me for all eternity.

286
00:17:34,586 --> 00:17:37,157
I take in their entire being--

287
00:17:37,190 --> 00:17:41,894
blood, desires, even
the last bit of their sinew--

288
00:17:41,927 --> 00:17:45,031
and help
their souls transcend.

289
00:17:45,065 --> 00:17:48,234
- What you're spouting
is sheer nonsense.

290
00:17:48,268 --> 00:17:50,636
And to say it with such glee.

291
00:17:50,669 --> 00:17:52,838
You truly make me sick.

292
00:17:52,871 --> 00:17:54,441
- Huh?

293
00:17:54,474 --> 00:17:59,145
I can't believe you'd say that
after we'd only just met.

294
00:17:59,179 --> 00:18:00,646
Oh, I see!

295
00:18:00,679 --> 00:18:02,681
Aw, you poor thing.

296
00:18:02,714 --> 00:18:05,651
Did something
unfortunate happen?

297
00:18:05,684 --> 00:18:07,220
Let's hear it.

298
00:18:07,253 --> 00:18:08,854
Go on, tell me.

299
00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:13,226
"Unfortunate" doesn't begin
to describe it!

300
00:18:13,259 --> 00:18:16,662
You were the one who killed
my Big Sister, weren't you?!

301
00:18:16,695 --> 00:18:19,499
Does the haori I'm wearing
mean nothing to you?!

302
00:18:19,532 --> 00:18:21,301
- Huh?

303
00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:23,902
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

304
00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:30,243
<i>♪ ♪</i>

305
00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:32,412
[slice]

306
00:18:32,445 --> 00:18:34,047
- That's right.

307
00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,417
It belonged to the girl
who used Flower Breathing.

308
00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:40,253
Such a sweet, gentle child.

309
00:18:41,421 --> 00:18:44,090
The sun came up
and cut our time short.

310
00:18:44,124 --> 00:18:45,291
I remember.

311
00:18:45,325 --> 00:18:46,959
It's a shame I didn't get

312
00:18:46,992 --> 00:18:48,027
to eat-- her.

313
00:18:49,728 --> 00:18:52,631
<i>Insect Breathing</i>
<i>Dance of the Bee Sting...</i>

314
00:18:52,664 --> 00:18:54,033
<i>True Flutter!</i>

315
00:18:55,235 --> 00:18:56,835
- A marvelous thrust!

316
00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:59,005
I hardly even saw it!

317
00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:02,808
Blood Demon Art...

318
00:19:03,709 --> 00:19:05,978
Frozen Lotus.

319
00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:08,448
<i>- So cold.</i>

320
00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:10,916
<i>It feels like</i>
<i>my lungs are bursting!</i>

321
00:19:11,750 --> 00:19:14,087
- Hmm. Look at that!

322
00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:15,188
You are fast!

323
00:19:15,221 --> 00:19:17,756
Unfortunately for you,

324
00:19:17,789 --> 00:19:20,826
those thrusts aren't enough
to kill a demon.

325
00:19:24,297 --> 00:19:26,299
Aim for here.

326
00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:28,667
You need to chop off my head.

327
00:19:30,969 --> 00:19:34,207
- My thrusts alone
may not be enough.

328
00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:35,741
But what of this?

329
00:19:36,576 --> 00:19:37,743
[scrapes]

330
00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:39,945
- [groans]

331
00:19:39,978 --> 00:19:44,083
<i>- Time to see whether this</i>
<i>toxin works on an Upper Rank.</i>

332
00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:46,852
<i>Sister...</i>

333
00:19:46,885 --> 00:19:50,256
<i>lend me your strength,</i>
<i>please.</i>

334
00:19:51,257 --> 00:19:52,392
- [gags]

335
00:19:52,425 --> 00:19:54,227
This poison...

336
00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:57,330
it's clearly far stronger
than the strain you used

337
00:19:57,363 --> 00:19:59,098
up on Rui's mountain.

338
00:19:59,132 --> 00:20:00,200
[groans]

339
00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:03,536
<i>- So they did</i>
<i>exchange information.</i>

340
00:20:03,570 --> 00:20:05,771
<i>This is the drawback</i>
<i>to using poison.</i>

341
00:20:05,804 --> 00:20:07,540
- He told me that...

342
00:20:07,574 --> 00:20:09,908
you've been
changing the concoction...

343
00:20:09,942 --> 00:20:12,412
for each demon you face.

344
00:20:12,445 --> 00:20:13,413
[groans]

345
00:20:13,446 --> 00:20:16,416
[coughs]

346
00:20:16,449 --> 00:20:18,717
[wheezes]

347
00:20:20,752 --> 00:20:22,255
Oh, my,

348
00:20:22,288 --> 00:20:23,323
it would seem that I've

349
00:20:23,356 --> 00:20:26,659
already neutralized
all of your poison.

350
00:20:26,693 --> 00:20:28,027
How rude of me.

351
00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:31,431
And after you'd made it
just for me.

352
00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:33,832
That sword of yours...

353
00:20:33,865 --> 00:20:37,637
it makes quite an interesting
sound when you sheath it.

354
00:20:37,670 --> 00:20:41,740
Is that where you change
what poison you use?

355
00:20:41,773 --> 00:20:44,344
Yay! This is fun!

356
00:20:44,377 --> 00:20:48,214
Who knew being poisoned
was so invigorating?!

357
00:20:48,248 --> 00:20:50,049
It's almost addictive.

358
00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:51,950
What'll the next formula
be like?

359
00:20:51,984 --> 00:20:55,054
[chuckles] Come on,
let's give it a try!

360
00:21:01,261 --> 00:21:03,229
- Very well, then.

361
00:21:03,263 --> 00:21:04,697
I'll oblige.

362
00:21:04,731 --> 00:21:05,931
See...

363
00:21:09,302 --> 00:21:12,804
I'd already anticipated
this would happen.

364
00:21:12,838 --> 00:21:14,240
- [laughs]

365
00:21:14,274 --> 00:21:16,409
Is your next batch set?

366
00:21:16,442 --> 00:21:18,278
I'm ready whenever you are.

367
00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:25,485
I know I just said
to give it a try...

368
00:21:26,918 --> 00:21:30,123
but you could at least
change up your offense.

369
00:21:32,225 --> 00:21:34,993
[laughing]

370
00:21:36,562 --> 00:21:37,796
- [scoffs]

371
00:21:44,870 --> 00:21:46,205
- What's this?

372
00:21:46,239 --> 00:21:49,042
You seem to be
slower than earlier.

373
00:21:49,075 --> 00:21:50,343
So sad.

374
00:21:50,376 --> 00:21:53,513
<i>- Insect Breathing</i>
<i>Dance of the Horsefly...</i>

375
00:21:53,546 --> 00:21:56,049
<i>Enticing Slash!</i>

376
00:22:03,222 --> 00:22:06,459
- Oh, my.
You were able to land a hit.

377
00:22:06,492 --> 00:22:10,829
The way you got through
all my defenses, it's amazing!

378
00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:12,465
I'm truly impressed!

379
00:22:12,498 --> 00:22:15,668
It's almost enough
to bring a tear to my eye.

380
00:22:15,702 --> 00:22:18,004
Come on.
What are you waiting for?

381
00:22:18,037 --> 00:22:21,873
Hurry up and attack me again
before I stop the poison.

382
00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:24,110
Please? You're doing so well!

383
00:22:24,143 --> 00:22:26,479
Maybe the next attack
kills me!

384
00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:27,613
- [scoffs]

385
00:22:31,417 --> 00:22:32,385
- [laughs]

386
00:22:32,418 --> 00:22:34,554
Yes! That's the spirit!

387
00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:42,395
<i>Ever since I was a child,</i>
<i>I was kind and clever.</i>

388
00:22:42,428 --> 00:22:45,231
<i>I always helped</i>
<i>those who were in need</i>

389
00:22:45,264 --> 00:22:48,534
<i>and led them</i>
<i>to the path of happiness.</i>

390
00:22:48,568 --> 00:22:50,869
<i>It was my duty, after all.</i>

391
00:22:52,238 --> 00:22:55,475
[father] His eyes have
the colors of a rainbow.

392
00:22:55,508 --> 00:22:59,746
And this gray hair
is proof of his innocence.

393
00:22:59,779 --> 00:23:02,415
This child is truly special.

394
00:23:02,448 --> 00:23:05,884
- Surely he can hear
the voices of the gods.

395
00:23:07,220 --> 00:23:11,624
<i>- My parents were</i>
<i>hopelessly naive simpletons.</i>

396
00:23:11,657 --> 00:23:14,761
<i>You'd have to be,</i>
<i>in order to found a religion</i>

397
00:23:14,794 --> 00:23:17,630
<i>like the Eternal</i>
<i>Paradise Faith.</i>

398
00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:19,565
<i>I pitied them,</i>

399
00:23:19,599 --> 00:23:23,136
<i>so I always played along</i>
<i>with their make-believe ideas.</i>

400
00:23:24,170 --> 00:23:27,740
<i>I never once heard</i>
<i>the voice of the gods.</i>

401
00:23:27,774 --> 00:23:30,676
<i>At first,</i>
<i>I didn't know how to deal</i>

402
00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:34,946
<i>with the hordes of people</i>
<i>worshipping and praying to me.</i>

403
00:23:34,980 --> 00:23:38,418
<i>Seeing these grownups</i>
<i>come crying to a child,</i>

404
00:23:38,451 --> 00:23:41,554
<i>saying they were suffering,</i>
<i>pleading for help,</i>

405
00:23:41,587 --> 00:23:45,158
<i>made me worry</i>
<i>if they were sick in the head.</i>

406
00:23:46,225 --> 00:23:48,127
<i>After nearly</i>
<i>putting me to sleep</i>

407
00:23:48,161 --> 00:23:51,264
<i>with their personal stories,</i>
<i>they would bow to me,</i>

408
00:23:51,297 --> 00:23:54,467
<i>asking to be guided</i>
<i>to Paradise.</i>

409
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,335
<i>I cried.</i>

410
00:23:57,303 --> 00:23:59,806
<i>"You poor things," I thought.</i>

411
00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:02,508
<i>"Paradise doesn't even exist."</i>

412
00:24:02,542 --> 00:24:07,079
<i>It's just a fairy tale</i>
<i>concocted by deluded humans.</i>

413
00:24:07,914 --> 00:24:10,783
<i>There are no gods or buddhas.</i>

414
00:24:10,817 --> 00:24:13,453
<i>These people</i>
<i>had lived for decades,</i>

415
00:24:13,486 --> 00:24:17,356
<i>yet they still couldn't grasp</i>
<i>that simple truth.</i>

416
00:24:17,390 --> 00:24:20,760
<i>When you die,</i>
<i>you return to nothingness.</i>

417
00:24:20,793 --> 00:24:22,695
<i>All feeling ceases.</i>

418
00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:25,031
<i>Your heart stops.</i>

419
00:24:25,064 --> 00:24:27,033
<i>Your brain stops.</i>

420
00:24:27,066 --> 00:24:29,535
<i>You rot and</i>
<i>return to the earth.</i>

421
00:24:29,569 --> 00:24:33,105
<i>Such is the fate</i>
<i>of every living creature.</i>

422
00:24:35,141 --> 00:24:38,845
<i>To be too foolish</i>
<i>to accept reality...</i>

423
00:24:38,878 --> 00:24:41,514
<i>what a hard life that must be.</i>

424
00:24:41,547 --> 00:24:45,718
<i>I want to bring happiness</i>
<i>to these pitiful people.</i>

425
00:24:45,751 --> 00:24:47,520
<i>I want to save them.</i>

426
00:24:48,521 --> 00:24:50,590
<i>I truly believe...</i>

427
00:24:50,623 --> 00:24:52,758
<i>that is my purpose here.</i>

428
00:24:57,797 --> 00:24:58,931
[metal rings]

429
00:24:58,965 --> 00:25:01,667
Aww, still nothing.

430
00:25:01,701 --> 00:25:03,169
And that was number five.

431
00:25:03,202 --> 00:25:04,937
What will you do?

432
00:25:04,971 --> 00:25:07,740
The toxin's
getting less effective.

433
00:25:07,773 --> 00:25:11,744
How many more times
do you think you can adapt it?

434
00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:13,479
Oh! Are you out of breath now?

435
00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:16,182
- [panting]
- Look at all that sweat.

436
00:25:16,215 --> 00:25:17,383
Are you all right?

437
00:25:17,416 --> 00:25:20,753
<i>- So this is the power</i>
<i>of an Upper Rank.</i>

438
00:25:21,821 --> 00:25:24,123
<i>None of my poisons</i>
<i>are working.</i>

439
00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:28,194
<i>He's adapting too fast</i>
<i>to keep up with!</i>

440
00:25:29,061 --> 00:25:30,062
[mist hisses]

441
00:25:30,096 --> 00:25:32,565
Your alveoli must be dead now.

442
00:25:32,598 --> 00:25:34,867
[ice crackles]

443
00:25:34,901 --> 00:25:36,102
Painful.

444
00:25:36,135 --> 00:25:37,837
You did breathe it in...

445
00:25:37,870 --> 00:25:40,273
my Blood Demon Art.

446
00:25:41,407 --> 00:25:44,377
<i>- He turns his frozen blood</i>
<i>into mist</i>

447
00:25:44,410 --> 00:25:46,779
<i>and disperses it</i>
<i>with his fans.</i>

448
00:25:46,812 --> 00:25:50,349
<i>Even breathing around him</i>
<i>is dangerous now.</i>

449
00:25:56,989 --> 00:25:57,957
[scrapes]

450
00:25:57,990 --> 00:25:59,258
<i>This time...</i>

451
00:25:59,292 --> 00:26:02,228
<i>I'll increase the dose</i>
<i>with multiple strikes!</i>

452
00:26:03,030 --> 00:26:04,263
<i>Insect Breathing...</i>

453
00:26:04,297 --> 00:26:05,898
<i>Dance of the Dragonfly...</i>

454
00:26:05,932 --> 00:26:07,934
<i>[energetic music]</i>

455
00:26:07,967 --> 00:26:13,006
<i>♪ ♪</i>

456
00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,341
<i>Compound Eye Hexagon!</i>

457
00:26:17,877 --> 00:26:19,145
- I can't believe it.

458
00:26:19,178 --> 00:26:21,247
Such blazing speed.

459
00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:25,318
You might be the fastest
Hashira I've ever met!

460
00:26:26,986 --> 00:26:28,754
- [winces]

461
00:26:28,788 --> 00:26:30,023
<i>He...</i>

462
00:26:30,057 --> 00:26:30,990
<i>got me.</i>

463
00:26:31,024 --> 00:26:32,792
[groans]

464
00:26:32,825 --> 00:26:34,393
- Forget the poison.

465
00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:37,229
Why not try to decapitate me?

466
00:26:37,263 --> 00:26:39,665
With your speed,
you might have won.

467
00:26:40,666 --> 00:26:42,835
[laughs] Maybe not.

468
00:26:42,868 --> 00:26:45,671
I mean, you are small.

469
00:26:45,705 --> 00:26:47,273
- [shudders]

470
00:26:48,708 --> 00:26:52,244
<i>Why</i> are <i>my hands</i>
<i>so small, I wonder?</i>

471
00:26:53,613 --> 00:26:57,183
<i>How come I was never</i>
<i>able to grow taller?</i>

472
00:26:58,618 --> 00:27:01,821
<i>If my stature were</i>
<i>just a little bigger,</i>

473
00:27:01,854 --> 00:27:06,059
<i>could I have been able</i>
<i>to behead and defeat a demon?</i>

474
00:27:06,093 --> 00:27:08,794
<i>The longer</i>
<i>your arms and legs are,</i>

475
00:27:08,828 --> 00:27:10,463
<i>the more muscles you have,</i>

476
00:27:10,496 --> 00:27:13,499
<i>which means more strength</i>
<i>in your attacks.</i>

477
00:27:16,335 --> 00:27:19,271
<i>My sister was also</i>
<i>of small frame,</i>

478
00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:21,507
<i>but she was taller than I.</i>

479
00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:26,612
<i>How I envy Mr. Himejima.</i>

480
00:27:26,646 --> 00:27:29,181
<i>Seeing someone like him</i>
<i>come to their rescue</i>

481
00:27:29,215 --> 00:27:31,250
<i>would give anyone relief.</i>

482
00:27:35,088 --> 00:27:37,990
<i>I know what my sister</i>
<i>really wanted to say</i>

483
00:27:38,025 --> 00:27:40,760
<i>but didn't have the heart to.</i>

484
00:27:44,196 --> 00:27:45,965
- Oh, no.

485
00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:48,267
Have our games come to an end?

486
00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:49,802
That's too bad.

487
00:27:50,803 --> 00:27:52,938
[metal clinks]

488
00:27:52,972 --> 00:27:56,676
<i>- "I don't think you'll win</i>
<i>against that demon."</i>

489
00:27:56,709 --> 00:27:59,211
<i>That's what you</i>
<i>were going to say,</i>

490
00:27:59,245 --> 00:28:01,881
<i>but you stopped yourself,</i>
<i>didn't you?</i>

491
00:28:01,914 --> 00:28:04,617
[Kanae]
Pull yourself together.

492
00:28:09,789 --> 00:28:11,691
This is no time for tears.

493
00:28:12,858 --> 00:28:14,827
<i>- Sister.</i>

494
00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:16,662
- Stand up.

495
00:28:16,696 --> 00:28:17,863
- [crying] I can't.

496
00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:19,699
I've lost so much blood.

497
00:28:19,732 --> 00:28:23,903
My left lung is punctured,
and I can't even breathe.

498
00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:26,039
- You can, and you will.

499
00:28:26,073 --> 00:28:27,273
Stand up.

500
00:28:27,306 --> 00:28:30,043
You are a Hashira, Shinobu!

501
00:28:30,077 --> 00:28:31,644
- [crying]

502
00:28:31,677 --> 00:28:35,115
- If you've made up your mind
to defeat him, then do so.

503
00:28:35,148 --> 00:28:37,550
No excuses.

504
00:28:37,583 --> 00:28:41,454
Win by whatever means you can.

505
00:28:41,487 --> 00:28:45,391
Remember your promise
to me and Kanao.

506
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,295
<i>- Kanao.</i>

507
00:28:52,065 --> 00:28:53,966
[Doma] Forgive me.

508
00:28:53,999 --> 00:28:56,335
You must be suffering
right now.

509
00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:58,971
- [shuddering]

510
00:29:00,639 --> 00:29:03,642
- I know that you
have it in you.

511
00:29:03,676 --> 00:29:05,277
Do your best.

512
00:29:06,179 --> 00:29:07,446
- Huh?

513
00:29:08,781 --> 00:29:11,350
- [shuddering]

514
00:29:11,383 --> 00:29:13,186
Wait, are you...

515
00:29:13,220 --> 00:29:14,487
standing up?

516
00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,123
[gasps]

517
00:29:16,156 --> 00:29:17,556
Scary.

518
00:29:17,590 --> 00:29:19,925
Are you actually a human?

519
00:29:19,959 --> 00:29:24,730
I slashed your collarbone,
your lungs, and your ribs.

520
00:29:24,764 --> 00:29:26,799
At your diminutive size

521
00:29:26,832 --> 00:29:29,635
and the amount
of blood you've lost,

522
00:29:29,668 --> 00:29:31,804
how are you
not dead right now?

523
00:29:31,837 --> 00:29:32,938
- [coughs]

524
00:29:32,972 --> 00:29:34,241
- See? Right there!

525
00:29:34,273 --> 00:29:37,376
There clearly is blood
gurgling in your lungs.

526
00:29:37,409 --> 00:29:40,479
The pain must be unimaginable.

527
00:29:40,513 --> 00:29:43,282
Surrender, and I'll put
an end to your suffering.

528
00:29:43,315 --> 00:29:44,683
It'll be quick!

529
00:29:45,518 --> 00:29:47,620
It's too late for you,

530
00:29:47,653 --> 00:29:49,156
so just let go.

531
00:29:49,189 --> 00:29:51,891
<i>- I'll make a go</i>
<i>for his neck this time</i>

532
00:29:51,924 --> 00:29:55,394
<i>and put everything I have</i>
<i>left into this strike!</i>

533
00:29:55,427 --> 00:29:57,930
Insect Breathing...

534
00:29:57,963 --> 00:29:59,899
Dance of the Centipede...

535
00:29:59,932 --> 00:30:01,500
- Hmm?

536
00:30:01,534 --> 00:30:03,702
- Hundred-legged Zigzag.

537
00:30:03,736 --> 00:30:06,206
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

538
00:30:06,239 --> 00:30:08,208
<i>♪ ♪</i>

539
00:30:08,241 --> 00:30:09,842
- [gasps]

540
00:30:19,785 --> 00:30:20,953
Huh?

541
00:30:26,458 --> 00:30:29,929
<i>It feels like</i>
<i>she's everywhere at once.</i>

542
00:30:29,962 --> 00:30:32,431
<i>Just her movement</i>
<i>destroyed the bridge.</i>

543
00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:35,101
<i>[centipede chitters]</i>

544
00:30:35,135 --> 00:30:36,368
<i>- So fast.</i>

545
00:30:36,402 --> 00:30:38,004
<i>I can't follow her.</i>

546
00:30:40,173 --> 00:30:41,141
<i>[ice crackles]</i>

547
00:30:41,174 --> 00:30:44,110
<i>♪ ♪</i>

548
00:30:44,144 --> 00:30:45,045
<i>From below?</i>

549
00:30:45,078 --> 00:30:46,445
[gasps]

550
00:30:49,149 --> 00:30:50,683
- [grunts]

551
00:30:50,716 --> 00:30:57,489
<i>♪ ♪</i>

552
00:30:58,557 --> 00:31:01,727
<i>[Shinobu]</i>
<i>Back when I was a child...</i>

553
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,996
<i>I thought of happiness</i>
<i>like a road,</i>

554
00:31:04,030 --> 00:31:06,832
<i>one that stretched on</i>
<i>into the distance</i>

555
00:31:06,866 --> 00:31:08,734
<i>with no end in sight.</i>

556
00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:10,436
<i>[laughter]</i>

557
00:31:10,469 --> 00:31:12,404
[blood splatters]

558
00:31:12,438 --> 00:31:14,607
<i>It wasn't</i>
<i>until it was destroyed</i>

559
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,976
<i>that I finally realized</i>

560
00:31:17,010 --> 00:31:20,946
<i>the road beneath my feet was</i>
<i>but a thin sheet of glass.</i>

561
00:31:23,749 --> 00:31:28,420
<i>However, some haven't</i>
<i>had the glass broken yet.</i>

562
00:31:29,289 --> 00:31:31,557
<i>All I wanted</i>
<i>after being saved</i>

563
00:31:31,590 --> 00:31:34,027
<i>was to become stronger</i>

564
00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:38,697
<i>so that someday</i>
<i>I could protect those people.</i>

565
00:31:40,333 --> 00:31:44,104
<i>So we made a promise...</i>

566
00:31:45,905 --> 00:31:50,743
<i>to vanquish the demons,</i>
<i>as many as we could,</i>

567
00:31:50,776 --> 00:31:52,012
<i>together.</i>

568
00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:57,750
<i>In hopes that the pain</i>
<i>we suffered</i>

569
00:31:57,783 --> 00:32:00,452
<i>would never be felt</i>
<i>by another.</i>

570
00:32:08,661 --> 00:32:10,863
<i>Even if I'm weak...</i>

571
00:32:14,367 --> 00:32:17,636
<i>even if I can't</i>
<i>decapitate demons,</i>

572
00:32:17,670 --> 00:32:22,375
<i>if I can take down just one,</i>
<i>I can save dozens of lives.</i>

573
00:32:22,409 --> 00:32:24,377
<i>And if that demon's</i>
<i>an Upper Rank,</i>

574
00:32:24,411 --> 00:32:27,213
<i>it could mean</i>
<i>saving hundreds!</i>

575
00:32:28,948 --> 00:32:32,551
<i>It's not a matter</i>
<i>of can or cannot.</i>

576
00:32:32,584 --> 00:32:35,088
<i>This is something</i>
<i>I have to do.</i>

577
00:32:36,089 --> 00:32:37,990
[earrings clinking]

578
00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:41,894
- Are you angry?

579
00:32:43,696 --> 00:32:47,233
<i>- Yes, I am angry, Tanjiro.</i>

580
00:32:47,267 --> 00:32:48,667
<i>I'm furious.</i>

581
00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:54,074
<i>In fact, I'm always angry.</i>

582
00:32:54,107 --> 00:32:55,874
<i>How could I not be?</i>

583
00:32:58,278 --> 00:33:00,813
<i>My parents were killed.</i>

584
00:33:01,647 --> 00:33:04,984
<i>My older sister was killed.</i>

585
00:33:05,018 --> 00:33:08,121
<i>My Tsuguko, other than Kanao,</i>
<i>were killed.</i>

586
00:33:09,555 --> 00:33:11,391
<i>And those poor girls...</i>

587
00:33:11,424 --> 00:33:14,027
<i>if it weren't for the demons,</i>

588
00:33:14,060 --> 00:33:17,529
<i>if it weren't for the demons</i>
<i>that killed their loved ones,</i>

589
00:33:17,563 --> 00:33:21,000
<i>they'd be living happily</i>
<i>with their families.</i>

590
00:33:23,269 --> 00:33:26,638
<i>It's all so infuriating.</i>

591
00:33:26,672 --> 00:33:28,907
<i>Stop messing with me,</i>
<i>damn it!</i>

592
00:33:28,941 --> 00:33:33,812
<i>Why the hell isn't my poison</i>
<i>working on this prick?</i>

593
00:33:34,847 --> 00:33:36,316
<i>You bastard!</i>

594
00:33:36,349 --> 00:33:37,850
- [sighs]

595
00:33:37,883 --> 00:33:40,286
[ice crackling]

596
00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:47,494
- [winces]

597
00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:48,461
- I'm moved!

598
00:33:48,495 --> 00:33:50,230
You did your best.

599
00:33:50,263 --> 00:33:52,465
Even though you're so weak!

600
00:33:52,499 --> 00:33:54,434
You must have worked
so incredibly hard

601
00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:56,635
to get to this point.

602
00:33:56,668 --> 00:33:58,837
You're weaker
than your sister,

603
00:33:58,871 --> 00:34:01,441
and yet you
somehow outlived her.

604
00:34:01,474 --> 00:34:02,541
[crunching]

605
00:34:02,574 --> 00:34:05,045
It's a miracle
you survived this long.

606
00:34:06,079 --> 00:34:07,546
- [coughs]

607
00:34:07,579 --> 00:34:08,847
Even when hope is gone,

608
00:34:08,881 --> 00:34:12,018
humans always fight
to the bitter end.

609
00:34:12,052 --> 00:34:13,786
Humans are so foolish!

610
00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:17,457
But that's what makes them
so beautiful.

611
00:34:17,490 --> 00:34:20,559
I deem you worthy
of becoming part of me.

612
00:34:20,592 --> 00:34:23,562
You and I
shall share eternity!

613
00:34:23,595 --> 00:34:26,698
[sniffles]

614
00:34:26,732 --> 00:34:29,369
Do you have any last words?

615
00:34:29,402 --> 00:34:31,271
I'm listening.

616
00:34:31,304 --> 00:34:34,274
- [shudders]

617
00:34:35,641 --> 00:34:38,577
Rot in hell, you bastard.

618
00:34:42,482 --> 00:34:43,550
- [gasps]

619
00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:45,251
Master!

620
00:34:45,285 --> 00:34:47,653
<i>[ominous music]</i>

621
00:34:47,686 --> 00:34:50,056
[bones crack]

622
00:34:50,090 --> 00:34:53,059
- [shudders]

623
00:34:53,093 --> 00:34:55,694
[cracking continues]

624
00:35:00,632 --> 00:35:03,769
[clang echoes]

625
00:35:05,105 --> 00:35:06,506
[sword clatters]

626
00:35:06,539 --> 00:35:09,576
[gasps]

627
00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:12,911
[screams]

628
00:35:14,247 --> 00:35:16,182
<i>[resolute music]</i>

629
00:35:16,216 --> 00:35:19,285
<i>[Zenitsu] I can't shake</i>
<i>the feeling he's here.</i>

630
00:35:19,319 --> 00:35:20,886
<i>He must be.</i>

631
00:35:20,919 --> 00:35:23,523
<i>He's got a score to settle</i>
<i>with me, too.</i>

632
00:35:23,556 --> 00:35:30,729
<i>♪ ♪</i>

633
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:31,930
<i>The people we love,</i>

634
00:35:31,964 --> 00:35:35,901
<i>the people we hold dear</i>
<i>are so precious.</i>

635
00:35:35,934 --> 00:35:38,904
<i>We take for granted</i>
<i>that they'll always be there.</i>

636
00:35:39,705 --> 00:35:40,739
<i>However...</i>

637
00:35:40,772 --> 00:35:43,309
<i>that's just</i>
<i>a selfish delusion.</i>

638
00:35:43,343 --> 00:35:45,411
- Flower Breathing...

639
00:35:45,445 --> 00:35:47,846
<i>[Zenitsu] Because the thought</i>
<i>of living without them</i>

640
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:49,549
<i>is simply unbearable.</i>

641
00:35:49,582 --> 00:35:50,916
- Fourth Form...

642
00:35:51,717 --> 00:35:54,220
Crimson Hanagoromo!

643
00:35:55,721 --> 00:35:57,157
[ice tinkling]

644
00:35:57,190 --> 00:35:58,690
[gasps]

645
00:36:00,692 --> 00:36:03,795
- Wow.
You nearly got me there.

646
00:36:07,233 --> 00:36:10,136
<i>[Zenitsu] They'll always</i>
<i>be alive and close by...</i>

647
00:36:11,137 --> 00:36:14,107
<i>it's a naive thought,</i>
<i>I know.</i>

648
00:36:14,140 --> 00:36:16,242
<i>But we all want</i>
<i>to believe it.</i>

649
00:36:19,546 --> 00:36:21,347
- Would you mind
holding off your attacks

650
00:36:21,381 --> 00:36:22,814
for just a second?

651
00:36:22,848 --> 00:36:24,683
I'm trying to absorb her.

652
00:36:24,716 --> 00:36:27,120
[flesh crackling]

653
00:36:28,787 --> 00:36:31,391
- [shuddering]

654
00:36:33,493 --> 00:36:35,428
- How strange.

655
00:36:35,461 --> 00:36:37,763
You're not taking the bait,
are you?

656
00:36:38,797 --> 00:36:40,099
What she did earlier,

657
00:36:40,133 --> 00:36:43,236
that motion she made
with her fingers,

658
00:36:43,269 --> 00:36:46,872
was that her
warning you of my powers?

659
00:36:46,905 --> 00:36:50,443
I'm impressed she thought
to do that so quickly.

660
00:36:50,476 --> 00:36:52,312
Good job. You did it!

661
00:36:52,345 --> 00:36:54,447
Too bad it doesn't matter.

662
00:36:56,815 --> 00:36:59,952
Well, in case
you were wondering,

663
00:36:59,985 --> 00:37:03,690
your Master was tastier
than I imagined.

664
00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:05,491
[slurps]

665
00:37:05,525 --> 00:37:07,160
And now you're here.

666
00:37:07,193 --> 00:37:10,762
It's just one feast
after another, it seems.

667
00:37:10,796 --> 00:37:15,401
Ah, this truly is...

668
00:37:15,435 --> 00:37:17,736
a wonderful night.

669
00:37:17,769 --> 00:37:20,373
- [shuddering]

670
00:37:30,916 --> 00:37:33,119
- You can't hide.

671
00:37:33,152 --> 00:37:34,420
Come out.

672
00:37:35,421 --> 00:37:38,157
Have some dignity and face me.

673
00:37:38,191 --> 00:37:39,425
- [chuckles]

674
00:37:39,459 --> 00:37:43,029
Sounds like someone ought
to teach you some manners.

675
00:37:43,062 --> 00:37:45,231
Did you forget
that I'm your senior?

676
00:37:45,265 --> 00:37:49,269
You look a little stronger
than the last time I saw you.

677
00:37:49,302 --> 00:37:54,207
It's too bad you still reek
of being a pathetic weakling.

678
00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:03,416
It's been a while,
hasn't it, Zenitsu?

679
00:38:03,449 --> 00:38:05,118
[laughs]

680
00:38:06,019 --> 00:38:09,821
- Kaigaku,
you don't get my respect.

681
00:38:09,855 --> 00:38:11,823
You're a demon.

682
00:38:11,857 --> 00:38:13,925
You'll be treated as such.

683
00:38:15,628 --> 00:38:17,996
[running footsteps echoing]

684
00:38:21,567 --> 00:38:22,602
[note twangs]

685
00:38:22,635 --> 00:38:24,137
- [yelps]

686
00:38:24,936 --> 00:38:27,106
<i>[tense music]</i>

687
00:38:27,140 --> 00:38:29,875
<i>Water Breathing Ninth Form...</i>

688
00:38:31,344 --> 00:38:33,945
<i>Splashing Water Flow,</i>
<i>Turbulent!</i>

689
00:38:36,382 --> 00:38:37,550
- Stay focused!

690
00:38:37,583 --> 00:38:38,917
- All right!

691
00:38:40,019 --> 00:38:42,188
<i>This place is insane.</i>

692
00:38:42,221 --> 00:38:44,657
<i>The building keeps shifting</i>
<i>and rearranging itself,</i>

693
00:38:44,691 --> 00:38:46,726
<i>as if it's alive!</i>

694
00:38:46,759 --> 00:38:50,396
<i>I can tell that it's</i>
<i>trying to separate us!</i>

695
00:38:50,430 --> 00:38:52,765
<i>We have to regroup</i>
<i>with the other Corps members</i>

696
00:38:52,799 --> 00:38:55,435
<i>and stay together</i>
<i>'til we reach Muzan!</i>

697
00:38:59,405 --> 00:39:00,872
- Caw!

698
00:39:01,774 --> 00:39:03,476
Caw!

699
00:39:03,509 --> 00:39:04,943
Attention!

700
00:39:04,976 --> 00:39:07,180
Shinobu Kocho is dead!

701
00:39:07,213 --> 00:39:10,483
She fought valiantly
against Upper Two

702
00:39:10,516 --> 00:39:12,251
but was defeated!

703
00:39:19,292 --> 00:39:21,060
- [shudders]

704
00:39:25,031 --> 00:39:28,601
<i>[sentimental music]</i>

705
00:39:28,634 --> 00:39:35,241
<i>♪ ♪</i>

706
00:39:43,850 --> 00:39:45,984
[shudders]

707
00:39:49,255 --> 00:39:51,224
- [squawks]

708
00:39:53,459 --> 00:39:54,560
<i>- [Giyu] Strange.</i>

709
00:39:54,594 --> 00:39:57,330
<i>There's a piece of paper</i>
<i>wrapped around its neck.</i>

710
00:39:57,363 --> 00:39:59,599
<i>How are the crows</i>
<i>already here?</i>

711
00:40:00,666 --> 00:40:04,003
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

712
00:40:04,036 --> 00:40:05,872
- Shinobu is dead.

713
00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:08,274
But we must push forward.

714
00:40:08,307 --> 00:40:11,544
Think only of what
must be done for victory.

715
00:40:11,577 --> 00:40:12,578
- Right.
- Right.

716
00:40:14,881 --> 00:40:16,215
- And what about the others?

717
00:40:16,249 --> 00:40:18,651
I need reports
on their whereabouts.

718
00:40:20,153 --> 00:40:21,788
[Kanata]
Center of the 40th vertical

719
00:40:21,821 --> 00:40:23,456
and 12th horizontal levels.

720
00:40:23,489 --> 00:40:25,358
[demons snarling]

721
00:40:25,391 --> 00:40:27,260
The Corps members
are fighting off

722
00:40:27,293 --> 00:40:30,496
what appears to be
at least ten demons.

723
00:40:30,530 --> 00:40:32,398
[tone chimes]

724
00:40:37,170 --> 00:40:38,970
However, more than 30 demons

725
00:40:39,005 --> 00:40:41,841
are moving in their direction
from behind the walls.

726
00:40:41,874 --> 00:40:47,946
<i>♪ ♪</i>

727
00:40:47,979 --> 00:40:50,082
<i>[Kiriya]</i>
<i>Using Mr. Yushiro's eyes,</i>

728
00:40:50,116 --> 00:40:52,452
<i>we're able to see</i>
<i>Blood Demon Arts,</i>

729
00:40:52,485 --> 00:40:55,588
<i>something that isn't possible</i>
<i>to do with the human eye.</i>

730
00:40:56,522 --> 00:40:58,758
<i>Each red light</i>
<i>is a Blood Demon Art.</i>

731
00:40:58,791 --> 00:41:02,295
<i>The more intense they glow,</i>
<i>the more potent their power.</i>

732
00:41:03,129 --> 00:41:04,430
<i>And this place...</i>

733
00:41:04,464 --> 00:41:06,866
<i>the entire area,</i>
<i>buildings and all..</i>

734
00:41:06,899 --> 00:41:10,169
<i>must also be</i>
<i>a Blood Demon Art.</i>

735
00:41:10,203 --> 00:41:13,039
<i>There's seemingly</i>
<i>no end in sight to it.</i>

736
00:41:15,241 --> 00:41:17,376
<i>What incredible power.</i>

737
00:41:18,711 --> 00:41:20,012
<i>A demon labyrinth</i>

738
00:41:20,046 --> 00:41:22,682
<i>with the ability</i>
<i>to branch out endlessly.</i>

739
00:41:26,052 --> 00:41:27,620
<i>And here we lie</i>
<i>at its center,</i>

740
00:41:27,653 --> 00:41:31,257
<i>trapped within the walls</i>
<i>of this infinite castle.</i>

741
00:41:31,290 --> 00:41:33,125
- This one's finished.
- ...goes over there.

742
00:41:33,159 --> 00:41:34,160
- Okay. Goes right there.

743
00:41:34,193 --> 00:41:35,194
- Bring it over here.

744
00:41:35,228 --> 00:41:36,529
<i>- However...</i>
- Yes, that's right.

745
00:41:36,562 --> 00:41:38,698
<i>- ...it's not as if we've</i>
<i>been caught off guard.</i>

746
00:41:38,731 --> 00:41:43,302
<i>My father prepared</i>
<i>for this day meticulously.</i>

747
00:41:43,336 --> 00:41:45,505
<i>With Gyomei's cooperation,</i>

748
00:41:45,538 --> 00:41:47,540
<i>he had the Hashira</i>
<i>within arm's reach</i>

749
00:41:47,573 --> 00:41:49,208
<i>to mobilize at any time.</i>

750
00:41:49,242 --> 00:41:52,111
<i>To prevent the Corps members</i>
<i>from being isolated,</i>

751
00:41:52,144 --> 00:41:54,981
<i>he sent the Kasugai Crows</i>
<i>to gather them into groups</i>

752
00:41:55,014 --> 00:41:56,349
<i>and waited.</i>

753
00:41:56,382 --> 00:42:00,720
<i>He enlisted the aid of</i>
<i>Ms. Tamayo and Mr. Yushiro.</i>

754
00:42:00,753 --> 00:42:01,954
<i>And finally,</i>

755
00:42:01,988 --> 00:42:05,057
<i>to ensure that their plan</i>
<i>would succeed,</i>

756
00:42:05,091 --> 00:42:08,461
<i>my sisters and our parents</i>

757
00:42:08,494 --> 00:42:10,663
<i>readily sacrificed</i>
<i>their lives.</i>

758
00:42:13,966 --> 00:42:17,436
We cannot lose,
no matter what.

759
00:42:18,437 --> 00:42:23,976
<i>♪ ♪</i>

760
00:42:24,011 --> 00:42:25,811
<i>Amongst the Blood Demon Arts,</i>

761
00:42:25,845 --> 00:42:27,213
<i>there are</i>
<i>five traces of power</i>

762
00:42:27,246 --> 00:42:28,981
<i>that tower over the rest,</i>

763
00:42:29,016 --> 00:42:31,384
<i>as if flaunting</i>
<i>their strength.</i>

764
00:42:31,417 --> 00:42:33,953
<i>These must be Upper Ranks.</i>

765
00:42:33,986 --> 00:42:36,322
<i>One of them</i>
<i>is at the same spot</i>

766
00:42:36,355 --> 00:42:38,424
<i>where Shinobu</i>
<i>was last seen fighting.</i>

767
00:42:39,125 --> 00:42:40,459
- Found another!

768
00:42:40,493 --> 00:42:43,796
Upper Six and Zenitsu have
just encountered each other!

769
00:42:43,829 --> 00:42:45,431
- An Upper Rank!

770
00:42:45,464 --> 00:42:46,465
Is he alone?

771
00:42:46,499 --> 00:42:49,168
- He is.
It looks to be a one-on-one.

772
00:42:49,201 --> 00:42:52,005
[Kiriya] A Hinoe can't beat
an Upper Rank by themself.

773
00:42:52,039 --> 00:42:53,372
Send backup!

774
00:42:58,911 --> 00:43:00,179
- [scoffs]

775
00:43:00,212 --> 00:43:02,281
What, you frozen in fear?

776
00:43:02,315 --> 00:43:04,317
Guess some things
never change.

777
00:43:04,350 --> 00:43:07,086
Once a coward,
always a coward.

778
00:43:07,119 --> 00:43:09,622
Did you ever
become a Hashira?

779
00:43:09,655 --> 00:43:11,691
[chuckles] Guess not.

780
00:43:11,724 --> 00:43:13,693
That's too bad.

781
00:43:13,726 --> 00:43:15,695
Got any new techniques?

782
00:43:15,728 --> 00:43:18,197
Or still just First Form?

783
00:43:18,230 --> 00:43:20,333
For an Upper Rank
bottom feeder

784
00:43:20,366 --> 00:43:22,435
who's nothing more
than a spare blade,

785
00:43:22,468 --> 00:43:24,837
you're sure acting
awfully proud.

786
00:43:25,871 --> 00:43:27,406
- Wow.

787
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:28,507
[laughs]

788
00:43:28,541 --> 00:43:32,211
Who taught you to talk
like that? New friends?

789
00:43:32,244 --> 00:43:35,114
- Why the hell
did you become a demon?

790
00:43:35,147 --> 00:43:36,016
- [laughs]

791
00:43:36,049 --> 00:43:37,316
You'd never understan--

792
00:43:37,350 --> 00:43:39,885
- You were supposed
to succeed Thunder Breathing,

793
00:43:39,919 --> 00:43:41,454
but you tarnished it!

794
00:43:42,722 --> 00:43:44,024
- Huh?

795
00:43:44,057 --> 00:43:46,425
- After you became a demon...

796
00:43:46,459 --> 00:43:48,327
he...

797
00:43:49,128 --> 00:43:51,530
he committed seppuku!

798
00:43:52,565 --> 00:43:54,000
Even worse...

799
00:43:54,034 --> 00:43:56,535
[crying]
he did it by himself.

800
00:43:57,637 --> 00:43:59,605
He was all alone.

801
00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:02,075
Because of that,

802
00:44:02,109 --> 00:44:04,243
no one was there
to put him out his misery.

803
00:44:04,276 --> 00:44:07,179
He bled out
and died a painful death.

804
00:44:07,213 --> 00:44:09,215
It's your fault.

805
00:44:09,248 --> 00:44:12,652
Gramps died the most
agonizing death possible!

806
00:44:12,685 --> 00:44:14,720
All because
the Thunder Breathing ranks

807
00:44:14,754 --> 00:44:15,821
produced a demon!

808
00:44:17,790 --> 00:44:20,127
- Why the hell should I care?

809
00:44:20,159 --> 00:44:22,862
Gramps died? So what.

810
00:44:22,895 --> 00:44:24,230
Want me to cry?

811
00:44:24,263 --> 00:44:26,699
Did you expect me
to give a damn?

812
00:44:26,732 --> 00:44:27,867
Well, I don't.

813
00:44:27,900 --> 00:44:29,402
In fact,
I don't care for anyone

814
00:44:29,435 --> 00:44:31,604
who doesn't appreciate me.

815
00:44:31,637 --> 00:44:33,305
No matter what,

816
00:44:33,339 --> 00:44:35,241
this is who I am.

817
00:44:35,274 --> 00:44:38,145
Take the side
of whoever knows my worth.

818
00:44:38,177 --> 00:44:39,445
[laughs]

819
00:44:39,478 --> 00:44:42,815
If the old geezer
really did die in agony,

820
00:44:42,848 --> 00:44:44,417
then I couldn't be happier.

821
00:44:44,450 --> 00:44:47,586
I slaved away
for that ungrateful bastard.

822
00:44:47,620 --> 00:44:50,023
And what does he do
to repay me?

823
00:44:50,057 --> 00:44:51,724
He makes you my co-successor

824
00:44:51,757 --> 00:44:53,926
instead of just letting me
carry the torch.

825
00:44:53,959 --> 00:44:55,961
I hope he rots!

826
00:44:55,995 --> 00:44:58,197
Former Hashira or not,

827
00:44:58,230 --> 00:45:01,600
I would never shed a tear
over some senile geezer.

828
00:45:01,634 --> 00:45:04,570
[laughs]

829
00:45:04,603 --> 00:45:07,140
- [sighs]

830
00:45:07,174 --> 00:45:09,809
Gramps knew exactly
what he was doing.

831
00:45:09,842 --> 00:45:13,379
We were made co-successors
because we're weak.

832
00:45:13,412 --> 00:45:15,548
I was only able
to use the First Form,

833
00:45:15,581 --> 00:45:18,417
while you could use
everything but First Form.

834
00:45:18,451 --> 00:45:21,054
I can't help
but feel sorry for Gramps

835
00:45:21,088 --> 00:45:23,522
that he has
two useless successors!

836
00:45:23,556 --> 00:45:25,424
- Don't lump us together.

837
00:45:25,458 --> 00:45:27,993
I'm nothing like you!

838
00:45:28,028 --> 00:45:30,863
Thunder Breathing
Fourth Form...

839
00:45:30,896 --> 00:45:32,231
Distant Thunder!

840
00:45:35,968 --> 00:45:37,403
[gasps]

841
00:45:40,140 --> 00:45:42,608
- You're so slow, scum.

842
00:45:42,641 --> 00:45:44,010
- [groans]

843
00:45:44,044 --> 00:45:45,011
[wood clatters]

844
00:45:45,045 --> 00:45:46,779
[panting]

845
00:45:48,081 --> 00:45:49,281
<i>What the hell?</i>

846
00:45:49,315 --> 00:45:52,351
<i>He got me.</i>
<i>His speed is unreal.</i>

847
00:45:52,384 --> 00:45:54,754
<i>He never moved like that.</i>

848
00:45:54,787 --> 00:45:56,756
<i>He's changed.</i>

849
00:45:58,191 --> 00:46:00,626
<i>But he's not the only one.</i>

850
00:46:04,296 --> 00:46:06,899
[blood flowing]

851
00:46:10,636 --> 00:46:14,174
<i>There's no shame in kneeling</i>
<i>down before the powerful</i>

852
00:46:14,207 --> 00:46:16,408
<i>if it means surviving.</i>

853
00:46:16,442 --> 00:46:20,579
<i>As long as you're alive,</i>
<i>you can still win.</i>

854
00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:24,917
<i>Only once you die</i>
<i>have you lost.</i>

855
00:46:24,950 --> 00:46:28,320
<i>Even if you have to beg</i>
<i>on your hands and knees,</i>

856
00:46:28,354 --> 00:46:30,157
<i>even if you're without a home</i>

857
00:46:30,190 --> 00:46:32,625
<i>and have to drink</i>
<i>from a puddle,</i>

858
00:46:32,658 --> 00:46:36,529
<i>even if they condemn you</i>
<i>for stealing money,</i>

859
00:46:36,562 --> 00:46:38,364
<i>as long as you're alive,</i>

860
00:46:38,397 --> 00:46:41,300
<i>there's still a future</i>
<i>where you can win.</i>

861
00:46:41,333 --> 00:46:45,038
<i>Believing that is</i>
<i>all that's kept me going.</i>

862
00:46:46,106 --> 00:46:47,107
- [shuddering]

863
00:46:47,140 --> 00:46:49,441
- Forfeit your humanity,

864
00:46:49,475 --> 00:46:53,379
and limitless power
will be within reach.

865
00:46:53,412 --> 00:46:56,682
Should my Lord choose
to acknowledge you,

866
00:46:56,715 --> 00:46:59,885
demon blood shall coarse
through your veins.

867
00:47:02,122 --> 00:47:03,989
- [shuddering]

868
00:47:04,024 --> 00:47:05,758
- The stronger the swordsman,

869
00:47:05,791 --> 00:47:09,929
the longer it takes
for him to become a demon.

870
00:47:09,962 --> 00:47:13,532
It took me three days
to fully transform.

871
00:47:13,566 --> 00:47:16,936
Turning a Breathing
Technique user into a demon

872
00:47:16,969 --> 00:47:18,737
is no small feat.

873
00:47:18,771 --> 00:47:19,872
Doing such a thing

874
00:47:19,905 --> 00:47:23,542
will require an exorbitant
amount of my Lord's blood.

875
00:47:23,576 --> 00:47:26,213
And though it is rare,

876
00:47:26,246 --> 00:47:27,880
some people,
for whatever reason,

877
00:47:27,913 --> 00:47:30,649
are physically incapable
of becoming demons.

878
00:47:30,683 --> 00:47:31,550
- Huh?

879
00:47:31,584 --> 00:47:35,188
- I'm curious to see
how you will fare.

880
00:47:35,222 --> 00:47:38,524
<i>[tense music]</i>

881
00:47:38,557 --> 00:47:41,161
You must appreciate
this blood.

882
00:47:41,194 --> 00:47:46,432
Even holding it as you are now
is an honor you cannot fathom.

883
00:47:46,465 --> 00:47:48,767
Should you spill
a single drop,

884
00:47:48,801 --> 00:47:51,637
I'll have you dismembered
in an instant,

885
00:47:51,670 --> 00:47:54,174
before it touches the ground.

886
00:47:54,207 --> 00:47:56,809
- [shuddering]

887
00:47:59,012 --> 00:48:03,549
<i>Even now, I remember</i>
<i>the terror I felt,</i>

888
00:48:03,582 --> 00:48:07,753
<i>like every cell in my body</i>
<i>was screaming in anguish.</i>

889
00:48:10,489 --> 00:48:14,294
<i>Compared to what I felt then,</i>
<i>this is nothing.</i>

890
00:48:14,327 --> 00:48:16,562
<i>He's just a punk.</i>

891
00:48:16,595 --> 00:48:18,031
<i>He might be stronger,</i>

892
00:48:18,064 --> 00:48:20,100
<i>but he's not on par</i>
<i>with an Upper Rank.</i>

893
00:48:20,133 --> 00:48:25,471
<i>Zenitsu Agatsuma</i>
<i>is and always will be trash.</i>

894
00:48:25,504 --> 00:48:27,374
<i>He's a despicable crybaby</i>

895
00:48:27,406 --> 00:48:30,010
<i>without a shred</i>
<i>of dignity or valor.</i>

896
00:48:30,043 --> 00:48:31,777
- Somebody help!

897
00:48:31,810 --> 00:48:36,482
I fell in a pitfall
and twisted my ankle!

898
00:48:37,284 --> 00:48:38,784
<i>- The disrespect.</i>

899
00:48:38,817 --> 00:48:42,621
<i>As if I'd be co-successor</i>
<i>with that sniveling loser.</i>

900
00:48:42,655 --> 00:48:45,225
- Here you are, Kaigaku.

901
00:48:45,258 --> 00:48:47,127
- Hey, Gramps!

902
00:48:47,160 --> 00:48:48,328
[Kaigaku] Hmm?

903
00:48:48,361 --> 00:48:51,563
- It looks a little big on me,
don't you think?

904
00:48:51,597 --> 00:48:52,765
Maybe I'll grow into it...

905
00:48:52,798 --> 00:48:55,801
<i>- I'm supposed to be</i>
<i>that idiot's equal?</i>

906
00:48:55,834 --> 00:48:57,536
[both laugh]

907
00:48:57,569 --> 00:49:00,206
<i>- That's gotta be</i>
<i>some kind of sick joke.</i>

908
00:49:00,240 --> 00:49:01,707
[grumbles]

909
00:49:01,740 --> 00:49:04,411
The old bastard
deserved to die!

910
00:49:04,443 --> 00:49:06,712
And if you miss him so dearly,

911
00:49:06,745 --> 00:49:09,615
then I'll see to it
you join him!

912
00:49:09,648 --> 00:49:13,519
<i>- I was only ever able</i>
<i>to learn the First Form,</i>

913
00:49:13,552 --> 00:49:14,954
<i>However, you were able</i>

914
00:49:14,987 --> 00:49:17,324
<i>to learn everything</i>
<i>but the First Form.</i>

915
00:49:17,357 --> 00:49:20,160
<i>[sentimental music]</i>

916
00:49:20,193 --> 00:49:21,860
<i>Gramps knew that.</i>

917
00:49:21,894 --> 00:49:23,929
<i>His solution</i>
<i>was having us both</i>

918
00:49:23,963 --> 00:49:26,732
<i>succeed the Thunder</i>
<i>Breathing technique.</i>

919
00:49:29,169 --> 00:49:30,803
<i>But you denied him that.</i>

920
00:49:31,603 --> 00:49:33,939
<i>You became a demon</i>

921
00:49:33,973 --> 00:49:35,908
<i>purely to reject him.</i>

922
00:49:38,211 --> 00:49:39,212
<i>It's coming.</i>

923
00:49:39,245 --> 00:49:41,847
- Thunder Breathing
Second Form...

924
00:49:42,948 --> 00:49:44,084
Rice Spirit!

925
00:49:44,117 --> 00:49:45,151
- [groans]

926
00:49:46,485 --> 00:49:49,521
<i>He attacked five times</i>
<i>in one breath.</i>

927
00:49:49,555 --> 00:49:50,823
- [yells]

928
00:49:50,856 --> 00:49:51,790
- [grunts]

929
00:49:51,824 --> 00:49:53,759
How many people
have you devoured?!

930
00:49:53,792 --> 00:49:56,929
You can't even tell
right from wrong anymore!

931
00:49:56,962 --> 00:49:59,765
- I'm more aware of those
than I've ever been!

932
00:50:01,167 --> 00:50:02,268
What's the matter?

933
00:50:02,302 --> 00:50:06,139
Aren't you supposed to be
the old geezer's favorite?

934
00:50:06,172 --> 00:50:07,706
If you are...

935
00:50:07,740 --> 00:50:10,076
then show me
what he passed down to you!

936
00:50:10,110 --> 00:50:13,712
It's the only technique
you've got, so use it!

937
00:50:16,383 --> 00:50:19,752
Go all out.
Use everything you got.

938
00:50:19,785 --> 00:50:22,122
And don't you dare
hold back for a second!

939
00:50:22,155 --> 00:50:23,456
- [groans]

940
00:50:23,490 --> 00:50:28,527
<i>♪ ♪</i>

941
00:50:28,560 --> 00:50:29,995
Thunder Breathing...

942
00:50:32,432 --> 00:50:33,832
First Form...

943
00:50:33,866 --> 00:50:35,168
- [scoffs]

944
00:50:35,201 --> 00:50:37,703
- Thunderclap and Flash!

945
00:50:42,108 --> 00:50:43,575
- [laughs]

946
00:50:43,609 --> 00:50:46,479
As if a basic attack
like charging me head on

947
00:50:46,513 --> 00:50:48,747
would ever find its mark.

948
00:50:48,781 --> 00:50:50,616
Don't make me laugh!

949
00:50:52,218 --> 00:50:54,120
Thunder Breathing...

950
00:50:54,154 --> 00:50:55,587
Third Form...

951
00:50:55,621 --> 00:50:57,057
Thunder Swarm!

952
00:51:02,594 --> 00:51:05,231
<i>He's attacking me</i>
<i>from every angle at once.</i>

953
00:51:05,265 --> 00:51:06,499
- What's the matter?

954
00:51:06,533 --> 00:51:09,102
Don't tell me
you're done already!

955
00:51:10,403 --> 00:51:11,870
<i>- Thunder Breathing</i>
<i>First Form:</i>

956
00:51:11,904 --> 00:51:14,840
<i>Thunderclap and Flash,</i>
<i>Eightfold!</i>

957
00:51:19,412 --> 00:51:21,047
- That's not gonna work!

958
00:51:22,282 --> 00:51:23,416
Thunder Breathing...

959
00:51:23,450 --> 00:51:25,318
Fifth Form...

960
00:51:28,021 --> 00:51:29,189
Heat Lightning!

961
00:51:29,222 --> 00:51:30,956
- [groans]

962
00:51:30,989 --> 00:51:32,891
- Got ya!

963
00:51:32,925 --> 00:51:36,429
How does the bite of my Blood
Demon Art-enhanced sword feel?

964
00:51:36,463 --> 00:51:39,132
Each strike, on contact,

965
00:51:39,165 --> 00:51:42,435
leaves a wound
that burns your skin.

966
00:51:42,469 --> 00:51:44,670
This proves those
who recognize my talents

967
00:51:44,703 --> 00:51:46,039
and value are right!

968
00:51:46,072 --> 00:51:50,043
And those that dismiss
or condemn me are wrong!

969
00:51:50,076 --> 00:51:51,877
Do you get it now?

970
00:51:51,910 --> 00:51:54,514
This is the power I have!

971
00:51:54,547 --> 00:51:56,782
My power as a demon, that is!

972
00:51:56,815 --> 00:51:59,319
All you know how to do
is use First Form!

973
00:51:59,352 --> 00:52:02,455
Yet that geezer chose
to make you his successor!

974
00:52:02,489 --> 00:52:04,491
And, boy,
what a mistake that was!

975
00:52:04,524 --> 00:52:05,724
- [groans]

976
00:52:11,564 --> 00:52:12,931
So that's it.

977
00:52:12,965 --> 00:52:15,868
This is the path
that you've chosen to take.

978
00:52:17,137 --> 00:52:19,272
I already knew.

979
00:52:19,305 --> 00:52:21,040
I knew, but...

980
00:52:23,042 --> 00:52:26,012
[sword scrapes]

981
00:52:26,045 --> 00:52:29,082
- With this strike,
I'll end this!

982
00:52:29,115 --> 00:52:30,383
You're finished!

983
00:52:30,416 --> 00:52:32,385
Thunder Breathing...

984
00:52:33,419 --> 00:52:35,388
Sixth Form...

985
00:52:39,626 --> 00:52:43,463
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

986
00:52:43,496 --> 00:52:46,132
Rumble and Flash!

987
00:52:46,166 --> 00:52:50,069
That strike I landed will keep
crackling through your flesh.

988
00:52:50,103 --> 00:52:54,274
This is the power that I
gained by becoming a demon.

989
00:52:54,307 --> 00:52:55,807
Get it now?

990
00:52:55,841 --> 00:52:57,876
I've long surpassed
Thunder Breathing!

991
00:53:00,213 --> 00:53:01,747
[laughs]

992
00:53:01,780 --> 00:53:03,882
You and I aren't equals,

993
00:53:03,916 --> 00:53:05,451
and we never have been!

994
00:53:05,485 --> 00:53:08,254
I'm better than all of you.

995
00:53:08,288 --> 00:53:09,721
Guess the old bastard

996
00:53:09,755 --> 00:53:12,258
shouldn't have put his trust
in you after all.

997
00:53:12,292 --> 00:53:15,061
[laughs]

998
00:53:16,695 --> 00:53:19,666
[Gramps] Come on!
be more like Kaigaku!

999
00:53:19,698 --> 00:53:21,067
He's your senior!

1000
00:53:21,100 --> 00:53:23,369
So follow his example,
you hear?

1001
00:53:23,403 --> 00:53:25,338
- Hang on.
Isn't the First Form

1002
00:53:25,371 --> 00:53:28,074
pretty much the entire basis
of Thunder Breathing?

1003
00:53:28,107 --> 00:53:30,742
- Yeah, and it's
the only one he can't do.

1004
00:53:30,776 --> 00:53:33,012
You know what that means,
don't ya?

1005
00:53:33,046 --> 00:53:35,448
- That even though
he's mastered other forms,

1006
00:53:35,481 --> 00:53:36,782
he's still a weakling?

1007
00:53:36,815 --> 00:53:38,418
- Yup, exactly.

1008
00:53:38,451 --> 00:53:39,751
The way he shows off, though?

1009
00:53:39,785 --> 00:53:41,020
He's got such an ego.

1010
00:53:41,054 --> 00:53:43,556
- No way he becomes a Hashira.

1011
00:53:43,590 --> 00:53:46,426
- Yeah, he'll die before then.

1012
00:53:46,459 --> 00:53:49,062
- What'd I do
to deserve that?!

1013
00:53:50,330 --> 00:53:53,765
- I heard you went and punched
someone from a higher rank.

1014
00:53:53,799 --> 00:53:56,069
Don't go around
makin' trouble, you trash!

1015
00:53:56,102 --> 00:54:00,240
It's embarrassing even being
seen in the same room as you.

1016
00:54:02,675 --> 00:54:06,212
<i>[Zenitsu] I was fully aware</i>
<i>that you hated me, Kaigaku.</i>

1017
00:54:06,246 --> 00:54:08,348
<i>And to be</i>
<i>perfectly honest...</i>

1018
00:54:08,381 --> 00:54:10,583
<i>I hated you, too.</i>

1019
00:54:10,617 --> 00:54:12,252
<i>Even so,</i>

1020
00:54:12,285 --> 00:54:15,355
<i>I couldn't help</i>
<i>but respect you as well.</i>

1021
00:54:15,388 --> 00:54:18,790
<i>You never stopped working</i>
<i>towards your goals.</i>

1022
00:54:19,626 --> 00:54:21,728
<i>Despite our differences,</i>

1023
00:54:21,760 --> 00:54:24,664
<i>I looked up to you</i>
<i>as an example.</i>

1024
00:54:24,697 --> 00:54:27,100
<i>You really were</i>
<i>a special guy.</i>

1025
00:54:28,601 --> 00:54:30,303
<i>It wasn't just me.</i>

1026
00:54:30,336 --> 00:54:32,938
<i>Gramps thought</i>
<i>you were remarkable, too.</i>

1027
00:54:33,839 --> 00:54:35,074
<i>But I guess...</i>

1028
00:54:35,108 --> 00:54:37,410
<i>you weren't satisfied</i>
<i>with that, were you?</i>

1029
00:54:37,443 --> 00:54:39,811
<i>No matter the day,</i>

1030
00:54:39,845 --> 00:54:43,716
<i>the only sound that came</i>
<i>from you was discontent.</i>

1031
00:54:43,750 --> 00:54:44,983
[tinkling]

1032
00:54:45,018 --> 00:54:48,221
<i>It was like the box</i>
<i>where you kept your joy</i>

1033
00:54:48,254 --> 00:54:49,821
<i>had a hole in it.</i>

1034
00:54:51,257 --> 00:54:53,892
<i>And that joy</i>
<i>kept leaking out.</i>

1035
00:54:55,094 --> 00:54:57,363
<i>If the hole isn't mended,</i>

1036
00:54:57,397 --> 00:55:00,266
<i>happiness will always</i>
<i>be out of reach.</i>

1037
00:55:02,801 --> 00:55:05,904
<i>Gramps,</i>
<i>I'm sorry we're fighting.</i>

1038
00:55:06,905 --> 00:55:11,244
<i>But he and I</i>
<i>must walk separate paths.</i>

1039
00:55:17,816 --> 00:55:19,585
[crackles]

1040
00:55:21,054 --> 00:55:21,853
- Huh?

1041
00:55:21,887 --> 00:55:24,657
<i>He's still holding on?</i>

1042
00:55:24,691 --> 00:55:27,660
<i>[resolute music]</i>

1043
00:55:27,694 --> 00:55:33,865
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1044
00:55:33,899 --> 00:55:35,268
What the hell?!

1045
00:55:36,302 --> 00:55:43,643
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1046
00:55:43,676 --> 00:55:46,179
<i>- Brother...</i>

1047
00:55:46,212 --> 00:55:47,380
<i>I'm sorry.</i>

1048
00:55:47,413 --> 00:55:48,381
- [gasps]

1049
00:55:48,414 --> 00:55:55,021
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1050
00:56:07,133 --> 00:56:10,770
<i>- Thunder Breathing</i>
<i>Seventh Form...</i>

1051
00:56:10,803 --> 00:56:12,271
<i>- [roars]</i>

1052
00:56:13,473 --> 00:56:16,476
<i>- ...God of Fire Thunder.</i>

1053
00:56:16,509 --> 00:56:21,880
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1054
00:56:22,715 --> 00:56:24,484
<i>[Kaigaku] That...</i>

1055
00:56:24,517 --> 00:56:27,286
<i>was so fast.</i>

1056
00:56:27,320 --> 00:56:28,521
<i>That move...</i>

1057
00:56:28,554 --> 00:56:29,489
<i>what was it?!</i>

1058
00:56:29,522 --> 00:56:31,424
<i>Unbelievable.</i>

1059
00:56:31,457 --> 00:56:34,861
<i>How come I've never seen</i>
<i>that technique until now?</i>

1060
00:56:34,893 --> 00:56:36,562
Damn you.

1061
00:56:36,596 --> 00:56:37,764
Damn you!

1062
00:56:37,797 --> 00:56:41,200
I always knew that stupid
geezer liked you more than me!

1063
00:56:41,234 --> 00:56:44,337
Why else would he only
teach you that technique?!

1064
00:56:44,370 --> 00:56:46,239
- You're wrong.

1065
00:56:46,272 --> 00:56:47,073
- [gasps]

1066
00:56:47,106 --> 00:56:48,174
<i>[sentimental music]</i>

1067
00:56:48,207 --> 00:56:51,177
- Gramps was never
that kind of person.

1068
00:56:51,210 --> 00:56:55,047
This technique
is something I made.

1069
00:56:55,081 --> 00:56:58,818
I created it all by myself.

1070
00:56:58,851 --> 00:57:01,187
My hope was...

1071
00:57:01,220 --> 00:57:04,457
that one day,
I'd be able to use it

1072
00:57:04,490 --> 00:57:06,392
to fight by your side.

1073
00:57:09,961 --> 00:57:12,398
<i>- How is this even possible?</i>

1074
00:57:12,432 --> 00:57:15,668
<i>Thunder Breathing</i>
<i>only has six techniques,</i>

1075
00:57:15,701 --> 00:57:19,439
<i>and yet</i> he <i>was able</i>
<i>to create a seventh</i> ?

1076
00:57:19,472 --> 00:57:23,975
<i>Him? The one who can</i>
<i>only use the First Form?</i>

1077
00:57:24,010 --> 00:57:27,580
<i>He's inferior to me</i>
<i>in every way!</i>

1078
00:57:27,613 --> 00:57:29,115
[growls]

1079
00:57:29,148 --> 00:57:30,616
<i>I can't accept it.</i>

1080
00:57:30,650 --> 00:57:32,051
<i>I won't accept it!</i>

1081
00:57:32,084 --> 00:57:34,720
<i>This must be some</i>
<i>kind of twisted joke!</i>

1082
00:57:34,754 --> 00:57:38,591
<i>Someone like me</i>
<i>losing to him?!</i>

1083
00:57:39,692 --> 00:57:42,094
<i>I must be going insane.</i>

1084
00:57:43,863 --> 00:57:47,934
<i>Wait,</i>
<i>with his strength depleted,</i>

1085
00:57:47,966 --> 00:57:50,236
<i>I can still have</i>
<i>the last laugh.</i>

1086
00:57:50,269 --> 00:57:53,005
<i>This fall will kill him,</i>
<i>and he can't stop it!</i>

1087
00:57:53,039 --> 00:57:56,309
<i>I'll be taking him</i>
<i>to hell with me.</i>

1088
00:57:56,342 --> 00:57:57,844
<i>[laughs]</i>

1089
00:57:57,877 --> 00:57:59,445
[Yushiro]
Those who never give to others

1090
00:57:59,479 --> 00:58:02,014
are never able
to receive in return.

1091
00:58:02,048 --> 00:58:03,783
- [gasps]

1092
00:58:03,816 --> 00:58:05,618
- People who have
nothing but desire

1093
00:58:05,651 --> 00:58:08,221
are no different than those
who have nothing at all.

1094
00:58:08,254 --> 00:58:12,291
And one cannot create
anything out of nothing.

1095
00:58:13,292 --> 00:58:16,229
Dying alone is pathetic,
wouldn't you say?

1096
00:58:20,900 --> 00:58:21,968
- [sputters]

1097
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:24,237
[gags]

1098
00:58:34,447 --> 00:58:35,948
- [gasps]

1099
00:58:35,982 --> 00:58:38,484
[birds chirping]

1100
00:58:38,518 --> 00:58:39,785
Where am I?

1101
00:58:46,792 --> 00:58:47,994
[gasps]

1102
00:58:48,027 --> 00:58:49,262
Gramps!

1103
00:58:52,398 --> 00:58:53,432
I'm sorry!

1104
00:58:53,466 --> 00:58:56,102
I-I couldn't
get along with Kaigaku!

1105
00:58:56,135 --> 00:58:58,437
I even tried
writing him letters,

1106
00:58:58,471 --> 00:59:01,107
but-- but he never
wrote me back, and...

1107
00:59:01,140 --> 00:59:03,142
If it weren't for me,

1108
00:59:03,175 --> 00:59:05,912
he might not have ended up
the way he did.

1109
00:59:05,945 --> 00:59:08,481
I'm really sorry! Forgive me!

1110
00:59:08,514 --> 00:59:11,617
I wasn't able to pay you back
for everything.

1111
00:59:11,651 --> 00:59:14,820
I really wanted you
to see me as a Hashira,

1112
00:59:14,854 --> 00:59:16,722
to make you proud.

1113
00:59:16,756 --> 00:59:18,090
I'm sorry.

1114
00:59:18,124 --> 00:59:19,859
I failed you, Gramps!

1115
00:59:19,892 --> 00:59:22,662
<i>[singers vocalizing]</i>

1116
00:59:22,695 --> 00:59:25,865
[sobs] I understand
if you hate me now.

1117
00:59:25,898 --> 00:59:29,235
Please, just say something,
anything!

1118
00:59:31,038 --> 00:59:31,938
Damn it!

1119
00:59:31,971 --> 00:59:34,340
What's this grabbing my leg?

1120
00:59:34,373 --> 00:59:35,608
[panting]

1121
00:59:35,641 --> 00:59:37,643
Gramps! I just...

1122
00:59:37,677 --> 00:59:39,645
I need-- [gasps]

1123
00:59:39,679 --> 00:59:41,380
[grunts]

1124
00:59:41,414 --> 00:59:42,648
Damn it.

1125
00:59:42,682 --> 00:59:44,684
[grunting]

1126
00:59:44,717 --> 00:59:46,419
- Zenitsu.

1127
00:59:46,452 --> 00:59:47,787
- [gasps]

1128
00:59:53,726 --> 00:59:55,194
Listen to me, lad.

1129
00:59:55,227 --> 00:59:57,697
You are my pride and joy.

1130
00:59:58,898 --> 01:00:00,666
- [gasps]

1131
01:00:00,700 --> 01:00:04,270
[cries]

1132
01:00:04,303 --> 01:00:06,872
<i>[stirring music]</i>

1133
01:00:06,906 --> 01:00:13,512
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1134
01:00:20,886 --> 01:00:23,222
[Murata] Well?
Can you save him?

1135
01:00:23,255 --> 01:00:24,924
He's someone that I know.

1136
01:00:24,957 --> 01:00:26,359
I can't watch him die.

1137
01:00:26,392 --> 01:00:28,127
Please tell me there's a way!

1138
01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:30,363
- Keep your voice down.
You're not helping.

1139
01:00:30,396 --> 01:00:32,798
Just watch out
for enemy ambushes.

1140
01:00:32,832 --> 01:00:35,701
Least then, you'll actually
be doing something useful.

1141
01:00:35,735 --> 01:00:36,769
- [grumbles]

1142
01:00:36,802 --> 01:00:39,672
'Scuse me?! And just
who the hell are you, huh?!

1143
01:00:39,705 --> 01:00:42,675
I better not find out
you're a lower rank than I am!

1144
01:00:42,708 --> 01:00:43,576
<i>- I'm a demon.</i>

1145
01:00:43,609 --> 01:00:47,146
<i>I don't care</i>
<i>about your hierarchy.</i>

1146
01:00:47,179 --> 01:00:48,881
This'll slow
the Blood Demon Art,

1147
01:00:48,914 --> 01:00:51,084
but if these cracks
keep spreading,

1148
01:00:51,118 --> 01:00:53,686
it'll travel
all the way to his eyes.

1149
01:00:54,720 --> 01:00:56,522
Hey, can you hear me?

1150
01:00:56,555 --> 01:00:58,190
- [groans]

1151
01:00:58,224 --> 01:00:59,925
[all sigh]

1152
01:00:59,959 --> 01:01:02,895
- Your bedside manner
really sucks! You know that?!

1153
01:01:02,928 --> 01:01:04,463
- I'm also using a hemostatic,

1154
01:01:04,497 --> 01:01:06,332
but I still can't get
the bleeding to stop.

1155
01:01:06,365 --> 01:01:07,600
- What did I say?!

1156
01:01:07,633 --> 01:01:08,768
Don't listen to him!

1157
01:01:08,801 --> 01:01:09,935
You're gonna be fine!

1158
01:01:09,969 --> 01:01:11,303
I swear
you'll pull through this!

1159
01:01:11,337 --> 01:01:12,772
- Yeah, you can do it!

1160
01:01:12,805 --> 01:01:14,107
- Fight on! Fight on!

1161
01:01:14,141 --> 01:01:16,542
- The only reason
you're alive right now

1162
01:01:16,575 --> 01:01:18,277
is because
the Upper Rank you fought

1163
01:01:18,310 --> 01:01:21,081
still hadn't mastered
his own techniques.

1164
01:01:21,114 --> 01:01:23,150
That was lucky for you.

1165
01:01:23,182 --> 01:01:25,317
If you'd fought him
a year from now,

1166
01:01:25,351 --> 01:01:27,154
you would have died instantly.

1167
01:01:27,186 --> 01:01:28,721
- [grumbles]

1168
01:01:28,754 --> 01:01:31,024
Could you stop
with the doom and gloom?

1169
01:01:31,058 --> 01:01:33,160
Consider his feelings!

1170
01:01:33,225 --> 01:01:36,762
[panting]

1171
01:01:39,432 --> 01:01:42,768
Hey, don't pretend like
I'm the one in the wrong here.

1172
01:01:43,569 --> 01:01:44,904
- [footsteps echoing]
- What?

1173
01:01:44,937 --> 01:01:46,173
What are you pointing at?

1174
01:01:46,205 --> 01:01:49,042
- Your screaming let
the demons know we're here.

1175
01:01:49,076 --> 01:01:50,943
[all scream]

1176
01:01:50,976 --> 01:01:52,678
- Don't say I didn't warn you.

1177
01:01:52,712 --> 01:01:54,081
- [snarls]

1178
01:01:54,114 --> 01:01:56,248
- Hey, it was Yushiro, right?

1179
01:01:56,282 --> 01:01:58,684
Take care of Agatsuma.

1180
01:01:58,718 --> 01:01:59,885
Charge!

1181
01:02:01,887 --> 01:02:05,125
- Murata, please take care
of them quickly, okay?

1182
01:02:05,158 --> 01:02:07,493
- I am gonna give you
such an earful later!

1183
01:02:07,526 --> 01:02:08,594
- Damn.

1184
01:02:08,627 --> 01:02:10,197
[demon snarls]

1185
01:02:10,229 --> 01:02:12,765
- Water Breathing
Second Form...

1186
01:02:12,798 --> 01:02:14,067
Water Wheel!

1187
01:02:14,101 --> 01:02:15,801
[yells]

1188
01:02:15,835 --> 01:02:17,137
[demons groan]

1189
01:02:17,170 --> 01:02:18,537
[Murata]
We're gonna head them off!

1190
01:02:18,571 --> 01:02:20,239
Follow my lead, everyone!

1191
01:02:20,272 --> 01:02:22,408
[all yell]

1192
01:02:22,441 --> 01:02:24,111
- [running footsteps recede]
- [gasps]

1193
01:02:24,144 --> 01:02:25,411
[grumbles]

1194
01:02:29,782 --> 01:02:32,152
<i>[ominous music]</i>

1195
01:02:32,185 --> 01:02:37,190
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1196
01:02:37,224 --> 01:02:38,524
<i>This is bad.</i>

1197
01:02:38,557 --> 01:02:40,259
They're gonna run into <i>him</i> .

1198
01:02:40,292 --> 01:02:43,529
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1199
01:02:43,562 --> 01:02:46,332
<i>- We haven't encountered</i>
<i>any Upper Ranks.</i>

1200
01:02:46,365 --> 01:02:48,634
<i>Are we still</i>
<i>that far from Muzan?</i>

1201
01:02:48,667 --> 01:02:50,870
<i>I hope the others</i>
<i>are all right.</i>

1202
01:02:51,871 --> 01:02:53,039
[gasps]

1203
01:02:54,074 --> 01:02:55,574
<i>Ms. Shinobu.</i>

1204
01:02:56,475 --> 01:02:58,778
<i>We're going to win</i>
<i>this battle...</i>

1205
01:02:58,811 --> 01:03:01,413
<i>for you, for everyone.</i>

1206
01:03:02,982 --> 01:03:04,151
[gasps]

1207
01:03:04,184 --> 01:03:06,253
- That jolt, what was that?

1208
01:03:06,285 --> 01:03:07,987
- M-Mr. Giyu!

1209
01:03:08,021 --> 01:03:09,755
- Stay there! Keep calm.

1210
01:03:12,591 --> 01:03:14,527
<i>- Is someone else fighting?</i>

1211
01:03:14,560 --> 01:03:16,829
<i>Are we about to lose</i>
<i>another comrade?</i>

1212
01:03:16,862 --> 01:03:19,032
<i>[tense music]</i>

1213
01:03:19,065 --> 01:03:22,501
[rumbling footsteps]

1214
01:03:22,535 --> 01:03:25,437
<i>No, it's something else...</i>

1215
01:03:25,471 --> 01:03:27,306
<i>and it's coming this way.</i>

1216
01:03:28,141 --> 01:03:29,875
[sniffs]

1217
01:03:29,909 --> 01:03:32,078
<i>This-- This scent...</i>

1218
01:03:32,112 --> 01:03:34,114
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

1219
01:03:34,147 --> 01:03:40,120
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1220
01:03:40,153 --> 01:03:41,420
- [rumble]
- Above us!

1221
01:03:41,453 --> 01:03:42,755
Get back, Tanjiro!

1222
01:03:43,956 --> 01:03:44,990
- [winces]

1223
01:03:47,127 --> 01:03:49,395
- Long time no see.

1224
01:03:50,763 --> 01:03:54,100
It's commendable
you got this far.

1225
01:03:54,134 --> 01:03:57,103
Especially for a puny insect.

1226
01:03:58,305 --> 01:03:59,939
Don't you agree...

1227
01:03:59,972 --> 01:04:01,174
Tanjiro?!

1228
01:04:01,208 --> 01:04:02,708
- [winces]

1229
01:04:02,741 --> 01:04:03,709
[inhales]

1230
01:04:03,742 --> 01:04:06,612
Akaza!

1231
01:04:07,847 --> 01:04:10,217
<i>[foreboding music]</i>

1232
01:04:10,250 --> 01:04:12,985
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1233
01:04:13,019 --> 01:04:15,688
[liquid flowing]

1234
01:04:20,193 --> 01:04:26,799
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1235
01:04:32,138 --> 01:04:34,773
- [panting]

1236
01:04:34,807 --> 01:04:37,910
[winces]

1237
01:04:38,911 --> 01:04:40,379
<i>This place...</i>

1238
01:04:40,412 --> 01:04:42,648
<i>if I had to guess,</i>
<i>this fleshy cocoon</i>

1239
01:04:42,681 --> 01:04:44,950
<i>is breaking down</i>
<i>and disposing the drug</i>

1240
01:04:44,984 --> 01:04:47,786
<i>that's rescinding</i>
<i>his demon form.</i>

1241
01:04:49,055 --> 01:04:50,623
<i>Muzan Kibutsuji...</i>

1242
01:04:50,656 --> 01:04:55,394
<i>I had sworn to destroy you</i>
<i>by any means necessary.</i>

1243
01:04:56,229 --> 01:04:57,596
<i>Yet at this moment,</i>

1244
01:04:57,630 --> 01:05:00,399
<i>I am powerless to do so.</i>

1245
01:05:02,335 --> 01:05:04,937
[gasping]

1246
01:05:08,141 --> 01:05:09,441
Soon enough...

1247
01:05:09,475 --> 01:05:11,510
I'll be absorbed as well.

1248
01:05:12,312 --> 01:05:14,114
Please, someone...

1249
01:05:14,147 --> 01:05:16,548
anyone, come quickly!

1250
01:05:17,350 --> 01:05:19,019
I beg you!

1251
01:05:19,052 --> 01:05:22,055
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1252
01:05:25,424 --> 01:05:28,460
[growling and grunting]

1253
01:05:28,494 --> 01:05:30,596
- [overlapping chatter]
- Yeah, I've got that one.

1254
01:05:30,629 --> 01:05:32,564
- Speed is important,
but accuracy is more so.

1255
01:05:32,598 --> 01:05:36,468
<i>[Kiriya] According to Father,</i>
<i>if Muzan should die,</i>

1256
01:05:36,502 --> 01:05:38,604
<i>the other demons</i>
<i>will also perish.</i>

1257
01:05:38,637 --> 01:05:40,273
- Uh, that one is...
- Can you help me?

1258
01:05:40,307 --> 01:05:44,677
<i>- By that logic, it's clear</i>
<i>that Muzan is still alive.</i>

1259
01:05:45,477 --> 01:05:46,812
<i>At this very moment,</i>

1260
01:05:46,845 --> 01:05:49,949
<i>Ms. Tamayo must be</i>
<i>suppressing his powers.</i>

1261
01:05:50,983 --> 01:05:52,252
<i>If she weren't,</i>

1262
01:05:52,285 --> 01:05:55,688
<i>he would surely be aware</i>
<i>of Yushiro's watchful gaze.</i>

1263
01:05:56,722 --> 01:05:58,991
<i>Before Muzan's powers</i>
<i>are fully restored,</i>

1264
01:05:59,025 --> 01:06:02,728
<i>we must do whatever it takes</i>
<i>to see that he's defeated.</i>

1265
01:06:04,463 --> 01:06:05,831
<i>I have to wonder, though.</i>

1266
01:06:05,864 --> 01:06:09,735
<i>Inside of this</i>
<i>"Infinite Castle..."</i>

1267
01:06:09,768 --> 01:06:12,738
<i>will we really</i>
<i>be able to find him</i>

1268
01:06:12,771 --> 01:06:14,707
<i>and put an end to it all?</i>

1269
01:06:15,874 --> 01:06:18,544
[sighs]

1270
01:06:19,979 --> 01:06:22,449
- No need to be nervous.

1271
01:06:22,481 --> 01:06:24,917
You're doing a fine job,
my child.

1272
01:06:26,453 --> 01:06:30,489
Muzan will surely
reveal himself once more,

1273
01:06:30,522 --> 01:06:33,126
just as he did
when he found me.

1274
01:06:35,462 --> 01:06:37,730
When it comes to this man,

1275
01:06:37,763 --> 01:06:39,965
that's simply his nature.

1276
01:06:40,966 --> 01:06:42,968
- [gasps]

1277
01:06:43,002 --> 01:06:44,137
[shudders]

1278
01:06:44,170 --> 01:06:46,406
- Excuse me. The one
on the top actually goes here.

1279
01:06:46,439 --> 01:06:47,906
<i>- I understand, Father...</i>

1280
01:06:47,940 --> 01:06:49,808
<i>I will see to it</i>
<i>our plan succeeds.</i>

1281
01:06:49,842 --> 01:06:51,643
- Something like that?
- Move it back down.

1282
01:06:51,677 --> 01:06:53,679
- [growls and yelling]
- <i>[Kiriya] We must find him</i>

1283
01:06:53,712 --> 01:06:56,016
<i>before the Corps members'</i>
<i>strength is fully depleted</i>

1284
01:06:56,049 --> 01:06:58,951
<i>and settle this</i>
<i>once and for all!</i>

1285
01:06:58,984 --> 01:07:00,619
[Gyomei grunts]

1286
01:07:00,652 --> 01:07:02,554
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

1287
01:07:02,588 --> 01:07:04,723
- [growls]

1288
01:07:04,757 --> 01:07:05,791
[yells]

1289
01:07:08,028 --> 01:07:09,396
[all grunt]

1290
01:07:09,429 --> 01:07:11,097
[Hasegawa] Protect them!

1291
01:07:11,131 --> 01:07:12,499
- Everybody, group up!

1292
01:07:12,531 --> 01:07:13,866
We have to form a wall,

1293
01:07:13,899 --> 01:07:15,901
get their attention
off the Hashira!

1294
01:07:15,934 --> 01:07:18,438
- Please, sir,
go on ahead without us!

1295
01:07:18,471 --> 01:07:21,074
- You as well! We got this!

1296
01:07:21,107 --> 01:07:22,275
- Are you certain?

1297
01:07:24,477 --> 01:07:27,013
- [gags]
- [both yell]

1298
01:07:30,716 --> 01:07:33,486
- We are!
Just defeat Kibutsuji!

1299
01:07:33,520 --> 01:07:34,686
- Please, sir!

1300
01:07:34,720 --> 01:07:36,755
- Very well, then.

1301
01:07:36,789 --> 01:07:39,925
I will put my faith
in your efforts here.

1302
01:07:39,958 --> 01:07:41,327
Tokito!

1303
01:07:41,361 --> 01:07:42,462
- [grunts]

1304
01:07:42,495 --> 01:07:43,729
[Shimamoto] All right!

1305
01:07:43,762 --> 01:07:46,965
Let's show them the fruits
of our Hashira training!

1306
01:07:46,999 --> 01:07:48,201
- Right!
- Right!

1307
01:07:48,234 --> 01:07:50,470
[demons growling]

1308
01:07:50,503 --> 01:07:55,475
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1309
01:07:55,508 --> 01:07:58,178
<i>[Kiriya]</i>
<i>Everyone, thank you.</i>

1310
01:07:58,211 --> 01:07:59,611
<i>I know Father would be proud</i>

1311
01:07:59,645 --> 01:08:01,613
<i>to see you</i>
<i>giving it your all.</i>

1312
01:08:02,614 --> 01:08:09,222
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1313
01:08:11,590 --> 01:08:12,559
- [shudders]

1314
01:08:12,591 --> 01:08:13,892
- [Kiriya] Stop that.
- [gasps]

1315
01:08:13,926 --> 01:08:17,197
- You must keep
your hands moving.

1316
01:08:17,230 --> 01:08:19,365
Right now, we need to focus.

1317
01:08:21,267 --> 01:08:22,368
- Yes.

1318
01:08:25,505 --> 01:08:29,075
- Master Kiriya,
he's quite impressive.

1319
01:08:29,109 --> 01:08:31,544
It's clear
he's still in mourning

1320
01:08:31,578 --> 01:08:33,446
over the loss of the Master,

1321
01:08:33,480 --> 01:08:36,316
yet his duty is unwavering.

1322
01:08:36,349 --> 01:08:40,086
He's led the Demon Slayer
Corps rather splendidly.

1323
01:08:41,454 --> 01:08:44,157
Wouldn't you agree,
Mr. Rengoku?

1324
01:08:45,191 --> 01:08:46,792
- I would, indeed.

1325
01:08:48,094 --> 01:08:50,863
These children are
still young in years,

1326
01:08:50,896 --> 01:08:54,067
but their resolve
is anything but childish.

1327
01:08:55,335 --> 01:08:57,703
I swear to protect them,

1328
01:08:57,736 --> 01:09:00,772
just as Kyojuro did before me.

1329
01:09:00,806 --> 01:09:03,409
I will risk my own life
to do so.

1330
01:09:07,547 --> 01:09:10,083
[Nezuko murmurs]

1331
01:09:10,116 --> 01:09:12,718
[wincing]

1332
01:09:16,389 --> 01:09:20,059
<i>- I didn't think</i>
<i>she would suffer this much.</i>

1333
01:09:20,093 --> 01:09:24,364
<i>The Master was working</i>
<i>with a demon named Tamayo,</i>

1334
01:09:24,397 --> 01:09:26,732
<i>who delivered this antidote.</i>

1335
01:09:26,765 --> 01:09:29,801
<i>I've administered it</i>
<i>as she instructed.</i>

1336
01:09:31,171 --> 01:09:32,472
<i>Even so...</i>

1337
01:09:32,505 --> 01:09:37,210
<i>will Nezuko be able to turn</i>
<i>back into a human, I wonder.</i>

1338
01:09:37,243 --> 01:09:40,679
<i>If Nezuko does</i>
<i>become human again,</i>

1339
01:09:40,712 --> 01:09:43,882
<i>Muzan's grand scheme</i>
<i>will collapse.</i>

1340
01:09:43,916 --> 01:09:46,052
<i>His thousand-year quest</i>
<i>for a vessel</i>

1341
01:09:46,085 --> 01:09:50,123
<i>which can resist the sun</i>
<i>will be no more,</i>

1342
01:09:50,156 --> 01:09:52,858
<i>and all of the progress</i>
<i>he's made</i>

1343
01:09:52,891 --> 01:09:55,794
<i>will be wound back</i>
<i>like a clock.</i>

1344
01:09:57,130 --> 01:10:01,301
<i>In the many years that we've</i>
<i>had to endure this nightmare,</i>

1345
01:10:01,334 --> 01:10:03,169
<i>Nezuko is the only demon</i>

1346
01:10:03,203 --> 01:10:06,372
<i>who has been able to live</i>
<i>in the sunlight.</i>

1347
01:10:06,406 --> 01:10:09,275
<i>[tender music]</i>

1348
01:10:09,309 --> 01:10:11,910
[heart beating]

1349
01:10:15,114 --> 01:10:16,482
[inhales]

1350
01:10:17,584 --> 01:10:19,352
[sighs]

1351
01:10:21,987 --> 01:10:24,023
<i>"The final battle..."</i>

1352
01:10:24,057 --> 01:10:27,227
<i>these words echo in my mind.</i>

1353
01:10:29,095 --> 01:10:30,663
[swallows]

1354
01:10:30,697 --> 01:10:32,565
<i>And each time they do,</i>

1355
01:10:32,599 --> 01:10:35,968
<i>I can't help but tremble</i>
<i>as my heart beats louder.</i>

1356
01:10:37,203 --> 01:10:42,141
<i>This battle may finally reach</i>
<i>its conclusion tonight.</i>

1357
01:10:42,175 --> 01:10:47,146
<i>I never dreamed that I'd be</i>
<i>alive to witness it myself.</i>

1358
01:10:48,181 --> 01:10:52,018
<i>Tanjiro, I sometimes</i>
<i>think back to the day</i>

1359
01:10:52,051 --> 01:10:55,421
<i>when you brought</i>
<i>your demon sister to me.</i>

1360
01:10:55,455 --> 01:10:59,791
<i>Ever since then, it feels</i>
<i>like a giant wheel of fate</i>

1361
01:10:59,825 --> 01:11:02,395
<i>has been slowly turning.</i>

1362
01:11:02,428 --> 01:11:04,297
<i>Perhaps it would be best</i>

1363
01:11:04,330 --> 01:11:06,733
<i>to compare</i>
<i>the sum of our battles</i>

1364
01:11:06,765 --> 01:11:09,835
<i>to a giant, dormant machine.</i>

1365
01:11:09,868 --> 01:11:12,238
<i>You and Nezuko</i>
<i>are the small cogs</i>

1366
01:11:12,272 --> 01:11:16,609
<i>that have joined together and</i>
<i>awoken it from its slumber.</i>

1367
01:11:16,643 --> 01:11:18,944
<i>What was once</i>
<i>frozen in place...</i>

1368
01:11:18,977 --> 01:11:21,414
<i>has now been set into motion.</i>

1369
01:11:21,447 --> 01:11:24,017
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1370
01:11:24,050 --> 01:11:27,387
- [wincing]
- Don't give up, Nezuko.

1371
01:11:28,820 --> 01:11:31,491
<i>Keep up the fight, Tanjiro!</i>

1372
01:11:32,525 --> 01:11:33,959
<i>You both</i>
<i>have to pull through,</i>

1373
01:11:33,992 --> 01:11:35,628
<i>no matter what!</i>

1374
01:11:35,662 --> 01:11:37,497
<i>- Hinokami Kagura...</i>

1375
01:11:37,530 --> 01:11:39,265
<i>Fire Wheel!</i>

1376
01:11:39,299 --> 01:11:41,768
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

1377
01:11:41,800 --> 01:11:43,069
<i>Go through!</i>

1378
01:11:43,102 --> 01:11:44,637
<i>If I can't even</i>
<i>sever his arm,</i>

1379
01:11:44,671 --> 01:11:46,306
<i>I'll never sever his head!</i>

1380
01:11:46,339 --> 01:11:48,308
[screams]

1381
01:11:53,179 --> 01:11:54,080
<i>I got one!</i>

1382
01:11:54,113 --> 01:11:56,716
<i>I was able to dodge</i>
<i>his attack, too.</i>

1383
01:11:56,749 --> 01:11:58,451
<i>I can do this!</i>

1384
01:11:58,484 --> 01:12:00,353
<i>I couldn't aim for his head,</i>

1385
01:12:00,386 --> 01:12:01,953
<i>but this time, for sure!</i>

1386
01:12:02,921 --> 01:12:04,557
<i>Hinokami Kagura...</i>

1387
01:12:04,590 --> 01:12:05,591
<i>Fake Rainbow!</i>

1388
01:12:12,799 --> 01:12:15,934
[panting]

1389
01:12:18,237 --> 01:12:20,073
- Huh?

1390
01:12:21,407 --> 01:12:22,542
<i>[Giyu] Tanjiro...</i>

1391
01:12:22,575 --> 01:12:25,812
<i>you've really sharpened</i>
<i>your skills, haven't you?</i>

1392
01:12:25,844 --> 01:12:28,114
<i>It wouldn't be</i>
<i>an exaggeration</i>

1393
01:12:28,147 --> 01:12:31,317
<i>to say he's at the level</i>
<i>of a Hashira now.</i>

1394
01:12:31,351 --> 01:12:36,322
<i>To think that he'd do this</i>
<i>well against Upper Three.</i>

1395
01:12:36,356 --> 01:12:38,725
<i>[singer vocalizing]</i>

1396
01:12:38,758 --> 01:12:41,494
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1397
01:12:41,527 --> 01:12:43,596
<i>That day...</i>

1398
01:12:43,629 --> 01:12:46,865
<i>I remember a boy who felt</i>
<i>completely helpless</i>

1399
01:12:46,898 --> 01:12:49,836
<i>as he collapsed</i>
<i>onto the cold snow,</i>

1400
01:12:49,868 --> 01:12:52,372
<i>begging through tears</i>
<i>for his sister's life.</i>

1401
01:12:52,405 --> 01:12:59,978
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1402
01:13:00,012 --> 01:13:02,615
<i>But you are helpless</i>
<i>no longer.</i>

1403
01:13:02,648 --> 01:13:06,085
<i>You have the strength to</i>
<i>fight not only for your life</i>

1404
01:13:06,119 --> 01:13:09,122
<i>but also</i>
<i>for what's precious to you.</i>

1405
01:13:10,423 --> 01:13:12,759
- "This boy is not weak.

1406
01:13:12,792 --> 01:13:14,960
Don't insult him."

1407
01:13:14,993 --> 01:13:19,198
I must admit that Kyojuro
was right when he said that.

1408
01:13:19,232 --> 01:13:22,435
You are certainly not weak.

1409
01:13:22,468 --> 01:13:25,104
In fact, I commend you.

1410
01:13:27,006 --> 01:13:27,973
<i>[rousing music]</i>

1411
01:13:28,007 --> 01:13:30,343
Technique Development.

1412
01:13:30,376 --> 01:13:34,247
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1413
01:13:34,280 --> 01:13:37,517
Now let's kick things off,
shall we?

1414
01:13:38,518 --> 01:13:40,486
It's time we had some fun.

1415
01:13:41,754 --> 01:13:42,822
[gasps]

1416
01:13:42,855 --> 01:13:46,192
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1417
01:13:46,225 --> 01:13:47,993
[rumbling]

1418
01:13:48,027 --> 01:13:54,600
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1419
01:14:08,881 --> 01:14:10,183
- [exhales]

1420
01:14:12,618 --> 01:14:13,985
- [chuckles]

1421
01:14:16,389 --> 01:14:18,324
[grunts]

1422
01:14:23,329 --> 01:14:24,397
[chuckles]

1423
01:14:26,899 --> 01:14:28,734
<i>- Water Breathing...</i>

1424
01:14:28,768 --> 01:14:29,902
<i>Third Form...</i>

1425
01:14:29,936 --> 01:14:31,370
<i>Flowing Dance.</i>

1426
01:14:32,538 --> 01:14:34,474
- You're a Water Hashira!

1427
01:14:34,507 --> 01:14:36,242
How lucky for me!

1428
01:14:36,275 --> 01:14:39,212
It's been 50 years
since I fought one.

1429
01:14:40,813 --> 01:14:42,515
[growls]

1430
01:14:47,019 --> 01:14:50,289
Destructive Death: Disorder!

1431
01:14:52,058 --> 01:14:55,094
Water Breathing
Eleventh Form...

1432
01:14:55,895 --> 01:14:56,829
Dead Calm.

1433
01:14:56,863 --> 01:14:59,765
<i>[singer vocalizes]</i>

1434
01:15:02,034 --> 01:15:04,770
- I've never seen
that move before.

1435
01:15:04,804 --> 01:15:07,240
Perhaps the last
Water Hashira I killed

1436
01:15:07,273 --> 01:15:09,775
never had a chance to use it!

1437
01:15:09,809 --> 01:15:11,477
<i>- Hinokami Kagura...</i>

1438
01:15:11,511 --> 01:15:13,045
<i>Raging Sun!</i>

1439
01:15:14,747 --> 01:15:16,349
<i>[gasps] He vanished.</i>

1440
01:15:17,350 --> 01:15:18,251
<i>Behind me!</i>

1441
01:15:18,284 --> 01:15:20,353
<i>Fake Rai-- Kagura--</i>

1442
01:15:21,254 --> 01:15:24,423
<i>- Water Breathing</i>
<i>Second Form...</i>

1443
01:15:24,457 --> 01:15:26,292
<i>Water Wheel.</i>

1444
01:15:27,527 --> 01:15:28,995
- [snarls]

1445
01:15:29,028 --> 01:15:30,196
[roars]

1446
01:15:32,298 --> 01:15:33,332
[yells]

1447
01:15:37,970 --> 01:15:39,572
<i>- Hinokami Kagura...</i>

1448
01:15:40,840 --> 01:15:42,141
<i>Flame Dance!</i>

1449
01:15:42,174 --> 01:15:44,577
<i>- Destructive Death:</i>
<i>Leg Type.</i>

1450
01:15:44,610 --> 01:15:46,679
<i>Crown Splitter!</i>

1451
01:15:46,712 --> 01:15:49,582
<i>- I blocked it with my sword!</i>

1452
01:15:49,615 --> 01:15:50,716
[gags]

1453
01:15:53,853 --> 01:15:55,888
<i>His move barely grazed me,</i>

1454
01:15:55,922 --> 01:15:58,190
<i>and it still did</i>
<i>this kind of damage?</i>

1455
01:15:58,224 --> 01:16:00,526
- [rumble]
- [gasps]

1456
01:16:01,527 --> 01:16:02,728
- [laughs]

1457
01:16:02,762 --> 01:16:04,330
How marvelous!

1458
01:16:05,932 --> 01:16:08,134
That elegant sword skill
you're using,

1459
01:16:08,167 --> 01:16:09,468
it's magnificent!

1460
01:16:09,502 --> 01:16:10,970
I must know now.

1461
01:16:11,003 --> 01:16:12,271
What is your name?

1462
01:16:12,305 --> 01:16:14,440
I want to remember you!

1463
01:16:16,409 --> 01:16:19,178
- I don't have a name
to give to a demon like you!

1464
01:16:19,211 --> 01:16:22,381
I hate talking,
so don't speak to me!

1465
01:16:23,182 --> 01:16:24,417
- Is that so?

1466
01:16:24,450 --> 01:16:27,219
You're not much
for small talk, are you?

1467
01:16:27,253 --> 01:16:29,689
Well, I happen
to quite enjoy it!

1468
01:16:29,722 --> 01:16:31,757
So I'll ask you again...

1469
01:16:31,791 --> 01:16:33,693
What is your name?

1470
01:16:39,932 --> 01:16:43,169
Destructive Death: Leg Type...

1471
01:16:43,202 --> 01:16:45,404
Explosive Fury!

1472
01:16:45,438 --> 01:16:47,106
[laughs]

1473
01:16:49,408 --> 01:16:52,345
[yells]

1474
01:16:53,746 --> 01:16:54,847
- [winces]

1475
01:16:56,882 --> 01:16:57,883
[groans]

1476
01:16:57,917 --> 01:16:59,619
- Mr. Giyu!

1477
01:17:01,454 --> 01:17:02,588
- I see.

1478
01:17:02,622 --> 01:17:03,723
That's his name.

1479
01:17:03,756 --> 01:17:05,658
Thank you for letting me know.

1480
01:17:09,128 --> 01:17:10,663
- Hinokami Kagura...

1481
01:17:10,696 --> 01:17:13,833
- Destructive Death:
Eight-layered Demon Core!

1482
01:17:13,866 --> 01:17:16,202
- ...Burning Bones,
Summer Sun!

1483
01:17:19,006 --> 01:17:20,239
[groans]

1484
01:17:22,842 --> 01:17:25,678
[panting]

1485
01:17:27,847 --> 01:17:31,118
[footsteps echoing]

1486
01:17:31,150 --> 01:17:32,785
- Excellent form.

1487
01:17:32,818 --> 01:17:36,822
To improve this much in such
a short time is impressive.

1488
01:17:36,856 --> 01:17:39,092
I'll give you my praise.

1489
01:17:39,126 --> 01:17:40,726
It seems obvious to me

1490
01:17:40,760 --> 01:17:43,696
that Kyojuro must have
really inspired you.

1491
01:17:43,729 --> 01:17:47,967
The night we met, you were
merely a weak, mournful child

1492
01:17:48,000 --> 01:17:49,869
crumpled on the ground,

1493
01:17:49,902 --> 01:17:52,304
not even worthy
of being killed.

1494
01:17:52,338 --> 01:17:54,373
But just look at you now!

1495
01:17:54,407 --> 01:17:56,409
This leap
in your abilities...

1496
01:17:56,442 --> 01:17:58,778
it's like you've been reborn!

1497
01:17:58,811 --> 01:18:00,813
My heart won't stop racing.

1498
01:18:00,846 --> 01:18:03,215
I'm truly overjoyed!

1499
01:18:03,249 --> 01:18:05,651
[chuckles]

1500
01:18:05,685 --> 01:18:10,090
The night Kyojuro died,
I was glad that it happened.

1501
01:18:10,123 --> 01:18:11,590
- Huh?

1502
01:18:11,624 --> 01:18:13,526
- How tragic
would it have been

1503
01:18:13,559 --> 01:18:16,462
if he had never
gotten any stronger?

1504
01:18:16,495 --> 01:18:18,698
Such a stubborn man,
not letting go

1505
01:18:18,731 --> 01:18:21,901
of those worthless values
of staying human.

1506
01:18:23,170 --> 01:18:25,705
- How dare you.

1507
01:18:30,543 --> 01:18:32,112
[shudders]

1508
01:18:32,145 --> 01:18:33,113
Shut up.

1509
01:18:33,146 --> 01:18:34,947
Just shut up!

1510
01:18:39,052 --> 01:18:42,321
Don't you dare
even speak his name!

1511
01:18:42,354 --> 01:18:44,323
- What's the matter?

1512
01:18:44,356 --> 01:18:46,926
I'm only paying the man
a compliment.

1513
01:18:46,959 --> 01:18:48,494
I'm being sincere.

1514
01:18:48,527 --> 01:18:50,563
These are
high words of praise.

1515
01:18:50,596 --> 01:18:51,630
- You're wrong.

1516
01:18:51,664 --> 01:18:54,201
All you're doing
is insulting him.

1517
01:18:54,233 --> 01:18:58,337
You're just spitting
on his memory, on all of us!

1518
01:18:59,271 --> 01:19:02,042
- You couldn't
be more wrong, Tanjiro.

1519
01:19:02,075 --> 01:19:03,309
As you'll recall,

1520
01:19:03,342 --> 01:19:07,279
the only thing I despise
is weak human beings.

1521
01:19:07,313 --> 01:19:09,982
Only a feeble weakling
is deserving of my scorn

1522
01:19:10,016 --> 01:19:11,951
and no one else.

1523
01:19:11,984 --> 01:19:14,154
That's right.

1524
01:19:14,187 --> 01:19:17,356
The mere sight of them
makes my skin crawl.

1525
01:19:17,389 --> 01:19:19,558
They make me retch!

1526
01:19:19,592 --> 01:19:21,460
Through the laws of nature,

1527
01:19:21,494 --> 01:19:23,163
they are weeded out
from this world,

1528
01:19:23,196 --> 01:19:25,731
just as they should be!

1529
01:19:25,765 --> 01:19:29,802
- Everything you just said
is wrong!

1530
01:19:29,835 --> 01:19:31,670
- Huh?

1531
01:19:31,704 --> 01:19:34,406
- The fact you're
even alive right now,

1532
01:19:34,440 --> 01:19:36,776
isn't that proof enough?

1533
01:19:36,809 --> 01:19:40,579
As an infant,
we're all helpless.

1534
01:19:40,613 --> 01:19:43,549
We can't live
without someone else's help.

1535
01:19:43,582 --> 01:19:46,285
You're no different, Akaza.

1536
01:19:46,318 --> 01:19:48,621
Even if you don't remember,

1537
01:19:48,654 --> 01:19:50,556
there was a time
when you were protected

1538
01:19:50,589 --> 01:19:53,492
and cared for by someone.
I know it!

1539
01:19:53,526 --> 01:19:56,395
That's why you're alive.

1540
01:19:56,428 --> 01:20:00,366
<i>[stirring music]</i>

1541
01:20:00,399 --> 01:20:03,803
The strong should aid
and protect the weak.

1542
01:20:03,836 --> 01:20:05,838
And in turn,
the weak become strong

1543
01:20:05,871 --> 01:20:09,209
and aid and protect those
weaker than themselves.

1544
01:20:09,242 --> 01:20:12,411
That is the law of nature!

1545
01:20:12,444 --> 01:20:16,515
Akaza, I can't tolerate
your way of thinking.

1546
01:20:16,549 --> 01:20:20,786
Here on out, I won't
let you do as you please!

1547
01:20:20,820 --> 01:20:25,791
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1548
01:20:25,825 --> 01:20:27,660
<i>[Akaza] I get it now.</i>

1549
01:20:29,995 --> 01:20:31,831
<i>I have a disgust for this boy</i>

1550
01:20:31,864 --> 01:20:34,400
<i>that's almost</i>
<i>primal in nature.</i>

1551
01:20:35,202 --> 01:20:36,902
<i>Even if he's stronger,</i>

1552
01:20:36,936 --> 01:20:38,838
<i>that feeling hasn't faded.</i>

1553
01:20:43,542 --> 01:20:45,711
- No matter who they are,

1554
01:20:45,744 --> 01:20:48,848
everyone begins life
as a newborn.

1555
01:20:48,881 --> 01:20:53,086
We learn by getting help
from those around us.

1556
01:20:53,119 --> 01:20:55,688
We are not competing
with others.

1557
01:20:55,721 --> 01:21:00,026
The only opponent
you have in life is yourself.

1558
01:21:00,060 --> 01:21:02,162
Just focus
on becoming stronger

1559
01:21:02,195 --> 01:21:04,597
than you were yesterday.

1560
01:21:04,630 --> 01:21:09,035
If you can stay this path
for a decade or even two,

1561
01:21:09,069 --> 01:21:11,003
that would be commendable.

1562
01:21:11,037 --> 01:21:12,504
And before you know it,

1563
01:21:12,538 --> 01:21:15,141
you will be
helping others in turn.

1564
01:21:16,142 --> 01:21:18,711
- [shudders]

1565
01:21:21,747 --> 01:21:23,016
- [gasps]

1566
01:21:23,049 --> 01:21:24,383
<i>What was that?</i>

1567
01:21:24,416 --> 01:21:26,518
<i>He just swung his fist</i>
<i>at nothing.</i>

1568
01:21:32,458 --> 01:21:34,060
- Tanjiro...

1569
01:21:35,262 --> 01:21:37,897
you still repulse me
to my core.

1570
01:21:38,797 --> 01:21:41,234
<i>Destructive Death:</i>
<i>Crushing Type.</i>

1571
01:21:41,268 --> 01:21:44,003
<i>Ten Thousand Leaves</i>
<i>Flashing Willow!</i>

1572
01:21:44,037 --> 01:21:45,938
<i>[singer vocalizing]</i>

1573
01:21:47,140 --> 01:21:49,075
<i>- This speed, it's blinding!</i>

1574
01:21:49,109 --> 01:21:51,610
<i>No, it's not just his speed.</i>

1575
01:21:51,644 --> 01:21:55,048
<i>It's his precision,</i>
<i>his aura, and also...</i>

1576
01:21:59,418 --> 01:22:02,122
- Destructive Death:
Leg Type.

1577
01:22:02,155 --> 01:22:03,089
<i>- Below?</i>

1578
01:22:05,457 --> 01:22:07,693
- Flying Planet
Thousand Wheels!

1579
01:22:12,365 --> 01:22:13,532
- [gasps]

1580
01:22:13,565 --> 01:22:15,935
<i>Even if I could</i>
<i>anticipate his strikes,</i>

1581
01:22:15,968 --> 01:22:19,239
<i>they're so powerful, I can't</i>
<i>completely deflect them.</i>

1582
01:22:19,272 --> 01:22:21,007
<i>His techniques</i>
<i>are so precise,</i>

1583
01:22:21,041 --> 01:22:24,177
<i>they can pierce through any</i>
<i>opening, no matter how small.</i>

1584
01:22:25,811 --> 01:22:26,879
- [growls]

1585
01:22:26,912 --> 01:22:29,782
<i>- It's like a magnet</i>
<i>is attracting his attacks</i>

1586
01:22:29,815 --> 01:22:32,118
<i>straight toward</i>
<i>my weak points!</i>

1587
01:22:32,152 --> 01:22:35,021
<i>But how? What's happening?</i>

1588
01:22:35,055 --> 01:22:38,024
<i>What could be causing</i>
<i>this behavior?</i>

1589
01:22:38,058 --> 01:22:40,026
<i>Come on, think.</i>

1590
01:22:41,394 --> 01:22:42,928
<i>What's the answer?</i>

1591
01:22:42,962 --> 01:22:46,465
<i>There must be a clue</i>
<i>in what Akaza's said or done.</i>

1592
01:22:46,498 --> 01:22:47,733
- [growls]

1593
01:22:47,766 --> 01:22:49,302
[yells]

1594
01:22:49,336 --> 01:22:53,739
<i>- Hinokami Kagura:</i>
<i>Solar Heat Haze!</i>

1595
01:23:02,915 --> 01:23:05,251
- [laughs]
What an interesting move.

1596
01:23:05,285 --> 01:23:09,255
I dodged it at first, but then
the blade seemed to extend.

1597
01:23:09,289 --> 01:23:12,158
I don't know what kind
of swing you put behind it,

1598
01:23:12,192 --> 01:23:13,293
but the tip of your blade

1599
01:23:13,326 --> 01:23:15,428
wavered like it
was in a heat haze.

1600
01:23:15,462 --> 01:23:16,795
How fascinating!

1601
01:23:16,829 --> 01:23:18,031
- [gasps]

1602
01:23:19,999 --> 01:23:21,234
- [yells]

1603
01:23:23,969 --> 01:23:26,672
<i>[tense music]</i>

1604
01:23:27,740 --> 01:23:29,908
<i>- Hinokami Kagura...</i>

1605
01:23:29,942 --> 01:23:30,976
<i>Dance!</i>

1606
01:23:32,212 --> 01:23:33,380
- [grunts]

1607
01:23:33,413 --> 01:23:34,613
<i>- My sword...</i>

1608
01:23:35,514 --> 01:23:37,017
<i>he'll break it!</i>

1609
01:23:41,553 --> 01:23:43,722
- That was a strong headbutt!

1610
01:23:45,325 --> 01:23:47,559
- Damn you! Let go of me!

1611
01:23:48,395 --> 01:23:49,962
<i>No good.</i>

1612
01:23:49,995 --> 01:23:52,664
<i>I can't get him</i>
<i>to loosen his grip!</i>

1613
01:24:03,243 --> 01:24:04,543
- [chuckles]

1614
01:24:04,576 --> 01:24:06,346
- Mr. Giyu!

1615
01:24:06,379 --> 01:24:09,648
[Giyu sighs]

1616
01:24:09,681 --> 01:24:12,551
You're starting
to get on my nerves.

1617
01:24:12,584 --> 01:24:15,754
Thanks to you,
my back is killing me now.

1618
01:24:15,788 --> 01:24:19,125
I'm not fond of being
hurled like a ragdoll.

1619
01:24:19,159 --> 01:24:20,959
I'm gonna make you pay.

1620
01:24:23,695 --> 01:24:24,963
<i>Personally...</i>

1621
01:24:24,997 --> 01:24:28,401
<i>I'd rather not draw</i>
<i>my sword if I can help it,</i>

1622
01:24:28,435 --> 01:24:29,668
<i>and I have a hard time</i>

1623
01:24:29,701 --> 01:24:33,173
<i>justifying using deadly force</i>
<i>if unnecessary.</i>

1624
01:24:33,206 --> 01:24:37,077
<i>But at this moment,</i>
<i>I'm against an opponent</i>

1625
01:24:37,110 --> 01:24:39,379
<i>that demands</i>
<i>everything from me.</i>

1626
01:24:39,412 --> 01:24:40,813
<i>In the short time</i>
<i>we've fought,</i>

1627
01:24:40,846 --> 01:24:43,782
<i>my senses have been</i>
<i>pushed past their limits.</i>

1628
01:24:43,816 --> 01:24:47,253
<i>My dormant senses</i>
<i>have been rudely awakened,</i>

1629
01:24:47,287 --> 01:24:51,357
<i>and are dragging me forward</i>
<i>towards the enemy.</i>

1630
01:24:51,391 --> 01:24:55,095
<i>I now know how much it</i>
<i>expands one's potential</i>

1631
01:24:55,128 --> 01:24:56,995
<i>to have one's back</i>
<i>against the wall</i>

1632
01:24:57,030 --> 01:25:00,899
<i>with their sword raised</i>
<i>in the face of death.</i>

1633
01:25:00,933 --> 01:25:03,203
- [gasps]

1634
01:25:04,237 --> 01:25:05,338
Mr. Giyu.

1635
01:25:09,509 --> 01:25:13,046
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

1636
01:25:13,079 --> 01:25:16,216
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1637
01:25:22,188 --> 01:25:25,258
<i>- A mark appeared, and</i>
<i>his movements have gotten...</i>

1638
01:25:25,291 --> 01:25:26,758
- Faster!

1639
01:25:31,097 --> 01:25:34,733
<i>- Water Breathing</i>
<i>Fourth Form: Striking Tide!</i>

1640
01:25:35,535 --> 01:25:36,503
- [sighs]

1641
01:25:36,536 --> 01:25:37,504
[chuckles]

1642
01:25:37,537 --> 01:25:39,372
- [winces]

1643
01:25:45,445 --> 01:25:48,714
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1644
01:25:48,747 --> 01:25:50,716
<i>- They're both so fast!</i>

1645
01:25:50,749 --> 01:25:53,052
<i>Mr. Giyu's speed</i>
<i>increased with the mark,</i>

1646
01:25:53,086 --> 01:25:55,654
<i>but Akaza</i>
<i>adapted to it instantly!</i>

1647
01:25:58,024 --> 01:26:00,926
- Don't tell me
that's all you're capable of!

1648
01:26:00,959 --> 01:26:02,694
- [growls]

1649
01:26:02,728 --> 01:26:05,131
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1650
01:26:09,768 --> 01:26:11,237
- Show me more!

1651
01:26:11,271 --> 01:26:13,439
Don't you dare hold back!

1652
01:26:13,473 --> 01:26:19,945
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1653
01:26:25,185 --> 01:26:28,121
- [breathes deeply]

1654
01:26:42,402 --> 01:26:45,938
Tenth Form: Constant Flux.

1655
01:26:53,580 --> 01:26:55,114
[yells]

1656
01:26:55,148 --> 01:27:00,420
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1657
01:27:00,453 --> 01:27:01,787
[Akaza winces]

1658
01:27:03,022 --> 01:27:06,559
- Seventh Form:
Drop Ripple Thrust!

1659
01:27:06,593 --> 01:27:08,961
- Destructive Death: Disorder.

1660
01:27:12,031 --> 01:27:15,201
[distant rumbles echoing]

1661
01:27:15,235 --> 01:27:17,403
[footsteps echo]

1662
01:27:19,639 --> 01:27:22,508
- Mr. Giyu! Akaza.

1663
01:27:24,510 --> 01:27:26,778
<i>Calm down!</i>

1664
01:27:26,812 --> 01:27:29,082
[sword clanging]

1665
01:27:30,416 --> 01:27:32,285
<i>Think. Don't panic.</i>

1666
01:27:32,318 --> 01:27:35,455
<i>Whatever you do,</i>
<i>don't lose focus.</i>

1667
01:27:35,488 --> 01:27:36,822
- [yells]

1668
01:27:36,855 --> 01:27:38,558
<i>- Why is it</i>
<i>that Akaza's attacks</i>

1669
01:27:38,591 --> 01:27:40,226
<i>are always so accurate?</i>

1670
01:27:41,361 --> 01:27:42,794
<i>How is he able to respond</i>

1671
01:27:42,828 --> 01:27:44,763
<i>to attacks</i>
<i>from his blind spots?</i>

1672
01:27:46,199 --> 01:27:47,200
<i>Think!</i>

1673
01:27:48,601 --> 01:27:50,370
[breathes deeply]

1674
01:27:51,738 --> 01:27:53,772
<i>- Your fighting spirit</i>
<i>has been tempered</i>

1675
01:27:53,805 --> 01:27:55,608
<i>like quality steel.</i>

1676
01:27:55,642 --> 01:27:56,908
<i>Your name?</i>

1677
01:27:57,710 --> 01:27:59,646
- [gasps]

1678
01:27:59,679 --> 01:28:01,913
<i>Back when he</i>
<i>fought Mr. Rengoku,</i>

1679
01:28:01,947 --> 01:28:06,619
<i>I remember Akaza using</i>
<i>the words "fighting spirit."</i>

1680
01:28:06,653 --> 01:28:08,954
<i>What did he mean by that?</i>

1681
01:28:08,987 --> 01:28:11,890
<i>Is he able to sense things</i>
<i>through fighting spirit?</i>

1682
01:28:11,923 --> 01:28:15,328
<i>The same way I can</i>
<i>sense things through scent?</i>

1683
01:28:15,361 --> 01:28:24,304
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1684
01:28:24,337 --> 01:28:28,508
[shudders]

1685
01:28:29,575 --> 01:28:31,010
- Wherever the enemy's
aiming at,

1686
01:28:31,044 --> 01:28:33,812
I get this weird
tingling feeling.

1687
01:28:33,845 --> 01:28:35,014
- So that's how you knew

1688
01:28:35,048 --> 01:28:37,150
Gyutaro was attacking you
from behind.

1689
01:28:37,183 --> 01:28:39,652
You sure are incredible,
Inosuke.

1690
01:28:39,686 --> 01:28:41,154
- [laughs]

1691
01:28:41,187 --> 01:28:44,624
Well, my skin is tougher
than most people's.

1692
01:28:44,657 --> 01:28:46,459
And whether it's
from behind or not,

1693
01:28:46,492 --> 01:28:47,627
if someone's looking at me,

1694
01:28:47,660 --> 01:28:49,562
I know just
where they're looking.

1695
01:28:49,595 --> 01:28:50,797
- Could you show me?

1696
01:28:50,829 --> 01:28:52,498
- [laughs]

1697
01:28:52,532 --> 01:28:53,533
Sure thing!

1698
01:28:54,534 --> 01:28:56,135
- [grunts]

1699
01:28:58,438 --> 01:28:59,405
- It's my right shoulder.

1700
01:28:59,439 --> 01:29:01,641
- [gasps] You really got it!
That's amazing!

1701
01:29:01,674 --> 01:29:04,811
- It's even easier to know
if someone's looking at me

1702
01:29:04,843 --> 01:29:06,379
if they have killing intent.

1703
01:29:06,412 --> 01:29:09,881
Since anyone
who could harm me is bad news,

1704
01:29:09,915 --> 01:29:11,818
killing intent
kinda feels like

1705
01:29:11,850 --> 01:29:14,053
it's stabbing me
through the skin, you know.

1706
01:29:14,087 --> 01:29:16,055
<i>[Tanjiro] That's right.</i>

1707
01:29:16,089 --> 01:29:18,957
<i>Inosuke was able</i>
<i>to sense the invisible</i>

1708
01:29:18,990 --> 01:29:21,761
<i>using only</i>
<i>his honed sense of touch.</i>

1709
01:29:21,794 --> 01:29:23,730
<i>Think back.</i>

1710
01:29:23,763 --> 01:29:25,765
<i>What else did we</i>
<i>talk about...</i>

1711
01:29:25,798 --> 01:29:27,734
<i>that day?</i>

1712
01:29:27,767 --> 01:29:29,435
- Where things get real tricky

1713
01:29:29,469 --> 01:29:31,838
is when someone who
doesn't have killing intent

1714
01:29:31,870 --> 01:29:34,140
or hostility
is looking at me.

1715
01:29:34,173 --> 01:29:36,342
- Like that tiny hag!
- Huh?

1716
01:29:36,376 --> 01:29:37,909
- That old hag

1717
01:29:37,943 --> 01:29:41,447
from the house with
the wisteria mark was sneaky.

1718
01:29:41,481 --> 01:29:43,116
Before I knew it...

1719
01:29:43,149 --> 01:29:44,150
Huh?

1720
01:29:45,084 --> 01:29:47,220
...she'd be sitting
right behind me,

1721
01:29:47,253 --> 01:29:48,721
- holding rice balls!
- Whoa!

1722
01:29:48,755 --> 01:29:49,722
[jabbers]

1723
01:29:49,756 --> 01:29:51,758
- Calling her a hag
isn't nice.

1724
01:29:51,791 --> 01:29:52,759
She's elderly!

1725
01:29:52,792 --> 01:29:53,760
- Elderly hag!

1726
01:29:53,793 --> 01:29:54,926
- Stop that!

1727
01:29:54,960 --> 01:29:56,763
- Well, that got me thinking.

1728
01:29:56,796 --> 01:30:00,366
If I could hide my killing
intent, then I'd be a ninja!

1729
01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:03,136
I'd be able
to sneak up on anybody!

1730
01:30:03,169 --> 01:30:03,870
[laughs]

1731
01:30:03,902 --> 01:30:05,037
- Sure.

1732
01:30:05,071 --> 01:30:07,607
But, Inosuke,
she was only sneaky

1733
01:30:07,640 --> 01:30:10,576
'cause she didn't have
the intent of harming you.

1734
01:30:10,610 --> 01:30:11,943
And I think beheading a demon

1735
01:30:11,977 --> 01:30:15,214
without killing intent
would be impossible.

1736
01:30:15,248 --> 01:30:16,616
- Hmm.

1737
01:30:16,649 --> 01:30:19,218
Yeah, you're probably right.

1738
01:30:19,252 --> 01:30:22,121
A halfhearted strike
without any killing intent

1739
01:30:22,155 --> 01:30:25,625
would never be strong enough
to cut through a demon's neck.

1740
01:30:26,692 --> 01:30:28,895
<i>- It was</i>
<i>a casual conversation,</i>

1741
01:30:28,927 --> 01:30:32,131
<i>but I think Inosuke</i>
<i>was onto something.</i>

1742
01:30:32,165 --> 01:30:33,366
- [yells]
- [groans]

1743
01:30:33,399 --> 01:30:36,836
<i>- What is it that Akaza</i>
<i>supposedly senses?</i>

1744
01:30:36,869 --> 01:30:39,439
<i>What does he mean</i>
<i>by "fighting spirit"?</i>

1745
01:30:39,472 --> 01:30:40,807
<i>Is it killing intent?</i>

1746
01:30:40,840 --> 01:30:42,275
<i>Is it the will to fight,</i>

1747
01:30:42,308 --> 01:30:46,045
<i>the time spent training,</i>
<i>or maybe the amount?</i>

1748
01:30:46,078 --> 01:30:47,447
<i>Is it like the way</i>

1749
01:30:47,480 --> 01:30:50,016
<i>I can anticipate</i>
<i>movements through scent?</i>

1750
01:30:51,050 --> 01:30:53,186
<i>There must be</i>
<i>something I can do...</i>

1751
01:30:53,219 --> 01:30:55,588
<i>to disrupt his compass!</i>

1752
01:30:58,624 --> 01:31:00,560
<i>[stirring music]</i>

1753
01:31:05,698 --> 01:31:08,100
Hinokami Kagura: Dance!

1754
01:31:10,036 --> 01:31:13,039
- Just one problem
with your attack.

1755
01:31:13,072 --> 01:31:15,208
You're wide open!

1756
01:31:17,577 --> 01:31:18,678
<i>- His fist!</i>

1757
01:31:26,985 --> 01:31:29,555
[winces]

1758
01:31:29,589 --> 01:31:32,024
[panting]

1759
01:31:32,058 --> 01:31:35,862
<i>Fighting spirit,</i>
<i>instincts, compass,</i>

1760
01:31:35,895 --> 01:31:37,630
<i>perception...</i>

1761
01:31:37,663 --> 01:31:39,432
<i>striking with killing intent,</i>

1762
01:31:39,465 --> 01:31:43,469
<i>sensing the invisible,</i>
<i>executing the impossible.</i>

1763
01:31:43,503 --> 01:31:45,271
<i>I see.</i>

1764
01:31:47,073 --> 01:31:48,608
<i>So that's it.</i>

1765
01:31:51,511 --> 01:31:54,113
[birds chirping]

1766
01:31:55,915 --> 01:31:58,518
[children laughing]

1767
01:32:00,720 --> 01:32:02,555
- Hey! [laughs]

1768
01:32:02,588 --> 01:32:04,423
[children laughing]

1769
01:32:04,457 --> 01:32:05,825
- Again! Again!

1770
01:32:05,858 --> 01:32:07,960
- Um, Father,
what do you think about

1771
01:32:07,994 --> 01:32:11,063
when you dance
the Hinokami Kagura?

1772
01:32:11,097 --> 01:32:12,932
If it's too tiring for you,

1773
01:32:12,965 --> 01:32:15,067
I can take your place
next year.

1774
01:32:15,101 --> 01:32:18,838
I don't want you
to overwork yourself.

1775
01:32:18,871 --> 01:32:21,607
- Thank you, Tanjiro.

1776
01:32:21,641 --> 01:32:24,277
But to be honest,
I haven't found the Kagura

1777
01:32:24,310 --> 01:32:27,847
to be the least bit tiring
over the last few years.

1778
01:32:27,880 --> 01:32:30,316
I can't quite explain it,

1779
01:32:30,349 --> 01:32:31,450
but back when I learned it

1780
01:32:31,484 --> 01:32:33,853
from your grandfather
years ago,

1781
01:32:33,886 --> 01:32:35,454
even though I was younger,

1782
01:32:35,488 --> 01:32:37,657
healthier,
and stronger than now,

1783
01:32:37,690 --> 01:32:40,960
I found it to be
far more tiring back then.

1784
01:32:40,993 --> 01:32:43,195
[children laugh]

1785
01:32:43,229 --> 01:32:44,530
<i>[sentimental music]</i>

1786
01:32:44,564 --> 01:32:47,300
<i>[Tanjiro] For generations,</i>
<i>the Kagura was performed</i>

1787
01:32:47,333 --> 01:32:50,336
<i>by the Kamado family</i>
<i>at the start of each year.</i>

1788
01:32:50,369 --> 01:32:52,505
<i>It was an exhausting</i>
<i>performance</i>

1789
01:32:52,538 --> 01:32:55,474
<i>that would last</i>
<i>from sunset 'til dawn.</i>

1790
01:32:56,842 --> 01:32:58,277
<i>There are 12 different forms</i>

1791
01:32:58,311 --> 01:33:01,048
<i>that must be repeated</i>
<i>over and over again</i>

1792
01:33:01,080 --> 01:33:03,883
<i>thousands of times</i>
<i>before daybreak.</i>

1793
01:33:03,916 --> 01:33:06,852
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1794
01:33:06,886 --> 01:33:08,187
- I think my exhaustion

1795
01:33:08,220 --> 01:33:11,090
was the result
of unnecessary movement.

1796
01:33:11,123 --> 01:33:13,993
Using the correct movements
and breathing patterns

1797
01:33:14,027 --> 01:33:15,561
are vital to the dance.

1798
01:33:15,595 --> 01:33:19,198
It's what allows you
to produce maximum strength

1799
01:33:19,231 --> 01:33:21,167
while using minimal actions.

1800
01:33:21,200 --> 01:33:24,136
Once you've mastered
your breathing and movement,

1801
01:33:24,170 --> 01:33:27,673
your mind
will become transparent.

1802
01:33:27,707 --> 01:33:30,276
- Transparent?

1803
01:33:30,309 --> 01:33:32,178
- But before any of that,

1804
01:33:32,211 --> 01:33:34,313
you must memorize
the moves of the dance

1805
01:33:34,347 --> 01:33:37,683
and slowly ingrain them
into your muscle memory.

1806
01:33:37,717 --> 01:33:41,253
In doing so, you'll open up
your five senses

1807
01:33:41,287 --> 01:33:43,856
and become aware of the shape
of your own body,

1808
01:33:43,889 --> 01:33:45,691
vessel by vessel.

1809
01:33:47,293 --> 01:33:50,429
That was
the truly strenuous part.

1810
01:33:50,463 --> 01:33:51,731
All you can think is that,

1811
01:33:51,764 --> 01:33:55,468
even if you go on struggling,
you'll never succeed.

1812
01:33:55,501 --> 01:33:57,903
After you've learned
all these things

1813
01:33:57,937 --> 01:33:59,338
and committed them to memory,

1814
01:33:59,372 --> 01:34:02,608
you'll understand how to
remove what you don't need,

1815
01:34:02,642 --> 01:34:06,779
only leaving behind in your
body what is required of you,

1816
01:34:06,812 --> 01:34:09,181
closing off the rest.

1817
01:34:09,215 --> 01:34:11,350
- Closing?

1818
01:34:11,384 --> 01:34:13,519
- You know how people
often close their eyes

1819
01:34:13,552 --> 01:34:16,188
when they're trying
to hear better?

1820
01:34:16,222 --> 01:34:17,823
In that same way,

1821
01:34:17,857 --> 01:34:20,926
you'll pick out the things you
need the most in the movement

1822
01:34:20,960 --> 01:34:23,429
while eliminating the rest.

1823
01:34:23,462 --> 01:34:26,465
Eventually, you'll be
able to open and close

1824
01:34:26,499 --> 01:34:28,868
the vessels and
muscles in your body,

1825
01:34:28,901 --> 01:34:30,569
as if it were second nature,

1826
01:34:30,603 --> 01:34:34,607
the same way you blink
without a second thought.

1827
01:34:34,640 --> 01:34:36,208
When that happens,

1828
01:34:36,242 --> 01:34:41,014
a path illuminated
by a bright light will open.

1829
01:34:41,048 --> 01:34:43,749
If your mind is
as clear as possible,

1830
01:34:43,783 --> 01:34:47,420
you'll begin to see the
Transparent World before you.

1831
01:34:47,453 --> 01:34:49,622
But this domain
can only be reached

1832
01:34:49,655 --> 01:34:51,724
by pushing yourself
past your limits,

1833
01:34:51,757 --> 01:34:54,427
despite the suffering
that may be required.

1834
01:34:54,460 --> 01:34:57,030
- Will I ever get to see it?

1835
01:34:57,064 --> 01:35:01,934
- If you work tirelessly,
then that's for you to decide.

1836
01:35:01,967 --> 01:35:02,968
There.

1837
01:35:03,002 --> 01:35:04,003
All done.

1838
01:35:04,037 --> 01:35:05,404
- Thank you.

1839
01:35:08,774 --> 01:35:11,777
<i>[Tanjiro] Ten days</i>
<i>before my father died,</i>

1840
01:35:11,811 --> 01:35:14,313
<i>an incident where a bear</i>
<i>began attacking people</i>

1841
01:35:14,346 --> 01:35:17,150
<i>happened</i>
<i>on a neighboring mountain.</i>

1842
01:35:17,184 --> 01:35:19,518
<i>We lit bonfires</i>
<i>around the house</i>

1843
01:35:19,552 --> 01:35:22,722
<i>and set up multiple ropes</i>
<i>lined with bells.</i>

1844
01:35:34,500 --> 01:35:35,501
- Hmm?

1845
01:35:41,507 --> 01:35:43,009
Tanjiro?

1846
01:35:43,043 --> 01:35:45,678
- [murmurs]

1847
01:35:47,114 --> 01:35:49,849
Yes, Father?

1848
01:35:49,882 --> 01:35:52,085
- Come with me.

1849
01:35:52,119 --> 01:35:54,720
[Tanjiro panting]

1850
01:36:03,629 --> 01:36:04,630
[yelps]

1851
01:36:04,663 --> 01:36:08,034
[panting]

1852
01:36:08,068 --> 01:36:11,604
<i>[tense music]</i>

1853
01:36:11,637 --> 01:36:19,512
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1854
01:36:21,847 --> 01:36:23,549
[gasps]

1855
01:36:23,582 --> 01:36:26,552
[panting]

1856
01:36:32,892 --> 01:36:36,295
- [grunts]

1857
01:36:39,632 --> 01:36:42,501
- I understand
you must be very hungry,

1858
01:36:42,535 --> 01:36:47,773
but I'm afraid I can't
allow you to come any closer.

1859
01:36:47,807 --> 01:36:50,810
If anyone were to try
and cause harm to my family,

1860
01:36:50,843 --> 01:36:54,014
I would be forced
to show you no mercy.

1861
01:36:54,047 --> 01:36:56,515
If you disregard
this warning...

1862
01:36:58,751 --> 01:37:02,421
I'll have no choice
but to take your life.

1863
01:37:03,223 --> 01:37:04,790
- [roars]

1864
01:37:06,826 --> 01:37:07,927
- [gasps]

1865
01:37:13,566 --> 01:37:17,403
<i>- The bear's head, that was</i>
<i>as thick as a human torso,</i>

1866
01:37:17,436 --> 01:37:20,940
<i>dropped to the ground</i>
<i>with the sound of the bells.</i>

1867
01:37:22,341 --> 01:37:24,543
<i>My eyes couldn't follow it,</i>

1868
01:37:24,577 --> 01:37:26,412
<i>but If I'm not mistaken,</i>

1869
01:37:26,445 --> 01:37:29,782
<i>my father slashed it twice</i>
<i>in the blink of an eye.</i>

1870
01:37:31,383 --> 01:37:32,751
<i>He must have.</i>

1871
01:37:32,785 --> 01:37:34,321
<i>His ax wouldn't</i>
<i>have been able</i>

1872
01:37:34,353 --> 01:37:36,755
<i>to cut through otherwise.</i>

1873
01:37:36,789 --> 01:37:40,960
<i>All the while, my father's</i>
<i>scent never wavered.</i>

1874
01:37:40,993 --> 01:37:43,629
<i>Before and after</i>
<i>beheading the bear,</i>

1875
01:37:43,662 --> 01:37:47,766
<i>he emitted no fear,</i>
<i>no killing intent.</i>

1876
01:37:47,800 --> 01:37:53,772
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1877
01:37:53,806 --> 01:37:57,077
- I hope that you
were watching.

1878
01:37:57,110 --> 01:38:00,280
A day might come where you
have to do the same.

1879
01:38:00,313 --> 01:38:02,748
[earrings clink]

1880
01:38:02,781 --> 01:38:05,285
<i>- My father wasn't</i>
<i>the type of person</i>

1881
01:38:05,318 --> 01:38:07,553
<i>to flaunt his strength.</i>

1882
01:38:07,586 --> 01:38:09,755
<i>I realized later on,</i>

1883
01:38:09,788 --> 01:38:14,894
<i>that night, he wanted me</i>
<i>to see it in action,</i>

1884
01:38:14,927 --> 01:38:17,596
<i>the movements necessary</i>
<i>to be able to see</i>

1885
01:38:17,630 --> 01:38:20,532
<i>the Transparent World</i>
<i>he spoke of.</i>

1886
01:38:22,501 --> 01:38:24,970
<i>I'm sure my father,</i>
<i>grandfather,</i>

1887
01:38:25,004 --> 01:38:29,575
<i>and great-grandfather</i>
<i>all learned the same way.</i>

1888
01:38:31,244 --> 01:38:33,579
- Whatever you do,
never give up.

1889
01:38:33,612 --> 01:38:36,316
Always stay calm and focused.

1890
01:38:36,349 --> 01:38:39,718
Any wall you come up against
can be shattered

1891
01:38:39,752 --> 01:38:42,454
if you just work tirelessly.

1892
01:38:43,356 --> 01:38:45,658
- I understand, Father.

1893
01:38:45,691 --> 01:38:48,861
<i>In that moment,</i>
<i>that's why I was able</i>

1894
01:38:48,894 --> 01:38:52,564
<i>to dodge Akaza's</i>
<i>inescapable blow to my side.</i>

1895
01:38:55,135 --> 01:38:56,769
<i>If I hadn't moved in time,</i>

1896
01:38:56,802 --> 01:39:00,005
<i>I'm positive that strike</i>
<i>would have killed me.</i>

1897
01:39:00,040 --> 01:39:02,775
<i>When I was alternating moves</i>
<i>with Mr. Giyu,</i>

1898
01:39:02,808 --> 01:39:05,178
<i>weaving my attacks</i>
<i>in between each of his...</i>

1899
01:39:05,211 --> 01:39:09,282
<i>I was protected from being</i>
<i>hit by those lethal blows.</i>

1900
01:39:09,316 --> 01:39:10,950
<i>But in that instant,</i>

1901
01:39:10,983 --> 01:39:14,387
<i>even Mr. Giyu</i>
<i>couldn't make it in time.</i>

1902
01:39:14,421 --> 01:39:17,489
<i>However, for whatever reason,</i>

1903
01:39:17,523 --> 01:39:20,393
<i>I knew dodging</i> was <i>possible,</i>

1904
01:39:20,427 --> 01:39:23,196
<i>and for just a split-second,</i>

1905
01:39:23,229 --> 01:39:25,864
<i>I was able to see it...</i>

1906
01:39:25,898 --> 01:39:28,467
<i>that world...</i>

1907
01:39:29,969 --> 01:39:32,172
<i>[singer vocalizing]</i>

1908
01:39:32,205 --> 01:39:34,506
<i>- ...the Transparent World.</i>

1909
01:39:34,540 --> 01:39:36,909
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1910
01:39:36,942 --> 01:39:41,247
<i>Even his body</i>
<i>started to look transparent.</i>

1911
01:39:41,281 --> 01:39:45,651
<i>The same as when Hantengu was</i>
<i>hiding inside his own heart.</i>

1912
01:39:45,684 --> 01:39:48,821
<i>I don't know if I saw him</i>
<i>or smelled him.</i>

1913
01:39:52,858 --> 01:39:54,526
<i>Dodge.</i>

1914
01:39:54,560 --> 01:39:58,031
<i>I used only the senses</i>
<i>that would let me do that.</i>

1915
01:39:58,064 --> 01:39:59,399
<i>Without thinking,</i>

1916
01:39:59,432 --> 01:40:03,036
<i>my body moved faster</i>
<i>than ever before.</i>

1917
01:40:03,069 --> 01:40:04,404
<i>When I'm inside</i>

1918
01:40:04,437 --> 01:40:07,040
<i>the Transparent World</i>
<i>my father spoke of,</i>

1919
01:40:07,073 --> 01:40:10,210
<i>my battle instincts</i>
<i>improve drastically.</i>

1920
01:40:12,278 --> 01:40:14,580
<i>I can see</i>
<i>my opponent's lungs</i>

1921
01:40:14,613 --> 01:40:17,417
<i>and the blood moving</i>
<i>throughout their body.</i>

1922
01:40:17,450 --> 01:40:19,885
<i>I can see</i>
<i>my own muscles contracting</i>

1923
01:40:19,918 --> 01:40:22,788
<i>Faster and</i>
<i>clearer than before.</i>

1924
01:40:26,426 --> 01:40:28,461
<i>If I close off</i>
<i>the fighting spirit</i>

1925
01:40:28,495 --> 01:40:30,829
<i>that Akaza must be</i>
<i>detecting me with,</i>

1926
01:40:30,863 --> 01:40:33,400
<i>I can go for his neck.</i>

1927
01:40:33,433 --> 01:40:35,201
- [roars]

1928
01:40:41,107 --> 01:40:42,075
- [chuckles]

1929
01:40:42,108 --> 01:40:43,276
- [winces]

1930
01:40:46,046 --> 01:40:49,115
<i>See it. See it.</i>

1931
01:40:49,149 --> 01:40:51,817
[exhales]

1932
01:40:51,850 --> 01:40:53,585
- It looks like you've thrown

1933
01:40:53,619 --> 01:40:55,888
about every last
Water Form at me.

1934
01:40:55,921 --> 01:40:59,691
Enough is enough,
wouldn't you say?

1935
01:40:59,725 --> 01:41:01,528
I'm putting an end to this,

1936
01:41:01,560 --> 01:41:04,696
but you have my respect
for lasting so long!

1937
01:41:05,498 --> 01:41:07,866
<i>- What?</i>

1938
01:41:07,900 --> 01:41:10,336
<i>In the middle</i>
<i>of my downswing...</i>

1939
01:41:11,703 --> 01:41:13,939
<i>he hit it from the side...</i>

1940
01:41:14,840 --> 01:41:17,609
<i>and snapped my sword!</i>

1941
01:41:17,643 --> 01:41:19,112
- Goodbye, Giyu.

1942
01:41:19,145 --> 01:41:20,513
- [gags]

1943
01:41:20,547 --> 01:41:24,250
<i>[chorus vocalizes]</i>

1944
01:41:31,458 --> 01:41:34,027
<i>[stirring music]</i>

1945
01:41:34,060 --> 01:41:41,667
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1946
01:41:43,236 --> 01:41:46,839
- [exhales]

1947
01:41:49,175 --> 01:41:52,711
<i>- He stopped the attack</i>
<i>by cutting off his fist.</i>

1948
01:41:52,744 --> 01:41:54,680
<i>His breathing is different</i>

1949
01:41:54,713 --> 01:41:56,349
<i>and his appearance.</i>

1950
01:41:57,417 --> 01:41:59,985
<i>I've been saved by Tanjiro.</i>

1951
01:42:01,387 --> 01:42:03,289
<i>- All of the cells</i>
<i>in my body,</i>

1952
01:42:03,323 --> 01:42:04,890
<i>down to the ones in my hair,</i>

1953
01:42:04,923 --> 01:42:09,761
<i>are screaming at me to kill</i>
<i>him as soon as possible.</i>

1954
01:42:09,795 --> 01:42:13,133
<i>I don't know what kind of</i>
<i>change he underwent, but...</i>

1955
01:42:14,300 --> 01:42:16,035
<i>he's dangerous.</i>

1956
01:42:17,504 --> 01:42:19,372
<i>- His focus is on Tanjiro.</i>

1957
01:42:20,706 --> 01:42:22,375
<i>Now's my chance.</i>

1958
01:42:26,778 --> 01:42:29,482
<i>Technique Development:</i>
<i>Final Form.</i>

1959
01:42:29,516 --> 01:42:32,684
<i>Blue Silver</i>
<i>Chaotic Afterglow!</i>

1960
01:42:35,654 --> 01:42:37,990
<i>- His attack speed</i>
<i>boosted again!</i>

1961
01:42:38,024 --> 01:42:40,426
<i>And the force has increased!</i>

1962
01:42:40,460 --> 01:42:42,195
<i>My only chance now...</i>

1963
01:42:42,228 --> 01:42:44,364
<i>is with Dead Calm.</i>

1964
01:42:44,397 --> 01:42:46,965
<i>[singers vocalize]</i>

1965
01:42:46,999 --> 01:42:53,439
<i>♪ ♪</i>

1966
01:43:05,884 --> 01:43:09,022
<i>- This must be what Father</i>
<i>was talking about.</i>

1967
01:43:09,055 --> 01:43:12,958
<i>This is it,</i>
<i>the Transparent World.</i>

1968
01:43:21,067 --> 01:43:22,768
<i>Strange.</i>

1969
01:43:22,801 --> 01:43:24,537
<i>It feels like...</i>

1970
01:43:24,571 --> 01:43:27,207
<i>time is passing by so slowly.</i>

1971
01:43:28,907 --> 01:43:33,246
<i>Or maybe their movements</i>
<i>just</i> look <i>slower now.</i>

1972
01:43:37,016 --> 01:43:38,917
- [gags]

1973
01:43:38,951 --> 01:43:41,387
<i>[Giyu] It's no use.</i>

1974
01:43:41,421 --> 01:43:44,624
<i>A hundred strikes at once</i>
<i>is unavoidable.</i>

1975
01:43:44,657 --> 01:43:46,292
<i>Even with Dead Calm,</i>

1976
01:43:46,326 --> 01:43:49,728
<i>I still wasn't able</i>
<i>to block all of 'em.</i>

1977
01:43:50,996 --> 01:43:52,699
- Stand proud, Giyu.

1978
01:43:52,731 --> 01:43:55,635
Most wouldn't have
been able to survive that.

1979
01:43:55,668 --> 01:43:58,471
You must have evaded
my fatal blows.

1980
01:43:59,472 --> 01:44:01,007
There's no need for you to die

1981
01:44:01,040 --> 01:44:03,409
like Kyojuro and Tanjiro did.

1982
01:44:03,443 --> 01:44:07,046
Give up your pride
and become a demon, Giyu.

1983
01:44:07,080 --> 01:44:07,980
- [shudders]

1984
01:44:08,014 --> 01:44:09,915
<i>Tanjiro's behind him...</i>

1985
01:44:09,948 --> 01:44:12,118
<i>and he hasn't noticed?</i>

1986
01:44:12,151 --> 01:44:14,820
- Even you can't deny...
<i>- Is he masking his presence?</i>

1987
01:44:14,853 --> 01:44:15,921
<i>Now's our chance.</i>

1988
01:44:15,954 --> 01:44:17,323
- ...to the death.

1989
01:44:17,357 --> 01:44:18,991
<i>- Tanjiro, do it!</i>

1990
01:44:19,025 --> 01:44:21,860
<i>If you have the strength,</i>
<i>behead him!</i>

1991
01:44:21,893 --> 01:44:23,795
<i>Before he notices you!</i>

1992
01:44:23,829 --> 01:44:25,465
<i>Go for it!</i>

1993
01:44:25,498 --> 01:44:26,798
- Akaza!

1994
01:44:26,832 --> 01:44:29,369
Prepare to be decapitated!

1995
01:44:29,402 --> 01:44:30,270
- Huh?

1996
01:44:35,074 --> 01:44:38,344
<i>- He willingly</i>
<i>gave himself away!</i>

1997
01:44:38,378 --> 01:44:40,380
<i>- He's still alive?</i>

1998
01:44:40,413 --> 01:44:42,282
<i>I never would have</i>
<i>thought someone like him</i>

1999
01:44:42,315 --> 01:44:44,717
<i>could survive</i>
<i>an attack like that.</i>

2000
01:44:44,751 --> 01:44:47,720
<i>Well, it doesn't matter.</i>
<i>After all,</i>

2001
01:44:47,754 --> 01:44:49,455
<i>my Destructive Death:</i>
<i>Compass Needle</i>

2002
01:44:49,489 --> 01:44:51,424
<i>can detect any attack.</i>

2003
01:44:51,457 --> 01:44:54,727
<i>The stronger my opponent's</i>
<i>fighting spirit is,</i>

2004
01:44:54,761 --> 01:44:57,697
<i>the greater</i>
<i>my Compass Needle's reaction.</i>

2005
01:44:57,730 --> 01:44:59,399
<i>[stirring music]</i>

2006
01:44:59,432 --> 01:45:00,500
[shudders]

2007
01:45:00,533 --> 01:45:03,102
<i>Wh-What is this?</i>

2008
01:45:03,136 --> 01:45:05,871
<i>What is this odd presence</i>
<i>he's emitting?</i>

2009
01:45:05,904 --> 01:45:07,740
<i>It feels like</i>
<i>he's turned himself</i>

2010
01:45:07,774 --> 01:45:11,044
<i>into some other creature.</i>
<i>It's like...</i>

2011
01:45:12,612 --> 01:45:15,214
<i>His fighting spirit is gone.</i>

2012
01:45:15,248 --> 01:45:15,981
<i>But how?</i>

2013
01:45:16,015 --> 01:45:19,585
<i>I have to calm down. Focus!</i>

2014
01:45:19,619 --> 01:45:21,688
[gasps]

2015
01:45:21,721 --> 01:45:25,491
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2016
01:45:25,525 --> 01:45:27,694
<i>- Hinokami Kagura</i>

2017
01:45:27,727 --> 01:45:30,296
<i>Setting Sun Transformation.</i>

2018
01:45:30,330 --> 01:45:32,532
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2019
01:45:32,565 --> 01:45:35,134
<i>[singer vocalizing]</i>

2020
01:45:35,168 --> 01:45:41,574
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2021
01:45:48,348 --> 01:45:50,049
- [gasps]

2022
01:45:51,684 --> 01:45:54,320
<i>- This can't be possible.</i>

2023
01:45:56,888 --> 01:46:00,660
- [exhales]

2024
01:46:00,693 --> 01:46:03,396
<i>- In the last</i>
<i>several hundred years,</i>

2025
01:46:03,429 --> 01:46:07,467
<i>I've never once seen a human</i>
<i>without any fighting spirit.</i>

2026
01:46:07,500 --> 01:46:11,104
<i>Even newborn children</i>
<i>had traces of it.</i>

2027
01:46:11,137 --> 01:46:15,508
<i>And yet, in that instant,</i>
<i>his fighting spirit vanished</i>

2028
01:46:15,541 --> 01:46:18,177
<i>as if it were never there</i>
<i>to begin with.</i>

2029
01:46:21,714 --> 01:46:23,049
<i>It's as if I was facing</i>

2030
01:46:23,082 --> 01:46:25,385
<i>an anomaly</i>
<i>that shouldn't even exist,</i>

2031
01:46:25,418 --> 01:46:28,855
<i>so my senses were thrown</i>
<i>into confusion.</i>

2032
01:46:28,887 --> 01:46:32,458
<i>My Compass Needle</i>
<i>detected nothing.</i>

2033
01:46:32,492 --> 01:46:33,559
[shards clinking]

2034
01:46:33,593 --> 01:46:37,096
<i>But that's not the biggest</i>
<i>issue at hand here.</i>

2035
01:46:37,130 --> 01:46:38,897
<i>When on the battlefield,</i>

2036
01:46:38,930 --> 01:46:41,367
<i>there's no telling</i>
<i>what could come your way.</i>

2037
01:46:41,401 --> 01:46:44,002
<i>It's vital that you're able</i>
<i>to deal with the unexpected</i>

2038
01:46:44,036 --> 01:46:46,105
<i>at a moment's notice.</i>

2039
01:46:46,139 --> 01:46:48,241
<i>And I'm able to do that!</i>

2040
01:46:49,142 --> 01:46:52,044
<i>Or at least, I thought so.</i>

2041
01:46:52,911 --> 01:46:55,715
<i>But during that short battle,</i>

2042
01:46:55,748 --> 01:46:57,650
<i>he was able</i>
<i>to grasp something</i>

2043
01:46:57,683 --> 01:47:00,820
<i>and use it surpass my speed.</i>

2044
01:47:00,853 --> 01:47:01,987
<i>Whatever it was he learned</i>

2045
01:47:02,021 --> 01:47:03,556
<i>was able to shatter</i>
<i>centuries worth</i>

2046
01:47:03,589 --> 01:47:07,493
<i>of martial arts techniques</i>
<i>with a single head-on attack.</i>

2047
01:47:08,294 --> 01:47:09,896
<i>Within those eyes of his,</i>

2048
01:47:09,928 --> 01:47:12,231
<i>there was no hatred,</i>
<i>no rage,</i>

2049
01:47:12,265 --> 01:47:16,068
<i>no killing intent,</i>
<i>or fighting spirit.</i>

2050
01:47:16,102 --> 01:47:19,038
<i>He must have somehow seen</i>
<i>what I've been looking for,</i>

2051
01:47:19,071 --> 01:47:21,307
<i>the domain that lies within,</i>

2052
01:47:21,340 --> 01:47:23,342
<i>the realm of the highest...</i>

2053
01:47:25,111 --> 01:47:27,680
<i>none other</i>
<i>than the selfless state.</i>

2054
01:47:29,948 --> 01:47:32,118
<i>For some time now,</i>
<i>I've had a vague sense</i>

2055
01:47:32,151 --> 01:47:35,054
<i>that this state</i>
<i>of mind existed,</i>

2056
01:47:35,087 --> 01:47:37,623
<i>and yet, even after</i>
<i>all these centuries,</i>

2057
01:47:37,657 --> 01:47:39,459
<i>I've yet to attain it.</i>

2058
01:47:46,965 --> 01:47:48,634
- [gasps]

2059
01:47:48,668 --> 01:47:50,403
<i>- Not yet!</i>

2060
01:47:50,436 --> 01:47:52,104
<i>I can still fight!</i>

2061
01:47:52,138 --> 01:47:55,041
<i>I will continue</i>
<i>to become stronger!</i>

2062
01:47:55,074 --> 01:47:57,543
<i>[ominous music]</i>

2063
01:47:57,577 --> 01:48:00,913
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2064
01:48:00,947 --> 01:48:04,517
<i>- This is bad.</i>
<i>He's reattaching his head!</i>

2065
01:48:04,550 --> 01:48:07,320
- [grunting]

2066
01:48:08,921 --> 01:48:11,524
[gasps]

2067
01:48:13,092 --> 01:48:15,394
<i>I can't die here.</i>

2068
01:48:16,963 --> 01:48:18,664
<i>Not like this!</i>

2069
01:48:21,634 --> 01:48:24,504
<i>I have to become stronger.</i>

2070
01:48:24,537 --> 01:48:26,439
<i>[gentle music]</i>

2071
01:48:26,472 --> 01:48:29,909
<i>Stronger than anyone else</i>
<i>in the whole world!</i>

2072
01:48:29,942 --> 01:48:32,311
<i>Stronger!</i>

2073
01:48:34,013 --> 01:48:37,350
<i>I have to find a way</i>
<i>to become stronger.</i>

2074
01:48:44,690 --> 01:48:45,691
[thud echoes]

2075
01:48:46,692 --> 01:48:47,894
<i>[Tanjiro] That's it.</i>

2076
01:48:47,927 --> 01:48:49,529
<i>It's over.</i>

2077
01:48:51,397 --> 01:48:52,598
<i>We won!</i>

2078
01:48:53,699 --> 01:48:55,501
[sighs]

2079
01:48:55,535 --> 01:48:57,069
[winces]

2080
01:48:57,103 --> 01:48:59,505
So lightheaded.

2081
01:48:59,539 --> 01:49:01,073
[shudders]

2082
01:49:01,107 --> 01:49:03,175
<i>My muscles are cramping up.</i>

2083
01:49:03,209 --> 01:49:05,645
<i>My body's reached its limit.</i>

2084
01:49:08,214 --> 01:49:09,749
- Tanjiro! Are you all ri--

2085
01:49:09,782 --> 01:49:10,850
[gasps]

2086
01:49:10,883 --> 01:49:14,353
<i>His body hasn't</i>
<i>disintegrated yet.</i>

2087
01:49:14,387 --> 01:49:17,623
<i>Does-- Does this mean...</i>

2088
01:49:17,657 --> 01:49:18,724
Tan--

2089
01:49:21,028 --> 01:49:22,194
- [winces]

2090
01:49:29,569 --> 01:49:32,572
<i>- He's moving.</i>
<i>His body is still intact!</i>

2091
01:49:32,605 --> 01:49:35,141
<i>The severed part</i>
<i>is closing up!</i>

2092
01:49:36,409 --> 01:49:38,110
[gasping]

2093
01:49:38,144 --> 01:49:40,246
<i>I can't see straight.</i>

2094
01:49:45,018 --> 01:49:46,152
[groans]

2095
01:49:51,524 --> 01:49:52,692
[gasping]

2096
01:49:52,725 --> 01:49:55,428
<i>No-- No way!</i>

2097
01:49:55,461 --> 01:49:57,897
<i>Slashing his neck</i>
<i>didn't kill him!</i>

2098
01:49:57,930 --> 01:49:59,699
<i>Is there some kind</i>
<i>of condition,</i>

2099
01:49:59,732 --> 01:50:01,901
<i>like with Gyutaro and Daki?</i>

2100
01:50:01,934 --> 01:50:02,902
<i>That can't be it.</i>

2101
01:50:02,935 --> 01:50:05,204
<i>His head disintegrated,</i>

2102
01:50:05,237 --> 01:50:07,306
<i>yet he hasn't given up!</i>

2103
01:50:07,340 --> 01:50:10,643
<i>Its like</i>
<i>he's trying to evolve!</i>

2104
01:50:12,845 --> 01:50:14,447
- [groans]

2105
01:50:16,949 --> 01:50:18,317
<i>- If we don't do something,</i>

2106
01:50:18,351 --> 01:50:21,153
<i>his head will stop being</i>
<i>his weak point, like Muzan!</i>

2107
01:50:22,055 --> 01:50:23,990
This battle isn't over yet.

2108
01:50:24,024 --> 01:50:25,491
I have to...

2109
01:50:25,524 --> 01:50:26,826
fight.

2110
01:50:26,859 --> 01:50:27,960
- Tanjiro!

2111
01:50:27,994 --> 01:50:29,729
He's fainted.

2112
01:50:29,762 --> 01:50:31,163
Of course he has!

2113
01:50:31,197 --> 01:50:33,766
He's long since
passed his limit.

2114
01:50:38,704 --> 01:50:40,373
[winces]

2115
01:50:43,342 --> 01:50:44,844
<i>Water Breathing...</i>

2116
01:50:44,877 --> 01:50:46,746
Fourth Form...

2117
01:50:46,779 --> 01:50:49,082
<i>[majestic music]</i>

2118
01:50:49,116 --> 01:50:50,816
Striking Tide!

2119
01:50:55,621 --> 01:50:57,223
<i>Ridiculous!</i>

2120
01:50:57,256 --> 01:50:58,391
<i>He lost his head</i>

2121
01:50:58,424 --> 01:51:01,260
<i>and can still</i>
<i>regenerate that quickly?!</i>

2122
01:51:01,293 --> 01:51:04,664
[sword striking]

2123
01:51:13,439 --> 01:51:16,409
[yells]

2124
01:51:20,546 --> 01:51:23,215
[coughs]

2125
01:51:23,249 --> 01:51:24,917
[panting]

2126
01:51:24,950 --> 01:51:27,186
<i>I can't hear</i>
<i>out of my left ear,</i>

2127
01:51:27,219 --> 01:51:29,789
<i>and my right hand</i>
<i>has gone numb.</i>

2128
01:51:29,822 --> 01:51:34,627
<i>I can still grip my sword,</i>
<i>but who knows for how long?</i>

2129
01:51:43,202 --> 01:51:44,704
Wait!

2130
01:51:44,737 --> 01:51:48,541
I-I'm here.

2131
01:51:48,574 --> 01:51:50,509
I'm still alive!

2132
01:51:50,543 --> 01:51:52,611
If you want to kill Tanjiro,

2133
01:51:52,645 --> 01:51:55,281
you'll have
to defeat me first!

2134
01:51:59,019 --> 01:52:01,454
<i>[Akaza]</i>
<i>An indomitable spirit.</i>

2135
01:52:01,487 --> 01:52:02,755
<i>It will never bend,</i>

2136
01:52:02,788 --> 01:52:06,093
<i>no matter what crisis</i>
<i>it finds itself in.</i>

2137
01:52:06,126 --> 01:52:09,462
<i>We don't fight</i>
<i>the way samurai do.</i>

2138
01:52:09,495 --> 01:52:11,630
<i>We don't carry weapons.</i>

2139
01:52:11,664 --> 01:52:14,800
<i>Though we carry</i>
<i>our convictions like swords.</i>

2140
01:52:16,235 --> 01:52:20,306
- Though we carry
our convictions like swords,

2141
01:52:20,339 --> 01:52:24,910
our battles
are waged with our fists.

2142
01:52:25,911 --> 01:52:28,948
<i>- You are such an eyesore.</i>

2143
01:52:31,650 --> 01:52:34,620
[hands grasp]

2144
01:52:38,357 --> 01:52:39,458
[drop echoes]

2145
01:52:39,492 --> 01:52:40,960
[woman] Please stop.

2146
01:52:47,266 --> 01:52:48,801
<i>[Akaza] Who is that?</i>

2147
01:52:53,906 --> 01:52:56,143
- Mr. Hakuji...

2148
01:52:56,176 --> 01:52:57,877
please, that's enough.

2149
01:52:57,910 --> 01:53:00,946
<i>[sentimental music]</i>

2150
01:53:00,980 --> 01:53:02,948
<i>- Let go.</i>

2151
01:53:02,982 --> 01:53:05,085
<i>Let go of my hand.</i>

2152
01:53:05,118 --> 01:53:07,353
<i>Just who are you?</i>

2153
01:53:08,821 --> 01:53:11,323
- Stop.
You don't have to keep going.

2154
01:53:11,357 --> 01:53:14,426
[cries] Let's leave
this place together

2155
01:53:15,228 --> 01:53:16,829
<i>- I can't.</i>

2156
01:53:16,862 --> 01:53:20,566
<i>I've still got unfinished</i>
<i>business with those two.</i>

2157
01:53:21,934 --> 01:53:24,403
- What do you mean by that?

2158
01:53:24,436 --> 01:53:26,672
<i>- I've got</i>
<i>to become stronger.</i>

2159
01:53:26,705 --> 01:53:28,275
<i>I've got to.</i>

2160
01:53:28,307 --> 01:53:31,644
<i>I'll kill anyone</i>
<i>who gets in my way.</i>

2161
01:53:32,444 --> 01:53:34,014
- Why do you want that?

2162
01:53:34,047 --> 01:53:35,215
[sniffles]

2163
01:53:35,248 --> 01:53:38,751
For what reason do you
need to become stronger?

2164
01:53:39,785 --> 01:53:41,188
<i>- Because...</i>

2165
01:53:41,221 --> 01:53:43,756
<i>unless I'm strong enough,</i>

2166
01:53:43,789 --> 01:53:47,060
<i>I won't be able to bring</i>
<i>any more back home to him.</i>

2167
01:53:49,229 --> 01:53:51,597
<i>He needs medicine.</i>

2168
01:53:53,899 --> 01:53:56,402
<i>I must become stronger.</i>

2169
01:53:57,304 --> 01:53:58,470
[growls]

2170
01:53:58,504 --> 01:54:00,973
<i>If I don't,</i>
<i>I won't be able to get away</i>

2171
01:54:01,006 --> 01:54:02,209
<i>with the money I stole.</i>

2172
01:54:02,242 --> 01:54:03,475
[groans]

2173
01:54:03,509 --> 01:54:05,377
<i>If I happen to be caught,</i>

2174
01:54:05,411 --> 01:54:08,215
<i>I won't be able</i>
<i>to defend myself.</i>

2175
01:54:08,248 --> 01:54:11,017
<i>If I'm not strong enough,</i>

2176
01:54:11,051 --> 01:54:12,451
<i>the magistrate</i>
<i>will catch me</i>

2177
01:54:12,484 --> 01:54:15,088
<i>and have me</i>
<i>beaten and lashed.</i>

2178
01:54:18,058 --> 01:54:19,326
- We've already given you

2179
01:54:19,358 --> 01:54:22,461
three tattoos on each arm
for stealing.

2180
01:54:22,494 --> 01:54:25,198
Next time,
we'll chop off your hand.

2181
01:54:25,232 --> 01:54:27,833
- [laughing]

2182
01:54:33,073 --> 01:54:34,807
- Bow your head and repent!

2183
01:54:34,840 --> 01:54:37,143
- If you're gonna chop it off,
then do it!

2184
01:54:37,177 --> 01:54:40,347
Go ahead and take both of 'em
if you're really serious.

2185
01:54:40,379 --> 01:54:42,548
I'll just
use my feet to steal!

2186
01:54:42,581 --> 01:54:44,117
You're not gonna
catch me again,

2187
01:54:44,150 --> 01:54:46,086
so make it count! [spits]

2188
01:54:47,920 --> 01:54:51,457
- To hear this from someone
at such a young age.

2189
01:54:51,490 --> 01:54:54,160
This boy of 11 has
already taken on punishments

2190
01:54:54,194 --> 01:54:57,097
that would make
a grown man faint.

2191
01:54:58,098 --> 01:54:59,765
You are a demon child!

2192
01:54:59,798 --> 01:55:01,934
- Go and call me
whatever names you want!

2193
01:55:01,967 --> 01:55:04,503
"Demon child"
suits me just damn fine!

2194
01:55:04,536 --> 01:55:06,972
They say I already
had teeth when I was born,

2195
01:55:07,006 --> 01:55:08,141
so I guess I am!

2196
01:55:08,174 --> 01:55:09,109
- Be quiet!

2197
01:55:09,142 --> 01:55:10,343
- Dirty little punk!

2198
01:55:10,377 --> 01:55:13,612
- Don't you mean
"Demon Child," you bastard?!

2199
01:55:13,646 --> 01:55:15,181
[winces]

2200
01:55:17,150 --> 01:55:18,517
Hmph.

2201
01:55:21,921 --> 01:55:22,988
[birds squawking]

2202
01:55:23,023 --> 01:55:24,324
- Hakuji!

2203
01:55:24,357 --> 01:55:26,425
Ah! There you are!

2204
01:55:26,458 --> 01:55:28,727
When you were caught
for stealing again,

2205
01:55:28,761 --> 01:55:32,631
word about it made
its way back to your father.

2206
01:55:32,665 --> 01:55:35,268
He hung himself, Hakuji!

2207
01:55:35,302 --> 01:55:36,669
- Huh?

2208
01:55:40,106 --> 01:55:43,310
<i>[father] Dear Hakuji.</i>

2209
01:55:43,343 --> 01:55:45,644
<i>Live an honest life.</i>

2210
01:55:45,678 --> 01:55:48,081
<i>You can still start over.</i>

2211
01:55:49,115 --> 01:55:51,717
[wind blowing]

2212
01:55:55,454 --> 01:55:57,756
<i>[Hakuji] What kind</i>
<i>of world is this?</i>

2213
01:55:57,790 --> 01:56:00,559
<i>Are the poor</i>
<i>not even allowed to live?</i>

2214
01:56:00,592 --> 01:56:02,962
<i>[somber music]</i>

2215
01:56:02,995 --> 01:56:05,831
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2216
01:56:05,864 --> 01:56:06,932
<i>Dad.</i>

2217
01:56:09,202 --> 01:56:11,271
<i>To hell with</i>
<i>this rotten world,</i>

2218
01:56:11,304 --> 01:56:12,372
<i>to all of it!</i>

2219
01:56:12,405 --> 01:56:14,907
[crying]

2220
01:56:15,741 --> 01:56:18,178
<i>Every rotten human,</i>

2221
01:56:18,211 --> 01:56:20,146
<i>they can all burn in hell!</i>

2222
01:56:20,180 --> 01:56:23,983
[screams]

2223
01:56:24,017 --> 01:56:27,120
<i>Why do scumbags like them</i>
<i>get the privilege of living</i>

2224
01:56:27,153 --> 01:56:30,622
<i>when my father had to die</i>
<i>in such a horrible way?</i>

2225
01:56:30,656 --> 01:56:32,758
<i>He was never a burden to me,</i>

2226
01:56:32,791 --> 01:56:35,627
<i>so why would he</i>
<i>feel that way?</i>

2227
01:56:35,661 --> 01:56:37,963
<i>You didn't</i>
<i>do anything wrong, Dad!</i>

2228
01:56:37,997 --> 01:56:38,931
<i>You didn't!</i>

2229
01:56:41,368 --> 01:56:43,169
<i>I never cared</i>
<i>about getting beaten</i>

2230
01:56:43,203 --> 01:56:45,604
<i>after I was caught stealing.</i>

2231
01:56:45,637 --> 01:56:46,772
<i>Even if they beat me</i>

2232
01:56:46,805 --> 01:56:49,242
<i>until every bone</i>
<i>in my body was broken,</i>

2233
01:56:49,275 --> 01:56:52,978
<i>I could take it all for you,</i>
<i>Dad! For centuries, even!</i>

2234
01:56:53,013 --> 01:56:54,214
- Learn your lesson!

2235
01:56:54,247 --> 01:56:55,482
Live an honest life!

2236
01:56:55,514 --> 01:56:56,749
- [grumbles]

2237
01:56:56,782 --> 01:56:59,419
<i>Why don't you shut</i>
<i>the hell up, you scumbag?</i>

2238
01:56:59,452 --> 01:57:01,488
<i>Medicine's expensive.</i>

2239
01:57:01,520 --> 01:57:04,257
<i>The hell do you expect me</i>
<i>to do about that?</i>

2240
01:57:04,290 --> 01:57:09,661
<i>My Dad's only getting thinner</i>
<i>and thinner by the day.</i>

2241
01:57:09,695 --> 01:57:13,799
<i>He's so malnourished,</i>
<i>you can see his bones.</i>

2242
01:57:13,832 --> 01:57:17,270
<i>I just want him to have</i>
<i>something better to eat.</i>

2243
01:57:19,571 --> 01:57:22,208
<i>I would have</i>
<i>happily given my life...</i>

2244
01:57:24,144 --> 01:57:26,312
<i>if it meant saving his.</i>

2245
01:57:32,551 --> 01:57:34,454
<i>I'd have done anything...</i>

2246
01:57:34,487 --> 01:57:36,622
<i>for my father!</i>

2247
01:57:39,392 --> 01:57:41,494
[panting]

2248
01:57:41,528 --> 01:57:43,729
[clapping]

2249
01:57:43,762 --> 01:57:44,497
Huh?

2250
01:57:44,531 --> 01:57:46,066
- Well, well.

2251
01:57:46,099 --> 01:57:47,833
I am quite impressed.

2252
01:57:47,866 --> 01:57:49,868
I was called over
because someone said

2253
01:57:49,902 --> 01:57:51,770
that a child
was about to be killed,

2254
01:57:51,804 --> 01:57:55,375
but you've laid out seven
grownups with your bare fists.

2255
01:57:55,408 --> 01:57:57,843
You've got some talent,
don't ya?

2256
01:57:57,876 --> 01:58:01,448
Not just anyone can take on
that many guys and still win.

2257
01:58:01,481 --> 01:58:04,150
That's the kind of spunk
I like to see.

2258
01:58:06,386 --> 01:58:08,555
<i>- What's going on here?</i>

2259
01:58:08,587 --> 01:58:10,889
<i>Who is this man?</i>

2260
01:58:10,923 --> 01:58:13,826
<i>Could these be my memories?</i>

2261
01:58:13,859 --> 01:58:15,928
- How 'bout you join my dojo?

2262
01:58:15,961 --> 01:58:18,630
I don't have any students
at the moment.

2263
01:58:18,664 --> 01:58:20,567
- Stay out of my way,
you old fart!

2264
01:58:20,599 --> 01:58:21,934
You lookin' to die?!

2265
01:58:21,967 --> 01:58:24,237
- Those tattoos...
- [sputters]

2266
01:58:24,270 --> 01:58:26,039
- you're a criminal from Edo.

2267
01:58:26,072 --> 01:58:28,374
I'm guessing,
after being thrown out,

2268
01:58:28,408 --> 01:58:30,876
you eventually
found your way here.

2269
01:58:30,909 --> 01:58:32,878
I never asked
for your opinion.

2270
01:58:32,911 --> 01:58:35,582
Now shut up and
get the hell out of my way!

2271
01:58:35,614 --> 01:58:36,682
- Hmph!

2272
01:58:36,715 --> 01:58:39,252
All right. Time to be reborn!

2273
01:58:40,253 --> 01:58:41,753
You ready?

2274
01:58:42,589 --> 01:58:43,556
- That's it.

2275
01:58:43,590 --> 01:58:46,092
Drop dead, old man!

2276
01:58:47,527 --> 01:58:48,894
[gags]

2277
01:58:52,198 --> 01:58:53,632
[gags]

2278
01:58:57,137 --> 01:58:59,506
[coughs]

2279
01:58:59,539 --> 01:59:01,341
[thud]

2280
01:59:04,544 --> 01:59:05,878
[birds chirping]

2281
01:59:05,911 --> 01:59:08,814
- I'll give it to ya.
You're tough!

2282
01:59:08,847 --> 01:59:10,649
After that beating
I gave you,

2283
01:59:10,682 --> 01:59:12,818
you came to
in less than an hour.

2284
01:59:13,719 --> 01:59:15,622
The name's Keizo.

2285
01:59:15,654 --> 01:59:17,656
I teach the Soryu Style
of fighting,

2286
01:59:17,689 --> 01:59:20,126
which uses
only your bare hands.

2287
01:59:20,160 --> 01:59:23,829
Like I said, I don't have
any other students,

2288
01:59:23,862 --> 01:59:27,699
so I get by by doing whatever
odd jobs I can for people.

2289
01:59:30,170 --> 01:59:32,905
I have a daughter
who's in rather poor health.

2290
01:59:32,938 --> 01:59:35,741
I'd like you
to help look after her.

2291
01:59:35,774 --> 01:59:39,711
I'd be here if I could,
but I have to work.

2292
01:59:39,745 --> 01:59:42,582
My wife was pushed
to the edge of exhaustion

2293
01:59:42,615 --> 01:59:45,051
and drowned herself.

2294
01:59:45,084 --> 01:59:47,819
Life sure takes a bite
out of you, doesn't it?

2295
01:59:49,322 --> 01:59:50,756
- [groans]

2296
01:59:51,757 --> 01:59:53,792
- If I were
a more capable man,

2297
01:59:53,825 --> 01:59:56,695
my wife and daughter wouldn't
have suffered like this.

2298
01:59:59,731 --> 02:00:01,800
- You said
you knew I was a criminal.

2299
02:00:01,833 --> 02:00:02,968
Are you really all right

2300
02:00:03,001 --> 02:00:05,238
leaving your daughter
around me?

2301
02:00:06,272 --> 02:00:08,074
- Why wouldn't I be?

2302
02:00:08,107 --> 02:00:11,244
I pummeled the criminal
out of you earlier, didn't I?

2303
02:00:11,277 --> 02:00:12,545
It's fine.

2304
02:00:12,579 --> 02:00:15,248
- [stammers]

2305
02:00:15,281 --> 02:00:17,350
<i>They</i> are <i>alike.</i>

2306
02:00:17,383 --> 02:00:19,751
<i>[sentimental music]</i>

2307
02:00:19,785 --> 02:00:25,124
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2308
02:00:25,158 --> 02:00:26,892
<i>I get it now.</i>

2309
02:00:27,859 --> 02:00:30,996
<i>The reason</i>
<i>you disgusted me earlier,</i>

2310
02:00:31,030 --> 02:00:33,099
<i>it was because</i>
<i>you went and dredged up</i>

2311
02:00:33,132 --> 02:00:35,934
<i>memories of</i>
<i>my worthless past.</i>

2312
02:00:39,539 --> 02:00:40,839
- [murmurs]

2313
02:00:40,872 --> 02:00:43,443
- This is my daughter, Koyuki.

2314
02:00:43,476 --> 02:00:45,378
- [coughs]

2315
02:00:46,379 --> 02:00:48,814
<i>- My worthless past.</i>

2316
02:00:51,783 --> 02:00:53,419
<i>Worthless.</i>

2317
02:00:57,523 --> 02:01:00,226
- [coughs]

2318
02:01:02,528 --> 02:01:03,795
Hakuji...

2319
02:01:03,829 --> 02:01:06,733
I'm so sorry.

2320
02:01:06,798 --> 02:01:09,068
- [chuckles]
How are you feeling?

2321
02:01:09,102 --> 02:01:10,902
- [coughs]

2322
02:01:10,936 --> 02:01:13,273
- You okay being up?

2323
02:01:13,306 --> 02:01:15,508
- Mm.

2324
02:01:15,541 --> 02:01:16,643
- Looks like you've got

2325
02:01:16,676 --> 02:01:18,745
more color in your cheeks
this morning.

2326
02:01:18,777 --> 02:01:20,779
[chuckles] That's good.

2327
02:01:20,812 --> 02:01:23,016
- [sighs]

2328
02:01:23,049 --> 02:01:23,815
Huh?

2329
02:01:23,849 --> 02:01:26,286
- Oh, yeah! This boy.

2330
02:01:26,319 --> 02:01:27,754
His name is...

2331
02:01:27,786 --> 02:01:30,490
[chuckles] Well, I've
asked him countless times,

2332
02:01:30,523 --> 02:01:31,624
and he won't say.

2333
02:01:31,658 --> 02:01:33,726
Go on! Get inside.

2334
02:01:33,760 --> 02:01:35,495
- [grumbles]

2335
02:01:35,528 --> 02:01:37,230
- Have a seat.

2336
02:01:37,263 --> 02:01:38,298
- [murmurs]

2337
02:01:38,331 --> 02:01:41,434
- I'll wanna know his name
when I get back, okay?

2338
02:01:45,471 --> 02:01:47,140
[Hakuji sighs]

2339
02:01:47,173 --> 02:01:49,342
- [sighs]

2340
02:01:49,375 --> 02:01:50,443
Mm.

2341
02:01:51,678 --> 02:01:52,712
Hmm?

2342
02:01:52,745 --> 02:01:54,280
U-Um...

2343
02:01:54,314 --> 02:01:58,318
Your-- Your face.

2344
02:01:58,351 --> 02:01:59,985
You're hurt.

2345
02:02:00,019 --> 02:02:01,953
Are you all right?

2346
02:02:03,323 --> 02:02:05,158
<i>[somber music]</i>

2347
02:02:05,191 --> 02:02:07,193
<i>[Akaza]</i>
<i>"I'll make you better."</i>

2348
02:02:07,226 --> 02:02:10,962
<i>"I'll save you,</i>
<i>protect you."</i>

2349
02:02:10,996 --> 02:02:16,035
<i>In that past life, all I did</i>
<i>was spew a bunch of lies.</i>

2350
02:02:16,069 --> 02:02:17,969
<i>I was so pathetic.</i>

2351
02:02:19,639 --> 02:02:22,241
[birds chirping]

2352
02:02:27,347 --> 02:02:29,948
- [coughing]

2353
02:02:32,318 --> 02:02:34,187
[sighs]

2354
02:02:34,220 --> 02:02:36,189
Oh, thank you.

2355
02:02:37,423 --> 02:02:40,393
- You don't have to thank me
every time, you know.

2356
02:02:40,426 --> 02:02:42,228
Just focus on resting.

2357
02:02:43,796 --> 02:02:45,264
- I'm sorry...

2358
02:02:45,298 --> 02:02:47,734
for causing you trouble
like this.

2359
02:02:47,767 --> 02:02:50,001
- It's fine, really.

2360
02:02:51,637 --> 02:02:54,807
Koyuki, want this closed?

2361
02:02:54,841 --> 02:02:56,642
- [murmurs]

2362
02:02:56,676 --> 02:02:58,877
You can leave it open.

2363
02:03:00,646 --> 02:03:03,483
<i>[Hakuji] Koyuki was</i>
<i>very delicate and frail.</i>

2364
02:03:04,851 --> 02:03:07,320
<i>I would change out</i>
<i>her towels and nightgown</i>

2365
02:03:07,353 --> 02:03:10,922
<i>and give her water,</i>
<i>even throughout the night.</i>

2366
02:03:10,956 --> 02:03:13,659
<i>And whenever she needed</i>
<i>to use the lavatory,</i>

2367
02:03:13,693 --> 02:03:15,161
<i>obviously she was too weak</i>

2368
02:03:15,194 --> 02:03:17,929
<i>to be able to go</i>
<i>without needing assistance.</i>

2369
02:03:21,601 --> 02:03:25,104
<i>I was used to taking care of</i>
<i>the sick because of my dad,</i>

2370
02:03:25,138 --> 02:03:28,775
<i>and since I had an almost</i>
<i>inhuman physical endurance,</i>

2371
02:03:28,808 --> 02:03:31,077
<i>it really wasn't</i>
<i>a big deal for me.</i>

2372
02:03:33,945 --> 02:03:35,914
- [sighs]

2373
02:03:35,947 --> 02:03:38,484
Sorry to make you
help me all day.

2374
02:03:44,990 --> 02:03:47,894
<i>- Why do people who are</i>
<i>suffering from illness</i>

2375
02:03:47,926 --> 02:03:51,330
<i>always feel the need</i>
<i>to say they're sorry?</i>

2376
02:03:51,364 --> 02:03:53,833
<i>"Sorry to make you</i>
<i>do things for me."</i>

2377
02:03:53,866 --> 02:03:57,270
<i>"Sorry if my coughing's</i>
<i>bothering you."</i>

2378
02:03:57,303 --> 02:04:00,506
<i>"Sorry I can't put food</i>
<i>on the table like I should."</i>

2379
02:04:02,241 --> 02:04:05,478
<i>They didn't choose</i>
<i>to have to live this way.</i>

2380
02:04:05,511 --> 02:04:07,914
<i>'Course they</i>
<i>wanna breathe normally.</i>

2381
02:04:07,946 --> 02:04:11,317
<i>They can't help it</i>
<i>if they start coughing.</i>

2382
02:04:11,350 --> 02:04:15,354
<i>Out of everyone, they're</i>
<i>the ones suffering the most.</i>

2383
02:04:18,157 --> 02:04:20,992
- Sorry again
to make you do this.

2384
02:04:21,027 --> 02:04:23,062
Because of my sickness

2385
02:04:23,095 --> 02:04:25,698
you're not able
to do your training

2386
02:04:25,731 --> 02:04:28,201
or even go out and have fun.

2387
02:04:28,234 --> 02:04:30,770
- I don't care
about having fun.

2388
02:04:30,803 --> 02:04:32,905
I never have.

2389
02:04:32,939 --> 02:04:34,507
Far as training goes,

2390
02:04:34,540 --> 02:04:37,543
I squeeze it in
whenever I can, so it's fine.

2391
02:04:38,544 --> 02:04:40,379
- You sure?

2392
02:04:40,413 --> 02:04:44,417
Even you need to take
a little break.

2393
02:04:44,450 --> 02:04:48,020
I hear there are fireworks
happening tonight.

2394
02:04:48,054 --> 02:04:50,423
You should go see them.

2395
02:04:51,424 --> 02:04:53,192
- Fireworks, huh?

2396
02:04:53,226 --> 02:04:55,428
If you don't feel
nauseous at night,

2397
02:04:55,461 --> 02:04:59,232
I could carry you on my back
and go see them on the bridge.

2398
02:04:59,265 --> 02:05:00,366
- Huh?

2399
02:05:03,936 --> 02:05:05,705
- If you're
not feeling up to it,

2400
02:05:05,738 --> 02:05:08,975
they'll do fireworks again
next year and after that,

2401
02:05:09,008 --> 02:05:11,377
so we can just go
when you're better.

2402
02:05:12,879 --> 02:05:16,249
- [sighs]

2403
02:05:16,282 --> 02:05:20,119
[crying]

2404
02:05:20,152 --> 02:05:21,621
<i>- There was one thing</i>

2405
02:05:21,654 --> 02:05:23,856
<i>that was hard</i>
<i>about taking care of her,</i>

2406
02:05:23,890 --> 02:05:25,024
<i>and that was whenever</i>

2407
02:05:25,057 --> 02:05:26,993
<i>she would suddenly</i>
<i>break out into tears</i>

2408
02:05:27,026 --> 02:05:29,695
<i>in the middle</i>
<i>of our conversations.</i>

2409
02:05:29,729 --> 02:05:31,430
<i>I can imagine how she felt,</i>

2410
02:05:31,464 --> 02:05:34,100
<i>bedridden and sick</i>
<i>as she was...</i>

2411
02:05:34,133 --> 02:05:36,602
<i>but it still</i>
<i>made me uncomfortable.</i>

2412
02:05:37,904 --> 02:05:40,473
[birds chirping]

2413
02:05:44,510 --> 02:05:45,444
- [growls]

2414
02:05:48,314 --> 02:05:50,082
[groans]

2415
02:05:50,116 --> 02:05:51,684
- [sighs]

2416
02:05:51,717 --> 02:05:53,686
Ah, now I understand.

2417
02:05:53,719 --> 02:05:55,988
The symbol used for "Hakuji,"

2418
02:05:56,023 --> 02:05:57,757
it's the same as "komainu."

2419
02:05:57,790 --> 02:05:59,592
Hmph. That makes sense.

2420
02:05:59,625 --> 02:06:02,128
You and I really are
the same after all.

2421
02:06:02,161 --> 02:06:05,164
We only thrive when we
have something to protect.

2422
02:06:05,197 --> 02:06:06,432
Just like the komainu

2423
02:06:06,465 --> 02:06:08,601
who protect the entrance
to the shrines.

2424
02:06:08,634 --> 02:06:12,572
[laughs]

2425
02:06:12,605 --> 02:06:13,806
<i>[gentle music]</i>

2426
02:06:13,839 --> 02:06:17,209
<i>- There was a story as to how</i>
<i>my Master owned this land,</i>

2427
02:06:17,243 --> 02:06:18,878
<i>even though</i>
<i>he wasn't a samurai</i>

2428
02:06:18,911 --> 02:06:20,346
<i>or anything like that.</i>

2429
02:06:20,379 --> 02:06:24,350
<i>He had rescued an elderly man</i>
<i>from a group of bandits.</i>

2430
02:06:24,383 --> 02:06:26,619
<i>The old man,</i>
<i>who had no living heirs,</i>

2431
02:06:26,652 --> 02:06:29,188
<i>was so impressed</i>
<i>by his Soryu technique</i>

2432
02:06:29,221 --> 02:06:31,058
<i>that he left him</i>
<i>not only his land</i>

2433
02:06:31,090 --> 02:06:33,159
<i>but the dojo</i>
<i>that lay upon it.</i>

2434
02:06:36,095 --> 02:06:39,265
<i>However, there were</i>
<i>those with envious eyes</i>

2435
02:06:39,298 --> 02:06:42,969
<i>who wished to have the land</i>
<i>and dojo all to themselves.</i>

2436
02:06:43,002 --> 02:06:45,471
<i>The kenjutsu dojo next door</i>

2437
02:06:45,504 --> 02:06:48,307
<i>started harassing</i>
<i>the Soryu Dojo.</i>

2438
02:06:49,942 --> 02:06:52,178
<i>Because of that,</i>
<i>the Soryu Dojo</i>

2439
02:06:52,211 --> 02:06:54,580
<i>had a hard time</i>
<i>keeping any students.</i>

2440
02:06:54,614 --> 02:07:01,954
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2441
02:07:01,988 --> 02:07:04,824
<i>But now,</i>
<i>thanks to my training here</i>

2442
02:07:04,857 --> 02:07:07,259
<i>and caring for Koyuki,</i>

2443
02:07:07,293 --> 02:07:11,364
<i>my heart has</i>
<i>finally found salvation.</i>

2444
02:07:23,043 --> 02:07:24,844
- [grunts]

2445
02:07:24,877 --> 02:07:26,579
[chuckles]

2446
02:07:27,580 --> 02:07:29,315
- [chuckles]

2447
02:07:30,383 --> 02:07:34,987
<i>Three short years went by,</i>
<i>and I turned 18.</i>

2448
02:07:35,022 --> 02:07:37,523
<i>Koyuki was 16.</i>

2449
02:07:37,556 --> 02:07:39,725
<i>She was almost</i>
<i>never bedridden anymore</i>

2450
02:07:39,759 --> 02:07:42,762
<i>and was now able</i>
<i>to live a normal life.</i>

2451
02:07:43,896 --> 02:07:46,198
- [laughs]

2452
02:07:47,299 --> 02:07:49,301
- Hakuji! Come here.

2453
02:07:50,137 --> 02:07:51,604
- Yes, sir.

2454
02:07:51,637 --> 02:07:52,872
[insects buzzing]

2455
02:07:52,905 --> 02:07:54,206
- This dojo...

2456
02:07:54,240 --> 02:07:57,743
would you be willing to
take it over for me, Hakuji?

2457
02:07:57,777 --> 02:08:02,515
Koyuki's told me that she's
quite fond of you as well.

2458
02:08:02,548 --> 02:08:03,683
- Huh?

2459
02:08:06,852 --> 02:08:09,822
- [murmurs]

2460
02:08:11,323 --> 02:08:14,061
<i>- As someone branded with</i>
<i>the tattoos of a criminal,</i>

2461
02:08:14,094 --> 02:08:18,330
<i>picturing any kind of future</i>
<i>for myself was hard enough.</i>

2462
02:08:18,364 --> 02:08:23,469
<i>But a future in which someone</i>
<i>could like a person like me?</i>

2463
02:08:23,502 --> 02:08:26,539
<i>I couldn't have</i>
<i>even dreamed it.</i>

2464
02:08:27,606 --> 02:08:30,242
<i>My dad asked me</i>
<i>to lead an honest life,</i>

2465
02:08:30,276 --> 02:08:32,511
<i>something I never</i>
<i>thought was possible.</i>

2466
02:08:32,545 --> 02:08:35,748
<i>But perhaps it really is.</i>

2467
02:08:35,781 --> 02:08:39,186
<i>The faint hope</i>
<i>of being able to start over</i>

2468
02:08:39,218 --> 02:08:41,387
<i>began to swell within me</i>

2469
02:08:41,420 --> 02:08:44,490
<i>until it felt like it</i>
<i>was about to burst.</i>

2470
02:08:49,395 --> 02:08:50,663
<i>[gentle music]</i>

2471
02:08:50,696 --> 02:08:52,865
<i>But I could never have</i>
<i>predicted in that moment</i>

2472
02:08:52,898 --> 02:08:55,367
<i>that the two people</i>
<i>I wanted to protect</i>

2473
02:08:55,401 --> 02:08:58,738
<i>more than anything else</i>
<i>in this life...</i>

2474
02:08:58,771 --> 02:09:01,273
<i>would end up</i>
<i>meeting the fate they did.</i>

2475
02:09:01,307 --> 02:09:06,378
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2476
02:09:06,412 --> 02:09:10,382
<i>I had made a trip to Edo</i>
<i>to visit my dad's grave.</i>

2477
02:09:10,416 --> 02:09:13,552
<i>I wanted to let him know</i>
<i>that I was getting married.</i>

2478
02:09:17,990 --> 02:09:19,625
[sighs]

2479
02:09:23,063 --> 02:09:27,299
<i>I returned before even a full</i>
<i>day and night had passed...</i>

2480
02:09:30,070 --> 02:09:32,938
<i>yet a sense of dread</i>
<i>came over me.</i>

2481
02:09:33,806 --> 02:09:36,575
<i>My chest started</i>
<i>to feel tight,</i>

2482
02:09:36,609 --> 02:09:39,545
<i>and a terrible feeling</i>
<i>of nausea overtook me.</i>

2483
02:09:39,578 --> 02:09:42,082
[gagging]

2484
02:09:42,115 --> 02:09:45,384
[man] Someone put poison
in the well!

2485
02:09:45,417 --> 02:09:46,786
The other school was so angry

2486
02:09:46,819 --> 02:09:48,821
they couldn't beat you
or Mr. Keizo,

2487
02:09:48,854 --> 02:09:51,191
they went and did this
out of spite!

2488
02:09:51,224 --> 02:09:53,759
It's atrocious, unthinkable!

2489
02:09:53,793 --> 02:09:55,828
They even killed Koyuki!

2490
02:09:55,861 --> 02:09:59,166
<i>[somber music]</i>

2491
02:09:59,199 --> 02:10:01,400
<i>- Why? Why is it</i>

2492
02:10:01,433 --> 02:10:04,403
<i>whenever the ones I care</i>
<i>about are in mortal peril,</i>

2493
02:10:04,436 --> 02:10:06,705
<i>I'm never there for them?</i>

2494
02:10:06,739 --> 02:10:11,477
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2495
02:10:11,510 --> 02:10:13,946
[fireworks burst]

2496
02:10:13,979 --> 02:10:15,481
[insects chirping]

2497
02:10:15,514 --> 02:10:18,285
<i>I had even gone</i>
<i>and made a promise to her.</i>

2498
02:10:18,317 --> 02:10:20,586
[fireworks bursting]

2499
02:10:20,619 --> 02:10:23,422
Are you sure
that I'm the one for you?

2500
02:10:25,524 --> 02:10:27,493
- When we were children,

2501
02:10:27,526 --> 02:10:29,995
do you remember
when you talked to me

2502
02:10:30,030 --> 02:10:31,730
about seeing the fireworks?

2503
02:10:32,731 --> 02:10:33,566
- Huh?

2504
02:10:33,599 --> 02:10:36,936
- Uh, no, not really.
- [giggles]

2505
02:10:38,337 --> 02:10:40,706
- Because of those
little talks we used to have,

2506
02:10:40,739 --> 02:10:43,509
there were a lot of things
which I took with me

2507
02:10:43,542 --> 02:10:45,945
that gave me hope
for the future.

2508
02:10:45,978 --> 02:10:50,549
You said even if we couldn't
see the fireworks that year,

2509
02:10:50,583 --> 02:10:53,853
we could go to the one
happening next year

2510
02:10:53,886 --> 02:10:56,355
or the year after that.

2511
02:10:56,388 --> 02:10:59,491
The truth is, I could
never imagine a future

2512
02:10:59,525 --> 02:11:01,861
where I'd still
be alive a year later

2513
02:11:01,894 --> 02:11:04,830
and certainly
not any longer than that.

2514
02:11:06,099 --> 02:11:08,101
My mother couldn't, either.

2515
02:11:08,134 --> 02:11:11,403
I think that's why she
ended up taking her own life,

2516
02:11:11,437 --> 02:11:14,473
'cause she didn't
want to see me die.

2517
02:11:14,506 --> 02:11:16,042
Not just her.

2518
02:11:16,076 --> 02:11:19,212
I could tell my father
had given up hope, too,

2519
02:11:19,246 --> 02:11:20,913
deep down inside.

2520
02:11:22,082 --> 02:11:24,416
Because I was just so weak.

2521
02:11:25,618 --> 02:11:28,387
But you never
treated me that way.

2522
02:11:28,420 --> 02:11:30,923
You were able to see
a future for me.

2523
02:11:30,956 --> 02:11:34,426
[chuckles] You'd talk to me
about doing things,

2524
02:11:34,460 --> 02:11:38,597
as if-- as if it were obvious
that I'd still be here.

2525
02:11:38,631 --> 02:11:41,734
[sighs]
That made me so very happy.

2526
02:11:49,508 --> 02:11:50,776
[hands grasp]

2527
02:11:52,945 --> 02:11:56,049
So, yes, I am sure
you're the one for me.

2528
02:11:58,051 --> 02:11:59,451
Would you...

2529
02:12:00,253 --> 02:12:02,488
Would you be my husband?

2530
02:12:02,521 --> 02:12:10,696
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2531
02:12:10,729 --> 02:12:11,997
- Yes.

2532
02:12:12,032 --> 02:12:15,368
I promise to become
stronger than anyone

2533
02:12:15,402 --> 02:12:17,870
and protect you
for the rest of my life.

2534
02:12:19,272 --> 02:12:20,606
- [gasps]

2535
02:12:21,473 --> 02:12:22,474
[chuckles]

2536
02:12:22,508 --> 02:12:24,177
<i>- In the end....</i>

2537
02:12:24,210 --> 02:12:26,079
<i>I was all talk.</i>

2538
02:12:26,112 --> 02:12:29,815
<i>I wasn't able to fulfill</i>
<i>any of my promises.</i>

2539
02:12:29,848 --> 02:12:31,450
- [laughs]

2540
02:12:36,956 --> 02:12:39,326
<i>[ominous music]</i>

2541
02:12:39,359 --> 02:12:42,095
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2542
02:12:42,128 --> 02:12:43,662
- What do you want?

2543
02:12:43,696 --> 02:12:44,463
[gasps]

2544
02:12:44,496 --> 02:12:46,899
You've got some nerve!

2545
02:12:46,932 --> 02:12:48,134
- Wait.

2546
02:12:48,168 --> 02:12:50,437
You're from the Soryu Sty--

2547
02:12:50,469 --> 02:12:52,504
- [screams]

2548
02:12:52,538 --> 02:12:57,576
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2549
02:12:57,609 --> 02:13:00,913
[group yelling]

2550
02:13:05,884 --> 02:13:07,853
- [growls]

2551
02:13:11,024 --> 02:13:12,192
- [shrieks]

2552
02:13:12,225 --> 02:13:15,828
- The family of the Soryu Dojo
were recently poisoned,

2553
02:13:15,861 --> 02:13:17,896
and we believe
that a student of theirs

2554
02:13:17,930 --> 02:13:21,034
retaliated against
the kenjutsu dojo.

2555
02:13:21,067 --> 02:13:23,902
Sixty-seven people
were murdered inside!

2556
02:13:23,936 --> 02:13:26,605
He shattered their skulls
and crushed their organs,

2557
02:13:26,638 --> 02:13:27,940
all barehanded.

2558
02:13:27,973 --> 02:13:30,076
Not only were
most of the bodies

2559
02:13:30,110 --> 02:13:32,678
mangled and mutilated
beyond recognition,

2560
02:13:32,711 --> 02:13:36,249
most had limbs missing
that we couldn't even locate.

2561
02:13:36,282 --> 02:13:38,351
Organs, limbs, brain matter,

2562
02:13:38,385 --> 02:13:40,086
even jaws and eyeballs
were found

2563
02:13:40,120 --> 02:13:44,357
strewn across the walls and
the ceiling of the premises.

2564
02:13:44,391 --> 02:13:48,061
This killer
was no ordinary human!

2565
02:13:48,094 --> 02:13:50,696
[footsteps scraping]

2566
02:13:52,499 --> 02:13:55,101
- [wincing]

2567
02:14:10,716 --> 02:14:12,584
- I heard there was
some commotion

2568
02:14:12,618 --> 02:14:14,686
about a demon sighting here,

2569
02:14:14,720 --> 02:14:17,790
even though I know
I never sent one.

2570
02:14:17,823 --> 02:14:20,659
So I decided
to come see for myself.

2571
02:14:20,692 --> 02:14:23,329
Yet all I find is a human.

2572
02:14:23,363 --> 02:14:25,798
How utterly disappointing.

2573
02:14:26,899 --> 02:14:28,535
- Move...

2574
02:14:28,600 --> 02:14:29,968
or I'll kill--

2575
02:14:34,773 --> 02:14:36,009
- It just so happens,

2576
02:14:36,042 --> 02:14:40,413
I was contemplating
creating 12 powerful demons.

2577
02:14:40,447 --> 02:14:42,581
I wonder if you'll be
able to withstand

2578
02:14:42,614 --> 02:14:45,251
the amount of blood
I'm about to give you.

2579
02:14:47,253 --> 02:14:48,587
- You...

2580
02:14:50,956 --> 02:14:52,425
do...

2581
02:14:52,459 --> 02:14:54,360
whatever you want.

2582
02:14:55,361 --> 02:14:58,098
None of it... matters.

2583
02:15:03,103 --> 02:15:05,271
<i>[ominous music]</i>

2584
02:15:05,305 --> 02:15:09,042
[thunder rumbling]

2585
02:15:12,744 --> 02:15:15,148
<i>After becoming a demon,</i>
<i>I lost my memories</i>

2586
02:15:15,181 --> 02:15:19,552
<i>and once again</i>
<i>started to seek out power.</i>

2587
02:15:19,586 --> 02:15:24,157
[yelling]

2588
02:15:34,567 --> 02:15:35,667
It's not enough!

2589
02:15:35,701 --> 02:15:38,238
It will never be enough!

2590
02:15:38,271 --> 02:15:40,607
[thunder crashes]

2591
02:15:40,639 --> 02:15:41,940
<i>[somber music]</i>

2592
02:15:41,974 --> 02:15:45,311
<i>Even though I had</i>
<i>nothing left to my name,</i>

2593
02:15:45,345 --> 02:15:48,847
<i>even though I had nothing</i>
<i>worth fighting for anymore...</i>

2594
02:15:51,050 --> 02:15:54,120
<i>even though my family</i>
<i>was no longer around,</i>

2595
02:15:54,154 --> 02:15:58,091
<i>and I had no desire to live</i>
<i>in a world without them...</i>

2596
02:16:00,759 --> 02:16:01,927
<i>for over a century,</i>

2597
02:16:01,960 --> 02:16:03,729
<i>I committed</i>
<i>senseless massacres</i>

2598
02:16:03,762 --> 02:16:05,797
<i>over and over again.</i>

2599
02:16:06,865 --> 02:16:10,236
<i>Thinking about it now,</i>
<i>it's pathetic,</i>

2600
02:16:10,270 --> 02:16:11,770
<i>it's absurd.</i>

2601
02:16:12,704 --> 02:16:15,275
<i>All those deaths</i>
<i>were meaningless.</i>

2602
02:16:20,647 --> 02:16:22,482
<i>Even if I died now,</i>

2603
02:16:22,515 --> 02:16:26,352
<i>I couldn't go where the other</i>
<i>three were waiting for me.</i>

2604
02:16:27,719 --> 02:16:30,557
<i>Damn you for dredging up</i>
<i>these memories.</i>

2605
02:16:30,590 --> 02:16:32,425
<i>You bastard!</i>

2606
02:16:34,527 --> 02:16:36,196
<i>Pathetic humans.</i>

2607
02:16:36,229 --> 02:16:39,731
<i>Clinging on to life</i>
<i>with their fragile bodies.</i>

2608
02:16:40,633 --> 02:16:44,671
<i>Even their strongest</i>
<i>eventually die</i>

2609
02:16:44,703 --> 02:16:47,005
<i>and vanish into thin air.</i>

2610
02:16:50,410 --> 02:16:52,278
<i>[Giyu] He's still not dead?!</i>

2611
02:16:52,312 --> 02:16:54,614
<i>You can't be serious.</i>

2612
02:16:54,647 --> 02:16:58,284
<i>I have to kill him</i>
<i>before it's too late.</i>

2613
02:16:58,318 --> 02:17:00,852
<i>If we let him regenerate,</i>

2614
02:17:00,886 --> 02:17:03,022
<i>there'll be no stopping him!</i>

2615
02:17:04,790 --> 02:17:06,192
- [blow echoes]
- [gasps]

2616
02:17:08,228 --> 02:17:08,961
[gasps]

2617
02:17:08,994 --> 02:17:10,330
I must have passed out.

2618
02:17:10,363 --> 02:17:11,930
What's going on?

2619
02:17:13,566 --> 02:17:14,933
His head's back!

2620
02:17:14,967 --> 02:17:17,470
But how is that
even possible?!

2621
02:17:17,503 --> 02:17:18,605
[shudders]

2622
02:17:18,638 --> 02:17:21,474
I decapitated him!

2623
02:17:21,507 --> 02:17:24,277
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

2624
02:17:24,310 --> 02:17:26,845
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2625
02:17:26,878 --> 02:17:29,781
- Destructive Death:
Annihilation Type.

2626
02:17:30,583 --> 02:17:32,518
- Stop it!

2627
02:17:32,552 --> 02:17:35,288
<i>- Seriously?</i>
<i>He can still move?</i>

2628
02:17:35,321 --> 02:17:38,124
<i>- Mr. Giyu and I</i>
<i>are going to win!</i>

2629
02:17:38,157 --> 02:17:42,161
<i>Akaza, I'll behead you</i>
<i>as many times as it takes!</i>

2630
02:17:42,195 --> 02:17:44,863
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2631
02:17:44,896 --> 02:17:46,399
<i>My sword...</i>

2632
02:17:47,799 --> 02:17:50,236
<i>- It slipped</i>
<i>out of his hands.</i>

2633
02:17:51,304 --> 02:17:52,971
<i>- I lost my grip.</i>

2634
02:18:01,780 --> 02:18:03,716
<i>- All right, young man,</i>

2635
02:18:03,750 --> 02:18:06,386
<i>time to be reborn.</i>

2636
02:18:07,754 --> 02:18:11,224
<i>- I despise those</i>
<i>who are weak.</i>

2637
02:18:13,259 --> 02:18:17,630
<i>Weaklings, instead of</i>
<i>fighting you fair and square,</i>

2638
02:18:17,664 --> 02:18:20,932
<i>they always resort</i>
<i>to cheap tricks.</i>

2639
02:18:20,966 --> 02:18:23,036
<i>They're atrocious.</i>

2640
02:18:23,069 --> 02:18:25,171
<i>They have no patience,</i>

2641
02:18:25,204 --> 02:18:27,407
<i>and they quickly</i>
<i>grow desperate.</i>

2642
02:18:27,440 --> 02:18:30,209
<i>Just thinking about them</i>
<i>makes me sick.</i>

2643
02:18:32,245 --> 02:18:35,648
<i>I killed people with</i>
<i>my "fists of protection."</i>

2644
02:18:35,682 --> 02:18:40,852
<i>I desecrated my master's</i>
<i>beloved Soryu with blood,</i>

2645
02:18:40,886 --> 02:18:44,524
<i>and I couldn't follow</i>
<i>my father's last wishes.</i>

2646
02:18:47,193 --> 02:18:48,795
<i>That's right.</i>

2647
02:18:48,827 --> 02:18:51,531
<i>The one I wanted to kill...</i>

2648
02:18:57,103 --> 02:18:58,338
<i>- This couldn't be worse!</i>

2649
02:18:58,371 --> 02:18:59,605
<i>I dropped my sword!</i>

2650
02:18:59,639 --> 02:19:01,708
<i>[ominous music]</i>

2651
02:19:01,741 --> 02:19:03,842
<i>My fists</i>
<i>aren't enough to stop him!</i>

2652
02:19:03,875 --> 02:19:10,483
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2653
02:19:14,487 --> 02:19:15,621
<i>He's about to unleash</i>

2654
02:19:15,655 --> 02:19:18,990
<i>the Annihilation Type move</i>
<i>he used on Mr. Rengoku!</i>

2655
02:19:21,960 --> 02:19:23,830
<i>I've got to take</i>
<i>Mr. Giyu with me</i>

2656
02:19:23,862 --> 02:19:25,331
<i>out of the attack range!</i>

2657
02:19:25,365 --> 02:19:29,502
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2658
02:19:29,535 --> 02:19:32,171
[Giyu] Leave me!
Save yourself!

2659
02:19:37,710 --> 02:19:39,645
<i>[Akaza] I've got to kill...</i>

2660
02:19:42,048 --> 02:19:43,616
<i>that weakling...</i>

2661
02:19:44,617 --> 02:19:46,486
<i>I've come to hate!</i>

2662
02:19:46,519 --> 02:19:49,489
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2663
02:20:05,003 --> 02:20:07,573
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

2664
02:20:07,607 --> 02:20:14,414
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2665
02:20:17,383 --> 02:20:19,951
- [gasps]

2666
02:20:19,985 --> 02:20:22,588
[rumbling]

2667
02:20:29,095 --> 02:20:31,930
<i>He just attacked himself.</i>

2668
02:20:33,999 --> 02:20:36,935
<i>Why would he</i>
<i>turn on himself like that?</i>

2669
02:20:37,770 --> 02:20:39,138
<i>Why?</i>

2670
02:20:40,005 --> 02:20:42,508
<i>[gentle music]</i>

2671
02:20:42,542 --> 02:20:43,643
<i>For a second,</i>

2672
02:20:43,676 --> 02:20:47,013
<i>I could pick up the scent</i>
<i>of gratitude from him.</i>

2673
02:20:48,281 --> 02:20:50,416
<i>Why did he smile at me?</i>

2674
02:20:54,153 --> 02:20:55,688
<i>[Akaza] That's enough.</i>

2675
02:20:55,721 --> 02:20:56,955
<i>Stop it!</i>

2676
02:20:56,988 --> 02:20:59,125
<i>I don't want to regenerate!</i>

2677
02:20:59,158 --> 02:21:01,727
<i>Don't you get it?</i>

2678
02:21:01,761 --> 02:21:03,529
<i>The battle is over!</i>

2679
02:21:05,364 --> 02:21:09,000
<i>In that decisive moment,</i>
<i>I lost.</i>

2680
02:21:09,035 --> 02:21:11,070
<i>That technique</i>
<i>he beheaded me with</i>

2681
02:21:11,103 --> 02:21:14,240
<i>was nothing short</i>
<i>of perfection.</i>

2682
02:21:14,273 --> 02:21:16,742
<i>He anticipated my movements</i>

2683
02:21:16,776 --> 02:21:18,811
<i>and pivoted</i>
<i>at the last second,</i>

2684
02:21:18,845 --> 02:21:22,548
<i>then struck me down before</i>
<i>I could unleash my attack.</i>

2685
02:21:23,716 --> 02:21:26,085
<i>It's over now.</i>

2686
02:21:26,118 --> 02:21:30,590
<i>Let me accept my fate</i>
<i>and go to hell.</i>

2687
02:21:32,492 --> 02:21:33,826
[footsteps thumping]

2688
02:21:33,860 --> 02:21:35,695
<i>- Where is he trying to go?</i>

2689
02:21:35,728 --> 02:21:41,968
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2690
02:21:42,034 --> 02:21:45,071
<i>Huh? He stopped</i>
<i>in his tracks.</i>

2691
02:21:47,874 --> 02:21:49,342
- Dad...

2692
02:21:50,943 --> 02:21:53,513
...are you feeling better now?

2693
02:21:53,546 --> 02:21:56,115
Are you in pain anymore?

2694
02:21:56,148 --> 02:22:00,186
- No need to worry, son.
I'm fine.

2695
02:22:00,219 --> 02:22:02,054
Thank you, Hakuji.

2696
02:22:02,088 --> 02:22:08,794
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2697
02:22:08,828 --> 02:22:10,796
- I'm sorry, Father.

2698
02:22:10,830 --> 02:22:12,031
I'm sorry.

2699
02:22:12,064 --> 02:22:14,600
I couldn't start over
like you wanted.

2700
02:22:14,634 --> 02:22:17,036
I failed you.

2701
02:22:19,071 --> 02:22:21,007
- Do not despair.

2702
02:22:21,040 --> 02:22:24,043
Regardless of who
you grow to up be,

2703
02:22:24,076 --> 02:22:27,647
you're still my son
and still my student.

2704
02:22:27,680 --> 02:22:30,316
Heaven may not accept you.

2705
02:22:31,183 --> 02:22:32,919
But you needn't worry.

2706
02:22:32,952 --> 02:22:34,820
Our hearts will be with you.

2707
02:22:36,255 --> 02:22:39,191
- [shudders] Master.

2708
02:22:39,992 --> 02:22:40,826
[gasps]

2709
02:22:40,860 --> 02:22:42,428
- Didn't you say

2710
02:22:42,461 --> 02:22:45,197
you were seeking to become
stronger than anyone?

2711
02:22:45,231 --> 02:22:50,269
Don't tell me you intend to
let it end like this, Akaza.

2712
02:22:51,470 --> 02:22:55,341
<i>- That's right.</i>
<i>I can't die here.</i>

2713
02:22:55,374 --> 02:22:58,110
<i>I have to get stronger!</i>

2714
02:22:58,144 --> 02:23:00,613
<i>So what if I got beheaded?</i>

2715
02:23:00,646 --> 02:23:04,216
<i>Who cares if I win</i>
<i>or lose the fight?</i>

2716
02:23:04,250 --> 02:23:06,619
<i>If I kill those</i>
<i>who stand in my way,</i>

2717
02:23:06,652 --> 02:23:10,823
<i>then there's still hope</i>
<i>for me to get stronger!</i>

2718
02:23:12,792 --> 02:23:16,295
<i>I made a promise.</i>
<i>I'm not about to break it!</i>

2719
02:23:16,329 --> 02:23:20,433
<i>[singer vocalizing]</i>

2720
02:23:20,466 --> 02:23:21,567
[gasps]

2721
02:23:21,601 --> 02:23:25,171
[shudders]

2722
02:23:25,204 --> 02:23:26,939
<i>[gentle music]</i>

2723
02:23:26,973 --> 02:23:28,507
Mr. Hakuji...

2724
02:23:29,308 --> 02:23:31,744
thank you so much.

2725
02:23:31,777 --> 02:23:33,679
You've done more than enough.

2726
02:23:37,850 --> 02:23:39,752
It's okay.

2727
02:23:39,785 --> 02:23:41,687
We're all right now.

2728
02:23:41,721 --> 02:23:43,189
- Akaza!

2729
02:23:43,222 --> 02:23:45,825
<i>[hopeful music]</i>

2730
02:23:49,029 --> 02:23:51,631
[sobbing]

2731
02:23:53,399 --> 02:23:54,900
- Sorry!

2732
02:23:54,934 --> 02:23:58,137
I'm sorry
I couldn't protect you!

2733
02:23:58,170 --> 02:24:01,240
I wasn't there
when you needed me to be!

2734
02:24:01,273 --> 02:24:04,810
I couldn't keep
a single promise I made!

2735
02:24:04,844 --> 02:24:08,948
I'm sorry. Please try
to forgive me, Koyuki!

2736
02:24:08,981 --> 02:24:10,916
I'm so sorry!

2737
02:24:10,950 --> 02:24:13,686
[crying]

2738
02:24:15,221 --> 02:24:17,590
I'm so happy
you remembered us.

2739
02:24:17,623 --> 02:24:21,227
I can't tell you
how happy that makes me.

2740
02:24:21,260 --> 02:24:24,530
And to see you now
as the man that I once knew,

2741
02:24:24,563 --> 02:24:26,133
I'm so grateful.

2742
02:24:26,165 --> 02:24:32,772
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2743
02:24:34,407 --> 02:24:37,610
- Welcome home, Hakuji.

2744
02:24:41,981 --> 02:24:43,783
Hey, Hakuji...

2745
02:24:43,816 --> 02:24:45,985
welcome home.

2746
02:24:46,019 --> 02:24:49,588
[singer vocalizing]

2747
02:24:49,622 --> 02:24:54,127
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2748
02:24:54,161 --> 02:24:56,295
<i>- I'm back now.</i>

2749
02:24:56,328 --> 02:24:58,597
<i>I'm finally back home.</i>

2750
02:25:01,634 --> 02:25:06,139
- Welcome back home,
my darling.

2751
02:25:06,173 --> 02:25:08,407
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2752
02:25:09,842 --> 02:25:11,677
- [gasps]

2753
02:25:12,845 --> 02:25:15,214
<i>[gentle music]</i>

2754
02:25:15,247 --> 02:25:21,854
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2755
02:25:33,766 --> 02:25:35,568
[Tanjiro exhales]

2756
02:25:35,601 --> 02:25:37,236
He vanished.

2757
02:25:39,705 --> 02:25:41,741
- [gasps]

2758
02:25:42,775 --> 02:25:44,777
- [inhales]

2759
02:25:44,810 --> 02:25:46,779
[exhales]

2760
02:25:46,812 --> 02:25:47,747
[shudders]

2761
02:25:47,780 --> 02:25:49,682
It's over...

2762
02:25:49,715 --> 02:25:51,184
right?

2763
02:25:51,218 --> 02:25:53,352
[shudders]

2764
02:25:54,820 --> 02:25:56,089
Gotta hurry..

2765
02:25:56,123 --> 02:25:58,390
and get to...

2766
02:25:58,424 --> 02:26:00,693
where Ms. Tamayo is.

2767
02:26:01,694 --> 02:26:02,795
And then...

2768
02:26:09,835 --> 02:26:11,871
- [gasps] Tanjiro...

2769
02:26:21,248 --> 02:26:24,416
[Crow squawks]

2770
02:26:24,450 --> 02:26:29,655
Tanjiro, Giyu
have defeated Upper Three!

2771
02:26:29,688 --> 02:26:33,826
They're unable to stay
conscious due to exhaustion!

2772
02:26:33,859 --> 02:26:35,262
They've passed out!

2773
02:26:35,294 --> 02:26:38,265
<i>[somber music]</i>

2774
02:26:38,297 --> 02:26:40,966
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2775
02:26:41,000 --> 02:26:44,171
Tanjiro, Giyu...

2776
02:26:44,204 --> 02:26:46,906
have defeated Upper Three!

2777
02:26:46,939 --> 02:26:48,707
Upper Three!

2778
02:26:48,741 --> 02:26:54,680
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2779
02:26:54,713 --> 02:26:56,882
- Akaza...

2780
02:26:56,916 --> 02:26:59,618
his presence has vanished.

2781
02:27:01,320 --> 02:27:04,057
What a baffling conclusion.

2782
02:27:07,160 --> 02:27:08,794
Akaza...

2783
02:27:09,995 --> 02:27:14,034
what happened to your
burning ambition to defeat me?

2784
02:27:15,901 --> 02:27:20,472
To think you'd abandoned
everything you stood for...

2785
02:27:21,540 --> 02:27:25,444
and turned your back
on the path to greatness.

2786
02:27:32,152 --> 02:27:35,121
Your weakness appalls me.

2787
02:27:40,260 --> 02:27:41,460
- Huh?

2788
02:27:42,361 --> 02:27:43,929
[shudders]

2789
02:27:43,963 --> 02:27:45,598
This feeling...

2790
02:27:45,631 --> 02:27:48,367
Could Lord Akaza be dead?

2791
02:27:49,535 --> 02:27:50,836
Very strange.

2792
02:27:50,870 --> 02:27:54,974
Surely my imagination
must be running wild, right?

2793
02:27:55,007 --> 02:27:59,845
It almost felt like Lord Akaza
had turned into some creature.

2794
02:28:02,115 --> 02:28:05,185
But now that he's dead,
I guess it doesn't matter!

2795
02:28:05,218 --> 02:28:07,486
[laughs]

2796
02:28:08,454 --> 02:28:12,292
Let's see. Where was I?

2797
02:28:12,325 --> 02:28:14,294
Oh, I remember!

2798
02:28:14,327 --> 02:28:17,696
I'd just asked
for your name, hadn't I?

2799
02:28:18,831 --> 02:28:21,134
- [panting]

2800
02:28:21,167 --> 02:28:23,736
<i>[singer vocalizing]</i>

2801
02:28:23,769 --> 02:28:27,806
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2802
02:28:30,509 --> 02:28:34,947
- Tanjiro, Giyu
have defeated Upper Three!

2803
02:28:34,980 --> 02:28:36,949
Upper Three!

2804
02:28:36,982 --> 02:28:38,751
- Did you hear that?

2805
02:28:38,784 --> 02:28:43,023
- Yes.
Excellent work, Tomioka.

2806
02:28:43,056 --> 02:28:44,423
Excellent work, Kamado.

2807
02:28:44,456 --> 02:28:49,461
<i>["Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake"</i>
<i>by LiSA]</i>

2808
02:28:49,495 --> 02:28:53,565
- Mr. Tomioka and Tanjiro,
they did it!

2809
02:28:53,599 --> 02:28:56,869
- Now its our turn
to follow their lead.

2810
02:28:56,902 --> 02:28:58,171
- Right!

2811
02:28:58,204 --> 02:29:04,177
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2812
02:29:04,210 --> 02:29:05,378
[Zenitsu groans]

2813
02:29:05,412 --> 02:29:06,879
[demon growls]

2814
02:29:08,181 --> 02:29:09,316
[gags]

2815
02:29:09,349 --> 02:29:12,751
- [panting]

2816
02:29:12,785 --> 02:29:15,021
Hang in there,
Agatsuma!

2817
02:29:18,991 --> 02:29:20,592
- [squawks]

2818
02:29:20,626 --> 02:29:22,329
- Start flapping
those wings faster,

2819
02:29:22,362 --> 02:29:24,064
or I'm gonna
keep poking!

2820
02:29:24,097 --> 02:29:25,798
You're gonna
use those wings

2821
02:29:25,831 --> 02:29:28,000
to show me where
the strongest demon is!

2822
02:29:28,034 --> 02:29:29,702
You hear me?!

2823
02:29:29,735 --> 02:29:32,439
I'm comin' through!

2824
02:29:32,471 --> 02:29:33,872
Hyah!

2825
02:29:33,906 --> 02:29:35,007
Now we're talkin'!

2826
02:29:35,041 --> 02:29:38,078
I'm sensing a powerful
demon over here!

2827
02:29:38,111 --> 02:29:39,478
- [squawks]

2828
02:29:39,511 --> 02:29:44,616
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2829
02:29:44,650 --> 02:29:46,852
- Where is
Big Brother?

2830
02:29:46,885 --> 02:29:48,054
- [snarls]

2831
02:29:54,760 --> 02:29:56,695
- [gags]

2832
02:29:56,729 --> 02:29:59,032
- Where are all
the Upper Ranks?!

2833
02:29:59,065 --> 02:30:00,066
Tell me!

2834
02:30:00,100 --> 02:30:01,468
Come on!

2835
02:30:01,500 --> 02:30:04,304
I'm gonna
bury you all!

2836
02:30:04,337 --> 02:30:12,012
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2837
02:30:12,045 --> 02:30:13,912
[Kanata] The passageway
leading north

2838
02:30:13,946 --> 02:30:16,049
on the 88th level
is clear.

2839
02:30:16,082 --> 02:30:18,485
No sign of Muzan.

2840
02:30:18,517 --> 02:30:20,186
[Kuina]
The 127th levels

2841
02:30:20,220 --> 02:30:21,488
in the southeast
are clear.

2842
02:30:21,520 --> 02:30:23,756
No sign of Muzan.

2843
02:30:23,789 --> 02:30:27,027
- He's in here.
He has to be.

2844
02:30:27,060 --> 02:30:28,861
But where is he?

2845
02:30:28,894 --> 02:30:30,397
[Kanata] There's
no sign of Muzan

2846
02:30:30,430 --> 02:30:31,398
on any
of the levels

2847
02:30:31,431 --> 02:30:33,599
from 90 to 100,
either.

2848
02:30:35,667 --> 02:30:38,604
- Covering the entire
100th and 33rd levels.

2849
02:30:38,637 --> 02:30:40,173
No sign of Muzan.

2850
02:30:41,607 --> 02:30:43,876
- Our crows
will find you.

2851
02:30:43,909 --> 02:30:46,578
You can only hide
from us for so long.

2852
02:30:46,612 --> 02:30:50,483
We'll search every inch
of this infinity castle.

2853
02:30:50,517 --> 02:30:52,352
Even if you try
to run from us,

2854
02:30:52,385 --> 02:30:55,088
we will
hunt you down.

2855
02:30:55,121 --> 02:30:56,822
[notes twanging]

2856
02:31:07,200 --> 02:31:09,235
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2857
02:31:09,269 --> 02:31:12,638
- Multilayered structures
are headed northeast.

2858
02:31:12,671 --> 02:31:14,541
- Attention, the
castle's expanding

2859
02:31:14,573 --> 02:31:16,409
in every direction!

2860
02:31:16,443 --> 02:31:18,211
Folding over
themselves...

2861
02:31:18,244 --> 02:31:21,281
[notes twanging]

2862
02:31:22,282 --> 02:31:24,017
- [together]
And becoming one.

2863
02:31:24,050 --> 02:31:25,884
[notes twang]

2864
02:31:29,888 --> 02:31:30,589
- [gasps]

2865
02:31:30,622 --> 02:31:33,426
You can't
be serious.

2866
02:31:33,460 --> 02:31:34,993
No...

2867
02:31:35,028 --> 02:31:36,229
it's fine.

2868
02:31:36,262 --> 02:31:38,031
We've come
too far to lose!

2869
02:31:38,831 --> 02:31:40,999
Crows,
push forward...

2870
02:31:41,034 --> 02:31:42,634
and find Muzan!

2871
02:31:42,668 --> 02:31:47,806
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2872
02:31:47,840 --> 02:31:50,843
[Muzan] Try all you
want, Demon Slayers,

2873
02:31:50,876 --> 02:31:52,811
but each one of you
will meet your end

2874
02:31:52,845 --> 02:31:55,348
before ever
reaching me.

2875
02:31:55,381 --> 02:31:56,715
You may be
feeling smug

2876
02:31:56,748 --> 02:31:58,750
after beheading one
of my Upper Ranks,

2877
02:31:58,784 --> 02:32:00,619
but unless
you can kill me,

2878
02:32:00,652 --> 02:32:02,921
your triumph
is meaningless!

2879
02:32:04,124 --> 02:32:06,925
[laughs]

2880
02:32:06,959 --> 02:32:09,728
You're all going to die
the most pointless deaths,

2881
02:32:09,761 --> 02:32:12,831
all the while
never seeing my face.

2882
02:32:12,865 --> 02:32:14,700
I can't think
of a more fitting end

2883
02:32:14,733 --> 02:32:17,604
for the Demon Slayer Corps.

2884
02:32:17,636 --> 02:32:19,838
Mark my words.
When I'm done here,

2885
02:32:19,872 --> 02:32:22,841
I'm going to make you regret
the day you were born!

2886
02:32:24,043 --> 02:32:25,078
Just wait.

2887
02:32:25,111 --> 02:32:28,114
You're each going to squirm
and writhe in pain.

2888
02:32:28,148 --> 02:32:30,216
Draw your final breaths,

2889
02:32:30,250 --> 02:32:33,620
because for every one
of you Demon Slayers,

2890
02:32:33,652 --> 02:32:36,989
there is no tomorrow!

2891
02:32:37,023 --> 02:32:43,429
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2892
02:32:47,300 --> 02:32:48,700
- Please, Giyu...

2893
02:32:52,338 --> 02:32:54,107
don't die.

2894
02:32:55,741 --> 02:33:00,513
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2895
02:33:00,547 --> 02:33:05,485
We can't have you
dying on us, Tanjiro.

2896
02:33:05,518 --> 02:33:08,121
<i>[singers vocalizing]</i>

2897
02:33:08,154 --> 02:33:14,760
<i>♪ ♪</i>

2898
02:34:45,251 --> 02:34:46,852
<i>[music ends]</i>