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