Episode 41

Gathering (集結) is the 41st episode of the Kimetsu no Yaiba TV anime series, and the 15th episode of its second season.

Plot
Running away with Nezuko asleep in his arms, Tanjiro takes her back to her box and whisper for her to sleep tight. Tying the torn strap into a knot, he declares he will fight to the end and puts carries her again as he heads to battle.

Gyutaro sarcastically compliments Tengen for his looks, three wives and confident swagger, further mentioning none of the Hashira he has killed are like him. The Demon makes the claim he was born special, cursing him for being chosen talent and hoping he will kill him quickly. Tengen shoots down his words and declares he isn't anyone special. He mocks Gyutaro and Daki for their lack of awareness living in Yoshiwara and that they know nothing. Daki refuses to believe him but Tengen persists.

He states that Japan is a vast country teeming with people full of awe; people like Gyomei who are complete enigmas, people like Muichiro, who became a Hashira only two months after first holding a sword. Tengen angrily claims he isn't chosen like them and rhetorically asks how many lives has he let slip through his grasp; internally voicing he can never be like Kyojuro. Gyutaro asks why he is isn't special when he's still alive, as his sickles are coated in poison, to which Tengen asserts he is a Shinobi and has developed resistance.

Daki claims the Shinobi were wiped out back in the Edo Period, to which he agrees. The Sound Hashira reminisces on his past; as a child he had nine brothers and sisters. Seven were killed when he was only 15, causing his aggressive father to subject them to brutal training. The only two survivors were him and his brother two years younger. He had treated his wives as expendables tools to produce heirs; Tengen vehemently refused to be him. When he and his wives met with Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the master reflects on the difficult path they had chosen. The Shinobi had all rejected the ideologies instilled in them to be Demon Slayers, and Kagaya can only question how difficult it must be for them. Yet in the face of all this, they persist and continue to protect innocent lives. Kagaya warmly thanks him and calls him a "remarkable child".

Remembering his words, Tengen declares that for Kagaya, he will always lay his life for him. Gyutaro watches as Tengen begins breathing harder and mocks him for acting tough when the poison is indeed working slowly. Tengen stabs the ground and exuberantly denies this, now fully excited to battle. He twirls his cleaver into Gyutaro, forcing him and Daki back. He seperates the two by kicking Daki in the air. The two converge on Tengen, who hurls bombs. Though Gyutaro dodges them, Daki is blown away after hitting one, to which Gyutaro realises they explode with little friction. Tengen swings at Gyutaro, using his fingertips to hold one end to extend the other's range and slitting the Upper Rank's throat. Daki, realising she's been beheaded again, angrily curses herself for always being the one hit.

Gyutaro claims Tengen he will fail in the end, as the poison will eventually kill him. At that moment, Inosuke and Zenitsu appear to assist him. Daki and Gyutaro wonder at the two but are then joined by Tanjiro. Yoshiwara District evacuates and everyone leaves, guided by Makio and Suma. Hinatsuru recovers from her ordeal and slowly makes her way out the Kirimise. Tengen applauds the trio for their "flashy entrances"

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Tanjiro Kamado
 * Nezuko Kamado
 * Gyutaro
 * Daki
 * Tengen Uzui
 * Gyomei Himejima (Mentioned)
 * Muichiro Tokito (Mentioned)
 * Kyojuro Rengoku (Mentioned)
 * Kagaya Ubuyashiki (Flashback)
 * Inosuke Hashibira
 * Zenitsu Agatsuma
 * Makio
 * Suma
 * Hinatsuru