Wrath (
Summary[]
Shinobu and Kanae's parents are killed.
Shinobu recalls her childhood, once believing that happiness was an endless road throughout life. That belief was shattered when a demon entered her home and killed both her parents, leaving her and Kanae orphaned. They were then saved by Gyomei Himejima, who had arrived and killed the demon. Shinobu realized that though her happiness was forever destroyed, other people's weren't, and the sisters resolved to defeat demons and prevent others from suffering the same fate as them.
She and Kanae made a promise to each other to both be Demon Slayers. The two believed that despite their weakness, stopping one demon could save dozens of people, and stopping an Upper Rank could save hundreds. It wasn't a matter of whether they could or could not, because some things in life necessitated doing.
Recalling the time when Tanjiro had asked if she was angry, she states she has been so for a long time, remembering her parents' death, her sister's death, and the deaths of all her Tsugukos before Kanao. She remembers Aoi, Sumi, Kiyo and Naho, how their families too were killed. Most of all, she is incensed at her poison's inability to hurt Doma. Her sword slips from Doma's neck, causing her to fall, but he uses his ice to catch her and pulls Shinobu into a hug.
Doma pulling Shinobu into a hug.
Doma commends Shinobu for her admirable efforts, impressed that a weak girl could do so much. Though she is not talented like Kanae, she has done well as a Demon Slayer and calls it miraculous that she isn't dead yet. It was futile to kill him, and yet she was foolish enough to try anyway, calling her fruitless endeavour the folly and wonder of humanity. Declaring that she is now worthy to be eaten and they can live together forever, Doma asks for the Insect Hashira's last words; Shinobu bitterly tells him, "Go to Hell!"
Doma absorbs Shinobu's body.
Kanao opens the door to the cult room and looks up to see Doma clutching her in the roof. Shinobu attempts to signal Kanao with her hand, but Doma notices it. As she watches, Doma breaks Shinobu's body in his arms, to Kanao's horror, killing her and causing her sword to fall from her hand. She desperately leaps upwards to use Flower Breathing, Fourth Form: Crimson Hanagoromo, but misses when Doma escapes and lands onto the floor. The demon advises her not to attack him in the middle of absorbing someone, causing Kanao to seethe with rage.
Doma fails to taunt her into fighting him, wondering if Shinobu had signalled with her hands. He asks if Kanao was told about his powers, impressed that Shinobu only conveyed it in a moment. As he pats her disappearing head, the demon notes that the Hashira tried her best despite it being futile; he comments favourably about his night as "such fine feasts keep showing up one after another." As she stares at Upper Two, Kanao internalizes the feeling that somehow, the people she cares about will be alive tomorrow, and yet, it remains a fleeting hope that she cannot promise with certainty. "Why do people believe such things?"
Zenitsu approaches a room and calls for the individual inside to come out. They only respond that Zenitsu's beckoning is the improper address to a senior. Kaigaku walks out and taunts him for being as shabby as ever, but Zenitsu responds that, seeing him now as a demon, he no longer recognizes Kaigaku as his senior.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Shinobu Kocho
- Kanae Kocho (Flashback)
- Gyomei Himejima (Flashback)
- Doma
- Tanjiro Kamado (Flashback)
- Aoi Kanzaki (Flashback)
- Sumi Nakahara (Flashback)
- Kiyo Terauchi (Flashback)
- Naho Takada (Flashback)
- Kanao Tsuyuri
- Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Kaigaku
Events[]
- Shinobu Kocho vs Doma.
- Shinobu is killed and absorbed by Doma as Kanao watches.
- Kanao faces Doma alone, uncertain about her future
- Zenitsu confronts his fellow trainee Kaigaku, now the new Upper Rank Six.