A Clash of Wills (
Summary[]
Mitsuri becomes hesitant to attack Muzan.
Repeating biwa strums begin echoing within the Infinity Castle, changing the landscape of the battlefield rapidly. Mitsuri pushes herself to continue fighting despite the forces of the castle pummelling her, but upon seeing the angered Muzan, she grows frightened, believing him to be scarier than any demon she has faced and wishing Gyomei would arrive soon. She also remarks about Yushiro's perpetual scowl and his plan to pretend that the Hashira were dead, becoming futile when Giyu, Obanai, and Tanjiro are all in danger.
Previously, when Yushiro grabbed her, he explained that, though he is a demon, he is on their side. He goes on to inform Mitsuri of his plan to handle Nakime, whilst her objective was to run around the demon as a decoy. Distracting her will allow him to sneak behind and hijack the Biwa Demon's vision, where he can remove Muzan's influence and control her mind, leaving Mitsuri astonished by his abilities. Yushiro plans to trick Muzan into believing the Hashira and other Demon Slayers are dead, giving them time to gather their forces and attack him at once.
Mitsuri nearly slips off a moving column as she surmises that the situation is now a clash of wills between Muzan and Yushiro; though they must attack Muzan to help Yushiro, she believes she could die before it happens as the Infinity Castle becomes erratic and unpredictable. Tanjiro nearly falls through an open door as he attempts to stay close to Muzan and avoid getting separated. Realizing he cannot see Nakime's attacker, Muzan surmises it to be Yushiro and decides to kill him.
Yushiro battles Muzan for control over the Infinity Castle.
As Yushiro attempts to control the Infinity Castle using Nakime, the skin in his hand begins to decay and bleed as Muzan attempts to wrestle control of her; he sees the demon is even attempting to absorb his own cells. As the two clash, Takeuchi sees Yushiro struggling greatly and offers himself to be eaten in order to give him strength, only to be refused by the angered demon. Muzan is then attacked by Giyu and Obanai, using Water Breathing, Fourth Form: Striking Tide and Serpent Breathing, First Form: Winding Serpent Slash to circle around the demon and distract him.
Muzan kills Nakime to stop Yushiro.
Muzan subsequently loses concentration on Nakime, allowing Yushiro to push back his influence and manipulate the castle; he causes the demon to fall through the floor, but as he plummets, Muzan resorts to remotely killing Upper Rank Four. He enacts his curse and destroys Nakime's head; Yushiro realizes the Infinity Castle will collapse with her death and scrambles to control her dying cells and transport everyone outside. As Tanjiro and Obanai lose balance on the column they stand on, he sees the destroyed blades and mangled bodies of the fallen Demon Slayers, believing they must have died regretful.
Mitsuri, and Obanai notices the Infinity Castle begins to groan and creak.
With Yushiro occupied with controlling the castle, Muzan continues his attack against the Demon Slayers, destroying the floor around Mitsuri and Obanai to separate them and cutting Tanjiro's arm. The castle begins to groan and creak; Obanai remarks that only Muzan will survive if everyone is not outside, while Mitsuri sees that the building they stand on is rising. She is nearly struck by Muzan but is saved by a push from Obanai and a timely throw from Tanjiro, using a fallen Demon Slayer's katana to impale his head. As Muzan curses Tanjiro, the building breaks through the ceiling of the Infinity Castle, causing everyone to be shoved outside into the open.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Kanao Tsuyuri
- Inosuke Hashibira
- Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Murata
- Mitsuri Kanroji
- Muzan Kibutsuji
- Giyu Tomioka
- Yushiro
- Nakime
- Takeuchi
- Tanjiro Kamado
- Obanai Iguro
- Takeuchi
Events[]
- Tanjiro Kamado, Giyu Tomioka, Mitsuri Kanroji, Obanai Iguro, and Yushiro vs Muzan Kibutsuji.
- To prevent Yushiro from forcing him outside, Muzan attempts to control Nakime's mind.
- The clash of wills between the demons rapidly alters the Infinity Castle's landscape.
- Giyu and Obanai attack Muzan to distract him, allowing Yushiro to control Nakime.
- Unwilling to let them control the castle, Muzan resorts to killing Nakime.
- Barely controlling the Infinity Castle, Yushiro pushes everyone out into the open before the castle collapses.