Shinobu Kocho (
Summary[]
After being dismissed by Rui, Daughter flees as she realizes her mistake of ruining the family; made up of demons who were all strangers to one another, they feared the Demon Slayers and wanted companions. Because he possessed all the abilities, Rui splits his powers amongst them, and since he was a favourite of Muzan, they agreed; his first act was to change their appearance to match his. It is also shown that despite her appearance, Mother was actually a young girl, who had only been recently been turned into a demon, thus she retained her human memories. She mourned her lost humanity and couldn't play her role sufficiently, which, along with failing to maintain her appearance, caused Rui to punish her.
Anyone who disobeyed him or failed to play their role was punished by Rui, through slashing them, taking away their intelligence, or leaving them in the sun. Daughter only cared about herself and dismissed the others as fools, but it is she who has made a mistake now. She recalls when she had told Rui that their mother and "older brother" have been defeated and asked him on what they should do with the Demon Slayers closing in. When Rui does not respond, she suggests that they should flee, unaware that her eyes have reverted to their original appearance. Notices this, Rui only glares at her with displeasure.
While wondering if Rui would eventually realize his goal to have a family is hopeless, she sees Murata, who notices her as well but is trapped in her Blood Demon Art, Acid Cocoon. He attempts to cut his way out, but the silk is too soft and durable. Daughter ominously tells him that the acid will first melt his clothes, before liquifying his body into her meal. Out of nowhere, Shinobu stands behind the demon and asks if she spins her silk from her palms. Shocked by her appearance, she fails to respond when Shinobu greets her and makes note of the moon's lovely appearance.
Daughter launches ropes of her silk but Shinobu evades the attack, surmising that the demon does want to befriend her. The demon comments that her attacker's strong aura is like Rui's, but instead, it feels cold and frightening, as if death is next to her. She then pleads for Shinobu's help, claiming that Rui is forcing her to act and if she crosses him, she will be punished. Shinobu seemingly pities her and responds that she will help if they can get along, but she must confirm something first. She asks the demon on how many people has she killed, to which Daughter answers she has killed five, worried over her intentions.
The Hashira tells her not to lie since she knows she has killed 80. When Daughter denies this, she notes that she came from west of the mountain and saw hordes of cocoons, all with its captives dead, adding that she saw fourteen in one spot alone. Shinobu states she is not angry and simply wants an accurate number. When Daughter asks what good it is to be accurate, she answers it is so she can be punished and reborn to truly befriend her. She goes into graphic detail about how she will torture her; gouging her eyes, sliting her stomach, and pulling out her intestines so that she can be forgiven. The demon becomes horrified to hear this, and Shinobu taunts her by adding that as a demon, she won't have lasting wounds.
Daughter tries once more to trap her in silk, but Shinobu uses Insect Breathing, Butterfly Dance: Caprice and stabs her multiple times. She reaches her neck and sees she hasn't been beheaded, noticing Shinobu is too small to behead her. However, her heart rate climbs and she begins to bleed all throughout her body before slumping to the ground in pain. Shinobu tells the demon not to feel safe if she isn't beheaded, as there are those who use poison. She introduces herself as Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps; she is the only one who cannot cut off a demon's head, but makes up with her usage of poison; she then offers a false apology to the dead demon because she cannot hear her anymore.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Spider Demon (Daughter)
- Spider Demon (Father) (Vision)
- Spider Demon (Son) (Vision)
- Spider Demon (Mother) (Vision)
- Rui
- Murata
- Shinobu Kocho
Events[]
- The past of the Spider Family is revealed:
- The members were all unrelated to each other but joined Rui to seek protection from Demon Slayers.
- Rui gave them a portion of his power; as such, all the members' Blood Demon Arts were originally his.
- Rui was extremely strict in his how he wanted his family to act and punished anyone who disobeyed him.
- Daughter finds and traps Murata in an acidic cocoon.
- Shinobu finds Daughter, who pleads that she is being forced by Rui.
- Shinobu Kocho vs Spider Demon (Daughter).
- Daughter is killed by Shinobu.