The Entertainment District had been destroyed. The two Upper Rank 6 demons, Gytaro and Daki, had been killed, leaving Muzan with one less Kizuki.

After the aftermath, Tengen Uzui and the swordsmen who accompanied him, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and his little demon sister Nezuko, had been left in critical condition. Uzui had somehow walked off to recover with his wives at home, but Tanjiro and his friends were all found unresponsive.

Two months later, Kanao was visiting Tanjiro, bringing some flowers to his bedside. The rest had been recovering well, yet Tanjiro was still in a coma. He had severed some of the worst wounds out of everyone; he had a shoulder wound that was incredibly deep. A puncture through his jaw that had been poisoned. Horrible scratches on his face and his body. Ribs broken, internal bleeding, concussions and head wounds, broken fingers and bones, and so on.

When she turned the corner, the vase of flowers slipped from her hands. It broke immediately, splattering shards and water all over the floor. Tanjiro was lying still, but his eyes were open.

Goto, a kakushi who had been thoughtfully bringing some castella for Tanjiro, froze at the sight of him awake, dropping it on the bed.