Tanjiro’s next destination, according to his Kasugai Crow, is to the south-southeast.
On the way, Tanjiro runs into his fellow Final Selection survivor, Zenitsu Agatsuma. Tanjiro has to put up with Zenitsu’s pessimistic attitude, as they make their way deep into the mountains. Then, they encounter two children whose older brother has been taken away in front of a mansion. Zenitsu notices the ringing sound of a tsuzumi drum…