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Demon Slayer: Rise of the Third Brother
Everyone knows the legend of Tsugikuni Yoriichi — the almost divine swordsman whose strength and solitude made him untouchable even among the Demon Slayers.
A man who shone like the sun… yet whose fate was forever marked by tragedy.
But what if his story had taken a different path?
What if, like Tanjiro Kamado, he had a brother who became a good demon—and one final chance to fight not only against evil, but against destiny itself?
In this What If AU, discover Yoriichi, Hiru, and Kokushibo — three brothers bound by sunlight, shadow, and the cursed blood of demons.
Between redemption, sacrifice, and the struggle to stay human, the destiny of the Tsugikuni family will rewrite everything you thought you knew about Demon Slayer.
A man who shone like the sun… yet whose fate was forever marked by tragedy.
But what if his story had taken a different path?
What if, like Tanjiro Kamado, he had a brother who became a good demon—and one final chance to fight not only against evil, but against destiny itself?
In this What If AU, discover Yoriichi, Hiru, and Kokushibo — three brothers bound by sunlight, shadow, and the cursed blood of demons.
Between redemption, sacrifice, and the struggle to stay human, the destiny of the Tsugikuni family will rewrite everything you thought you knew about Demon Slayer.
- Chapter 1: The Third Child of the Tsugikuni Clan “Prologue”
- Chapter 2: Annihilation “Prologue”
- Chapter 3: Becoming a Demon “Prologue”
- Chapter 4: Reunion with Yoriichi “Main Text Begins”
- Chapter 5: The Choice
- Chapter 6: Strawberry Daifuku
- Chapter 7: The Swordsmen Who Slay Demons
- Chapter 8: Rengoku Tetsushiro
- Chapter 9: The Remarkable Man
- Chapter 10: Testing
- Chapter 11: Restraint
- Chapter 12: The Letter That Brought Tragedy
- Chapter 13: Preparing to Depart
- Chapter 14: On the Road
- Chapter 15: The Pitiable Creature
- Chapter 16: The Puppet Swordsman
- Chapter 17: Conflict
- Chapter 18: The ‘Repelling’ Demon Incense
- Chapter 19: Encounter
- Chapter 20: Muzan Kibutsuji
- Chapter 21: The Pact
- Chapter 22: The Evil of Humans
- Chapter 23: A Belated Apology
- Chapter 24: The Man Who Resembled a God
- Chapter 25: The Sword Technique of Sun Breathing
- Chapter 26: Only One Move
- Chapter 27: The Perceptive One
- Chapter 28: Among Family
- Chapter 29: Those Called the Pillars
- Chapter 30: The Ridiculous Deity
- Chapter 31: Those Who Advance Must Not Hesitate
- Chapter 32: Testing (2-in-1)
- Chapter 33: Departure
- Chapter 34: Putting It into Practice
- Chapter 35: The Legacy
- Chapter 36: The Place Where I Want to See the Sunrise
- Chapter 37: A Gift for My Brother
- Chapter 38: The Radiant One
- Chapter 39: Hiru Finally Eats Daifuku
- Chapter 40: How to Face It
- Chapter 41: The Dream
- Chapter 42: Dreams and Reality
- Chapter 43: Tamayo’s Confusion
- Chapter 44: Test Results
- Chapter 45: The Boys
- Chapter 46: Admiration from Sabito
- Chapter 47: The Man in the Painting
- Chapter 48: The Strange Brothers
- Chapter 49: The Assessment Begins
- Chapter 50: Even Blade Smiths Would Shed Tears at This
- Chapter 51: Tsugikuni’s No-Joke Yoriichi
- Chapter 52: The Test Ends
- Chapter 53: Return to Mount Sagiri
- Chapter 54: Testing Again
- Chapter 55: Such a Beautiful View
- Chapter 56: The Bright Moon
- Chapter 57: The Nichirin Blade and the Swordsmith
- Chapter 58: Receiving the Assignment
- Chapter 59: Investigation
- Chapter 60: Embroidered Face
- Chapter 61: A New Mission
- Chapter 62: Himejima Gyomei
- Chapter 63: Engagement “Joint Chapter”
- Chapter 64: The Most Radiant Swordsman
- Chapter 65: Journey to Headquarters
- Chapter 66: The Upper Moon
- Chapter 67: Like an Old Acquaintance
- Chapter 68: The Old Place
- Chapter 69: Arrival at the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters
- Chapter 70: The Use of the Bright Red Nichirin Sword
- Chapter 71: The Not-So-Pessimistic Himejima
- Chapter 72: Sun Breathing
- Chapter 73: Reflection and Decision
- Chapter 74: Those Recorded
- Chapter 75: Boundaries Breached
- Chapter 76: The Swordsmith with an Uncommon Temperament
- Chapter 77: Setting Out on the Mission
- Chapter 78: Sanemi Shinazugawa
- Chapter 79: Handling the Aftermath
- Chapter 80: Holiday Plans
- Chapter 81: Is This Heaven’s Will? “Conclusion” (2-in-1)
- Chapter 82: My Name Is… Hiru
- Chapter 83: You Are Unworthy
- Chapter 84: What Day Cannot Endure
- Chapter 85: Journey to the Wisteria House
- Chapter 86: I’ve Come… to Say Goodbye
- Chapter 87: Kokushibo’s Decision
- Chapter 88: The Title of the Hashira
- Chapter 89: Private Conversations
- Chapter 90: The Source of Ubuyashiki’s Illness
- Chapter 91: The Rengoku Family
- Chapter 92: Swordsmith Village
- Chapter 93: Ordinary Days
- Chapter 94: When I Can’t Think of a Name
- Chapter 95: The Power of the Hashira (?)
- Chapter 96: Farewell to Tamayo
- Chapter 97: Intelligence? This is a Diary!
- Chapter 98: Chijin and Niko
- Chapter 99: Confrontation
- Chapter 100: The Kakushi Who Mastered Core Gossip
- Chapter 101: I’m Such a Dope, I Thought I’d Hit the Jackpot
- Chapter 102: After the Assessment
- Chapter 103: Muzan’s Troubles
- Chapter 104: A Letter from Sanemi
- Chapter 105: Iguro Obanai
- Chapter 106: What Exactly Is Muzan Thinking?
- Chapter 107: A New Water Hashira
- Chapter 108: Ubuyashiki’s Speculation
- Chapter 109: Stomachache, Late but Arrived
- Chapter 110: Taking Tomorrow Off, Don’t Wait for Updates (2-in-1)
- Chapter 111: Honestly, I Hate This Number
- Chapter 112: Akaza
- Chapter 113: The Demon Who Does as It Pleases
- Chapter 114: I Hate Writing Fight Scenes
- Chapter 115: The Three Brothers (2-in-1)
- Chapter 116: Why Has It Come to This?
- Chapter 117: Demon Eater?
- Chapter 118: The Flame Hashira’s Daily Dilemma
- Chapter 119: The Future Instructor
- Chapter 120: A Qualified Leader
- Chapter 121: Uzui Tengen Dislikes Newcomers
- Chapter 122: Famous Demon-Eater (2-in-1)
- Chapter 123: A New Year’s Invitation
- Chapter 124: A Leisurely New Year and Evening Chats
- Chapter 125: The Retired Hashira
- Chapter 126: Inviting Tamayo
- Chapter 127: You Brought This Upon Yourself
- Chapter 128: Rengoku Shinjuro and Tamayo
- Chapter 129: Unable to Recall the Name
- Chapter 130: Reading Letters at the Ubuyashiki Estate
- Chapter 131: Pre-Meeting Chatter
- Chapter 132: Shinobu’s Way of Killing Demons
- Chapter 133: Demon Extermination
- Chapter 134: Tsugikuni Hiru
- Chapter 135: A Confused Hiru
- Chapter 136: The Perplexing
- Chapter 137: A Blessing Ceremony?
- Chapter 138: On Hiru Thinking There’s Something Wrong with His Head
- Chapter 139: Hiru Comes to Accept His Talent for Medicine
- Chapter 140: Types of Blood Demon Arts
- Chapter 141: Divine Being? Divine Being
- Chapter 142: A New Hashira
- Chapter 143: The Tokito Family (2-in-1)
- Chapter 144: What Are You Planning to Do to My Kids?
- Chapter 145: My Kids
- Chapter 146: Visiting Yukinashi Aoba (2-in-1)
- Chapter 147: Aoba, Weary at Heart
- Chapter 148: So Many Trivial Matters
- Chapter 149: No Need for Worry
- Chapter 150: Himejima’s Tears
- Chapter 151: The Genius Twins
- Chapter 152: Eternal Paradise Faith
- Chapter 153: Makomo — I Have a Great Idea
- Chapter 154: Cherish It Well
- Chapter 155: The Pure White Demon (2-in-1)
- Chapter 156: Just the Head Will Do, Right?
- Chapter 157: Yuichiro’s Decision
- Chapter 158: Doma Feels Sorry for Kanae
- Chapter 159: Doma Is Very Curious
- Chapter 160: Akaza Is Extremely Irritable (2-in-1)
- Chapter 161: Yomi-sensei and Tsugikuni Hiru (2-in-1)
- Chapter 162: Escaped
- Chapter 163: The Troubled Ubuyashiki Residence
- Chapter 164: Yoriichi’s Guidance
- Chapter 165: The Hashiras’ Training Time
- Chapter 166: The Bewildered Sabito
- Chapter 167: Hiru’s Plan
- Chapter 168: Kamado Tanjuro
- Chapter 169: A Conversation with Kamado Tanjuro (2-in-1)
- Chapter 170: Kamado Tanjiro’s Doubts
- Chapter 171: Tanjiro Stops Thinking
- Chapter 172: Tanjiro’s Assessment of Hiru
- Chapter 173: Tanjuro’s Softening Stance
- Chapter 174: The Richly Dramatic Ubuyashiki
- Chapter 175: Yoriichi’s Reaction
- Chapter 176: Two Frail Souls
- Chapter 177: The Hashira Meeting Once More
- Chapter 178: Casual Chat After the Hashira Meeting (Part 1)
- Chapter 179: Casual Chat After the Hashira Meeting (Part 2)
- Chapter 180: The Boy Struck by a Dry Thunderbolt
- Chapter 181: The Stunned Zenitsu
- Chapter 182: Zenitsu Thinks This Demon Is No Good
- Chapter 183: Sabito Thinks He’s Very Lucky
- Chapter 184: Kyojuro’s Thoughts
- Chapter 185: Revisiting Mount Kumogiri
- Chapter 186: Daily Life with Hiru and Mikazuki
- Chapter 187: Mikazuki Reima
- Chapter 188: I’ll Wait for You in Hell (2-in-1)
- Chapter 189: The Upper Moons Near Mount Fujikasane
- Chapter 190: Muzan’s Wrath
- Chapter 191: The Brave Kitaro
- Chapter 192: Simple Happiness
- Chapter 193: The Things Passed Down
- Chapter 194: The Kamado Family’s Tragedy
- Chapter 195: I Am… Kamado Tanjiro
- Chapter 196: The “Hard-to-Deal-With” Tomioka Giyu
- Chapter 197: The Broken Bonds (2-in-1)
- Chapter 198: Tanjiro Is Trying His Best
- Chapter 199: Tomioka Giyu’s Compromise
- Chapter 200: I’m Back
- Chapter 201: Kamado Tanjiro: …Σ(゚д゚!!!)
- Chapter 202: Kamado Takeo Stares Blankly
- Chapter 203: The Battle Is About to Begin
- Chapter 204: Kamado Discovers the Misunderstanding
- Chapter 205: I Won’t Lose
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