Demon Slayer Chapter 26

Zenitsu wakes up after protecting Nezuko’s box and realizes that the strange boar-masked swordsman is now attacking him. He refuses to let the swordsman harm the box because Tanjiro clearly considers it more important than his own safety. Even though Zenitsu is frightened, he stands his ground and tries to protect his friend’s secret.

In Demon Slayer Chapter 26, Tanjiro returns with Kiyoshi and Teruko and finds Zenitsu being beaten by the mysterious swordsman. Seeing the box being attacked reminds Tanjiro of Nezuko protecting their younger brother during the night their family was killed. Tanjiro punches the swordsman and warns him that Demon Slayers should not attack each other. The masked fighter then challenges Tanjiro to a bare-handed fight. Their strange battle ends when Tanjiro headbutts him hard enough to knock off the boar mask, finally revealing the face of Inosuke Hashibira.