It didn't take Pinkamena all that long to track down Tanjiro and Inosuke, where they seemed to be arguing over the injuries that the latter had sustained so far, though they stopped when she landed nearby and approached them, where she told them that Zenitsu had entered the forest and, in his own way, cut down another Demon, meaning there were only three more enemies they had to worry about.
"We need to be careful, because the Kizuki must know that we've killed two of his clan members," Pinkamena said, as that was the last thing that they needed to discuss right now, since they didn't have a lot of time to talk about what Zenitsu had been through, since he was fine and it appeared that their remaining enemies were in this part of the mountain, though she was focused on the side effects of killing two of the five Demons who called this place home, "and, with how he told us that he wanted us to leave them in peace, he might not be too happy about seeing them slain..."
She was interrupted because Tanjiro and Inosuke spotted one of the other Demons of the mountain, another female, who was younger than the first one they had slain, where the Thread Demon must have been the 'Mother' that the Kizuki had mentioned, and wearing a similar set of attire that seemed to be connected to this clan, though as she was spotted them she called for her 'Father' and a large Demon jumped out of a tree and crashing into the river that they had stopped near. In that moment they found that the newcomer was muscular, like the Puppet Demon, and wore no shirt over his chest, though his head seemed to be a spider's, who seemed incredibly angry with them and told them not to harm his family, where it was hard for him to speak since it was mostly one word at a time. In that moment the newcomer raised both of his hands and slammed them into the river, scattering rocks and water everywhere as he made sure they couldn't follow the other Demon to wherever she happened to be going, meaning that they had to take this one out before doing such a thing, hence why all three of them readied their weapons. Tanjiro, as Pinkamena expected, rushed forward and lashed at the Brute Demon, as she honestly couldn't call him 'Spider' Demon and 'Spider-Eyed' just sounded weird, though that was when he unleashed the Second Form, Water Wheel, and tried to slice through the Demon's right arm, only to discover that he only lightly cut into his arm and stopped before reaching the bone, and when his foe tried to punch him Inosuke came in with his blades and swung them down, forcing the fist downwards so Tanjiro could pull back.
The interesting thing was that the Brute Demon also swung his fists while they were fleeing, knocking the pair away from where he was standing, though Pinkamena stood there and watched, as while she could put an end to this fight in a single instant, and get them closer to the Kizuki, she felt that it was wrong to deprive Tanjiro and Inosuke of the challenge, since it would help both of her companions improve their skills. As Tanjiro approached the Brute Demon they found that their foe continued to tell them not to get near his family, all while striking at the riverbed that was resting below the water he was standing in, sending rocks flying at Tanjiro, though at the same time Inosuke rushed at the Demon from behind, only to get punched at as their foe swung his other arm at him. While that happened Tanjiro did something that caused her to raise an eyebrow, he unleashed the modified version of the Second Form, the horizontal version, and cut through one of the nearby thick trees, one that fell right on where their foe happened to be standing and seemed to crush him, which did cause Tanjiro to rush at his foe so he could remove his head, but the Brute Demon picked himself up, grabbed onto the side of the fallen tree, and swung it. Pinkamena watched as Tanjiro used his blade to parry the attack in question, though it did nothing except prevent him from being harmed, due to the fact that he went flying off into the distance, but that was the moment that Tanjiro showed her that he hadn't paid attention to Tamayo's teachings on what all of the Kizuki looked like, as he thought that the Brute Demon was one of them and told Inosuke not to die before he returned.
In the end she sighed as she moved down the river, as Inosuke was fueled up and ready to do battle with the Demon that was in front of him, though it didn't take her long to find out where Tanjiro landed, but what she discovered was the other female Demon kneeling in front of the Kizuki, where it looked like the smaller Demon had slashed at her face, given some of the blood on the ground, and it wasn't long before Tanjiro landed, using the Second Form to soften his landing, before he noticed the scene as well.
"What are the two of you looking at? This isn't a show." the Kizuki stated, where it looked like there were some threads in his hands, no doubt his weapons when Pinkamena considered the information that she had learned previously, about the Demons and the Kizuki themselves, and there was some blood on his threads, showing them that he was definitely doing something to his clan member.
"What are you doing? Isn't she your ally?" Tanjiro asked, no doubt thinking that Demons that were able to form a clan like this should be more friendly with each other, or something to that effect as Pinkamena thought about her friend and how he liked to think about things, though he did shift his stance every so slightly so that when an opening showed up he could lash out at the Demon that was in front of him, no doubt allowing her to deal with the other one.
"Ally? Don't liken my clan to such a shallow thing, for we are a family, tied together by strong bonds." the Kizuki replied, his tone revealing that he was either rather good at hiding his emotions when facing enemies, maybe to incite rage in those he was facing so he could save the weaker members of his clan, or he just didn't care about the Mother, Father, and both of his siblings, as that was how Pinkamena was seeing the other four Demons of this clan right now, though he did turn his head to glance at his sister for a moment, "Besides, this matter is between me and my older sister... but, if you're going to meddle in this and bother us, I'll dice both of you up."
"I will admit that both allies and families have strong bonds that connect them, as they are valuable to both parties, but there's nothing shallow about it if you aren't connected by blood," Tanjiro replied, though in that moment Pinkamena just raised an eyebrow as both Demons stared at him, because it sounded like he was about to say something stupid or silly as he faced one of Muzan's greatest followers, which would no doubt anger him to the point where talking was impossible, not that she was planning on staying her hand after everything they had seen so far, "moreover, people who are bound by strong bonds have the scent of trust around them... but for you guys, all I can smell is fear, hatred, and even disgust. You and the others don't share any strong bonds... it's a sham, as in it's all fake!"
Pinkamena was about to tell Tanjiro that he was being stupid, as bonds seemed to be important to the Kizuki, but before she could say anything another Demon Slayer appeared behind their target, a newcomer who must have been called in to deal with the mountain, and before he could do anything, other than claim he was going to kill the Demons, the Kizuki just tilted his head and the Mizunoto fell to pieces, hacked apart by threads in a single instant.
"What... WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!" the Kizuki asked, the look on his face and the tone in his voice informing them that he was pissed off about what Tanjiro had said, not that Pinkamena blamed him since part of what her friend had said was the wrong thing to say, especially when this Demon cared about bonds, far more than anything else they had seen so far, and saying such a thing meant that a fight was likely going to break out soon, where he started to fiddle with his threads in his hands as if they were toys, "You, boy, I won't kill in an instant... I think I'll take my time with you, mince your body up after shredding it to pieces... but, even though I'm angry, if you apologize and take back your cruel words about my bonds with my family, I might consider killing you without making you suffer."
Tanjiro informed the Kizuki that he wasn't going to back down, even though he still felt that the Brute Demon was the main threat for some reason, and even insulted the Demon by calling him strange, which caused Pinkamena to sigh as she took a step away from where he was standing, where he rushed forward and swung his blade, intending to use the First Form on an incoming thread, only for the Kizuki's thread to cut through his blade like it was butter.
"Seriously? Hotaru is going to throw a fit when he learns that you've broken the blade he made," Pinkamena commented, where she watched as Tanjiro did his best to dodge the incoming attacks, not to mention collecting the blade fragment of his weapon, though while that happened she glanced at her blade and wondered why this happened, since Nichirin Blades were supposed to be incredibly strong and shouldn't be capable of breaking, hence why she used Chaos World, without drawing attention to herself, to ensure it didn't break.
As that happened she noticed that the Kizuki was weaving his threads around the area with a grace that was beyond what all of the other Demons on this mountain had done, to the point where it looked like she was going to have to step in since Tanjiro was unable to do anything about the situation he was in, though that was when Nezuko pushed open her box and took the blow for her brother, causing the Demon to pause as he saw it happen, and in that pause Tanjiro carried off his wounded sister, placing her behind a tree for some reason.
"Wait a minute... they're siblings?!" the Kizuki inquired, where he raised a shaky finger towards them, showing Pinkamena that Tanjiro was within sight of him and it meant that he could attack them at any moment, though his sister was staring at them with surprise on her face, meaning such a thing wasn't common for her and her supposed family members, making her feel sorry for them, to the point where the sister even said 'Rui' as the Kizuki talked, "His sister became a Demon, yet, despite that, they're still together... she even offered her body in place of his, protecting him from fatal damage... those genuine 'bonds', I WANT them!"
"Rui, please wait a moment!" the other Demon said, her tone and the fearful look on her face showing Pinkamena that she was frightened about something that only she and the other members of her clan knew, though this was the confirmation she needed to know the name of the Kizuki who was currently staring at Tanjiro and Nezuko like they happened to be the only three people in this world, "Please, don't abandon your big sister."
"Be quiet!" Rui stated, where he swung his arm and summoned his threads once more, something that was followed by a fair number of trees being cut down in a few seconds, not to mention the fact that he removed his sister's head and took off part of her right hand, surprising everyone Pinkamena and Tanjiro, as they were expecting him to want to maintain his own bonds, but his discoveries seem to have shaken his thoughts, "In the end you guys couldn't even handle your duties... no matter what I asked of you... if you kill the newcomers darting around the mountain, well, I might forgive you for the little incident that happened awhile ago."
Pinkamena had to wonder who was entering the mountain now, since the master of the Corps must have known that only sending weaklings here was asking to decrease how many swordsmen existed, though instead of cutting down the Demon she stayed her hand to give her a head start, something that allowed Rui to continue speaking as he calmed down, mostly focusing on Tanjiro while glancing at her every now and then.
"Boy, let us talk." Rui said, turning his full attention to them as he ignored the direction his older sister was moving in, even if they weren't actually related since Pinkamena was sure that Tanjiro was correct about them being a group that banded together, possibly due to the desire of Rui since Muzan seemed to be against the idea of Demons living together like this, and for the time being he seemed to ignore the fact that Pinkamena was standing nearby, "You see, I was moved by the bonds that you share with your sister... truth be told, my body quivered... I'm not sure if there are words to describe what I felt when I watched you two earlier. Sadly, as you are a Demon Slayer, just like your friend over there, I'm going to have to kill you... your sister will be sad if that happens, but I have two solutions that will allow us to avoid such a thing: first, you quietly hand over your little sister and I will allow you, boy, to leave our mountain with your life... second, you become a Demon and join my family... with my older brother dead I need someone to take his place, though replacing Mother will be much harder."
"Don't think you can joke about something like that," Tanjiro replied, once more showing Pinkamena that he was sticking to his humanity and that he wasn't going to become a Demon, even though she was sure that he might be formidable if he did such a thing, especially after seeing what happened with Nezuko, but instead of saying anything she tilted her head as she kept track of where her targets were, "Poisoning your family with fear isn't the same as having bonds, at least not in my book, and I'm not going to let you do such a thing to Nezuko... if you don't correct those basic misunderstandings, as in stop treating them like garbage or whatever you've been doing to them, you won't be able to get the bonds that you have been seeking. If you keep insisting on taking my sister from me, than I will have no choice but to take your head off and put an end to this madness."
"Someone sure is mighty, despite what's happened so far... fine, come at me." Rui stated, where he raised his left hand for a moment and moved some of his hair out of the way, confirming Pinkamena's thoughts when she and Tanjiro noticed the marking on her eye, though what was interesting was that he wasn't Lower Moon Six, like they thought since Kyogai had lost his place not that long ago, rather he was Lower Moon Five, "You can't beat me, one of the Kizuki... but first, let me tell you something: the Father has the role of the father, and the Mother has the role of the mother, where the parents protect their children and all of the older siblings protect their younger siblings with their lives, no matter what sort of danger they might be facing. Your role, on the other hand, is to hand over your sister and then disappear before I decide to kill you for annoying me... if you can't understand that fact, as simple as it is, then you have to die."
"And I said that you can't have Nezuko!" Tanjiro stated, showing Rui that he was going to do everything in his power, even with a broken blade, to keep his sister from the Demon that was in front of them right now, to which he decided to glance in the direction that the other Demon had ran in earlier, almost as if he was planning on having her take care of him and the Brute Demon, so he could focus on Rui.
In that moment Pinkamena drew her blade and focused her mind, where she swung it in the direction of the Brute Demon eight times as she unleashed the First Form of her own Breathing Style, slicing his hands off, taking his head off, cutting his chest in half, separating his feet from his legs, and cutting his legs off from the rest of his body, something that caused Rui to pause for a moment as that happened. As the Brute Demon fell, and she happened to free Inosuke from his situation, she shifted her stance and let out a single breath as she found where the other Demon was located, finding that the older sister was fleeing from the mountain, running right towards another Slayer that happened to be a newcomer, and in that moment she swung her blade once more as she severed her target's head.
"What... WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Rui asked, his tone showing her that he was able to sense his clan members and had quickly found out that they had been slain shortly after Pinkamena unleashed her attacks, at first finding that they did nothing and that she had been insane, only to find that she was able to hurt her targets from afar, without needing to be near them, a fact that meant his clan had been wiped out.
"Chaos Breathing, First Form: Reality Slash... a power that allows me to swing my sword and hit whatever I want, without having to be near them," Pinkamena replied, though as she said that her demonic power claimed the body pieces of both Demons, leaving nothing for anyone else to worry about, to which she turned her head towards Rui, who seemed far more annoyed with her, more than he had been previously, though after saying that she rested the edge of her blade against her shoulder for a moment, "I am the creator and sole user of this particular Breathing Style, one unlike anything seen in this world, and there are nine other Forms I have created, making ten in total."
The reason she was speaking was because it gave Tanjiro an opening to do something to Rui, what she had no idea since his blade was broken and that meant his reach was limited, though in that moment their foe swung his hand and snatched Nezuko from where Tanjiro was standing, bringing her to his side, but as he started to speak she flexed her clawed hand for a few seconds and scratched Rui's face. It was rather interesting when Pinkamena thought about it, a Demon who had eaten nothing for two years had wounded, if for a few seconds, one of the Kizuki, causing Rui to suspend Nezuko up in the air with some of his threads, which were cutting into her body and spreading her blood over both parts of the ground and his threads. As Rui healed his face he revealed something to them, that he was going to teach her a lesson and suspend her up in the air, let her lose a little blood, and if she continued to be stubborn, resisting his desire to make her part of his new clan, he was going to let her roast in the sun before starting over with his clan, since his family had all been slain since they came to this mountain. Tanjiro, sensing an opening in Rui's defenses, controlled his breathing before shifting his own stance for a moment, where Pinkamena recognized it as the Tenth Form of Water Breathing, Constant Flux, a technique that caused the user to move in a series of flowing motions, like a dragon, where each attack was designed to make it even stronger than before, due to momentum when she recalled what they had learned.
Such a thing allowed Tanjiro, after multiple movements, to slash through the threads that were in front of him, where Rui asked them if they thought that this was as hard as his threads could become as his fingers turned red and his threads did the same, where he weaved together a new defensive wall, something Tanjiro wouldn't be able to cut through and it would no doubt end with him dead. As Pinkamena shifted her stance for a moment, to take down the wall with her power, part of her stalled as she noticed that the air around him seemed to change, like his life was flashing before his eyes, and she had a feeling he might be relearning something important, hence why she expanded part of her power to see what Tanjiro was envisioning at the moment. What she discovered, however, was that a fire a lit inside him as his water dragon burst into a wave of flames that seemed to follow his blade, where Tanjiro moved into the First Form of the Hinokami Kagura, Dance, and slashed his way through the red threads in front of him, but he wasted no time in continuing his movements while he advanced on Rui's position, cleaving his way through the threads that were summoned to stop him. Rui wasn't expecting it to happen and continued to defend himself against all of Tanjiro's movements, even though Tanjiro was willing to sacrifice parts of his body to make sure he struck down the Lower Moon that was in front of him, totally ignoring Pinkamena again, but that was when the threads burst like they were on fire, in fact they were, and she traced it back to Nezuko, which told her that her Blood Demon Art was Blood Burst, since the threads in question had been soaked in her blood.
In fact some of her blood got on Tanjiro's blade and, when it created friction after hitting Rui's hard neck, it sparked with enough power to push through Rui's neck, allowing him to remove Rui's head, or at least that was what an ordinary person might have seen, but Pinkamena wasn't fooled as the threads around Nezuko disappeared, allowing her to land nearby, to which she turned towards their foe as her friend collapsed on the ground.
"Nice try, Rui, but you took your own head off before Tanjiro could," Pinkamena said, where Tanjiro's eyes widened as he heard her say that, no doubt believing that he had smashed Lower Moon Five into the ground to save his sister, though a few seconds later the Demon's body picked itself up and his head was picked up by threads, allowing him to reattach his head and heal his neck, all with an incredibly annoyed look on his face, to which she activated her own Blood Demon Art and formed a barrier around her and Rui, with her friend locked outside it.
"No wonder there was something different about you... your a Demon!" Rui replied, as the moment Pinkamena stepped into this area he knew that she was someone who was totally different from a normal Demon Slayer, and the mark on her hand made sense now, even though it should be impossible for this to happen, for one of the Great One's own to become a Demon Slayer, and he could see the change from pony to fox as her ability took hold of this area, "I'm going to kill you as slowly as possible, as I'm incredibly pissed off right now, and then I'm going to burn your remains with the sunlight!"
"Oh Rui, you'll need to do better than making death threats to take me out," Pinkamena stated, to which she shifted her stance for a moment and focused on the Kizuki that was in front of her, noting that Rui was definitely pissed and that did mean he might make some mistakes while fighting her, even if right now her blade was sheathed, showing them that she was waiting for Rui to make the first move.
Rui growled for a moment before calling out his threads again, where they filled the area that they were in, a surprise for him since he was expecting them to go outside the barrier as well and it told him that his foe commanding the area that they would be fighting in, so he had to fight on her terms for a time, before he changed his mind and formed a dome of red threads around Pinkamena. His thoughts were that since she was a Demon, and thus couldn't die like a Human, all he had to do was hack her body apart to the point where she couldn't pull herself together, allowing him to haul her into the air and burn her to a crisp, where this dome, so named Murderous Eye Basket, would dice her body apart as it shrank as time went by, a technique that no foe had survived in the past. Pinkamena, on the other hand, took a deep breath as she started to spin where she was standing, her right leg touching the ground with her left raised like she might kick an enemy with it, and accessed the Sixth Form of Chaos Breathing, Violent Vortex Slash, which allowed her to slash through all of her foe's threads after pulling them into the area that she was standing in, much to Rui's surprise. Tanjiro, despite the pain his body was in, no doubt from changing his Water Breathing technique to one from the Hinokami Kagura, was surprised by her technique as well, especially since this was his first time seeing it, though in that moment she held her hand out and pointed her blade towards the ground, only to let it go and reveal that it was floating in the air, which caused her to move her hand and spin it.
This was another Form of her creation, the Ninth Form of her Chaos Breathing, Inversion as she called it, a technique that, at a glance, altered one's senses, so up was down and left was right, but the reality of the situation was that it actually did it at random to those she happened to be fighting, so for one second up might be down and the next instant up could be left, back, or something else. Rui staggered for a moment as he tried to move, finding that nothing seemed to go how he wanted, to which Pinkamena grabbed her Nichirin Blade and neared her foe while he was distracted, severing his left arm before he could even do anything, though of course Rui regrew it within seconds before sending out his threads, in a way that made it look like he was using her chaos to his benefit. It was an interesting tactic, especially since some of them got close to where she was standing at the moment, though because his senses were totally messed up it was hard for him to hit her, despite the fact that she wasn't bound by such restrictions and swung her blade at him a few more times, cutting into his arms, legs, and chest before he could even counter, but she made sure to claim any part she removed since it was a waste in her opinion, especially since they needed Rui's blood for Tamayo. When Rui managed to cut through her right shoulder, a feat that no other Demon had accomplished before this point in time, Pinkamena decided to just end the fight, as she had a feeling that prolonging it might cause her foe's power to explode, because she had seen Tanjiro's power do it in the form of remembering the past, to which she shifted her stance for a thrust attack, the Tenth Form of her art, even if it caused her to drop Inversion for now.
Rui, finding that he was able to move normally again, gathered his threads into the space in front of him, forming what had to be a rotating wheel of threads, before sending it flying through the air as he targeted her, to which Pinkamena rushed forward, like she had been shot out of a cannon, and smashed through Rui's attack without even shifting her stance, as it would ruin her technique. In that following moment, as she reached her target, Pinkamena thrust her sword forward and a large crimson maw formed in front of her, like she was surrounded by a large head of some kind, which had curved horns on top of it, where the head's sharp teeth chomped down on Rui and seemed to swallow him, with her sword swing being a diagonal slash from Rui's left shoulder to his right side. The Tenth Form of Chaos Breathing was known as Devil's Maw, a move that sort of resembled the water dragon of Water Breathing in a way, though instead of it being a momentum style attack it was more of a distraction, the maw captured her foe and opened the path through their defenses, though as Rui realized what was going on Pinkamena turned her blade for a second before removing her foe's head. In that moment, as his head fell, Rui likely saw his Human life and possibly reflected on his actions, all while Pinkamena sheathed her weapon and dismissed the barrier before making sure Rui had enough time to think about things, as once his head was gone she would take his segmented body away, even though it was walking towards Tanjiro, who was resting on top of Nezuko, just to keep her safe in case Rui came at them again.
"You did a good job..." a voice said, where she found that there was a newcomer in this area, the black haired man that she had seen during their training with Sakonji, as it was easy for Pinkamena to recognize his combination haori, though this told her that reinforcements had arrived at last, due to the fact that they sent one of the stronger Corps members, likely a Hashira, to take down Rui and save the others of the organization, before he noticed what was around him.
"Don't worry, the Lower Moon and his clan have been dealt with," Pinkamena stated, where she withdrew the last of her power and Chaos World disappeared once more, returning her to her previous state with the fox mask reforming, though at the same time she also watched Rui's body, as he seemed to regret something in his past, before the moving part fell on the ground and landed in front of Tanjiro, who weakly smelled the emotion coming from Rui and let go of his blade to rest his right hand on Rui's body.
Rui, in his last moments, definitely regretted something in his life, as he mentioned that he had killed too many people and that he wasn't going to go to the same place as his parents, even though he did seem somewhat happy that Tanjiro placed a hand on his fallen body, but after that he said nothing as the rest of his faded away, leading the Water Hashira to walk over to Tanjiro's position and he stepped on Rui's body before it disappeared. As Pinkamena made sure that everything on the mountain was fine, however, the newcomer informed Tanjiro that he shouldn't feel sorry for someone who became a Demon, reminding her that the Corps had never encountered a friendly Demon, much less one like her, and that he knew that the Lower Moon was an unsightly monster, given the unknown length of time he spent killing Humans. Tanjiro, once more, stuck to his beliefs that it was his duty to dispel any regrets of those who were slain, to stop more victims from being created, and that he was going to wield his blade against Demons, but that didn't change the fact that he wouldn't trample on those who became Demons, especially the ones who regretted what they had done, before ending his talk with asking the newcomer to remove his foot. Such a thing caused the Water Hashira to recognize him, as Pinkamena recalled what Tanjiro had said about his first meeting with a Demon Slayer, even though he then drew his sword and blocked an attack that came from a lady who seemed to fly into the area, who landed between Pinkamena and the Water Hashira, though she was confused about something.
The newest newcomer was a petite lady who had large compound eyes that seemed to lack pupils and were purple, which happened to be the coloration of the ends of her black hair, cut shoulder length, she had a haori that seemed to look like a pair of butterfly wings, if one stretched it out anyway, that rested over her normal Demon Slayer attire, though her blade did have some modifications since the back edge seemed to be missing, making it look like a stinger, which caused her to wonder if there was an Insect Breathing style.
"Why are you getting in the way, Giyu? Didn't you say that we can't get along with Demons?" the lady asked, turning to face the Water Pillar as she ignored Pinkamena, which was fine with her since she wanted to make sure the coast was clear, all over the forest, before returning the injured Demon Slayers to where they had been previously, since no Demons were in this place right now, though she did dislike the lady's smile, as it was too cheery for her tasks, like it was fake and she was forcing herself to wear it, "If you do this, everyone will hate you... so, get out of the way, please."
"I am not hated." Giyu replied, his tone surprisingly calm and not having a hint of annoyance over what the newcomer had just said, though Pinkamena knew that her comment must have annoyed him, even if he was bottling it up right now, while Tanjiro looked like he was either sad in Giyu's place or confused by what was happening right now, though Pinkamena just stood there and glanced at the pair for a time.
What surprised her was that the Insect Pillar said an apology of sorts, almost like she didn't mean it, while mentioning that she was sorry about Giyu not knowing that he was hated by the rest of the Hashira, something Pinkamena had to wonder if it was true or not, before she informed Tanjiro that he had to hand over Nezuko so she could be slain, before she broke away and ate someone. Of course she knew that the Hashira wouldn't suddenly change their minds and accept a Demon that hasn't killed anyone or eaten Human flesh, in fact upon hearing Tanjiro mention that Nezuko was his sister she told all of them that she was going to use a poison to kill her in a way that didn't inflict pain on her, something that caused them to realize what would happen next. In that moment Pinkamena shifted her stance and activated Chaos World once more, only this time she opened a spherical portal, roughly a little taller than she was, behind Tanjiro and beckoned to it with her head for a second, where he wasted no time in collecting the wooden box and his sister before disappearing, though once she was on the other side, something that surprised Giyu and the Insect Pillar, especially since the latter rushed forward to kill Nezuko and missed them as the portal closed before she could reach it. Of course the Hashira claimed that this was a violation of the code that the Demon Slayers followed, even though Pinkamena was basically the biggest violation to it, due to her demonic nature, before she and Giyu got into what had to be a fight between them, even though it seemed to be a bunch of random moves and no real sword swings.
In the end she ignored them and found another female Demon Slayer, an Insect Breathing user no doubt, who seemed to be surprised by the lack of bodies, though before she said anything the crows informed the Hashira to escort Tanjiro and Nezuko to Headquarters, going into what they looked like for the Corps to find them, and even she was included, to which she fell in with Giyu and told him that she'd bring the others out when they were safe, causing him to nod before they and the rest of the Corps departed from Rui's mountain.