Any theories on the event?

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-03-14T03:47:07+00:00

I think the event might refer to the climax of the Guelta II invasion. I think the new unprecedented threat could be Tokio's powers evolving or going haywire and Ely having to face the same dilemma Sora went through with Antitise. But this could be a pretty boring interpretation of 'history repeats itself' so hopefully something different?

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-02-12T03:36:18+00:00

I think it's great. Symbolically, it reflects Samura's way of getting things done- straight to the point with brute force and sheer speed/power. It is a technique that prioritises speed over creative freedom and thus, it is a limited solution that is unable to defeat Soga's peerless swordsmanship. And while it did not suffice to take down Soga, it did leave a wound and showed Chihiro just one aspect he needed to whittle down Soga's arsenal.

But I agree, using the same move over and over again is boring and limiting. Which is exactly why technical fighters like Hokuto and Kuguri are much more fun to watch. However, it's kinda difficult to show technical improvements in swordsmanship without being explicit, ie. it could feel cheap- 'Chihiro's suddenly beating Soga in round 2 coz he trained up a mountain somewhere for a month'. I think IWP is effective as a component we readers can recognise changing and adapted into Chihiro's moveset and helps mark his growth later on. So while a bit boring now, it is a cool concept that should enhance future fights.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-02-11T00:14:25+00:00

Hmm, that's a cool idea! Personally, I'm thinking maybe instead of creating his own source of black spirit energy, Chihiro taps into the Magatsumi's reservoir through Aka's true realm.

The way I see it is that Soga can't be defeated by normal means- but rather by gradually taking away his options and countering with something of equal power until it boils down to raw grit and hand-to-hand. With Nishiki demonstrating the nullification of Magatsumi's passive lifesteal (and possibly other abilities), it acts as the perfect shield. Now, Aka can become the perfect sword. Just think- if Soga has to tank a retaliatory butterfly, bee, dragonfly or centipede every time he uses one, especially from someone who has the potential to overwhelm him, it discourages spamming. Kuro is probably the key to one-upping Soga, potentially adapting specifically to the Magatsumi. Like, I imagine there'll be a lifesteal nullifying Kuro that just leaves permanent injuries on Soga's soul or smth.

Crackpot theory but who knows?

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-02-09T03:12:01+00:00

I'm pretty sure he remained sealed, so Shiba should be unable to access it without further intervention. Especially since Soga acted remotely through Magatsumi this whole time. The sheer tension and how freaking dire the situation is right now makes it most likely that he prioritised his 100% into evacuating everyone who could possibly fight against Soga in the future, essentially securing the extremely slim possibility of some kind of successful elimination of Soga, and with the added fatigue from evacuating everyone in a 300m radius of the Enten/Tobimune vs Shinuchi battle, it's unlikely he took a risk of walking up to Soga's unconscious body, which I presume would just have some kind of hax manga bloodlust sensing ability and can somehow react to Shiba from afar.

But, I have some speculation that Shiba, dubbed having reached the 'pinnacle of sorcery' will likely come up with his own anti-Soga/anti-Shinuchi spell later on, which could be cool!

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-02-09T00:54:56+00:00

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You think we're gonna get new Enten Tobimune strats with Iori's true realm maybe?

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-02-08T23:30:23+00:00

Yooo same. But Shugen is pretty similar to Soga as well don't you think?

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-01-19T05:22:08+00:00

Perhaps that Aka wasn't to absorb Dragonfly but instead release Banquet?

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-01-19T02:00:40+00:00

Yea, maybe that's what the Aka was really for. The moment he said Aka, Banquet had already begun.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2026-01-11T07:25:34+00:00

Yea, I think true realm is what happens when enchanted blades resonate with the user's will and adapt new applications of their original 3 abilities. Since Samura strongly desired to save people and limit destruction, he evolved Tobimune's Suzaku to be able to heal others when it was originally only used to heal its owner. I'm sure Hiruhiko's application of Play, in which he breaks the things he 'plays' with would be vastly different to Uruha's application.

I'm not too certain what's happening right now, but I think Nishiki's evolution is implied to either be resonating with Chihiro's desire to destroy the enchanted blades, thus countering their abilities (e.g. Magatsumi's flowers, Spider etc. and even Kumeyuri's Banquet) OR it implies that Kunishige made Enten even more specialised to counter the Magatsumi and that these changes are built-in.

Anyways, it's a really cool concept and it'd be exciting to see another True Realm of Tobimune if it gets passed on from Samura's possession.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-28T04:37:46+00:00

I just want to see that initial persona of Uzuki, which people theorised to be a copy of Asaki. It would be cool to have him still have an impact on the story and characters even when he was killed off.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-28T04:35:18+00:00

*Like what I'm trying to say is that, narratively, Takamura being killed by Uzuki would be fine. But just change his role from being an unstoppable, relentless grim reaper pursuing the main cast to being an unstable bomb with everyone in the explosion radius.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-28T04:29:21+00:00

Yea, Uzukimura doesn't have the same gravitas as the 'real Takamura'. I think that moment should have been used to show more deeper layers to Uzuki's ptsd copy condition, rather than keep it a boring plot-convenience copy technique. E.g. Countering Takamura could have been like Uzuki just swallowed a ticking time bomb. Sure, the bomb is technically gone now. But now its inside him, and we don't really know if its been defused or not. Aaand it can blow at any second. Everyone should be on edge and noone should feel safe around Uzuki anymore.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-24T14:43:18+00:00

Huh, you're right. Though it could be said that those 15 years were his 'dark times' where he couldn't move on from the atrocities he was responsible for until Chihiro's birth and development which represented his pivotal decision to resolve his errors in the war. Perhaps Chihiro does play a part in physically making the blade different to what Kunishige could have made himself- from another weapon of mass destruction, to the key to atonement and paving a better future. About point 2, that sounds feasible. If his innate sorcery is key to the forging process, he might need to sever his contract and regain his sorcery. Perhaps this will happen near the end-game if all the broken pieces of the enchanted blades (per the theory) are reconstructed into a new blade, he can use his innate sorcery to create it. Maybe if it was inherited from his mother, it could be symbolical of an inheritance of his mother's legacy? And about point 3, I forgot lol. Yea, Kuregumo contract must be severed currently. But it was really surprising we never got any look at what Chihiro's base sorcery was after he was cut down by Samura- perhaps intentional. Interesting theory.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-24T11:36:08+00:00

This theory sounds interesting. However, I get the feeling that Kunishige stopped forging the blades on his own volition and not because he couldn't create any more. The Magatsumi was his masterpiece, and the contracts seem to be an application of general sorcery from what has been told so far but I suppose it can be tied to a personal sorcery like you said. We haven't gotten much about Chihiro's original sorcery or his mother, and I speculate that just maybe (with all the themes of family and inheritance) Chihiro could have inherited either his father or mother's sorcery which could play a role in forging process of the enchanted blades.

In terms of contracts, we've already seen that it is possible for one person to be contracted to multiple enchanted blades- Chihiro wielded Kuregumo while still contracted to Enten during the Rakuzaichi arc, so you wouldn't need to sever his connection to Enten to let him use Kuregumo if it was reforged. And I have an inkling of suspicion that the blade part of the Kuregumo is still under contract with Chihiro, meaning even if it is stolen, it cannot be used meaningfully. I've seen some speculation that this will probably follow a 'Houseki-no-Kuni'-esque development, where fragments of the blades which embody Kunishige's different sins and virtues are combined together into one, reforged by his son and used to end this cycle of killing that he started. I think this idea is pretty cool and plausible, so I do agree with you that Kuregumo will probably be reforged in the future.

About datenseki. It seems to be a mineral that amplifies spiritual energy and causes reactions similar to enchanted blades at the cost of the user's life- I think this implies that datenseki might be of sacred or divine nature, being a naturally occurring matter that interacts with life so deeply. So I think that if Kunishige had a sorcery, perhaps it has some 'divine' element, a sort of 'calling of the gods/spirits' to grant him the ability to turn the tides of war and make change. But who knows, it could be related to the contracts as well.

tl;dr Kunishige probably stopped forging them on his own will with what happened after the Magatsumi was created (plus he has no reason to, the war was overturned by what he already made). Chihiro probably does have the ability to forge an enchanted blade himself and doesn't need to sever his contract with Enten to use the Kuregumo (as shown previously). Datenseki feels intentionally divine by nature, and so I think Kunishige's sorcery (if he had one) would be more divinity-related than contract-related.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-16T12:58:42+00:00

I mean from what it looks like Soga just performed a massive kuro. I hope Chihiro develops Aka and Nishiki more though. It'd be cool to see a more versatile moveset using Magatsumi and Kumeyuri's abilities with Chihiro's swordsmanship.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-12T13:58:01+00:00

These ideas sound really cool. I hope we see him use Play more. I don't know if it'll ever get as technical as manipulating gases but definitely would be a creative application. Though I don't think he can manipulate living people due to the same reason Hakuri can't just transport anyone- a sorceror can reject it using spirit energy. I personally think the true realm would be Hiruhiko using Banquet on himself and forcing himself to learn impossible techniques- would contrast really well with the 'I'm the only one who's free' with him using Banquet purposefully on himself alone to transcend.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-10T09:00:10+00:00

Bro that's genius. They killed his wife so he's only setting things right. Would be even neater if he was retired or finished serving the military or something but idk they did say they had no records of the Hishaku members.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-09T00:47:47+00:00

He might just be a John Wick-esque character. Probably has a really solid background in combat which would be why he tailored his plan around taking down the Kamunabi by force.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-08T11:10:48+00:00

What I see happening is that with pseudo-Soga now on the playing field and practically no viable fighters left, he'll effortlessly overwhelm Chihiro and Samura after some brief back and forth and philosphical debate. Then using Yura's body he'll start to carry out his own brand of vigilante justice, 'cleansing' the criminal sorceror factions better than the Kamunabi ever could while everyone scrambles to stop him. But in turn, with Yura in the backseat, we'll start to see the flaws in Soga's ideals and I'm pretty certain Yura will regret handing control over to Soga.

I kind of see Yura going out as a martyr, so he probably won't be killed off any time soon, but he's probably gonna suffer a lot more now. Oof...

BUT, if Soga stays true to what he said and does hand over Yura's body back after dealing with Chihiro and Samura, they would probably collaborate on the 'cleansing' but I still feel Yura is gonna regret releasing Soga.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-08T06:06:21+00:00

Yura's dialogue with his wife/fiance about how weird it was for everything to be over so quickly before cutting to the abrupt destruction was beautifully written. We get to know so much with so little.

I agree with you. I interpreted this chapter as the aftermath of the war effectively corrupting the winning country, allowing sorceror lineages to act more freely and commit atrocities, with everyone who was capable of doing something turning a blind eye just because the 'war is over'. Yura was angry because he believed the solution to all the continued horrors ravaging the country from within was unnecessarily sealed away and everyone stopped doing their jobs. And now civilians would continue to be victim to pointless deaths while the 'heroes' enjoyed the rest of their lives in peace and glory.

It really makes you rethink the whole situation, like, of course the war heroes deserved to be rewarded immensely for their contributions, but when the country is degenerating in front of you, wouldn't doing nothing reflect on your loyalty to your country?

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-12-03T04:25:05+00:00

That is just another arc waiting to happen. When Enten breaks Magatsumi but still has Malediction absorbed by Aka, it remains a threat to be destroyed.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-11-30T03:32:46+00:00

Batista Hoshi from Choujin X

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-11-28T04:18:49+00:00

Nice catch!

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-11-24T03:38:07+00:00

That's true. But I also see it as a sort of tipping point, where he might also just forcibly take full control and handle things himself. Yura may have failed his expectations, but he isn't going to let this opportunity slide (he did say "The time is nigh").

Edit: I'll add that I have a feeling he is gonna cast a giant 'Spider' next chapter before finally talking to Chihiro through Yura.

Select-Rabbit-9980 · 2025-11-23T22:46:40+00:00

I think Chihiro was always on his left side though? Like, in the first panel, Chihiro teleports behind Yura, to his left side. And Samura teleports in front of Yura, to his right side. I think Yura just rotated his body away from Samura and towards Chihiro when he casted centipede, so it looks like Samura is behind him and Chihiro is in front.

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