Shurin reaches Chiaki Soga in Kagurabachi Chapter 139, titled “Battle at Yagira Villa”, and tells her he is taking her with him. Whether he actually does is left open, because the chapter ends on a scarred swordsman facing him with a blade Shurin calls the prototype Enchanted Blade.
Chiaki is the Mikaboshi’s other demand. When Japan refused the clan on April 1, it refused both the Datenseki and the Soga Princess, and Yagira Villa now holds the Enchanted Blade project and Chiaki together. One attack puts both targets in reach.
Akemura Soga is the one who tries to stop him, and the fight does not go his way. Shurin pins Chiaki by the throat, threatens to crush it if she screams, and the chapter never shows him letting go.
The detail I keep returning to is that Chiaki got no warning. A guard asks why an attack of this scale came without a prophecy, and her reaction suggests she saw nothing. After two chapters spent building up her visions, I think the series is showing us the limit of her gift.
How Did Shurin Reach Chiaki in Kagurabachi Chapter 139?
The chapter opens with a bell ringing across the villa. In the forge, Kunishige Rokuhira is told there is no way to stop now. The alarm confirms an enemy attack, and a guard asks why there was no prophecy for an incident this size.
Chiaki is shaken, saying “Why…?” and “This can’t be!” Akemura urges her to flee, and the two talk about something called Sumika, which Chiaki says she saw at the Yokoo Line, the second fortress barrier line from the coast. A guard lies dead in the corridor, and a silhouette appears at the far end of the dark hallway.
Shurin catches up with them. He grips Chiaki’s face and says, “Princess. It’s an honor to meet you.” Akemura attacks and the swords clash, but Shurin overpowers him, and Chiaki cries out Akemura’s name until Shurin says he’ll crush her throat and that he is taking her with him.
Related: When Is the Kagurabachi Anime Coming Out? Release Date and Where to Watch
Who Is Fighting Shurin at the End of Kagurabachi Chapter 139?
Shurin did not come alone. Black-robed Mikaboshi soldiers swarm the grounds around the forge, and Urita shouts a warning to Kunishige. A scarred, bloodied swordsman cuts into them, and the chapter shows the soldiers torn apart in a burst of lily petals.
The final spread shows Shurin, one eye bleeding, thrown across the villa’s rooftop. A scarred swordsman stands on the tiles with a blade clenched in his teeth. Shurin stares at it and asks whether it’s the Enchanted Blade, the prototype.
Chapter 137’s narration said a prototype was already deployed, so I read this as its first appearance on the page. If the swordsman is Kunishige, as the setup suggests, it also means the man forging the weapons is fighting with one. Chiaki is not on the final spread, so her fate is still open.
Chihiro is still unborn at this point, and I don’t think the series would let Chiaki vanish for long. Even so, a capture sets a clock, and I’m more worried about what the Mikaboshi would do with a prophet than about the fight itself.
Can the prototype Enchanted Blade stop Shurin before he leaves Yagira with Chiaki? Let us know in the comments below.
You May Also Like:
Add us as a preferred source on Google.