How Chihiro PLANNED HIS ENTIRE BIRTH! Kagurabachi Chapter 137 Spoilers!

In the previous Kagurabachi chapter, we are introduced to the six Mikaboshi Guardians, most notably Crown Prince Ariu Mikaboshi’s albino younger brother, Shurin.

Kagurabachi Chapter 137 is titled, “Fork”

This chapter has 15 pages.

The chapter picks up from Chapter 135: “The War Begins”, at the 30th of March 20 years ago, with Akemura asking for an Enchanted Blade but with Kunishige refusing to budge, noting that because they are the same in their convictions and their love for Chiaki, with Kunishige as a husband and Akemura as the doting younger brother, that he cannot give into nepotism, I mean, emotional appeal.

He recalls how Ibuki and Samura responded as they each outlined what made a right wielder of the Enchanted Blades: those who could doubt or hesitate, knowing their own limits.

Ibuki says he is not worthy of great power while Samura asserts that although he is unfit himself, he is willing to try.

Both showed hesitation, with Ibuki, in spite of his vigilante violence, being the most unwilling and thus the most deserving of power.

However, Akemura never once showed such hesitation.

While those who never waver are strong, they are also the most hazardous.

It feels like Hokazono is critiquing the shonen archetype of the protagonist who never gives up, who is always sure he is on the right side, yes even his inspiration Naruto.

The chapter cover in the next page shows Kunishige and Chiaki’s wedding photo.

On March 30th prior to the refusal of the conditions of the hand-over, Chiaki Soga and Kunishige Rokuhira tied the knot  in the presence of the head of the Soga family.

Photo taken in August 19 years ago.

This means they were married the day after Kunishige rescued Chiaki and on that day Kunishige made preparations for the approved Enchanted Blade Project.

It was also two days before the official start of the War.

By this point, Kunishige is 21 years old.

As stated in the last chapter, the Japanese had to flee the southeast by around June.

The Mikaboshi begin marching the streets as a large rope-wrapped object with a hole, similar to the one that appeared when the Mikaboshi arrived on Irishima in Chapter 117: “The Irishima Talks”, peers over the distance

This seems to be a Sorcery-based vehicle powered by the Datenseki.

The Counter-Sorcery Army mustered 32,000 sorcerers from all ranks and about a quarter or 8,000 died in the first series of attacks.

Already, the first Sorcery Army of Japan had been decimated by a much smaller Mikaboshi force that wielded overwhelming power.

In the Sorcery Bureau office, the square-faced leader noted that the Mikaboshi are nearing Tokyo, while the middle-aged leader asks if the Enchanted Blades still need more time, and Izaru remarks that even without disturbances, the preparations needed time and caution.

June

The Mikaboshi targeted every research facility in the Kanto region in the southeast, including the original Enchanted Blade Plan Headquarters, which led to the whole thing being moved to Yagira Villa in north-west Tochigi Prefecture, a summer villa owned by the Soga Clan and, as Chiaki had been residing there since the start of the war; in July, so did the Enchanted Blade Project, especially since Kunishige was married to the Soga Princess.

We move back to December.

Kunishige grew his signature facial hair at 21 years old and although he says Chiaki dislikes it, Subaru approves of the look, saying it makes him more of a swordsmith.

They are in a yard with many barrier lanterns protecting the place, with a rope on the doorway.

An Urita clone orders from behind a group of men near cars while the real one tells Kunishige it is time to detail the Enchanted Blades now that they were able to forge a working prototype tanto.

In a training ground in the villa, Akemura lies down on the ground, facing wooden targets while having a sheathed katana in his grip.

He was sent there by Gyu to protect Yagira Villa.

Akemura wanted to go to the front lines but Giyu reminded him that they needed someone to protect his sister, which definitely sold the reckless youth on the order.

Chiaki has suffered many nightmares and horrific visions that leave her exhausted when she wakes up.

But in July, by moving to Yagira where Kunishige would also work on the Enchanted Blade Project, things changed.

Akemura remembers seeing Chiaki and Kunishige by a stream, Kunishige crouching down and holding up a rock, and the two smiling.

Even when things went bad, Akemura saw that Kunishige had a profoundly positive impact on his sister, which made her sleep easier.

Akemura keeps tabs on the fact that his brother-in-law had once more saved his beloved sister while Akemura himself remained helpless again.

As Akemura stands up in a flash, Akemura’s sword leaps out and carves through the targets around him in one swift circular motion before he has even finished standing.

Still frustrated, Akemura sheathes his sword and decides to keep training, only for his mother to call for him.

He finds his sister in bed, with Kunishige next to her, holding her hand.

Ichiki also stands nearby, where he states that Chiaki and Kunishige are the two most important people of the nation and the following matter was a national security concern to be kept secret, yet Akemura being Chiaki’s brother, he is privy to this knowledge.

Chiaki states that she had been feeling many new visions yet she smiles at her loving brother, telling him that he is going to be an uncle, which excites the youth as he asks if they have a name or if it is a boy or girl, which Kunishige is amused to see.

Chihiro will be born next year on August 11th.

This means Chihiro has been in the womb for 3 months.

However, to Akemura and Kunishige’s surprise, she reveals that she was actually able to talk to Chihiro in the dream as well.

Even crazier is that the boy even gave his own name, Chihiro, which is how she was even able to name her own son in the first place.

This is some Attack on Titan level stuff because of how similar the circumstances were, as Eren talked to his late father Grisha through the Paths, sending memories of the future to guide his past actions, resulting in Eren inheriting the Founding Titan.

But it does seem plausible that Chihiro, who lost Enten and had regained the use of his Sorcery nerves, was able to inherit the Prophecy ability or some other related Sorcery to reach out to the previous Soga Princess. The issue is that Prophecy is an ability exclusive to the women of the Soga Clan, so this could only work if the rules have been broken through circumstances.

This is not the first time inherited Sorcery broke the rules as Hakuri inherited Storehouse even before his father Kyora passed away and Storehouse could only be used by one person at a time, the head of the Sazanami Clan, so it could be possible that because of a circumstance, say the loss of the rest of the Soga Clan, Chihiro could inherit Prophecy.

Or what if Chihiro inherited a completely different Sorcery that is connected to Prophecy?

There has never been a Soga Princess who was able to talk to another in the future to give a warning, as all her dreams were visual information, not a form of communication from the future.

The timing is crucial too as Chihiro was able to talk to his mom while he was in the womb, so maybe that was the only possible circumstance for a Prophecy user of the future to speak to a past one, through an ongoing biological attachment.

What if Chihiro planned the story of Kagurabachi the whole time by altering the Seitei War itself?

Ichiki takes a call, confirming the preparations for the Enchanted Blades have begun.

Author’s comment: “The Further Misadventures of Cliff Booth, thank you so much.”

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