Chihiro Rokuhira sacrificed herself, giving up something extremely dear to her to rescue the person who once saved her life.
Chihiro and Shiba encounter the tough elite guards, Tou, from the Sazanami group. But when Hinao sent a signal for help, Shiba had to rush to help with Hakuri, leaving Chihiro alone to deal with the three Tou members.
This chapter begins with Hinao taking care of the injured Hakuri. Shiba confronts Soya Sazanami, Hakuri’s older brother and a member of Tou’s group.
Soya demonstrates Sazanami’s famous fighting style to counter Shiba’s teleportation technique. He uses a technique called Isou to create shockwaves that he directs in response to Shiba’s magical abilities.
The sorcerer realized that Shiba might be the strongest among Sazanami’s elite guards. But at the same time, he was worried about Chihiro Rokuhira, who had to face the three Tou members and Kyora Sazanami alone at the Sazanami mansion.
Shiba thinks this is a difficult situation, even if Chihiro is using the Enchanted Sword. He would feel better if he could teleport there, taking Soya with him, making it a five-on-two fight.
The focus shifts to Chihiro, who uses Nishiki to conceal herself when facing her opponents. One of the Tou members asked their father, Kyora Sazanami, for a sword.
Chihiro was stunned when two swords appeared in Tou member’s hands. He pondered whether this ability was related to the Rakuzaichi vault.
Meanwhile, Kyora Sazanami notices that one of the intruders, Shiba, has escaped. He praised the wizard’s teleportation skills and provided his children with more swords.
Summarize
Shiba returns to help Chihiro, bringing Soya with him. Hakuri’s brother was confused by the sudden change of location. He happily announced to his father, Kyora, that he had found Huri.
This news from Soya erased any doubts Kyora Sazanami had. He understood that his son, Hakuri, had once again played the role of spy and betrayed their family.
As a result, Kyora demonstrates her witchcraft to summon Hakuri seemingly out of nowhere. It is revealed that Kyora Sazanami has the ability to retrieve any item, including his children, that has been registered to the space vault.
It is revealed that every member of the Sazanami family was enrolled in the space vault as a child as part of a ritual.
This practice allows the head of the clan, currently Kyora Sazanami, to protect her children from outside threats when necessary.
Interestingly, Hakuri was unaware of this important fact. Leader Sazanami mockingly asks Chihiro and Shiba if his son, Hakuri, is their informant.
Chihiro is disgusted with Kyora for using her own son as a hostage. Meanwhile, Shiba, being pragmatic, understands that Kyora Sazanami can request the seventh Enchanted Blade in exchange for Huri.
He recalls how Huri saved his life by blocking a blow from Hiyuki. He chooses to negotiate, it is later revealed that Chihiro traded his sword Enten to Kyora Sazanami in exchange for Hakuri’s life.
This chapter moves to the Rakuzaichi bunker, where leader Sazanami celebrates obtaining the seventh Enchanted Blade. He believes that the upcoming auction will be the greatest in Sazanami’s history.
It then switches to Chihiro’s base, where he arrives with Shiba and Huri. The exiled wizard breaks down and apologizes to the protagonist for having to give up his sword.
Similarly, Shiba feels guilty for taking Soya with him back to the villa. However, Chihiro reassures them that no one is at fault.
Instead, he expressed satisfaction that everything had gone as he planned. Kagurabachi Chapter 25 ends with the revelation that Chihiro intentionally gave the Enten sword to Kyora Sazanami.
Release date and where to read
Kagurabachi Chapter 26 will be released on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 8:30 pm Pacific Time (PT). Here are the international release times:
- Canada time: 11:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2024
- Pacific Time: 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2024
- Australian time: 2:30pm Monday, 25 March 2024
- Greenwich time: 3:30 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2024
- Japan time: 12:30 pm Monday, March 25, 2024
- Central time: 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2024
Readers can find Kagurabachi Chapter 26 on Viz and MANGA Plus with English translation. Kagurabachi Chapter 26 Raw will be available on Shounen Jump in Japan.