Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 10
- ISBN
- 9781591167037
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 192
Rurouni Kenshin 10 collects Acts 76–84 and opens with the search for a replacement reverse-blade sword stalled. Seiku has already refused to make another weapon. Before another confrontation can settle anything, Kenshin and his companions have to decide whether obtaining a blade justifies pressing a peaceful craftsman into service. This is a pause over equipment and responsibility within the Kyoto conflict, not a fresh adventure or a volume without combat. Continue from the broken sword in the preceding book.
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Misao thinks the problem is insufficient pressure: Seiku was wavering, so Kenshin should have pushed harder. His refusal makes the weapon shortage more than an obstacle to the next fight. He will not overturn the maker’s life to secure his own means of protection. Kenshin also recognizes the practical danger: Shishio’s men would not leave the family alone if Seiku forged the sword. The peaceful household is therefore part of the decision, not background to the hero’s need. Even a reverse-blade sword can be acquired through coercion. The opening pause makes Kenshin account for the conditions under which his supposedly merciful equipment would be produced. He still needs a better blade; he has rejected one convenient way to obtain it.
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