Kagurabachi Chapter 134 has finally delivered the painful truth behind Ibuki Misaka‘s darkest secret. The chapter, titled “Master of the Sword,” arrived on October 11, 2026, and it wasted no time addressing the question that has haunted readers since Chapter 133 dropped the bombshell headline: “PATRICIDE: BOY KILLS FATHER.”
The answer is not what anyone expected. Ibuki Misaka did not kill his father out of malice or madness. He did it to save his younger brother, Natsuki Misaka, from a man who was supposed to protect them. The revelation reframes everything readers thought they knew about the notorious swordsman and his relentless younger sibling.
What Really Happened Between Ibuki and His Father
The Misaka brothers grew up in a home ruled by fear. Their father ran a dojo where he trained police officers and instructors. Outside the dojo walls, he was respected. Inside his own home, he was a monster.
According to the chapter’s flashback sequences, the Misaka patriarch believed in “education through violence.” He beat his sons regularly. Natsuki, who lacked his older brother’s natural talent, received the worst of it. The abuse was not discipline. It was cruelty dressed up as parenting.
The breaking point came when their father attacked Natsuki with a blade, leaving a deep scar across his face. The wound was life-threatening. Ibuki walked in, saw his brother bleeding on the ground, and made a decision that would define the rest of his life.
He killed his father on the spot.
The chapter does not portray this as a heroic act. It shows a teenage boy covered in blood, staring at the body of the man he had just cut down. The weight of that moment crushed him. Ibuki did not walk away from that house feeling like a savior. He walked away feeling like a murderer.
Why Ibuki Pushed Natsuki Away
The years after the killing were not kind to Ibuki Misaka. He abandoned the path of a swordsman and drifted into a life of delinquency. He joined biker gangs. He picked fights. He let his reputation as a “father-killer” grow into something monstrous.
None of it was for himself. Ibuki believed that a man who had killed his own father had no right to live a normal life. He saw himself as trash, and he decided that Natsuki deserved better than to be dragged down with him.
Every time Natsuki tried to follow his brother, Ibuki kicked him away. Literally. The chapter shows a panel where a young Natsuki reaches out, only to be shoved back by a brother who refuses to look him in the eye.
“Ibuki protected Natsuki from their father, but then decided he was better off without him.” — JezPrada, manga reaction channel
The tragedy of the Misaka brothers is that Ibuki‘s sacrifice worked too well. Natsuki grew up believing his brother hated him. He trained for years, building a 0-132 record against Ibuki, never once winning but never once giving up. Each loss was a plea. Each defeat was Natsuki saying, “I am still here. I am not leaving you.”
Ibuki never understood that message until it was too late to change anything.
The Fight That Changed Everything
Chapter 134 opens with Shiba and Ibuki returning to the Sorcery Bureau’s Shizuku Tenjin Stone Research Institute. Both men are bruised and battered. They fought each other for real, and the chapter deliberately skips the details of the battle. What matters is the result: Shiba survived, and Ibuki agreed to come along.
Natsuki, meanwhile, woke up in a police car. He had been left behind again. But this time, Ibuki left him a note. The message was simple and brutal: “If you follow me, I will kill you.”
Natsuki followed anyway.
Back at the research institute, Ichiki reminded Ibuki that criminals are not eligible for recruitment into the Sorcery Bureau’s efforts. Ibuki did not care. He explained that he had always gone after people the law could not touch and the police could not defeat. Whether he was officially recruited or not made no difference to him.
The chapter’s final pages brought a major appearance. Samura Seiichi, one of the greatest swordsmen in the series, arrived at the institute. He launched a surprise iaido strike at Ibuki. The attack was meant to test the notorious fighter, and Ibuki passed without breaking a sweat. He deflected the strike and even lit Samura‘s cigarette in the same motion.
The exchange was brief, but it made one thing clear: Ibuki Misaka stands at the pinnacle of swordsmanship, right alongside the legendary Samura Seiichi. The arrival of Samura also signaled that the gathering of enchanted blade wielders is accelerating.
Natsuki’s Scar and the Cycle of Abuse
One of the chapter’s most painful details is the origin of Natsuki‘s facial scar. Readers had seen the scar before but never knew how he got it. Chapter 134 confirmed that the scar came from their father’s attack. The same attack that pushed Ibuki over the edge.
The Misaka family story fits into a larger pattern in Kagurabachi. The series repeatedly examines fathers who fail their children. Chihiro Rokuhira lost his father to violence, but he loved him. Hakuri Sazanami was abused by his father and fled. Natsuki Misaka was scarred by his father and saved by his brother.
Ibuki did not break the cycle of violence. He became violent in a different way, pushing his brother away with kicks and cold words instead of blades. The intent was protection, but the result was pain. Natsuki spent years chasing a brother who only wanted him to stay safe.
“Knowing what Ibuki did for Natsuki makes those repeated challenges feel very different.” — JezPrada, manga reaction channel
Fans on Japanese forums reacted to the chapter with a mix of admiration for Ibuki and heartbreak for Natsuki. One popular comment described Ibuki as “a man who uses violence out of love,” comparing him to Soya, another complicated character in the series. Another comment noted that Natsuki‘s 18 years of stubborn effort to reach his brother is “genuinely impressive.”
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Release Details and Where to Read Kagurabachi Chapter 134
Kagurabachi Chapter 134 released on Sunday, October 11, 2026, in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 46. The chapter is available digitally through Shueisha’s Manga Plus app and the Viz Media Shonen Jump service for readers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, and other regions worldwide.
Here are the release times for major regions:
- Pacific Time (PT): 8:00 AM, Sunday
- Eastern Time (ET): 11:00 AM, Sunday
- Central Time (CT): 10:00 AM, Sunday
- British Summer Time (BST): 4:00 PM, Sunday
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): 5:00 PM, Sunday
- India Standard Time (IST): 8:30 PM, Sunday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 12:00 AM, Monday, October 12
The series follows a weekly release schedule, with new chapters arriving every Sunday. Both Manga Plus and Viz Media offer the chapter free for a limited time before it moves behind a subscription paywall.
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