Sword of Illusion

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| ***Yaiba* Chapter 250** | |
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| **Information** | |
| Title: | Sword of Illusion |
| Japanese title: | 幻の太刀   (Maboroshi no Tachi) |
| Original release: | October 6th, 1993 |
| Shōnen Sunday issue: | #45/1993 |
| Volume: | (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24 "Yaiba Volume 24") |
| Pages: | 16 |
**Sword of Illusion (幻の太刀 ,*Maboroshi no Tachi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** is the 250th chapter of the [manga](/wiki/Manga "Manga") of *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")*. It was written by [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama") and drawn by him and his [assistants](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama%27s_assistants "Gosho Aoyama's assistants") and first released in [Shōnen Sunday](/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday "Shōnen Sunday") #45/1993 on October 6th, 1993 and later on reprinted as the seventh chapter of [volume 24](/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24 "Yaiba Volume 24") on February 18th, 1994.
## Contents
* [1 Characters](#Characters)
+ [1.1 Featured](#Featured)
* [2 Settings](#Settings)
+ [2.1 Featured](#Featured_2)
* [3 Plot](#Plot)
* [4 Continuity](#Continuity)
+ [4.1 Referencing](#Referencing)
+ [4.2 Referenced in](#Referenced_in)
* [5 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [6 See also](#See_also)
* [7 References](#References)
## Characters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Characters")]
Main article: [Characters](/wiki/Characters "Characters")
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
Characters
[Soshi Okita](/wiki/Soshi_Okita "Soshi Okita")
[Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane")
[Musashi Miyamoto](/wiki/Musashi_Miyamoto "Musashi Miyamoto")
[Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine")
[Moroha Kurogane](/wiki/Moroha_Kurogane "Moroha Kurogane")
[Kenjuro Kurogane](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane")
## Settings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Settings")]
Main article: [Setting](/wiki/Setting "Setting")
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
* [Yoroi Island](/wiki/index.php?title=Yoroi_Island&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yoroi Island (page does not exist)")
+ [Bamboo Forest](/wiki/index.php?title=Bamboo_Forest&action=edit&redlink=1 "Bamboo Forest (page does not exist)")
+ [Central arena of Yoroi Island](/wiki/index.php?title=Central_arena_of_Yoroi_Island&action=edit&redlink=1 "Central arena of Yoroi Island (page does not exist)")
## Plot[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Plot")]
Just when [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") breaks down and [Soshi Okita](/wiki/Soshi_Okita "Soshi Okita") walks past his friends to the finale because he believes he has won, Yaiba stands up again and prepares another attack. Sorely shocked and deeply impressed by Yaiba's perseverance and his will to win this fight, even in danger of his own death, Soshi asks him to stop and expresses his deepest respect. From his point of view, he has finally found in Yaiba Kurogane what he was looking for all the time: a worthy opponent. No matter how the fight would go on, neither of them would give in and be ready risk their own lives.
[Musashi Miyamoto](/wiki/Musashi_Miyamoto "Musashi Miyamoto") explains that the phantom swords Soshi sensed are the so-called "Tōjin", which manifest themselves in a battle between two swordmasters and become more numerous the more experienced they are. Soshi cedes his victory to Yaiba and technically gives up, which effectively enables Yaiba to reach the finale instead. After saying goodbye to Yaiba and his friends his joy in being a modern samurai is reinvigorated and he hopes to see him again one day for a rematch when he is stronger.
Yaiba and his friends enter the main arena of [Yoroi Island](/wiki/index.php?title=Yoroi_Island&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yoroi Island (page does not exist)"), greeted by a cheering crowd, where a 1 to 1 replica of the house [Oda Nobunaga](/wiki/index.php?title=Oda_Nobunaga&action=edit&redlink=1 "Oda Nobunaga (page does not exist)") died in has been constructed. The group doesn't have much time to contemplate the surroundings, because all of a sudden, Yaiba's and [Moroha's](/wiki/Moroha_Kurogane "Moroha Kurogane") father, [Kenjuro Kurogane](/wiki/Kenjuro_Kurogane "Kenjuro Kurogane"), shows up, too...
## Continuity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Continuity")]
Main article: [Continuity](/wiki/Continuity "Continuity")
* [Sayaka Mine](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") and [Moroha Kurogane](/wiki/Moroha_Kurogane "Moroha Kurogane") wear Winter school uniforms (worn from October 1st-May 30th).
* Chapter 13 of what the fandom calls the "[Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc](/wiki/index.php?title=Oda_Nobunaga_Tournament_Arc&action=edit&redlink=1 "Oda Nobunaga Tournament Arc (page does not exist)")" (Manga: Chapters 237-254).
### Referencing[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Referencing")]
* **The Poster Child of Battle (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24#The_Poster_Child_of_Battle "Yaiba Volume 24")):** This chapter is a direct continuation of the previous one.
### Referenced in[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Referenced in")]
* **Reunion with Father (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24#Reunion_with_Father "Yaiba Volume 24")):** The next chapter is a direct continuation of this one.
* **A Samurai's Pride (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24#A_Samurai.27s_Pride "Yaiba Volume 24")):** [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") reminisces about several big confrontations he had in recent times, one of them his encounter with [Soshi Okita](/wiki/Soshi_Okita "Soshi Okita"), which started in this chapter.
* **Hands Off! (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_93#Hands_Off.21 "Volume 93")):** Yaiba is indirectly mentioned by Okita as "another one, a real strong guy I can't lose ta!" during this chapter, based on his experiences with him from these chapters.
* **The Dark Crimson Omen (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_95#The_Dark_Crimson_Omen "Volume 95")):** Yaiba is mentioned again by Okita and seen in the panel background. The latter also confirms that he's got a crush on his sister [Moroha Kurogane](/wiki/Moroha_Kurogane "Moroha Kurogane"), which [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama") confirmed he started having back when he fought her brother during these chapters.[](#cite_note-1)
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Sword_of_Illusion&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* The concept of the Tōjin sword(s) seems to be derived from [Zatoichi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoichi "wikipedia:Zatoichi"), who was mentioned by [Musashi Miyamoto](/wiki/Musashi_Miyamoto "Musashi Miyamoto") in previous chapters. [Soshi Okita](/wiki/Soshi_Okita "Soshi Okita") also mentions him in *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*, showing himself to be a fan of the blademaster.