# WebtoonLib — Vagabond #172

## Series
- title: Vagabond
- slug: vagabond-3f8e7b

## Chapter
- number: 172
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The heartbreaking duel between Sasaki Kojiro and his adoptive father, Kanemaki Jisai, reaches its sorrowful conclusion. For Jisai, the confrontation is a final, desperate act—a way to find an honorable end at the hands of the sublime prodigy he raised. For Kojiro, it is a hollow victory that severs the last bond to his past, leaving him utterly alone. This tragic patricide, orchestrated by the cruel Ito Ittosai, cements Kojiro's legend not in glory, but in profound loss, setting the stage for the lonely path the deaf master must now walk.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The heartbreaking duel between Sasaki Kojiro and his adoptive father, Kanemaki Jisai, reaches its sorrowful conclusion.

### Spoiler summary
The heartbreaking duel between Sasaki Kojiro and his adoptive father, Kanemaki Jisai, reaches its sorrowful conclusion. For Jisai, the confrontation is a final, desperate act—a way to find an honorable end at the hands of the sublime prodigy he raised. For Kojiro, it is a hollow victory that severs the last bond to his past, leaving him utterly alone. This tragic patricide, orchestrated by the cruel Ito Ittosai, cements Kojiro's legend not in glory, but in profound loss, setting the stage for the lonely path the deaf master must now walk.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Vagabond #172](/series/vagabond-3f8e7b/chapter-172)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/vagabond-3f8e7b

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