# WebtoonLib — Vagabond #177

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

## Chapter
- number: 177
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The fateful duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Yoshioka Denshichiro reaches its brutal climax. Pushed to the absolute limit by the vengeful master, Musashi teeters on the razor's edge of death in a harrowing exchange. While he ultimately survives the encounter, it is not without a cost; a desperate strike from Denshichiro shears off Musashi's signature topknot, a symbolic blow that serves as a stark, visual reminder of his own mortality and the thin line separating a warrior from his grave.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Musashi kills Denshichiro in a brutal duel, losing his topknot in the process.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The fateful duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Yoshioka Denshichiro reaches its brutal climax.

### Spoiler summary
The fateful duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Yoshioka Denshichiro reaches its brutal climax. Pushed to the absolute limit by the vengeful master, Musashi teeters on the razor's edge of death in a harrowing exchange. While he ultimately survives the encounter, it is not without a cost; a desperate strike from Denshichiro shears off Musashi's signature topknot, a symbolic blow that serves as a stark, visual reminder of his own mortality and the thin line separating a warrior from his grave.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Vagabond #177](/series/vagabond-3f8e7b/chapter-177)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/vagabond-3f8e7b

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