Read it official: VIZ or MANGA Plus. Chapter 128 is 製鉄 参. One more weekly title before 129’s 肆. The first Enchanted Blade is labor, failure, heat, and a pair of eyes. The Bureau’s lab is still learning that Shiba was right. Hasumi is coming to trust the work. Joji is still annoyed.
The next plate
Chapter 129, “Ironworks,” 23 August 2026, puts Kunishige at the edge and Chiaki in the fire as the reason the eyes stay open. Chapter 130 pulls tamahagane from a collapsed furnace. This issue is the third refusal to skip. Close readings: Ironworks, I'm Fine!.