User blog comment:AYET/An ante up over the DEATH game/@comment-4899461-20130102190247/@comment-4754162-20130103020620

You are right about the way how fear of the unknown works, however I was kind of hoping the legacy of Shinokuni to last for several more arcs (if not, then just one or two more). Reason being it seems that this weapon is the storyline anchor for the business with the underground world.

CC was so hyped in demonstrating the Shinokuni by video broadcasting to the brokers (from all angles) to prove its usage and effectiveness. Clearly, he wanted the brokers' attention and interest in this weapon of his and is definitely selling hard about it.

This is the reason why I hoped for it to last a little bit longer, to properly lay the current plot's foundation regarding the underground movement and (to us readers) to fish out the remaining brokers into light. THEN will be the right time for Shinokuni to be "retired" for good.