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When Sasha first uses his white steel scythe against Jinkai, his entire scythe becomes pure white. During Sasha’s fight with Grisha on the train, Sasha also uses the white steel scythe and, once again, the entire scythe becomes pure white.

Once Sasha comes back to save Mafuyu and fight Grisha, he never turns his scythe pure white. However, the contrast between its edge and its “body” is more pronounced than in any other part of the manga.

“White steel” is a type of steel characterized by the purity of the iron in it. White steel knives are known for cutting very well and being easy to sharpen once they become dull (Sasha can easily sharpen the blade with his powers) but they also oxidize easily and white steel isn’t as structurally strong as other types of steel.

When Sasha turns his scythe into white steel he’s using his 5th qwaser power stage abilities to purify the iron in his scythe. Turning his entire scythe into white steel isn’t as beneficial as just turning its edge into white steel (white steel isn’t as good in structural terms as the steel his scythe was made out of previously).

During his “coma”, in which he thought about his previous fight with Grisha and theorized ways to better face him; Sasha also realized that turning just the edge of his scythe into white steel is a better idea than turning his entire scythe into it which is why the edge of Sasha’s scythe is completely white while the rest of the scythe is black when he comes back to save Mafuyu.