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Caution: contains spoilers.

> In episode 23, when Black☆Star approach to Eruka he was under an illusion.
> When it comes to the sixth sense (soul wavelengths), Black☆Star admitted he
> immune to the effects of the Madness. So why when he use the Enchanted Sword
> he was affected by the madness illusions?


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How Black Star was influenced by the Kishin's hallucinations?


Ok, it took me some time to find it. You are referring to this:

> ![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YkbiC.jpg)

Knowing what kind of person Black☆Star is, I wouldn't take his statement
neither too seriously nor too literally.

It is known that it is possible to overcome madness if one has bravity and a
strong heart. Black☆Star definitely has those. In fact, it is shown in the
_Baba Yaga's Castle_ mini-arc (if you excuse me for calling it a "mini-arc"),
that Black☆Start indeed is capable of overcoming Madness, at least to some
point. Note that in that mini-arc, after Black☆Star encourages the other
characters, they are able to overcome Madness as well after hardening their
minds.

We also know that later Black☆Star

> gets the ability to use Madness Release (Hakkyou, 発狂) changing his
> Wavelength to one of Madness.

However, according to the same
[wiki](http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Black%E2%98%86Star) that you
referenced, even he has a possibility of slipping into Madness if he uses this
ability for too long. It is also stated
[here](http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Madness) that the stronger the Madness
Wavelength, the harder it is to overcome Madness.

Considering the above, another important note is that in Baba Yaga's Castle
mini-arc, Black☆Star was rather far away from the source of Madness, while in
the episode you mention he was _right near_ it; more than that, the source was
kishin himself.

So I think that while Black☆Star indeed has some sort of resistance to
Madness, his statement in that episode was partly bragging, partly
overestimating himself and underestimating the enemy, which eventually let him
susceptible to the (quite powerfull themselves) illusions.


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