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Synopsis[]
Characters[]
By order of appearance:
- Coronzon
- Orsola Aquinas
- Kanzaki Kaori
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum
- Karasuma Fran
- Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
- Arthur Edward Waite
- John William Brodie-Innes
- Robert William Felkin
- William Wynn Westcott
- Annie Horniman
- Elizard
- Riméa
- Villian
- Aleister Crowley
- Kamijou Touma
- Accelerator
- Othinus
- Hamazura Shiage
- Aneri
- Dion Fortune
- Niang-Niang
- Nephthys
- Takitsubo Rikou
- Misaka Mikoto
- Shokuhou Misaki
- Female Knight
- Nics Everblind
- Lessar
- Leivinia Birdway
- Ange Catacombs
- Cutia Virginroad
- Qliphah Puzzle 545
- Israel Regardie
- Netta Fornario
- Lady of the Masquerade Ball
- Frederick Leigh Gardner
New Characters[]
Abilities[]
- Imagine Breaker - Kamijou Touma
- Accelerator (ability) - Accelerator, Level 5
- Symbolic Weapons - Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
- Golden-style Magic - Reproduced Golden Dawn
- Electromaster (Railgun-variant) - Misaka Mikoto, Level 5
- Alps - Cutia Virginroad
- Spark-based Crosses - John William Brodie-Innes
- Autonomous Suitcases - Ange Catacombs
New Abilities[]
- Curtana Lost - Riméa
- Sword-to-Spear Spell - Female Knight
- Symbol of Mercury - Frederick Leigh Gardner
- Scarlet Impact - Aleister Crowley
Locations[]
New Locations[]
- United Kingdom
- England
- London
- Outer London
- Manchester outskirts
- Near Heysham
- London
- Scotland
- England
Trivia[]
Referbacks[]
- Coronzon refers to her previous plan and missed opportunity to toy with Academy City using its Board Chairman's corpse.[1][2]
- Orsola Aquinas and Kanzaki Kaori both regret and refer to the events of the previous volume, with the former having made the mistake of using the Divine Mixture Isis-Demeter and the latter having killed Crowley's Hazards despite them being people (while under the influence of the Qliphah Puzzle 545).[3][4]
- Aneri's nature as a downsized version of the Reading Thoth 78 (and Mina Mathers) is referenced, along with her role in the Dragon Rider and the Processor Suit incidents.[5][6][2][7]
- Coronzon's claim of possessing Aleister's daughter Lola are referred to, though with their veracity in doubt.[8][2]
- Shokuhou Misaki is reminded of her encounter with a miniature robotic version of herself when seeing Othinus.[9][10]
Cultural References[]
- The planetary magic circle referred to by Coronzon and used by members of the Golden Dawn, might be a hexagram with the symbols of the seven classical planets (six by the points with the Sun in the center), which is featured on the rose cross lamen worn by members of the cabal's Second Order and used in various pieces of their magic.[1][11]
- When describing how movement was a symbol of the area one controls and the knowledge they have obtained, aside from flight, the legends of parting the sea, passing through a jail cell's door or bars, and staring at a tattva card to achieve astral projection, are given as examples. The former is most likely referring to Moses' parting of the Red Sea.[11]
- The magical attack on Dion Fortune by Mina Mathers in the form of cats, is derived from allegations made by the real-life Dion Fortune against Moina Mathers when the two came into conflict and the latter expelled the former from the Alpha et Omega.[5]
- The seven-cornered wall spoken of in a command by Ange Catacombs is likely a reference to the tomb of Christian Rosencreutz.[12]
- Touma calls Mathers a Coelacanth, a fish long considered to be a "living fossil".[12]
- When faced with Gardner's Symbol of Mercury, the female knight briefly mentions a similar yet different symbol, the Cup of Stolistes.[13]
- When Mathers invokes Belzébuth, the narration mentions "a sixteenth century demon researcher" that placed him as the ruler of hell when he is usually seen as the #2. It might be a reference to Dutch occultist Johann Weyer, who wrote that Beelzebub led a successful revolt against Satan himself.[14]
- While in the church, the story of the Three Little Pigs is referred to with regards to Aleister's situation and feelings in the past.[15]
- The incident where a fraudster posed as Anna Sprengel is an event which occurred both in the Toaru series and in real life.[16] In real life, Swami Laura Horos managed to briefly convince Mathers that she was Anna Sprengel and stole Golden Dawn material which she used in a scam, for which she was arrested. This event was another factor in the Golden Dawn's collapse.
- The other name mentioned alongside Belzébuth with regards to the Madame Horos incident, is derived from syncretism of Greek monster Typhon and Egyptian god Set.[16]
Unanswered Questions[]
- Are Coronzon's claims of possessing Aleister's second daughter Lola genuine?[8]
- What role does the Madame Horos incident play in these events?[16]
Quotes[]
- Mathers: "Let the foxhunt begin."
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18 Epilogue
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 2
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 20
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 7
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 01
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 19
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 3
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 17
- ↑ Toaru Majutsu no Index: Shokuhou Misaki Figurine
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 4
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 11
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 16
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 19
- ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 3 Part 20
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Between the Lines 3