Accel World - Light Novel Discussion

[Tusjecht]

Ooh, didn't know that. Thanks!

[Tusjecht]

Tap released DMG2 on his blog. You know the drill, read and thank him. :P

In other news, we've got two new translators: Kaixax555 and Superior Superboy, both of whom will be translating from Chinese! Kaixax555 is doing the first three chapters of V9 so far, while Superboy will assist me in V11, all the better so that I can get out Traces Of Prominence faster. ( :

[tsunade666]

how many chapters are DMG already? I haven't checked it before but its been months since I last check so it should have a couple of chapters out already right? be it in raw or chinese.

[Tusjecht]

DMg goes up to ch11 in chinese AFAIK.

[stardrago]

Say, I know that this is only an idea but do you think that since DMG takes place after Nega Nebulus Legion and Black Lotus return, you think that the duel avatar Aluminum Valkyrie will get to level 4 since that is when you are able to go to the unlimited field and the author plans to get a chapter with her being one of the audiences to see the space race and get to see her idol as well as seeing Silver Crows first transformation into the Chrome Disaster in her point of her, now that would be something to see wouldn't it?

[tsunade666]

Did she by chance had met already a member of negas nebulas?

[Tusjecht]

Originally Posted by stardrago

Say, I know that this is only an idea but do you think that since DMG takes place after Nega Nebulus Legion and Black Lotus return, you think that the duel avatar Aluminum Valkyrie will get to level 4 since that is when you are able to go to the unlimited field and the author plans to get a chapter with her being one of the audiences to see the space race and get to see her idol as well as seeing Silver Crows first transformation into the Chrome Disaster in her point of her, now that would be something to see wouldn't it?

Dude. Full stops and line breaks.

Unlikely. DMG is only a spinoff, and so far she has never shown up in the light novels.

Originally Posted by tsunade666

Did she by chance had met already a member of negas nebulas?

Unknown. She might meet old NN memebrs, that's what I speculate, or the author might want to have the whole DMG thing as a side story, which would allow Valkyrie to meet Silver Crow. ( :

[orpheus2]

Originally Posted by Tusjecht

Dude. Full stops and line breaks.

Unlikely. DMG is only a spinoff, and so far she has never shown up in the light novels.

Unknown. She might meet old NN memebrs, that's what I speculate, or the author might want to have the whole DMG thing as a side story, which would allow Valkyrie to meet Silver Crow. ( :

Actually, her avatar is among those included in the metal color chart in the novel illustrations of Volume 10 and also the names of the other club members in the novel illustrations of Volume 11. They were translated already. Looks like author is planning to include them in the upcoming volumes soon or he is just confirming that they are canon.

I would love to see her reaction to Silver Crow's real life self.

[Flere821]

I've rcently came across the WEB story "Just in My Eyes" by Kawahara recently, which is like the proto-AW story. It's not fully translated yet, but here's what I've found recently:

Spoiler for SS:

-Unfinished by Kawahara, only 8 parts, not even as long as Versus. He dropped this story and focused working on SAO.

-It's about 2033 period, in the middle between SAO and AW. The story was about the development of BIC, and in 2033 BIC is only just starting to become more widespread.

-The protagonist, Mikura Takeru, suffered a car accident along with his family. This was due to the truck driver's BIC glitching out. Takeru's parents died in the crash, and his younger sister Misao is soon to follow - though the doctors offered him a alternative, 'Project Eternal Memory', where Misao's mind can be downloaded into a BIC and implanted into him. Misao can live on inside him, even if she won't have a physical body anymore. And only Takeru would be able to see and hear Misao.

-If the project works, not even death can make loved ones part anymore. However, Project Eternal Memory was ultimately a failure, with Takeru and Misao being the only successful case.

-Not fully translated yet, but RKL stated some names from AW are reused from this particular story.

[Tusjecht]

Woah o.o a connection story? What did RKL have to say about it?

[judasmartel]

Hmm, this is something similar to Ash Roller's identity, i.e. Rin and her older brother.

[Devil-Bringer]

i'm deeply sorry for this selfish question, but, someone so kind enough that can tell me in what page i can find summaries from vol 5 onwards?? i really want to know whats happening next since the anime end, i'm just trying to catch up the story so far and i heard that i can find here at least some spoilers for the volumes in order to suppress my ansiety for knowing whats going to happen next, specially about the issue of chrome disaster inside haruyuki....
anyone please?? sorry for being lazy but you know....checking 103 pages.....its a little hard.....

[Tennedealer22]

As far as I know, Baka Tsuki is the only one doing translations of the Accel World LNs, if it isnt there, then most likely you wont find a summary or something close to it anywhere else.

The other option that comes to mind is "bearing" with the 113 pages of accel world specualtion/info goodness. (personally I've found them really enjoyable, as crazy as it sounds LOL)

[Tennedealer22]

Yea, thats why I said "summary or something close to it" IMO either one would work for devil bringer since he wants to catch up with the anime.

[Devil-Bringer]

Thx a lot for answering @Tusjecht @Tennedealer22 but in Baka-Tsuki they told me to come here if i was looking for summaries or at least some spoilers xD Either way thx for the info i´ll check the first 50 pages and maybe later that thread of speculation if i cant find anything....
Once again thanks

[Tusjecht]

I'm scouring this thread for you too, I need an update on the events. Short of actually going to read the novels...

[Tusjecht]

I'm reposting V5 and V6 summaries with complete edits underlined, strikethrough-ed, or added on. I'm reading the Chinese translations since I gave up searching this thead; Kaos! only seems to have posted up to V5 anyway.

Nonetheless, I'll wring my brains out and see what I recall:

Spoiler for V5:

Lime Bell attempts Citron Call on Raker to restore her legs, but it fails because Raker is unconsciously stopping her legs from regrowing with IS; she isn't believing in herself that she can touch the sky, so her avatar is always spawned without legs.

Haruyuki and co. discover a new area is created in BB's UNF, corresponding to the RL Hermes Low Orbit Space Station. The new area has an event called «Hermes Cord Traverse Race», teams race up to the space station (~100km) along the cord. Black Vise and Rust Jigsaw crash the event, Jigsaw pulls out his IS skill to damage the spectators who nornally have their HP values frozen by the system. Silver Crow goes berserk trying to stop Jigsaw and he equips the Armour, turning himself into the sixth Disaster. Lime Bell manages to temporarily unequip the Armour by turning back time, reverting the Armour into a dormant «seed stage», it's not a complete cure and intense rage and hate can still bring it back.

Volume ends with Sky Raker having an epiphany about her heart wish and regrows her legs, strongest offensive part of her avatar.

Spoiler for V6:

Haru and co attend the first King's Conference since Rider's death. Crow gets a week to remove the Armour or the Kings will deal with him. Haru through comic events of sorts meets Shinomiya Utai, Level 7 Burst Linker and controller of the avatar «Ardor Maiden». She's one of the old NN «Four Elements» representing Fire, and has the «Purifying Flames» skill that can get the job done for Crow. Can't remember the rest of the volume.

Screw that. Crow faces off against Bush Utan, Utan equips the ISS kit and hammers Crow. Crow and Maiden win only by her IS attack, burns the whole place down with long-range flame attack.

==Translation Start==

Not knowing what to do next, Haruyuki turned back to look at Ardor Maiden.

The diminutive masked avatar slowly waved the hand fan in her right hand, almost as though she was dancing.

At this, a long-forgotten memory in Haruyuki's recollection was suddenly awakened:

He has seen such a thing before in the past. On a certain performing stage when he was much younger, he was brought by his parents to visit the Yasukuni Shrine. Mysterious music was playing all around, and the girl dressed in white with a red pleated skirt danced with a fan in one hand. It was exactly the same kind as the one Utai was performing now, but with some different details. The performer was not masked like Ardor Maiden, and her actions were much more vigourous than Utai's. Utai's own dance, overall, appeared much more like a masterpiece than the one Haruyuki remembered.

Haruyuki had long forgetten about the battle just in front of him, and continued to admire the dancing of Ardor Maiden.

Without warning--from the mouth of that avatar, a bright, clear voice resounded. It was not a shout, but easily propagated over the entire field, and seemed nothing else than «Singing».

"Three kinds of suffering, they recur and remind the heart~"

Suddenly, the grassy fields covering the entire stage shuddered. It was not transpiration - it was flames. Flames surrounded Utai and spread far away to the edges of the stage. That was the indication of an Incarnate System Skill, «Over-Ray», or excess light, that was covering the entire stage. To the point, of surpassing even the erosion-type Incarnate System skill employed by Rust Jigsaw, «Rusting Order», which he used during the Hermes Vertical Cord Race last week.

"And yet, keeping calm, even just a little~"

The world--was set on fire.

Lotus-like red flames rose into the sky in all directions, completely scorching the grassy plains. The whole stage had been dyed red, with countless embers dotting the sky like stars.

A two-metre circle of space around Utai was untouched, with naught an ember inside this space. But the illusion of being completely untouched by those flames was enough to send Haruyuki gasping for breath.

Ardor Maiden gracefully waved her fan. The violently raging flames spread, burning the grass and even the ground to ash.

Between the curtains of fire, a vague shadow could be seen.

That was Bush Utan, whose entire body had been engulfed in flames. His two arms had long ago been incinerated.

And yet unbelievably, his face had no expression of pain whatsoever, only an unreadable expression. He looked down on his own body which had just been toasted into a pillar of flame. Haruyuki reflexively checked their HP gauges; Bush Utan's gauge was dropping at an alarming speed. It dropped below 30% in the blink of an eye, as though the flames itself was burning the gauge away. 2%--1%--zero.

With a flash of light and a sound effect, the avatar-shaped pillar of flame disappeared.

Even so, the short avatar continued with her dance. While watching her in silence, Haruyuki finally felt all the puzzle pieces fall into place, and understood:

«Maiden» had another meaning aside from «young girl». It also had the meaning of a shrine maiden that serves God. It was natural, thus, to think of a shrine maiden upon seeing the red and white colour of her avatar, because it was synonymous to a «Magician».

And «Ardor»'s meaning is that of blazing. Even hotter than mere «Fire», more ferocious than «Flames».

Ardor Maiden.

Its meaning, thus, is «Shrine Maiden Of Sacred Fire».

==Translation End==

Ash and Crow meet up later and he hints that more users of the Kit are around.

Fuuko and Utai meet IRL and Utai nearly suffocates as seen in the volume illustration. They also explain that Maiden is in EK mode.

Lotus, Raker, Bell, Pile, and Crow all Dive in to rescue Maiden. Lotus activates «Overdrive: Mode Red» to hit Suzaku with Vorpal Strike, and they retrieve Maiden. Suzaku heals, recovers, and is about to stomp Crow and Maiden until an unknown entity breaks open the Imperial Palace gate, letting them in, but also sealing them inside.

[Tusjecht]

Sorry for the long summary, I liked this volume very much.

Spoiler for V7:

First Chapter for the back story of Chrome Disaster.Haru and Maiden wake up to find that they're inside the Imperial Palace; the stage has changed from the «Ice And Snow» stage to the «Peaceful» stage, and they stargaze for a bit. Trilead Tetraoxide (aka Azure Heir) shows up, he confesses he used the Fifth Arc, Straight Sword «The Infinity» to break open the Palace gate, which let Maiden and Crow in. They talk, and Trilead takes them to see the seventh and final Arc, «The Fluctuating Light», It just appears as a ball of light from where they're standing, but Haruyuki realises he think's he's seen it in his IS training:

==Translation Start==

"I've..I've seen that light once before..."

"...!!"

On his left, the small-framed avatar of Utai let out a sharp gasp, and gazed at Haruyuki with an inquisitive glance. Haruyuki, desperately searching his memories for the recollection, slowly strung together his words to explain.

"N..no mistake about it, that is...that, in the Unlimited Field, the first time I was undergoing «Mind Power Training». From the Old Tokyo Tower, Master Raker threw me down and told me to climb back up using my bare hands..."

Utai emitted small sighs while listening to Haruyuki's recollection. For her who definitely has been made to do many different things by Sky Raker, this was probably a highly similar experience. Haruyuki continued in a low, rough voice, recounting his experience.

"At first, I could not even leave a scratch on the walls, but every day, with continuous piercing attacks being made, I slowly was able to make a tiny slit...followed by a cut a few fingers wide. I climbed the Tower about a week later. But I forgot...spending countless hours piercing the wall with my two hands...at times, that light...I felt, that was not merely an effect. That golden light was..."

At this moment, Haruyuki turned to face Trilead and Utai, looking in the eyes of the two avatars hanging on to his every word. In a shaky voice, he forced out the last few words that must be said.

"-that golden light, was a person. And it was calling to me."

==Translation End==

Haru and Utai are forcefully disconnected shortly after that, in RL KYH is mounting Haru (just see the fanservice illust) and pulled off his Neuro Linker. The plan to rescue Maiden is incomplete now that she's stuck inside the Imperial Palace.

NN is discussing the Arcs and their holders, the conversation turns to «Quad Eyes Analyst». Haru has never heard that name before, but suddenly he feels pain and some fragments of words come back to him, and he has no idea who is that nor why.

The next day, Pard catches Haru in RL, and warns him the PK group «Supernova Remnant» has a contract out on him, paid with real money, not BP. She does this by picking him up from Umesato with her bike and Direct Cabling - KYH hears this later and interrogates him (cue the next vol illust).

Haru finds Utai at school the next day and asks her about SR. After confirming he is indeed talking about SR, she drops a bomb: SR met a linker "blue like water in colour" and fought a Sudden Death Duel, and according to Fuuko, that linker is Cyan Pile.

Haru rushes back to class to find Taku, fearing he had BB uninstalled; he was not. Takumu had gone to investigate the ISS kit and SR, and he duelled them. SR had him at the last bit of his HP, but Takumu asked them for one chance...he got it.

Cyan Pile equipped the ISS kit, gaining the close-range IS attack «Dark Blow» and long-range «Dark Shoot». He then slaughtered the five-member group and uninstalled BB from all of them (Sudden Death rule bets all your BP). Regretting his actions, Taku asks Haru to defeat him.

Haru and Taku Direct Cable and duel; they both start out with their IS attacks, Laser Sword and Cyan Blade. Haru pulls out «Aerial Combo» on Pile, using his wings and Laser Sword to continuously attack, but Taku pushes him back with Splash Stinger. In the lull:

==Translation Start==
In his right hand, the beautiful two-handed sword «Cyan Blade», the other manifestation of Takumu's desire, vanished. Blue light swirled and collected about his fist, reforming the original Enhanced Armament «Pile Driver».

Takumu raised the pile driver high - and in a firm, resolute voice, recited a command.

"ISS kit, activate."

Darkness rushed in from all directions.

==Translation End==

Taku used Dark Blow and his special move warped by the Kit, «Lightning Dark Spike». In his shock Crow was beaten badly, yet he still tried to persuade Taku to let Chiyuri use Citron Call II to reverse all the damage. Short of calling The Disaster to win against Taku...

At the verge of defeat, a mysterious saffron-coloured avatar appeared before Haru, voicing her hopes to cleanse the Armour's holder of their pain and suffering. She requests that Haruyuki call the name of the Armour, the original name before it became the Disaster Armour.

His own silver armour fracturing and fragmenting into pieces, Haruyuki managed to find the will to stand.

"Equip....«The Destiny»."

[orpheus2]

Thanks for the summaries. I have to agree. Volume 7 is one of my favorite volumes along with Volume 9.

[Tusjecht]

Sure it's only because I did a high level summary Flere-style, with free translations? I'm thinking of going back to redo V6 to translate a portion of Maiden's flaming skill. ((: