To Aru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Discussion (Archives)

[tsunade666]

btw teh_ping bro what's with the level?

I heard mostly to read it is at least level 2 plus a dictionary. To read a light novel.

I hear a level O now and Level A.

[Hell_ping]

Oh, sorry. I'm talking about GCE 'O' levels, an exam. There's also an A level exam. The O levels are kind of like a final exam for secondary/middle school, while the A levels are like a final exam for high school. What you're talking about is the JLPT, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Level 4 is the easiest, while level 1 is the hardest. As for me, I've never taken the test here, which is why 70% of my translation is from Chinese.

[Plant42]

BTW, just found something missing from part 5 Ch12 of vol.22 in BT.

Spoiler:

There is a blank monolog which is a confession from Touma.
It should be here

“I…”

He said it.

For this, he has opened his mouth.

To have felt this brave, this is the first time.

“I…”

That thing he has hidden all this time.

The memory loss.

That truth.

「


」

As he opened his lips and made sounds, Touma thought of something.

This is taking a long time.


[It’s alright.]

Index’s voice came out as if to block out his own.

[That doesn’t matter anymore. As long as the usual Touma come back then those things don’t matter.]

This is a confession that known only for the two of them.
It was left blank for us to imagine by ourselves, with out this it will affect the impact of the scene.

[tsunade666]

hmm.... I didn't notice that part. because when I read it. I just read it as index stop touma from ever saying something. But the truth is. He DID said something.

[cubicjack]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

I heard mostly to read it is at least level 2 plus a dictionary. To read a light novel.

Nah, I'd say Level 3 + dictionary is enough for most light novels. I mean, I have Level 3 and I can already understand most of the stuff without dictionaries. But then again, I'm Chinese, so Kanjis don't pose much of a problem. It's the slangs and connotations that are tricky.


And here are summaries of the Stiyl SS part 1 and part 2:

Spoiler for part 1:

Touma side:

A bunch of people were about how the preparations are finished, and now they're just waiting for instructions from the boss. Touma overheard their talk on the way home from grocery shopping. They discovered Touma and chased after him. While escaping, Touma saw a little girl (guess who that little girl is). Naturally, being the pimp that Touma is, he carried the girl in his arms and ran away with her. The guys chasing Touma thought that he took the boss as hostage.

Stiyl side:

Stiyl was in Siberia. He just completed a job and killed 19 people from a magic cabal. Then, he recived instructions to go to Academy City for the next job. After entering Academy City and settling down, he decided to go for a smoke while waiting for further instructions. He went to a smoking space in an underground shopping arcade. There, he met Komoe. Komoe grabbed him and told him not to smoke, especially when he's only 14. While they were talking, Komoe got a phone call. She answered the phone and told the person on the phone that she's with the priest. Stiyl came here for a secret mission, so he was afraid that Komoe would leak his information. Then Komoe turned on the speaker so that Stiyl could hear the phone call as well. The voice belonged to a certain teenager. He knew Stiyl was coming and asked him if he's ok with spicy food. It turns out that Komoe sent the teenager a message when she saw Stiyl, and they expected Stiyl to stay for dinner. Stiyl refused and left. Then he received instructions to go kill a betrayer.

Spoiler for part 2:

Touma side:

Bardway told Touma that she's the boss of the Dawn-Colored Sunlight, then she pulled out a rope out of nowhere and tied Touma up. Bardway's subordinates caught up, then she shot Touma with an antique gun.

Stiyl side:

Stiyl went to a bank in the 7th District. It's supposed to be closed, but there's still a door unlocked. Inside, he met one of his colleagues - Theodosia Electra. Theodosia is a 40-year-old woman who uses Norse magic as a base. She gave Stiyl a box of matches, and every time a match is lit, some information would be shown. When they eventually lit enough matches to see the whole story, Stiyl learned a few things:
1) Theodosia was chasing the betrayer and the betrayer escaped into AC.
2) She called Stiyl because he had no other jobs.
3) She doesn't know how the betrayer betrayed them.
4) The betrayer is a threat to their country.

Theodosia also told him that the betrayer has accomplices. At first Stiyl thought the betrayer hired magic cabals as bodyguards, but then Theodosia told him that she is actually the betrayer's accomplice. Then they start fighting immediately after.

Theodosia uses matches as her weapon. Her matches have 2 symbolizations embedded - Skirnir's Staff (which has the role of stealing) and fire in Iceland (which has the role of protecting). By throwing the matches, she can trigger explosions. However, as a fire user, Stiyl already has the Ehwaz rune on his shoes, and it represents a horse, which allows him to "jump" over fire. Theodosia was defeated, but she used a magic to escape.

Then Stiyl went to the room which was supposed to be sealed by Theodosia. He went in, saw a 12-year-old girl kneeling on the floor and also Theodosia lying down. Stiyl was prepared to fight, but the girl's reaction was unexpected. It was clearly the reaction of someone who has no knowledge of magic. The girl even thought Stiyl was Theodosia's ally, ans asked him to help Theodosia by calling the Anti-Skill.

Stiyl then received a call from the Necessarius. This time, it's the real order. He was told that the betrayer is a girl named Patricia Bardway, and from the descriptions, it was clear that the girl in front of him was Patricia. The woman on the phone told Stiyl that Patricia has absolutely no knowledge of magic, but her sister is the leader of the Dawn-Colored Sunlight. Even though she doesn't know it, magicians from the Dawn-Colored Sunlight have been positioned around her to watch and protect her. Even though she is not directly involved with the cabal, it's highly possible that she is valuable in areas related to the cabal. The Necessarius wants to capture her and find a way to weaken and perhaps destroy the Dawn-Colored Sunlight. She did not cooperate, and was therefore considered a betrayer. Stiyl was unsatisfied with this reasoning, but it was useless. The woman on the phone told Stiyl that another team is heading towards AC to help capture Patricia.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by Plant42

This is a confession that known only for the two of them.
It was left blank for us to imagine by ourselves, with out this it will affect the impact of the scene.

Originally Posted by tsunade666

hmm.... I didn't notice that part. because when I read it. I just read it as index stop touma from ever saying something. But the truth is. He DID said something.

Lol, remember the scene with Touma said something to fake-Mitsuki that got Mikoto all riled up? This is take-two

[tsunade666]

cubic how many parts are the Styl SS?

The copies I get from Wilri show until Bardway is explaining something on Touma and it looks like Bardway and Index knew each other.

[cubicjack]

The Stiyl SS has 6 parts. There's also one extra chapter about Mark Space that has nothing to do with Stiyl.

[Zetsuen_no_Myuu]

F-Four more to go, cubicjack!

More Bardway is needed.

[faiz blaster]

By the way, where can I find the Styll SS's pics?

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by shmaster

*looks at chart

Why people like to place Pendex so high when she wasn't that good?

Speaking of that...Bardway is surprisingly high up...

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

HELL YEAH!!! BARDWAY!

I wonder about Kaori?
Agnese?
Itsuwa?
and specially Lessar

that's for Touma's harem but about the other girls in toaruverse?

I seriously fear for Lessar's sanity after vol 22.....

Poor girl......;__;

[Hell_ping]

We should just call them all 'Touma widows' (for now anyway)

[Master Assassin]

Originally Posted by Teh_Ping

We should just call them all 'Touma widows' (for now anyway)

... At this rate the "The girls shade tears of joy for Touma's return" punchline in a certain fanwork I had posted here sometime ago... I was thinking something in the lines of "Wow, stuff just got real."

Fanwork: Touma drawn falling down like a comet, fist facing forward, cruising towards the ground like a missile...
Later came Volume 22: Touma dropping from the Star of Betelhelm to go and deliver a Falcon Punch to Archangel Gabriel...

... No, no, this can't be it. I'm probably too delusional.

[Suzuku]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

I seriously fear for Lessar's sanity after vol 22.....

Poor girl......;__;

Huh? Did something happen to her?

[Master Assassin]

Originally Posted by Suzuku

Huh? Did something happen to her?

I don't think anything happened, because the last time we know of what she's doing in Volume 22 was to prepare some sort of a "rescue spell" (along with Sasha) which can only take one person, and Touma decided to let Fiamma go with that while he gets down with the Star of Betelhelm (sp?) and deal with Archangel Gabriel.

... Although it might be interesting to see her reaction after Touma did that "self-sacrifice"... but I don't think it'll be that interesting either.

I'm more curious to find out how the rest of the world will react when they knew what happened to Touma, especially the "Kamijou Faction" (*cough* Kanzaki, Itsuwa *cough*)...

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by Suzuku

Huh? Did something happen to her?

She "REALLY" loves Touma.....


And yeah....after the whole kamikaze Gabriel in the Arctic issue.....

[Hell_ping]

And I managed to get my lazy fingers to work now.

Also, Joay has finished parts 6-8 of Vol 15 Chp 1. There are 12 parts altogether.

[faiz blaster]

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

She "REALLY" loves Touma.....


And yeah....after the whole kamikaze Gabriel in the Arctic issue.....

Doesn't the same applies to EVERY girl in Touma's harem.

I mean, from the hints of Index's and Mikoto's reactions in the Epilogue...

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by faiz blaster

Doesn't the same applies to EVERY girl in Touma's harem.

I mean, from the hints of Index's and Mikoto's reactions in the Epilogue...

But the rest aren't as....uncontrolled?