To Aru Majutsu no Index LN - New Testament Volume 18 Discussion / Poll

[KiharaRonin]

Kamisato is still important as Fran is still important. He'll probably come looking for her eventually. World Rejector can also defeat Aleister with ease so why not have him appear later.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by OH&S

I understand, but that was just for Imagine Breaker. What the novel is implying is that the person 'Kamijou Touma' affected the core identity of what Academy City is.

In particular this part:

Spoiler for nt18:

“If you were not that way, Academy City would not have taken this form,” said Aleister’s voice. “If you could be activated by different conditions, there would have been no need to construct the tragedies that make you shine.”

If Kamijou Touma had been an intellectual boy who loved shogi, this city would have been filled with people sitting at shogi boards and moving shogi pieces.

If Kamijou Touma had been a sensory boy who loved cooking, this city would have been overrun with cooking battles that stimulated the senses with flavors, colors, smells, sounds, and aromas.

If Kamijou Touma had been an athletic boy who loved mountain climbing, this city would have been packed with climbing duels in which contestants climbed up the walls of the high-rise buildings.

But that boy had entrusted his life and lifestyle to his right fist.

Thus, Academy City had taken this form. So that it allowed his violence to bloom to its fullest.

“I was the one that prepared the board, lined up the pieces, and constructed the stage.”

“…”

“But, Kamijou Touma, I modelled it all after your free Thelema.”

Its all about what's causing what. At the end of OT its revealed that Academy City was built in such a way to house and manipulate IB. But Kamijou Touma the person dictated how the City was structured in the first place.

Well, Aleister is not one to half-ass things so it's not unsurprising for him to go all out for the central component of his plan

[whitecloud]

I really can't imagine touma in any other setting than this....can you imagine touma in a city full of shokugeki? Where there is battle between magic+cooking and science+cooking....haha...where misaka is number 3 best cook with special ability that can make her cooking electrifying...
Or how about magicians that can summon angel by cooking....okay it's getting silly...
BTW touma is a level 0 cook that can only make standard dish

how about shogi world then...any good idea?

[Wandering Soul]

I felt nothing but hype reading the latest update.

That blasting rod is really OP. Aleister's encounter with Fiamma was a hint as to how powerful it is, but now we know just how insanely powerful it is.

Aleister knowing about Touma when he was born and setting up events for his growth really reminds of not just Ichigo and Aizen, but also Flash and the Reverse Flash.

[mark1246]

Originally Posted by Wandering Soul

I felt nothing but hype reading the latest update.

That blasting rod is really OP. Aleister's encounter with Fiamma was a hint as to how powerful it is, but now we know just how insanely powerful it is.

Aleister knowing about Touma when he was born and setting up events for his growth really reminds of not just Ichigo and Aizen, but also Flash and the Reverse Flash.

glad to know we have another flash fan wandering soul (you watching the CW flash as well? PM if you are)

but yeah to the touma part, but it feel were gonna have misaka & misaki finally involved....in the next volume judging from the pace and that were almost done. still 40+ vol to have those girls to know magic, ABOUT TIME despite misaka already knowing it but her smart brain cant process it

[Kenju of the Right]

Holy shit Aizen- I mean Aleister is fucking extreme.

Blasting Rod is OP please nerf. And mixing it with Aiwass is just overkill

[Keila]

Originally Posted by whitecloud

I really can't imagine touma in any other setting than this....can you imagine touma in a city full of shokugeki? Where there is battle between magic+cooking and science+cooking....haha...where misaka is number 3 best cook with special ability that can make her cooking electrifying...
Or how about magicians that can summon angel by cooking....okay it's getting silly...
BTW touma is a level 0 cook that can only make standard dish

how about shogi world then...any good idea?

Is it really that hard to imagine alternatives? I mean, there's a 'reality' where the level 5's are idols.

[Seafoam]

Well js06.exe already finished the volume.

Aleister Crowley: One failure equals one billion steps forward.

[Last_Aeon]

That last epilogue was 11/10 badass af

[OH&S]

It was a terrific end with everyone in the volume playing a part in the resolution. I read the spoilers so I knew what was coming in the epilogue but Aleister's immediate reversal of the situation was spectacular.

Next volume, Accelerator and Hamazura get into the mix!

10/10 volume for sure.

[WiliamZ0]

Unbelievable, unexpected ... WOW 100/10 for this Volume XD

We finally figured out Who Laura is... Aleister's daughter.... well her body was...
Damn, even he Devil who thought he had won, get unexpected answer...
A Great moment in life XD
A powerful demon actually outwit by 'human'

[Wandering Soul]

Fantastic ending. That final reveal about Laura and the way Aleister reversed the situation after she thought she won was exciting to read.

Can't wait for Accelerator and Shiage to get involved. We need the three heroes back together.

[The One Above God]

Spoiler for Chapter 4 and the rest:

Ssshhhhhhhiiiiiiitttttttt what was that?! That was awesome! The whole squad working together, Touma and Aleister's final confrontation, Laura's sudden appearance, reversal, and the reveal of Lola and Coronzon, Aleister's reversal of the reversal, the reveal of Aleister's possibilities, and, last but not least, that set up for the next arc. Man, that's pure HYPE! We're finally getting another badass three-man team arc!

This is seriously one of the best NT Volumes to date. We got so many reveals, but just as many possibilities for the future were opened up. Particularly concerning the following: Touma's powers and their growth, Accelerator's role in all this, Hamazura being inevitably dragged due to his deep connection with Thoth 78 or a part of it, Mikoto and Misaki learning even more about the other side, The rest of the level 5s probably getting involved die to their connections to the three protagonists, and the possible team up with Aleister(s). I really can't wait to see what happens next.

On a side note, I noticed one other thing about Lola...her name specifically...Lola, Laura, Rora...it's a goddamned pun. Man, am I slow. This is like the time when I finally realized that Psycho-Pass is an engrish pun for psychopath years after I watched the show... Oh, and the loli Aleister crack has finally come true, eh? At this rate, we might even get a Suzushina Yuriko in some way in the future... *shudders*

[WiliamZ0]

We still not show mystery #6 hopefully he showed up

[Chosen_Hero]

So, Mina Mathers became the Siri of AC, Aleister Crowley outdid Voldenort in the Horcrux department, Laura is somehow now named Lola (maybe it was a translation error?), Crowleys daughter and a demon and now controls AC. Also, the clone wars have begun and Crowley is now a girl (and a billion other people)... seems legit.

Good volume but not going to lie that I almost fell asleep during some of those trips to the past. The Mikoto and Misaki parts were great, the others while fun at times felt like they barely mattered until right at the end and mostly felt like they were there mostly for the ecchi humor. The fight against Aleister Crowley was great and the twists at the end were also great.

So next volume probably means that the Kamijou Faction is going to assemble once again and travel to London, are we going to finally find out what happened with the Amakusa bros? Will Tatemiya have a cool scar or be buried 6 feeet underground? Will Carissa, her sisters, Elizard, Knight Commander or Superman/Aqua make make appeareances? Will Hamazura and his best buddy Aqua join forces again? Will Lezzar still try to seduce Touma (against his will)? A possible team up of GROUP, Misaka Mikoto, Itsuwa and Kanzaki? So many possibilities.

[Seafoam]

Laura's name was always supposed to be Lola. It's gonna be corrected in the other volumes. Laura and Lola are spelled the same way, so it just needed to be confirmed in NT18 that she was actually his daughter.

[salamander750]

There are something I want to say about this volume. First, this is maybe the best volume since NT 9, however there are some flaw:
First: Aleister's Plan was a big disappointment. I mean, it's OK considering his values and personality, but after all those volumes with Aleister commenting on his plan progress it's really lackluster. I bet that many plot holes could be found if we analyse earlier Aleister comments abut keikaku (Simply put - I expected more from Kamachi, something better than his formless "just keep proceeding in one direction")
Second: Touma vs Aleister fight was pretty OK and epic at beginning, but second part was pretty underwhelming. Aleister KO'd with one IB punch?

Beside those flaws, I think this is a very good volume.

[Seafoam]

I actually laughed a bit at Touma admitting he bullshitted that speech. That wasn't the last time we'll see them fight though, so it was fine.

[salamander750]

Originally Posted by Seafoam

I actually laughed a bit at Touma admitting he bullshitted that speech. That wasn't the last time we'll see them fight though, so it was fine.

but the plan, the f*cking plan, I would have saying nothing If the plan is over the top but It was'nt.

[Seafoam]

But is the plan really over? What about the constant reminders that it just continues if he fails? If he succeeds, good for him. If he fails, he continues it. His plan has already "failed" all the way back when Hamazura was going around screwing it up.