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Toaru Majutsu No Index - New Testament - Volume 17
Toaru Majutsu No Index - New Testament - Volume 17
Including her, a few girls in the Kamisato Faction had their family
names revealed this volume. Maybe that will change your impression
of them?
I’m betting some of you think there are too many girls in the
Kamisato Faction so you can’t remember all their names, but Kamijou
Touma’s acquaintances have grown several times that size. That too
was part of the experiment this time.
Useful Spider was the exact opposite in that they were an important
part of the story and yet almost nothing was given about their names
or what they looked like. They acted as a contrast to the Kamisato
Faction. I think by making the individuals fade away in a group, they
gain a different sort of presence. They are the faceless people who
think normal things like normal and do not hesitate to take action.
That might be a lot like what Kamisato Kakeru would have been if he
had never gained a special power in his right hand.
As for the occult, I used the sense of mystery from the UFOs while
also getting back to the basics with the magic, such as with Crowley’s
hexagram. With Ghost Girl Maya, ghosts manifesting through incense
is an idea everyone has probably heard of, but I added in the modern
scientific(?) explanation of low-frequency waves that has followed
after the plasma and electromagnetic wave theories. I think the charm
of this series is in how those things can mix together.
I wrote this story as one to break free of a lot of things. For example,
Kamijou spat out everything about his frustrations about what
happened with the High Priest and Kamisato. In addition to Kamijou,
I also followed that theme with Fran’s answer to Kamisato. I think her
and her surroundings may have broken through some things
concerning the strange and abnormal-looking Kamisato Faction,
creating more of an affinity there. Really, I just hope you found her
cute.
But in the end, they are still the Kamisato Faction. I didn’t reveal the
answer even at the very end, but I hope you will all debate whether
“she” survived or was killed.
It is time to close the pages for now while praying that the pages of
the next book will be opened.
And I lay my pen down for now.
I’m still trying to figure out how to delve into the new territory of a
brokenhearted girl.
-Kamachi Kazuma
Notes
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"Baumkuchen" is a layered cake which looks like tree rings. The name is German and it
translates to "tree cake".