Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 17/Chapter 1

Characters
By order of appearance:
 * Kamijou Touma
 * Karasuma Fran
 * Arimura Ellen
 * Elza
 * Maya
 * Toyama Luca
 * Sawai Olivia
 * Kihara Yuiitsu
 * Salome
 * Uiharu Kazari
 * Saten Ruiko
 * Kamisato Kakeru
 * Niang-Niang
 * Nephthys

New Characters

 * Trial 'ruler'
 * Proserpina
 * Nuada (actual)

New Abilities

 * Legba Atibon-derived age control - Toyama Luca

Locations

 * Academy City
 * School District 7
 * Windowless Building
 * Trial shelter
 * 'New World'
 * Academy City

Cultural References

 * Touma mentions feeling like the hero breaking people’s pots to gather herbs, a reference to a large number of.
 * When bypassing the safety devices on the gas cylinder, Touma mentions seeing in an old action movie which was on TV the previous Sunday night, recalling it was called Heavy something-or-other, a reference to Kamachi's other work, Heavy Object.