Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22/Epilogue

Epilogue あるいは多くの傷を負いながら永き道のりを歩き通した末一人の男の人生に終止符が打たれるまでの物語 - (Untitled) A Man’s Life Comes to an End After Receiving Countless Wounds Over the Course of a Long Journey – (Untitled) Volume Navigation NT Volume 21 NT Volume 22 NT Volume 22R Chapter Navigation Chapter 4 Epilogue NT22R, Prologue

Synopsis

Characters

By order of appearance:

• Mina Mathers (Reading Thoth 78)
• Elizard
• Takitsubo Rikou
• Hamazura Shiage
• Dion Fortune
• Aneri
• Aleister Crowley
• Madame Horos
• Aiwass
• Accelerator
• Qliphah Puzzle 545
• Kanzaki Kaori
• Female Knight
• Coronzon
• Kamijou Touma
• Index Librorum Prohibitorum

New Characters

• Anna Sprengel (actual)

Abilities

New Abilities

• Black Egg-based Invisibility - Aiwass, Anna Sprengel

Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Irish Sea (near the Isle of Man)

Trivia

Referbacks

• The summoning experiment which Aleister performed in 1909 with Victor Neuburg, in which he first encountered Coronzon, is referenced to again, with it being revealed that although it was halted due to Coronzon's refusal to obey, the contract wasn't actually annulled - one of the factors which led to Aleister ending up in control of Coronzon's physical body after her own body expired.

Cultural References

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• Coronzon's situation following her defeat, being left as just a face on the now-short hair of her physical vessel, with Aleister now in control of the body, was compared to that of a Futakuchi-Onna (meaning 'two-mouthed woman'), a female humanoid youkai with a second mouth on the back of her head beneath her hair.
• The grimoire written by Israel Regardie in which the Black Egg used by Aiwass and Anna Sprengel for invisibility is mentioned is most likely The Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Practical Ceremonial Magic.
• A reference is made to the fact that the gesture of putting a finger on the lips originates from the Ancient Egyptian god Harpocrates, a Hellenized version of the god Horus in his child form. The god was represented in art with his fingertip just below the lips of his mouth, which was a visual representation of the hieroglyph for "child", but the Greeks later interpreted it as meaning "silence", which is the meaning that stuck until modern-day. The same reference is made in the epilogue of Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 1 and Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Agnese's Magic Side Work Experience.

Unanswered Questions

• Where will Hamazura Shiage and Takitsubo Rikou go now?
• How exactly did Madame Horos manage to steal Anna Sprengel's body?
• How will Academy City change now Aleister has left Accelerator with the Board Chairman's authority?
• Did Aiwass notice Aleister's survival and if so, why did he keep it from Anna Sprengel?
• Is there a previous connection between Anna Sprengel and the Imagine Breaker (and the entity lurking behind it)?

Quotes

• Aleister Crowley: "I used my life for my own purposes, so I will give you the other methods. You may be able to fulfill your desire for vengeance using this...If you hate the adults, then take control yourself. I leave you with the full authority of board chairman. Create the kind of Academy City where everyone remaining can smile together." (final words to Accelerator)
• Anna Sprengel: "Good morning, Imagine Breaker...and the One who Purifies God and Slays Demons. What does the world look like to the two of you?" (observing the developing situation involving Kamijou Touma)