アクセル・ワールド 20 白と黒の相剋 [Akuseru Wārudo 20: Shiro to Kuro no Sōkoku]

アクセル・ワールド / Accel World Light Novels #20

by Reki Kawahara, Reki Kawahara, HiMA (Illustrator)

「――行くぞ、レイン!!」「――来い、ロータス!!」　《災禍の鎧》、《バックドア・プログラム》、《ＩＳＳキット》、そして《災禍の鎧マークII》――。加速世界にあまたの悲劇と混乱をもたらしてきた謎の組織《加速研究会》。その表の顔は、六大レギオンの一角として港区エリアを支配する白のレギオン《オシラトリ・ユニヴァース》だった。全ての元凶にして黒幕、白の王《ホワイト・コスモス》との決戦を前に、黒雪姫率いる《ネガ・ネビュラス》は赤のレギオン《プロミネンス》との合併会議に臨む。ネガ・ネビュラスからの出席者十一名に対して、プロミネンスは総勢三十三名。実に三倍もの規模を誇る大レギオンの全貌を初めて目の当たりにし、圧倒されるハルユキだったが、会議は序盤から思わぬ展開を辿る。「シルバー・クロウ!!　ネガ・ネビュラス代表として、オレと戦え!!」　初対面のバーストリンカーに、いきなり戦いを挑まれたハルユキの選択は――!?　いっぽう、ニコと黒雪姫も、禁断の《王》対《王》の戦いへと突き進む。対峙する二人は、二つのレギオンをまとめあげることができるのか――!?

Genres: Light Novel, Manga, Science Fiction

280 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 10, 2016

About the author

Kawahara Reki (川原礫) is the writer of Sword Art Online and Accel World. He also uses the pen name Kunori Fumio. His hobby is cycling.

Reviews

[Tuna · Rating 5 out of 5]

After a two volume break we return to the Accelerated Research Society/Oscillatory Universe plot. Here, most of the action is reserved for the final few pages providing a thrilling and exciting tease for things to come. Meanwhile, much of the content was focused on wrapping up any lingering issues regarding final preparations, mergers, temporary legion changes, and getting to know each other in the real.

Overall, this was a fantastic volume that showed the creative prowess of Reki Kawahara for the Accelerated World. The numerous new characters and the personalities and appearances they brought were entertaining, fun, and enjoyable to have around. The interactions of such characters with our favorite Negabu characters was wonderful, memorable, and fantastic. And lastly, the potential for major action these characters have is high and the tease provided show that they will all be vital and necessary for the battle to come.

One more thing, I am glad that Kawahara isn’t afraid to allow the more middle of the ground tier Burst Linkers have some relevant and meaningful role in the story and doesn’t only require level 9 burst linkers to be the end all be all solution to every plot. The team aspect to the legion constantly and consistently makes this stand out in the action genre.

[Jota · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another volume of Accel World and the story has been continuously going forward into interesting directions. This time seems to be the prelude to a major clash which ends in such a cliffhanger, so for readers that have gone all the way here.. it will be a harsh wait until the next one.
Fantastic overall.

[Ricardo Matos · Rating 2 out of 5]

So... not much happens on this one... it’s a prologue before a massive fight that could have been done in 30 pages... no idea what is going on with the cover either, 0 relation to the story... overall weird volume

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of new characters introduced, and the action was minimal. Whole book was meant to fill out the story and push them to the big fight, and yet despite the lack of action I still couldn't put it down. Can't wait to hit 21

[Eldon Siemens · Rating 5 out of 5]

A shorter volume, but it ended in a good place, just as things begin to ramp up.

[Justin Paramanandan · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG, the plot twist!


Why Megumi....why???

Well, at least her plot development comes full circle.