魔法科高校の劣等生 13 スティープルチェース編

魔法科高校の劣等生 [Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei] (Novel) #13

by Tsutomu Sato, 佐島勤, Kana Ishida (Illustrator)

二学年度の部――《九校戦編》登場!

二〇九六年、七月。今年も、魔法科高校生にとって夏最大のイベントである全国魔法科高校親善魔法競技大会、通称『九校戦』が開催される。
しかし今年の『九校戦』はひと味違っていた。競技種目及びルール改定。本番まで残すところ一ヶ月の段階でもたらされた何の前触れもない大幅変更に、魔法科高校各校は慌ただしい対応を迫られる。
そんなある日、九校戦の作戦立案に当たっていた達也の許へ、匿名のメッセージが届けられる。それは、九校戦を舞台とした新たな陰謀の存在を示唆するもので――。
華やかな競技の裏で繰り広げられる暗闘。昼なお暗い富士の人工樹海を駆け抜ける達也が、背信の陰謀に挑む!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga, Magic, Fiction, Science Fiction, Action

360 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2014

About the author

佐島勤 / Tsutomu Sato / Tsutomu Satou

Author of 魔法科高校の劣等生 / Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

Reviews

[Lila]

Awww Tatsuya and Miyuki's relationship is getting even more sickly sweet. Poor Minami.

[Niall Teasdale]

Three and a half-ish really.

While better than Vol 12, I think this volume suffers a little from a choice made to focus on the main plot to the exclusion of all else. The finale is certainly action packed and fairly exciting (obviously, you know who's going to win, but it is still a bit nail biting). However, especially in the latter stages, when we finally get to the Nine Schools Competition, it all seems a bit rushed as we power through the majority of the games to get to the meat at the end. I think the author thinks the same since the afterword mentions additional (short) stories planned to go into more detail about those events and the non-game related stuff that went on at the games.

All in all, however, this story has more content than the last one and I enjoyed it.

As an aside, is it just me, or are the chapters getting longer as we go through the series?

[Pieter]

It is the time of the year for the Nine School Competition, and the organizers cause quite a stir when part of the events and rules are unexpectedly changed. The new matches are strangely geared towards the military, rising the suspicion of many. So many factions are plotting that it becomes a bit of a jumbled mess, but this time it is mostly behind the screens. Some good action with a bit of humour and a dash of darkness in the world in which our protagonists are forced to fight their way through, this time it is mostly Tatsuya who sees the real action. The gang is mostly busy with school. The competition was done well, different enough to keep the reader interested, but at the same time mostly a background event and not a detailed description as with the previous competition. I found the plotting a bit over the top, and not entirely in character of some of the villains, but the author acknowledges this himself through events even if it makes it a bit confusing for the reader (let alone Tatsuya). The story does show well though how personal, family and professional loyalties have a tendency to clash. In the end, a solid addition to the series... although I haven't the faintest idea on what Maya Yotsuba wants or whom those mysterious benefactors are...

[Shannon]

The story is fantastic. The translation...I really want to shake my head and cry. Last names then first names, senpai and kouhai, young master Tatsuya...the list goes on. I think the biggest crime is not keeping Miyuki's Onii-sama. You really can't just translate that the brother. That is the base translation but it's more like Honored brother...I swear the fan translations are better than the official one. YEN PRESS PLEASE GET A CULTURAL CONSULTANT I BEG YOU

[Cameron]

Sadly this book felt like filler instead of actual story. Problems come up and are resolved just a few pages later. There is very little tension, drama or character advancement through this book. It was almost as if the author forgot that there was going to be the nine schools competition and had to rush a story down on paper

[Jordan]

Good to see the 9sc once again.

[Techin Pha-In]

เนื้อเรื่องสนุกมาก ศึกเก้าโรงเรียน แม้ปีนี้ทัตสึยะไม่ได้ลงแข่วแต่ก็มีเรื่องปวดหัวมาให้ตลอด 11 วันของการแข่ง

[Max]

glad they kept the school competition aspects to a minimum. The conspiracies and going ons in the background made this very enjoyable

[Gabriel Chen]

Wanted to read it because the show is pretty cool, but it’s pretty trashy (not that I expected it not to be since it’s not supposed to be great literature)… not a fan though.

[Robert Kent]

4/5

[Aaron Nagy]

Very good overall book, like the new characters a good bit and as always infodumps in this series are what I live for. Still a bit of a just coasting along however probably a 3.5/5.

[Tere]

At first I was a little bored with the idea of another 9 schools competition. But the ending was really interesting... and Kudou's background and schemes too.