──짊어져라, 사람들이 보는 영웅의 환상을. 수문도시 프리스텔라, 패배와 역전의 제18막.
「성역」과 로즈월 저택에서 발생한 죽음의 루프를 뛰어넘은 나츠키 스바루. 그리고 1년 뒤── 조금씩 성장해 나간 스바루 일행 앞에, 왕선 후보 아나스타시아가 보낸 초대장이 도착한다. 초대를 받아 간 곳은 수문도시 프리스텔라. 낯익은 사람들과 재회하고 화기애애해진 분위기. 그러나 그 뒤편에서는 또다른 악의가 꿈틀대고 있었다──.
So this is the book where things are at their darkest, Subaru has barely survived the fight with Wrath and Lust, Beako's in a coma, Emilia has been captured by Greed and half the heavy hitters in the team are MIA, there's chaos in Priestella and there's rumours of a deadly weapon the Archbishops are looking for.
Oh yeah and Subaru's leg is nearly falling off, he was injured badly and forces Felix to block out his pain so he can walk again to fight.
Holy crap this volume hits hard in every sense, we get serious development in the story of Garfiel and he's nearly brought to the brink of insanity, massive and seemingly insurmountable powers are shown by Archbishops and they're the lightweights of the group. I'm honestly floored by the astounding level of drama and fear put into this volume that makes me just want to pull my hair out in frustration because I have yet to read Volume 19! GAH!
Begining was extremely slow and difficult to get interested. It became more interesting as I advanced through the chapters, but it's still far from a stellar volume.
I was just so absorbed that I don’t know how I finished the book. Storytelling and characters were amazing as always. Can’t wait to see what happens next.