New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (Novel)

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新約小説「.hack」 New Testament Novel 「.hack」
Languages	Japanese
Publications	CyberConnect2
Release Dates	2017 June 20 ~ 2017 October 17
Author	Yano, Masayuki
Artist	Hoshi, Itsuki Shimako (CC2 Staff) Ankate (CC2 Staff) Oiji (CC2 Staff)

Synopsis

Chapters

Associated Game	#	Summary	Image?
Infection	1	History Chapter: December 24 2005 Pluto's Kiss Events
	2	Kite's Player introduced. Transferred to new school, meets Yasuhiko.	◎
	3	Kite's Player's family introduced. Yasuhiko invites him to play The World.
	4	History Chapter: The founding of the Internet, the Cold War, Sputnik 1, The Moon Landing, ARPANET
	5	Kite meets Orca in The World. They encounter Aura and Skeith. Both players lose consciousness.	◎
	6	History Chapter: Hackers. Explanation of motivations behind why people hack.
	7	Kite's player wakes up at his desk, disoriented. The next day at school, he learns that Yasuhiko has been hospitalized. Kite posts the "coma" thread on the BBS.	◎
	8	History Chapter: Brain, the first computer virus. Slightly fantastical compared to the real-life historical virus.
	9	Kite comes to the conclusion that the key to saving Yasuhiko is in The World. Meets BlackRose, goes to Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground, encounters Balmung and receives the Bracelet.	◎
	10	History Chapter: Yankee Doodle (1991 virus)
	11	Kite gets email from Helba. The "Coma" post is deleted from the BBS. Kite and BlackRose level up a bit and learn more about data drain.
	12	History Chapter: Hello, WNC (Virus)
	13	Kite encounters Mia and Elk	◎
	14	History Chapter: Deadly Flash
	15	Kite encounters Balmung, they speak about Orca. Afterwards, Helba appears and warns Kite about Lios.
	16	History Chapter: June 1990, a Boston company called “Games & Publishing” is targeted by two students who felt wronged after not receiving a poster. They were sentenced to 4 years in prison and two years in probation.
	17	Kite meets Linda, who reveals that Balmung and Orca were the Descendents of Fianna.
	18	History Chapter: 1980-1988, a hacker named Martin Mitnick (Based on the real-life Kevin Mitnick.)
	19	Kite and BlackRose invite Balmung to fight Skeith (deviating from the Games.) Cubia appears. Its roar blows the party away. Kite loses consciousness.	◎
Mutation	20	History Chapter: The Complications of Cybercrime
	21	Kite's player wakes up the next morning. Yasuhiko still hasn't woken up, even though Skeith was defeated. Kite's player runs into Mr. Tokuoka.	◎
	22	Harald comes from Berlin to visit Emma's grave in Nuremberg.
	23	Disjointed stream of consciousness narration by Harald.
	24	Kite's player and Mr. Tokuoka speak at an internet café. Tokuoka is surprised to learn that Kite defeated Skeith, and alludes to Minase Mai saving him from falling into a coma when they encountered Skeith.
	25	History Chapter: The Birth of CC Corp. The aftermath of Pluto's Kiss, the Network Regulations Act, ALTIMIT OS.
	26	BlackRose cheers up Kite.	◎
	27	History Chapter: August 2006, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California. Harald comes to meet with CC Corp regarding his game's prototype. He meets a woman by the name Nica, who works at CC Corp.
	28	One month has passed since Kite started playing and Yasuhiko fell unconscious. Kite's player's parents are concerned about how much time is spent on the game, but he manages to get them to drop the topic.
	29	Kite and BlackRose both receive a suspicious, anonymous email. They go to the field and are ambushed by Lios and the other System Administrators. They narrowly escape deletion when Helba intercedes.	◎
	30	The next day, Kite's player receives a phone call from Tsuchiya, Kouji, the person behind the System Administrator, Lios. They meet in person.
	31	Lios sends Kite and BlackRose to survey an area. There, they meet Elk and Mia. Mia's voice is distorted and appears to be bugged. The two parties go down to the dungeon, defeat a data bug, and find the Aromatic Grass Mia and Elk were after. Lios asks about what they encountered in the field, and comments that they encountered data anomalies before they entered the dungeon. The mismatch in what Kite reports gives Lios pause.
	32	History Chapter: September 2006, Harald has integrated well with the team at CC Corp. He is nicknamed "Hal," by the others. In October there are some disagreements about the name of the game. Initially Harald wanted the name "Twilight," but eventually the team agrees on "fragment."
	33	Kite's player talks to his sister regarding her concerns that they might be moving again.	◎
	34	Kite and BlackRose fight Innis.
	35	Kite and BlackRose meet a shadow of Aura, return one of the fragments to her. Cubia appears and they fight it.
	36	Kite pays Linda a hefty sum of GP for information, receives keywords in return. Goes to the field, finds a Harald room, and encounters Balmung. They form a temporary truce to work together.
	37	Linda tells Kite to find a player called Wiseman, whom he meets in Carmina Gadelica. Kite asks him to find information about the Epitaph of Twilight, and Wiseman agrees to do so once he figures out what he wants from Kite in exchange.	◎
	38	Wiseman's condition is to join Kite's party. Kite, BlackRose, and Wiseman investigate some rumors from the BBS and encounter Plaird, who is deleted by Lios.
	39	History Chapter: By Winter 2006, Harald becomes visibly ill. After the new year, spring, and summer pass, Harald appears to recover slightly. While speaking with Nica over drinks, he accidentally lets slip his desire to meet Morganna. Afterwards, they part ways and Harald never returns to work.
	40	Kite and Wiseman decide to seek out Helba in Net Slum. Lios pursues them.
	41	Lios attempts to delete Net Slum, but his face off with Helba is interrupted by data distortions. Kite's appearance exposed Net Slum to Morganna. Kite, BlackRose, and Wiseman face Magus. After the fight the infected data has spread to the Root Towns.	◎
	42	Kite's player's family are eating and watching television. Kite tries to ask his dad about the possibility of moving again, but his father is distracted by the television, which is covering the chaos unfolding in the Minato Mirai area of Yokohama. A piercing woman's scream takes over the broadcast. Everyone goes pale and watches is stunned silence.
Outbreak	43	Kite's player thinks back to time he was in 2nd grade and a time that made him realize what kind of person he was.
	44	Details how Magus' defeat and the Minato Mirai incidents were linked. Tsuchiya calls to scold Kite's player, who is overtaken with guilt.	◎
	45	BlackRose tells kite why she keeps playing alongside him. Her brother fell into a coma. Kite is stunned out of his depressive state. Kite and BlackRose cheer each other on.
	46	Kite and BlackRose try to figure out their next move. Kite reaches out to Balmung and they officially team up.	◎
	47	Fidchell Fight.
	48	Fragment returned to Aura. Cubia fight. BlackRose realizes that Cubia doesn't want Kite to meet Aura. Afterwards, Lios lectures them about why he can't work with hackers like Helba.
	49	Kite wallows in guilt and self-loathing. He desires to be like the hero of Makai Tenshi GIGA. By the time December rolls around, TV programs are covering the network incidents and openly criticizing CC Corp and The World. Kite's player and his classmates are now able to visit Yasuhiko in the hospital. Mr. Tokuoka calls from Northern Gifu. He also is aware of Helba. Kite's player updates him on recent occurrences and Tokuoka offers to help him. As it turns out, Mr. Tokuoka used to be a programmer for CC Corp. He also knows Tsuchiya, Kouji, who he calls "Tsuchi." He says that convincing Lios would be impossible, so Kite should consider working with Helba to find something to tempt Lios with Collateral.
	50	Three days after the call with Mr. Tokuoka, Kite receives an email from Wiseman. He and BlackRose go to Net Slum, which has been moved. Tartarga escorts them to meet Helba, who is eventually persuaded to try Kite's strategy. However before moving forward with the plan, she must first ask the denizens of Net Slum how they feel about undertaking such a risk. After Helba delivers an impassioned speech, the denizens of Net Slum enthusiastically consent.	◎
	51	Flashback to Kite's player and Yasuhiko talking at school about which mammal is the most powerful. Yasuhiko explains why he thinks the correct answer is Killer Whales (aka Orca).
	52	The residents of Net Slum and Helba have come to an agreement, so now Lios needs to be convinced. Kite asks Wiseman to set up a meeting between Lios and Helba. Kite and Wiseman mediate as neutral third parties. The meeting ends with Lios stating that he plans to think on it give an answer later. The next morning, Kite receives an email from Lios.
	53	Helba, Lios, Balmung, BlackRose, Wiseman, Kite, some members of the Pig Racing Squadron, and some wandering AI gather in Net Slum to go over the plan.
	54	Kite and BlackRose go adventuring to raise their levels. Upon returning to Carmina Gadelica, they encounter Elk. Mia is missing, and Kite offers to help Elk find her. Elk tries to refuse but BlackRose overpowers him and forces him to exchange member addresses with them.	◎
	55	Operation Breakwater launched. Kite, BlackRose, and Balmung fight Gorre.
Quarantine	56	Disjointed stream of consciousness narrated by Morganna.
	57	The Vaccine Program plan is discussed. Kite talks to Lios about Mr. Tokuoka. Lios flies into a rage and badmouths him before leaving. Kite reflects that Mr. Tokuoka was wrong, though it was too late to change anything.
	58	Kite's player finally speaks to his father regarding moving. His father clarifies that only he will be moving for work, that he'll return on weekends, and that the rest of the family will remain in their current home. He apologizes for the burden of repeatedly uprooting the children's lives.
	59	Kite declares the commencement of Operation Orca. Kite, BlackRose, and Balmung fight Macha.	◎
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Production

Release

Release Dates

Release Date	Chapter #s
2017-06-20	1 ～ 7
2017-06-27	8 ～ 11
2017-07-4	12 ～ 15
2017-07-11	16 ～ 19
2017-07-18	20 ～ 22
2017-07-25	23 ～ 27
2017-08-1	28 ～ 31
2017-08-15	36 ～ 39
2017-08-22	40 ～ 42
2017-08-29	43 ～ 45
2017-09-5	46 ～ 48
2017-09-12	49 ～ 52
2017-09-19	53 ～ 55
2017-09-26	56 ～ 59
2017-10-3	60 ～ 63
2017-10-10	64 ～ 66
2017-10-17	67 ～ 69