Sword Art Online 20 Moon Cradle (Dengeki Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] The murder of old man Yazen, a human being, by the mountain goblin tribe Oloi. This was an incident that could never happen to the inhabitants of the Underworld, who are bound by the "Forbidden Index" and the "Code of Power". It was a plot by the "real culprit" to cause another war between the human world and the Underworld. Kirito, who is searching for the truth, gets the help of Iskan, the commander-in-chief of the Dark World Army, but just in time, the "man in black robes," who seems to be the culprit, escapes. While the investigation is going on, Asuna tries chanting the "peeking into the past" technique at the inn where the murderer was found. Then, an unexpected image emerges... And the "real culprit" is closing in on Ronie and Teeze, apprentice knights of integrity...! The "Moon Cradle" is now complete!

山ゴブリン族オロイによる、人界人ヤゼン老人の殺害。“禁忌目録”と“力の掟”によって縛られたアンダーワールドの住人には、決して起こすことのできない事件が発生した。それは、人界と暗黒界に再び戦乱を引き起こさんとする“真犯人”の謀略だった。真相を探るキリトは、暗黒界軍の総司令官イスカーンの助力を得るも、すんでのところで犯人とおぼしき“黒ローブの男”に逃げられてしまう。調査が難航する中、アスナは殺害現場である宿屋で“過去覗術”の詠唱を試す。すると意外な映像が浮かび上がり...。そして整合騎士見習いのロニエとティーゼに“真犯人”の毒牙が迫る―!“ムーン・クレイドル”編、完結!