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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee
ならざる is an old way of saying ならない、ではない、でない、etc. This form is still used by the better speakers and writers of our country today.
なる here pretty much means 'to be', and ざる serves to negate it. 人間ならざる者, therefore, means 'one that isn't human'.
The phrases most often heard using ざる would be:
帰らざる日々
思わざるできごと
～～と言わざるを得ない
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Thanks, Nagoyankee...that makes 100% sense. It's funny you should say "the better speakers and writers" as it is the same writer that wrote that slightly messed up sentence a couple days ago...
That is the nature of the "light novel".