Chapter Summaries

Aoko worried about Shiki’s choice to face Ramesses II without Avalon, then discovered that Shiki had entrusted her with Avalon and the power of his Mystic Eyes. The revelation left her furious at Shiki as the battle continued.

• Lancelot unleashed his Noble Phantasm against the pursuing Divine Beast Legion while Aoko watched Shiki fight Ramesses II.
• Aoko lost focus worrying about Shiki, and the Starry Sky Sphinx struck her, breaking her arm.
• Aoko escaped the Sphinx’s fire and fought back before Lancelot reached her and checked on her condition.
• Lancelot noticed a golden healing light restoring Aoko’s arm, and she recognized it as Avalon’s power.
• Aoko realized Shiki had given her both Avalon and the power of his Mystic Eyes, explaining why he could not use them against Ramesses II, and she shouted at him in fury.

Aoko realized Shiki had secretly given her Avalon and grew angry that he had risked his own life to protect her. Worried that Shiki might be overwhelmed by Ramesses II’s Rain of Light, she resolved to use a dangerous technique to reach him, and Lancelot agreed to help.

• Aoko recalled that Shiki must have placed Avalon on her while she was fighting Ramesses II, and she grew furious that he had hidden it and neglected his own safety.
• Lancelot explained that Shiki had likely acted because he cared deeply about Aoko and wanted to protect her.
• Aoko realized Shiki’s exhausted Susanoo form might fail against Ramesses II’s Rain of Light, leaving his flesh-and-blood body in danger.
• Aoko decided to unleash an unstable Eight Gates technique to clear the surrounding Divine Beast Legion and reach Shiki.
• Lancelot agreed to use the impact of his Noble Phantasm to propel Aoko toward Shiki and Ramesses II.

Aoko opened Eight Gates Fully Open and unleashed a devastating punch that erased a vast swath of the battlefield. As her Artificial Heroic Spirit body began rapidly collapsing from Aether loss, Lancelot launched her toward Shiki’s fight against Ramesses II.

• Aoko activated the Eight Gates Cycle, while Lancelot sensed the danger and moved away from her.
• The Starry Sky Sphinx sent five Desert Guardians to attack Aoko, but her punch obliterated them and devastated the area ahead of her.
• Aoko discovered that her body was shedding Aether faster than Avalon could heal it and realized she had only a short time left.
• Aoko called Lancelot over, and he used Chains of Binding: Lake of Overburdened Light to launch her toward Shiki’s battlefield.
• Lancelot recognized that Shiki had feared Aoko would use this ability and silently prayed that his Master would endure what came next.

Aoko urged Shiki to face her impending disappearance, then destroyed Ramesses II’s Sun Chariot with her final attack. Her Artificial Heroic Spirit body collapsed, and she lost consciousness while silently pleading for Shiki to summon her again soon.

• As Aoko’s Aether dispersed, Shiki lost himself in his inner world until she called him back to reality.
• Aoko confronted Shiki about avoiding her condition and told him she had opened all Eight Gates because of him.
• Aoko charged Ramesses II’s Sun Chariot, intending to destroy it with her one remaining strike.
• Aoko smashed the Sun Chariot, and the explosion blasted Ramesses II south of Desert City.
• Aoko’s body collapsed after the attack, and she lost control of her senses while wishing Shiki would summon her again soon.

After Aoko vanished, Shiki blamed himself and let accumulated negative emotions overwhelm his reason. He decided to destroy the world and began invoking a miracle, sending its ripples across the planet.

• Shiki let Aoko land safely in northern Desert City and realized he blamed himself for her disappearance.
• Shiki's regret, self-reproach, and fear overwhelmed his reason and transformed his way of thinking.
• Shiki resolved to destroy the world because Aoko was gone.
• Shiki invoked the magic in his right arm and declared, "All Things Listen!"
• A miracle's ripples spread across Desert City, the Atlas Institute, Hassan's village, the Holy City, and the entire world.

Shiki’s powerful Magic sent a wave of fear across the world, and Da Vinci and Nitocris realized that the crisis was tied to him. Guided by a mysterious call to travel north of the Desert City, they sped toward a place they believed could save the world.

• Shiki’s miracle sent ripples across the world, filling humans, animals, and plants with fear.
• Da Vinci and Nitocris rode through the desert as Nitocris reflected on the battle and her approaching end.
• Da Vinci felt the ripple and feared Shiki had used dangerous Magic that threatened the world.
• Nitocris sensed a call to head north, and Da Vinci agreed that going there was necessary.
• Da Vinci accelerated the vehicle while Nitocris poured in magical energy, and they raced toward the northern safe zone.

A ripple from Shiki’s Magic warned people across the world that the planet faced destruction. Chaldea’s group rushed toward the Desert City to stop him, while the Lion King foresaw Earth’s collapse and accepted its end.

• A ripple of Magic swept through the Atlas Institute, terrifying Ritsuka Fujimaru and Holmes as Hermes Trismegistus fell silent.
• Buddha told Sanzang that Shiki was using Magic in the Desert City to destroy the world and the planet.
• Bedivere urged the group to hurry, and Tawara Touta carried Ritsuka toward the Desert City with the others following.
• The ripple reached First Hassan, who sensed that his end was coming.
• Gawain sensed danger from the desert, while the Lion King used Clairvoyance to see Earth collapse and accepted the planet’s destruction.

Shiki began a destructive Magic ritual in Desert City, while the Sun King summoned his final Noble Phantasm and Da Vinci and Nitocris found Aoko's collapsing Heroic Spirit body. The chapter ended as the storm gathered over the world and Da Vinci searched for a way to save Aoko and stop Shiki.

• Shiki used his Mystic Eyes of Heaven Path to create a black sphere for Planetary Devastation, damaging his right eye in the process.
• The Sun King, having lost his other Noble Phantasms and most of his Divine Beast Legion, summoned the Glorious Great Composite Temple again.
• Da Vinci and Nitocris reached Aoko and saw that her Heroic Spirit body was collapsing as her consciousness had separated from it.
• Dark storm clouds gathered as magical energy churned above them, and Da Vinci considered how to save Aoko and stop Shiki.

Da Vinci and Nitocris used the Golden Holy Grail to stabilize Aoko and restore her consciousness while Shiki prepared to activate Magic and destroy the world. Aoko learned what had happened and set out to confront Shiki, determined to stop him.

• Da Vinci concluded that the Counter Force was keeping Aoko from disappearing and that the Holy Grail could sustain her temporarily.
• Nitocris summoned the Golden Holy Grail and merged it into Aoko, slowing her body's collapse and restoring her consciousness.
• Aoko woke expecting to see Shiki, then learned from Da Vinci and Nitocris that he might destroy the world because she had disappeared.
• Aoko sensed the Great Source's unrest but struggled to believe Shiki would harm the Earth he loved.
• Aoko decided to find Shiki and stop him from activating Magic.

Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh realized Shiki’s Magic: Chibaku Tensei was nearing completion and could destroy Earth, while Aoko used Avalon to enter his spacetime barrier. Shiki prepared to unleash the Magic, but Aoko seized his hand, leaving him stunned.

• Da Vinci identified the black sphere as a growing singularity, and Aoko decided to stop Shiki from destroying Earth.
• Aoko explained that Avalon could breach Shiki’s spacetime barrier because his barrier was based on Avalon’s dimensional isolation.
• Shiki maintained the growing singularity with his Mystic Eyes, damaging his right eye as he continued the ritual.
• Da Vinci warned that Shiki’s Magic was almost complete as the black sphere shrank and the surrounding world darkened.
• Shiki prepared to command the completed sphere to strike Earth, but Aoko entered the barrier and grabbed his hand.
• Shiki turned toward Aoko in shock and called her by her surname.

Aoko entered Shiki’s spatial-temporal barrier and stopped his world-destroying ritual by striking him repeatedly, forcing him to recognize how his anger and Avalon had led him astray. The chapter left Shiki clearer-headed but still being beaten by Aoko as he tried to apologize.

• Aoko used Avalon to enter Shiki’s barrier and reached the ritual’s safe core while the Counter Force’s lightning battered the barrier.
• Aoko grabbed Shiki’s arm before he could activate his Magic, then confronted him after noticing that his right eye had gone blind.
• Aoko punched Shiki, interrupting the ritual and restoring order to the barrier.
• Aoko struck Shiki twice more, scattering his negative emotions and helping him understand that he had nearly destroyed his future with her.
• Shiki recognized his mistakes and tried to apologize, but Aoko hit him with a fourth punch.

Aoko brought Shiki back to his senses with four punches, and he apologized for trying to use Magic to destroy his enemies and the planet. As Aoko’s illusory life began to fade, Shiki agreed to explain his past to everyone after planting the Divine Tree and to apologize, reflect, and compensate for the fear he caused.

• Aoko’s four punches restored Shiki’s usual loving demeanor, and he admitted he had caused trouble and acted wrongly.
• Shiki realized that grief over Aoko and accumulated negative emotions had warped his thinking, and he vowed to face his problems rather than run away.
• Shiki asked for time before explaining why he had changed, and Aoko arranged for him to tell her, Justitia, and Arisu after the Divine Tree was planted.
• Aoko teased Shiki about his imagined Second Magic, Planetary Devastation, and he accepted responsibility for it.
• As Aoko’s silver motes accelerated and her remaining time dwindled, Shiki promised to apologize properly, reflect on his actions, and compensate those his Magic had frightened.

Aoko’s Artificial Heroic Spirit body reached its limit, and she vanished from Shiki’s arms after promising they would meet again soon. Shiki recovered the Holy Grail and Aoko’s belongings, realized she had been hiding Excalibur’s sheath from him, and thanked the Counter Force for saving the world and keeping him with Aoko.

• Aoko told Shiki her body was fading, and he promised to bring her back within an hour using the Holy Grail’s magical energy.
• Shiki caught Aoko as she weakened, and they shared a quiet farewell beneath the restored azure sky.
• Aoko’s Heroic Spirit body scattered into Aether particles, leaving Shiki with her consciousness core, Excalibur’s sheath, and the Holy Grail.
• Shiki realized Aoko’s final words referred to a future talk about his broken promise and secretly placing the sheath on her.
• Shiki understood that the Counter Force had used Aoko and the Holy Grail to stop the world’s destruction, and he vowed to repay it.

Shiki ended the world-destroying ritual after Aozaki stopped him, then apologized to Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh for frightening them. They approached him to discuss the aftermath and the dangerous Magic he had nearly unleashed.

• Shiki put away Aoko's spiritual will core, dismissed his Spacetime Barrier, and left the Holy Grail untouched until he could consult Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh.
• Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh watched Aozaki break into Shiki's barrier while the Counter Force's Destructive Thunder struck it without effect.
• Aozaki stopped Shiki's Magic by grabbing his arm and knocking him down, after which the Counter Force departed and the storm clouds cleared.
• Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh went to check on Shiki and discuss the remaining danger of his Magic.
• Shiki apologized to Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh and said he would take responsibility for what he had done.

Shiki apologized for his actions and reassured Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh that he had recovered, though his right Mystic Eye had lost its normal vision. He then turned to the suspended Planetary Devastation, which he admitted could not simply be canceled.

• Shiki apologized to Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh and accepted responsibility for frightening them and taking his anger out on the planet.
• Da Vinci confirmed that Shiki had returned to his usual temperament, then noticed his right Mystic Eye was white and lifeless.
• Shiki explained that using his Mystic Eyes had damaged his physical eye, refused Da Vinci's offer of assistive glasses, and treated the blindness as a reminder of his wrongdoing.
• Da Vinci urged Shiki to deal with the Planetary Devastation before an accident could threaten Earth.
• Shiki admitted that he had created the Magic in anger and said that simply canceling it would not work.

Shiki explained that his Magic: Planetary Devastation contained the power of his Mystic Eyes and could not be safely canceled, estimating its release at the energy of twenty Big Ivans. He planned to send it through the Holy Grail to the entity inside, leaving Da Vinci and Nitocris to watch.

• Da Vinci asked Shiki why he could not cancel Magic: Planetary Devastation, and Shiki explained that its Mystic Eyes power would be released if he did.
• Da Vinci estimated the spell had absorbed at least a hundred tons of matter and feared its energy could destroy the Desert City and the Holy City.
• Shiki estimated that canceling the spell would release energy equivalent to twenty Big Ivans, and Da Vinci asked how he would dispose of it.
• Shiki rejected sending the magic into space and pointed to the bright-white anomaly in the sky as its destination.
• Shiki produced the Golden Holy Grail and explained that something inside it would provide a spacetime coordinate for sending the magic to its destination.
• Da Vinci guessed what the Grail contained, moved Nitocris away, and suggested they watch Shiki handle the danger.

Shiki used his Rainbow Magic Eye and Magic to extract a Demon God Pillar from the Holy Grail and send Magic: Chibaku Tensei through a connection to the Magus King in Imaginary Space. The light band dimmed to about one-third of its former intensity, but the Magus King survived, leaving Da Vinci uneasy as Shiki prepared to confront Ramesses II.

• Shiki apologized to Da Vinci for making Chaldea worry and revealed his Rainbow Magic Eye while examining the Holy Grail.
• Shiki used Magic to fix the space around a hidden entity and pulled a Demon God Pillar out of the Holy Grail in a transparent sphere.
• Shiki explained that he would use the Demon God Pillar's connection to reach Imaginary Space and send Magic: Chibaku Tensei to the Magus King.
• Shiki traced the connection, thrust the sphere through a brief rupture in the world, and sent the Magic to the Magus King's domain.
• The light band dimmed to about one-third of its former brightness, and Da Vinci wondered how the Magus King had survived the Magic.

The Magus King’s Reality Marble was devastated when a foreign object with the aura of the Second True Ancestor appeared and began swallowing the land. After destroying it at the cost of most of his stored energy and kingdom, he planned to gather more human history and vowed revenge on the unknown Magus.

• A foreign object appeared in the Magus King’s Reality Marble and pulled land and matter toward itself, while his powers failed to affect it.
• The Magus King used the magical energy from burned human history to bombard and restrain the object, sacrificing much of his remaining energy.
• The object’s destruction triggered a supernova-like explosion that shattered the kingdom and left the Magus King’s Reality Marble in ruins.
• The Magus King recognized the object’s aura as that of Magic and the Second True Ancestor, though he could not identify the attacker.
• The Magus King created nearly a hundred Golden Holy Grails to seed distorted Singularities and planned to collect more historical energy before seeking revenge on the unknown Magus.

After Shiki’s world-threatening Magic was resolved, he apologized and promised not to lose control again. Lancelot reported that Ramesses II had reappeared in the southern desert, and the great Pharaoh announced his presence.

• Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh warned Shiki about the danger of his Magic, and Shiki promised to remember the lesson.
• Da Vinci asked how Shiki created Chibaku Tensei, and he explained that he had sought infinite energy and his Mystic Eyes had unleashed the Second Magic’s destructive power.
• Lancelot arrived after defeating the Divine Beast Legion and checked on Shiki before reporting that Ramesses II’s Reality Marble had appeared seven kilometers south of the city.
• The Female Pharaoh identified Ramesses II’s Noble Phantasm as the Glorious Great Composite Temple.
• Ramesses II’s voice rang out across the Desert City, declaring that he was the sun and the great Pharaoh Osymandias.

Ramesses II manifested the Glorious Great Composite Temple and flew it high above Desert City, preparing to drop it as his final Noble Phantasm. Shiki recognized the threat to nearby civilians, sent his companions back, and prepared to answer the attack with a light of his own.

• Ramesses II admitted that Shiki and the others had destroyed his Desert Guardians, Sun Chariot, and temple gardens, then declared the Glorious Great Composite Temple his final attack.
• Using divine Authority, Ramesses II made the enormous pyramid take flight and ascend toward the sky.
• Shiki, Da Vinci, Lancelot, and the Female Pharaoh discussed the likely devastation if the pyramid fell and how their abilities might counter it.
• After the pyramid stopped rising, Shiki told the others to retreat from Desert City and prepared to unleash a powerful light against Ramesses II.