Chapter Summaries

Shiki unleashed and stabilized his hundred-meter Complete Susanoo, then used his Mystic Eyes to amplify Excalibur as Ramesses II prepared to crash his Great Pyramid down upon the Desert City. The chapter ended with Ramesses II releasing his Noble Phantasm and the Great Temple descending from the sky toward the city.

• Shiki poured mana into his Mystic Eyes and summoned a massive blue crystal giant, astonishing Da Vinci, the Female Pharaoh, and Lancelot.
• Shiki stabilized Complete Susanoo, forming a hundred-meter giant modeled after himself.
• Shiki drew Excalibur and used his Mystic Eyes to create a giant golden version of the sword, while Da Vinci, the Female Pharaoh, and Lancelot watched.
• Ramesses II burned half his Spirit Origin to gather mana and activate the Great Pyramid's Noble Phantasm.
• Ramesses II released Glorious Great Composite Temple (Ramesseum Tentyris), sending the Great Temple plunging toward the Desert City.

As Ramesses II’s Great Pyramid descended toward Desert City, Shiki began Excalibur’s Holy Sword Release Conference. Seven Knights of the Round Table approved the battle, and Excalibur began to unleash its power as Merlin became intrigued by Shiki and vowed to find him.

• Shiki moved Susanoo and Excalibur into position while Lancelot and the others withdrew from the battlefield.
• Ramesses II’s Great Pyramid fell toward Desert City, and Shiki began the Holy Sword Release Conference within Excalibur.
• Merlin summoned the simulated Knights of the Round Table, who stated whether they acknowledged the battle.
• Seven knights acknowledged Shiki’s battle, and six golden rays wound around Excalibur to begin its release.
• Merlin showed interest in Shiki and vowed to find him, wondering how he had initiated the conference without Excalibur’s acknowledgment.

Shiki released the Star Holy Sword’s full power and used it to destroy Ramesses II’s Great Pyramid, sending the Sun King back to the Throne of Heroes. After the battle, Shiki wondered why the Magus King had not been classified as an enemy of the planet.

• Six Knights of the Round Table representatives and Merlin acknowledged Shiki’s Holy Sword release, transforming Excalibur into the Star Holy Sword.
• Shiki poured his available mana into the Star Holy Sword and charged its power through Susanoo’s complete form, unleashing a storm across Desert City.
• Ramesses II continued descending in the Great Pyramid and declared that the Sun King’s light would burn his opponents to ashes.
• Shiki struck upward with the Star Holy Sword and released the Star Breath, cleaving the Great Pyramid apart and destroying it.
• Ramesses II returned to the Throne of Heroes, and Shiki dismissed Susanoo before wondering why the Magus King was not an enemy of the planet.

After Ramesses II was defeated, the desert he had created vanished, and Chaldea’s group set out for the former Desert City. Master Sanzang warned them that Holmes had slipped away and reasoned that Aozaki had saved the world by reaching Houraisan emotionally.

• Shiki’s Star Holy Sword destroyed Ramesses II’s Noble Phantasm, and the desert disappeared after the Sun King’s death.
• Ritsuka Fujimaru and his companions found Holmes missing; Master Sanzang said he had quietly slipped away and urged them to be cautious around him.
• Master Sanzang explained that force could not have stopped Houraisan from destroying the world, so Aozaki must have reached him through their emotional bond.
• Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash agreed to thank Aozaki when they reached the former Desert City, and the group of five hurried onward.
• The three Hassans of the Mountain People also traveled toward the area after First Hassan sent them there.

Shiki persuaded Nitocris to remain in the world and formed a contract with her, then used the Holy Grail and Da Vinci’s help to summon Aozaki Aoko through Artificial Heroic Spiritification. Aoko appeared ready to confront Shiki about Avalon and their broken agreement.

• Shiki invited Nitocris to stay, and she agreed to form a contract with him so she could remain in the world.
• Lancelot brought Shiki the Holy Grail, which Shiki planned to use as a source of magical energy to summon Aozaki Aoko.
• Da Vinci joined Shiki in creating the formula for Artificial Heroic Spiritification while Nitocris and Lancelot went for a walk.
• Shiki eroded the Holy Grail with his Mystic Eyes, merged it into himself, and used its magical energy to activate the summoning formula.
• Aoko appeared before Shiki and called for a serious talk about his actions, while Da Vinci discreetly left the tent.

Aoko confronted Shiki for hiding Avalon and breaking their promise to cherish themselves, and Shiki confessed that he loved her and asked her to go out with him. Aoko declined for now, asking him to choose another time and place to ask again.

• Aoko demanded that Shiki explain why he had hidden Avalon and broken their promise.
• Shiki admitted that he had deceived Aoko and failed to keep his promises, accepting whatever punishment she chose.
• Shiki decided to confess his feelings and asked Aoko to go out with him.
• Aoko said she was happy to receive Shiki's confession but could not accept him right then, and asked him to ask again at another time and place.

After Aoko rejected Shiki’s confession and sent him outside to wait for Chaldea, he reflected on his reckless use of Magic and his promise to take better care of himself. Chaldea arrived, found him looking beaten and pitiful, and heard him apologize for frightening everyone and promise that the danger would not happen again.

• Aoko sent Shiki outside the tent to handle the Magic matter and wait for Chaldea, reminding him of his promise to cherish himself.
• Da Vinci told Lancelot and Nitocris about Shiki’s confession and rejection, then pretended they had been discussing the battle plan when Shiki glared at them.
• Shiki sensed Chaldea approaching and prepared to apologize, while Ritsuka Fujimaru’s group spotted the tents where the Desert City had stood.
• Mash, Bedivere, Ritsuka Fujimaru, and Tawara Touta persuaded Master Sanzang to observe the situation before confronting Shiki.
• Chaldea arrived and saw Shiki’s swollen face; Shiki bowed and apologized for frightening everyone, promising the dangerous situation would not happen again.

Shiki apologized to Chaldea and offered compensation, then explained his plan to free the King of Knights from the Holy Lance’s Divinity. The plan depended on Bedivere’s emotions, which had endured for fifteen hundred years, and the chapter ended as Da Vinci revealed him as its crucial element.

• Ritsuka and Mash accepted Shiki’s apology, and Shiki invited everyone into Da Vinci’s tent to discuss compensation.
• Shiki offered to answer questions, while Mash, Sanzang, and Touta declined compensation and Ritsuka and Bedivere asked why he had taken Excalibur.
• Shiki explained that he had taken Excalibur to strengthen a plan to free the King of Knights and to spur Bedivere to meet her.
• Bedivere confirmed that he still intended to see his King, and Da Vinci explained that Excalibur alone could not overcome fifteen hundred years of divine restraints.
• Da Vinci revealed that the plan would use human emotions to resist the Holy Lance’s Divinity, with Bedivere’s fifteen-hundred-year-long emotions as its key.

Da Vinci explained why Excalibur could not free the King of Knights and how Bedivere’s fifteen hundred years of unwavering emotions could help Shiki break the Holy Lance’s Divine binding. With Shiki’s Magic sealed, Ritsuka Fujimaru and the others agreed to join forces, leaving them ready to contact the Mountain People and declare war on the Holy City.

• Da Vinci explained that the King of Knights had willingly returned Excalibur and that the Holy City was the Holy Lance’s completed Tower, so returning the sword would not awaken her.
• Da Vinci revealed that Shiki planned to turn Bedivere’s long-held emotions into spiritual power and use it to break the Divinity binding the King of Knights.
• Tawara Touta questioned how Bedivere would stay safe after surrendering Excalibur, and Da Vinci said Shiki’s sealed Magic meant the plan needed support from others.
• Da Vinci invited Ritsuka Fujimaru to unite their forces with Shiki’s side, and Ritsuka accepted.
• Master Sanzang and Tawara Touta agreed to join the effort, and Da Vinci announced that they would contact the Mountain People before declaring war on the Holy City.

Ritsuka Fujimaru gathered the Mountain People behind Shiki's plan to unite the forces opposing the Holy City. Shiki and Da Vinci traveled to Serkhan's refuge to retrieve the imprisoned Mordred, hoping to enlist her help with the revised plan, and found her loudly cursing from her cave.

• Ghoul Hassan agreed that the Mountain People would join the fight against the Holy City and returned to summon Arash.
• Ritsuka took Hassan of the Hundred Faces and Serenity to meet Aozaki and thank her for saving the world.
• Shiki told Da Vinci that Bedivere's warning meant they might need more people to remove the Holy Lance's Divinity, so he wanted to recruit Mordred and possibly the Knights of the Round Table.
• Shiki and Da Vinci flew to Serkhan's mountain refuge, where Serkhan explained that Mordred's constant cursing had disturbed nearby refugees.
• Shiki, Da Vinci, and Serkhan reached Mordred's prison and heard her curse Lancelot, Da Vinci, and Shiki from inside the cave.

Shiki and Da Vinci confronted the imprisoned Mordred and tried to persuade her to join their side. After Shiki revealed that he hoped to restore the King of Knights to her former human self, Mordred agreed to stand with him temporarily so she could speak with her father again.

• Mordred mocked Shiki’s swollen face, then stopped when Shiki reminded her of the apocalyptic threat she had felt.
• Da Vinci released Mordred from her humiliating restraints, but Mordred attacked her and was quickly subdued.
• Shiki explained that Mordred and the other knights had sworn loyalty to the King of Knights out of guilt over ideal Britain’s fall.
• Shiki challenged Mordred to consider whether she truly served the Lion King or still longed for recognition from her former father, King Arthur.
• Shiki said he wanted to erase Holy Lance Divinity and restore the King of Knights, and Mordred agreed to temporarily join his side.

After returning to camp with Mordred, Shiki and the others assessed the Holy City's remaining forces and prepared for the coming battle. Ritsuka and Mash resolved to rest and train before the final confrontation, which was set to begin in two days.

• Shiki returned to camp with Da Vinci and Mordred after delivering a declaration of war to Gawain at the Holy City.
• At dinner, Da Vinci described the remaining Knights of the Round Table and explained why Chaldea's forces had the advantage.
• Shiki shared his dessert with Aoko while Da Vinci failed to get any, and the gathered heroes ate together.
• Mash told Ritsuka that Lancelot would give her special combat training the next day, and Ritsuka urged her to regain her strength.
• Ritsuka and Mash agreed to work hard in preparation for the final battle against the Holy City, scheduled to begin in two days.

Shiki sought the Atlas Institute with Nitocris, Aoko, and Da Vinci, hoping to find its supercomputer, Hermes Trismegistus, but discovered the institute had vanished with the desert. He left disappointed but resolved to seek Chaldea’s help with his research and with summoning Heroic Spirits.

• Mash told Shiki that Master Sanzang believed the Atlas Institute still existed north of the camp, and Shiki learned Nitocris could guide him there.
• Shiki invited Nitocris, Aoko, and Da Vinci to join him in searching for the Atlas Institute, and they agreed to go after breakfast.
• The four flew to the institute’s former location, where Nitocris confirmed it had vanished along with the desert despite Shiki’s enormous excavation.
• Shiki explained that he wanted the institute’s supercomputer to aid his research, and Da Vinci offered him Chaldea’s resources and support.
• Shiki decided he would need Chaldea’s help to develop a miraculous medicine and to summon Heroic Spirits, then identified a possible candidate.

Shiki used his Mystic Eyes to create three enormous artificial meteorites, and Aoko worried about the strain on his eyes before he returned safely. During special training, Mash found the conviction to wield her shield and called Lancelot “Father,” beginning a new father-daughter bond.

• Shiki used his Mystic Eyes to pull up the surrounding land and form three colossal artificial meteorites, impressing Da Vinci and the Female Pharaoh and worrying Aoko.
• Shiki returned without bleeding eyes, and he, Aoko, Da Vinci, and the Female Pharaoh flew back toward Chaldea.
• Da Vinci spotted Lancelot training Mash and cheered for her, causing Mash to lose focus and get knocked away by Lancelot.
• Lancelot’s guidance helped Mash discover her conviction, and she blocked his full-strength sword strike without retreating.
• Mash called Lancelot “Father,” startling him before she teased him for losing focus; Lancelot accepted her as his daughter and promised to train her strictly.

As the heroes prepared to assault the Holy City, Shiki and Da Vinci devised a way to break its Holy Lance barrier and assigned everyone roles for the battle. Before the attack, Shiki dressed as King Arthur and persuaded the group to pose as his twelve knights, leaving them with a commemorative photo and the battle still ahead.

• Da Vinci explained the Holy City's defenses and outlined a battle plan, assigning the heroes to fight its knights and protect Bedivere while Shiki faced the King of Knights.
• Shiki asked Da Vinci to make him white armor, a blue cloak, green contact lenses, and golden hair dye, then appeared in the outfit the next day.
• Shiki declared himself King Arthur and invited his companions to join his cosplay, while Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash eagerly played along.
• Da Vinci handed out matching cloaks, and Lancelot pressured Mordred and Bedivere into joining the group photograph.
• Shiki stood at the center of a commemorative picture with Aoko and the others dressed as his twelve knights before the assault on the Holy City.

Agravain prepared Camelot’s forces for the decisive battle and ordered Gawain to kill Hōraisan Shiki if the chance arose. As the two armies faced each other at the Holy City Gate, Tristan reminded Gawain of their oath, while Gawain noticed Shiki had appeared dressed like a knight—or perhaps a king.

• Agravain outlined a straightforward defense of the Holy City Gate and urged the Purification Knights to trust Camelot’s strength and the Lion King.
• Agravain told Gawain to kill Hōraisan Shiki if the opportunity arose, citing the threat Shiki posed to the Lion King’s plans.
• Tristan questioned Gawain about his convictions and reminded him not to forget their oath, leaving Gawain to reaffirm his loyalty to the Lion King.
• Gawain and Tristan took their places at the Holy City Gate as Camelot’s forces faced the smaller allied army led by the Merchant Group.
• Gawain saw that Hōraisan Shiki had blond hair, blue eyes, white armor, and a blue cape, and suspected his appearance resembled a king.

Shiki and the Purification Knights began their decisive battle against the Holy City, with Shiki preparing a massive attack using Susanoo and his Mystic Eyes. As golden power gathered around the Holy Lance, Shiki realized Saber had foreseen his opening move and prepared to counter it.

• Shiki and Lancelot discussed the coming battle, while Lancelot entrusted the King of Knights to Shiki.
• At sunrise, both sides fired magical signal flares, officially beginning the battle.
• Shiki summoned Susanoo's enormous upper body and used the Mystic Eyes, Outer Path, to retrieve three artificial meteorites from space.
• The Holy City released immense magical energy, and golden radiance gathered atop its spire as Saber activated the Holy Lance.
• Shiki switched Susanoo's hand sign from the Outer Path to the Heaven Path and recognized that Saber had anticipated his attack.

Shiki launched three enormous artificial meteors at the Holy City, forcing the King of Knights to fire Rhongomyniad repeatedly. The third meteor overwhelmed her weakened Divine Judgment and shattered the Holy City's defensive barrier.

• The King of Knights fired Divine Judgment to intercept Shiki's first meteor, destroying it in a massive explosion.
• Shiki accelerated a second meteor through the smoke, and the King of Knights' hastily formed second Divine Judgment broke it into fragments that struck the barrier.
• The King of Knights began gathering Divine Judgment again as the knights realized Shiki had prepared a third meteor.
• The third meteor struck before the King of Knights could build enough power to destroy it, and its impact shattered the Holy City's defensive barrier.

After the Holy City's barrier fell, Tawara Touta launched the decisive battle, and Mash protected the advancing army from Gawain's Noble Phantasm. The assault began with Lancelot engaging Gawain and Touta building a rice bridge to the city walls.

• Tawara Touta declared the decisive battle, and Shiki flew toward the Holy City's tower to save the King of Knights' friend.
• Gawain leapt from the walls and unleashed Excalibur—Gallatin at the advancing army, but Mash blocked the Sun's Fire with Lord Camelot.
• Lancelot clashed with Gawain and drove him away from the battlefield while Mash agreed to protect Aozaki and Bedivere.
• Tawara Touta used Endless Rice Bale to build a bridge of rice up to the Holy City's walls.
• The Servants and Purification Knights advanced into the Holy City across the rice bridge.

Tristan and Arash began an Archer duel on the Holy City's walls while Lancelot confronted Gawain outside the city. Lancelot revealed that he had betrayed the King to save her, but Gawain rejected his explanation and the two knights resumed their battle.

• Tristan ordered the Purification Knights to attack the enemy on the walls and used his Noble Phantasm to bolster his allies and weaken their foes.
• Arash ambushed Tristan with an arrow, identified himself, and began a battle between archers as arrows fell around Tristan.
• Lancelot overpowered the sun-enhanced Gawain, who demanded to know why he had betrayed the King and their oath.
• Lancelot said he had gained power to save the King and urged Gawain to question whether she was still the King of the past.
• Gawain rejected Lancelot's explanation, raised Excalibur, and attacked; Lancelot answered with his Noble Phantasm as their battle continued.