Arc 2A Knight’s New Path

Jizi rescued Sakura from the Matou household, allied with Yanye and Rider, and revealed that the Grail was corrupted. After confronting Saber and Lancer with their ideals and past choices, Jizi offered Lancer a place on her side, then took Sakura shopping and spotted Rin.

  • Jizi confronted Yanye and Berserker, freed Yanye and Sakura from the Crest Worms, and destroyed Zouken’s body with Fairy Law.
  • Jizi explained the Grail’s corruption to Yanye, Sakura, and Lancelot, then formed an alliance with Yanye and Rider’s group.
  • Kiritsugu met Jizi’s report about the Eighth Heroic Spirit and the corrupted Grail while Saber heard Lancelot’s account of her kingship.
  • Rider defeated the Assassins with his Reality Marble and urged Saber to abandon her self-imposed curse.
  • Jizi seized Kayneth’s arm and Command Seals, then challenged Saber and Lancer to reconsider their ideas of chivalry and loyalty.
  • Saber reconsidered her wish and how to face Berserker, while Jizi offered Lancer an honorable place on her side.
  • Jizi agreed to take Sakura into the city with Rider’s group, went shopping with her, and recognized Rin Tohsaka.
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Ch. 26Rumor Has It, the Protagonist Is Going Further and Further Down Tokiomi's Route

After Saber destroyed Eva-01 with Excalibur, Jizi tracked Caster and Ryunosuke to their hideout and overheard them discussing God, evil, and their crimes. Kirei ordered Jizi to keep watching, and Caster and Ryunosuke began preparing a new celebration.

  • Kiritsugu used a Command Seal to make Saber unleash her Noble Phantasm, which destroyed Eva-01 before it struck the banquet.
  • Tokiomi questioned Jizi about the other participants and their plans, and she shared what she knew while hinting that Kirei and Archer had an unusual connection.
  • Kirei sent Jizi to find Caster and, if possible, assassinate his Master; Jizi located them in an underground reservoir.
  • Caster comforted Ryunosuke over the destruction of their previous creations, then recounted how humans—not God—had brought about his downfall.
  • Ryunosuke described God as the author of the world's story who loved humanity's joy and despair, and Caster embraced his words as a new expression of faith.
  • Caster announced that he and Ryunosuke would hold a special feast, while Kirei told Jizi to follow them and keep the situation under control.

Ch. 27If Killers Aren't Cute Girls, the Ending Will Be Miserable

Ryunosuke Uryu summoned a masked Servant and was killed, while Jizi took his Command Seals and began interfering with the Holy Grail War. After Jizi wiped out the Assassins monitoring the church and blackmailed the Kotomines for supplies, Kirei identified her as Caster, though her detection abilities remained a mystery.

  • Ryunosuke Uryu summoned a masked Servant, which killed him after he offered the bound boy as food.
  • Jizi took Ryunosuke's Command Seals and decided to head to the church after an absurd series of coin tosses.
  • Risei and Kirei Kotomine staged Kirei's request for the church's protection, then learned their Assassins monitoring the route had been eliminated.
  • Jizi used her psionic sensing and long-range attacks to clear the Assassins near the church, then sent a photograph and demanded supplies.
  • Kirei concluded that the attacker was Caster because the requested supplies included materials for Mana restoration potions, while he and Risei worried about her unexplained detection abilities.

Ch. 28I Have a Special Mana-Replenishing Technique

Jizi replenished her Mana by terrorizing thieves, then followed Saber and Irisviel through Fuyuki City and provoked Saber while posing as a street performer. As a battle declaration drew Saber’s attention, the famous dock battle of the Fourth Holy Grail War began.

  • Jizi used her mask to drain stamina from a thief and restore her Mana, leaving him unconscious among the garbage.
  • Risei Kotomine realized that the mysterious Caster group had made him deliver supplies to strange locations without collecting them.
  • Jizi followed Saber and Irisviel as they spent the day wandering through Fuyuki City.
  • Jizi performed “Meet in '98” for Irisviel, accepted her money, and mocked Saber for letting a woman pay before slipping away.
  • Saber sensed a powerful battle intent, and a declaration of war opened the dock battle of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Ch. 29A Noble Phantasm for Readers: Copying the Original!

Saber and Lancer met at Fuyuki Port and prepared to fight while their Masters watched for danger. Before the duel could begin, Jizi’s meddling and an explosive projectile disrupted the battlefield, and Kiritsugu discovered Illya holding a slingshot.

  • Saber and Lancer introduced themselves and recognized each other as worthy opponents, while Irisviel identified Lancer’s charm curse.
  • Saber summoned her armor and prepared to fight Lancer, and Irisviel agreed to watch her back as they worried about Lancer’s unseen Master.
  • Jizi followed Kiritsugu Emiya to Fuyuki Port, where he set up a concealed sniper position and spotted Assassin on a crane.
  • An explosive projectile struck the crane and triggered a much larger blast, interrupting the Servants’ confrontation.
  • Kiritsugu turned to find Illya holding a slingshot and explaining that her attempted familiar had become an explosive item.

Ch. 30The Heroic Spirits Gathered Here... and That Includes You!

Jizi revealed information about Assassin and Lancer to Kiritsugu, then intervened in the battle and arranged to discuss a deal with him. Rider crushed Assassin and challenged the gathered Servants, while Jizi later shot another Assassin and confronted Gilgamesh.

  • Jizi told Kiritsugu that Assassin could make numerous weak duplicates and identified Lancer as Diarmuid, explaining the abilities of his Noble Phantasms.
  • Saber and Lancer called a truce, but Rider arrived in his chariot and crushed the fleeing Assassin.
  • Rider introduced himself as Alexander Iskandar and urged the other Servants to yield the Holy Grail to him.
  • Jizi spotted another Assassin near Maiya, promised Kiritsugu she would deal with it, and left him a note with her contact information.
  • Rider taunted the hidden Servants, prompting Gilgamesh to reveal himself before Jizi shot an Assassin in the face and challenged Gilgamesh about his connection to it.

Ch. 31Is This Really a Good Idea?

Jizi tried to turn the other Heroic Spirits against Gilgamesh, then watched Berserker battle him alongside Rider. When Rider unmasked Jizi and praised her beauty, she covered herself with harmless flames and attacked him in anger.

  • Jizi taunted Gilgamesh over killing Assassin and urged Rider, Saber, and Lancer to join forces against him, but Gilgamesh drew their hostility onto himself.
  • Berserker appeared and attacked Gilgamesh, while Jizi and Rider watched and discussed the battle.
  • Rider realized Jizi was a woman and reached to lift her mask, prompting her to erupt in flames and scream.
  • Jizi's mask remained on, but her hood and robe fell open, revealing her silver hair and exposed skin before she used flames to repair her clothing.
  • Rider praised Jizi's beauty and spoke of making her his consort, so Jizi summoned her scythe and attacked him.

Ch. 32Seems Like I Took the Wrong Route with Caster Too

Jizi removed her mask and revealed a face that reminded Irisviel of her daughter, Ilya, prompting Irisviel to dress her in a parade of outfits. Irisviel then guessed that Jizi was Ilya from the future, leaving Jizi scrambling to deny it.

  • Iskandar flirted with Jizi and proposed making her his Queen Consort, while Jizi teased him and named Lancer and Saber as better choices.
  • Jizi struggled with the onlookers’ curiosity, hid her mask in her spirit body, and revealed her face; Irisviel cried out, “Ilya!”
  • Jizi helped thwart Kayneth’s plan to gang up on Saber, and Lancer thanked her after she struck him with a fireball.
  • After the others departed, Irisviel asked Jizi to pose as she tried outfit after outfit, until Jizi begged her to stop.
  • Irisviel noticed Jizi knew Ilyasviel’s full name and, after questioning her, concluded that Jizi was Ilya from the future; Jizi angrily denied it.

Ch. 33Changing Disguises Costs Nothing

Jizi answered Irisviel's questions by revealing her identities and professing an intense love for Saber, then offered to abandon the Holy Grail and join Saber's faction if Saber gave her a chance. She left Saber stunned, while privately enjoying the chance to tease her without revealing her true gender.

  • Jizi angrily rejected Irisviel's theory that she was connected to the Einzbern family, and Saber called her a child.
  • Irisviel asked why Jizi felt goodwill toward her and Saber, so Jizi removed her mask and introduced herself as the Fire Maiden, Annie, Lina Inverse, and Hermione Emma Watson Granger.
  • Jizi revealed that she had adored the stories of King Arthur since childhood and confessed that she loved Saber.
  • Jizi offered to abandon the Holy Grail and serve Saber's faction if Saber gave her a chance at a romantic relationship.
  • Irisviel asked Saber how she would respond, leaving the dazed knight to face Jizi's confession.

Ch. 34Aleister, I Understand You!

Saber struggled to respond to Jizi’s confession, but Jizi withdrew before Saber could answer. Later, Jizi ambushed Kariya Matou, stopped his attack, and confronted him with what she knew about his plan to save Sakura.

  • Saber hesitated over whether to tell Jizi the truth about herself or accept her support in the Holy Grail War.
  • Jizi interrupted Saber and recast her confession as an impulsive outburst, then left with Airi.
  • Kariya Matou limped toward the Matou Residence, determined to protect Sakura, when Jizi confronted him.
  • Jizi fought Berserker, used a Wobbuffet Pokeball to turn the battle, and pinned Kariya with her blade.
  • Jizi sat with Kariya and questioned whether giving the Holy Grail to Zouken would make Sakura happy.

Ch. 35Comrade Yanye, Your Revolutionary Awareness Needs Improvement

Jizi persuaded Yanye that he should use the Holy Grail himself to save Sakura, then demonstrated her knowledge of Berserker and secured an alliance with them. After revealing her face, she punished Yanye for pinning her down by cutting him down.

  • Jizi explained that Yanye should keep the Holy Grail and use its wish-granting power to save Sakura rather than hand it to Tokiomi.
  • Jizi identified Berserker as Lancelot and recited his parameters, skills, and Noble Phantasm, convincing Yanye of her intelligence-gathering ability.
  • Jizi and Berserker agreed to cooperate, and Yanye formally allied with Jizi.
  • Jizi removed her hood and mask, then reminded Yanye that he had pinned her down earlier.
  • Jizi told Yanye he could go meet Ai Enma and struck him with Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū - Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki.

Ch. 36Masaki and Rune Could Do This Too, Right?

Jizi rescued Sakura from Zouken’s modifications and confronted the old magus, who claimed he could not be killed so easily. Jizi answered by unleashing Fairy Law, filling the night sky with light.

  • Yanye returned to the Matou Residence and demanded that Zouken take him to Sakura, but Zouken refused and mocked his chances in the Holy Grail War.
  • Jizi appeared with Sakura, urged Yanye to act, and Berserker tore Zouken’s body apart.
  • Jizi used Stripe to remove the Crest Worms from Yanye and free him from Zouken’s influence.
  • Jizi placed a mask on Sakura and drew the worms and Matou Mana out of her, restoring her eyes and hair while assuring Yanye she would recover.
  • Zouken warned that he could survive Jizi and outlast her time in the world, so Jizi activated Fairy Law, flooding the night sky with light.

Ch. 37Interlude: Art

Kiritsugu Emiya discovered that Caster had turned the planned controlled demolition of the Hyatt Hotel into a massive explosion, and he struggled to understand the accusations made over the radio. At Fuyuki Central Building, Kirei Kotomine watched the aftermath and felt anticipation about what he might gain from the Holy Grail War.

  • An enormous explosion destroyed the Hyatt Hotel and battered Kiritsugu Emiya with its shockwave.
  • Kiritsugu Emiya contacted Maiya, but a cold-voiced man told him she had escaped and accused him of allying with Caster.
  • The man said Caster had broken their agreement and ended the transmission, leaving Kiritsugu Emiya confused about the plot and the caller’s identity.
  • Kiritsugu Emiya met Maiya at their rendezvous point and returned with her to Einzbern Castle.
  • Kirei Kotomine watched the disaster from Fuyuki Central Building and concluded that Caster’s actions and Kiritsugu Emiya’s demolition pointed to a hidden agreement.
  • Kirei Kotomine felt anticipation as he wondered what he could gain from the Holy Grail War.

Ch. 38Why Transitional Chapters Matter Too, Right?

Yanye woke to find the Matou Residence cleaned and Sakura recovering, while Jizi and Berserker had turned the household around. After a comic strategy meeting, Jizi discussed the group’s weakened position and revealed a discovery connected to the Book of the False Vassal.

  • Yanye woke at noon and found the Matou Residence bright and clean, with Sakura helping prepare lunch and greeting him warmly.
  • Jizi explained that Berserker had handled the housework and cooked with her, while the radio reported an explosion that had collapsed the Hyatt Hotel.
  • Jizi and Berserker discussed plans against the other Servants, leaving Yanye baffled by their apparent conversation and their decision to leave Sakura with the dishes.
  • Jizi told Yanye that rescuing Sakura and overthrowing Zouken had achieved most of his goals, but Yanye became angry at the thought of confronting Tokiomi over Sakura’s suffering.
  • Jizi explained that Yanye’s Mana was too weak to command their Servants effectively and warned him against using Crest Worms again, then said Sakura had exceptional aptitude.
  • Jizi reassured Yanye that she would not endanger Sakura and revealed that she had found something in the Matou library connected to the Book of the False Vassal.

Ch. 39A Scene Where It's All Dialogue Is Very Convenient in Script Format

Jizi explained how she could restore Berserker’s sanity and revealed her account of the Holy Grail War’s corruption, persuading Yanye and Lancelot to cooperate with her. After Yanye discovered Lancelot barely remembered their earlier conversation, Jizi fled to negotiate with Rider’s group.

  • Jizi proposed using a Calm Amulet and Sakura’s Mana to let Berserker retain his sanity, and Sakura agreed while asking Yanye to spare her father’s life.
  • Jizi told Yanye, Sakura, and Lancelot that the Grail was corrupted by Angra Mainyu and that she had descended to purify it for the Counter Force.
  • Yanye found records in the Matou family library confirming that the Einzbern family summoned Avenger in the previous war, and he agreed to trust Jizi.
  • Lancelot pledged his assistance, and the Voice of Heaven announced that Kariya Matou and Lancelot had joined the party.
  • Yanye learned that Lancelot barely remembered his earlier exchange with Jizi while Berserker was insane, confronted Jizi about misleading him, and watched her flee to negotiate with Rider’s group.
  • The chapter explained that Jizi’s Calm Amulet restored Berserker’s sanity after a Command Seal made it his Noble Phantasm, with Sakura supplying the Mana.

Ch. 40Let Me Tell You a Joke: The Author Never Fills Chapters...

Jizi’s alliance with Rider’s group turned into a theatrical farce, then she tried to encourage Weber by challenging his ideas about magi and heroes. The gathering ended in renewed chaos, while Berserker quietly reflected on Jizi’s words.

  • Jizi and Sakura cleaned the Matou Residence’s worm chamber, which Rider’s group then used to perform a scene from the Iliad with Jizi as Athena, Yanye as Achilles, and Yangtze as Hector.
  • Jizi told Rider’s group about Berserker, the Three Families, Sakura, the Holy Grail, and her goals, and Rider agreed to an alliance with her and Yanye.
  • Rider teased Weber by dressing him as Helen, and Weber protested that the others were treating the Holy Grail War like a game and ignoring his wish to prove himself as a magus.
  • Jizi and Rider offered to grant Weber’s wish, then teased him about wanting to grow taller; Sakura called him and the others uncles before Yanye escorted her away.
  • Jizi told Weber that the Holy Grail War was only a brief ritual and argued that heroes were distinctive people rather than perfect symbols, then said Weber had the potential to become one.
  • Rider embraced Jizi and asked her to become his queen, disrupting the serious discussion, while Berserker quietly considered Jizi’s words about heroes.

Ch. 41Forget Qie Gao—This Is the Era of Tea Eggs

Kiritsugu’s attempt to meet Caster’s Master was interrupted by Kayneth, and Caster arrived to rescue him. At Rider’s Banquet of Kings, Lancelot appeared and addressed Saber as his king.

  • Kiritsugu fled Kayneth’s mercury attacks, dodged a strike, and escaped a grenade explosion by climbing to a rooftop.
  • Kiritsugu reflected that Heroic Spirits were difficult to predict and recalled arranging a meeting with Jizi, Caster’s disguised Master.
  • Kayneth cornered Kiritsugu on the rooftop as his ammunition ran out, but Caster arrived and interrupted the attack.
  • Rider challenged Saber’s ideals and called for a former model who had become a beast to speak with her.
  • Lancelot revealed himself to Saber and addressed her as his king.

Ch. 42I'm the One in Control of Everything!!!

Jizi used improvised staff techniques to hold off Lancer and give Kiritsugu time to escape, but Lancer adapted and began overpowering her. The fight stopped when Lancer suddenly spotted his lord, and Jizi wondered whether Maiya had arrived in time.

  • Caster withdrew from her duel with Lancer, summoned a staff, and challenged him to keep fighting.
  • Jizi's unusual staff techniques caught Lancer off guard and landed several blows, while she secretly hoped Kiritsugu could escape.
  • Jizi tried to persuade Lancer to pause their fight until they dealt with Archer's group, but Lancer recognized her attempt to stall.
  • Lancer adapted to Jizi's techniques and pressed her into a losing position.
  • Lancer suddenly shouted that he had seen his lord, and Jizi asked whether Miss Maiya had made it in time.

Ch. 43No Trash Talk Unless You're a Transmigrator

At the banquet, Berserker revealed himself as Sir Lancelot and tried to persuade Saber to abandon her wish to undo her kingship. Elsewhere, a disguised Jizi gave Kiritsugu a report about the Grail’s corruption, leaving Kiritsugu shaken but intent on investigating.

  • Berserker appeared before Saber and Archer recognized him as Sir Lancelot, while the others reacted with shock.
  • Berserker apologized for his earlier madness and asked Saber to face the truth about her reign and her wish.
  • A disguised Jizi met Kiritsugu and Maiya, handed them a report on the Eighth Heroic Spirit and the corrupted Grail, and advised Kiritsugu to seek confirmation from the Einzberns.
  • Kiritsugu questioned the report’s truth and significance, then told Maiya to put it away and leave.
  • Berserker confessed that he had returned to meet Saber and be judged, then argued that her kingship had been right for its era.
  • Saber acknowledged Berserker’s words but insisted that they could not change the Battle of Camlann or her wish.

Ch. 44A Little Assassin Who Loved Courting Death

Rider summoned his Army of the King to wipe out the Assassins and challenged Saber's belief that a king was solitary, leaving her shaken after he departed. Meanwhile, Jizi captured an Assassin and took over his body, preparing to infiltrate the Brotherhood.

  • The Assassins disrupted the banquet, and Rider invited them to drink before they cut down his wine ladle and spilled the wine.
  • Rider manifested his Reality Marble and summoned his legendary army, which overwhelmed and destroyed the Assassins.
  • Rider told Saber that a king was not solitary and urged her to abandon the curse she had placed upon herself before departing with Weber.
  • Archer mocked Saber and left, while Berserker wished he could have protected her as her knight before vanishing.
  • Jizi ambushed the Assassins on the road to Einzbern Castle, captured one, and altered his body and face to take control of him.

Ch. 45Chiya, It Seems I'm Becoming the Kind of Person You Hate

Jizi infiltrated Kayneth and Sola-Ui’s hideout, stole Kayneth’s severed arm, and lured Lancer into the Einzbern Forest. She revealed herself as Caster just as Saber arrived, leaving the three Servants facing one another.

  • Jizi found a flaw in Kayneth’s weakened magical barrier and entered his hideout, where Sola-Ui pressured him to transfer his Command Seals to her.
  • Jizi attacked Sola-Ui and Kayneth, cut off Kayneth’s right arm, and escaped with it while Lancer rushed back to protect his Master.
  • Lancer chased Jizi’s Assassin body to the Einzbern Forest and offered to spare her if she returned Kayneth’s arm.
  • Jizi used Dragon Break Slash to destroy Assassin’s body, revealed herself as Caster, and showed Lancer that she still had the arm.
  • Saber arrived and demanded to know what had happened as Caster and Lancer faced her.

Ch. 46A Transmigrator Teaches You How to Trash-Talk

Jizi stopped Saber and Lancer from fighting, then used Kayneth’s Command Seals to draw Lancer into a discussion about his loyalty and chivalry. She left him questioning whether his ideals had contributed to the conflict with his Master.

  • Saber and Lancer prepared to duel in the forest, but Jizi separated them with a barrage of flames.
  • Jizi fabricated an excuse for arriving late and steered the knights into a discussion instead of a fight.
  • Lancer demanded the return of Kayneth’s Command Seals, but Jizi refused and asked what he could offer in exchange.
  • When Saber defended knightly honor, Jizi reminded the knights how Kayneth’s first Command Seal had been used.
  • Jizi outlined the principles of chivalry and asked Lancer whether his loyalty to Kayneth and his own ideals had gone wrong.

Ch. 47Is There Anything More Fun Than Fooling People?

Jizi challenged Saber and Lancer to reconsider whether chivalry’s rules, especially unquestioning loyalty, fit the modern age. She left Lancer conflicted and pressed Saber to judge his choices and the failures of chivalry.

  • Jizi argued that civilization had advanced and that ideals needed to adapt to the era, while Saber and Lancer listened thoughtfully.
  • Jizi questioned whether a knight should remain loyal to a lord who did not deserve his service, and reminded Lancer that his GEIS bound him rather than Kayneth.
  • Jizi asked Lancer whether Fionn had deserved to lead the Knights of Fianna and challenged the injustice of Diarmuid’s death.
  • Jizi pressed Saber to assess Fionn’s conduct and whether chivalry needed improvement, then urged her to speak freely.

Ch. 48Despicable Me

Saber struggled to answer Lancer’s doubts about chivalry, while Jizi wrestled with self-loathing over her manipulative plan to win the Grail and heal her sister’s eyes. Jizi disguised her motives with a confession about love, leaving Saber and Lancer waiting for her response as dawn approached.

  • Saber questioned whether she could defend or reform the chivalric code after Caster’s provocations and the examples of Lancelot and Rider.
  • Jizi recalled her guilt over her sister’s injured eyes and despised herself for planning to exploit the other Servants to win the Grail.
  • Saber asked Caster why she wanted to change the chivalric code, and Lancer became wary of Caster’s hidden motives.
  • Jizi claimed that vows about love should change because love had brought Lancer, Lancelot, and Saber tragedy.
  • Jizi’s performance redirected the discussion and pressured Saber, while Lancer and Jizi waited for Saber to answer as dawn neared.

Ch. 49You Surely Don't Understand, Do You?

Jizi used her love for Saber to challenge Saber's self-doubt and her wish to erase the past, urging her to accept the choices of those who followed her. After Saber began to reconsider her path, Jizi turned to Lancer and offered him a chance to leave Kayneth and join her.

  • Jizi's confession and argument convinced Saber and Lancer that chivalry had flaws, while Lancer recognized that Jizi still saw Saber as the young king.
  • Jizi argued that Saber's companions had chosen their own fates and that changing history would erase their choices, leaving Saber unable to answer.
  • Saber calmed down and reconsidered what she could do with her chance to manifest in the present, including how to face Berserker.
  • Lancer asked Jizi to discuss his situation, and she offered him an honorable place on her side without Command Seals or doubts about his loyalty.

Ch. 50The Author Was Really Going All Out

Jizi reluctantly took Sakura out with the King of Conquerors' group during a rare peaceful day in Fuyuki City, focusing on keeping her safe while she adjusted to life with them. After being left alone with Sakura in the shopping district, Jizi spotted Rin Tohsaka’s distinctive twin tails, setting up the next chapter.

  • Jizi’s narration digressed into a comic outburst about lolis before the group went shopping for an SFC and games.
  • The King of Conquerors invited Jizi and Lancelot to tour the city, and Jizi agreed after seeing Sakura’s longing to go out.
  • Yanye and Berserker accompanied the King of Conquerors and his Queen Consort to the bank while Jizi and Sakura browsed the shops.
  • Jizi struggled to make conversation with Sakura, then noticed Rin Tohsaka and recognized her twin tails.
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