Chapter Summaries

Jiang Rui deduced that Sola was pursuing Kenneth to obtain his Command Seals and restore Diarmuid, while his allies searched for her. At the airport, Sola tried to take Kenneth’s Seals, but he agreed only on the condition that he remain in Fuyuki to witness her death; as she prepared to cut off his hand, he revealed he had a counterattack ready.

• Jiang Rui collected Avalon, sent a water crow after The Great Emperor, and concluded that Sola had likely gone to find Kenneth for his Command Seals.
• Jiang Rui and his allies used magecraft, familiars, and the Light Chasers’ information to search for Sola and locate Kenneth’s planned flight.
• At the airport, Sola urged Kenneth to give her his Command Seals so she could recover his injuries and continue the Holy Grail War.
• Kenneth surrendered his Command Seals on the condition that he stay in Fuyuki and watch Sola die at the Tyrant’s hands.
• Sola drew a knife and prepared to take Kenneth’s left hand, but Kenneth asked whether she could survive taking his hand.

After the Holy Grail War, Ling Ling considered recruiting the Tyrant into the Light Chasers, while Lin confirmed he was likely from another country. The chapter ended with Ling Ling ordering Xia Muling to gather all available information about the Tyrant once their mission was over.

• Tokiomi Tohsaka reflected on the battle he had witnessed and regretted losing Risei Kotomine as a collaborator.
• Ling Ling explained that she had spared Tokiomi partly because of Rin Tohsaka, though he still seemed focused on the next Holy Grail War.
• Ling Ling asked Lin whether the Tyrant could join the Light Chasers, and Lin judged that his temperament might make him difficult to keep in line.
• Lin concluded that the Tyrant was not from their country, and Ling Ling ruled out a connection between him and Lord Sea Burial.
• Ling Ling ordered Xia Muling to collect all information about the Tyrant within three minutes of their return from the world.

Jiang Rui stopped Sola’s attack, wounded her, and confronted Kenneth and the witnesses at the station. After learning that the witness Fujimura Raiha was connected to Shirou Emiya, Jiang Rui claimed control of his small Fuyuki mafia.

• Jiang Rui entered the waiting hall with Karna and stopped Sola’s Mana Burst from hitting Slime.
• Jiang Rui stabbed Sola with a Crimson Dagger, and Kenneth explained that magecraft had never come naturally to her.
• Karna asked Kenneth whether they should take Sola’s body back, while the horrified Fujimura Raiha collapsed nearby.
• Jiang Rui learned that Fujimura Raiha was Fujimura Taiga’s father and connected her to Shirou Emiya.
• Jiang Rui told Fujimura Raiha that he was now the head of the Far East mafia in Fuyuki.

Jiang Rui marked Fujimura Raiha to protect him and arranged for Karna to guard the crippled Kenneth. At the Tohsaka residence, Ling Ling received an invitation for a gathering of kings and warned Tokiomi to prepare his magecraft workshop before the meeting the next day.

• Jiang Rui drew a contact mark on Fujimura Raiha and told him not to reveal what he had seen or contact him unless it was important.
• Jiang Rui declined to push Kenneth’s wheelchair and told Karna to protect him while he returned home.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka returned to find Gilgamesh and the others at the residence, where Ling Ling and Lin were grilling dragon meat.
• Ling Ling read Rider’s invitation and told Tokiomi that the kings would gather at the Tohsaka residence the next day.
• Ling Ling ordered Tokiomi to prepare his magecraft workshop, warning that the house might be destroyed if he did not.

Jiang Rui and his companions debated Kenneth and Sola’s choices before receiving an invitation to the Banquet of Kings. He then took Irisviel through Fuyuki City, warning that she might disappear after the Holy Grail War ended and offering her a chance to see Kiritsugu.

• Lucy questioned why the group sympathized with Kenneth and warned that giving Waver to him might turn Waver into another Kenneth.
• Ye Xiaoqian explained that Kenneth and Sola valued ideals and life differently, while Yuki Onna and her spirit counterpart disagreed over whose choices they preferred.
• A familiar delivered an invitation to the Banquet of Kings, and Jiang Rui noted that Karna had been invited as a king.
• Jiang Rui bought Irisviel a taiyaki and told her that Kiritsugu was unlikely to attempt a reckless rescue.
• Jiang Rui warned Irisviel that she would probably disappear after the Holy Grail War ended and offered to take her somewhere Kiritsugu might be watching.

Jiang Rui and the others attended The Great Emperor’s Banquet of Kings at the Tohsaka Family mansion, where the kings debated who was worthy of the Holy Grail. The banquet ended without resolving the conflict, and Jiang Rui’s group continued trading barbs with Ling Ling’s team.

• Jiang Rui arrived at the Tohsaka Family mansion with his group and found that the other guests had already gathered.
• The Great Emperor welcomed Gilgamesh, Saber, and the others, then explained that the kings could judge who deserved the Holy Grail without fighting.
• Jiang Rui complained to Tokiomi Tohsaka about the lack of a table, food, and wine before leading his group over to Ling Ling’s team.
• Xia Muling questioned whether Yuki Onna and the Snow Woman had become Jiang Rui’s lackeys, and Yuki Onna replied that she was there as one of the King’s subjects.
• Ye Xiaoqian criticized The Great Emperor for disregarding his queen’s feelings, while Lin explained that his straightforward nature made him a reckless fool.

At the kings’ banquet, Gilgamesh supplied extraordinary wine and declared that the Holy Grail belonged to him as one of the treasures in his treasury. Jiang Rui also learned that powerful Void factions, including The Collectors, could influence worlds beyond the reach of the Extraordinary Space.

• Artoria, the Great Emperor, and Karna took turns drinking, while Gilgamesh objected to being toasted last and criticized the wine.
• Gilgamesh summoned a golden vessel and provided fine wine from his treasury; Jiang Rui wondered whether the Void offered abilities like the Gate of Babylon.
• Lin and Olyric explained that the Void held many powerful factions and that The Collectors might already have exploited this world.
• The Great Emperor praised Gilgamesh’s wine but argued that the Holy Grail was not a drinking cup and asked what wish Gilgamesh had placed upon it.
• Gilgamesh declared that the Holy Grail had always belonged to him, even though he admitted he did not know what it was.

Yuki Onna reflected on her loneliness and decided to make Snow Woman her first true companion, while the summoned kings discussed their wishes for the Holy Grail. Snow Woman revealed that she wanted to become human and stay with her master, earning Gilgamesh’s approval; Artoria then stated that she wanted to save her homeland.

• Jiang Rui complained that the Light Chasers had tried to recruit them without a fight, while Olyric considered what that might mean for Rimuru and Ye Xiaoqian admired her captain.
• Yuki Onna felt isolated despite Snow Woman comforting her, then resolved to make Snow Woman her first companion after this world ended.
• Waver protested that the Great Emperor wanted to conquer the world, and the Great Emperor explained that he sought a living body so he could pursue conquest through his own strength.
• Gilgamesh and the Great Emperor recognized each other as rivals and vowed to fight over their ambitions and treasures.
• Snow Woman said she wanted to become human and accompany Yuki Onna to the end, and Gilgamesh declared her qualified to covet his treasures.
• Artoria said her wish was to save her homeland, while Jiang Rui and the others discussed Snow Woman’s humanity and Alaya’s power.

At the banquet, Jiang Rui and the others discussed Qin Shi Huang and watched the Servants debate kingship. Karna exposed Artoria’s wish to change Britain’s fate as an attempt to escape her own past, while Lin stepped in to defend her.

• Jiang Rui regretted not summoning Qin Shi Huang and exchanged glances with Ling Ling as the Light Chasers listened.
• Saber declared that she wanted the Holy Grail to change Britain’s fate and undo its destruction.
• Gilgamesh mocked Saber for regretting her own decisions, while the Conqueror argued that a king should not sacrifice for the nation.
• Karna accused Saber of wanting to repeat the selection of the king and escape responsibility for her past.
• The Conqueror condemned Saber’s wish as even more unbearable, leaving her distressed as Irisviel worried over her.
• Lin interrupted and argued that Saber’s actions had begun from a desire to help her people.

Lin provoked Gilgamesh by recalling his transformation into a wise king, setting off a clash over the meaning of kingship among the gathered rulers. The debate ended with Jiang Rui declaring his ambition to become a Demon Lord and arguing that a tyrant could still make a nation prosper.

• Lin told Karna that Gilgamesh had once died of exhaustion while serving his country, enraging Gilgamesh.
• Jiang Rui explained that Gilgamesh had become a wise king after Enkidu's death, prompting Gilgamesh to attack with his Noble Phantasms.
• The Conqueror and Karna intervened to stop Gilgamesh, who defended his choices as a king's responsibility to bear.
• Artoria argued that a king should protect the weak and sacrifice for ideals, while the Conqueror rejected her way of life.
• Lin and Ye Xiaoqian challenged the rulers' views of kingship, and Han defended Artoria's burdens before Jiang Rui said he aspired to become a Demon Lord, not a tyrant.

Jiang Rui and the Great Emperor challenged Artoria’s ideals as a king, leaving her shaken and questioning her rule. Ling Ling then asked about Karna’s way of kings, and Karna declared that his path was to give everything for his king, Jiang Rui.

• Jiang Rui questioned Artoria about her death, her knights, and the consequences of her rule.
• The Great Emperor called Artoria a saint rather than a king, and she was left trembling and overcome with grief.
• Gilgamesh mocked Artoria, rousing her anger as she drew her sword toward him.
• Ling Ling asked Jiang Rui to explain Karna’s way of kings.
• Karna said his path was to devote everything to his king and appeared behind Jiang Rui.

The Great Emperor challenged Jiang Rui’s plan to eliminate Saber, defending her as a young and burdened king. He summoned his Reality Marble, revealing the desert where his army once rode and the countless Servants who had followed him.

• The Great Emperor prepared to leave the banquet, but Jiang Rui stopped him and said Saber remained his target.
• The Great Emperor condemned Jiang Rui for seeking an unfair victory over Saber, while Jiang Rui insisted that winning was his ideal as a Demon Lord.
• Waver tried to dissuade The Great Emperor from defending Saber, but The Great Emperor asked whether a king was solitary and proud.
• The Great Emperor declared that he would show them the bearing of a true king and activated his Reality Marble.
• Irisviel recognized the endless desert as a manifested mindscape, and The Great Emperor revealed the vast army of Servants who had once fought beside him.

Iskandar summoned his army of Servants with Army of the King, but Jiang Rui answered by invading the Reality Marble with his own, which reshaped part of the battlefield into a rain-soaked city. The chapter ended as Jiang Rui prepared to fight the army and asked the Great Sage if he could dual-wield.

• Iskandar revealed Army of the King and summoned tens of thousands of loyal Servants, while Jiang Rui teased Artoria by refusing to look.
• As Iskandar's army charged, Jiang Rui ordered Karna to retreat and began drawing magical energy from Lucy and Ye Xiaoqian.
• Jiang Rui's Reality Marble spread over part of Iskandar's desert, bringing rain, skyscrapers, weapons, and water gears that trapped the army.
• Xia Muling, Olyric, Ling Ling, and Ye Xiaoqian recognized the scene as the City of Magic.
• Jiang Rui assessed the altered battlefield, raised Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, and asked the Great Sage whether he could dual-wield.

Jiang Rui attacked the Great Emperor through the fog, using his summoned blades and Red Hare Hound to destroy the Emperor’s mount. The Great Emperor gathered his warriors for a charge, while Lin and Xia Muling listened to the battle and discussed how long he could hold out.

• Jiang Rui charged the Great Emperor, but the Emperor blocked his attack and rode away as Jiang Rui’s Fantasy Collapse failed to stop him.
• Jiang Rui fired Red Hare Hound, and the Great Emperor cut down the sword-arrow while accelerating with warriors following behind him.
• Jiang Rui sent Red Hare Hound after the Great Emperor again and detonated it, killing the warhorse and forcing the Emperor to the ground.
• The Great Emperor braced himself with his sword as his army gathered around him.
• Lin told Xia Muling that she should ask how long the Great Emperor could hold out, noting that Karna and Snow Woman had no knightly spirit.

Jiang Rui fought the Great Emperor and his warriors inside the manifested city, unleashing a rain of explosive swords to overwhelm them. Elsewhere, Gilgamesh encouraged Artoria to follow her chosen path, then declared the banquet over and set his sights on Rimuru.

• The Great Emperor rallied thousands of warriors and charged Jiang Rui, who sent Water Clones into the fray and took to the air.
• Warriors hurled spears at Jiang Rui, so he drained Lucy and Ye Xiaoqian's mana and unleashed Myriad Swords Return to the Origin, blasting the attackers.
• Ye Xiaoqian, Lucy, Olyric, and Yuki Onna discussed the mana cost of projecting the city and whether Rimuru benefited from a local faction bonus.
• Gilgamesh told Artoria to follow the path she believed in and bear the kingly way, then disappeared as she listened.
• Gilgamesh appeared beside Lin and Xia Muling, announced the battle was over, and vowed to crush Rimuru's hope himself.

Waver and Iskandar spent an afternoon shopping, and Waver began reading about Iskandar’s life after dreaming of the king’s past. The chapter ended with Iskandar discovering Waver’s interest in a biography of Alexander.

• Waver and Iskandar went shopping after Waver dreamed of a fragment from Iskandar’s life.
• Waver warned Iskandar not to steal or conquer anything, and Ye Xiaoqian overheard him mentioning Command Seals.
• Ye Xiaoqian said Professor Rimuru had gone to the arcade, then teased Waver about interrupting a date.
• Waver read that Alexander had entrusted conquered territories to local clans before continuing east toward the sea.
• Iskandar returned with a limited-edition Admirable Grand Strategy game and urged Waver to play.
• Iskandar noticed the book Waver had been reading and identified it as a biography of Alexander.

The Great Emperor comforted Waver Velvet’s doubts about his worth and explained how his own ambition grew from understanding his insignificance. He urged Waver to pursue a grander goal after the Holy Grail War, while revealing that reaching the Endless Sea remained his own unfinished dream.

• Waver asked why the Great Emperor had appeared so much larger than the child depicted in the book, and the Emperor laughed off the mistake.
• Waver admitted he felt useless in the Holy Grail War and wished he had formed a contract with Assassin so he could have mattered in battle.
• The Great Emperor told Waver that his wish for recognition was too small to define his life and that he would eventually find a true battlefield of his own.
• The Great Emperor showed Waver a map of his conquests and explained that both of them were tiny before the many enemies they faced.
• The Great Emperor shared that he had pursued the Endless Sea without ever reaching it, then encouraged Waver to find a greater goal after the war, whether he won or lost.

Jiang Rui and Iskandar ended their stalemate as Iskandar explained that he had fought to challenge Saber’s ideals and then recognized Jiang Rui as a worthy opponent. Despite Jiang Rui’s attempts to dissuade him, Iskandar chose to continue fighting, leaving Waver’s wishes unasked.

• Jiang Rui explained that the fighting had stalled because Iskandar’s numerous Servants could withstand his attacks and keep battling.
• Iskandar rebuked Saber, saying he wanted to defeat her himself and free her from her idealized wish.
• Jiang Rui invited Iskandar to withdraw and compete later against Karna, but Iskandar summoned his chariot and declared Jiang Rui worthy of conquest.
• Jiang Rui warned Iskandar that he could die and urged him to ask Waver’s opinion before continuing.
• Iskandar declared that his desire to conquer drove him onward, and Jiang Rui accepted that he was determined to fight.

Jiang Rui and the Conqueror fought after Waver used his Command Seals to restore Rider’s strength, while Gilgamesh rejected the Conqueror’s offer to unite their powers. As the battle escalated, Ling Ling hoped it would force Karna to use his God-Slaying Spear, and a black-dressed girl and Eler arrived in the city.

• Jiang Rui prompted Waver to use his Command Seals, and Waver ordered Rider to return to his strongest state, win, and survive.
• The Conqueror proposed an alliance with Gilgamesh and Jiang Rui, but both refused to join him in conquering the world.
• The Conqueror unleashed his Reality Marble again, and his thirty-thousand-strong army charged Jiang Rui as his City of Magic was rapidly eroded.
• Ling Ling said the Conqueror had responded to their goodwill and hoped his final contribution would force Karna to use the God-Slaying Spear.
• A black-dressed girl arrived at the deserted high-speed rail terminal with Eler and warned her that they were not there to sightsee.

Kenneth returned to London, killed a man trying to steal his Command Seals, and accepted an invitation to join Mei’s emerging Modern Magic Faction. Meanwhile, Kiritsugu ordered Saber to unleash Excalibur against Tyrant Rimuru, leaving Jiang Rui caught in the blast during the battle.

• Kenneth rejected an offer to restore his body, shot the man who demanded his Command Seals, and met Mei, who invited him to join the Modern Magic Faction.
• Kiritsugu weighed his options against the enemy alliance and decided to spend his final Command Seal ordering Saber to kill Tyrant Rimuru.
• Artoria realized Kiritsugu had issued the order despite Irisviel’s danger, while Kiritsugu left the royal court and asked Irisviel to forgive him.
• Jiang Rui used ice walls and freezing magic to hinder The Great Emperor’s army, then prepared to meet the charge of the Gordius Wheel.
• Saber fired Excalibur toward Jiang Rui, who realized too late that the attack was coming for him.