Chapter Summaries

Chen Luo used the Friend's Ledger to summon Othinus into the bar during their hide-and-seek game, preventing her from destroying the world. He trapped her in his bedroom and began filling it with furniture so she could not evade capture.

• Othinus used a loophole in their contract to threaten to destroy the world before Chen Luo caught her.
• Chen Luo summoned Othinus into his bedroom with the Friend's Ledger and declared that he had found her.
• Othinus tried to strike Chen Luo with the God's Spear, but the bar's rules prevented it from harming him.
• Othinus gave up the spear and tried to evade Chen Luo, who began filling the bedroom with furniture to limit her movements.
• Othinus threatened to keep Chen Luo from returning to her world, but he refused to let her destroy it.

Chen Luo trapped Othinus at the bar after she tried to return to her world, telling her to reconsider why she wanted to reshape it while offering her baked potatoes. The chapter then revealed the events as Chen Luo’s dream, and he woke up seeking comfort from his little fox.

• Othinus tried to escape through the attic door, but Chen Luo opened it onto an unfamiliar world and she returned to the bar.
• Vill-V gave Chen Luo modification suggestions and asked him to help turn a living person into a snake, while he asked Pardo to mark Dusk Street’s water sources for his supposed Human “Orange Juice” Project.
• Othinus discovered she could neither return to her world nor enter the other world, because closing the door had reset her login point.
• Chen Luo told Othinus she would have to wait for someone from her world to visit the bar before he could send her home, and urged her to consider whether she wanted a world or someone who understood her.
• Chen Luo woke from the dream, grabbed the sleeping little fox for comfort, and then started looking through the dolls on his bed for Sirin.

Chen Luo dealt with Morgan’s anger after dreaming through her entire life, then discussed his plans and Su Yuan’s search for the River God. He brought Othinus back to the place where he had saved the white-haired boy, caught her through their handshake contract, and learned that she might find a way to keep him from touching her.

• Chen Luo told Morgan that he had dreamed through all her memories, and Morgan attacked him before Merlin appeared as an unwilling shield.
• Su Yuan asked when Chen Luo would go to the Abyss Channel and explained that she was still searching for the River God to conceal his identity.
• Chen Luo returned to the bar and found Othinus there after she had spent the night eating fries and baked potatoes.
• Chen Luo opened a door to the place where he had saved the white-haired boy, and Othinus realized he had deliberately kept her in the bar overnight.
• Othinus attacked Chen Luo in the bar, but he insisted on shaking her hand and fulfilled the contract to catch her, preventing her from destroying the world.
• A voice identical to Othinus’s told Chen Luo that she could use a bubble-like shield or Spirit Gear to stop him from touching her.

Chen Luo brought Othinus’s presence into the Moon World, prompting Alaya and Gaia to warn him against bringing in more beings capable of threatening their world. Back at the bar, little Othinus explained that Chen Luo could become a Magic God through the Archon Ascension Ritual, but he decided that doing so now would draw unwanted attention and damage worlds.

• Chen Luo learned that Kick the Butt Friend could reliably hit Othinus, then entered the Moon World with little Othinus on his shoulder.
• Alaya and Gaia confronted Chen Luo over bringing a Magic God into their world and threatened to make the Holy Grail War’s Servants hunt him if he caused further trouble.
• Chen Luo left Alaya and Gaia arguing and returned to the bar, where little Othinus explained that the Archon Ascension Ritual could make him a Magic God once he had the necessary qualifications.
• Little Othinus said Chen Luo could use his River God identity to become a Magic God immediately, but warned that his power could damage worlds and make it harder to take commissions.
• Chen Luo decided not to become a Magic God yet because he rarely operated in the Index world and did not want to attract attention or lose ordinary commissions.

Chen Luo discussed using Little Othinus as an external brain to enter the Root, then received Kayneth and demonstrated his control over the Moon Cell Liquid. Kayneth asked Morgan to kill Kiritsugu Emiya, leaving the proposed deal unresolved.

• Chen Luo and Little Othinus planned to use God's Spear to reach the Root and discussed the risks of absorbing its knowledge.
• Chen Luo visited the Previous Era with Merlin, then returned to the Matou residence when Kayneth arrived to fulfill his promise.
• Kayneth handed Chen Luo a case containing Moon Cell Liquid, which Chen Luo controlled with remarkable precision and sent to fetch tea.
• Kayneth asked Morgan to kill Kiritsugu Emiya, whom he called a dishonorable rat.

Morgan refused Kayneth’s commission to kill Kiritsugu Emiya, and Chen Luo showed Kayneth a vision of the devastating fate awaiting him if he fought Kiritsugu. Kayneth abandoned the Holy Grail War and fled Fuyuki, while a mysterious deliveryman arrived at Waver and Iskandar’s home.

• Morgan rejected Kayneth’s request to kill Kiritsugu, explaining that Kiritsugu was King Arthur’s true Master and that she still had use for him.
• Chen Luo showed Kayneth an illusion of Kiritsugu defeating him with an Origin Bullet, leaving his Magic Circuits ruined and his body paralyzed.
• Kayneth gave up on the Holy Grail War, exchanged his Command Spell qualification for Morgan’s Book of Fae, and left Fuyuki after arranging a face-saving announcement.
• Kayneth gave Morgan the Moon Cell Liquid manufacturing method, which she passed to Chen Luo, who fed it to little Othinus.
• Waver heard a deliveryman call for Iskandar’s package, stopped Iskandar from going downstairs, and opened the door himself.
• Waver recognized the deliveryman and tried to slam the door, but the deliveryman wedged it open and put a hand on Waver’s shoulder.

Chen Luo delivered a package to Waver and Iskandar, revealed that he had taken Waver’s Command Spells, and challenged Iskandar to a fight. In a forest near Einzbern Castle, Iskandar summoned his Reality Marble and the Army of the King, leaving Chen Luo to face the assembled army.

• Chen Luo briefly removed Waver’s Command Spells and gained three silver and three golden Command Spells before restoring Waver’s own.
• Chen Luo explained that he had defeated Lancer after a fair duel and described Morgan’s attempted bargain with Kayneth for Lancer’s ownership.
• Chen Luo told Iskandar he wanted to fight him, and Waver led them to a secluded forest near Einzbern Castle.
• Chen Luo said he also planned to beat Saber and revealed that Morgan had asked him to give Artoria a harsh lesson.
• Iskandar invoked his Reality Marble, Army of the King, and called on his loyal Heroic Spirit soldiers to join the battle.

Chen Luo overwhelmed Iskandar’s Army of the King by transforming Earth from his Puppet Collection Vault into a giant puppet, collapsing the Reality Marble. After Iskandar accepted healing and returned the Holy Grail, Artoria arrived and recognized Chen Luo as the River God.

• Iskandar chose an honorable battle after Chen Luo offered him a choice, and his army affirmed their king’s decision.
• Chen Luo summoned puppet Earth into the Reality Marble, where it transformed into a giant and poked toward Iskandar’s army.
• The Reality Marble collapsed before puppet Earth’s finger could strike fully, and Iskandar spat blood; Chen Luo tossed him the Holy Grail to restore his magical energy.
• Iskandar concluded that Chen Luo was a god Servant from another world, while Chen Luo claimed to be a Servant and cited Achilles as an example of an exceptionally powerful Noble Phantasm.
• Artoria arrived with Irisviel, called Chen Luo the River God, and suggested that his Master was a woman.

Chen Luo revealed that he was a River God, gave Waver Moon Cell Liquid, and received a commission to free Illya from becoming the Lesser Grail. After tracing the direction of Irisviel’s fate, he prepared to head toward the Einzbern Family.

• Chen Luo claimed he was a River God and insisted that he wanted to fulfill wishes, while Waver and Iskandar kept quiet about his attempt to influence Irisviel.
• Artoria reprimanded Chen Luo for bringing Sakura into danger, and Irisviel worried that Sakura and Illya might both be destined to become Lesser Grails.
• Irisviel’s wish to free Illya generated a commission for Chen Luo to bring her out of the Einzbern Family.
• Chen Luo gave Waver Moon Cell Liquid and cast a weight-reduction spell on its suitcase, prompting Waver to ask why he had given it to him.
• Chen Luo asked Irisviel for the Einzbern Family’s direction, followed Irisviel’s Threads of Destiny, and said he would return to fight Artoria that night.

Chen Luo brought Sakura to reunite with Rin Tohsaka and Tohsaka Aoi, then accepted Rin’s commission to ensure Tohsaka Tokiomi survived the Holy Grail War. He followed a Thread of Destiny to the distant Einzbern estate to retrieve Illya, arriving concealed within its bounded fields.

• Artoria challenged Chen Luo, but he said he planned to visit Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel before leaving with Sakura.
• Rin Tohsaka reunited with Sakura, and Chen Luo explained that he was a divine Servant allied with the Matou Family who had brought Sakura to stay with them.
• Rin asked Chen Luo to make sure Tohsaka Tokiomi survived the Holy Grail War, and he accepted her commission.
• Chen Luo warned Tohsaka Aoi to keep her family safe, then used the Thread of Destiny and spatial teleportation to travel toward the Einzbern estate.
• Chen Luo finally reached the snowy estate, entered Void Stealth, and passed through its bounded fields as he prepared to retrieve Illya.

Chen Luo brought Illya from Einzbern Castle to Fuyuki City so she could enjoy the outside world before reuniting with her parents. There, he met Gilgamesh, explained his purpose and his status as a god, and left with a golden cotton candy floating toward the king.

• Chen Luo found Illya in Einzbern Castle and offered to take her to Kiritsugu and Irisviel; she agreed, though she feared her grandfather might object.
• Chen Luo took Illya to Fuyuki City, where she enjoyed sampling treats as he fulfilled her request to see the outside world.
• Gilgamesh encountered Chen Luo and Illya, recognized Illya as Saber's Master's daughter, and questioned Chen Luo's motives.
• Chen Luo explained that he was granting Irisviel's wish to free Illya from her fate as the Lesser Grail, then revealed his divinity with a halo.
• Gilgamesh asked whether Chen Luo would fight him in the Holy Grail War, and Chen Luo said he wanted the Grail but had no intention of killing him.
• As Chen Luo prepared to leave, he made a golden cotton candy float toward Gilgamesh, revealing an illusory river between them.

Chen Luo returned Illya to Irisviel, then joined the other Servants at Einzbern Castle as Iskandar proposed settling the Holy Grail War through a debate instead of more fighting. The chapter ended with Gilgamesh rejecting the wine at their gathering and preparing to show what he considered a proper drink.

• Chen Luo brought Illya to Einzbern Castle, where she ran into Irisviel's arms and completed both of their missions.
• Artoria confronted Chen Luo, but he flicked her forehead again; Iskandar and Waver revealed their alliance with the Einzbern side.
• Irisviel examined Illya, confirmed she was unharmed, and sent her into the castle with Sella.
• Iskandar proposed that the Servants compare their ideals in a debate rather than continue shedding blood, and the group gathered in the courtyard.
• Iskandar poured wine for the assembled Servants, but Gilgamesh refused it and conjured a golden curtain of light.

Chen Luo enhanced Gilgamesh’s wine with his River God Ability while the kings drank and discussed their wishes for the Holy Grail. Iskandar revealed that he wanted a living body so he could pursue his conquest himself, prompting Gilgamesh to declare that he would kill him.

• Gilgamesh commissioned Chen Luo to enhance his wine, and Chen Luo used his River God Ability to create a super-enhanced vintage for the gathering.
• Chen Luo explained that he was still alive, under eighteen, and had once let Gabriel kill him after stealing her power to make a doll.
• Iskandar asked Gilgamesh about his Holy Grail wish, and Gilgamesh claimed the Grail belonged to his treasury and refused to give it away.
• Artoria asked Iskandar what he wanted from the Holy Grail, and Iskandar admitted that he wanted a body.
• Iskandar explained that he wanted to become a true lifeform and conquer the world himself, and Chen Luo received a commission to help him obtain a body.
• Gilgamesh recognized Iskandar as an opponent and vowed to kill him, leaving Chen Luo concerned that this would interfere with granting Iskandar a body.

Chen Luo revealed that Alaya had sent him to stop the contaminated Holy Grail from destroying humanity, then challenged Iskandar, Gilgamesh, and the assassins to fight him. As Iskandar summoned his army, Artoria chose to stand with Chen Luo, who prepared to strike the assassins with green lightning.

• During the debate among the kings, Chen Luo received commissions from Merlin and Morgan, then told the others he had accepted Alaya's request to obtain the Holy Grail in exchange for the Third Magic.
• Chen Luo explained that the Grail was contaminated by the previous war's Avenger and could destroy humanity, then announced he would fight Iskandar, Gilgamesh, and the assassins together.
• Iskandar used his Reality Marble with mana Chen Luo had replenished, summoning his army before the gathered kings.
• Artoria considered her alliance with Iskandar and her distrust of Morgan, then chose to stand beside Chen Luo.
• When Artoria offered to handle the assassins, Chen Luo snapped his fingers and summoned dark green lightning beneath them.

Chen Luo helped Artoria face Iskandar by using his River God Ability to create two copies of her, then turned to fight Gilgamesh. After sealing Gilgamesh’s Noble Phantasms with Old Worm, Chen Luo began beating him.

• Infinite Serpent swallowed the assassins, and Gilgamesh decided to fight the serpent while Chen Luo and Artoria split the remaining opponents.
• Chen Luo urged Artoria to prove herself against Iskandar, then pushed her into a river and produced golden and silver copies of her.
• The three Artorias attacked Iskandar’s army while Chen Luo took Irisviel to safety and sent Infinite Serpent to protect her.
• Chen Luo flew to Gilgamesh and used Old Worm to seal Gilgamesh’s Noble Phantasms.
• Gilgamesh charged Chen Luo barehanded, but Chen Luo blinked behind him, kicked him, and struck him with Inch-Punch Sky-Splitting.

Chen Luo beat Gilgamesh into Young Golden Flash with the Friendship Face-Breaker Punch, then discovered the child retained Clairvoyance and had noticed Merlin watching the Matou Residence. Young Golden Flash proposed cooperating against Tohsaka Tokiomi, whom he and his future self despised.

• Chen Luo and the summoned Artorias overwhelmed their opponents, with Golden Artoria’s light cannons destroying much of Iskandar’s army.
• Chen Luo realized his punches had transformed Gilgamesh into Young Golden Flash, who said he could not revert to his adult form.
• Young Golden Flash revealed he retained Clairvoyance and had spotted Merlin observing the Matou Residence while looking for Morgan.
• Chen Luo threatened Young Golden Flash with a handgun, but Young Golden Flash said they did not need to be enemies.
• Young Golden Flash suggested using All Banners Shall Be Broken against Tohsaka Tokiomi and explained that he resented Tokiomi’s treatment of him.

After the King of Conquerors lost to Chen Luo’s Artoria, Young Golden Flash used a Noble Phantasm to sever his contract with Tohsaka Tokiomi and considered contracting with Chen Luo. Chen Luo also offered Iskandar a real body and help with his wish, leaving Iskandar to consider joining Chen Luo’s side.

• Chen Luo’s golden and silver Artorias helped the original Artoria defeat Iskandar’s army and win the battle.
• Young Golden Flash gave Chen Luo an ornate dagger, and Chen Luo used it to sever Young Golden Flash’s contract with Tohsaka Tokiomi.
• Young Golden Flash declared himself Masterless and asked whether anyone wanted to form a contract with him, and Chen Luo volunteered.
• Young Golden Flash considered Chen Luo a suitable Master, while Irisviel and Iskandar reckoned with Chen Luo’s growing number of Servants.
• Young Golden Flash suggested that Chen Luo could give Iskandar a real body, and Chen Luo offered to fulfill Iskandar’s wish.
• Iskandar considered Chen Luo’s offer but made no decision.

Chen Luo left Einzbern Castle after revealing that he had captured Lancer and Assassin’s souls and could restore Irisviel’s body. He then discovered Morgan was nearly out of mana after fighting Merlin, replenished her, and reviewed the powerful Conceptual Essences he had gained.

• Chen Luo told Irisviel that he had captured Lancer and Assassin’s souls and could use them to help restore her body, then left the castle with Young Golden Flash.
• Young Golden Flash admitted his adult self had used Gate of Babylon while training Kirei Kotomine, leaving Kirei close to fully embracing pleasure, and said five Assassins remained outside.
• Young Golden Flash noticed Morgan was fading from lack of mana, so Chen Luo hurried back and replenished her after learning she had fought Merlin in Paradise Fairy form.
• Morgan asked Chen Luo for more mana so she could cut down Merlin, and Chen Luo equipped Prism Cosmos to speed up his energy recovery.
• Chen Luo reviewed the rewards he had received from Illya and Irisviel, including Prism Cosmos and the Black Grail Conceptual Essence that boosted Noble Phantasm power at the cost of health.

Chen Luo tested the Peeping Eye Merlin had given him and learned how to use it, though Merlin’s lesson angered Morgan and got Merlin badly wounded. After checking the Greater Holy Grail’s progress, Chen Luo considered which Servants would need to leave and turned his attention to forming a contract with Young Golden Flash.

• Chen Luo criticized Merlin’s Peeping Eye, then accepted Merlin’s offer to teach him Clairvoyance techniques.
• Merlin tried to teach Chen Luo how to lower the chance of being detected while peeping at Morgan, so Morgan attacked him and Chen Luo used a Command Spell to stop him from escaping.
• Chen Luo attempted to heal Merlin, then reversed his injuries with mana; Merlin rewarded him with 10% mana.
• Chen Luo used the Peeping Eye to check the Greater Holy Grail and learned that it had absorbed more than half of The World's Evil, with about two days remaining.
• Chen Luo worked out which Servants might need to leave and decided he wanted to contract with Young Golden Flash for his Noble Phantasms and help.

Chen Luo persuaded Young Golden Flash to contract with him by offering a chance to summon Enkidu and travel between worlds. After their contract formed, the story left Chen Luo calculating how many Command Spells and Spiritron Dress Fragments he could obtain from the other Servants.

• Chen Luo offered Young Golden Flash a contract and said he could use a Spiritron Dress Fragment to obtain Enkidu as a permanent companion.
• Chen Luo brought Young Golden Flash into his bar, where he explained its connection to other worlds and discussed its operation with Morgan, Merlin, Raven, and the Herrscher of Knowledge.
• Young Golden Flash agreed to contract with Chen Luo if Chen Luo revealed what his bandaged arm concealed.
• Chen Luo formed a contract with Young Golden Flash, and the bandages fell away to reveal numerous Command Spells on his arm.
• Young Golden Flash questioned the mass of Command Spells, and Chen Luo calculated that he needed more gold Command Spells and Spiritron Dress Fragments from the Servants.