Recaps

Natalia returned after surviving the Dead Apostle Bee infection with powers from both her succubus and Dead Apostle bloodlines, and reunited with Kiritsugu. She recruited Shirou to help with her urgent commission, while Kiritsugu planned to seek Sella’s help with cooking.

• Natalia explained that her succubus bloodline had prevented the Dead Apostle infection from changing her into either species and had left her with abilities from both.
• Natalia teased Kiritsugu and asked him to call her Mom, while Shirou told Illya that Natalia was their grandmother.
• Kiritsugu told Natalia about his commission from a young woman of the El-Melloi Family to help clean house.
• Shirou claimed he could destroy Kanbako City within two hours, and Natalia asked Kiritsugu to lend him to her for a month.
• Kiritsugu agreed to let Shirou go with Natalia, then decided to return to Fuyuki and find Sella to help with cooking.

Shirou discussed how to carry out Lady Reines's commission to kill traitorous magi with Natalia, then prepared to hunt his first target. He left Natalia's hideout as the hunt began.

• Shirou learned that Gray had thwarted assassination attempts against El-Melloi II at the Clock Tower.
• Shirou outlined three possible assassination methods to Natalia, favoring a direct assault that left no witnesses.
• Natalia gave Shirou information on his first target and warned him that magi might feign surrender to ambush him.
• Shirou told Natalia that his target would be dead before he could beg for mercy.
• Shirou left Natalia's temporary hideout to begin his first hunt.

Emiya Shirou attacked the Kajiamena Family’s stronghold, destroying its gate and breaching the defenses around its Magic Workshop. He entered the compound after breaking its barrier, but his projected blade snapped when he empowered a slash with Cero.

• Emiya Shirou reached the Kajiamena Family’s gate while Natalia watched from a sniper’s position.
• Emiya Shirou failed to break the gate with two kicks, then blasted it apart with Cero, which also destroyed the rear wall.
• Emiya Shirou sensed his prey near a Magic Workshop and projected Kuji Kanetsune, also called the Fake Kanesada.
• Emiya Shirou used the blade to cut through the workshop’s defensive barrier.
• Emiya Shirou wrapped Cero around the Fake Kanesada and slashed through a reinforced wall, snapping the blade.

Emiya Shirou completed his first assassination commission by destroying the Kajiamena Family and killing its head, wife, and son. He left with the family’s Magic Crest as proof of the job, and Natalia approved of his performance.

• Shirou rejected the Kajiamena family head’s offer to pay him double and killed him by tearing out his heart.
• Shirou killed the family’s son and wife, then used Projection Magecraft and Broken Phantasm to blow up the estate.
• Shirou returned to Natalia, who pointed out that he had destroyed all proof of the assassination.
• Shirou showed Natalia the Kajiamena Family’s inherited Magic Crest, and she praised him for keeping it.

Shirou encountered Luvia and Caules at the Clock Tower after he took Luvia’s Gandr Shot without injury, then spoke with Lord El-Melloi II about his connection to Kiritsugu and the danger Servants posed. Waver questioned whether Shirou had come to provoke El-Melloi.

• Shirou let Luvia’s Gandr Shot hit his face, and he remained unharmed.
• Luvia apologized, while Caules mocked her failed attack and received an iron-fisted punishment from her.
• Waver checked on Shirou and asked whether he was new to the Clock Tower.
• Shirou told Waver that Kiritsugu Emiya was his adoptive father and argued that Kenneth’s death had happened in war.
• Shirou described Gilgamesh and claimed that he could fight two second-rate Servants, prompting Waver to appraise his immense magical energy.
• Waver asked Shirou whether he had come to provoke El-Melloi.

Shirou spent time playing games with Webber at the Clock Tower until Reines arrived with a new assignment. She revealed that the target family had plotted to assassinate her brother, and Webber warned her that the magical energy left at a ruin showed Shirou possessed extraordinary power.

• Shirou and Webber played fighting games in Webber's office, and Shirou beat him.
• Shirou warned Webber that Reines was coming, and Webber hid his game and pretended to work.
• Reines told Shirou that his next target was special and that he must leave no survivors.
• Reines explained that the target family had masterminded an attempt to assassinate her brother, and Shirou accepted the assignment.
• After Shirou left, Webber showed Reines a photograph of a ruin and described the immense magical energy residue there.

Shirou and Natalia hunted the Buffilo Family, but Shirou fell into a swarm of earth Golems after breaching their defenses. Meanwhile, Lord Barthomeloi learned that Ortolocke had been in Clock Tower territory for a month and ordered a hunt for a True Ancestor.

• Shirou and Natalia resumed bounty work and prepared to target the Buffilo Family at Reines's request.
• Natalia warned Shirou that her professional instincts told her the hunt would be dangerous, but Shirou proceeded with the plan.
• Shirou flew above the Buffilo stronghold, projected Fake Kanesada, and crashed through its barrier in a Leap of Faith.
• Shirou found himself surrounded by at least eight hundred earth Golems, dodged one attack, and smashed a Golem apart before going on a rampage.
• Lord Barthomeloi berated his intelligence staff for failing to detect Ortolocke, then ordered his people and the Department of Zoology to hunt a True Ancestor.

Shirou attacked the Buffilo Family Workshop, testing his new Cero-wrapped Serious Punch before using explosive sword projectiles to breach its defenses. After the Buffilo family head emerged from the blast, he struck Shirou and revealed that another powerful opponent was present.

• Shirou smashed the Buffilo Family puppets and targeted the Buffilo Family Workshop with his new Serious Punch, but its barrier trapped him in a pit before he escaped with a Cero.
• Natalia explained that the workshop wall automatically repaired itself and warned Shirou that its magic was meant to trap intruders.
• Shirou and Natalia devised a plan, and he fired three Cero-wrapped swords at the workshop before detonating them with Broken Phantasm.
• The Buffilo family head emerged from the blast alive, and Shirou attacked him with a Serious Punch after using Sonido to get behind him.
• The Buffilo family head sent Shirou flying, and Shirou recognized someone else at the scene and complained about his bad luck.

Shirou and Ulquiorra fought the White-Winged Duke Ortensia after Shirou’s assault on the Buffilo Family drew the True Ancestor into battle. Neither side could gain an advantage, and the encounter ended with both sides separating after testing each other.

• Shirou learned that the White-Winged Duke Ortensia was a powerful Dead Apostle Ancestor and told Natalia to use silver bullets against the Buffilo Family head.
• Shirou attacked Ortensia with Grand Rey Cero, and Natalia shot the Buffilo Family head dead from a distance before withdrawing.
• Shirou struck Ortensia with a Serious Punch, while Ulquiorra launched a surprise Grand Rey Cero that Ortensia dodged.
• Shirou and Ulquiorra teamed up against Ortensia, trading blows with him as his strength and skill kept them from gaining the upper hand.
• After dozens of exchanges, Shirou, Ulquiorra, and Ortensia pulled apart, ending their initial bout without a clear victor.

Shirou fought White Winged Ancestor, using Cero, Reinforcement, and projected swords to keep the powerful mage occupied. As the battle continued, a gigantic masked monster emerged through a rift and blasted White Winged Ancestor with Cero while Shirou escaped with Sonido.

• White Winged Ancestor praised Shirou before they resumed their fight with their swords.
• Shirou blasted White Winged Ancestor with Cero and struck him repeatedly, but White Winged Ancestor blocked his next attack with ancient magecraft and severed half of Shirou's left arm.
• White Winged Ancestor deduced that Shirou's Sonido had a two-second cooldown, then unleashed a barrage of magic missiles.
• Shirou countered the spells with projected swords and used Reinforcement to attack White Winged Ancestor at high speed, but White Winged Ancestor defended against his assaults.
• A gigantic masked monster emerged through a rift and blasted White Winged Ancestor with Cero while Shirou used Sonido to get away.

Shirou lured the White Winged Ancestor into an incomplete Reality Marble, then released his Resurrección and overwhelmed him with enhanced speed and strength. With the White Winged Ancestor wounded and unable to heal quickly, Shirou summoned two Moonlight Greatswords and prepared to continue the fight.

• Shirou used the Gillian's Cero as a feint, then brought the White Winged Ancestor into his incomplete Reality Marble.
• Shirou released his Resurrección, transforming into a demonic form that shocked the White Winged Ancestor.
• Shirou struck the White Winged Ancestor with a punch that sent him flying and revealed Shirou's greatly increased strength and speed.
• Shirou hurled a Moonlight Greatsword through the White Winged Ancestor's left shoulder, leaving a wound that would not heal quickly.
• Shirou summoned two more Moonlight Greatswords and declared that he would take down the White Winged Ancestor.

Shirou fought the White-Winged Duke inside Mind Image Projection, using his Resurrección and powerful attacks as the battlefield began to collapse. The White-Winged Duke survived Shirou’s Black Cero and pierced his chest, but Shirou escaped and sent a swarm of exploding bats after him.

• Shirou used his speed and twin Moonlight Greatswords to overwhelm the White-Winged Duke and knock away his rapier.
• The White-Winged Duke activated an Age of Gods magecraft scroll, blasting Shirou with a powerful force.
• Shirou detonated the Moonlight Greatswords with Broken Phantasm, then fired Black Cero as Mind Image Projection began to fail.
• The White-Winged Duke emerged uninjured and stabbed Shirou through the chest, believing the fight was over.
• Shirou used Soul Split to escape as bats, reformed, and sent self-destructing bats toward the White-Winged Duke.

Shirou fought the White Winged Ancestor, Ortolocke, and survived after destroying his own body in a powerful explosion that left his opponent badly burned. As more people arrived, Lord Barthomeloi attacked, and Ortolocke warned him not to interfere.

• Shirou used Broken Phantasm and self-destruction to blast the White Winged Ancestor, then regenerated and prepared to fight again.
• The White Winged Ancestor reappeared alive but badly burned and asked Shirou to reveal his name.
• Shirou refused and warned the White Winged Ancestor that he would drag him to hell if he threatened Shirou's family or friends.
• Shirou sensed a crowd approaching and noticed Lord Barthomeloi launch a fireball at the White Winged Ancestor.
• The White Winged Ancestor extinguished the fireball and told the Barthomeloi magus not to get in his way.

Shirou ended his battle with the White-Winged Duke, who openly admitted defeat, then vanished before the Clock Tower could learn his identity. The aftermath raised El-Melloi’s standing, while Shirou celebrated by devouring a feast at an El-Melloi spiritual vein.

• Lord Barthomeloi arrived as Shirou decided to stop fighting, and the White-Winged Duke admitted that Shirou had defeated him.
• Shirou descended, dispersed his Zanpakuto, and disappeared before the White-Winged Duke and Lord Barthomeloi could keep him there.
• After El-Melloi’s party returned, the Clock Tower erupted over the White-Winged Duke’s defeat, and Barthomeloi’s investigation tied the unknown fighter to El-Melloi.
• At Lady Reines’s suggestion, Webber privately discussed hiring Shirou, who told him to bring money.
• Shirou ate a huge feast at an El-Melloi spiritual vein and complained that the portions were too small.

RK and Natalia carried out a mission at an Italian resort that drained visitors’ magical energy, targeting the magus Shira and his daughter Maka. After RK killed Shira with explosives and a rifle, Ulquiorra completed the other assassination, and the mission ended.

• RK introduced himself as a professional assassin and described Natalia as his partner and grandmother.
• Natalia explained that the resort’s ritual drained visitors’ magical energy and that RK was to kill Shira and Maka while destroying it if possible.
• RK entered the resort and sent Ulquiorra to kill Maka.
• RK planted a silenced explosive in Shira’s bathhouse, then shot the badly injured magus dead.
• A mushroom cloud marked the completion of Ulquiorra’s mission, and RK declared the operation over.

After completing Reines's commissions, Shirou visited Webber to say goodbye, but Webber asked him to substitute teach at the El-Melloi Classroom. Shirou introduced himself, disciplined Caules, and began explaining why students should choose paths suited to themselves, leaving the class with his promise to demonstrate the power of Projection Magecraft.

• Shirou told Webber he was leaving, and Webber asked him to teach one class at the El-Melloi Classroom.
• Webber introduced Shirou as the students' substitute teacher and warned them that misbehavior would earn them ten times the homework.
• Shirou joked with the students, introduced himself, and heard Caules question why someone his age had been chosen to teach them.
• Gray said Shirou's magical energy rivaled Holy Lance Rhongominiad, and Shirou appeared behind Caules with Sonido to silence his complaint.
• Shirou told the students to choose paths suited to themselves and explained that his Projection Magecraft could create fakes nearly equal to the genuine articles.

Shirou searched Kanbiko City for Enjou Tomoe and found him being chased by three punks. After knocking out the punks with anesthetic needles and Sonido, Shirou revealed his trick to a terrified Enjou.

• Shirou struggled to find Enjou Tomoe in Kanbiko City until Enjou ran past with three punks chasing him.
• Shirou followed Enjou into an alley and claimed he was Enjou's brother, fooling both Enjou and the punks.
• Shirou knocked out the first two punks with anesthetic needles and Sonido, pretending they had died from overwork and a foretold disaster.
• Shirou made the final punk collapse after appearing behind him and shoving him.
• Enjou stared at Shirou in terror, and Shirou showed him the anesthetic needle taped to his palm.

Shirou and Shiki took Enjou Tomoe in after he asked them to hide him, and Shirou explained that Tomoe’s recurring nightmare might connect him to another timeline. Tomoe asked Shirou what he felt when killing someone, leaving Shirou poised to answer.

• Shiki arrived and asked whether Enjou Tomoe was Shirou’s older brother, and Shirou denied it.
• Tomoe insisted he had killed someone, so Shirou demonstrated his own ability to survive removing his eye and described the many people he had killed.
• Shirou and Shiki agreed to shelter Tomoe, and he chose the Emiya Residence.
• Shirou brought Tomoe porridge after he woke from his recurring nightmare and suggested that it might reflect events in a parallel timeline.
• Tomoe asked Shirou what he thought and felt when he killed someone.

Shirou learned that Souren Araya had abducted Shiki and prepared to rescue her, while Mikiya took Enjou Tomoe to Touko Aozaki for help. Touko explained the danger of provoking Shirou when someone close to him was threatened, just as Shirou appeared at her workshop.

• Shirou returned home to find Mikiya and Enjou Tomoe waiting, and realized Souren Araya had taken Shiki.
• Enjou chose to keep living, so Shirou sent him with Mikiya to see Touko Aozaki about a better body.
• Shirou said he would rescue Shiki and went to visit Touko Aozaki.
• Touko made a small preservative item and told Mikiya to trust Shirou, warning that he became a monster when his loved ones were threatened.
• Touko recalled that Shirou had destroyed the Sealed Designation enforcers who came after her, and Shirou suddenly appeared behind them.

Shirou stopped Arba from attacking Mikiya, and Touko Aozaki revealed how she survived Arba’s earlier attack before having her familiar swallow him. Souren Araya then appeared, and Shirou tested the claim that Araya’s left arm was impervious to blades and bullets.

• Shirou appeared and prevented Arba from reaching Mikiya, then blocked Arba’s attempt to escape.
• Touko Aozaki arrived alive, explaining that Arba had killed an identical doll of her instead of her original self.
• Touko Aozaki released her familiar, which swallowed Arba alive.
• Souren Araya emerged from the wall, and Touko Aozaki declined to fight him inside the building.
• Shirou fired a Barrett at Souren Araya’s left hand, confirming that the arm was unharmed by the armor-piercing round.

Shirou reinforced Ogawa Apartment as Enjou Tomoe’s use of Kuji Kanetsune damaged Souren Araya’s barrier, leaving Araya badly wounded. Shiki escaped and confronted Araya, cutting off his right hand with Kanetsune and her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

• Souren Araya withdrew into the wall, and Shirou told Mikiya to trust Shiki while Touko Aozaki mocked Shirou’s “God-Slaying Origin” nickname for her.
• Ogawa Apartment began shaking as Enjou Tomoe’s plan took effect, and Shirou used Reinforcement magecraft to hold the building together.
• Souren Araya emerged badly injured because Kuji Kanetsune had damaged the barrier linked to him.
• Shiki stepped out of the elevator and advanced on Araya, who tried to restrain her with Bind.
• Shiki used Kanetsune to destroy Araya’s barriers, then cut off his right hand with a single strike.

Shiki fought Souren Araya, who fled by jumping from the twentieth floor, but she followed and stabbed him before the fall knocked her unconscious. After Souren Araya died, Shirou left Touko Aozaki and Mikiya when he spotted someone nearby.

• Shiki repeatedly attacked Souren Araya, overcoming his attempts to suppress her with his invulnerability-granting left hand.
• Souren Araya jumped from the twentieth floor and tried to bring down the reinforced building, but Shirou’s reinforcements stopped him.
• Shiki leapt after Souren Araya and stabbed his abdomen with Kanesada; she survived the fall but was knocked unconscious, while he waited to die.
• Touko Aozaki asked Souren Araya what he sought, and he answered that he wanted true wisdom and the end of the spiral before he died.
• Shirou asked Touko Aozaki what she had meant earlier, but she told him to figure it out himself.
• Shirou spotted the corner of a trench coat, told Touko Aozaki to stay with Mikiya, and vanished with Sonido.

Okita Souji told Shirou that the Counter Force needed him to join a Holy Grail War in another timeline and stop Amakusa Shirou Tokisada from causing humanity’s extinction. Shirou agreed, and Okita immediately transported him away.

• Shirou confronted Okita Souji in an alley and asked whether the Counter Force was targeting him.
• Okita Souji explained that a timeline of the Holy Grail War in Fate/Apocrypha was at risk because the homunculus might lose to Amakusa Shirou Tokisada.
• Okita Souji said the Counter Force wanted Shirou to join the war, and Shirou asked what compensation he would receive.
• Okita Souji revealed that she was his reward, and Shirou agreed to take part so he could grow stronger and protect those around him.
• Okita Souji called Shirou Master and transported him away before he could finish asking when they would leave.

Darnic and the Yggdmillennia Masters summoned five Servants for the Black faction, including Shirou and Okita Souji, instead of the expected four. The gathering ended with Astolfo questioning why the rational Shirou was classified as a Berserker.

• The chapter recounted how Darnic Preston Yggdmillennia had taken the Greater Grail from Fuyuki during the Third Holy Grail War.
• Darnic, Vlad III, and the Yggdmillennia Masters gathered in Trifas to summon their Servants.
• Gordes, Selenike, Fiore, and Caules performed the summoning and called forth five Servants rather than four.
• Darnic announced that Yggdmillennia already possessed the Greater Grail, while Shirou privately doubted his confidence.
• After the lights came on, Astolfo noticed the extra Servants, and Shirou identified Okita Souji as an Alter Ego and himself as a Berserker.
• Astolfo protested that Shirou was far too rational to be a Berserker.

Shirou explained his unusual Liberal Arts Berserker identity and revealed impressive parameters, while warning the others that sharing Servants’ true names could expose their weaknesses. Astolfo ignored his warning and began an exchange of identities, leaving Shirou pressured to reveal his own name.

• Shirou called himself a Liberal Arts Berserker, prompting laughter and disbelief from the gathered Masters and Servants.
• Caules inspected Shirou’s parameters and found that his Mana was EX and his Noble Phantasm was A+/EX.
• Shirou explained that Caules himself had acted as the catalyst because Shirou had taught him in another worldline.
• Astolfo proposed that the allied Servants exchange their true names, and Shirou warned that doing so could reveal their Noble Phantasms and weaknesses.
• Astolfo revealed that he was Rider Astolfo, and Chiron identified himself as Archer Chiron.
• Astolfo asked Shirou to reveal his true name.