Chapter Summaries

Shirou’s first Noble Phantasm barrage failed to stop the regenerating monster, so he began chanting a more powerful attack while the others watched. Above the battlefield, Matou Kariya sent Lancelot in a stolen fighter jet toward Gilgamesh, and Tohsaka Tokiomi went to confront Kariya.

• Gilgamesh dismissed Tohsaka Tokiomi’s request to attack the monster and insisted Shirou’s barrage was only a performance.
• Shirou refused Diarmuid’s suggestion and began chanting a spell that formed twelve powerful cones of light.
• Matou Kariya sent Lancelot flying an F-22 toward Gilgamesh’s Vimana as a distraction.
• Gilgamesh allowed Tohsaka Tokiomi to pursue Kariya, then asked how Kariya had survived and returned to the Holy Grail War.

Matou Kariya used Shirou’s rifle to overwhelm Tohsaka Tokiomi, then escaped and decided he would raise Sakura himself. Hungry afterward, he entered Kirei Kotomine’s ramen shop, where he collapsed after tasting the signature dish as Artoria arrived.

• Matou Kariya fired Shirou’s AK-47 at Tohsaka Tokiomi while Berserker shot down Tokiomi’s Archer with missiles.
• Matou Kariya ordered Berserker to retreat, then escaped under cover of a smoke grenade.
• Matou Kariya decided he would not return Sakura to Tohsaka Tokiomi and imagined teaching her to use guns instead of magecraft.
• Matou Kariya entered Kirei Kotomine’s ramen shop and believed Kirei’s claim that he was now an ordinary chef.
• Matou Kariya tasted Kirei’s signature ramen and passed out with his face in the bowl as Artoria arrived with Irisviel.

Shirou and Kiritsugu lured Kenneth out of his hotel by sending Matou Kariya to challenge him. Kariya and Lancelot fought Kenneth and Diarmuid, while Kariya surprised Kenneth by opening fire with Shirou’s unusually loaded rifle.

• Shirou avoided Kirei Kotomine’s new shop, then joined Kiritsugu in watching Kenneth’s hotel.
• Shirou called Matou Kariya and asked him to lure Kenneth outside by invoking his status as head of the Matou Family.
• At dawn, Kariya arrived at the hotel with Lancelot and formally called Kenneth out to meet him.
• Kenneth emerged with Diarmuid, and Kariya struggled to suppress his laughter at the thought of Kenneth’s love-hotel workshop.
• Lancelot and Diarmuid began fighting as Kenneth confronted Kariya, who pulled out an assault rifle and started firing.
• Kariya’s rifle held special rounds supplied by Shirou, including Rune Bullets, Explosive Bullets, and Shirou’s Origin Bullets.

Shirou took over Diarmuid’s duel after Lancelot overwhelmed him with modern weapons, then defeated Diarmuid with Frostmourne. Diarmuid was left mortally wounded after Shirou broke his Yellow Rose and inflicted an unhealable gash.

• Matou Kariya fired rune bullets while Kenneth sheltered behind a defensive wall of Lunar Dew.
• Lancelot used an M134 Minigun against Diarmuid until Shirou ordered him to help Kariya.
• Shirou stepped in for Saber and challenged Diarmuid to a one-on-one duel.
• Shirou and Diarmuid fought with Frostmourne and twin spears, but Shirou’s weapon steadily damaged Diarmuid’s Yellow Rose.
• Shirou unleashed Crimson Magic Release, broke the Yellow Rose, and gave Diarmuid a massive wound that could not heal.

Shirou defeated Diarmuid and stopped Kiritsugu from killing Kenneth and Sola. He sent the couple away in exchange for Kenneth covering up the events at the Mage's Association, while warning that the Holy Grail War would have no winner.

• Shirou defeated Diarmuid, who praised his martial skill and wished him success before vanishing.
• Kiritsugu, Maiya, and Natalia captured Kenneth and Sola, and Kiritsugu prepared to kill them.
• Kenneth begged Kiritsugu to spare Sola, but Kiritsugu said he could not let either captive live.
• Shirou stopped Kiritsugu's gun and insisted that Kenneth and Sola be spared.
• Kiritsugu agreed to leave them to Shirou, who told Kenneth to cover up their survival at the Mage's Association and warned that the war would have no winner.

Shirou and Artoria arrived with Irisviel at the Emiya family home, where they planned to establish their base for the Holy Grail War. Shirou exposed Irisviel’s failing condition and removed her heart, but she regenerated because Avalon was inside her, leaving Artoria confused by the bloodied scene.

• Artoria drove Shirou and Irisviel to the Emiya family home while Maiya followed in another car.
• Maiya gave Shirou the keys and left, and Irisviel explored the overgrown house before proposing to build a workshop in its storage shed.
• Shirou confronted Irisviel about her weakening body and explained that Avalon was keeping the Lesser Grail alive in human form.
• Shirou pulled Irisviel’s heart from her chest, but her body and clothes rapidly regenerated.
• Artoria returned with supplies, and Shirou told her that he had treated Irisviel because she felt unwell.

Shirou revealed that the corrupted Greater Grail would twist Kiritsugu’s wish into the deaths of everyone, then explained the Grail’s origin and took the Lesser Grail away. Having lost his Anchor Point by preventing the Fuyuki City fire, Shirou had only days left in the world, so he headed to Ryuudou Temple to prepare for the final battle.

• Shirou showed Artoria and Irisviel the still-beating heart he had removed from Irisviel and explained that it was Fuyuki City’s Lesser Grail.
• Shirou warned Irisviel and Kiritsugu that the corrupted Grail might fulfill Kiritsugu’s wish by killing everyone, and he explained that Angra Mainyu’s summoning had corrupted the Greater Grail.
• Irisviel led Artoria and Shirou out of the warehouse to give Kiritsugu time alone, while they took Maiya with them.
• Shirou told Artoria he would bring the Lesser Grail to Ryuudou Temple, let it be born through the ritual, and destroy it.
• Shirou realized that preventing the Fuyuki City fire had cost him his Anchor Point and left him only five to seven days, so he drew more magical energy from the Great Source to preserve his strength.
• Shirou went alone to Ryuudou Temple to prepare for the final battle, planning to fight Iskandar and Gilgamesh while Artoria faced Lancelot.

Iskandar accepted the Lich King's challenge and Webber spent his Command Spells ordering Rider to win, claim the Grail, and conquer the world before Iskandar reaffirmed their friendship and brought him along. As the gathered fighters headed toward Mount Enzou, Kirei left to open a mapo tofu shop, and Shirou's provocation drew them toward the final battlefield.

• Iskandar interpreted the Lich King's mana signal as a challenge and summoned his chariot to head for Ryuudou Temple with Webber.
• Webber used all three Command Spells to order Iskandar to win, obtain the Holy Grail, and conquer the world, then told him to leave.
• Iskandar lifted Webber into the chariot, called him his friend, and set off with him.
• Gilgamesh fled the Tohsaka residence after Kirei served his mapo tofu ramen, and Kirei left to open a shop while Tokiomi remained trapped in the spicy meal.
• Matou Kariya discussed sending Berserker Lancelot to meet Artoria, while Shirou said he would seek a way to reunite with Sakura after the war.
• Thunder sounded as Shirou's provocation drew the others toward the final battlefield.

Shirou faced Iskandar in a final battle at Ryuudou Temple, revealing his identity and summoning an army of the dead against the King of Conquerors. The battle began with the two armies clashing, while Iskandar's forces continued to fight despite the Scourge's numbers and powerful undead.

• Shirou confronted Iskandar at Ryuudou Temple and revealed that he was Emiya Shirou, the fourth Lich King and Kiritsugu Emiya's adoptive son.
• Iskandar invoked his Reality Marble, and he and Webber prepared to face Shirou's final challenge.
• Webber admitted he was terrified, and Iskandar praised him for beginning to understand domination.
• Shirou summoned a snow-covered field of Noble Phantasms and raised zombies, ghouls, stitched abominations, Frost Dragons, and other undead beneath them.
• Iskandar led his army into battle as the Scourge's undead fought his soldiers, while stronger undead engaged his commanders.

Iskandar’s army struggled against Shirou’s undead forces until Webber identified Shirou as the sole commander and Iskandar challenged him directly. Iskandar’s charge failed, and after exchanging a final conversation with Shirou, he dissolved into Spiritron particles.

• Webber explained that Shirou controlled the undead as a single commander, prompting Iskandar to decide that the battle depended on a direct strike against him.
• Iskandar asked Webber to become his retainer, and Webber pledged his loyalty and asked to share his king’s dream.
• Iskandar sent Webber to witness and record his charge, then rode his bull toward Shirou.
• Shirou stopped Iskandar’s charging bull, knocked aside his Scepter Sword, and pierced his chest with Frostmourne.
• Iskandar asked Shirou whether he had been a worthy opponent, praised their battle, and dissolved into Spiritron particles.

Shirou watched Iskandar die, offered Webber a path forward, and warned Kenneth about a future betrayal before clashing with Gilgamesh. Elsewhere, Artoria fought Lancelot and used the temple floor to advance through his minigun barrage.

• Shirou asked Webber whether he wanted revenge for Rider, and Webber refused because he had been commanded to live.
• Kenneth offered Webber a classroom in the Department of Modern Magecraft and invited him to join El-Melloi.
• Shirou warned Kenneth that White Winged Ancestor might appear at the Clock Tower in two years and that the Bafiro family would defect.
• Gilgamesh challenged Shirou, and the two exchanged Noble Phantasms before Gilgamesh drew Enuma Elish.
• Artoria used a floor tile as cover against Lancelot's minigun, destroyed the weapon, and struck at his head, but he caught her blade barehanded.

Artoria defeated Lancelot and heard his confession before he faded away. Shirou outmaneuvered Gilgamesh in their battle on the frozen plains, piercing his chest with Purgatory Sword.

• Artoria pierced Lancelot's heart, restoring his sanity before he confessed that he had long hoped she would punish him and then faded away in her arms.
• Shirou and Gilgamesh survived the collision between Radiant Wave and Gawain's Sword, and Shirou realized Gilgamesh had already used his powerful attack.
• Shirou used Unlimited Blade Works to counter Gate of Babylon, but Gilgamesh broke the summoned world with Enuma Elish.
• Shirou cast Black Coffin, and Gilgamesh shattered it with Gawain's Sword, temporarily breaking Shirou's ability to use Unlimited Blade Works.
• Shirou struck Gilgamesh with Absolute Sword: Infinite Sky Three Stages and pierced his chest with Purgatory Sword.

Kiritsugu watched Artoria destroy the Holy Grail, then learned that Shirou had sacrificed himself to save countless lives and would disappear forever. After Shirou vanished, Kiritsugu grieved, while Shirou awoke in a flower field beside Tiamat and confronted a strange insect-like creature.

• Kiritsugu ordered Artoria to destroy the Holy Grail with all her strength, and she vaporized the chalice with Excalibur.
• Shirou destroyed the hole releasing Black Mud with a dark green pillar of light, then vanished before Kiritsugu could reach him.
• Shirou told Kiritsugu that changing his past had erased the possibility of his continued existence and that he had traded his life to save Irisviel, Maiya, and countless others.
• Kiritsugu collapsed in grief after Shirou disappeared beneath the morning light.
• Shirou awoke in a flower field beside Tiamat, killed a strange insect-like creature with Frostmourne, and asked what was happening.

Emiya Shirou saved Kamide Misaki and discovered that Tiamat had followed him out of Imaginary Space. He dressed Tiamat, decided to raise her, and learned that he had landed in the world of Kamen Rider Kabuto.

• Emiya Shirou healed Kamide Misaki after Kandata Ken begged him to save her.
• Emiya Shirou found Tiamat playing with butterflies and learned she had followed him out of Imaginary Space.
• Emiya Shirou dressed Tiamat and helped her remove her horns, then decided to raise her.
• Kamide Misaki thanked Emiya Shirou and invited him and Tiamat to stay with her and Kandata Ken.
• Emiya Shirou recognized the world as Kamen Rider Kabuto.

After six months at Kandata Ken's home, Shirou received a recommendation to enroll at Totsuki Academy and traveled there to meet Nakiri Senzaemon. Senzaemon began an admissions test, and Shirou chose to make omurice with the ingredients in the academy kitchen.

• Shirou swallowed and appraised another of Tiamat's disastrous black dishes while telling her she lacked cooking talent.
• Kandata Ken delivered Shirou an enrollment form and a nested letter from Goemon recommending that he attend Totsuki Academy.
• Shirou left Tiamat at Kandata Ken's home and arrived at Totsuki Academy a day before admissions began.
• Shirou gave Nakiri Senzaemon Goemon's recommendation letter, and Senzaemon led him to a kitchen for an egg-cooking evaluation.
• Shirou chose to make omurice and found hot rice in the cooker before inspecting a chef's knife.

Shirou prepared an omurice in Erina Nakiri’s kitchen while Senzaemon Nakiri watched his extraordinary techniques. Erina tasted the dish and was left unable to criticize it.

• Shirou made a fresh tomato sauce and prepared chicken, mushrooms, and fried rice with superhuman knife work.
• Shirou cooked a soft omelet and served the finished omurice to Senzaemon Nakiri.
• Erina Nakiri followed the dish’s irresistible aroma into the kitchen and found Shirou cooking there.
• Senzaemon explained that an old friend had recommended Shirou and asked Erina to judge his omurice.
• Erina cut open the omelet, tasted the omurice, and staggered against the wall, unable to say the insult she had intended.

Shirou passed Erina Nakiri’s cooking test and was assigned to Polaris Dorm, then found abandoned Kamen Rider Hopper equipment and used Punch Hopper to fight Worms. He defeated the spider Worm despite the belt’s faulty Clockup, leaving the Rider gear in his possession.

• Shirou served Erina Nakiri omurice, and Senzaemon Nakiri approved his admission and sent him to Polaris Dorm.
• Senzaemon tasted Shirou’s omurice and recognized his exceptional cooking skill.
• Shirou found a bag containing the Kick Hopper and Punch Hopper belts and transformation devices.
• A spider-type Worm revealed itself, and Shirou transformed into Kamen Rider Punch Hopper.
• Shirou defeated the Worm larvae and killed the spider Worm with Rider Punch after Clockup failed.

Emiya Shirou arrived at Polaris Dorm and faced an entrance test from the dorm manager, Oomido Fumio: cooking a dish that satisfied her despite the empty kitchen. He made steak with rare ingredients from his Imaginary Space, and Ryoko Sakaki and Oomido Fumio tasted it.

• Emiya Shirou introduced himself to Oomido Fumio and agreed to take the dormitory entrance test.
• Oomido Fumio told Emiya Shirou that the kitchen had no ingredients, so he brought A5 beef and Burgundy wine out of his bag using his Imaginary Space.
• Emiya Shirou prepared steak with the expensive ingredients while Oomido Fumio questioned his choices.
• Ryoko Sakaki arrived, drawn by the smell of wine, and learned that Emiya Shirou was cooking for his entrance test.
• Emiya Shirou served steak to Oomido Fumio and Ryoko Sakaki, and Ryoko tasted hers.

Emiya Shirou settled into Polaris Dorm, where the residents witnessed his formidable swordsmanship and obsessive cleaning after his astonishing cooking. Senzaemon Nakiri then asked Shirou to help Erina assess the new students the following day, and Shirou agreed.

• Emiya Shirou joked that his meal cost 700,000 yen because it used rare Burgundy wine, then revealed he had been a mercenary skilled in assassination before coming to Totsuki.
• Granny Fumio gave Shirou the key to room 312, and Shirou went outside to practice kendo with a massive odachi, shocking the Polaris Dorm residents with his speed and power.
• Shirou cleaned his room so thoroughly that it looked almost completely renewed, then toured the dormitory’s ingredient supplies with the others.
• Senzaemon Nakiri called Shirou and asked him to help Erina assess the new students the next day, explaining that Shirou was the best cook in his class.
• Shirou agreed to assist with the assessment.

Emiya Shirou assisted Erina Nakiri with Totsuki’s transfer exam, which she turned into an egg-dish challenge. Soma Yukihira was the only examinee who stayed to cook, but Erina rejected his dish after he asked whether it tasted good.

• Emiya Shirou met Nikaido Yoshiki and revealed that he was an assistant examiner with a recommendation from an elder who knew Totsuki’s commander-in-chief.
• Emiya Shirou stopped Erina Nakiri from throwing a tantrum by helping bring over a cooking station, and she made eggs the exam’s theme ingredient.
• Emiya Shirou warned examinees that anyone who withdrew would never be allowed to attend Totsuki, but nearly everyone still left.
• Soma Yukihira introduced himself and vowed to pass, then made his Transforming Tamago Kake Gohan for Erina Nakiri to taste.
• Erina Nakiri tasted Soma Yukihira’s dish but called it awful after he asked if it tasted good.