Chapter Summaries

Shirou killed a Worm that ZECT had allowed to feed on humans as part of its Kabuto capture plan, then punished Tsumagi for calling the victims a necessary sacrifice. At ZECT Headquarters, Mishima told Shin Kagami that Tsumagi had been taken by Punch Hopper and was likely dead, while Riku Kagami hid his apparent delight behind a strained smile.

• Shuichi Tadokoro and Yuzuki Misaki watched the Worm feed on people because Tsumagi ordered ZECT to keep it alive for the Kabuto capture plan.
• When the Worm attacked a white-haired student, Shirou transformed into Punch Hopper and killed it with a barrage of punches.
• Shirou confronted Tsumagi, rejected his excuse about necessary sacrifices, and knocked him unconscious.
• Shirou took Tsumagi to Laputa, where he left him with Kel'Thuzad and the ghouls to be tortured.
• At ZECT Headquarters, Mishima reported Tsumagi's disappearance to Shin Kagami and used an elephant-herd analogy to explain abandoning expendable people.

Kagami and ZECT’s Phantom Squad defeated a group of Worms after Sou Yaguruma transformed into TheBee and killed an Adult Insect. Shirou discussed Yaguruma with Nishiki and Gin Ichimaru, then invited them to a late-night meal and revealed his portable cooking station.

• Kagami used his remaining special ammunition against the Worms but was overwhelmed until reinforcements arrived.
• Sou Yaguruma transformed into TheBee and led the Phantom Squad to destroy more than ten Worm larvae and one Adult Insect.
• Shirou and Nishiki watched TheBee’s victory, and Nishiki described Yaguruma as talented but prone to losing his composure around more capable people.
• Gin Ichimaru arrived with persimmons and teased Nishiki by giving him two cloyingly sweet ones.
• Shirou invited Nishiki and Gin to a late-night meal, then produced a cooking station that expanded from a small box.

During Riku Kagami’s visit to Kandata Ken’s villa, Shirou warned him that Progenitor Insects had infiltrated ZECT, then pursued and defeated the Progenitor Insect using the Hercus Rider system. Shirou kept Hercus’s bracelet, leaving it available for Nishiki to use.

• Riku Kagami visited Kandata Ken’s family and offered Kandata Ken the newly completed Sasword Zecter.
• Riku Kagami confirmed Shirou was the rumored Grim Reaper and asked about his work against the Worms, while Shirou warned him that Progenitor Insects had infiltrated ZECT.
• Riku Kagami noticed someone eavesdropping, and Shirou chased the intruder to a forest clearing.
• Hercus revealed himself as a Progenitor Insect and attacked Shirou, but Shirou disabled his Clockup, shattered his armor, and defeated him.
• Riku Kagami let Shirou keep Hercus’s Rider bracelet so the Progenitor Insects could not reclaim it, and Shirou accepted it for Nishiki.

Shirou lent Nishiki the Silver Beetle Zecter so he could confront the Worm mimicking his missing sister, Mayuko. Nishiki faced the Worm and its larvae in the rain, but hesitated when it used Mayuko’s memories to appeal to him.

• Ichimaru Gin told Shirou that Worms appeared to target people based on specific patterns, including newlyweds wearing white.
• Nishiki told Shirou that his missing sister Mayuko had returned as a Worm and was killing people, then asked to borrow a Zecter so he could deal with her himself.
• Shirou gave Nishiki Silver Beetle’s bracelet, and Nishiki transformed into Hercus.
• Nishiki sensed that Mayuko was not near the church and followed Shirou to a lawn, where the Worm wearing her face sat on a swing.
• The Worm summoned larvae and tried to make Nishiki join them; Nishiki killed the larvae but hesitated when it invoked his promise to Mayuko.
• As rain fell across Tokyo, the Worm revealed its blue body and taunted Nishiki for being unable to hurt it.

Nishiki defeated the Worm that had mimicked his sister, then received Mayuko’s final message urging him to keep living and protecting others. After Shirou carried the exhausted Nishiki to safety, Nishiki woke to food, his Rider bracelet, and a note telling him to eat before returning to work.

• Nishiki used Hercus’s Riderbeat to defeat the tailless scorpion-type Worm, and Mayuko’s face appeared on its body.
• Nishiki broke down after the Worm’s defeat, and Shirou showed him Mayuko’s remaining thoughts in a ball of light.
• Mayuko told Nishiki to save people, keep living gently, and protect their smiles before her remnant vanished.
• Nishiki asked Shirou why he fought the Worms, and Shirou recounted how another man’s joy at finding a survivor had inspired him.
• Nishiki collapsed from mental exhaustion, so Shirou carried him out of the rain.
• Nishiki woke in bed to ginger soup, fried rice, his Rider bracelet, and Shirou’s note urging him to eat before working overtime.

Shirou returned to Totsuki for the Autumn Election after spending two months fighting Zerg, then criticized Yukihira Soma’s curry and gave him notes on the Spice Inequality. At the opening ceremony, Shirou met Alice Nakiri and other contestants, while the judges discussed his cooking and questioned whether he could win.

• Grandma Fumio told Shirou that seven Polaris Dorm students had been selected for the Autumn Election, whose announced theme was curry.
• After two months fighting Zerg, Shirou returned to Polaris Dorm and told Yukihira Soma that his curry would be eliminated, then gave him notes on the Spice Inequality.
• Shirou attended the Autumn Election opening ceremony at Moon Heaven Hall and greeted Alice Nakiri and Ryo Kurokiba.
• Senzaemon Nakiri addressed the contestants, and the preliminaries were divided into two groups competing at separate venues.
• Taki Kadokura asked who was likely to win, while Hinako Inui praised Shirou before Mizuhara Fuyumi silenced her.
• Gin Dojima said Shirou’s cooking seemed imitative and that winning the Autumn Election would be difficult for him.

At Venue B, Shirou prepared a seemingly ordinary Indian curry rice, drawing curiosity from the audience and judges. His golden flames astonished Erina, and the judges were left stunned by the curry’s taste, ending with Rindou asking how he had made it.

• Senzaemon Nakiri learned from Goemon that Shirou was an exceptionally skilled cook and reconsidered his abilities.
• Shuichi Tadokoro brought Kagami and Yuzuki Misaki to watch his niece compete, while the audience wondered what kind of curry Shirou was making.
• Shirou finished preparing his ingredients and used a chant to ignite golden flames around his cooking station.
• Shirou served the judges plain-looking Indian curry rice and explained that its flavor came from its preparation and cooking.
• Rindou Kobayashi and the other judges tasted the curry, froze in astonishment, and Rindou asked Shirou how he had made it.

Shirou served curry that earned a perfect score, though it failed to achieve his goal of embodying the concept of curry. After the Autumn Selection preliminary round set a record for its low average score, Shirou left with Kandata Ken to find a Worm.

• Shirou tasted his curry and explained that he had hoped to create food embodying the concept of curry, inspired by an alcohol he had once tasted.
• Shirou revealed that he had calculated his spice ratios using his Spice Inequality, and Alice Nakiri resolved to obtain a copy.
• The judges awarded Shirou a perfect score, the first in Autumn Selection history, while most other contestants received poor scores.
• Rei Kawashima announced that the preliminary round had the lowest average score on record, and Rindou Kobayashi refused to raise the judges' standards.
• Shirou left the competition grounds, found Kandata Ken in the spectator stands, and told him they would go find a Worm.

Yaguruma was ambushed by three Adult Insects and, after Kabuto arrived, picked a fight with him instead of working together. Shirou’s allies eliminated the Worms, but TheBeezecter abandoned Yaguruma just as he prepared his final attack.

• Yaguruma realized the Worms had split his squads under attack and transformed to face three Adult Insects.
• Kabuto arrived, but Yaguruma attacked him in anger rather than joining forces.
• Shirou used the Chamber of Black Dog to destroy the three Worms while Nishiki and Kandata Ken dealt with other squads.
• Shirou watched Yaguruma and Kabuto fight from afar and discussed the newly appeared Rider Drake with Gin Ichimaru.
• Yaguruma leaped into the air and activated Rider Sting, but TheBeezecter ran away before he could unleash it.

Shirou rushed to the hospital after Erina Nakiri was poisoned by a Worm, then used serum made from his blood to treat her. After discovering a Shibuya Meteorite fragment linked to Erina’s mother, he stayed behind and confronted Reina Mamiya, who revealed herself as a Worm.

• Shirou arrived at the hospital and learned from Arato Hisako that a centipede monster had attacked her and Erina Nakiri.
• Shirou injected Erina with diluted serum made from his blood, and her complexion began to improve.
• Shirou noticed a fragment of the Shibuya Meteorite and learned that Erina’s mother had given it to her when she was young.
• Shirou stayed behind to monitor Erina while the others went to lunch.
• Shirou sensed someone hiding in the ward, and Reina Mamiya emerged as a Worm.

Shirou confronted Reina Mamiya over Erina Nakiri’s attack and frightened her into leaving, then prepared for the Autumn Selection dessert match against Miyokura Akira. The chapter ended with Shirou and Yukihira Soma discussing their upcoming dishes.

• Shirou accused Reina Mamiya’s group of attacking Erina Nakiri, and Reina tried to convince him that Erina was an Insect.
• Shirou argued that Erina could still be considered human and unleashed enough pressure to make Reina fear for her life.
• Reina fled after realizing Shirou was far stronger than the Insects, while Erina’s attack did not stop the Autumn Selection from continuing.
• Shirou learned that his third-round dessert opponent was Miyokura Akira, a skilled chef known as the Human Tracker who studied his rivals’ ingredients.
• Yukihira Soma asked Shirou about his dessert, and Shirou described his idea as Automaton Dessert: Castle before asking Soma about his bento match against Alice Nakiri.

Shirou accepted Miyokura Akira’s Shokugeki, with Miyokura wagering the knives he had stolen against the selection tournament knife Shirou used. During the match, Shirou raced through sixteen intricate desserts and began building a towering castle, leaving Miyokura struggling to keep up.

• Miyokura Akira challenged Shirou to a Shokugeki, offering to return every knife he had won if he lost and demanding Shirou’s selection tournament knife if he won.
• Shirou accepted the challenge, and Itsuki Shun revealed that Miyokura had won ninety-nine Shokugekis by manipulating opponents into competing.
• Shirou and Miyokura began cooking with identical ingredients, and the audience realized they were making desserts.
• Ryoko Sakaki and Yuki Yoshino examined Yukihira Soma’s recipe book and recognized the sixteen different animal-shaped desserts Shirou was making.
• Miyokura Akira grew nervous as Shirou’s speed surpassed his own, while Erina Nakiri watched from the VIP section.
• Shirou finished all sixteen desserts and began constructing a large castle that was part of the dish.

Shirou won his Shokugeki against Miyokura Akira by presenting a castle made from seventeen kinds of desserts. After the match, Satoshi Isshiki confronted Shizutsu Eizan about the challenge and wondered how strong Shirou really was.

• Shirou presented his castle-shaped dessert, and the judges praised its appearance and discovered its seventeen different desserts.
• The judges tasted the castle and marveled at its flavors and scale, while Shirou explained that he had made it faster by training for speed.
• Miyokura Akira failed to finish his dish before time ran out, so Shirou won their Shokugeki and claimed Akira's ninety-nine knives for their original owners.
• Miyokura Akira asked Shirou how he could move so fast, and Shirou told him that speed could be trained.
• Satoshi Isshiki asked Shizutsu Eizan whether he had prompted Miyokura Akira to challenge Shirou, but Eizan denied it and left.
• Satoshi Isshiki watched Shirou and wondered where his limit was.

Shirou recruited the destitute Sou Yaguruma by giving him the KickHopper Zecter and belt, then took his living subordinates to lunch, where Kandata Ken’s ignorance of ordinary food caused a scene. Kagami arrived to report a Worm, only to find five Riders ready to fight it.

• Shirou learned that ZECT had introduced Ketaros, that Yamato Tekki had sided with ZECT, and that Kageyama had taken TheBee from Yaguruma.
• Shirou found Sou Yaguruma living under a bridge and offered him the KickHopper Zecter and belt, recruiting him as a subordinate.
• Shirou and his companions ate at BistrolaSalle, where Kandata Ken mistook ordinary beef and supermarket potatoes for rare luxuries.
• Kagami rushed into the restaurant to report a Worm, then froze when he found five Riders there.
• Yaguruma, Kagami, and Tendou each declared their intent to defeat or destroy the Worms.

Soma Yukihira interviewed with Mitsuru Hayatsuda and called Shirou, who openly revealed he planned to make roast beef for their upcoming Autumn Selection match. After killing Worms, Shirou joined Kagami’s riverboat mixer, where he uncovered a corpse and swiftly killed four attacking Worms.

• Soma Yukihira let Mitsuru Hayatsuda interview him and admitted he had no confidence against Shirou.
• Soma Yukihira called Shirou, who said he planned to make roast beef, while Soma revealed he would make beef stew.
• Shirou killed a Worm with Frostmourne, then headed to Kagami’s riverboat mixer as its cook.
• Shirou found a hidden corpse on the boat and realized the culprit was among the Riders and future Riders aboard.
• Tendou kicked three Worms out of the cabin, and Daisuke Kazama transformed as four Worms attacked Shirou.
• Shirou killed all four Worms in under a minute, leaving Daisuke Kazama envious of his close-combat skill.

Shirou faced Yukihira Soma in a cooking match and prepared Spirit Summoning Steak over White Phosphorus flames. The judges tasted it and discovered it used an exceptionally rare 1945 Romanee-Conti, while Shirou revealed he owned fifteen more bottles.

• Shirou and Yukihira Soma exchanged confident challenges before the cooking match began.
• Shirou used White Phosphorus as a heat source and explained that his Spirit Summoning Steak summoned undead spirits.
• Shirou served five skull-carved steaks, and the judges experienced visions of bizarre creatures and marching undead as they ate.
• Gin Dojima recognized the 1945 Romanee-Conti Shirou had used, and Zen Marui and Ryoko Sakaki reacted to its rarity and value.
• Shirou said he had fifteen more bottles, stunning Hinako Inui, who asked whether he had robbed someone.

Emiya Shirou defeated Yukihira Soma in the Autumn Selection with his superior technique and flavor, while Soma promised to challenge him again at the School Festival. Afterward, Shirou found Erina Nakiri still recovering from his serum, unaware that her fear of him came from knowing she was a Progenitor Insect.

• Shirou sampled Soma's beef stew and advised him to improve his knife work and cook the Domingras Sauce longer.
• Gin Dojima judged Shirou's steak superior in technique, authenticity, and flavor, and the judges advanced Shirou to the finals.
• Soma accepted his loss and promised Shirou he would challenge him again at the School Festival, and Shirou agreed.
• Shirou warned Alice Nakiri that Erina might remain weak for several days while she recovered from the serum.
• Erina feared that Shirou would reject or kill her if he learned she was a Progenitor Insect, while Alice teased her about having fallen for Shirou.

Shirou fought ZECT’s Yamato Tekki after the Ketaros user confronted him over his identity as Punch Hopper. After defeating him, Shirou chose to turn the surviving Yamato Tekki into a Death Knight.

• Shirou gave Yaguruma the other Hopper belt so Kageyama could become Punch Hopper and join him.
• Yamato Tekki confronted Shirou with a photograph of him transformed as Punch Hopper and became Kamen Rider Ketaros.
• Shirou dodged Yamato Tekki’s attack and kicked him away, then froze him with Frostmourne when he activated Clockup.
• Shirou shattered the ice and Yamato Tekki survived the strike, so Shirou questioned him about aiding the Progenitor Insects.
• Yamato Tekki said he thought turning humans into beings like the Progenitor Insects counted as evolution, and Shirou decided to make him a Death Knight.

Yaguruma rescued Kageyama from a Butterfly-type Insect, then defeated him in a fight using Kick Hopper and took his TheBee Rider bracelet. Watching from afar, Shirou considered his own reluctance to solve the Insect crisis directly and planned to deal with the Original Insects before Christmas.

• Kageyama struggled to hit a flying Butterfly-type Insect until Yaguruma shot it down with an arrow.
• Yaguruma revealed his Kick Hopper Rider System and challenged Kageyama to fall into hell with him.
• Yaguruma overwhelmed Kageyama, countered his Clockup, and defeated him with Rider Kick after Kageyama tried to answer with Rider Sting.
• Yaguruma took Kageyama's TheBee Rider bracelet, leaving Kageyama defeated and lamenting his loss of power.
• Shirou watched the fight from a distant rooftop and told Silver he planned to resolve the Original Insects and Insect problems before Christmas.

Shirou practiced the decisive slash for his Pacific saury dish and prepared meals for Yaguruma and Nishiki ahead of the upcoming three-way final. After serving breakfast at Polaris Dorm, he was left with slight muscle fatigue from accelerating time.

• Shirou practiced his Frosty Flying Fish Slash while Yukihira Soma watched and asked about his preparations for the final.
• Yaguruma delivered ten Pacific saury to Shirou, who invited him to wait and prepared food for him and Nishiki.
• Shirou used the Frosty Flying Fish Slash to remove the bones from the fish, then cooked the saury and side dishes with magecraft.
• Shirou handed Yaguruma three portions of food, and Yaguruma left with meals for himself and Nishiki.
• Shirou returned to find the Polaris Dorm residents eating the food, and he told them to enjoy it.