Chapter Summaries

Shirou fought Souren Araya, whose embedded Buddha relic protected his arm, and used exploding projected blades to test the magus’s layered barriers. After Souren Araya mistook him for the Counter Force’s agent from another world line, Shirou denied any connection, but Souren Araya still treated him as an enemy.

• Shirou struck Souren Araya’s relic-protected arm, then dodged his counterattack and found the arm unharmed.
• Shirou projected dozens of blades and sent them at Souren Araya, who defended himself with barriers.
• Shirou detonated the blades with Broken Phantasm, destroying two of Souren Araya’s six barriers without injuring him.
• Souren Araya recognized Shirou as someone who had hindered him before and accused him of serving the Counter Force.
• Shirou explained that the other person had been his future self from another world line and said he had no connection to the Counter Force.
• Souren Araya declared that Shirou was effectively a Counter Force lackey because he had obstructed him.

Shirou defeated Souren Araya but spared him, agreeing not to interfere with his plan in exchange for Fujou Kirie and the materials about double existence. He then promised Kirie they would leave the hospital, pursue her treatment, and travel together as companions.

• Shirou overwhelmed Souren Araya's four barriers with Bala and held a blade to his neck, but refused to kill him.
• Shirou and Souren Araya discussed their motives, and Souren Araya agreed to give up Fujou Kirie and hand over his materials in exchange for Shirou staying out of his plan.
• Shirou warned Souren Araya not to target the people close to him, and Souren Araya vanished from the rooftop.
• Shirou met Kirie atop Fujou Building and invited her to travel the world with him.
• Shirou told Kirie he would help her leave the hospital and pursue treatment while developing her ability, and they reaffirmed that they were companions.

Mikiya asked Touko Aozaki for his overdue salary, but she admitted she had spent her money on antiques and could not pay him. Shirou offered to provide Mikiya with food and lodging, and Touko Aozaki arranged to join them for free meals.

• Mikiya arrived at Garan no Dou and argued with Shirou about his all-night gaming and request for strong coffee.
• Touko Aozaki told Mikiya that Shirou could kill everyone in Kanbiko City within two hours, and Shirou confirmed it while jokingly demanding coffee.
• Mikiya asked Touko Aozaki for his salary, and she said she had no money after buying a witch's mirror and a clay statue of the King of Heroes.
• Touko Aozaki asked Mikiya to lend her money, and he turned to Shirou for help.
• Shirou offered Mikiya dinner and lodging until next month, then agreed to feed Touko Aozaki too while warning that he would fleece her.

Shirou agreed to cook dinner for Mikiya, Touko, and Shiki, while Shiki showed off the Kuji Kanetsune sword. At the Emiya house, Shirou reunited with Illya and Kiritsugu as preparations for the meal began.

• Touko praised Shirou's cooking and pushed him to provide meals for Mikiya, who accepted Shirou's offer of dinner.
• Shiki arrived at Garan no Dou with Kuji Kanetsune, but Touko stopped her from drawing it inside the barrier.
• Touko invited Shiki to dinner at Shirou's house, and Shirou agreed to cook for the group.
• Shirou arranged for Fujino and Kirie to buy fresh ingredients before meeting everyone at the house.
• Shirou and his companions reached the Emiya house and met Illya and Kiritsugu.

Shirou prepared an enormous dinner with a bluefin tuna delivered by Ulquiorra, a split-off part of his soul who reunited with him after the delivery. After the Emiya family and their guests ate, a sniper watching Kiritsugu decided to finish her job quickly so she could see him.

• Shiki watched Shirou cook with premium ingredients, and he greeted Ulquiorra when the split-off soul arrived carrying a huge bluefin tuna.
• Ulquiorra gave Shirou the tuna, then dissolved into spirit particles and returned to Shirou’s soul.
• Shirou explained that he could split his soul into two and that Ulquiorra could also become a Zanpakuto for Resurrección.
• Shirou served more than thirty dishes at dinner, and he beat Touko Aozaki in their eating contest.
• After dinner, Kiritsugu escorted Touko and Shiki to the entrance while an unseen woman lowered her sniper rifle and said she would finish her job before finding him.

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.