Chapter Summaries

Shirou reunited with Sakura and headed to the Kyudo Club, reflecting on Shinji’s painful place in the Matou family and his first meeting with Sakura. Kiritsugu and Natalia secretly watched Shirou and Sakura together, while Enkidu joined them without understanding why.

• Sakura visited Shirou after a month apart and pulled him from his workshop to go to the Kyudo Club.
• Shirou reflected on Shinji’s diligence and how learning he was not the Matou heir had helped break him.
• Sakura reminded Shirou to finish Mizusumi-senpai’s assignment of one hundred and fifty rings, and Shirou agreed he could do it quickly.
• Shirou remembered first meeting Sakura a year earlier, when Okita Souji had mistaken her for an intruder and threatened her with a sword.
• Kiritsugu and Natalia watched Shirou and Sakura leave together, and Enkidu joined them after asking what they were doing.

Shirou entered the Kyudo Club and found Mitsuzuri arguing with Student Council President Ryuudou over the club’s funding, before slipping away from training and running into Rin. He left Rin hinting that her clocks were an hour fast, and she called out his excuse.

• Mitsuzuri argued with Ryuudou over the Kyudo Club’s budget and equipment costs.
• Shinji joined Mitsuzuri and pressured Ryuudou to provide the club’s full 850,000-yen funding.
• Shirou avoided the dispute and slipped out of training after promising to handle the week’s cleaning duty.
• Shirou met Rin outside the club, asked the time, and suggested that her clocks were an hour fast.
• Rin rejected Shirou’s explanation and told him to continue his excuse.

Shirou watched Archer and Lancer fight at school, then summoned Saber, who turned out to be Artoria. As Saber confronted Lancer, Shirou suggested letting him go because another Servant was nearby.

• Shirou finished cleaning the archery clubroom and heard a battle on the school field.
• Shirou watched Archer fight Cú Chulainn and loudly offered Archer advice until Cú Chulainn noticed him and gave chase.
• Shirou drew a summoning circle and revealed three Command Spells, startling Cú Chulainn.
• Artoria answered Shirou's summons and accepted him as her Master.
• Artoria attacked Cú Chulainn, while Shirou proposed that they part ways because another Servant was nearby.

Shirou brought Artoria to the Emiya home, where she confronted Kiritsugu and then discovered Shirou’s cooking. After Artoria fought Rin’s Archer outside, Shirou called for a truce, and Rin surrendered when she saw how many allies Shirou had gathered.

• Shirou introduced himself to Artoria and steered her away from confronting Kiritsugu until after dinner.
• Shirou used Fixed Time Regulation to prepare a large meal, and Artoria ate enthusiastically alongside the others.
• Enkidu warned Shirou that Rin and her Servant had arrived, so Shirou sent Artoria outside to meet them while Enkidu provided covert support.
• Artoria fought Red A at the Emiya gate until Shirou asked her to stop, explaining that the Holy Grail War was abnormal and Archer still had a role to play.
• Rin saw Enkidu, another Servant on the roof, and Kiritsugu and Irisviel emerge, then surrendered.

Rin discovered how many powerful allies surrounded Shirou’s household and learned that the Holy Grail had been corrupted and granted wishes through malicious means. As Shirou escorted her home with Saber, they encountered an Einzbern homunculus and Servant ahead.

• Rin met Shirou’s family and allies, including Ryougi Shiki, and realized the household had several formidable Servants.
• Shirou pointed out that two Servants were Lancers, warning Rin that this Holy Grail War involved multiple Servants of the same Class.
• Shirou escorted Rin home with Saber and explained that the Grail could only accelerate a wish’s fulfillment if there was a way to achieve it.
• Shirou told Rin and Artoria that Angra Mainyu had corrupted the Grail during the Third Holy Grail War, causing it to fulfill wishes with malice.
• Shirou stopped when he spotted an Einzbern homunculus and a Servant ahead.

Shirou and the others fought Einzbern’s Berserker, Heracles, whose strength and unpredictable attacks overwhelmed Artoria. Shirou stepped between them and caught Heracles’s axe-sword, taking over as his opponent.

• Einzbern ordered Heracles to kill Shirou and his companions after finding them intruding.
• Artoria confronted Heracles while Rin’s Archer attacked from the shadows, but his arrows could not penetrate Heracles’s defenses.
• Artoria tried to strike Heracles with her invisible sword, but he sensed the attack, evaded it, and countered with a series of powerful blows.
• Heracles knocked Artoria’s sword aside, shattered her armor with a punch, and pursued her as she flew away.
• Shirou intervened and caught Heracles’s axe-sword with one hand, challenging Berserker to fight him instead.

Shirou fought Heracles on Mount Enzou, using his abilities to destroy several of the Berserker’s lives before Attila joined the battle and severed his arm. After Shirou regenerated it, Attila identified herself as Saber and prepared to unleash her Noble Phantasm against Shirou and his allies.

• Shirou surprised Heracles with Mana Burst and a giant blade, but Heracles revived and charged after him.
• Shirou carried Heracles to Mount Enzou, where he used a Broken Phantasm to destroy another life and timed his attacks to take a fourth.
• Attila’s three-colored blade severed Shirou’s left arm as Heracles attacked, but Shirou regenerated the limb and regrouped with Artoria, Rin, and Archer.
• Attila revealed that she was Saber and began preparing her meteor-like Noble Phantasm to annihilate Shirou’s group.

Shirou and Artoria used Avalon to survive Attila’s Noble Phantasm, then fought Heracles and Attila at close range. Red A fired a projected Caladbolg at the battlefield, and Shirou escaped the blast before rejoining Rin as Heracles vanished.

• Shirou gave Artoria her scabbard, Avalon, so she could protect them from Attila’s anti-army Noble Phantasm.
• After the light cannons passed, Shirou and Artoria charged into battle against Heracles and Attila.
• Red A watched Shirou fight Heracles, then projected Caladbolg and fired it at the battlefield.
• Shirou fled from Caladbolg’s blast and reached Rin after Heracles disappeared, apparently recalled by his homunculus Master with a Command Spell.

After Artoria reported that Black Mud had taken Attila away, Shirou learned that Mitsuzuri Ayako was missing and confronted the Servant Rider, Medusa. Shirou began fighting Medusa in the school woods and left her slammed into the ground.

• Artoria told Shirou that Black Mud had surrounded Attila and vanished with her.
• At school, Ryuudou Issei told Shirou that Mitsuzuri Ayako had gone missing after arguing with Shinji.
• After school, Shirou confronted Medusa, who revealed herself as Rider and said her Master had ordered her not to kill him.
• Shirou and Medusa fought in the campus woods, and Shirou grabbed her by the head and smashed her into the ground.

Shirou confronted Shinji over his attack on Mitsuzuri and persuaded him to pursue becoming a hero by invoking his ancestor Perseus. Shinji agreed, while Shirou privately celebrated having recruited another person into his cause.

• Shirou forced Shinji out of hiding and warned him against getting involved in the Holy Grail War.
• Shinji admitted he had caused trouble for ordinary people because he felt powerless compared with Shirou.
• Shirou told Shinji that the Matou family descended from Perseus, and Medusa described Perseus as a frightened man who had killed her while she slept.
• Shirou encouraged Shinji to follow Perseus's example, promised to help him with his lack of Magic Circuits, and dismissed his concerns about lacking divinity.
• Shinji agreed to try becoming a hero, and Shirou privately celebrated winning him over.

Shirou trained with Artoria and Okita Souji while explaining that he wanted to grow strong enough to protect his family. At the Matou residence, Shinji empowered Medusa with a Command Spell as four Servants attacked, and one enemy prepared to unleash a powerful Noble Phantasm.

• Shirou trained on the electromagnet while Artoria and Okita Souji watched, and he said he wanted to become stronger than Merlin to protect his family.
• Shinji discovered that Worm Grandpa had died and that four Servants had attacked the Matou residence.
• Shinji used the Book of the False Servant as a Command Spell, greatly increasing Medusa's magical energy.
• Medusa faced the four Servants while Sakura went to fetch reinforcements for Shinji.
• The sword-wielding enemy withdrew and raised his weapon to unleash his Noble Phantasm.

Medusa summoned Pegasus and clashed with the white-clad swordswoman’s Sword of the War God, then fled rather than risk fighting all her opponents. As Shirou rushed toward the Matou Family, Asterius ambushed him and trapped him, Artoria, and Enkidu inside his Chaos Labyrinthos.

• Medusa cut her neck to use her blood to summon Pegasus, then mounted it with her Master.
• Medusa and Pegasus clashed with the white-clad swordswoman’s Sword of the War God, but Medusa withdrew to avoid being overwhelmed.
• Shirou, Artoria, and Enkidu hurried toward the Matou Family after Sakura’s plea for help, but Asterius attacked Shirou with a battle axe.
• Shirou recognized Asterius as a Berserker and realized he was trying to stall them with his Noble Phantasm.
• Asterius activated Chaos Labyrinthos, trapping the three in a maze that reformed after Shirou blasted a path through it.
• Shirou asked Artoria and Enkidu for a way out, but neither had a solution.

Shirou was separated from Artoria and Enkidu in Asterius's labyrinth and fought Arjuna, who tried to kill him. Gilgamesh intervened, and Arjuna vanished with the Black Mud as the labyrinth's scenery disappeared.

• Shirou realized he had been separated from Artoria and Enkidu, then encountered Arjuna in the labyrinth.
• Shirou attacked Arjuna, but Arjuna blocked his strikes and wounded him with a powerful kick and explosive arrows.
• As Shirou began to release his blade, Gilgamesh arrived and attacked Arjuna with Noble Phantasms.
• Arjuna's Master ordered him to eliminate the intruders, but the Black Mud engulfed Arjuna and carried him away.
• The labyrinth scenery vanished, and Artoria and Enkidu returned to Shirou's side.

Shirou, Artoria, and Enkidu investigated the ruined Matou estate after Gilgamesh revealed that Shinji had fled with Rider. Shirou found traces of a fierce battle and evidence that several Servants had been involved, but Zouken’s fate remained uncertain.

• Gilgamesh told Shirou that Shinji had escaped with Rider, so Shirou decided to search the Matou estate for clues.
• Shirou and his companions found the estate reduced to rubble and discovered a buried basement entrance.
• Shirou, Enkidu, and Artoria explored a dusty library beneath the estate, where Shirou recognized a book written by Matou Kariya.
• The group found an empty room that Shirou identified as Zouken’s former insect storehouse, though he could not confirm whether Zouken had been destroyed.
• Shirou detected traces of Attila’s Noble Phantasm, extensive bloodshed, and gunpowder, leading him to conclude that multiple Servants had fought at the estate.

Shinji and the injured Medusa encountered Solomon as he fought Attila, whose strength and orbital weapon overwhelmed the scale of the Holy Grail War. Solomon blocked Attila’s attack with a massive barrier, and Shinji was reunited with Emiya.

• Shinji survived Medusa’s crash into a mountain and waited with her while she recovered.
• Shinji spotted Attila flying toward them, while Solomon and his white-haired companion appeared behind him.
• Solomon dodged Attila’s attack, seized her, and slammed her into the ground, but she rose and attacked again.
• Solomon knocked Attila down twice in close combat, leaving Shinji stunned by the difference between Solomon and Medusa.
• Attila fired her Teardrop Photon Ray from orbit, and Solomon blocked it with a massive barrier.
• Emiya arrived and patted Shinji on the shoulder.

Shirou faced Solomon and Marisbury during the Holy Grail War, then moved to confront the battered Attila as Angra Mainyu’s Black Mud appeared on the battlefield. The chapter ended with Shirou challenging Attila to fight.

• Shirou recognized Solomon as the Grand Caster and discussed Olga Marie’s alliance with Marisbury.
• A puddle of Black Mud appeared, and Solomon identified it as a danger that Servants could not touch.
• Shirou told Marisbury he would take down Attila, while Enkidu stayed behind to avoid the Black Mud.
• Shirou confronted the disoriented Attila and announced that the Grim Reaper had come to collect.

After escaping Attila’s Black Mud, Shirou learned that his family’s mountain villa was under attack and rushed there. The chapter ended with his family fighting Arjuna, Asterius, and Heracles while Sakura watched anxiously.

• Attila turned into Black Mud and swallowed Shirou, but he escaped by firing a Cero.
• Shinji asked Shirou about Sakura, and Shirou explained that he had moved the family to their mountain villa for safety.
• Marisbury pointed out smoke rising near the villa, and Shirou hurried off, suspecting an explosion.
• At the villa, Artoria and Okita Souji fought Arjuna, Fujino, Kirie, and Natalia faced Asterius, and Kiritsugu battled Heracles with Irisviel’s support.
• Sakura asked Touko Aozaki whether the others would be all right, and Touko pointed out how formidable their enemies were.

Artoria, Kiritsugu, and the others fought to protect the Emiya family residence from Heracles and Arjuna. Kiritsugu revealed the power Shirou had entrusted to him and unleashed a barrage of Ceros against Heracles.

• Fujino and Kirie tried to defend the villa from Heracles, but Artoria arrived and drove him away from the residence.
• Touko Aozaki and Natalia joined the fight, and Natalia's Cero-firing rifle clashed with Arjuna's arrow.
• Arjuna knocked Okita Souji from a tree and began releasing Agni Gandiva's True Name, but Kiritsugu interrupted him with a beam.
• Kiritsugu arrived with Irisviel and told Artoria and Okita to face Arjuna while he and Irisviel handled Heracles.
• Kiritsugu transformed with Los Lobos and fired Infinite Reload Cero: Cero Metralleta at the charging Heracles.

Shirou fought Arjuna in his Resurrección form while his allies struggled against Asterius and Heracles. He drove Arjuna back with Black Cero attacks, but Arjuna escaped and unleashed a barrage of explosive arrows as Shirou’s wounds rapidly healed.

• Shirou appeared in his demonic Resurrección form, sent Okita Souji to help Kiritsugu, and ordered Saber to fight Asterius.
• Arjuna recognized that Shirou had defeated Karna and challenged him, while Shirou declared that he only wanted the enemy’s head.
• Shirou struck Arjuna with Black Cero, then rushed him with a Photon Sword as Arjuna used Agni Gandiva to block and counterattack.
• Shirou fired Gae Bolg, forcing Arjuna to retreat, but Arjuna’s arrows struck Shirou before he could close the distance.
• Arjuna unleashed a barrage of arrows, and Shirou destroyed them with Black Cero after his thrown Photon Sword exploded beside Arjuna.

Shirou fought Arjuna on Mount Enzou, using a Broken Phantasm to help his allies defeat Asterius. Arjuna unleashed Pashupata, and Shirou relied on a counterfeit Avalon as the chapter ended with the group sheltering inside its barrier.

• Shirou hurled a barrage of Projected Noble Phantasms at Arjuna, who shot them all down with Agni Gandiva.
• Shirou detonated a Broken Phantasm, but Arjuna survived the blast.
• Fujino, Kirie, Natalia, and Okita Souji overwhelmed Asterius, who vanished as the first Servant eliminated from the Holy Grail War.
• Arjuna summoned Pashupata and prepared to kill everyone; Shirou told Saber to activate Avalon and the others to gather inside its protection.
• Arjuna fired Pashupata, and the barrier of Shirou's counterfeit Avalon unfolded around the group.