Chapter Summaries

Ling Yuan spent the day with Irisviel, SABER, Veleslan, and the others, sharing lunch and shopping while Kiritsugu kept his distance. Black Pupil challenged Akashiya Moka to a spar, and the groups parted at dusk after arranging to meet again.

• Kiritsugu decided to keep Maiya waiting and avoid revealing his strength to Irisviel’s group, while he examined a bullet.
• Ling Yuan invited Irisviel, SABER, and Veleslan to lunch, where SABER’s enormous appetite amazed everyone.
• At the Tohsaka Family villa, Black Pupil asked Akashiya Moka to spar, then attacked as Moka transformed into bats.
• Ling Yuan took the group shopping, and Irisviel angrily left a lingerie store when it had nothing in SABER’s size.
• Ling Yuan realized he had forgotten Xiao Shi and appeased her and SABER with snacks before the groups said goodbye at dusk.

Ling Yuan learned that unusual activity at the Miyou River warehouse district had brought the Heroic Spirits into conflict, and he planned to intervene with a seven-on-seven battle. At the warehouse, LANCER’s Gae Bulg exposed SABER’s golden sword and wounded her, leaving her trying to understand how she had been outmaneuvered.

• Veleslan told Ling Yuan that Lia was a Heroic Spirit, and Ling Yuan said they would see her that night.
• Ling Yuan returned to the villa, where Black Pupil scolded him for staying away, and he tried to make it up to her.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi reported activity at the Miyou River warehouse district, and Ling Yuan said his group would intervene while keeping Veleslan out of the fight.
• SABER and Diarmuid began dueling at the warehouse while Emiya Kiritsugu and Hisau Maiya hid nearby, preparing to kill LANCER’s Master.
• LANCER revealed Gae Bulg, which dispelled SABER’s wind barrier and exposed her golden sword.
• LANCER tricked SABER into misjudging his attack and cut her waist, and Eiri treated her as she reconsidered the fight.

Ling Yuan interrupted SABER and Diarmuid’s duel to prevent SABER from being struck by Diarmuid’s cursed spear, then challenged Diarmuid himself. With Xiao Li unavailable, Ophis joined Ling Yuan, who prepared to fight using a spear formed from void energy.

• Diarmuid baited SABER into charging and revealed his second Noble Phantasm, the cursed short spear Crimson Rose of Profusion.
• Ling Yuan blasted SABER and Diarmuid apart, then explained that Diarmuid’s spear inflicted wounds that could not be healed.
• Ling Yuan asked SABER to step aside so he could fight Diarmuid, while Hongyan blocked SABER and claimed her as his opponent.
• Ling Yuan summoned Xiao Li, but Ophis appeared and said Xiao Li had fallen asleep.
• Ophis merged with Ling Yuan in Infinite Dragon Mode, and Ling Yuan formed a gray-silver spear from void energy.

Ling Yuan defeated LANCER in their clash and shattered his Noble Phantasm, while Hongyan prepared to face SABER. Iskandar arrived and announced himself as the King of Conquest, shifting the battlefield’s attention as Waver protested.

• Diarmuid asked Kischur Zelretch for permission to fight Ling Yuan and received approval.
• Hongyan declared himself a SABER, activated Astaroth, and appeared in Full Body Magic Armor before SABER.
• Ling Yuan used stone pillars to stop LANCER, then overpowered him and shattered his Noble Phantasm.
• Iskandar summoned his Divine Chariot, arrived on the battlefield, and introduced himself as the King of Conquest.
• Waver grabbed Iskandar’s cloak and shouted at him for announcing himself.

Rider invited the assembled heroes to join him, then accepted Welt Yang’s challenge after Ling Yuan offered to teach him Human-Deity Fusion and promised a way to restore his physical body. Iskandar summoned his legendary army in an Inherent Barrier, but Welt refused to back down and hinted that modern advances could counter the overwhelming force.

• Iskandar asked Saber, Hongyan, and Lancer to join his ranks, but they all refused.
• Kischur Zelretch emerged and confronted Waver Velvet over stealing his Holy Relic and entering the Holy Grail War.
• Ling Yuan explained Human-Deity Fusion to Iskandar and offered to teach it in exchange for a fight with Welt, promising he could restore Iskandar to a physical body without the Grail.
• Welt challenged Iskandar, who transformed the battlefield into a desert through his Inherent Barrier.
• Iskandar summoned his tens of thousands of loyal warriors with his Noble Phantasm, Army of the King.
• Welt admired Iskandar but refused to flee, saying that the times were advancing.

Welt used Star of Eden and modern weapons to defeat Iskandar’s army, then Ling Yuan challenged the remaining participants to join forces against his group or watch them destroy the Holy Grail. The balance of the Holy Grail War shifted decisively toward Ling Yuan and his allies.

• Welt materialized tanks, warships, and other weapons, prompting Iskandar to charge him with his army and claim he would bring him under his command.
• Welt’s artillery shattered Iskandar’s ranks, and Star of Eden’s gravity crushed Iskandar and his Divine Chariot.
• Welt defeated Iskandar, who accepted his loss after the army was destroyed and the group returned to the warehouse district.
• Ling Yuan told Iskandar he would fulfill his promise, then challenged the others to fight his group together or have the Holy Grail destroyed.
• Kevin, Welt, Hongyan, Xiao Shi, and Ophis stood beside Ling Yuan as the balance of the Holy Grail War changed.

Ling Yuan dismissed Tohsaka Tokiomi’s concerns about the Holy Grail War and learned Matou Kariya might become Berserker’s Master. While shopping with Black Pupil, he encountered Caster confronting Saber and Eiri, and intervened as Saber questioned his presence.

• Ling Yuan woke beside Zhong Li, learned Xiao Fei had arranged for Zhong Li to remain in her mature form outside the Contract Space, and spoke with Black Pupil.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi asked Ling Yuan about his goals and warned that the Holy Grail War could make them enemies; he also said Matou Kariya might receive a Command Seal and become Berserker’s Master.
• Ling Yuan returned to the villa and told everyone that Tohsaka Tokiomi wanted them to fight him, amusing the group.
• During a later grocery trip with Black Pupil, Ling Yuan saw Caster blocking Saber and Eiri while calling Saber his Saintess.
• Ling Yuan told Caster to give up, and Saber turned warily toward him and asked why he was there.

Ling Yuan deceived Caster into believing they shared a devotion to Joan of Arc, then secretly agreed to join him while hinting at betrayal. After receiving a skill-selection reward, Ling Yuan chose an ability to understand the structure of anything he saw and went to the Tohsaka residence to test it.

• Ling Yuan convinced Caster that he was a fellow Joan of Arc devotee, and Caster told him Joan had been resurrected but had lost her memories.
• Ling Yuan promised to help Caster free Joan, then watched Caster depart after he vowed revenge on the gods.
• Ling Yuan told Black Pupil that a Holy Grail War needed betrayal, held her hand, and left with her after Saber questioned his motives.
• Ling Yuan told Eiri that he wanted her to keep living, leaving her saddened because she believed that was impossible.
• Ling Yuan chose the Heavenly Punishment Truth skill, which let him instantly understand the structure of anything he saw.
• Ling Yuan went to the neighboring Tohsaka Family residence to test his new power and called out for Golden Flash.

Ling Yuan fought Gilgamesh, overwhelming his Noble Phantasms and copying them with the Truth Sword. He then summoned a massive cross to confront the furious Gilgamesh, who prepared to attack again.

• Gilgamesh unleashed his Noble Phantasms at Ling Yuan, who countered with a firebird summoned through the Cinder Flame Greatsword.
• Ling Yuan charged through the clash and struck Gilgamesh, sending him flying into the woods.
• Ling Yuan used Heavenly Punishment Truth and the Truth Sword to reconstruct copies of Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasms, causing the originals to explode.
• Gilgamesh charged Ling Yuan with two golden swords, while Ling Yuan stored the copied weapons and summoned a massive cross.
• Ling Yuan said the Lord would redeem Gilgamesh, who cursed him and joined his swords into a bow.

Ling Yuan overpowered Golden Flash until Golden Flash drew EA, the Anti-World Noble Phantasm, and prepared to unleash it. Ling Yuan entered Human-Deity Fusion and formed a golden sword from Osmanthus flowers, leaving both warriors poised to clash.

• Ling Yuan dragged Judas toward Golden Flash and struck him again, while the watching Masters and Servants reconsidered Ling Yuan’s strength.
• Golden Flash took out a golden key, then ignored Tohsaka Tokiomi’s warning and summoned EA after Kevin loosened the space around it.
• Ling Yuan tried to copy EA but was overwhelmed by its complex structure and admitted he could not manifest it yet.
• Golden Flash began charging EA and recited its invocation as its crimson energy shook the battlefield.
• Ling Yuan entered Human-Deity Fusion and formed a golden longsword from Osmanthus flowers, then warned Golden Flash against being careless.

Ling Yuan and Golden Flash unleashed their ultimate attacks, causing black ash to expose the Heroic Spirits to buried memories before Veleslan dragged the fighters into a golden domain. Ling Yuan turned Veleslan’s interference into an opportunity and opened two Quasi-Black Holes, leaving Welt stunned.

• Ling Yuan and Golden Flash clashed with the Sword of the End and ENUMA ELISH, while falling black ash forced the Heroic Spirits to relive painful memories.
• Welt used the Star of Eden to protect the onlookers from the shockwave, as Veleslan excitedly watched the battle.
• Veleslan transported Ling Yuan and Golden Flash into a golden domain and challenged both of them to fight him.
• Ling Yuan summoned the Cinder Flame Greatsword and opened a Quasi-Black Hole that began sucking in Veleslan’s Golden Swords.
• Veleslan summoned White Horse to stabilize the first Quasi-Black Hole, but Ling Yuan opened a second one with Netherworld Crescent Moon Break.

Ling Yuan defeated Veleslan by trapping him in three Quasi-Black Holes and striking him with Jade Peak Rock, then returned to the Tohsaka Residence with the others. The next morning, he woke beside his companions, accidentally walked in on Black Pupil in the bathroom, and tried to get everyone out of bed.

• Ling Yuan opened three Quasi-Black Holes around Veleslan, draining his energy and causing the Golden Sword Domain to crack.
• Ling Yuan struck Veleslan with Jade Peak Rock and drove him into the ground, then said he had saved him with Imaginary Space.
• Veleslan apologized for acting recklessly, and Golden Flash left while promising to challenge Ling Yuan again.
• Ling Yuan told Welt that his power came from a Gem similar to the Conquest Gem, then said he had picked it up when Kevin asked where it came from.
• The next morning, Ling Yuan woke with several companions sprawled around him and left the bedroom with Bella.
• Ling Yuan accidentally appeared in the bathroom while Black Pupil was undressing, then returned to wake the others as Ophis and Xiao Li went back to the Contract Space to sleep.

Ling Yuan and his companions encountered Matou Kariya and Berserker in Fuyuki City, where Kariya attacked after mistaking Ling Yuan for Sakuya’s captor. Kariya refused to listen to Sakuya’s explanation, and Xiao Shi struck Berserker hard enough to send him crashing through the woods.

• Welt prepared breakfast, and Ling Yuan later went for a walk with Sakuya, Black Pupil, and Xiao Shi.
• Berserker attacked the group, but Ling Yuan stopped him with a golden barrier and asked his Master why he had attacked.
• Matou Kariya emerged and accused Ling Yuan and Tohsaka Tokiomi of taking Sakuya and mistreating her.
• Sakuya recognized her Uncle Kariya and tried to explain that Ling Yuan was not a bad person, but Kariya refused to believe her and ordered Berserker to kill Ling Yuan.
• Ling Yuan asked Xiao Shi to snap Berserker out of his rage, and Xiao Shi sent the Servant flying into the woods.

Ling Yuan explained his actions to Matou Kariya, who left after Ling Yuan temporarily suppressed the Magecraft Crest Worms in his body. Back at the villa, the group cared for Kotone, a girl Welt had rescued from CASTER, and learned why CASTER had targeted her.

• Ling Yuan subdued Lancelot and explained to Matou Kariya that he came from another world and was not connected to Tohsaka Tokiomi.
• Matou Kariya apologized to Ling Yuan, thanked him for caring for Sakuya, and left after Ling Yuan suppressed the Magecraft Crest Worms in his body.
• Kevin, Welt, and Hongyan met RIDER, Eiri, SABER, and Waver, and Kevin warned SABER to take the coming Holy Grail War seriously.
• Welt told Ling Yuan that he and Kevin had rescued a girl from CASTER and his Master, and Ling Yuan explained CASTER's identity and his mistaken belief that SABER was Joan of Arc.
• Kotone awoke at the villa, where Sakuya comforted her and Welt agreed to take responsibility for her care.

Ling Yuan gave Kischur Zelretch memories of a future in which Emiya Kiritsugu destroys his Magic Circuits and kills him and his allies. Kischur Zelretch turned against Sola, reconciled with LANCER, and prepared to change the course of the war.

• Tohsaka Tokiomi told Ling Yuan that Kischur Zelretch's hotel had been bombed and that the Church would offer Command Seals for eliminating CASTER and his Master.
• Ling Yuan found Kischur Zelretch and forcibly showed him memories of his future confrontation with Emiya Kiritsugu.
• Kischur Zelretch ordered Sola to return to Britain, then told LANCER that Emiya Kiritsugu was SABER's true Master and would kill them.
• Kischur Zelretch apologized to LANCER, acknowledged his wish, and promised to rely on him.
• Ling Yuan watched from a skyscraper and warned Kischur Zelretch not to disappoint him.

Eiri and SABER visited Ling Yuan, where SABER asked whether the Holy Grail could let her change the past and prevent Britain's fall. Ling Yuan warned her about the Correctional Force and revealed that Eiri's body would fail as she contained more SERVANT souls, then reassured her that he wanted her to keep living.

• Eiri brought SABER to Tohsaka Tokiomi's residence to speak with Ling Yuan, but Xiao Li said he was still asleep.
• Eiri and SABER spent time with Xiao Li, and SABER wondered why no one around her seemed hostile despite the war.
• Ling Yuan got up and met Eiri and SABER outside, where SABER asked if he truly intended to destroy the Holy Grail.
• SABER declared that she wanted to use the Holy Grail to return to the day Britain chose its king, but Ling Yuan warned that the Correctional Force resisted changes to the past.
• Ling Yuan told Eiri that the Lesser Holy Grail's functions would shut down as it contained SERVANT souls, and that she would become paralyzed after four SERVANTs died.
• Ling Yuan reminded Eiri that he wanted her to keep living, leaving her staring at him in surprise.

Kevin told SABER that reversing time would erase the present, and Ling Yuan revealed that the corrupted Holy Grail would twist her wish. Ling Yuan grabbed SABER’s ahoge, unleashing a surge of power that drew the attention of the others and began a hunt for Tohsaka Tokiomi.

• SABER asked Kevin about her wish to return to the moment she became king, and Kevin warned that changing the past would destroy the present.
• Kevin admitted that he had once wanted to start over but chose to move forward for MEI and his fallen comrades.
• Ling Yuan told SABER that the Holy Grail had been corrupted by Angra Mainyu and would grant wishes with malice.
• Ling Yuan flicked SABER’s ahoge, then revealed that BERSERKER was Lancelot to distract her.
• Ling Yuan grabbed SABER’s ahoge and unleashed a terrifying power that shook the Tohsaka Residence.
• A voice roared Tohsaka Tokiomi’s name as crimson eyes appeared in the darkness and the hunt began.

Ling Yuan’s attempt to draw Saber’s ahoge transformed her into Black Saber, who challenged Kevin to a fight. As other Heroic Spirits gathered, Kevin unleashed the Heavenly Fire Greatsword while Black Saber charged her black holy sword for their next clash.

• Emiya Kiritsugu’s Command Seals lit up and his magical energy began draining as Saber transformed into Black Saber after Ling Yuan pulled out her ahoge.
• Black Saber challenged Kevin, and he fought back with An-Utu as she attacked with her black holy sword.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi came outside, while Lancelot appeared in Golden Flash’s courtyard and evaded his Noble Phantasms.
• Ling Yuan told Kevin to use his full strength, and Kevin blasted Black Saber away with a burst of flame.
• Black Saber charged her sword as Kevin changed An-Utu into the Heavenly Fire Greatsword and began gathering energy for his attack.

Kevin defeated Black Saber in battle, but Ling Yuan interrupted his final attack and restored her to Saber. Saber woke in Ling Yuan’s arms and was reunited with Eiri, while Kiritsugu remained trapped at Einsbern Castle with his magical energy draining away.

• Golden Flash blocked Rider, Berserker, and Lancer from entering the Tohsaka Residence, while Zelretch realized Kiritsugu was alone and set off to confront him.
• Kevin’s Calamity Fire overwhelmed Black Saber’s Noble Phantasm and damaged her armor as she continued fighting despite her dwindling magical energy.
• Ling Yuan used Cinder Flame to stop Kevin’s attack, pulled Black Saber down with Oath chains, and restored her with the cowlick.
• Saber woke in Ling Yuan’s arms, punched him when he held her, and then reassured Eiri that she was fine aside from feeling dizzy.

Kischur Zelretch used his Command Seals, Moon Cell Essence, and LANCER to overpower Emiya Kiritsugu at Einsbern Castle. Eiri sensed that something had happened and left with SABER, while RIDER remained engaged with Golden Flash.

• Kischur Zelretch ordered LANCER to unleash his magical energy, then spent all three Command Seals to empower himself and Mercury Baby.
• Kischur Zelretch tracked down Emiya Kiritsugu and, with LANCER, severed his left arm and broke his legs.
• Emiya Kiritsugu tried to fire an Origin Bullet, but Kischur Zelretch's Moon Cell Essence pierced and immobilized his limbs and hand.
• Eiri felt a tightness in her chest and urged SABER to return with her.
• Welt constructed a motorcycle, and SABER carried Eiri away, passing RIDER and the others as they fought Golden Flash.