Chapter Summaries

Kischur Zelretch tricked Emiya Kiritsugu into surrendering his Command Seals, then left him to die through a supposedly accidental defense from his magical mercury. SABER and Eiri found CASTER beside the bodies, while Ling Yuan examined SABER’s Command Seals and obtained Moon Cell Essence from Kischur Zelretch.

• Kischur Zelretch offered to spare Emiya Kiritsugu in exchange for his Command Seals, and Emiya Kiritsugu signed a contract that also named Diarmuid.
• Kischur Zelretch took Emiya Kiritsugu’s Command Seals and brought Hisau Maiya to him, where she died in his arms.
• Emiya Kiritsugu was killed by silver blades from Kischur Zelretch’s magical mercury, which Kischur Zelretch claimed had acted accidentally.
• CASTER began consuming Emiya Kiritsugu’s corpse, but SABER and Eiri arrived and confronted him.
• Ling Yuan examined SABER’s Command Seals, then received a vial of Moon Cell Essence from Kischur Zelretch.

Ling Yuan gave Black Pupil a mercury Mystic Code while SABER and Eiri survived the attack at Einsbern Castle and went to seek shelter at Ling Yuan’s home. The other Masters learned of Emiya Kiritsugu’s death and prepared to act against CASTER, who decided to target the god he blamed for turning Joan of Arc against him.

• Ling Yuan gave Black Pupil a bottle of compressed magical mercury that transformed into a silver slime when poured out.
• SABER attacked CASTER at Einsbern Castle, but he escaped; after her mana ran out, Eiri contracted with her and supplied the mana that restored her.
• SABER and Eiri decided to leave the unsafe castle and go to Ling Yuan’s home after Emiya Kiritsugu and Hisau Maiya’s bodies were dealt with.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi learned that CASTER was suspected of killing Emiya Kiritsugu and planned to use the news to rally the other Masters against him.
• CASTER accepted Ryunosuke Uryu’s suggestion to seek revenge on the god he blamed for changing Joan of Arc’s memories.
• SABER and Eiri arrived at Ling Yuan’s home, and he pretended to be surprised to see them.

After Emiya Kiritsugu’s death, Saber asked Ling Yuan for mana and prepared to kill Caster. Caster summoned the Sea Demon to attack Fuyuki City, drawing the Masters and Servants toward the Miyou River as Ling Yuan and the others set out too.

• Saber told Ling Yuan that Caster had killed her true Master, Emiya Kiritsugu, and asked Ling Yuan not to oppose her.
• Ling Yuan replenished Saber’s mana, greatly increasing her power, and Saber returned upstairs to rest.
• Caster darkened Fuyuki City and summoned the grotesque Sea Demon from the Miyou River.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi arrived aboard Vimana and asked Gilgamesh to subjugate Caster as the Masters and Servants responded to the threat.
• Saber left on Heavy-Duty Bunny to kill Caster, while Ling Yuan decided to follow with Xiao Shi and A Ji.
• Gilgamesh agreed to attack Caster after Tohsaka Tokiomi requested his aid.

Xiao Shi and Ling Yuan joined the battle against CASTER’s Sea Demon, and Xiao Shi battered the monster with overwhelming force. The Sea Demon struggled to regenerate under her assault, while the other observers watched in shock.

• Ling Yuan summoned Belleronus, and Xiao Shi rode Evil Phoenix as they headed for the Miyou River.
• Golden Flash attacked the Sea Demon, then refused Tohsaka Tokiomi’s pleas to stay and recover his contaminated weapons.
• Belleronus startled the fighter pilots and the assembled Heroic Spirits when she appeared over the river.
• Xiao Shi jumped onto the Sea Demon and used Inch Force: Heaven-Sundering to blast apart part of its body.
• After the Sea Demon began regenerating, Xiao Shi summoned an edgeless greatsword and furiously smashed it until its recovery could not keep up.

Xiao Shi badly wounded CASTER's Sea Demon before Ling Yuan called her back, and SABER, LANCER, and RIDER joined the battle. Ling Yuan purified the polluted sea and sent Black Pupil after CASTER's Master, while Lancelot used a commandeered fighter jet to attack Golden Flash.

• Xiao Shi caught the Sea Demon's tentacle, severed it with Words Kill, and battered the monster until Ling Yuan called her back.
• Ling Yuan purified the black blood from Xiao Shi with the Truth Sword, and SABER confronted CASTER as Artoria Pendragon.
• SABER charged the Sea Demon, and LANCER and RIDER joined her despite her request to fight alone.
• Ling Yuan identified CASTER's Master as a serial killer and ordered Black Pupil to kill him for Sakuya's safety.
• Ling Yuan purified the river with the Truth Sword, astonishing the fighters as Golden Flash destroyed a fighter jet.
• Lancelot commandeered the falling fighter jet with Knights do not die by hand and rode it toward Golden Flash.

Ling Yuan destroyed CASTER’s sea demon with Belleronus, but the creature reemerged wearing Emiya Kiritsugu’s corpse as armor. CASTER blamed Ling Yuan for betraying his wish to revive Joan of Arc and ordered his agent to attack.

• Tohsaka Tokiomi asked Ling Yuan to destroy the sea demon while he went to drive the gathered onlookers away, then encountered Matou Kariya.
• Lancelot commandeered a fighter jet with Knights do not die by hand and chased Golden Flash through the sky.
• Belleronus burned the sea demon to ashes with Dragon’s Breath, evaporating much of the Miyou River.
• The sea demon resurfaced with Emiya Kiritsugu’s corpse bound in tentacles, prompting SABER, Kischur Zelretch, and RIDER to react.
• Ling Yuan explained that Artoria was not Joan of Arc, provoking CASTER to rage against God and order his agent to kill everyone.

Ling Yuan and his allies defeated CASTER and ended several other battles across Fuyuki. Back at the Tohsaka Residence, SABER received Emiya Kiritsugu’s ashes, while Veleslan returned from fighting BERSERKER just as thunder sounded.

• Ling Yuan shot Emiya Kiritsugu with the Blazing Key, reducing him to ashes, then left Kevin to freeze and destroy CASTER’s tentacles in the river.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi defeated Matou Kariya and spared him, while Black Pupil killed Ryunosuke Uryu and drove off the watching ASSASSIN.
• SABER reunited with Eiri and told her that CASTER was dead, then asked Ling Yuan to keep the news from Eiri.
• Ling Yuan gave SABER a bottle containing Emiya Kiritsugu’s ashes as a memento.
• Veleslan returned after fighting BERSERKER and said he had not used Warrior’s Authority; thunder then rang out as Xiao Li played outside.

Ling Yuan accepted a Command Seal for eliminating CASTER and revealed that he could create additional seals himself. At dinner, he used one to force Akashiya Moka to eat the carrots he disliked.

• RIDER visited Ling Yuan with wine, but learned that Ling Yuan did not drink.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi told Ling Yuan that he could receive a Command Seal as a reward for eliminating CASTER, and Ling Yuan asked Akashiya Moka if she wanted to join the Holy Grail War.
• Ling Yuan went with Xiao Li, Xiao Fei, and Bella to Fuyuki Church, where Kirei Kotomine granted him one Command Seal.
• Ling Yuan created three more Command Seals himself, shocking Kirei Kotomine and Tohsaka Tokiomi before leaving through the Imaginary Space.
• At dinner, Ling Yuan used his Command Seal to make Akashiya Moka eat the carrots from his bowl.

Ling Yuan suppressed Akashiya Moka after she attacked him, then inspected her status panel. At Tohsaka Villa, Tohsaka Tokiomi entrusted Kirei Kotomine with Rin’s guardianship in a letter, while Kirei opened a gift from Tokiomi.

• Ling Yuan stopped Akashiya Moka’s attack with a powerful repulsive force and agreed not to misuse Command Seals if she wanted to save them.
• Ling Yuan inspected Akashiya Moka’s status panel and learned about her sealed Noble Phantasm, Ark of Akasha (Cross).
• Ling Yuan considered saving Tohsaka Tokiomi so Sakuya would not lose her father, while worrying about Kirei Kotomine’s betrayal.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi reflected on the seven Command Seals Kirei had transferred to him and told Kirei he was proud to have him as a disciple.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi gave Kirei a letter naming him Rin’s guardian and asked him to guide her; Kirei accepted and opened a personal gift from Tokiomi.

After Kirei Kotomine killed Tohsaka Tokiomi and allied with Golden Flash, Ling Yuan confronted him at Winterwood Church and revealed a copy of Golden Flash’s Gate of Babylon. Their Noble Phantasms clashed as the battle began.

• Kirei Kotomine stabbed Tohsaka Tokiomi with the Mercury Sword, claimed his Command Seals, and joined Golden Flash.
• Ling Yuan learned Tohsaka Tokiomi had died and invited Sakuya to return with him, offering to take Tohsaka Aoi and Tohsaka Rin as well.
• At Winterwood Church, ASSASSIN failed to pierce Ling Yuan’s shield, and Kirei Kotomine appeared to confront him.
• Ling Yuan said he would spare Kirei Kotomine and revealed that Kirei had killed his own father; Kirei then called on Golden Flash and two Servants’ strength.
• Ling Yuan opened more than a dozen golden halos like Golden Flash’s Gate of Babylon, and the two began firing Noble Phantasms at each other.

Ling Yuan defeated Kirei Kotomine’s ASSASSIN and forced Kirei to use a Command Seal to reveal Golden Flash’s Noble Phantasms, which Ling Yuan copied. He promised to restore Kirei’s arm and summoned Phoenix to heal him.

• Ling Yuan bound Golden Flash with the Chains of Heaven and left a halberd aimed at his throat.
• Ling Yuan crushed the ASSASSIN with gravity, struck Kirei Kotomine into a tree, and met Veleslan.
• When Kirei tried to use a Command Seal, Ling Yuan severed his right arm before he could finish the command.
• Ling Yuan offered to restore Kirei’s arm if he used a Command Seal to make Golden Flash reveal all his Noble Phantasms.
• Kirei used his third Command Seal, and Ling Yuan copied the revealed treasures, including the Chains of Heaven.
• Ling Yuan promised to keep his word and summoned Phoenix to heal Kirei.

Ling Yuan left Kirei Kotomine and Golden Flash defeated before comforting Sakuya, who learned that Tohsaka Rin planned to inherit the Tohsaka Family. He then joined Cecilia at the Tower of Babylon to absorb its Honkai energy with the Core of Truth, triggering failed experiments throughout the facility.

• Ling Yuan restored Kirei Kotomine's severed arm, then drained most of his magical energy and left him and Golden Flash behind.
• Sakuya told Ling Yuan that Tohsaka Rin planned to become head of the Tohsaka Family and that Tohsaka Aoi would stay with her, so Ling Yuan reassured Sakuya that she still had family.
• Golden Flash recovered enough to disappear, while Kirei Kotomine reflected on Ling Yuan and wondered where the Holy Grail War would go next.
• Ling Yuan met Cecilia at the Schicksal Siberia Branch and accompanied her to the Tower of Babylon to resolve its Honkai incident.
• Ling Yuan manifested the Core of Truth and absorbed the Tower's Honkai energy, causing failed experiments and shortages throughout the facility.

Ling Yuan cleansed the Core of Truth, added it to the Cinder Flame Greatsword, and took Cecilia to the moon to meet Honkai. He left with four Herrscher gems and an internet-connected device for Honkai, whom he urged to train for the coming threats.

• Ling Yuan burned away the Core of Truth's corrosion and placed the core in the Cinder Flame Greatsword, leaving only the Dust Crossing Core missing.
• Ling Yuan and Cecilia traveled to the moon, where Cecilia said Sirin had been settled on the Schariac Family's Floating Island.
• At the moon's ruins, Ling Yuan met Honkai and asked her for one ton each of the Silence Gem, Plague Gem, Conquest Gem, and Gem of Desire.
• Honkai gave Ling Yuan the four gems and said she could not yet use her full power because she remained partly sealed.
• Ling Yuan set up internet access and storage for Honkai, then scolded her and warned that she needed to train against the coming enemies.

Ling Yuan left the moon after giving Cecilia a duplicate Black Abyss White Flower and a protective storage necklace, then returned to Fuyuki City and learned that BERSERKER’s Master had challenged their group. At Fuyuki Hall, SABER faced Lancelot, while Ling Yuan suspected Kirei Kotomine had manipulated Matou Kariya and resolved to deal with him.

• Finality watched Ling Yuan leave, changed into Kiana’s appearance, and began playing Honkai Impact 3rd on the computer he had left behind.
• Ling Yuan used his Core of Truth to create a duplicate Black Abyss White Flower and gave it to Cecilia, who embraced him before he returned to Fuyuki City.
• Ling Yuan received Akame’s message that BERSERKER’s Master had challenged them to a duel at Fuyuki Hall and suspected Kirei Kotomine had misled Matou Kariya.
• At Fuyuki Hall, SABER recognized BERSERKER as Lancelot and defended himself as Lancelot charged, while Veleslan, Black Pupil, Akashiya Moka, and Xiao Shi discussed their history.
• Welt and the others asked Kevin for insight into Lancelot’s grudge, and Kevin clarified that he was not the real King Arthur.

Ling Yuan interrupted the duel between Saber and Lancelot and arranged a final confrontation so they could settle their past. Black Saber unleashed Excalibur against Lancelot, who briefly regained his clarity as the attack descended.

• Ling Yuan arrived and explained that Lancelot had answered the Holy Grail’s summons seeking Saber’s judgment and redemption.
• Ling Yuan stopped Saber and Lancelot’s fight, urged Saber to hear her retainer’s wishes, and pulled out her ahoge to transform her into Black Saber.
• Ling Yuan built an arena and released Lancelot, who charged Black Saber.
• Black Saber struck Lancelot with her sword and declared that she would give him his final punishment.
• Black Saber unleashed Excalibur as Lancelot charged, and Lancelot briefly regained his clarity before the black torrent hit.

Saber and Lancelot reconciled before Saber granted his final wish and killed him, then grieved with Eiri. Ling Yuan found Matou Kariya dead after Kirei Kotomine took his Command Spells, and five days into the war Eiri suddenly collapsed.

• Black Saber beat Lancelot, while Ling Yuan subdued her and helped stabilize Lancelot’s Berserker attributes.
• Lancelot told Saber that he regarded her as the greatest king and asked her to deliver the final blow.
• Saber pierced Lancelot with Excalibur, and he vanished after entrusting her to Ling Yuan; Saber broke down crying as Eiri comforted her.
• Kirei Kotomine took Matou Kariya’s three Command Spells and left his corpse, which Ling Yuan later found and carried into Imaginary Space.
• Tohsaka Aoi bought a burial plot beside Tohsaka Tokiomi’s grave for Matou Kariya, while Berserker and Caster withdrew from the war.
• Five days into the Holy Grail War, Eiri suddenly collapsed, alarming Saber.

Ling Yuan explained that Eiri’s body was the Lesser Grail and that the Holy Grail’s completion would kill her, then revealed that Illya faced the same fate in the next war. He used a core and the Silence Gem to reconstruct Eiri’s body, leaving her alive and free of the Lesser Grail’s burden.

• Ling Yuan told Eiri and the others that the dead SERVANTs’ souls were being absorbed into her body, which would shut down completely if all seven were absorbed.
• Ling Yuan explained that Eiri had to die to summon the Holy Grail, and Eiri admitted she had accepted that fate.
• SABER reminded Eiri of Illya, and Ling Yuan revealed that Illya would become the next Lesser Grail and be killed during the next Holy Grail War.
• Ling Yuan asked Eiri to remove AVALON, then transferred her consciousness into the Silence Gem as her body failed.
• Ling Yuan used Creation Force to make Eiri a new body without the organ that absorbed SERVANT souls, and placed the Silence Gem inside it.
• Eiri awoke in her reconstructed body and said it felt comfortable and natural.

Ling Yuan let Kirei Kotomine abduct a body-controlled Irisviel to advance the Holy Grail War, then prepared for the conflict to end the next day. A side story followed in which the narrator recalled their adventures with Kiana and the Hyperion crew.

• Eiri settled into her new body, and Ling Yuan suggested using Avalon to stabilize her soul.
• Kirei Kotomine decided to target Irisviel, then abducted her after Black Pupil used Yatsufusa to make her wander alone.
• Ling Yuan explained that he was moving the Holy Grail War toward its conclusion and went to sleep with Black Pupil, Xiao Shi, Saber, and Eiri.
• The narrator recalled meeting Kiana aboard the Hyperion and joining her through the battles involving the Moonlight Throne, Ganesha, and the Gem of Desire.
• The narrator recounted helping rescue Bronya and Kiana, traveling to Great Siberia, and learning about Kiana's mother and father's disappearance.
• The narrator described the mission to Schicksal Headquarters, Himeko's disappearance, and entering the Quantum Sea with Bronya before retiring and downloading data.

After Gilgamesh defeated Iskandar and LANCER in his Reality Marble, Waver and the unconscious Kischur Zelretch sought Ling Yuan’s help. Ling Yuan confirmed he could fulfill his promise to give RIDER a body by retrieving both Servants’ souls from the Lesser Grail.

• Kirei Kotomine returned Irisviel to Winterwood Church, where he watched her vacant-eyed and broken.
• Gilgamesh challenged LANCER, and Iskandar joined the fight before transporting everyone into his Inherent Barrier.
• Gilgamesh defeated Iskandar and LANCER, and both Servants’ souls entered Irisviel’s body inside the church.
• Waver and the unconscious Kischur Zelretch arrived at the Tohsaka Family home and asked for Ling Yuan.
• Ling Yuan confirmed that RIDER’s and LANCER’s souls were in the Lesser Grail and said he could retrieve them by destroying its container.

Kirei Kotomine and ARCHER launched a surprise attack on Ling Yuan’s group with ARCHER’s Ending Sword ENKI, but Kevin destroyed the flood and shattered its magic circle. ARCHER was left shocked by the defeat as Ling Yuan swallowed the remaining water into Imaginary Space.

• Kirei Kotomine persuaded ARCHER to attack the Tohsaka Residence by surprise, and ARCHER fired ENKI into the sky.
• ENKI summoned a growing flood that threatened the area, but Kevin’s flames met it in the air.
• Kevin froze the Tohsaka Residence and raised an elemental shield around Ling Yuan, Eiri, Waver, Kischur Zelretch, and SABER.
• Kevin unleashed Eternal Calamity—Annihilation, evaporating the flood and shattering the red magic circle.
• Ling Yuan swallowed the remaining floodwaters into Imaginary Space, leaving ARCHER stunned by the destruction of his Noble Phantasm.