Chapter Summaries

Yoru Machi reflected on Ichimaru Gin’s advice to marry the women he was close to, while mediating the Visored’s return to the Thirteen Court Guard Squads. Shinji joined the Male Shinigami Association and proposed reforms, leaving its members hopeful about competing with the Female Shinigami Association.

• Rangiku asked Yoru Machi to treat her well before leaving, and Ichimaru Gin urged him to marry the women he was close to.
• Yoru Machi considered Ichimaru Gin’s three-thousand-year sentence and wondered whether Soul Society’s customs made multiple marriages possible.
• Yoru Machi and Yoruichi mediated the Visored’s return to the Thirteen Court Guard Squads after they were cleared of their grievances, though Yoru Machi remained captain of the Fifth Division.
• Shinji teased Yoru Machi about looking distracted, and Yoru Machi recalled Shinji’s recent Male Shinigami Association mixer.
• Shinji identified management, leadership, and benefits as the association’s weaknesses, and the members applauded his reform proposals.

Shinji proposed a social mixer to improve the Male Shinigami Association’s benefits without spending money, using Yoru Machi’s popularity to attract female Shinigami. The mixer led to Yoru Machi being blamed and Shinji being beaten, but it helped members find partners and kept the association from being disbanded.

• Shinji suggested improving the Male Shinigami Association’s benefits, and Shiba asked members to donate after explaining that the Female Shinigami Association had cut their funding.
• Shinji proposed a social mixer and said the captains and vice-captains should spread word that Yoru Machi wanted to host it, which would attract female participants.
• The association approved the mixer in Yoru Machi’s name, and female Shinigami—including women from the Fourth Division—asked him about attending.
• Yoru Machi learned that Shinji was collecting participants’ personal information, then went to the venue and encountered Rangiku, Soi Fon, and others, who thought he had come to chase women while injured.
• Rangiku, Soi Fon, and the others spared Yoru Machi but sent him back to the Fourth Division, while Soi Fon, Hiyori Sarugaki, Hiyori, and other female Shinigami beat Shinji for a day and a night.
• Several Shinigami found partners at the mixer, allowing the Male Shinigami Association to avoid being forcibly disbanded for the time being.

Yoru Machi accepted responsibility for safeguarding the Hogyoku and used it to improve the chances of resurrecting Kurosaki Masaki and Katagiri Hanae. Ishida Ryuken activated the Auswählen to gather the power needed, surprising Yhwach and revealing that many Quincy still lived outside the Wandenreich.

• Shinji delivered Urahara Kisuke's request for Yoru Machi to visit the Human World, then fled before Yoru Machi could confront him.
• Urahara Kisuke and the others entrusted the sealed Hogyoku to Yoru Machi because he could resist its temptation and protect it.
• Yoru Machi took the Hogyoku to the Kurosaki residence, raising his chances of resurrecting Kurosaki Masaki and Katagiri Hanae to eighty percent.
• Yoru Machi assured Ishida Ryuken that many surviving Quincy could supply the power for the Auswählen without costing Ishida Uryu his life.
• Ishida Ryuken activated the Auswählen, and Yhwach sensed it from the Wandenreich while Ishida Ryuken discovered that many Quincy remained alive outside it.

Yoru Machi targeted the Matou Family to take a Holy Grail War entry slot, while Kariya Matou prepared to summon a Heroic Spirit in exchange for Sakura Matou’s freedom. The chapter ended as Yoru kicked down the Matou Residence’s entrance during Kariya’s summoning preparations.

• Yoru Machi chose to invade the Matou Family rather than challenge the other likely Masters for a Holy Grail War slot.
• Zouken Matou detected Yoru’s intrusion into the Matou Residence, which served as his Magic Workshop.
• Zouken pressured Kariya Matou to proceed with the Heroic Spirit summoning and reminded him of his promise to save Sakura Matou.
• Kariya prepared to summon a Heroic Spirit after a year of painful modification by Crest Worms.
• Yoru kicked the Matou Residence’s thick wooden entrance door flying.

Yoru Machi raided the Matou Residence to punish Zouken Matou for abusing Sakura, but Zouken unleashed a sea of insects and mistook Yoru Machi for a Heroic Spirit when his flames overwhelmed them. The standoff remained unresolved as Zouken accused him of violating the Holy Grail War’s rules.

• Yoru Machi entered the Matou Residence and demanded that Zouken Matou and his family become his lackeys or be defeated.
• Zouken Matou summoned a sea of insects to attack Yoru Machi while Sakura Matou watched in fear and hoped he would save her.
• Yoru Machi spread a magic circle beneath his feet and burned the insects with flames that engulfed the Matou Residence.
• Zouken Matou recognized Yoru Machi’s immense Magic Power and incantation-free Magic Barrier, then accused him of attacking a candidate Master before the Holy Grail War began.

Yoru Machi killed Zouken Matou, then rescued Sakura Matou by healing her and destroying the old insect hiding in her Magic Circuits. He spared Kariya Matou and Sakura and sent them away, claiming the Matou residence as his territory.

• Yoru Machi snapped Zouken Matou's neck and burned his body to ashes.
• Kariya Matou shielded Sakura Matou and sent his Winged Blade Insects at Yoru Machi, who burned them and knocked Kariya down.
• Yoru Machi placed a hand on Sakura's head and used his magic power to find Zouken Matou hiding in her Magic Circuits.
• Yoru Machi pressed a finger to Sakura's Magic Circuits, made Zouken Matou scream, and restored the damage to Sakura's body.
• Yoru Machi spared Kariya Matou and Sakura Matou, told them to leave, and declared the Matou residence his territory.

Yoru Machi rejected Kariya Matou’s offer to serve as his Holy Grail War vanguard because Kariya was too weak, and instead offered Sakura Matou a chance to become his disciple if she could summon a Heroic Spirit. Sakura accepted the challenge, hoping to gain strength and a family that would not abandon her.

• Kariya Matou offered to become Yoru Machi’s Master and sacrifice his life in exchange for Yoru Machi protecting Sakura and letting him confront Tokiomi Tohsaka.
• Yoru Machi dismissed Kariya’s proposal because his strength was insufficient to win the Holy Grail War.
• Yoru Machi offered to teach Sakura and care for her if she summoned a Heroic Spirit and qualified for the Holy Grail War.
• Kariya objected to putting Sakura in danger and tried to take her away, but Sakura broke free and asked whether becoming strong would keep her from being abandoned.
• Yoru Machi promised that Sakura would be family if she passed the test and became his disciple, and Sakura resolved to grow stronger.

Sakura summoned Berserker Lancelot with a Holy Relic, while Yoru Machi replenished her Magic Power before she collapsed. The chapter left Yoru Machi surprised when Lancelot knelt before Sakura and spoke calmly.

• Kariya Matou watched Sakura approach the summoning circle and accepted her resolve to become Yoru Machi's disciple.
• Sakura chanted the summoning incantation, including words meant to call a Berserker, and began to run out of Magic Power.
• Yoru Machi replenished Sakura's Magic Power, allowing the summoning circle to shine and Berserker Lancelot to appear.
• Yoru Machi examined Lancelot's parameters and Noble Phantasms, noting his exceptional combat abilities.
• Lancelot knelt before Sakura, identified himself as Berserker, and asked whether she was his Master.
• Yoru Machi was surprised that Lancelot could speak, while the chapter explained that his earlier madness had resulted from the summoning incantation and Kariya Matou's limitations as a Master.

After Sakura summoned Lancelot, he mistook Yoru Machi for a threat controlling his Master and attacked him. Yoru Machi met Lancelot’s strength and drew him outside to test himself, where Sakura and Kariya watched the two clash at incredible speed.

• Lancelot asked Sakura if she was his Master, then decided Yoru Machi was a threat and turned an iron table leg into a Noble Phantasm.
• Yoru Machi drew his Mage's Garb and matched Lancelot’s attack, then hurled him out of the Matou Residence to continue the fight outside.
• Yoru Machi told Sakura he only wanted to test Lancelot and gauge his own strength in the Holy Grail War.
• Sakura and Kariya Matou rushed into the courtyard and watched Yoru Machi and Lancelot clash in midair.
• After hundreds of strikes, the Noble Phantasm formed from the iron table leg began to crack.

Yoru Machi fought Lancelot at the Matou Residence, matching the Heroic Spirit’s martial skill and overpowering him with close-combat attacks. Lancelot recognized Yoru Machi as a formidable opponent and prepared to use his strongest Noble Phantasm, Unbreakable Lake Light.

• Yoru Machi shattered Lancelot’s iron club and kicked him into a crater after Lancelot blocked a sword strike with his gauntlets.
• Yoru Machi raised a vast barrier around the Matou Residence to hide the battle from nearby Heroic Spirits and ordinary people.
• Lancelot threw stones empowered by Knight of Treachery, but Yoru Machi destroyed the barrage with Yagami Style Second Form: Guardian.
• Lancelot turned a utility pole into a Noble Phantasm and attacked from above, but Yoru Machi countered with Yagami Style Fourth Form: Break the Army and blasted him into a roadside wall.
• Lancelot acknowledged Yoru Machi’s martial skill and strength, then resolved to use Unbreakable Lake Light to defeat him.

Yoru Machi and Lancelot resolved their misunderstanding after Sakura explained that Yoru Machi was her teacher, and Lancelot apologized. Elsewhere, Tokiomi Tohsaka celebrated summoning the King of Heroes, but Archer dismissed his plans and vanished.

• Lancelot drew Unbreakable Lake Light and fought Yoru Machi, then stopped when Yoru Machi said he had misunderstood the situation.
• Sakura explained that Yoru Machi was her teacher, and Lancelot bowed and apologized for accusing him.
• Yoru Machi reassured Lancelot and Xiao Lan, then introduced himself as Yagami Yoru Castle, an ordinary mage from Fuyuki City.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka celebrated summoning the King of Heroes and told Archer that they would plan how to handle the other Masters and Servants.
• Archer called Tokiomi a wretch, rejected the need for a strategy meeting, and vanished in spirit form.

Yoru Machi took Sakura shopping and planned to visit an amusement park, where he spotted serial killer Ryunosuke Uryu among a crowd of children. He intended to kill Ryunosuke and take his place as a Master, while Lancelot offered to handle the target.

• Yoru Machi took Sakura shopping, and she asked to visit the amusement park after they bought clothes for him.
• Yoru Machi reflected on Sakura's growing trust in him and resolved to prevent Ryunosuke Uryu from joining the Holy Grail War.
• Yoru Machi used recent murder reports to narrow down Ryunosuke Uryu's likely hunting grounds and brought Sakura to the crowded amusement park.
• Yoru Machi spotted Ryunosuke Uryu handing out balloons to children and recognized the serial killer by his orange hair and evident malice.
• Lancelot appeared behind Sakura and asked Yoru Machi whether he should deal with Ryunosuke Uryu.

Yoru Machi discovered several Holy Grail War participants at the amusement park and left Sakura with Lancelot while he went after Ryunosuke Uryu. Sakura then encountered the Tohsaka family, whose reunion ended with her coldly rejecting them.

• Yoru Machi sensed Tokiomi Tohsaka, Irisviel, and other participants at the amusement park, then called Kaineth about a possible encounter with Artoria Pendragon.
• Yoru Machi left Sakura in Lancelot's care and went to stop Ryunosuke Uryu, who was luring children away with balloons.
• Lancelot reassured himself that his duty was to protect Sakura as he accompanied her through the amusement park.
• Rin Tohsaka recognized Sakura while they waited for the Ferris wheel and invited her to join the family.
• Tokiomi questioned Lancelot's presence beside Sakura, while Sakura rejected Rin's greeting and stared at her parents with indifference.
• Aoi asked Sakura why she had become so unfamiliar, unable to understand what had changed her so quickly.

Sakura rejected Tokiomi and Aoi, and Lancelot protected her from them before she left. Tokiomi realized Sakura was a Master in the Holy Grail War and planned to use Gilgamesh to overcome Lancelot and win her back.

• Sakura told Tokiomi and Aoi that she wanted nothing more to do with the Tohsaka Family and blamed them for abandoning her.
• Tokiomi tried to grab Sakura, but Lancelot broke his hand and pushed Aoi back with a gust of wind.
• Sakura told Lancelot to leave with her, choosing to sever ties with her past rather than take revenge.
• Tokiomi realized Sakura had summoned a Berserker and believed he could add her to his side in the Holy Grail War.
• Tokiomi used a Command Spell to contact Gilgamesh and urged him to confront the other Heroic Spirits before the war officially began.

Tokiomi Tohsaka persuaded Gilgamesh to intervene and cleared civilians from the amusement park as the Masters prepared for a confrontation. Meanwhile, Yoru Machi killed Ryunosuke Uryu and took his place in the Holy Grail War, summoning Medea, who immediately despised him.

• Tokiomi Tohsaka flattered Gilgamesh into agreeing to intervene and used magecraft to drive civilians away from the amusement park.
• Lancelot sensed danger and called Sakura away, while Saber warned Irisviel to contact Kiritsugu Emiya and stay close.
• Yoru Machi killed Ryunosuke Uryu inside the haunted house and began a Heroic Spirit summoning ritual.
• Yoru Machi summoned Medea instead of Gilles de Rais and realized she was a powerful, beautiful Caster.
• Medea saw Yoru Machi as a handsome man who might use her and immediately regarded him with intense hostility.

Yoru Machi reassured Medea that he wanted to enjoy the Holy Grail War rather than claim the Grail, then used all three Command Spells to grant her freedom and wish her happiness. Medea was left stunned as Yoru Machi turned to leave.

• Yoru Machi called Medea the Princess of Colchis, improving her mood despite her distrust of him.
• Medea secretly prepared to use Rule Breaker to sever their contract if Yoru Machi's plans displeased her.
• Yoru Machi warned Medea that he had noticed her intent and said he sought the thrill of fighting Servants, not the Holy Grail.
• Yoru Machi spent his three Command Spells ordering Medea to act freely, reject commands against her wishes, and pursue her own happiness.
• Medea dropped Rule Breaker in shock and questioned Yoru Machi's decision as he turned to leave.

Medea reluctantly acknowledged Yoru Machi as her Master, valuing his immense mana and the trust he showed by using all three Command Spells. Yoru Machi warned that several Heroic Spirits were gathering nearby and a battle was about to begin, leaving Medea alarmed about the danger to a Caster.

• Medea stopped Yoru Machi from leaving and admitted she would cooperate with him rather than lose his mana supply.
• Medea explained that Yoru Machi's powerful mana and willingness to spend all three Command Spells had made her favor him, though she warned she would betray him if circumstances turned against them.
• Medea proposed building a temple with Territory Creation and using Item Construction to make Magical Constructs before fighting other Servants.
• Yoru Machi told Medea that more than four Heroic Spirits would soon gather nearby and battle would break out, startling her because the Holy Grail War had only just begun.
• Medea realized the barrier driving away ordinary people had likely been set up by other Masters who had detected the Heroic Spirits and anticipated a battle.

Yoru Machi persuaded Medea that he wanted to help her replace painful memories of Jason, then disguised himself as Caster Mahad and gave her three False Command Spells. Medea fell for his apparent devotion and promised to win the Holy Grail, while Yoru Machi insisted on fighting the other Servants and burst through the haunted house ceiling to leave.

• Medea urged Yoru Machi to come to her so she could teleport them away, but he brought up her painful past with Jason and condemned Jason for abandoning her.
• Yoru Machi told Medea she could replace bad memories with beautiful ones, and her anger faded as she believed he understood her.
• Yoru Machi transformed into Caster Mahad, declared Medea his Master, and gave her three False Command Spells that could replenish her mana.
• Medea interpreted Yoru Machi's plan to fight Servants as an attempt to free her from her past and promised to obtain the Holy Grail for him.
• Yoru Machi rejected Medea's offer to avoid the fight, then blasted through the haunted house ceiling and rushed outside.

Yoru Machi detected powerful clashes at the amusement park, where Lancelot and Sakura encountered Saber and Irisviel before Gilgamesh attacked them from the Ferris wheel. Lancelot and Saber avoided fighting each other, but Gilgamesh’s barrage forced them to defend their companions.

• Yoru Machi sensed several powerful magical sources clashing in the amusement park and saw Gilgamesh firing Noble Phantasms from the Ferris wheel.
• Lancelot spotted Saber and hid himself with For Someone's Glory, while Sakura and Irisviel realized the other side had not created the repulsion barrier.
• Irisviel and Sakura questioned each other about their roles in the Holy Grail War, and Saber warned Irisviel that Sakura and her Servant might be dangerous.
• Lancelot recognized Saber as his former king and proposed that they avoid fighting, since the Holy Grail War had not officially begun.
• Gilgamesh interrupted with a rain of Noble Phantasms, and Saber and Lancelot protected Irisviel and Sakura by deflecting and catching the weapons.
• Lancelot used Knight of Treachery to wield Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasms and knock away the rest, astonishing Saber with his skill.

Golden Flash's Noble Phantasm barrage pushed Lancelot to the brink as he protected Sakura, while Saber was drawn into a confrontation with Lancer. Just as Lancelot prepared to reveal Unbreakable Lake Light, a familiar voice offered to join the battle.

• Golden Flash rejected Tokiomi Tohsaka's advice to target Saber and launched Noble Phantasms that self-destructed on impact.
• Lancelot shielded Sakura from Golden Flash's attacks, but his enhanced weapons began to break, and he hesitated to draw Unbreakable Lake Light because Saber might recognize him.
• Saber admired Lancelot's loyalty to Sakura but was intercepted by the newly arrived Lancer.
• As Lancelot prepared to draw Unbreakable Lake Light, a familiar voice spoke beside him and asked to join the battle.