Recaps

Aha altered the Holy Grail Curio, but Theresa used it to summon Otto Apocalypse into Penacony’s Holy Grail War. Otto accepted the chance to make a wish and prepared to take part, leaving Welt furious at his arrival.

• Herta teased Welt about Himeko’s Dr. Ratio Homu, while Aventurine asked whether the Holy Grail was safe.
• Theresa discovered Aha’s mask had vanished, and the group found the Holy Grail transformed into a bizarre trophy covered in Aha masks.
• Theresa offered Aventurine’s bishop’s robes and a photo of Kallen as summoning catalysts, despite Welt trying to stop the ritual with Star of Eden.
• The Holy Grail summoned Otto Apocalypse with Void Archive, and Theresa welcomed him to the Holy Grail War with a promise to grant his wish if he won.
• Otto recognized Welt, accepted the chance to reunite with Kallen, and decided to enjoy the Holy Grail War.

Theresa welcomed Otto to Penacony and invited everyone to test the Holy Grail summoning ritual. The summons brought forth several familiar figures before Cyrene’s attempt pulled Miaogushi into the circle and revealed Romantic Gushi in Great Xilian’s appearance.

• Old Yang explained Penacony to Otto, who considered making it the Destiny Church’s new base.
• Theresa told everyone to begin summoning Heroic Spirits, and March 7th used her camera as a medium.
• March 7th summoned jellyfish-like links that connected her to Changye Yue and gave Changye Yue a Command Spell.
• Acheron used the Blade of Nothing to summon Raiden Mei, while Stelle’s baseball bat summoned Artoria Pendragon, or Saber.
• Cyrene used one of her hairs as a summoning medium, and the circle pulled Miaogushi inside before revealing Romantic Gushi in Great Xilian’s appearance.

The group reacted to Romantic Gushi’s eye-searing transformation before Himeko summoned Murata Himeko, who explained her connection to Theresa. Pam then took part in the summoning and brought forth Hachivili, a silver-white Hachimi formed from Trailblaze Power.

• Cyrene transformed into her beautiful Great Xilian form, but Romantic Gushi resumed showing off its grotesque face and was slapped away by Theresa.
• Himeko summoned Murata Himeko, who recognized Otto, Welt, and Theresa and asked about the Holy Grail War.
• Himeko explained that Theresa and she had traveled to the Solar System and helped its people before returning.
• Pam entered the summoning circle and summoned a silver-white Hachimi wearing a conductor’s hat.
• Aha identified the creature as Hachivili, condensed from Trailblaze Power, and it hissed at the group.

Theresa and Himeko summoned the Martian deities Reyera and Sinbadia, while Theresa also brought Kiana Cat and Vita to Penacony. The group was left facing Two Pieces of Poultry True Monarch, who emerged from a giant egg and objected to being called an egg.

• Hachivili accepted Theresa as its companion and hissed at everyone else who tried to pet it.
• Himeko summoned Reyera and Sinbadia, two deities from Mars, and the newcomers introduced themselves.
• Theresa used Vita’s feather and Kiana Cat’s fur to summon Vita and Kiana Cat together.
• Kiana Cat mistook Acheron for Mei, then clung to Mei after Mei corrected her.
• Stellaron Essence asked whether Kiana Cat and Vita had laid the giant egg, and Two Pieces of Poultry True Monarch emerged to scold her.

Welt summoned Tesla and Einstein, and he reunited with Tesla after his disappearance. They learned they had been brought to the world inside a Memory Bubble for the Holy Grail War, while Cloud Retainer also arrived and transformed into her human form.

• Welt placed his phone in the summoning circle, hoping to summon someone important to him.
• Kiana Cat and Mei told Theresa and the others how Tesla and Einstein had searched for Welt after he vanished, and how Tesla later began researching spatial-travel technology.
• The summoning circle brought Tesla and Einstein to Welt, and Tesla tearfully embraced him while Einstein introduced herself to the group.
• Tesla realized they had been transported from an experiment into a world inside a Memory Bubble because of the Holy Grail War.
• Theresa told Cloud Retainer that she could return later but would first join their Holy Grail War adventure, and Cloud Retainer transformed into her human form.

The contestants summoned a collection of strange Heroic Spirits before gathering in Fuyuki City for Penacony’s first Holy Grail War. After Jimi declared the event begun, the contestants and spirits rushed into battle.

• Phainon summoned MY♂dei, a bizarre version of Mydei who pursued him and asked him to become a magical boy.
• Cyrene recorded Phainon fleeing from MY♂dei, while Aha urged everyone to enter Fuyuki City.
• Silver Wolf summoned Big Bronya, and Liu Ying gained control of her Sam armor as an independent fighter.
• Old Jing joined the war with a weakened Lightning Lord as his Heroic Spirit, while Aventurine summoned Scott, who could split into four bleeding hounds and merge into a werewolf form.
• Jimi announced that the first Holy Grail War had begun, and the contestants and Heroic Spirits flooded into the arena for an all-out brawl.

Bottio summoned Cú Chulainn, who explained his Command Spells and Noble Phantasm before Bottio took him out for a drink. Lingbao summoned Emiya, and after he rescued her from an ambush, they reached the courtyard where her companions were gathered.

• Bottio summoned Cú Chulainn and learned how his Command Spells and Gáe Bolg worked.
• Bottio explained the Aeons and their Paths to Cú Chulainn, then took him to a tavern.
• Lingbao summoned Emiya, introduced herself as Rin, and showed him her healing power from the Path of Abundance.
• Emiya asked whether Lingbao had companions, and she began leading him toward Theresa and the others.
• Emiya carried Lingbao through a gunfire ambush, and she healed him as he fought his way to the ornate courtyard.
• Lingbao waved at the camera, the courtyard gates opened, and Emiya entered with her.

Lingbao brought Emiya to Theresa’s manor, where Theresa welcomed them and punished the Heroic Spirits who had attacked Lingbao. The next morning, the manor’s residents began preparing for the Holy Grail War after Phainon and Changye Yue captured a group of intruders.

• Red Archer entered the manor with Lingbao and felt overwhelmed by the powerful presences inside until Cyrene asked everyone to stop watching him.
• Theresa welcomed Emiya, and he explained that several Masters and Heroic Spirits had attacked him and Lingbao on their way to the manor.
• Theresa located the attackers, transformed them into Dr. Ratio, and said the manor’s residents would join the Holy Grail War the next day.
• Emiya joined the banquet, where Rin explained that Theresa loved cuddling beautiful girls and Old Yang invited him to join the men.
• Phainon and Changye Yue showed Acheron the intruders they had captured overnight, while a Pepeshi and a female Intellitron complained that they had been defeated instantly.

Aha opened the Joyous Temple labyrinth, scattering the Holy Grail War contestants across its strange levels while Sparkle hosted a galaxy-wide broadcast. On Food Island, Stellaron Essence and the Ahoge King feasted on steak trees and defeated a giant crab, as the broadcast shifted to Theresa and Himeko facing strange smiley-faced people.

• Aha created the Joyous Temple labyrinth, and Sparkle announced its rules before the contestants were randomly teleported to different areas.
• Stellaron Essence and the Ahoge King arrived on Food Island and found steaks growing on trees, which they ate to gain strength.
• Sparkle warned that the island's food could attack, and a giant crab emerged from the Almond Water ocean.
• The Ahoge King blasted the crab with EX: Curry Stick, and Stellaron Essence collected pieces of crabmeat for later.
• Sparkle switched the broadcast to Theresa and Himeko, who sat facing strange humanoids in yellow bodysuits.

Theresa transformed the Partygoers in the Enjoyment Layer into Dr. Ratios, turning the level into a dangerous special zone, while Wisdom Aha and Himeko created two bizarre male-only levels. Kiana Cat, Mei, and Acheron decided to explore Theresa’s level together as the search for the Holy Grail continued.

• Theresa used Teruriri Wisdom Assimilation to transform the approaching Partygoers into Dr. Ratios and turned the Enjoyment Layer into an unstable special level where contestants needed three level keys to reach the Holy Grail.
• Aha allowed Theresa’s power to transform him into Wisdom Aha, who created Brother ♂ Jie's Funhouse, a male-only level that required contestants to play Binbin and Awei and solve a puzzle.
• Himeko created Genso♂kyo, another male-only level where contestants had to conquer beefcakes and win a duel against the Forest Fairy to earn a level key.
• Sparkle chose to watch the live feeds while doubting the Holy Grail, and Kiana Cat, Mei, and Acheron agreed to explore Theresa’s level together.

Archer and Lingbao encountered the memetic Chicken Bro Entity in the Level Maze, which began assimilating Archer through its dance. Lingbao received a glance from The Hunt and blasted the Entity with an empowered arrow, though the explosion also severely injured Archer.

• Archer and Lingbao explored a wilderness level and found Chicken Bro dancing in a wheat field.
• Chicken Bro's visual contamination forced Archer to dance, and Lingbao put on the Supremely Wise Blindfold to resist it.
• Lingbao picked up Archer's bow and ran three hundred meters away to aim at Chicken Bro.
• Lingbao's resolve drew a glance from The Hunt, granting her the power of its Path and correcting her archery stance.
• Lingbao fired an empowered arrow that blasted Chicken Bro into the sky and sent Archer tumbling, severely injured.

Lingbao defeated the Chicken Bro Entity and healed Archer with the rewards from her victory, while Old Yang and Tesla entered Theresa’s Wisdom Layer to fight the Dr. Ratios. The battle ended with Old Yang engulfed by a Dr. Ratio memetic virus after he threw Tesla clear of the attack.

• Lingbao defeated the Chicken Bro Entity and received fried flatbreads, recipes, and Almond Water from Sparkle.
• Lingbao used the Power of Abundance and her medical supplies to treat Archer’s injuries, then gave him food and drink that accelerated his recovery.
• Old Yang and Tesla entered Theresa’s Wisdom Layer, where Theresa told them to defeat the Dr. Ratios and the layer boss, Magical Girl Teruriri.
• Tesla summoned her Titan Mech army while Old Yang piloted Alahato, and they attacked the Dr. Ratios together.
• A sniper-type Dr. Ratio’s severed head struck Alahato and released a memetic virus; Old Yang threw Tesla away from it and was engulfed by the mist.

Old Yang emerged from the Dr. Ratio memetic virus as an adorable Zhongli and defeated the Dr. Ratios with Jumpy Dumpty meteor bombs. After Theresa and Himeko gave Zhong Li a magical girl wand and level key, she transformed into Magical Girl Teruriri, and the virus spread through the audience as they joined the cheering.

• Tesla panicked when Old Yang disappeared beneath the memetic virus, but an erhu tune played as the dust cleared to reveal him as an adorable Zhongli.
• Zhongli summoned Jumpy Dumpties that became meteor bombs, defeating the Dr. Ratios and forcing them to surrender.
• Theresa gave Zhong Li a Magical Girl Teruriri transformation wand, and Himeko handed her the level key.
• Zhong Li recited a transformation spell and became Magical Girl Teruriri while Theresa, Himeko, and the Dr. Ratios cheered.
• The memetic virus spread through the audience, whose members stood and chanted Teruriri as Otto filmed Old Yang.

Phainon and MY♂dei entered Aha’s Special Level as Binbin and Awei, where they had to follow a prescribed scenario around the entity Brother Jie. After accepting Brother Jie’s invitations and going to his apartment, they pretended to be drunk, and Brother Jie dragged Awei into his room.

• Phainon and MY♂dei transformed into Binbin and Awei and learned they had to follow the plot before turning the tables on Brother Jie.
• At an internet café, Awei mocked other players, drawing Brother Jie’s attention to the pair.
• Awei and Binbin pretended to have no money for food, and accepted Brother Jie’s bread when his offer triggered a warning that he was about to go berserk.
• Brother Jie invited Awei and Binbin to a convenience store and then his apartment, where the two deliberately acted drunk.
• After Awei called Binbin a wimp, Brother Jie challenged Awei’s toughness and dragged him into his room while Binbin watched.

WAN♂Enemy and Phainon defeated Jiege, claimed a Level Key, and retreated to the safe LV:10 hub. They still needed two more Level Keys to form the Holy Grail Key and clear the Holy Grail War.

• Jiege lured WAN♂Enemy into a room and attacked him, but WAN♂Enemy used his Execution Stance to turn the fight around.
• WAN♂Enemy battered Jiege until the entity revealed its monstrous form, while Phainon killed the swarming faceless spirits with Ignite Dawn.
• WAN♂Enemy unleashed his ultimate and smashed Jiege's mass of limbs into pieces, forcing it to surrender.
• Sparkle announced that Phainon and WAN♂Enemy had defeated Jiege and awarded them a Level Key.
• WAN♂Enemy and Phainon traveled to the safe LV:10 hub to rest and prepare for the next battle.

Pam entered the LV514 Philosophical Gensokyo♂ Special Level with Hachivili, where he met Haku♂rei Reimu, a transformed shrine maiden who explained the incident and asked for a savior. The chapter ended with Reimu doubting that the tiny Pam could help and inviting him to her shrine.

• Theresa, Himeko, and Welt equipped Pam with several unusual safeguards before he left for the trial.
• Pam and Hachivili entered the LV514 Philosophical Gensokyo♂ Special Level and were transported to a random location.
• Haku♂rei Reimu approached Pam and Hachivili, startling them with her towering, muscular appearance.
• Haku♂rei Reimu explained that Philosophy's aura had transformed her and other residents after Yukari Yakumo and powerful youkai sealed Philosophy away.
• Haku♂rei Reimu said beautiful, affectionate Yuri intimacy could counter the aura, but doubted Pam could help and invited him to her shrine.

Pam and Hachivili met Bro Reimu and Tengu at the shrine, where Almond Water began easing the incident’s effects on them. After explaining the Holy Grail War and inviting them to join his side, Pam transformed into a beautiful sword-wielding girl while trying to prove his strength.

• Bro Reimu brought Pam and Hachivili to her shrine and exterminated the berserk youkai who threatened them.
• Tengu arrived, drank Almond Water, and noticed her body changing toward its former state.
• Bro Reimu drank Almond Water and found that her appearance softened and her spiritual power became more active.
• Pam explained the Holy Grail War and invited Bro Reimu and Tengu to join his side.
• Pam used the Digivice and Tai Xu Sword Qi, then evolved into a girl wielding a red longsword.

Pam transformed into a shy bunny-eared girl, while Zhong Li used his magical-girl form to blast through the youkai. The Stellaron Hunters reached Hakurei Shrine, where Reimu let them through the barrier, bringing Pam face to face with them in his new form.

• Pam examined his bunny-eared girl appearance, and Hachivili rubbed against his legs while refusing to transform for Reimu and Aya Shameimaru.
• March 7th and the others celebrated Pam's new form, while Sparkle warned the livestream audience to stop making inappropriate comments.
• Zhong Li fired a massive pink blast that annihilated the youkai, then cleared every enemy the group met as they explored the level.
• The Stellaron Hunters arrived at Hakurei Shrine, where Reimu and Aya Shameimaru had regained their appearances and stronger spiritual power by drinking Pam's Almond Water.
• Pam asked Reimu to let the group inside, and Reimu opened the barrier as Pam nervously greeted the Stellaron Hunters in his new form.

Pam appeared in a beautiful rabbit-eared form and introduced himself as Ye Shunguang, while Theresa recognized him and gave him a weapon without revealing his identity. As more visitors gathered at Reimu’s shrine, Himeko made space for everyone in the courtyard.

• Cyrene, Stelle, Theresa, and Himeko noticed that the rabbit-eared girl resembled the Conductor, while Pam introduced himself as Ye Shunguang.
• Reimu and Aya Shameimaru watched the powerful newcomers, and Kiana noticed their attention but remained focused on Mei.
• Theresa recognized Pam, linked arms with him, and gave him a Key of Domination that transformed into a black-and-red longsword in his hands.
• March 7th questioned Theresa’s generous gift, while Stellaron Essence denied being interested in Ye Shunguang to reassure the jealous Liu Ying.
• Reimu invited everyone to gather at the shrine, and Himeko used her authority of erosion’s modification to furnish the courtyard with tables, chairs, drinks, and food.

Reimu explained how Yukari Yakumo’s black mask transformed Philosophical Gensokyo and asked the outsiders to help restore everyone. After a day of rest, the group prepared to confront Yukari, carrying Reimu’s protective charms and mindful that defeating the incident would produce a Level Key for the contestants to compete over.

• Reimu told the group that a black mask had turned Yukari Yakumo into a philosophical muscle bro who transformed youkai through wrestling, and that Reimu had been changed too while protecting Humanity’s Principle.
• Himeko, March 7th, and others worried about Yukari’s assimilation, while Phainon, Archer, and Cú Chulainn volunteered to test her strength.
• Sparkle announced that resolving the incident would produce a Level Key, prompting contestants to conserve their strength; Stellaron Essence urged Saber to keep eating and save her ultimate move.
• After a day of rest, Reimu had Aya Shameimaru distribute protective charms that could shield each person from one instance of contamination.

After reaching Yukari Yakumo’s residence, the group fought the musclemen guarding it, and Old Yang used his magical-girl powers to stop Ye Shunguang’s runaway Astral Express projection. He reverted to his original form and forfeited in embarrassment, while Otto revealed he had recorded the whole thing.

• After the others left the shrine, Reimu admired her restored appearance in the pond while Aya Shameimaru teased her.
• The group followed Reimu’s map for five hours and reached the muscleman-guarded Yakumo Residence beside the Great Hakurei Barrier.
• Ye Shunguang, actually Pam, summoned an Astral Express projection and drove it through the musclemen, breaking their Philosophy Power.
• A spatial gap redirected the train toward the Stellaron Hunters, so Old Yang used the Star of Eden to swallow it in a Black Hole projection.
• Old Yang reverted from magical girl Zhong Li and forfeited in embarrassment, while Otto teased him and revealed he had recorded his transformation.

Phainon used his blazing-sun power to purify the Philosophy Power contaminating Yukari Yakumo and the beefcakes. When the Level Key emerged from Yukari, the Masters and Heroic Spirits scrambled to claim it.

• March 7th dismissed the beefcakes, and a Banana-kun transformed by Yukari Yakumo led a Philosophy music performance that entranced the crowd.
• Phainon transformed into a blazing sun, burning away the Philosophy Power and forcing Banana-kun to flee the Yakumo Residence.
• Phainon returned to his normal form, and Theresa used Neck-Turning Manga to cool the overheated group.
• Theresa picked up the unconscious Yukari Yakumo as Sparkle announced that the Level Key would materialize.
• A golden Level Key emerged from Yukari Yakumo, and the Masters and Heroic Spirits rushed to seize it.
• Gilgamesh summoned the Chains of Heaven and wrapped them around the Level Key.

Goldie charged Ea, Sword of Rupture, while Cú Chulainn prepared a counterattack, but Stellaron Essence and Cyrene stopped time and beat Goldie before stealing the sword. When time resumed, Goldie found himself battered and his weapon missing.

• Goldie used Chains of Heaven and blocked Bottio's gunfire with a shield before summoning Ea, Sword of Rupture.
• Gofeymu released all three Command Spells, empowering Goldie as he began chanting Enuma Elish.
• Bottio released all three Command Spells to empower Cú Chulainn, who aimed Gáe Bolg at Goldie.
• Stellaron Essence refused to release Saber's Command Spells and stopped time with Cyrene to batter Goldie.
• Stellaron Essence took Ea from Goldie, and Theresa restrained it with Order before Stelle stored it in her Storage Bracelet.
• Time resumed, and Goldie discovered that his face was battered and Ea was gone.

Saber, Cú Chulainn, and Archer joined forces with the other Heroic Spirits to defeat Gilgamesh after Stellaron Essence stole his Sword of Rupture. When Aha refused to confirm that the Holy Grail could grant any wish, many Masters abandoned the contest, while Aventurine and Acheron reconsidered what resurrection would mean.

• Stellaron Essence returned Saber's weapon, and Saber, Cú Chulainn, and Archer attacked the weakened Gilgamesh with Excalibur, Gáe Bolg, and Unlimited Blade Works.
• Cú Chulainn's spear broke Gilgamesh's shield and struck his weak point, allowing the combined assault to defeat him and send him back to the Throne of Heroes.
• Bottio withdrew from the Holy Grail contest, while Cú Chulainn admitted that his damaged body was close to giving out.
• The remaining Masters tried to persuade Stellaron Essence to withdraw, but she refused and asked Aha whether the Holy Grail could grant any wish.
• Aha said he did not know, and more than half the Masters left; Aventurine and Acheron wondered whether resurrected loved ones would truly be the people they remembered.

After the Holy Grail Key teleported Stelle to the Holy Grail, Romantic Gushi announced that he planned to revive Trailblaze. His declaration alarmed Phainon and Cyrene, who feared another catastrophe.

• Stellaron Essence fused the three Level Keys into the Holy Grail Key, which teleported Stelle to the Holy Grail.
• Sunday, Phainon, and Misha read comments about the Aeon of Binding, while Tesla comforted the withdrawn Old Yang over his humiliating transformation.
• Romantic Gushi told Old Yang and Tesla that he had abandoned scheming and wanted to study the Aeons of Binding and Corruption.
• Theresa questioned Romantic Gushi about his plans and warned him not to harm the Stellaron Hunters or the Conductor.
• Romantic Gushi announced that he intended to revive Trailblaze, and Phainon and Cyrene angrily feared he would cause another disaster.