Recaps

Kariya Matou learned that Ailin could heal him and Sakura, but chose to keep his Crest Worms and mana for now so Ailin could remain in the Holy Grail War. Ailin healed Sakura, and Kariya decided they would visit the Matou Residence the following night; he also learned that Ailin had regained his speech and gained new abilities.

• Ailin reassured Kariya Matou that they were compatible and revealed he could use a Noble Phantasm to restore Kariya and Sakura from the Crest Worms' damage.
• Kariya Matou asked Ailin to heal Sakura first, keeping the Crest Worms in his own body so he could supply mana and pursue the Holy Grail War.
• Ailin used Minazuki to restore Sakura Matou, whose hair returned to black, while Kariya watched.
• Kariya Matou decided that he and Ailin would visit the Matou Residence the following night to prevent Zouken Matou from taking Sakura again.
• Kariya Matou examined Ailin's abilities and learned that breaking through Madness Enhancement had lowered several parameters but granted Mana Burst and revealed Unlimited Blade Works.

After Maiya Hisau died from her injuries, Kiritsugu Emiya learned that Kariya Matou was the Master of the black-flamed Berserker and struggled between seeking revenge and needing Berserker to counter Gilgamesh. The day after the battle, the other Masters and Servants made their moves while Kiritsugu decided he could not afford to kill Kariya yet.

• Maiya Hisau woke in Kiritsugu Emiya's clinic, warned him about the black-flamed Servant and its injured, white-haired Master, then died after refusing Irisviel's healing.
• Kiritsugu Emiya burned Maiya's body and, after investigating, identified the white-haired Master as Kariya Matou, who had changed drastically in a year.
• Saber and Irisviel arrived in Fuyuki City, while Kirei Kotomine sought a new estate and Sola became captivated by Diarmuid Ua Duibhne.
• Kirei Kotomine entered the church under the protection rules for Masters who had lost their Servants, while Ryunosuke Uryu searched for victims and Tokiomi Tohsaka stayed at home.
• Waver and Iskandar went shopping, and Kiritsugu Emiya reviewed intelligence and learned that Gilgamesh was Archer.
• Kiritsugu Emiya wanted to kill Kariya Matou and Berserker for Maiya's death, but concluded that Berserker was needed to oppose Gilgamesh.

Ailin and Kariya Matou went to the Matou residence to kill Zouken Matou, and Ailin froze the Crest Worms and Zouken’s fleeing host worm. They then reached the port, where Ailin joined Saber Artoria and Lancer Diarmuid Ua Duibhne for a proposed three-way battle, while Saber remained concerned about Irisviel’s safety.

• Ailin sensed Lancer Diarmuid Ua Duibhne challenging the Servants, but chose to take Kariya Matou to the Matou residence first to deal with Zouken Matou.
• Zouken Matou tried to flee while his Crest Worms swarmed Ailin and Kariya, but Ailin detected the escape attempt and Kariya ordered him to kill Zouken.
• Ailin released Sode no Shirayuki and froze the Matou residence, killing the Crest Worms and the worm carrying Zouken’s soul before bringing Kariya outside.
• Kariya decided he would not return Sakura to the Tohsaka Estate if he survived the war, then went with Ailin to answer Diarmuid’s challenge.
• At the port, Ailin arrived during Saber Artoria and Diarmuid’s duel, and Diarmuid proposed that all three fight together.
• Artoria hesitated because she was guarding Irisviel, but Irisviel urged her to fight; Artoria still worried Lancer’s Master might attack Irisviel during the battle.

Ailin fought Artoria and Diarmuid at once, relying on swordsmanship to challenge both Heroic Spirits while studying Excalibur. When Ailin unleashed a massive slash, Artoria answered with Wind King's Hammer, and the battle continued at full strength.

• Ailin created a barrier around Irisviel that could withstand a B-rank Noble Phantasm, allowing Artoria and Diarmuid to fight without worrying about her safety.
• Ailin and Artoria exchanged sword strikes, and Diarmuid joined them, forcing Ailin and Artoria to work together to drive him through a shipping container.
• Ailin focused on analyzing Excalibur with Synchronization while his swordsmanship pressed Artoria, and Diarmuid returned to attack Ailin alongside her.
• Ailin unleashed a massive slash through swordsmanship alone, astonishing Artoria and Diarmuid with its power.
• Artoria declared she would not disappoint Ailin and countered his slash with Wind King's Hammer.

Artoria revealed Excalibur and joined Diarmuid in a renewed fight against Ailin at the harbor. Ailin held his own against both heroes, while Irisviel watched from the protection of Four-Sided Dankū as their battle devastated the area.

• Artoria revealed Excalibur, allowing Diarmuid to recognize her as the King of Knights, while Ailin identified Diarmuid as the Child of Light of Ireland.
• Diarmuid charged Ailin with his Noble Phantasms, but Ailin's powerful sword slash forced him backward.
• Artoria used Mana Burst to attack Ailin, and her strength initially knocked him back before his sword skill let him match her in repeated clashes.
• Ailin used a second Zanpakuto to block Diarmuid while continuing to fight Artoria, prompting her to gather Wind King's Hammer around Excalibur.
• The three Servants exchanged attacks that destroyed much of the harbor as Irisviel watched from inside Four-Sided Dankū.

Iskandar, Kiritsugu, and Kariya watched or assessed the battle between Ailin, Artoria, and Diarmuid as Ailin analyzed their Noble Phantasms and gained the advantage. Kiritsugu found Kariya and approached him with the intent to form an alliance against Archer, while expecting to win the war afterward.

• Waver overcame some of his fear while Iskandar watched the harbor battle and considered recruiting the powerful heroes to help fulfill his wish.
• Kiritsugu judged that Saber could not defeat the strongest Servants, searched for their Masters, and located Kariya but failed to find Lancer's Master.
• Ailin analyzed Excalibur and Diarmuid's two spears, then used his dual-sword skills to suppress Artoria and Diarmuid.
• Kiritsugu drove to Kariya's hiding place and approached him, intending to persuade him to join forces against Archer.

Kiritsugu Emiya proposed an alliance between Saber and Kariya Matou, who reconsidered after Kiritsugu mentioned Tokiomi Tohsaka. Meanwhile, Ailin overwhelmed Saber and Diarmuid at the harbor, while Iskandar and Waver watched from afar.

• Kiritsugu Emiya introduced himself to Kariya Matou and proposed an alliance, but Kariya initially refused because he trusted Berserker to win.
• Kiritsugu argued that Saber’s A++-rank Noble Phantasm could help defeat Archer, and Kariya remained unmoved until Kiritsugu brought up Tokiomi Tohsaka.
• Kariya agreed to consider the alliance and planned to consult Berserker, while Kiritsugu resolved to investigate Kariya’s connection to Tokiomi.
• Ailin used his Zanpakuto to overpower Artoria and Diarmuid with immense slashes, leaving both convinced they might soon be defeated.
• Iskandar rose from the bridge framework to watch the distant battle, while Waver feared that Rider might not withstand the attacks.

Iskandar rushed into Ailin’s battle with Artoria and Diarmuid, but Ailin shattered his combined Noble Phantasm with a single attack. After exchanging names, Iskandar invited Ailin, Artoria, and Diarmuid to join him and yield the Holy Grail.

• Iskandar summoned the Thunder-Hooved Steed and Chariot of Divine Might, then charged toward Ailin, Artoria, and Diarmuid to break up their fight.
• Ailin met Iskandar’s Ionioi Hetairoi head-on with Crescent Moon Cross Slash and destroyed the chariot, though Iskandar protected Waver.
• Ailin identified himself as a Berserker and a captain of the Gotei 13, while Iskandar introduced himself as the King of Conquerors.
• Iskandar admired Ailin’s spatial Zanpakuto and asked him, Artoria, and Diarmuid to serve under him and surrender the Holy Grail.

Ailin rejected Iskandar’s offer to join him and mocked the kings before clashing with Gilgamesh. After Ailin unleashed Nozarashi and shattered Gilgamesh’s barrage with a single slash, Gilgamesh drew Ea, setting the stage for their next exchange.

• Artoria refused Iskandar’s invitation, and Diarmuid declined because he had pledged loyalty to his Master.
• Ailin rejected Iskandar and insulted him, Artoria, and Gilgamesh, prompting Gilgamesh to attack from above the harbor.
• Ailin transformed his Zanpakuto into Elucidator and Dark Repulser and used Star Burst Air Slash to deflect Gilgamesh’s weapons while charging him.
• Gilgamesh increased his barrage, but Ailin released Nozarashi and destroyed the incoming Noble Phantasms with a single slash that split the sky.
• Gilgamesh drew Ea after Ailin’s attack, while the watching Servants and Irisviel reacted with shock to Ailin’s power.

Ailin abandoned his attempt to analyze Ea and rushed to save Kariya Matou after Kiritsugu Emiya killed him. After Ailin revived Kariya, Sakura Matou received Command Spells and became Ailin’s new Master, leaving Kariya shocked by the change.

• As Gilgamesh prepared to unleash Ea, Ailin lost Kariya Matou’s magical energy support and realized Kariya had likely been killed, so he fled toward the hotel.
• Iskandar stopped Gilgamesh from pursuing Ailin, and the kings argued over who deserved the title of king.
• Ailin reached the hotel, found Kariya dead with his soul intact, and used Minazuki to revive him with a restored body.
• Kariya learned that his recovered body no longer supplied magical energy, meaning he was no longer Ailin’s Master, and urged Ailin to return to his new Master.
• Sakura revealed three Command Spells and told Kariya that she was Ailin’s new Master, which Ailin confirmed.

After Kariya explained the danger of the Holy Grail War, Ailin took Sakura into the night sky to help her adjust to fighting as his Master. They spotted Sakura’s sister Rin following the trail of Caster and Ryunosuke Uryu, and Ailin moved to intervene before she became their victim.

• Kariya told Ailin that Sakura would be safer fighting alongside him than staying at home, where Kiritsugu Emiya could attack her.
• Sakura chose to accompany Ailin, who carried her above Fuyuki City and showed her its nighttime scenery.
• Ailin recognized Rin Tohsaka following a magical-energy trail with a gemstone and remembered that Ryunosuke Uryu had abducted her friend Kotone.
• Sakura asked Ailin to save Rin after learning a Servant’s magical energy was nearby, and Ailin agreed to stop Caster and Ryunosuke Uryu.
• Ailin appeared in front of Rin, whose gemstone grew hot as she sensed his magical energy.

Ailin rescued Sakura and Rin, then captured Ryunosuke Uryu and Gilles de Rais and brought them to Mion River Port. He had Flesh Rip punish Ryunosuke while attacking Gilles, who summoned sea monsters from the river.

• Rin attacked Ailin, but he stopped her and explained that Sakura was safe and that he intended to confront the Servant ahead.
• Ailin used Heaven's Chain to seize Gilles de Rais and Ryunosuke Uryu from Ryunosuke's house, where neighbors discovered four captive children and evidence of the killer's crimes.
• Ailin carried Sakura and Rin to Mion River Port, where he questioned Gilles about Joan of Arc and released him when he became distracted.
• Ailin manifested Flesh Rip with Muramasa's Bankai and sent her to punish Ryunosuke, whose senses Ailin had heightened with Kyoka Suigetsu.
• Ailin attacked Gilles with dozens of Zanpakuto, but Gilles summoned sea monsters from the Mion River using his Noble Phantasm, Teachings of the Abyss.

Ailin used Hyōrinmaru to freeze and kill Gilles de Rais’s Abyssal Sea Demon, then erased the corrosive ice with Cero and left with Sakura. The other Servants sensed Ailin’s stronger aura, while Kiritsugu wondered who had become Berserker’s new Master.

• Ailin froze the Mion River and used Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral to kill the Abyssal Sea Demon summoned by Gilles de Rais.
• Ailin erased the ice and corrosive blood with Cero, then carried Sakura and Rin Tohsaka away from the harbor.
• Ailin left Rin in the city and warned her not to go out at night before returning with Sakura.
• Iskandar sensed Ailin’s stronger aura and decided to challenge Berserker at their next meeting.
• Gilgamesh, Artoria, Diarmuid, and Assassin also sensed Berserker’s increased presence, while the Masters suspected Kirei Kotomine had become his new Master.
• Kiritsugu, injured after escaping Ailin’s strike, questioned whether the Einzbern Family’s intelligence had missed a magus who had secretly entered Fuyuki City.

Ailin upgraded several Zanpakuto in Unlimited Blade Works after gaining Sakura Matou as his Master, then accompanied Kariya Matou and Sakura around Fuyuki. When he sensed Iskandar nearby, the King of Conquerors approached to speak with him while asking Waver to check Ailin’s parameters.

• Ailin forged more than a hundred Zanpakuto from the sword-type Noble Phantasms he had seen Gilgamesh use, then improved Yellow Rose of the Demon-Breaking and Crimson Rose of Absolute Destruction by at least thirty percent.
• Ailin recovered his spiritual pressure through Sakura’s magical energy and followed Kariya Matou and Sakura through the city while they shopped.
• Ailin saw a television report about the murders committed by Ryunosuke Uryu and realized that Flesh Rip had not returned, suggesting Ryunosuke was still alive.
• Ailin sensed Iskandar nearby and appeared beside Kariya Matou and Sakura, alerting Kariya to a possible threat.
• Iskandar approached Ailin with Waver and a wooden barrel, loudly telling Waver to check Ailin’s parameters while he spoke with him.

Iskandar invited Ailin to the Banquet of Kings after meeting him in the city, and Ailin accepted despite Kariya Matou’s fears that the kings might join forces against him. Ailin left Sakura behind with a Zanpakuto to protect Kariya and prepared to attend the banquet, where he intended to speak with Artoria.

• Waver examined Ailin’s parameters and urged Iskandar to flee, but Iskandar instead tried to recruit Ailin.
• Ailin rejected Iskandar’s offer to join his ranks and initially declined the invitation to a banquet with Gilgamesh and Saber.
• Iskandar named the gathering the Banquet of Kings and invited Ailin to explain the great kings of his world.
• Kariya Matou worried that the three kings might attack Ailin together, but Ailin decided he had to attend and arranged for Sakura to stay home with a Zanpakuto protecting Kariya.
• That night, Ailin stood in the sky above Fuyuki City as Iskandar and Waver rode toward the suburbs in the Chariot of Divine Might.

Iskandar invited Artoria, Ailin, and Gilgamesh to the Einzbern castle for a drinking party and proposed choosing the Holy Grail’s rightful owner through a bloodless question-and-answer contest. The gathering began with Gilgamesh arriving late and rejecting Iskandar’s wine.

• Ailin followed Iskandar’s chariot to the Einzbern castle and spotted dozens of masked Assassins trailing them.
• Iskandar smashed through the castle’s barrier and gates, then invited Artoria to drink with him in the courtyard.
• Iskandar proposed replacing the Holy Grail War’s battles with a contest in which heroes would discuss their merits, and Artoria agreed to hear him out.
• Ailin appeared and objected that the contest could not exclude him; Iskandar and Artoria accepted him as a candidate.
• Gilgamesh arrived and accepted Iskandar’s ladle, but complained that the wine was cheap.

At Iskandar’s banquet, Gilgamesh claimed the Holy Grail as his treasure, while Ailin revealed that his sword-root gave him a similar claim over swords. Iskandar declared he would take the Grail regardless, prompting Gilgamesh to prepare to punish him.

• Gilgamesh produced a golden wine jar and served its wine to Iskandar, Artoria, and Ailin, who analyzed the jar as a template for recreating it.
• Iskandar began a Holy Grail Q&A, and Gilgamesh claimed the Grail had always belonged to him because every treasure originated in his treasury.
• Artoria called Gilgamesh’s claim a lie, while Iskandar accepted that Gilgamesh might possess treasures beyond his knowledge.
• Ailin explained that every sword in his former world belonged to him through his root, earning Gilgamesh’s respect and confirming Iskandar’s suspicions about Ailin’s ability.
• Gilgamesh refused to grant the Holy Grail to anyone who was not his subject, and Iskandar declared that he would seize what he desired.
• Gilgamesh said Iskandar had violated his laws and that he would punish him, as Artoria watched solemnly.

At the Banquet of Kings, Iskandar revealed that he wanted a human body so he could pursue conquest himself, while Artoria defended her wish to save Britain. Ailin reassured Artoria by telling her of a parallel-world version who saved Britain, and the kings prepared to continue their contest as Iskandar discovered Ailin had emptied the wine jug.

• Artoria questioned Iskandar about why he would seize Gilgamesh’s Holy Grail, and Iskandar said he wanted a human body so he could conquer the world himself.
• Iskandar challenged Gilgamesh’s kingly path, while Gilgamesh vowed to kill him and Iskandar threatened to claim the treasures in his vault.
• Artoria declared that she wanted to change Britain’s fate, but Iskandar and Gilgamesh criticized her ideal of sacrificing herself for her people.
• Ailin told Artoria that he had seen her as the Pure White Knight King in a parallel world where Britain endured, restoring her confidence in her ideals.
• Artoria refused to surrender the Holy Grail, and Iskandar discovered that Ailin had secretly drained nearly all the wine from the jug.

Ailin explained that he had joined the Holy Grail War to gain help becoming a creator God and save a world, though the Grail itself could not fulfill that wish. When Assassins attacked the banquet intending to kill him, Ailin transported everyone into his Inner World, revealing an immense landscape filled with Zanpakuto.

• Ailin told Iskandar, Artoria, and Gilgamesh that he sought to become a creator God and finish creating a doomed world.
• Iskandar and Gilgamesh challenged Ailin to fight, while Artoria silently showed her resolve to win the Holy Grail.
• Ailin noticed Assassins surrounding the garden, and they revealed that Tokiomi Tohsaka had sent them to take Ailin's head.
• Ailin agreed to fight the Assassins and invited the others into his world, transporting them to a space filled with Zanpakuto.
• The Assassins recognized Ailin's Inner World as a powerful magecraft, while Iskandar and Artoria saw the vast collection of blades.

Ailin slaughtered the Assassins in his Inner World, then prepared to fight Gilgamesh, but Tokiomi Tohsaka used a Command Spell to summon Gilgamesh away. After Artoria refused to fight while Iskandar remained, Ailin said he believed Gilgamesh would eventually kill Iskandar and began explaining the limits of Iskandar’s Inner World.

• Ailin summoned countless Zanpakuto and killed the Assassins, then ended Unlimited Blade Works and returned everyone to Einzbern Castle.
• Ailin accepted Iskandar’s provocation and challenged him, but Gilgamesh also confronted Ailin as their weapons gathered behind them.
• Artoria protected Irisviel from the pressure while Iskandar carried the unconscious Waver away in his Chariot of Divine Might.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka used a Command Spell to recall Gilgamesh, and Ailin concluded that Gilgamesh had decided to kill his Master.
• Artoria declined Ailin’s offer to fight because she did not trust Iskandar, and Ailin explained that Iskandar relied on Ionioi Hetairoi to summon his former army.

Ailin tracked down Diarmuid at Kirei Kotomine’s villa and challenged him, intending to help him fulfill his wish to serve his lord faithfully. Diarmuid fought under a Command Spell’s enhancement, but Ailin overwhelmed him with named Zanpakuto, and the battle continued as Ailin drew one of them from the ground.

• Ailin explained to Artoria that Gilgamesh’s Ea was an Anti-World Noble Phantasm, then dispersed into spirit particles.
• After the banquet, Ailin sensed Diarmuid at a villa in Fuyuki City and challenged him outside its gates.
• Diarmuid told Kirei Kotomine to take Sola to safety, while Kirei used a Command Spell to order Diarmuid to hold Berserker back at any cost.
• Kirei left the villa to search for Berserker’s Master, with Volumen Hydrargyrum scanning for threats.
• Ailin told Diarmuid he would help him serve his lord faithfully and attacked him with named Zanpakuto from Sword Hill.
• Diarmuid blocked the barrage but was driven backward, and Ailin pulled a fallen Zanpakuto from the ground and recognized its name.

Ailin used Crimson Branch and a series of Zanpakuto abilities to overwhelm Diarmuid, forcing Kirei Kotomine to spend his remaining Command Spells empowering Lancer. Diarmuid launched a final attack, but Ailin countered it with Gravity Blade · Fujitora and knocked away Rhongomyniad, leaving Kirei and Diarmuid facing defeat.

• Ailin released Crimson Branch, whose pollen covered Diarmuid's spears in flowers and rendered the Yellow Rose unusable.
• Ailin advanced while attacking with different Zanpakuto abilities, and Diarmuid struggled to defend himself as Kirei Kotomine's first Command Spell boost began to fade.
• Kirei Kotomine used his remaining two Command Spells to order Lancer to unleash his full strength and defeat Berserker.
• Diarmuid's strength and speed surged, but Ailin summoned Gravity · Fujitora and used Gravity Blade to pin him in a crater.
• Diarmuid hurled Rhongomyniad and Gae Buidhe in a final attack, but Ailin's Gravity Blade—Fierce Tiger destroyed the attack's force and he knocked Rhongomyniad aside.

Kirei Kotomine sacrificed himself to help Diarmuid get Sola out of Fuyuki City, then Ailin defeated him and followed Diarmuid. After Diarmuid returned to fight Ailin, he was overwhelmed but declared himself satisfied with the Holy Grail War and free of regrets.

• Kirei Kotomine ordered Diarmuid to take Sola away while he delayed Ailin, and Diarmuid carried her beyond Fuyuki City’s boundary.
• Ailin shattered Kirei Kotomine’s Volumen Hydrargyrum and knocked him unconscious with Flash Blossom.
• Diarmuid left Sola outside the city and returned to help Kirei Kotomine, but Ailin intercepted him and they agreed to fight at full strength.
• Ailin fought Diarmuid with a Zanpakuto, overpowered him, and knocked Rhongomyniad and Gae Buidhe from his hands.
• Ailin asked whether Diarmuid was satisfied with the Holy Grail War, and Diarmuid said he had no regrets left.

Irisviel absorbed Lancer’s soul as Artoria worried that Berserker would soon defeat her too. Kariya Matou reunited with Aoi Tohsaka, struck her after she offered herself in exchange for his help, and revealed that Sakura Matou—not he—was Berserker’s Master.

• Irisviel sensed Lancer’s soul enter her body, while Artoria feared she would be Berserker’s next target.
• Ailin returned to Kariya Matou and said that two Servants had died and the Holy Grail War would likely end within two days.
• Kariya Matou told Ailin he intended to adopt Sakura Matou, and Ailin said he was glad to have helped change Sakura’s fate.
• Kariya Matou met Aoi Tohsaka at the church and grew angry when he learned Tokiomi Tohsaka had not come with her.
• Aoi Tohsaka asked Kariya Matou to use Berserker to help Tokiomi win the war and began to remove her clothes.
• Kariya Matou slapped Aoi Tohsaka and revealed that Sakura Matou was Berserker’s Master.

Aoi Tohsaka learned that Sakura was the Matou Family’s Master, then broke down after Tokiomi Tohsaka’s death while Rin took her home. Ailin warned Kariya Matou that Archer might still be in the war, and, after Artoria failed to appear for their arranged battle, he faced Iskandar’s sudden arrival.

• Kariya Matou told Aoi Tohsaka that Sakura represented the Matou Family in the Holy Grail War, and Aoi realized her husband and daughter might be forced to fight.
• Rin Tohsaka packed her belongings and led her mentally broken mother back to Tohsaka Residence after learning Tokiomi Tohsaka had been assassinated.
• Ailin explained to Kariya Matou that Archer could remain in the Human World after Tokiomi’s death and might gain a new Master through Assassin’s Master.
• Ailin searched for Kirei Kotomine’s familiars near the house he shared with Kariya Matou and Sakura, but found nothing suspicious.
• Ailin waited for Artoria at the outskirts, but she did not arrive, and he sensed no battle between Iskandar and Gilgamesh.
• Iskandar arrived in his Chariot of Divine Might, and Ailin gathered spiritual pressure to meet his charge.