Chapter Summaries

Miyu celebrated her birthday with Illya, Chloe, and their friends, receiving handmade protective necklaces from Shirou Emiya. Later, Sakura and Atalanta tried to turn two amusement-park tickets into a date for three, and Shirou arranged enough tickets for all of them to go together.

• Miyu celebrated her birthday as Shirou Emiya and the others gave her, Illya, and Chloe presents.
• Shirou Emiya gave the three girls handmade necklaces that could create protective shields.
• Sakura Matou brought Atalanta to Shirou Emiya with two amusement-park tickets from Luvia.
• Shirou called Luvia, confirmed she had more tickets, and invited Sakura and Atalanta to the amusement park with him.
• Atalanta and Sakura asked whether their outing counted as a date, and Shirou said that being together made it one.

Shirou Emiya, Sakura Matou, and Atalanta spent the day at an amusement park before finding an ornament from Illya’s bracelet. They decided to leave the rides and look for Illya and the others.

• Sakura woke Shirou and Atalanta, and the three got ready to go to the amusement park.
• Shirou, Sakura, and Atalanta rode attractions together, while Shirou noticed the park was filled with Lion Saber decorations and puppets.
• Shirou heard two boys discussing a five-pointed star ornament and recognized it as one from Illya’s bracelet.
• Shirou retrieved the ornament from the boys and bought them ice cream as thanks.
• Sakura suggested they search for Illya and the others, and Shirou agreed to find a more suitable place for their next date.

Illya and her friends continued exploring the amusement park after getting separated from Illya’s Mother, who was enjoying a bridal-dress experience. Shirou Emiya joined the group, returned Illya’s missing bracelet charm, and persuaded Kallen to keep accompanying them.

• After Illya’s Mother was separated from the girls in the parade crowd, the group left her to enjoy a bridal-dress experience and asked Kallen to lead them around the park.
• Illya, Mimi, Suzuka, and Nanaka spotted Shirou walking with Sakura and Tanya, then Shirou found Illya and went with them to the rest area.
• Shirou gave Illya back the bracelet charm she had lost, and Miyu and the other girls gathered around to comfort her.
• Shirou thanked Kallen for looking after the children and convinced her to stay with the group, which welcomed her enthusiastically.

Shirou Emiya enjoyed a peaceful outing with Sakura Matou and Atta while reflecting on his coming departure and the dangerous worlds ahead. At a celebration party as summer vacation neared its end, Luvia and Rin Tohsaka asked him for help with the eighth Class Card.

• Shirou Emiya thought about leaving after the battle with Black Gilgamesh and resolved to face future worlds alone, despite the dangers.
• Shirou Emiya rode the Ferris wheel with Sakura Matou and Atta, then declined Mrs. Irisviel's request for a ride and left with them and Miyu.
• Luvia invited Illya's family to a courtyard celebration where everyone enjoyed Shirou Emiya's desserts.
• Luvia and Rin Tohsaka sat with Shirou Emiya and asked him to help with the eighth Class Card.

Rin Tohsaka and Luvia invited Shirou Emiya to join the operation to recover the eighth Class Card, while Shirou reassured Sakura Matou, Atalanta, and Miyu before the coming battle. The group reached the underground passage for the confrontation with Black Gilgamesh, with Rin leading the first attack and Shirou waiting to intervene if needed.

• Rin Tohsaka and Luvia asked Shirou Emiya to join their recovery operation, and he agreed to help.
• Shirou refused to take Sakura Matou and Atalanta with him to dangerous worlds and promised they would enjoy another festival together.
• Miyu told Shirou that Rin Tohsaka planned to defeat Black Gilgamesh with a single concentrated attack, and Shirou warned that only overwhelming strength could beat him.
• Shirou assured Miyu that their side would win the battle against Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.
• Rin Tohsaka led Illya, Miyu, Chloe, and the others to the underground passage, while Shirou waited behind them, ready to act if they could not win.

Rin Tohsaka’s group reached the site of the eighth Class Card and prepared to face Gilgamesh. Miyu opened a passage into the Mirror World, where they found the space engulfed by overwhelming magical energy.

• Shirou Emiya warned Rin Tohsaka that Gilgamesh might possess the power to break through the Mirror World.
• Rin Tohsaka laid out a plan for the group to attack at once while relying on Illya’s Physical Barrier for defense.
• Bazett arrived, agreed to let Luvia’s group attack first, and Shirou Emiya offered to referee the contest.
• Miyu and Sapphire used Mirror Corridor to bring the group into the Mirror World.
• Illya and the others were shaken by the vast magical energy surrounding the Mirror World, but Luvia rallied them to attack at full power.

Luvia, Rin Tohsaka, Illya, Miyu, and Chloe carried out their plan to attack Black Gilgamesh in the Mirror World. After their first powerful blasts failed to defeat him, Chloe fired a projected Excalibur as an arrow at the still-standing enemy.

• Luvia dodged Black Gilgamesh's black mana lashes and planted four gems around him, but an attack sent her flying.
• Rin Tohsaka stopped Illya from helping Luvia, and Luvia charged back in to complete her trap.
• Luvia's gems activated magic circles that restrained Black Gilgamesh, allowing Rin to build a mana-amplifying circuit for Illya and Miyu.
• Illya and Miyu fired their charged attack, Thunder God's Crushing Finger, but Rin sensed that Black Gilgamesh had survived the explosion.
• Chloe projected King Arthur's Excalibur, transformed it into an arrow, and fired it at Black Gilgamesh.

Illya and the others’ attack failed against Black Gilgamesh, and Bazett fought him before Shirou Emiya stepped in. Shirou pulled Bazett out of danger and prepared to show Kuro his own way of fighting.

• Black Gilgamesh blocked Illya and the others’ strongest attack with a huge shield, then drove them back with fierce magical-energy tendrils.
• Luvia used prepared gems to shield the group, but the shields broke, forcing them to retreat and regroup.
• Bazett charged Black Gilgamesh alone, was pierced by several swords, and revived when her heart was struck before launching a counterattack.
• Bazett realized Black Gilgamesh could repair her damage and overwhelm her with countless Noble Phantasms.
• Shirou Emiya explained that Black Gilgamesh was the King of Heroes and recalled Bazett with chains as he projected Rho Aias.
• Shirou told Kuro he would show her Shirou Emiya’s way of fighting.

Shirou Emiya fought Black Gilgamesh in the Mirror World, matching his Noble Phantasms with projections of his own. As Black Gilgamesh began gathering power for a final attack, Shirou sent Illya, Miyu, and the others away and prepared to meet it with his ultimate technique.

• Shirou Emiya matched Black Gilgamesh’s barrage by projecting identical Noble Phantasms, while Chloe, Illya, Miyu, Luvia, Rin Tohsaka, and Bazett watched in awe.
• Black Gilgamesh increased his attacks, so Shirou donned armor projected from Karna’s Noble Phantasm and charged with his own flaming longsword.
• Shirou struck Black Gilgamesh and cut him in half, but the corrupted Heroic Spirit rapidly regenerated using his vast magical energy.
• Black Gilgamesh drew a golden pillar-shaped sword and gathered power for another attack, so Shirou told Illya, Miyu, and the others to leave.
• Shirou and Black Gilgamesh unleashed their ultimate techniques at the same time, and the world began to peel away.

After Shirou Emiya stayed behind, Miyu and the others escaped the Mirror World, which began collapsing under the force of the opposing Anti-World Noble Phantasms. They survived the destruction and learned from Kallen Ordetia that Fuyuki’s residents had been put to sleep, while Kallen introduced herself as the Holy Church’s support for the Class Card recovery mission.

• Miyu reassured Illya that Shirou had a plan, while Rin Tohsaka and Bazett decided to wait and see what he accomplished.
• The Mirror World began cracking, and Miyu warned everyone that the King of Heroes’ Anti-World Noble Phantasm could destroy it.
• Rin ordered the group to flee as the two Noble Phantasms shattered the Mirror World around them.
• Illya, Miyu, Chloe, Rin, Luvia, and Bazett escaped just before a destructive pillar of light erupted from below.
• Kallen Ordetia appeared and explained that Fuyuki’s residents were asleep, then identified herself as the Holy Church’s support for the mission.

Shirou Emiya regrouped with the others after they escaped and analyzed Black Gilgamesh's Vimana, deciding to wait until the enemy headed for the Holy Grail beneath Mount Kurama. When Black Gilgamesh began to leave, Shirou projected a matching flying vessel so they could all pursue him.

• Shirou Emiya returned on Vimana and reunited with the group, reassuring them that he was safe.
• Shirou Emiya warned that Vimana carried ancient Nuclear Warheads and said they should avoid fighting over Fuyuki City until Black Gilgamesh headed for the Holy Grail.
• The group rested on the beach while Chloe took Illya aside to replenish her magical energy, but Kallen caught them and Illya returned embarrassed.
• Shirou Emiya finished analyzing Vimana and told the others Black Gilgamesh was leaving for his target.
• Shirou Emiya projected a flying vessel identical to Vimana, boarded it with the group, and set off in pursuit.

Shirou Emiya and his allies pursued Black Gilgamesh to Mount Kurama, where Gilgamesh destroyed the summit and entered the Great Cavern. After Shirou attacked him, Young Gilgamesh appeared and challenged Shirou to a final battle over the Holy Grail.

• Rin Tohsaka urged everyone aboard Vimana to take the threat seriously as Shirou promised to protect Fuyuki City.
• Black Gilgamesh bombarded Mount Kurama, exposing the Great Cavern, and jumped inside; the blast injured Kallen through the backlash from her monitoring formulas.
• Shirou healed Kallen, then fired an arrow transformed from Artoria's Excalibur at Black Gilgamesh before landing at the cavern with the others.
• Illya found Young Gilgamesh after he had been beaten and was getting dressed, and he greeted Shirou as his archenemy.
• A giant burst through the cavern wall, and Young Gilgamesh climbed onto it and declared that he and Shirou would begin their Holy Grail War.

Shirou Emiya and Black Gilgamesh fought with their Noble Phantasms at Mount Kurama, pushing their weapons and powers to their limits. After their ultimate attacks canceled each other out, Shirou unleashed a hidden Garisong strike, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Shirou Emiya charged along Black Gilgamesh’s arm as the two traded volleys of Noble Phantasms.
• Black Gilgamesh drew the Mountain Severing Sword, and Shirou opened Unlimited Blade Works to match his attacks.
• Shirou’s Tsumugari Muramasa evolved through repeated clashes and finally cut through the Mountain Severing Sword.
• Black Gilgamesh and Shirou unleashed Garisong and Vow in the Snow, whose destructive attacks canceled each other out.
• Shirou released a second, concealed Garisong strike at the instant their attacks ended.

Shirou Emiya arrived in the world of King of Slimes, learned that he had gained the Unique Skill Weapon Master and a Hero's Egg, and resolved to proceed cautiously. After reflecting on his recent battle with Gilgamesh and his newly enhanced severing ability, he searched for people and detected someone in a forest over ten kilometers away.

• Shirou Emiya appeared in a wilderness and received the Hero's Egg and the Unique Skill Weapon Master from the World's Voice.
• Shirou Emiya recognized the world as King of Slimes and considered seeking out Rimuru while keeping a low profile.
• Shirou Emiya recalled that he had completed his analysis of Garisong during his third clash with Gilgamesh and gained a major boost to his severing ability.
• Shirou Emiya climbed a tree, surveyed the wilderness, and used Clairvoyance to search for signs of human habitation.
• Shirou Emiya detected someone in a forest more than ten kilometers away.

Shirou Emiya rescued Elaine, Kabaru, and Kid from monsters in the Jura Great Forest and learned that they were investigating the Storm Dragon’s sealed cave. He agreed to escort them there, then revealed he had come because he heard a Demon Lord was about to be born in the forest.

• Elaine, Kabaru, and Kid fled a Horned Demon Boar King and other monsters until Shirou Emiya warned them to get down and blasted their pursuers with a golden arrow.
• Shirou healed the three adventurers, who thanked him and introduced themselves as Elaine, Kabaru, and Kid.
• Shirou learned that the trio were B-Class adventurers sent by the Free Guild to investigate the Storm Dragon’s disappearance and sealed cave.
• After sharing a meal at camp, Shirou offered to escort the trio to the cave, and they agreed to travel together the next day.
• When Elaine asked why he was heading to the Jura Great Forest, Shirou said he had heard a Demon Lord was about to be born there.

Shirou Emiya reached the cave where Veldora was sealed and pretended to threaten the newly arrived slime, Rimuru Tempest. After they discovered they were both reincarnated Earthlings, Shirou introduced himself as a fellow Otherworld Traveler and welcomed Rimuru.

• Shirou Emiya and Elaine's group traveled cautiously through the Jura Great Forest and reached the cave where Veldora was sealed.
• Elaine and the other two entered the cave, while Shirou stayed outside and concealed his presence.
• Shirou stomped on Rimuru as the slime emerged from the cave and pretended he planned to eliminate him as a Brave.
• Rimuru realized Shirou understood his references to games and asked whether Shirou had come from another world.
• Shirou and Rimuru introduced themselves, shared their former Earth identities, and agreed they would have to find a way to survive in the new world.

Shirou Emiya discussed Rimuru’s growing role among the Goblins and revealed how his new Hero’s Egg and Weapon Master skills had strengthened him. When the Fang Wolf Tribe attacked, Shirou left the fight to Rimuru, then sensed a new power in the aftermath and went outside to investigate.

• Shirou Emiya warned Rimuru that protecting the Goblins could lead him to gather followers and rule the Jura Great Forest, but Rimuru denied wanting that.
• Shirou Emiya explained that he needed battles to grow stronger and expected Rimuru to become a powerful ally.
• The Fang Wolf Tribe arrived, and Shirou Emiya stayed behind so Rimuru could face them and potentially recruit subordinates.
• Shirou Emiya examined his status and reflected on how Hero’s Egg and Weapon Master enhanced his potential, growth, and weapons.
• After hearing a roar and sensing an unfamiliar power, Shirou Emiya concluded the battle was over and went outside to look.

Rimuru and Shirou Emiya agreed to rule the Jura Great Forest together, and Rimuru named the Goblins and Fang Wolves, transforming them but collapsing from the effort. While Rimuru recovered, Shirou Emiya oversaw the settlement’s rebuilding and offered to train Gobta with a spear.

• Rimuru told Shirou Emiya that they would rule the Jura Great Forest together.
• Rimuru decided to name the Goblins and Fang Wolves after learning that naming strengthened them by giving them Magicules.
• Rimuru named the Fang Wolf Tribe, then fainted, and Shirou Emiya ordered the monsters to adjust to their new strength while directing the settlement’s reconstruction.
• The Goblins and Storm Fang Wolves changed dramatically over the next few days, and Rimuru woke to find Shirou Emiya waiting for him.
• Shirou Emiya recognized Gobta’s potential and promised to teach him how to use a wooden spear.

After Rimuru awakened, he and Shirou Emiya set rules for their growing monster community and discussed how to build up the Goblin village. They decided to travel to the Dwarf Kingdom to recruit skilled workers, leaving for the journey the next day.

• Rimuru and Shirou Emiya agreed that monsters could not attack humans without provocation but could fight back if attacked.
• Rimuru announced four rules for the village, including that Shirou Emiya and he held equal status, that there could be no infighting, and that no one should look down on other races.
• Rimuru explained to Riguru that the monsters should remember their former weakness and respect those weaker than themselves.
• Rimuru and Shirou Emiya discussed the village's shortage of skilled workers, and Rigurd suggested recruiting people from the Dwarf Kingdom.
• Rimuru and Shirou Emiya decided to visit the Dwarf Kingdom the next day, with Riguru preparing to accompany Rimuru.

Shirou Emiya, Rimuru, and Gobta traveled to Dwargon, where Gobta defeated five adventurers who threatened him. After exchanging gold for local currency, Shirou decided they should visit the famous blacksmith Hephaestus.

• Shirou Emiya and Rimuru rode with Gobta and their companions toward Dwargon, then left most of the group hidden in the forest and went to the city with Gobta.
• While waiting to enter Dwargon, Shirou projected a spear and ordered Gobta to defeat five adventurers who had threatened him.
• Gobta used Shirou's spear training to knock out all five adventurers, and Shirou told him his training would increase further.
• Shirou, Rimuru, and Gobta entered Dwargon, explored its prosperous streets, and realized they had no local money.
• Shirou exchanged some of his gold at the Gold Exchange and chose to visit the renowned blacksmith Hephaestus instead of seeking recruits.