Chapter Summaries

Shirou Emiya made a cake using specially refined ingredients for Edelweiss, the World's Number One, who had come to his shop to taste his desserts. After tasting his masterpiece, Edelweiss asked him to take her as his disciple.

• Shirou Emiya prepared special ingredients and set out to make his finest cake for Edelweiss.
• Shirou Emiya closed the shop to customers, saying he did not want to make another dessert that day.
• Edelweiss followed the cake's enticing aroma into the kitchen and asked Shirou Emiya why it smelled so alluring.
• Shirou Emiya explained that his special ingredients and techniques created the cake's fragrance, then served Edelweiss half of it.
• Edelweiss savored the cake and asked Shirou Emiya to take her as his disciple and teach her to make such desserts.

Shirou Emiya accepted Edelweiss as his disciple and agreed to teach her how to make desserts. When he returned to the dormitory, he found Ikki Kurogane devastated by his father’s rejection.

• Edelweiss introduced herself as the world’s Number One swordswoman and asked Shirou Emiya to teach her cooking.
• Shirou Emiya reassured Edelweiss and accepted her as his disciple, then introduced himself and led her to the dessert kitchen.
• Shirou Emiya returned to the dormitory and found Ikki Kurogane slumped at the table.
• Ikki Kurogane told Shirou Emiya that his father had urged him to do nothing because he could not accomplish anything, leaving him in unbearable pain.

Ikki Kurogane returned home and asked his father, Gen Kurogane, whether winning the Seven Stars Sword Festival would earn his acknowledgment. Gen explained that he had always acknowledged Ikki as his son but expected him to abandon the path of a knight, leaving Ikki devastated by his father's complete lack of expectations for him.

• Ikki Kurogane happily reunited with Gen Kurogane and told him about his victories in Ryuusen's selection tournament.
• Ikki asked Gen whether winning the Seven Stars Sword Festival would make him acknowledge Ikki's strength.
• Gen told Ikki that he acknowledged him as his son and had withheld training because he believed Ikki lacked talent.
• Gen explained that rank maintained order among Blade Dancers and that Ikki's achievements could encourage others to defy their assigned roles.
• Gen urged Ikki to give up being a knight, saying that he had always expected Ikki to do nothing.
• Ikki realized that Gen neither hated him nor expected anything from him, and sorrow overwhelmed him.

Shirou Emiya explained to Kurogane Ikki how Kiritsugu’s convictions had led him to make ruthless choices, urging Ikki to accept that their fathers’ beliefs could differ from their own. When Ikki’s friends and supporters arrived, he realized he was not alone.

• Shirou compared Kurogane Ikki’s conflict with his father to his own conflict with Kiritsugu Emiya.
• Shirou described how Kiritsugu would sacrifice fewer people, even family, to save more lives, and recounted Kiritsugu destroying a plane to stop a virus from spreading.
• Shirou told Ikki to respect his father’s convictions while affirming and pursuing his own.
• Shirou challenged Ikki to stop hesitating and prove his convictions were not weak.
• Ikki opened the dormitory door to find Shizuku, Stella, Nagi, Professor Orikki, classmates, and others offering their support.
• Shizuku reassured Ikki that he was not alone because he still had them.

Shirou Emiya arranged support for Ikki Kurogane after his return and watched him regain his confidence, then left school after his own match to visit Edelweiss at home. He found her happily learning pastry-making and began teaching her as she settled into life under his roof.

• Shirou Emiya saw Ikki Kurogane comforted by Shizuku Kurogane and felt satisfied that Ikki had recovered his confidence after confronting his father.
• Shirou Emiya declined to attend Ikki Kurogane's match and left Bujin Academy, while Stella, Shizuku Kurogane, and Nagi Arisugawa went to cheer for Ikki.
• Shirou Emiya returned home and found Edelweiss making pastries in the kitchen after spending the night in an upstairs room.
• Edelweiss told Shirou Emiya she had slept well and enjoyed learning pastry-making at his house.
• Shirou Emiya tasted Edelweiss's pastries, praised her fundamentals, and began demonstrating how to improve them.

Shirou Emiya trained with Edelweiss and was overwhelmed by her swordsmanship, though their sparring gave him a rare chance to fight freely. On his way back to school, he realized the pocket watch was nearly ready to send him to another world and reflected on how much stronger he had become.

• Shirou Emiya and Edelweiss sparred beneath an overpass, with Shirou barely keeping up against the World's Number One swordswoman.
• Edelweiss ended their training and asked whether Shirou Emiya was really human because of his extraordinary physical strength.
• Shirou Emiya and Edelweiss returned home, shared dinner, and Shirou then set off for school.
• Shirou Emiya assessed Edelweiss's strength and concluded he could only barely match her by using his full power and fighting at range.
• Shirou Emiya checked his golden pocket watch and realized it was nearly ready to take him to another world.
• Shirou Emiya reflected that his skills, weapons, and magical power had greatly improved, leaving him confident he could face powerful heroic spirits with a sword.

Shirou Emiya prepared to leave this world after deciding that its lack of worthy opponents would not help him improve further, though he planned to train his Divine Blessings to their limit first. He spent a day with his friends and learned that Ikki Kurogane’s final selection match would be against Touka Toudou.

• Shirou Emiya decided to leave after training his Divine Blessings to their limit, since the world offered too few opponents who could help him advance.
• Shirou Emiya told Stella and Ikki Kurogane that he planned to go abroad after the representative selection tournament, though he might not return in time for the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.
• Shirou Emiya spent the next day with Stella, Ikki Kurogane, Shizuku Kurogane, and Nagi Arisugawa instead of visiting the dessert shop.
• Shirou Emiya and his friends received the opponents for their final selection matches, and Shirou Emiya said he expected to secure his place in the tournament.
• Ikki Kurogane revealed that his final opponent was the Student Council President, Touka Toudou.

Ikki Kurogane reflected on the source of Touka Toudou’s strength and the expectations she carried before their match. Though he was unsure he could defeat her, he resolved to evolve during the battle and fight with the expectations of his comrades behind him.

• Shirou Emiya encouraged Ikki Kurogane before his match against Touka Toudou, and Ikki eagerly welcomed the chance to fight her.
• That night, Ikki admitted he was uncertain he could defeat Touka, then recalled Utarage Izumo explaining how Touka’s kindness had helped him and other children at their orphanage.
• Ikki understood that Touka drew strength from fighting for others, while he had previously fought only for himself.
• Ikki recognized that his comrades’ and others’ expectations now rested in his sword, and he vowed not to lose despite his doubts.
• Ikki declined Shirou’s offer of pre-battle coaching and resolved to surpass himself and complete his evolution in battle.

As the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival selection tournament reached its final day, Shirou Emiya, Ikki Kurogane, and their friends discussed the decisive matches and their opponents. Ikki planned to have a proper exchange with Touka Toudou, while Shirou and Stella hoped to finish their own matches quickly enough to watch him.

• Shirou Emiya was surrounded by girls wishing him luck before his match against Touka Toudou, which would take place simultaneously with Ikki Kurogane's duel.
• Kagami Kusakabe explained that Ikki and Shirou were among the four remaining candidates with a chance to compete for the Seven Star Sword King title, making Ikki's match an early preview of the festival finals.
• Shizuku Kurogane watched as Shirou Emiya and Nagi Arisugawa casually played Go instead of preparing nervously for their matches, while Stella Familiaron trained with her sword.
• Shirou Emiya and Stella Familiaron hoped to finish their matches quickly so they could watch Ikki Kurogane fight Touka Toudou.
• Ikki Kurogane said he intended to exchange blows properly with his senior rather than end the match immediately.

Shirou Emiya met Edelweiss before his final match against Takeshi Momotani, then began the battle by projecting sixteen weapons behind him. He ended the chapter poised like a golden king, with the fight still underway.

• Shirou Emiya's friends urged Ikki Kurogane to endure his match, and Ikki agreed to do his best.
• Shirou Emiya went to the third training ground for his final match against Takeshi Momotani and reminisced about Orario, the Dungeon, and the Loki Familia.
• Edelweiss arrived to watch Shirou Emiya's match, and they walked together to the training ground.
• Takeshi Momotani vowed not to surrender again, while Shirou Emiya prepared to end the match quickly.
• At the referee's command, Shirou Emiya drove his sword into the ground and projected sixteen weapons, taking on the appearance of a golden king.

Shirou Emiya defeated Takeshi Momotani by piercing his armor with sixteen projected Noble Phantasms, then hurried with Edelweiss to watch Ikki Kurogane fight Touka Toudou. The chapter ended as Ikki’s body began splitting open while he charged with his evolved technique, One-Hit Rakshasa.

• Shirou Emiya launched sixteen Noble Phantasms at Takeshi Momotani, piercing his armor and leaving him badly wounded.
• The staff carried Takeshi Momotani from the arena, and Shirou received Bujin Academy’s Seven Star Sword Dance Festival medal.
• Shirou Emiya met Edelweiss and hurried with her to Ikki Kurogane’s match against Touka Toudou.
• Ikki Kurogane and Touka Toudou prepared to clash with their strongest techniques, One-Sword Overdrive and Raikiri.
• Ikki Kurogane accelerated during his charge, began bleeding as his body split, and revealed the evolved technique One-Hit Rakshasa.

Ikki Kurogane defeated Touka Toudou after shattering her Raikiri, and Shirou Emiya praised Ikki’s swordsmanship and will before leaving with Edelweiss. Later, Shirou celebrated with Stella, Ikki, Shizuku, and Nagi, then said he likely would miss the upcoming pre-match training because he needed to focus on his own training.

• Ikki Kurogane won after breaking Touka Toudou’s Raikiri, and the referee declared her unable to continue.
• Shirou Emiya told Edelweiss that Ikki had the talent and will to eventually catch up to her, then left the training grounds so Touka and Shizuku could be together.
• Shirou, Stella, Ikki, Shizuku, and Nagi celebrated over juice and food, while Stella complained that she had missed the match and accidentally offended Shizuku.
• The group discussed the upcoming pre-match training and the possibility that it would not be held in Okutama.
• Shirou said he probably would not attend the training because he needed to spar with Edelweiss and improve his ability values, though he might visit if he finished early.

Shirou Emiya finished his training with Edelweiss, promised to return, and traveled to Jupiter Academy’s training camp. He reunited with Stella and the others just as Ikki Kurogane faced Nangou.

• Shirou Emiya reached the limit of his basic attributes while training with Edelweiss, then promised he would return to her.
• Edelweiss formed a contract with Shirou Emiya and marked his hand with her Twin Swords as proof of their promises.
• Shirou Emiya arrived at Yamagata and asked student reporters Eight-Heart and Komiyama to guide him to Hagun Academy’s training grounds.
• Shirou Emiya reached the training grounds, where Ikki Kurogane stood opposite Nangou, the God of Combat.
• Stella rushed into Shirou Emiya’s arms and nearly suffocated him before Nagi Arisugawa and Shizuku Kurogane warned her to let go.

Shirou Emiya reunited with the Hagun Academy students and explained the subtle swordsmanship behind Ikki Kurogane’s evenly matched duel with God of Combat Torajiro Nangou. As the group headed back to school, they saw smoke rising from Hagun Academy.

• Shirou Emiya reunited with Stella and the others after nearly a month away and explained how Ikki Kurogane and God of Combat Torajiro Nangou had been exchanging subtle attacks.
• Shirou Emiya said Ikki Kurogane had held his ground against Nangou, and the duel ended after twenty minutes.
• Shirou Emiya teased Ikki Kurogane about facing Edelweiss, then learned the students were leaving Yamagata that day.
• Nagi Arisugawa explained that Kagami Kusakabe had gone to Hokkaido to cover Rokuson Academy’s training camp.
• Saijou Ray stopped the bus after seeing smoke rising from the location of Hagun Academy.

Arisuin revealed that he was a Rebellion assassin assigned to immobilize Ikki and the others, but he had chosen to betray the plan. Shirou Emiya left the bus to face Warenstein, a Rebellion apostle sent to keep him from interfering, and recognized the name as an insult to Ais Wallenstein.

• Arisuin confessed that Rebellion had recruited him to attack Ikki and the others after they reached Hagun, then declared that he wanted the plan to fail for Shizuku's sake.
• Shirou Emiya remained free of Arisuin's Shadow Stitch and realized an enemy was targeting him alone.
• Shirou Emiya left the bus and told the others to return to school while he handled the attacker.
• Shirou Emiya met a middle-aged man who identified himself as Warenstein, one of the Twelve Apostles of Rebellion, sent to remove him from the operation.
• Shirou Emiya connected Warenstein's name to Ais Wallenstein and unleashed his killing intent against the terrorist.

Shirou Emiya defeated the One-Armed Sword Saint Warenstein after revealing his fire abilities and using Void Chains to trap him. He named his devastating flaming sword technique High-Class Excalibur.

• Warenstein attacked Shirou Emiya with Mountain Splitting Slash, but Shirou dodged and explained that he had understood Warenstein's friction-based ability.
• Shirou revealed his large-scale fire magic, leaving Warenstein stunned because it did not require projecting a Noble Phantasm.
• Shirou unleashed Heaven-Burning Earth-Burning Dragon King Flame and used Void Chains to bind Warenstein before the attack struck.
• Warenstein was burned to ashes, and Shirou surveyed the scorched battlefield.
• Shirou decided to rename the flaming technique High-Class Excalibur.

Shirou Emiya watched Akatsuki Academy overwhelm Bujin Academy and fired a devastating Illusionary Collapse toward the battlefield. Touka Toudou rushed to move her fallen Student Council companions as Ouma Kurogane realized the attack was descending on them.

• Shirou Emiya used Clairvoyance to observe the attack on Bujin Academy and decided to teach Akatsuki Academy a lesson without stopping the trial outright.
• Ouma Kurogane repeatedly withstood Touka Toudou's Raikiri after offering to let her strike him once, and Touka prepared to use her unfinished Take-Mikazuchi technique.
• Shirou Emiya called Touka Toudou, warned her to move the fallen Student Council members, and hung up before she could respond.
• Shirou Emiya projected Rougetsuka and Stella's Dragon Killer Sword, then fired a crimson Illusionary Collapse toward Bujin Academy.
• Touka Toudou recognized the danger and dashed to move her companions as Amane Shinomiyya warned Ouma Kurogane of the incoming attack.
• Ouma Kurogane saw the crimson attack descend and called for everyone to gather behind him as he began using Wind God Barrier.

Shirou Emiya’s crimson attack destroyed the school entrance and defeated Ouma Kurogane’s allies, leaving Ouma badly injured but eager to fight. Reisen Hiraga evacuated the unconscious fighters while Ouma and Touka Toudou waited for Shirou, who arrived ready to face him.

• Ouma Kurogane raised his Wind God Barrier as Amane Shinomiyya warned the group, but Shirou Emiya’s crimson attack shattered it and blasted through Hagun Academy.
• Touka Toudou survived the explosion and encountered Reisen Hiraga, who said he had abandoned Nagi Arisugawa after learning Warenstein had died.
• Ouma Kurogane emerged as the only conscious fighter, and Reisen Hiraga urged him to retreat before Shirou arrived.
• Reisen Hiraga loaded the injured and unconscious fighters into his car and left, while Ouma recovered and Touka Toudou waited for Shirou.
• Shirou Emiya arrived at Hagun Academy humming a song about blowing up a school, and Ouma Kurogane challenged him to fight to the death.

Shirou Emiya defeated Ouma Kurogane without being injured and helped bring the battle’s aftermath under control. After the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival preparations continued, Shirou said goodbye to his friends and departed to pursue his goal of saving Miyu, leaving Edelweiss behind.

• Ouma Kurogane attacked Shirou Emiya with Moon-Shattering Sky Dragon Claws, but Shirou emerged unharmed and defeated him with the Byakko Sword.
• Shirou Emiya told Reisen Hiraga to take Ouma Kurogane away, then checked on Touka Toudou as Kurono Shinguji and Neine Saikyō arrived.
• Shirou Emiya arranged for Ikki Kurogane to meet Edelweiss, while Akatsuki Academy became the eighth academy in the Seven Star Sword Dance Festival.
• Shirou Emiya left Bujin Academy after saying goodbye to his classmates; Stella trained with Neine Saikyō, and Shirou left her a letter through Shizuku Kurogane.
• At the dessert shop, Shirou Emiya said goodbye to Edelweiss and set off on a new journey to save Miyu.

Shirou Emiya arrived in a different Type-Moon world as the Black Faction’s Assassin and contracted with Hyōma Sagara during a Holy Grail War. After saving Reika Rikudō and explaining that he came from another Parallel World’s future, Shirou left Hyōma confident he could win.

• Shirou Emiya awakened as Assassin after Hyōma Sagara summoned him instead of Jack the Ripper.
• Hyōma Sagara saw Shirou’s powerful abilities and celebrated his unexpected good fortune.
• Shirou used Yoishigure to heal the dying Reika Rikudō and asked Hyōma to erase her memories and let her go.
• Shirou told Hyōma that he came from another Parallel World and had fought in the Fifth Holy Grail War.
• Hyōma reasoned that Shirou’s future origins would keep his identity safe and declared he would win the war.