Recaps

Gilgamesh and Assassin cornered Kayneth and Diarmuid after Tohsaka Tokiomi withdrew, and Gilgamesh’s attack left Kayneth mortally wounded. Aozaki Touko arrived and began treating him, but Kayneth told her not to save him because he felt he could not go on living.

• Kayneth attacked Tohsaka Tokiomi with the Mercury Spirit Fluid, but Tohsaka Tokiomi defended himself with gemstones and retreated behind Gilgamesh.
• Gilgamesh bombarded Kayneth and Diarmuid with Noble Phantasms, while Diarmuid carried Kayneth away as the Kaiyue Hotel collapsed.
• Assassin blocked their escape, and Kayneth revealed that he had sent a familiar to seek Aozaki Touko’s help.
• Gilgamesh unleashed El-Malaha, destroying the building, while Aozaki Touko left Irisviel and Artoria to investigate the battle.
• Diarmuid shielded Kayneth from Gilgamesh’s attack, then acknowledged Kayneth as his lord before vanishing as a golden light.
• Aozaki Touko reached the badly wounded Kayneth and began emergency treatment, but he asked her not to save him.

Avicebron sacrificed Arba to complete a fiery familiar, then spared a captive magus in exchange for her mana. At Einzbern Castle, Touko treated Kayneth and urged him to step aside for Waver’s future, while Kirei sent the remaining Assassins to hunt the other Masters.

• Avicebron had a Magic Doll throw Arba into the altar flames as the familiar’s Magecraft Furnace Core, then offered the captive magus her life if she became his Master.
• Touko told Kayneth that she had restored his limbs but could not repair his Mage Circuits or Magic Crest without extra payment, and he agreed to work off his debt.
• Touko urged Kayneth to let Waver become El-Melloi II and lead the Archimedes family, suggesting he could pursue Sola outside an arranged marriage.
• Kirei reflected on his returned emotions and suspected that he had entered the Holy Grail War to resurrect his wife.
• Kirei told the remaining Assassins to kill as many Masters as possible and said they no longer needed to preserve their alliance with Tokiomi.
• A black sedan arrived at Einzbern Castle, where Touko stood with Kayneth and Sola.

Assassin launched poison attacks against Waver and Caster’s Master, but his targets and plans were disrupted. He then infiltrated Tohsaka Tokiomi’s residence and angered Gilgamesh, who prepared to punish him.

• Assassin poisoned the kettle at Waver and Rider’s residence, and Waver collapsed after drinking the poisoned water.
• Rider took the stricken Waver by Divine Chariot toward Einzbern Castle to seek help from Teacher Touko.
• Assassin found that Arba was missing near Caster’s villa, then a red-armored girl killed him with a cross-shaped greatsword.
• Another Assassin infiltrated Tohsaka Tokiomi’s residence and interrupted Gilgamesh’s game, prompting Gilgamesh to threaten him.

Kirei Kotomine turned against the remaining Assassins and used his Command Spells to force them to fight Saber, intending to eliminate them before they could endanger others. Waver survived Assassin’s poison through Aozaki Touko’s treatment, while the Assassins were trapped in the church for a battle with Saber.

• Gilgamesh killed Assassin after the intruder stumbled into his room, then returned to his video game.
• Another Assassin infiltrated Einzbern Castle but was killed by a small, doglike creature before reaching the kitchen.
• Iskandar brought the poisoned Waver to Aozaki Touko, who restarted his heart and breathing; Waver later woke and hurried to reunite with Iskandar.
• The surviving Assassins learned that their attack on Rider’s Master had failed, and Kirei Kotomine revealed Saber and ordered them to withdraw.
• Kirei Kotomine used all three Command Spells to bind the Assassins and compel them to fight with all their strength without fleeing as Saber charged into the church.

Aozaki Touko and Irisviel tried to buy Ryuudou Temple but left after its head priest refused, while the surviving kings gathered there for the Holy Grail War’s final battle. As Avicebron’s Magic Dolls surrounded the temple, Touko’s group faced Gilgamesh and Iskandar at the gate.

• Artoria defeated the female Assassin at the church, then spoke with Kirei Kotomine about giving his daughter’s story a happy ending.
• Gilgamesh cleared a difficult game overnight, learned that Saber, Caster, and Rider remained, and told Tohsaka Tokiomi not to interfere in the battle.
• Iskandar and Waver shopped for a globe, while Avicebron’s Master watched Magic Dolls gather wood for golems intended to exhaust the other Servants.
• Aozaki Touko offered the head priest of Ryuudou Temple a large sum to buy the temple, but he refused to sell it.
• Gilgamesh met Iskandar and Waver on the way to Ryuudou Temple and agreed to wait for the other king and Touko before fighting.
• Avicebron’s Magic Dolls surrounded Ryuudou Temple as Gilgamesh and Iskandar arrived to face Aozaki Touko’s group.

Aozaki Touko and Artoria fought Gilgamesh and Iskandar inside Iskandar’s Reality Marble, while Tohsaka Tokiomi prepared to use additional Command Spells to control Gilgamesh. Touko emerged unharmed from Gilgamesh’s attack and continued battling him as Iskandar’s army pushed through the Doll Army toward Artoria.

• Aozaki Touko hosted a dinner at Ryuudou Temple, and Irori delivered a cup of wine to Avicebron in the forest.
• Iskandar summoned his Reality Marble and led his army against Touko’s Doll Army as Artoria prepared to face him.
• Aozaki Touko chose to fight Gilgamesh while Artoria confronted Iskandar, and the two battles began.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi accepted Kirei Kotomine’s transplanted Command Spells so he could restrain Gilgamesh and protect his path to the Root.
• Gilgamesh attacked Touko with a rain of Noble Phantasms, but she emerged unharmed and charged into close combat with him.
• Iskandar drove his Divine Chariot through the Doll Army and advanced toward Artoria.

Artoria defeated Iskandar as his Reality Marble collapsed into Aozaki Touko’s larger Reality Marble, where Touko fought Gilgamesh and killed Avicebron. After helping Artoria seal the surviving female knight, Touko prepared to open the Vortex of the Root, but the chapter ended as someone remarked on the group’s monstrous strength.

• Iskandar asked Waver to become his subject, then sent him away to witness and remember his final charge against Artoria.
• Artoria unleashed Excalibur against Iskandar’s Divine Chariot, destroying his army and collapsing his Reality Marble, but the battlefield remained inside Touko’s Reality Marble.
• Touko fought Gilgamesh, released her Fourth Order Gene Lock, and blocked the force of El-Malaha before Gilgamesh vanished.
• Touko killed Avicebron, then helped Artoria suppress and seal the Fifth Element female knight.
• Touko asked for the Lesser Grail to be brought over so she could open the Vortex of the Root, while an observer called the group monsters.

Aozaki Touko confronted All the World's Evil inside the Grail and spoke with Hajime, who had taken on a form that interested her. The chapter left Touko considering her own unfulfilled wish while the fate of the Black Mud remained unresolved.

• A female magus fled after the orange-haired woman who killed Caster noticed her.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi gave Kirei Kotomine an Azoth Sword as proof of his graduation and entrusted Rin and Sakura to his care.
• Irisviel brought the Lesser Grail to Ryuudou Temple, where Touko opened it and Black Mud overwhelmed the temple.
• Touko awoke on Hajime's lap inside the Grail and asked whether Hajime could grant her wish.
• Hajime admitted she could not fulfill Touko's wish, and Touko said it was something she had to achieve herself.

Aozaki Touko eliminated the All the World's Evil and entered the Root with Tohsaka Tokiomi, but Root Shiki protected her from dissolving into its boundless knowledge. She returned having completed the Third Magic, while Tohsaka Tokiomi remained lost in the Root.

• Aozaki Touko invoked Zoroastrian mythology and hurled a Holy Lance into the black giant, destroying Angra Mainyu and cleansing the Holy Grail.
• Aozaki Touko assured Irisviel, Altrouge, and Waver that she would enter the Root and return, then joined Tohsaka Tokiomi in opening a path into it.
• Root Shiki embraced Aozaki Touko and shielded her from the Root's knowledge, while Tohsaka Tokiomi dissolved into the Root.
• Aozaki Touko returned safely from the Root, having gained immense magical power and completed the Third Magic.

Aozaki Touko summoned King Solomon after the Holy Grail War and offered him the Lesser Grail in exchange for his wisdom. The next day at Einzbern Castle, Solomon began learning about the modern era while preparing to impart his knowledge to Touko.

• Aozaki Touko reassured Irisviel that she could protect her family and planned to return to Einzbern and replace Hadon as clan head.
• Tohsaka Rin waited for Tohsaka Tokiomi at Ryuudou Temple, but Kirei Kotomine took her and Sakura home before the Hole to the Root closed.
• Aozaki Touko caught the Lesser Grail, used King Solomon's ring to summon him, and identified herself as his Master.
• Solomon accepted Touko's offer of the Lesser Grail in exchange for granting him a wish and lending her his wisdom.
• At Einzbern Castle the next day, Solomon watched commercials to understand the modern era and said he would teach Touko what he knew.

Aozaki Touko offered to support the struggling Tohsaka Household in exchange for its management of her Fuyuki ley line, then treated Tohsaka Aoi’s exhaustion. After receiving Solomon’s knowledge, Touko completed their contract by giving him the Lesser Grail, and Solomon used it to become human.

• Aozaki Touko visited Tohsaka Aoi and reassured her that she did not intend to take Rin and Sakura away.
• Touko offered to fund the Tohsaka Household in exchange for its management of her Fuyuki ley line.
• When Aoi became dizzy, Touko examined her and used magic to ease her exhaustion.
• King Solomon recounted the Seven Days of Creation, imparting his knowledge to Touko and the castle residents.
• Touko gave King Solomon the Lesser Grail, and he wished to become human.
• Solomon’s power faded, and Touko congratulated him on becoming human.

After Aozaki Touko returned to Einzbern, the Androids accepted her as their new patriarch and she demoted Hadon. News of Touko’s Third Magic reached the Clock Tower and Tzvim Authenroche, who ordered a conspiracy to kill Altrouge before Touko could heal her.

• Aozaki Touko returned to Einzbern and was welcomed by the Androids, who declared their allegiance to her as patriarch.
• Aozaki Touko demoted Hadon after he confirmed she held the highest authority in the Einzbern Family.
• Inorai Balgeletta Atroholm discussed news of Aozaki Touko’s achievement as a Magic User with an elderly Clock Tower Lord.
• Tzvim Authenroche learned that Altrouge was with Aozaki Touko and feared she might be healed.
• Tzvim ordered the Dead Apostles to spread the news of Altrouge’s possible recovery and gather allies to kill her.

As factions prepared to attack Altrouge before her recovery could be confirmed, Aozaki Touko’s diplomacy began easing the pressure while White Knight Blood considered how to protect her. Altrouge and Touko continued her treatment, then argued playfully over which of them should bear an heir.

• Crimson Lord ordered the Dead Apostles to spread news of Altrouge’s treatment, and the report sent the hidden world into an uproar as factions called for her death.
• Rita Rozayen withheld judgment and prepared gold-rank Mageye backups to send Altrouge if her recovery was confirmed, while Van Fem declined Crimson Lord’s invitation to attack her after reconciling with her.
• Kuonji Alice told Aozaki Aoko to leave Misaki City with her parents, but Aoko suspected Alice might join the coming battle.
• White Knight Blood sought Altrouge at Einzbern Castle, but Bremeth said she was being treated by Aozaki Touko and advised him to leave the political response to them.
• Altrouge and Touko continued the intimate treatment until Touko called a halt, then joked about having a child and disagreed over who should bear it.

Aozaki Touko left Altrouge after arranging for her to bear a pure True Ancestor descendant, then returned to the Clock Tower to assess the Mage's Association's stance on the Dead Apostle conflict. She met Bartholomello Rolalerea, the next head of the family and a magician she considered her equal in strength.

• Altrouge told Rizovolt Sturlut and Fina Blood Svelten that she was pregnant after agreeing to Touko's plan, and she defended Touko's departure to negotiate with other factions.
• Altrouge punished Fina Blood for teasing her about acting like Touko's wife, while Sturlut reflected on Touko's ability to create a True Ancestor descendant.
• Touko traveled from Germany to London using her spirit form and met Mel-Lydele Archleot at the Clock Tower, where Lidell warned that the Bartholomello family's hatred of Dead Apostles could complicate negotiations.
• Touko asked Lidell to contact the Bartholomello family, and the family sent Bartholomello Rolalerea to meet her at Lidell's Western Mansion.
• Touko told Rolalerea that she considered her a rare magician whose strength rivaled a True Ancestor, and Rolalerea said she was confident she could hunt True Ancestors.

Aozaki Touko persuaded Lolaireia to keep Bartholomello from hunting the Dead Apostles allied with Altrouge, in exchange for three months of mentorship. In Misaki City, Aoko prepared to take her parents to China for safety, while Alice defeated Dead Apostles targeting the Aozaki household.

• Touko explained to Lolaireia that she supported Altrouge because she intended to make her her wife, and Lolaireia agreed to stop Bartholomello's hunt in exchange for three months of instruction.
• Aoko told her mother she planned to take her parents to China under the pretense of studying martial arts, intending instead to protect them from hostile Dead Apostles.
• Aoko revealed that Touko had bought her school, so she could take leave without trouble.
• Aoko found Alice beside the bodies of Dead Apostles that Alice's familiars had killed after they tried to target the Aozaki household.
• Aoko thanked Alice for protecting her family, and Alice urged her to focus on the trip to China.

Aozaki Touko visited the Pope to persuade the Holy Church to stay out of the Dead Apostle civil war, offering to extend his life and promising to suppress Altrouge if she threatened humanity. The Pope agreed to stand aside, while Umbrella Corporation’s werewolf guards and magi swiftly stopped a Dead Apostle sabotage attempt in Germany.

• Dead Apostles infiltrated Umbrella Corporation in Germany, but werewolves and magi captured them before they could sabotage the company.
• Aozaki Touko silently entered the Pope’s heavily guarded chapel and claimed Solomon had granted her wisdom that let her bypass its defenses.
• Touko used private knowledge about the Pope to persuade him that her clairvoyance was real, then asked the Holy Church to stay out of the Dead Apostle civil war.
• Touko offered to extend the Pope’s life and swore in the Aozaki family’s name that she would suppress Altrouge if the Dead Apostle Princess threatened humanity.
• The Pope agreed that the Holy Church would stand by during the civil war.

Aozaki Touko restored the Pope’s vitality, while Crimson Lord, Rottweil, awakened Arcueid and sought her help against Altrouge in exchange for finding Roa and reclaiming her hair. The chapter then shifted to a Church torture chamber, where a young priest arrived to deliver the Pope’s orders to Narubaleck.

• Aozaki Touko extended the Pope’s life and restored his youthful energy before leaving the chapel.
• Crimson Lord, Rottweil, opened a passage to Millennium Castle and awakened Arcueid.
• Rottweil offered to help Arcueid find and permanently kill Roa and reclaim her hair if she defeated Altrouge.
• At Einzbern, Altrouge sensed Arcueid and considered recruiting her, while Irisviel brought her a book about caring for a fetus.
• Narubaleck killed a torture victim as a young priest arrived to deliver the Pope’s orders.

Narubaleck agreed to keep the Gravekeepers out of the Dead Apostle civil war after the Church promised two years of funding, while Natalia Kaminski and Emiya Kiritsugu monitored the growing Dead Apostle force in a remote town. In Germany, Altrouge and Crimson Lord approached Einzbern, where Altrouge’s sister was staying with the Third Magus, and Crimson Lord prepared for the coming confrontation.

• A priest delivered the Pope’s order for Narubaleck and the Gravekeepers not to interfere in the Dead Apostle civil war, and Narubaleck accepted after hearing they would receive two years of wages in advance.
• Natalia Kaminski and Emiya Kiritsugu watched a remote town occupied by over a hundred Dead Apostles and waited for orders rather than attacking.
• Emiya Kiritsugu told Shishigou Kairi that Aozaki Touko might be able to cure a curse, and promised to mention him if he distinguished himself in battle.
• Altrouge and Crimson Lord arrived in Germany and confirmed that Black Princess was staying at Einzbern with the Third Magus.
• Crimson Lord concluded that Black Princess intended to confront and kill them, leaving him no safe way to retreat.

Ryougi Shiki and Aoko Aozaki defeated a group of Dead Apostles sent to capture them and use them to pressure Aozaki Touko. After Shiki learned who had ordered the attack, she revealed that “It” had temporarily given her Mystic Eyes to help her fight.

• Altrouge threatened Arcueid, while Aozaki Touko tried to calm her and proposed they face Arcueid together if needed.
• A crow carried word that the White Princess had joined the opposition and that Nero Chaos might be recruited against Altrouge.
• A birdlike monster flew toward the Einzbern Family, suspecting the Third Magus had influenced the Holy Church and Mage's Association to stay out of the conflict.
• Ryougi Shiki and Aoko Aozaki pursued the Dead Apostles who had attacked them, killing fifteen and driving the survivors into an alley.
• Shiki cornered the last fleeing Dead Apostle, who revealed that Crimson Lord wanted to capture her and her companions to threaten Aozaki Touko.
• Shiki killed the Dead Apostle with her short blade and told Aoko that “It” had temporarily given her Mystic Eyes.

Aozaki Touko spent the night with Kuonji Alice, rekindling their childhood closeness, then prepared for the coming Dead Apostle civil war. At the Dead Apostles’ castle, Tzvim Authenroche gathered the highest-ranking figures, who questioned the threat posed by Aozaki Touko.

• Aozaki Touko visited Kuonji Alice at night, shared tea with her, and reminisced about how they had become close as children.
• Aozaki Touko insisted that she would remain part of Kuonji Alice’s life, and Alice let her stay as she went to sleep.
• Aozaki Touko slipped into Kuonji Alice’s bed and stayed there through the night.
• The next morning, Kuonji Alice told Aozaki Touko that the Dead Apostles wanted to discuss the coming civil war, and Touko said the high-level fighters should decide the outcome through battle.
• Tzvim Authenroche addressed the assembled Dead Apostle leaders, while Nero Chaos and Gransorg Blackmoore raised concerns about Aozaki Touko’s strength.

Arcueid abandoned her alliance with Crimson Lord after learning that Altrouge was pregnant, leaving Crimson Lord’s forces badly outmatched. Crimson Lord appealed to the hidden Gravekeepers for help, while his allies began considering retreat.

• Crimson Lord warned the Dead Apostles that Aozaki Touko and Merem Solomon’s involvement made the battle more dangerous, while Arcueid said she had joined to reclaim her hair.
• Aozaki Touko refused Crimson Lord’s offer to withdraw and explained that she was fighting because she cared for Altrouge.
• Aozaki Touko revealed that Altrouge was pregnant, and Arcueid sensed the child and rushed to touch her sister’s belly.
• Arcueid declared that she would no longer fight Altrouge and would treat anyone who attacked her sister as an enemy.
• Crimson Lord’s allies, including Nero Chaos and Black Wing Lord, reconsidered their support as Crimson Lord called on the Gravekeepers to restore the balance of power.

Aozaki Touko trapped the fleeing Dead Apostles in her enormous Reality Marble, and the allies prepared to eliminate them while keeping pregnant Altrouge away from the battle. Touko challenged Crimson Lord herself and began testing her strength against him.

• A nun named Narubaleck and her companions withdrew after confirming they would not interfere in the Dead Apostle civil war, prompting Crimson Lord's faction to retreat.
• Touko unfolded Eternal Doll Kingdom and drew the fleeing Dead Apostles, Androids, and mercenaries into her vast Reality Marble, where she explained that the World did not correct it.
• Touko promised Arcueid that she would help find Roa after the battle, while Arcueid and the knights persuaded pregnant Altrouge not to fight.
• Touko assigned Crimson Lord to herself and left Nero Chaos and Black Wing Lord to the Black and White Knights.
• Touko charged across the district and struck the ground with enough force to devastate the area, then faced Crimson Lord and invited him to test her strength.

Aozaki Touko overwhelmed Crimson Lord, who unleashed a city-destroying attack that she evaded by shifting outside her Reality Marble. After realizing the vast gulf between them, Crimson Lord asked Touko to fight him with all her strength.

• Crimson Lord attacked Aozaki Touko, but she kicked him through buildings and into the city wall.
• Touko dodged and deflected Crimson Lord's attacks before striking him into the moat and judging the fight a slaughter.
• Crimson Lord enhanced his body and unleashed a devastating punch that tore through a huge section of the city, while Arcueid shielded Black Princess from the gale.
• Touko emerged unharmed after shifting outside her Reality Marble, and she assessed Crimson Lord's punch as powerful enough to destroy a city.
• Crimson Lord accepted that escape would only mean a life of hiding and asked Touko to fight him with all her strength.

Aozaki Touko killed Crimson Lord with a devastating punch, prompting Nero Chaos and many Dead Apostles to surrender while the remaining battles shifted toward surrender or reconciliation. Afterward, Altrouge thanked Touko tenderly, leaving Touko flustered and Arcueid surprised by her sister’s gentleness.

• Aozaki Touko met Crimson Lord’s desperate punch with her own and erased him, shattering the sky of her Reality Marble.
• Nero Chaos surrendered to White Knight Blood after deciding he had no chance against Aozaki Touko, and White Knight Blood led him toward the castle.
• Black Wing Lord and Black Knight, St. George, agreed to redefine their relationship after witnessing Aozaki Touko’s power.
• Dead Apostles across the battlefield began surrendering as Shishigou Kairi continued hunting those who resisted.
• Aozaki Touko met Altrouge and Arcueid on her way to the castle, and Altrouge gently thanked her for her efforts.
• Aozaki Touko became flustered by Altrouge’s tenderness, while Arcueid was surprised to see her sister act so gently.

Aozaki Touko took Nero Chaos into her research on creating a new life system, promising that it could help him control his Beast King's Nest. The next day, she visited the Pope to fulfill her promise of extending his life, then left him wondering whether her offer of Angel's Fall was genuine.

• Aozaki Touko told Nero Chaos she wanted to study his Beast King's Nest as part of her research into creating a new life system, and Altrouge agreed to let him work with her.
• Nero Chaos considered refusing but accepted Touko's offer after she threatened to demonstrate her magecraft, hoping she could help him control his Beast King's Nest.
• Aozaki Touko explained to Altrouge that she intended to introduce a new life system into her Reality Marble, and Altrouge recognized that Touko's long life gave her time for such a vast undertaking.
• News spread that Crimson Lord's Dead Apostles had been defeated and brought under Altrouge's control, leaving the Holy Church and Mage's Association wary of what she would do next.
• Aozaki Touko visited the Pope in Vatican City and restored the remaining thirty years of life she had promised him.
• The Pope called after Touko to ask whether Angel's Fall could really send someone to Heaven.