Chapter Summaries

Illya, Gray, and Rin discovered that the Holy Grail had marked them with Command Spells, prompting Lainis to contact Touko for guidance. At the Matou Household, Shirou noticed a similar mark on Shinji’s hand after their sparring match.

• Lainis explained the protection of mystery and suggested testing Illya’s new abilities, with Sella approving a controlled battle.
• At Mount Enzo, Lainis told Illya about the previous Holy Grail War and the Grail buried beneath the mountain.
• Illya and Gray discovered Command Spells on their hands, while Lainis found that she had not been chosen as a Master.
• Lainis postponed Illya’s ability test and decided to contact Touko about the unexpected Command Spells.
• At the Tohsaka Household, Rin saw a Command Spell appear on her hand while Sakura confronted her about Touko.
• Shirou and Shinji sparred at the Matou Household, and Shirou noticed a red mark on Shinji’s hand that he mistook for a tattoo.

Illya waited for Touko and Irisviel to return after discovering she had become a Master, then tried to use her Magic Wand to complete her homework. The spell failed, leaving the wand dark.

• Illya waited at home with her Command Spell while Sella and Liz assured her the Holy Grail War was not as dangerous as before.
• Sella asked Illya whether she had finished her homework, and Illya realized she had forgotten it and rushed upstairs.
• Illya wondered whether magic could finish her homework, then pointed her Magic Wand at the assignment and ordered the pen to write by itself.
• The pencil began moving, but the Magic Wand flickered and went dark before the homework was completed.

Emiya Shirou learned about the Holy Grail War, awakened Command Spells, and decided to enter it to protect Matou Shinji. Meanwhile, Ryougi Shiki met Aozaki Touko by the sea and challenged her confidence that Shiki loved her.

• Illya found that the Magic Wand could create fire but went limp when she tried to make it do her homework, so she began teaching it to write.
• Emiya Shirou asked Emiya Kiritsugu about his return to Fuyuki, and Kiritsugu explained that he was there to assist Aozaki Touko with research on his Magic Crest.
• Kiritsugu explained the Holy Grail War and warned Shirou not to participate, then offered to teach him magecraft.
• Shirou secretly wished to join the war to protect Matou Shinji, and Command Spells appeared on his hand.
• A blue-haired girl at the Matou household practiced swordsmanship and resolved to fight in the war so she could wish to become a true magus.
• Ryougi Shiki met Aozaki Touko by the sea, said Touko was loved by her, and asked whether Touko was certain Shiki loved her.

In the Reality Marble, Aozaki Touko told Illya about her victory in a past Holy Grail War and explained Illya’s role as the future head of the Einzbern Family. She described Heroic Spirits as the summoned fighters, while Illya wondered whether modern weapons could defeat them.

• Aozaki Touko explained that the Command Spell marked Illya as a participant in a life-threatening contest for the Holy Grail.
• Touko said she had won a past Holy Grail War, married Irisviel through an alliance with the Einzberns, and inherited the family headship and its immense wealth.
• Illya learned she was expected to win the next Holy Grail War but did not have to kill people herself; she could defeat the other participants’ Heroic Spirits.
• Touko explained that Heroic Spirits were legendary heroes summoned to fight, and Illya asked whether airplanes and tanks could be used against them.
• Touko was surprised that Illya had quickly thought of using modern weapons in the war.

Illya learned that her Magical Girl power depended on earning the Rose Maidens’ recognition, and Suigintou agreed to lend her power if Illya proved herself. Meanwhile, Aozaki Touko pushed Emiya Kiritsugu through extreme training, keeping him alive with powerful healing magecraft.

• Aozaki Touko told Illya that modern weapons would risk destroying Fuyuki City and advised her to treat the Holy Grail War as a trial for growth.
• Aozaki Touko explained that Illya could unlock Rose Maiden transformations by earning their recognition and could reach the form Alice if all seven reconciled.
• Illya learned that Aozaki Touko and Aoko were both Magic Users and that she might inherit Aoko’s Magic Crest.
• Illya asked Suigintou to lend her magical power, and Suigintou agreed on the condition that Illya prove she was qualified.
• Aozaki Touko made Emiya Kiritsugu run beyond his limits, repeatedly healing him so he could not die from the strain.

Aozaki Touko used a Reality Marble to reach the Vortex of the Root, where she discussed her pursuit of the unknown with Root Shiki and identified a way forward. The story then shifted to England, where a wounded demon hunter fled the destruction caused by the Night of Walachia.

• Aozaki Touko accelerated time inside a Reality Marble until the Vortex of the Root appeared, and Root Shiki pulled her safely inside.
• Aozaki Touko told Root Shiki that she needed to grasp the unknown within herself to find what lay beyond the Root’s omniscient scope.
• Root Shiki teased Aozaki Touko about giving up her other partners, but Touko refused.
• In a remote English town, a silver-haired demon hunter escaped after the Night of Walachia slaughtered the Church’s Purging Knights and devastated the town.

Aozaki Touko found the wounded Silver-haired girl amid the slaughter and offered to make her the mother of Izayo Sakuya in exchange for driving off Night of Walachia. As the monster entered the alley, Touko tried to make it leave, but it stopped before her, sensing danger.

• The Silver-haired girl found a boy trapped beneath rubble and prepared to shoot him, but Aozaki Touko appeared and offered medical help in exchange for a childbearing arrangement.
• Touko rescued the boy by replacing his crushed lower body with a woman's lower body, then the Silver-haired girl agreed to bear Izayo Sakuya if Touko drove off Night of Walachia.
• The Silver-haired girl explained that her mistaken assessment had contributed to the disaster and refused Touko's offer of personal benefits.
• Night of Walachia entered the alley in the form of a winged minotaur, and Touko asked it to leave because she was on Altrouge's side.
• Night of Walachia stopped before Touko, sensing that she was dangerous despite her calm appearance.

Aozaki Touko defeated Night of Walachia, healed Ananke, and fulfilled their contract by creating a child who carried both Ananke’s bloodline and Touko’s time-magic bloodline. A year later, after Izayo Sakuya was born, Touko prepared to leave Ananke and the baby behind.

• Aozaki Touko destroyed Night of Walachia with a single punch after it attacked her.
• Touko healed Ananke’s wound and revealed that she had already made Ananke pregnant with a child carrying Touko’s bloodline.
• Touko decided she could regard the unborn Izayo Sakuya as her child, despite their lack of blood relation.
• A year later, Touko stayed with Ananke and cared for the newborn Izayo Sakuya after the city had been rebuilt.
• Touko told Ananke she planned to leave now that she had witnessed Sakuya’s birth, leaving Ananke dejected.

Touko reassured Ananke that she would return and left her a bank card, while Illya looked forward to showing Remilia her new Magical Girl powers. In Tokyo, Remilia met a silver-haired exorcist maid and tried to hire her, even buying her school when she said she could not leave her studies.

• Touko offered Ananke money for her and Izayo Sakuya, but Ananke declined and said she had enough savings to care for her daughter.
• Touko promised Ananke she would return, and Ananke said Izayo Sakuya would be happy to see her again.
• Illya told Touko she wanted to show Remilia that she had become a Magical Girl and asked whether Remilia could have a Soul Gem too.
• In a Tokyo coffee shop, Remilia and Arcueid noticed the silver-haired maid’s unusual nature, while the maid recognized them as True Ancestors and chose not to confront them.
• Remilia offered the maid eternal life and noble status in exchange for becoming her personal maid, but the maid refused because she was a student at Seiei High School.
• Remilia called Hadon and ordered him to buy Seiei High School so the maid could graduate without worry.

Remilia tried to recruit Izayo Sakuya as her maid, but Sakuya declined before agreeing to keep her company. Bazett Fraga McLachlan headed for Fuyuki City after being chosen for the Holy Grail War, while Ryougi Shiki and Asagami Fujino discussed Shiki’s Command Spell and the danger of the ritual.

• Remilia promised Izayo Sakuya a high-ranking position and explained that destiny had identified Sakuya as an important person in her life, but Sakuya refused the maid position.
• Remilia asked Sakuya to chat with her, and Sakuya gave in after Remilia tugged at her skirt and pleaded.
• Bazett Fraga McLachlan wondered why the Holy Grail had chosen her as a Master and decided to travel from London to Fuyuki City, hoping to summon Cú Chulainn.
• Asagami Fujino came home with groceries and cooked beef stew with potatoes for herself and Ryougi Shiki.
• At dinner, Fujino teased Shiki about her relationship with Aozaki Touko and then asked about the Command Spell on Shiki’s hand.
• Shiki explained that the Command Spell marked her participation in the Holy Grail War, and Fujino grew tense remembering how dangerous the ritual was.

Shishigou Kairi learned that Aozaki Touko might remove his curse, while Remilia traveled to Fuyuki with Izayo Sakuya to visit her family and revive her grandmother. The chapter ended with Remilia reuniting with Illya and Arcueid bringing Illya a gift.

• In Los Angeles, Shishigou Kairi gave his employer Aozaki Touko’s contact information so she could seek help with the Scarab Beetles cursed inside her body.
• Shishigou Kairi recalled that Aozaki Touko had promised to remove his own curse after the Holy Grail War, giving him hope as he headed to Fuyuki.
• On a private plane, Remilia told Izayo Sakuya that she planned to revive her grandmother, the Moon King.
• At Aozaki Touko’s modest Fuyuki home, Remilia explained that the house had been kept ordinary so her sister could grow up normally.
• Illya welcomed Remilia with a tight hug, and Arcueid greeted Illya and gave her a gift from London.

Illya learned that her family was deeply involved in the supernatural world and discovered that Remilia was a True Ancestor with extraordinary bloodlines. After Illya revealed her Command Spells and her duty to enter the Holy Grail War, Remilia slipped downstairs at night while Illya’s Magic Wand secretly studied on its own.

• Arcueid told Illya that two gifts she had received were supernatural items, and Sella invited the visitors inside.
• Illya learned that Remilia had known about the supernatural since birth and was a True Ancestor descended from a Magic User and the Dead Apostle Empress.
• Remilia comforted Illya by saying she might have inherited a special ability, but Illya revealed the Command Spells on her hand and her obligation as the Einzbern Family’s next heir to enter the Holy Grail War.
• Remilia worried that she might have to fight her sister in the Holy Grail War, then quietly left their bedroom after Illya fell asleep.
• Illya’s Magic Wand crawled out of a drawer and studied on a projected computer screen to improve its ability to help with homework.

Aozaki Touko reassured Remilia that she could pursue resurrecting Crimson Moon without being forced to harm Illya, then agreed to support her. Izayo Sakuya confronted Touko about her identity and the source of her own time-manipulation ability, leaving Touko’s answer unresolved.

• Remilia asked Aozaki Touko whether joining the Holy Grail War meant she would have to fight Illya, and decided she would not hurt her sister even to reach her goal.
• Remilia admitted she wanted to resurrect Crimson Moon, and Aozaki Touko agreed while warning she would suppress Crimson Moon if she caused trouble.
• After Remilia went to bed, Izayo Sakuya revealed herself and used a phone call to show Touko she had recognized her identity as the Third Magus.
• Izayo Sakuya asked what she meant to Touko, and Touko told her she had come to regard her as family.
• Izayo Sakuya asked whether her time-manipulation power came from sorcerous inheritance, and Aozaki Touko answered no.

Illya began preparing to face the Holy Grail War independently as Touko and Irisviel left her at Einzbern Castle with a powerful summoning catalyst. Across Fuyuki, Remilia, Rin, and Sakura also prepared to summon their Heroic Spirits, while Sakura began the ritual at the Matou Household.

• Touko and Irisviel brought Illya to Einzbern Castle and told her to summon a Heroic Spirit herself, using a powerful catalyst kept in the basement.
• Illya worried about facing the war without Touko, but Touko reassured her while Irisviel reminded her to keep up with school and eat properly.
• Remilia prepared a summoning circle at the Hyatt Grand Hotel, intending to summon her Master, while Arcueid warned her not to become careless.
• Rin prepared to summon a Servant at the Tohsaka Household and told Sakura she could use the circle afterward.
• At the Matou Household, Sakura began a summoning ritual using a catalyst for the legendary hero Perseus.

Remilia defeated Shakespeare and spared his Master in exchange for a ransom, while Aozaki Touko arranged to take Medea from Atram Galliasta. The chapter left Atram hoping to win Touko's favor and Touko warning that his survival depended on his conduct.

• Remilia ambushed and killed Shakespeare, whose final thoughts praised her potential as an author.
• Remilia rejected the fat magus's offer of money and blood, then spared him for a ransom of one hundred million.
• Aozaki Touko met Atram Galliasta in a Fuyuki City park and asked to take Medea for ten thousand US dollars.
• Atram offered Medea as a gift, hoping to earn Touko's friendship, and Touko warned him that politeness might help him survive the Holy Grail War.

Aozaki Touko took Medea from Atram Galliasta and made her a Servant, offering her an immense supply of magical energy. Touko brought Medea home to meet Irisviel, where Medea wondered why Touko had joined the Holy Grail War despite her happy marriage.

• Atram Galliasta tried to transfer Medea to Aozaki Touko, while Medea resisted being handed over so casually.
• Aozaki Touko stopped Medea from attacking and challenged her to become her Servant and try to betray her; Medea accepted.
• Aozaki Touko transferred Medea's contract and Command Spells without Medea noticing, and Atram Galliasta hurried away.
• Medea discovered that Touko provided her with an immense source of magical energy and asked why Touko had chosen her.
• Aozaki Touko took Medea home to Fuyuki City, where Medea saw Touko and Irisviel together and wondered why Touko had entered the Holy Grail War.
• Irisviel encouraged Touko to keep Medea company, but Touko said she had plenty of time to get to know her later.

Tohsaka Sakura negotiated with Ereshkigal over how long she would remain fused with Tohsaka Rin, then summoned a Rider to join the Holy Grail War. Rider immediately tested Ereshkigal while protecting Sakura, leaving the two Heroic Spirits poised to assess each other.

• Aozaki Touko said her wife Irisviel would approach Medea because Irisviel was exceptionally friendly, and Medea admitted she would feel less wary of her.
• At the Matou Household, Matou Shinji questioned whether her blue-haired Servant was Perseus and learned he could use each of his six Noble Phantasms only once.
• The blue-haired Heroic Spirit warned Matou Shinji that he would abandon her if she used up all her Command Spells, so she decided against testing him with one.
• Tohsaka Sakura asked Ereshkigal how long she would remain in Tohsaka Rin's body, and Ereshkigal agreed to leave after the Holy Grail War ended.
• Tohsaka Sakura summoned Rider, who attacked Ereshkigal to create an opening and then moved to protect Sakura.
• Ereshkigal dodged Rider's Chain Blade, and Rider apologized for the attack.

Emiya Shirou agreed to ally with Archer despite the Heroic Spirit’s lost memories, while Matou Shinji’s secret was exposed during a confrontation over Medusa’s severed head. Tohsaka Sakura and Shinji refused to yield the powerful Noble Phantasm, leaving the two sides ready to fight.

• Archer challenged Emiya Shirou’s reason for entering the Holy Grail War, then agreed to give up his wish if Shirou could fulfill it; Shirou proposed contacting Shinji to form an alliance.
• Aozaki Touko sensed Heroic Spirits gathering near the Matou Household and took Medea to watch what happened.
• An attacker struck the Matou Household’s gate, and Matou Shinji and his blue-haired Rider went out to face Tohsaka Sakura, Medusa, and their companion.
• Tohsaka Sakura recognized the blue-haired Rider as Shinji and asked him to return Medusa’s head, but he refused because it was a powerful Noble Phantasm.
• Matou Shinji prepared to fight rather than surrender the head, and Tohsaka Sakura declared that she would help Medusa reclaim it.

Aozaki Touko joined the Holy Grail War confrontation and openly charmed Ereshkigal, while Tohsaka Sakura urged her group to focus on recovering Medusa's head. Touko then entrusted Medea with deciding what to do, leaving the next move to the Witch of Betrayal.

• Ereshkigal recognized Aozaki Touko as the likely Third Magus and watched her warily as she approached.
• Aozaki Touko praised Ereshkigal's beauty and said she wanted to see her smile, leaving the goddess flustered and unable to dismiss her words as mere tricks.
• Tohsaka Sakura tapped Ereshkigal on the head and reminded her that they needed to recover Medusa's head.
• Rider advised Matou Shinji to retreat, but Shinji said escape would not help if Aozaki Touko intended to kill them.
• Aozaki Touko asked Medea to decide what to do, explaining that she trusted her rather than surrendering her authority.

Medea joined forces with Aozaki Touko and the others as Shinji and Shirou fled through the Matou Household’s bomb traps. Elsewhere, Mordred and Shishigou Kairi investigated the fighting, while Gray recognized Mordred and was warned not to approach her.

• Medea accepted Aozaki Touko’s trust, and Shinji and Shirou retreated as Medea, Medusa, Ereshkigal, and Sakura moved to pursue them.
• Bombs and traps throughout the Matou Household delayed the pursuers, who escaped outside and continued after Shinji and Shirou.
• Shishigou Kairi agreed to investigate the explosions in Fuyuki City with Mordred, and they chased the shifting battle without catching up.
• Mordred analyzed that the fighters were likely local magi who had formed an alliance, then noticed a cloaked girl leaving a convenience store.
• Gray recognized Mordred and Adash warned her that Mordred would kill her if she revealed her face or approached her alone.