Chapter Summaries

Kayneth weighed abandoning the Holy Grail War while Sola questioned whether victory was worth the risk. At Touko’s feast, Iskandar declared that he wished to become human and asked Touko to join him in conquering the world, prompting Saber to defend her.

• Kayneth watched three kings gather in the courtyard and considered the dangers of the Holy Grail War, while Sola suggested that he give up.
• Kayneth gave Sola a necklace, and she accepted it while telling him that abandoning the war would not be a problem.
• Touko invited the kings to state their wishes, and Iskandar said he wanted to become human.
• Touko challenged Iskandar’s desire to conquer the world and refused to help him while he still held that ambition.
• Iskandar invited Touko to become his vassal, and Saber declared that Touko would never submit and that her sword would protect her.
• Iskandar asked whether Saber had become Touko’s vassal, leaving the others watching for Saber’s answer.

At the kings’ banquet, Aozaki Touko explained why she opposed Iskandar’s return to the modern world, while Artoria revealed that she wanted to change Britain’s fate. Iskandar and Artoria argued over what a king owed a country, and the chapter ended as Touko prepared to offer her opinion.

• Aozaki Touko told Iskandar that she would not let him become human because his conquests could plunge the modern world into chaos.
• Iskandar declared that he would still seek the Holy Grail, while Gilgamesh claimed the Grail as one of his treasures and Artoria called him a scoundrel.
• Artoria said the Holy Grail could not grant her wish and revealed that she had entrusted her wish to Aozaki Touko: to return to the past and prevent Britain’s destruction.
• Iskandar criticized Artoria for regretting her own rule, and Gilgamesh mocked her devotion to Britain.
• Artoria challenged Iskandar’s kingship, arguing that his ambition had caused his empire to split apart.
• Aozaki Touko raised her hand to offer an opinion, and Iskandar invited her to speak.

Aozaki Touko and Saber confronted Berserker at the Matou Household, and Saber chose to fight Lancelot herself to end his torment. As their battle continued, Artoria prepared to strike him with Excalibur.

• Aozaki Touko defended Artoria’s rule, and Waver admitted he preferred pursuing a dream with Iskandar despite believing most people would choose Saber.
• Aozaki Touko told Saber she would not force her to kill Berserker, but Artoria resolved to punish Lancelot herself.
• Aozaki Touko and Saber entered the Matou Household basement, where Matou Kariya summoned Berserker to attack them.
• Saber clashed with Berserker and drove him out of the basement, while Aozaki Touko turned to confront the Matou household members.
• Artoria used Wind King Barrier to expose Lancelot’s opening, then raised the Holy Sword and called upon Excalibur.

After Saber defeated Lancelot, Aozaki Touko confronted the Matou Household and spared its members after learning about Matou Kariya’s connection to Tohsaka Aoi. She gave Matou Shinji a Soul Gem that awakened his magecraft, leaving him transformed and holding a Tachi.

• Saber’s Holy Sword erased Lancelot, and she left, intending to return to the past and save Britain.
• Aozaki Touko confronted Matou Tsuruno, Matou Shinji, and Matou Kariya after Emiya Kiritsugu traced Lancelot’s surveillance cameras to the Matou Household.
• Matou Kariya begged Aozaki Touko to spare Tsuruno and Shinji, and she agreed after hearing he was Tohsaka Aoi’s childhood friend.
• Aozaki Touko teased Matou Kariya about her close conversation with Aoi, and Kariya fainted before hearing the full explanation.
• Aozaki Touko gave Matou Shinji a Soul Gem that could grant him magecraft in exchange for obeying her, and he swallowed it.
• Matou Shinji transformed after shouting “Draw your blade!” and grasped the Tachi that appeared before him.

Gilgamesh attacked Kayneth and Lancer at the Kaiyue Hotel, while Tohsaka Tokiomi stood aside and let the king handle Kayneth. The battle began with Lancer engaging Gilgamesh and Kayneth preparing his Moon Dew Spirit Marrow.

• Waver watched Saber eliminate Berserker, and Iskandar warned him that they might be targeted next.
• Gilgamesh learned that Lancer had returned to the Kaiyue Hotel and set out with Tohsaka Tokiomi to confront him and Kayneth.
• Kayneth reinforced the hotel's defenses and evacuated its guests while Kirei Kotomine sent a female Assassin to try to kill him.
• Gilgamesh stormed the Kaiyue Hotel and attacked Lancer and Kayneth, while Lancer shielded Kayneth and fought back with his mystic spears.
• Kayneth unleashed his Moon Dew Spirit Marrow and challenged Tohsaka Tokiomi, who backed away and hid behind Gilgamesh.

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.