Chapter Summaries

Su Xiao entered the Second Order Arena and defeated the competitive star Wind King in a brief, brutal Solo Battle. After his sixty-first consecutive victory raised his ranking from 1230th to 1180th, he decided to keep climbing toward the Arena’s rewards.

• Su Xiao chose Competitive Mode and Solo Battle, then matched against the Second Order competitor Wind King.
• At the start of the match, Su Xiao charged Wind King, rammed him with an Energy Shield, kicked him, severed his weapon arm, and finished him with Dragon Slayer Flash.
• Su Xiao returned to the rest pod after the Arena declared his victory and recorded his sixty-first consecutive win.
• Su Xiao’s Second Order ranking rose from 1230th to 1180th, and he resolved to continue climbing for the top-ten rewards.

Su Xiao summoned Ero Nick, a powerful battlefield swordsman from the Void, to train his swordsmanship in the Training Ground. Ero overwhelmed him in their sparring, then revealed the bizarre story behind his metal hand.

• After fighting 106 consecutive Arena battles, Su Xiao left the Trading Market and went to the Training Ground to summon a high-level mirror image.
• The random summon selected Ero Nick, a celebrated Dragon Blood Corps captain who had died after killing 1,296 enemies in battle.
• Ero recognized that he had been summoned as a mirror image and agreed to teach Su Xiao, then attacked him with a heavy sword and sharp metal strips.
• Su Xiao fought Ero with all his strength but failed to land a wound, and Ero stopped him by catching Dragon Slayer Flash with his bare hand.
• Ero explained that his metal hand was made from M3 Alloy and that a princess had cut off his original hand after catching him with her sister, though the encounter ended in a threesome.

Su Xiao learned battlefield survival and kicking techniques from Ero, then sparred with Mihawk to gauge his strength and sold Intermediate Alchemy Bombs. After climbing to 105th place in the Arena, he returned to the real world and decided to visit his hometown.

• Ero taught Su Xiao how to survive on a battlefield and use kicking techniques before his image faded away.
• Su Xiao summoned Mihawk, sparred with him, and learned roughly where his strength stood.
• Su Xiao made 71 Intermediate Alchemy Bombs and listed them for sale at 300 Paradise Coins each.
• Su Xiao climbed from 490th to 105th place in the Second Order Arena without losing a match, winning 186 in a row.
• Su Xiao's stay in Reincarnation Paradise ended, and he returned to the real world near K2 Snow Mountain.
• Su Xiao left his hotel with Bubu Wang and headed back to his hometown.

Su Xiao returned to his hometown and headed back to his accessory shop on Guangming Road, where the neighboring businesses belonged to a strange assortment of criminals. He found the shop locked, with its keyhole blocked and a locksmith advertisement posted beside it.

• Su Xiao arrived in the city with Bubu Wang and took an illegal taxi to Guangming Road.
• The driver warned Su Xiao about Bu Qingsheng's influence on Guangming Road, and Su Xiao recalled their past encounter.
• Su Xiao arrived at his remote accessory shop and surveyed the four struggling businesses: his shop, a funeral-goods shop, a pet-supplies shop, and an antique shop.
• Su Xiao revealed that the four shops were run by an assassin, a fraud, an arms dealer, and a tomb raider, with the fraud and arms dealer being brothers.
• Su Xiao discovered that someone had blocked his shop's keyhole and left a locksmith hotline advertisement beside it.

Su Xiao returned to his shop, prepared for a new Derivative World, and chose Fate/Zero, where Reincarnation Paradise assigned him a special identity because of his strength. He arrived as a pseudo-Servant summoned by Matou Kariya, after defeating Lancelot in a preliminary battle.

• Su Xiao cleaned and reopened his old accessory shop, installed a Security System, and spent his remaining time in the real world there with Bubu Wang.
• Su Xiao returned to Reincarnation Paradise, prepared his supplies, and used his Multiple Derivative World Selection Opportunity before choosing Fate/Zero.
• Reincarnation Paradise arranged a special identity for Su Xiao and sent him into a barrier, where he fought and killed Lancelot.
• Matou Kariya summoned a corpse in a basement, and Su Xiao emerged through a spatial rift with Bubu Wang.
• Su Xiao realized he had arrived as a pseudo-Servant, while Matou Kariya admitted he could not control him and the old man sensed danger.

Su Xiao entered the Fourth Holy Grail War as a pseudo-Heroic Spirit who had replaced Lancelot, and he assessed his limited time in the world and his relationship with Matou Kariya. After crushing a crest worm and killing Matou Zouken’s old body, he watched the magus’s head speak as a swarm of insects emerged from the corpse.

• Su Xiao realized he had replaced the Berserker class after killing Lancelot and reviewed the Holy Grail War’s rules and his own status as a pseudo-Heroic Spirit.
• Su Xiao concluded that Matou Kariya could not control him with Command Seals, but decided to spare him because he needed a source of magical energy.
• Su Xiao crushed a worm that had tried to burrow into him and identified the retreating old man as Matou Zouken, who survived by inhabiting crest worms.
• Matou Zouken tried to negotiate with Su Xiao and blamed Matou Kariya for the worm, but Su Xiao struck off his head with a Blade Glow.
• Matou Zouken’s severed head warned Su Xiao that Magi could oppose Heroic Spirits, then crest worms burst from his corpse.

Su Xiao hunted Matou Zouken through the Matou Family castle, destroying swarms of Crest Worms and finding Matou Sakura in an insect-filled room. He crushed Zouken’s escaping true-form worm, though the notification showed Zouken could still recover after 64 days.

• Matou Zouken revealed his Crest Worm form and tried to escape, but Su Xiao trapped the swarm in Counter Shields and destroyed it with Blue Steel Shadow energy.
• Su Xiao learned that Zouken would recover after five days because his true-form worm had survived, then followed Bubu Wang through the Matou Family castle.
• Su Xiao entered a hidden room and killed more than a thousand Crest Worms with Blue Steel Shadow energy.
• Matou Sakura emerged from the insect pool, and a true-form Crest Worm crawled out of her mouth as Matou Kariya tried to stop Su Xiao.
• Sakura tried to stomp the worm, but Su Xiao crushed it first, delaying Zouken’s recovery for 64 days.

Su Xiao destroyed the Matou Family's castle and killed Matou Zouken, then rescued Matou Sakura and kept the dying Matou Kariya alive. He left with them and learned that his identity as a Servant had been successfully constructed.

• Su Xiao killed the Crest Worms inside Matou Sakura and Matou Kariya, then had Bubu Wang keep both alive as he carried them from the castle.
• Su Xiao detonated the Alchemy Bombs he had planted, destroying the Matou Family's castle and killing Matou Zouken's main body.
• Reincarnation Paradise reported that Matou Zouken's obsession remained, but Su Xiao judged it too weak to last long.
• Matou Sakura woke on Bubu Wang's back, while the mortally wounded Matou Kariya laughed that they had saved her and killed Matou Zouken.
• Su Xiao suggested Matou Kariya could seek revenge against Tohsaka Tokiomi, then took Sakura and Kariya to an unoccupied residence.
• Reincarnation Paradise notified Su Xiao that his identity as a Servant had been successfully constructed.

Su Xiao reviewed his Fate/Zero missions and prioritized the Talent Awakening Mission before deciding to transform the dying Matou Kariya into a possible weapon against Tohsaka Tokiomi. The chapter ended as Su Xiao prepared to experiment on Matou Kariya with several potent substances.

• Su Xiao checked his Servant attributes and considered whether Devour Core could absorb energy from defeated Servants without provoking the Greater Holy Grail.
• Reincarnation Paradise assigned Su Xiao the Heaven's Cup Main Quest and activated a three-stage Talent Awakening Mission beginning at Ryudou Temple.
• Su Xiao chose to focus on reaching Ryudou Temple, since he could use his Main Quest Failure Exemption if necessary.
• Matou Kariya coughed blood and reassured Su Xiao that Matou Sakura was safe, while Sakura watched quietly beside Bubu Wang.
• Su Xiao provoked Matou Kariya into wanting revenge on Tohsaka Tokiomi and offered him a chance to survive and take revenge.
• Su Xiao took out diluted Hashirama Cells, Lancelot's Berserk State blood, and concentrated RC Cells to begin modifying Matou Kariya.

Su Xiao experimented on Matou Kariya with Mad Blood, RC Cells, and Hashirama Cells, leaving him stronger but unstable and largely berserk. He disguised Kariya as Berserker and himself as Berserker’s Master before leaving the team prepared for the Holy Grail War.

• Su Xiao injected Matou Kariya with Lancelot’s Mad Blood, RC Cells, and modified Hashirama Cells, while using Blue Steel Shadow energy to keep the changes from killing him outright.
• Matou Kariya survived the procedure with greatly increased durability but lost most of his reason, and Su Xiao found that he feared Blue Steel Shadow energy.
• Su Xiao discovered that Matou Kariya still responded to Matou Sakura and became enraged at the mention of Tohsaka Tokiomi, revealing his urges to protect Sakura and destroy Tokiomi.
• Matou Sakura refused Su Xiao at first but approached Matou Kariya when instructed, and Kariya walked to her without harming her.
• Su Xiao painted armor black and dressed Matou Kariya in it to make him resemble Berserker, then drew a Command Seal on his own hand to pose as Berserker’s Master.

Tohsaka Tokiomi and Gilgamesh discussed the staged defeat of Assassin and the destruction of the Matou residence, where an unknown Servant had killed Matou Zouken. Meanwhile, Su Xiao traveled toward Ryudou Temple with Bubu Wang, Matou Sakura, and Matou Kariya.

• Gilgamesh mocked Assassin's corpse after the planned battle at the Tohsaka estate.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi apologized to Gilgamesh for the staged display and secretly planned to use a Command Seal against him.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi told Gilgamesh that an unknown Servant had apparently killed Matou Zouken and destroyed the Matou residence.
• Gilgamesh grew interested in the unknown Servant who might have killed his own Master.
• Su Xiao reached the outskirts of Fuyuki City with Bubu Wang, Matou Sakura, and Matou Kariya while looking for Ryudou Temple.

Su Xiao searched the wilderness for Ryudou Temple and concluded that it had been hidden behind a barrier, so he headed to Fuyuki City to ask the Holy Church’s supervisor, Yanfeng Rizheng. After returning to the city at dawn, he fed his unusual group while studying the map.

• Su Xiao searched for two hours but found only wild grass where Ryudou Temple should have been, and suspected a barrier was concealing it.
• Su Xiao reasoned that the Holy Church was the likeliest faction to know about the hidden temple and decided to approach Yanfeng Rizheng rather than Yanfeng Qili.
• Su Xiao returned to Fuyuki City at dawn and bought food, leaving Bubu Wang with Matou Sakura and Matou Kariya while he went to the shop.
• Su Xiao ate with Bubu Wang, noticed Matou Sakura choking on a dry steamed bun, and tossed her a bottle of water.
• Matou Sakura asked Bubu Wang to open the bottle, and Matou Kariya crushed another bottle before handing it to her.

Su Xiao sought out Yanfeng Rizheng at Yanfeng Church and used a false confession to question him about Ryudou Temple. The old Father tried to call for help, but Su Xiao cut his phone in two.

• Yanfeng Rizheng told Nun Hannah to pray at the convent for the next month because Fuyuki City was dangerous.
• Su Xiao asked Yanfeng Rizheng to hear his confession and claimed he had killed dozens of people with a knife.
• Su Xiao asked how to enter Ryudou Temple, and Yanfeng Rizheng reacted with alarm.
• Yanfeng Rizheng took out his phone, and Su Xiao noticed and sliced it in two with a crimson metal armguard.

Su Xiao questioned Father Yanfeng Rizheng about Ryudou Temple and agreed to enter it in exchange for opening its spirit-repelling barrier. After Reincarnation Paradise marked them as neutral allies, Yanfeng led Su Xiao into a hidden passage beneath the church to retrieve a key and supplies.

• Su Xiao restrained Yanfeng and asked about Ryudou Temple, and Yanfeng warned that it was guarded and that anyone who entered might not survive.
• Yanfeng offered to explain how to enter Ryudou Temple if Su Xiao opened its spirit-repelling barrier from within, and Su Xiao agreed.
• Reincarnation Paradise identified Yanfeng as one of eight holders of a key to Ryudou Temple, fixed his favorability at Friendly, and activated the hidden location.
• Yanfeng warned Su Xiao not to trust anyone inside Ryudou Temple and explained that he had kept his son away from the place.
• After testing Su Xiao's strength, Yanfeng decided to invest in him and led him to a hidden entrance beneath the church.
• Yanfeng opened a concealed passage with his Bible's cross and led Su Xiao underground to retrieve the key and items needed to enter Ryudou Temple.

Su Xiao received the key to Ryudou Temple and equipment from the old Father before setting out to deactivate its spirit-repelling barrier. He left the church wary of the old Father's unusually warm support and warned him to be careful of those he trusted.

• The old Father led Su Xiao to a secret chamber, retrieved a Parchment, and gave him the Demon Goat Skin key to Ryudou Temple.
• The old Father offered to spar, then gave Su Xiao Holy Water and Dawn War Cry and explained how to load the liquid into its crystal bullet.
• Su Xiao said he would enter Ryudou Temple and deactivate the spirit-repelling barrier, while clarifying that he did not intend to obtain the Greater Holy Grail.
• As Su Xiao left, he thanked the old Father and warned him to be careful of those he believed he could rely on.
• The old Father watched Su Xiao go and prayed for his safe return, while Su Xiao wondered why the old Father had treated him so warmly.

Su Xiao evaded watchers in Fuyuki City and gathered with Bubu Wang, Matou Sakura, and Matou Kariya near Ryudou Temple. Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu watched them with Saber, and Kayneth brooded over his jealousy of his handsome Servant, Diarmuid.

• Su Xiao disguised himself, left Fuyuki City alone, and headed toward Ryudou Temple while Bubu Wang escorted Matou Sakura after him.
• Su Xiao reached a residential area near the temple, noticed multiple groups watching him, and met up with Bubu Wang, Matou Sakura, and Matou Kariya.
• Emiya Kiritsugu watched Su Xiao’s residence with his assistant and chose to keep observing rather than attack.
• Saber objected to Emiya Kiritsugu’s ambush tactics, but he told her to hold off the enemy Servant while he pursued victory with minimal losses.
• Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald lamented losing the catalyst for Rider and grew jealous of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne’s legendary Love Spot.

Diarmuid reported the enemy factions to Kayneth, who sent him to attack Berserker's Master when Matou Kariya burst out of the residence. Diarmuid charged inside without using his Noble Phantasms, but Su Xiao wounded him and sent him flying back outside, where Matou Kariya mistook him for Tohsaka Tokiomi.

• Diarmuid told Kayneth that the Saber faction was on a rooftop and a Berserker faction was inside a residence, and Kayneth ordered him to keep observing.
• Su Xiao used the Apostle Eye to identify Saber and deduce that the faction watching the church was Lancer.
• Matou Kariya broke free of Su Xiao's steel wire and smashed through the residence wall, while Su Xiao sent Bubu Wang away with Matou Sakura.
• Kayneth ordered Diarmuid to eliminate Berserker's Master, and Diarmuid entered the residence in spirit form as Saber and Emiya Kiritsugu watched.
• Su Xiao struck Diarmuid with a Blade Glow, forcing him to reveal his Noble Phantasm and knock it aside with the Red Rose of Exorcism.
• Matou Kariya charged at the wounded Diarmuid and shouted Tokiomi's name.

Su Xiao fought Diarmuid while Matou Kariya, disguised as a Berserker, proved to be a dangerous nuisance rather than a useful ally. Diarmuid realized Su Xiao had turned his own Master into Matou Kariya, and Su Xiao charged at him to continue the fight.

• Diarmuid dodged Matou Kariya’s attack and concluded that the Berserker’s strength was unimpressive despite his imposing aura.
• Matou Kariya charged into Diarmuid’s Red Rose, and Su Xiao appeared behind Diarmuid and attacked with his long blade.
• Matou Kariya’s grip on Diarmuid’s spear helped the knight pull away from Su Xiao, but Su Xiao kicked Matou Kariya out of the fight.
• Diarmuid healed his wound and recognized that Su Xiao’s combat abilities and Matou Kariya’s condition revealed Su Xiao had transformed his own Master.
• Diarmuid condemned Su Xiao for turning his Master into a Berserker, and Su Xiao charged straight at him.

Su Xiao defeated Diarmuid in combat, severed his left arm, and devoured the Servant energy in it to strengthen his Azure Steel Shadow energy. He advanced on Diarmuid after confirming that the Greater Holy Grail did not retaliate.

• Su Xiao pressed Diarmuid with a series of attacks, then used an alchemy bomb and Blade Glows to wound him.
• Diarmuid thrust Gáe Dearg at Su Xiao, but a Counter Shield blocked the spear and let Su Xiao sever Diarmuid's left arm.
• Su Xiao used the Devour Core to convert the severed arm's Servant energy, which strengthened his Azure Steel Shadow energy.
• Su Xiao waited to see whether the Greater Holy Grail would retaliate, then approached Diarmuid with Dragon Slayer Flash.

Su Xiao defeated Diarmuid Ua Duibhne after Kayneth used his Command Seals to heal him and restore part of his severed arm. Kayneth escaped while Diarmuid stayed behind to cover his retreat, and Su Xiao killed him and gained World Source, Mana, and a Servant Casket.

• Su Xiao overwhelmed Diarmuid Ua Duibhne in battle, forcing Kayneth to use a Command Seal to summon him away from the fight.
• Kayneth used his remaining Command Seals to heal Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, but a golden seal prevented his severed arm from fully regrowing.
• Emiya Kiritsugu blocked the stairwell before vanishing, and Su Xiao arrived as Diarmuid Ua Duibhne urged Kayneth to retreat.
• Kayneth praised Diarmuid Ua Duibhne as a fine knight and retreated into the Unfinished Building while Diarmuid stayed to face Su Xiao.
• Su Xiao defeated and killed Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, gaining World Source, 15 Mana, and a Servant Casket.