Recaps

Shirou decided to visit the Einzbern family’s main estate in Germany, hoping to find a way to extend Irisviel’s life. After Irisviel unexpectedly regained enough strength to travel, she joined Shirou and their companions on the flight there.

• Lady Avalon told Shirou that he was the only man who could get Irisviel pregnant.
• Shirou visited Irisviel at dawn, failed to heal her, and decided to seek help at the Einzbern family’s main estate.
• Irisviel awoke, agreed with Shirou’s plan, and insisted on going with him if her health allowed it.
• Irisviel recovered enough to walk the next day, so Shirou honored their agreement to take her along.
• Shirou and Irisviel left the mansion in Lady Avalon’s care and boarded a plane to Germany with Sella and Ritseliete.

Shirou escorted Irisviel back to Einzbern, promising to protect her as her knight despite his growing romantic feelings for her. When Einzbern homunculi surrounded them in the forest, a voice stopped their attack.

• Irisviel and Shirou flew to Germany, where Sella drove them toward Einzbern’s territory.
• Shirou told Irisviel he would protect her as her knight, and she playfully coaxed him into addressing her as a princess.
• Shirou took Irisviel’s hand as they entered the snowy forest with Sella and Ritseliete.
• A patrol of Einzbern homunculi surrounded the group and identified Shirou as an enemy.
• A homunculus charged Shirou, but an unidentified voice ordered the patrol to stop.

Irisviel returned to Einzbern Castle with Shirou and demanded help extending her life, then challenged Ahadon's rule and seized control of Winter City. After the homunculi subdued Ahadon, Irisviel offered Einzbern's residents a choice about the clan's future.

• Irisviel led Shirou into Einzbern Castle and confronted Ahadon about the Greater Grail's corruption and her request to extend her lifespan.
• Ahadon rejected Irisviel's request and condemned her, so she declared that homunculi could choose their own dreams and announced she would take control of Winter City.
• Shirou and Ritseliete defeated the homunculi soldiers while Irisviel and Sella bound Ahadon.
• Irisviel announced that she would succeed Ahadon as Ninth Head of Einzbern and gave the homunculi time to decide whether to follow her or continue pursuing the Greater Grail.
• Alone in her old room, Irisviel reflected on her rebellion and how meeting Saber had changed her.

Irisviel decided to live out her remaining days as the Ninth Head of the Einzbern Family, and asked Shirou to heal the homunculi injured during the revolt. After Shirou treated them, he challenged one girl's belief that her individual wishes should be sacrificed to the family.

• Irisviel told Shirou she planned to become the Ninth Head and live properly, and he admitted he was relieved by her decision.
• Irisviel brought Shirou to the injured homunculi and asked him to use Enhancement Magic to repair them.
• Shirou restored the injured homunculi' ability to walk, and he and Irisviel treated most of the wounded into the early morning.
• The homunculus girl Shirou had treated followed him and questioned why he helped them, arguing that Irisviel had betrayed Einzbern by refusing to manifest the Greater Grail.
• Shirou told the girl she had individual thoughts apart from Einzbern's will, then tapped her forehead when she called those thoughts selfish.

After Irisviel became the Einzbern Clan’s Ninth Head, she set the clan a new goal of extending Artificial Lifeforms’ lifespans, while Shirou worried that her failing health would keep her from living to pursue it. He finally joined Irisviel for a private dinner to discuss her future, but her teasing left him flustered before he could raise his concerns.

• The homunculi accepted Irisviel’s proposal and chose her as the Einzbern Clan’s new Head.
• Irisviel abandoned the plan to create another Greater Grail and announced that she would work toward freeing Artificial Lifeforms from their short lifespans.
• The homunculi applauded Irisviel’s speech, and she credited Shirou’s support for helping her reach this point.
• Shirou worried as Irisviel spent most of each day in preservation fluid, but the homunculi kept him busy with requests around the castle.
• Sella told Shirou that Irisviel had invited him to dinner, and he decided to insist that her health and treatment come before her duties.
• At dinner, Irisviel spoke with Shirou about her old dress feeling tight, leaving him red-faced before he could discuss her future.

Irisviel told Shirou that she had overheard Lady Avalon's suggestion that becoming a mother could let her keep living, and she chose Shirou as the father. She drugged their wine and tried to seduce him, but Shirou continued resisting as Irisviel’s own reason began to fade.

• Irisviel revealed that she had heard Lady Avalon’s conversation with Shirou about conceiving a child to prolong her life.
• Shirou rejected the idea and pleaded with Irisviel not to take Lady Avalon’s suggestion seriously.
• Irisviel insisted that she wanted Shirou to father her child and approached him.
• Shirou called for Sella and Ritseliete, but the maids had disappeared, and Irisviel admitted she had put an aphrodisiac in their wine.
• Irisviel recalled why she had chosen Shirou and tightened her embrace while Shirou struggled to stop her.

After Shirou detoxified himself and Irisviel, she grew determined to make him reciprocate her advances and spent the next day pursuing him around Einzbern Castle. When Shirou returned exhausted to his room, someone ambushed him and tied him to a chair, leaving him startled by what Irisviel was wearing.

• Shirou used detoxification magic on Irisviel, then dispelled the aphrodisiac from his own body before leaving her room.
• Irisviel learned from Sella that Shirou had done nothing to her, and she vowed to make him act on her advances.
• Irisviel repeatedly invited Shirou to tea, the bathhouse, the library, and the courtyard, but he fled each time.
• Shirou returned to his room exhausted after spending the day evading Irisviel's advances.
• An unseen attacker knocked Shirou unconscious and bound him to a chair with magically empowered Silver Thread.
• Shirou woke, recognized Irisviel, and shut his eyes in alarm at her outfit.

Irisviel begged Shirou to let her bear his child so she could survive, and he finally agreed, admitting that he loved her as a woman and would take responsibility for their relationship. The chapter left Irisviel embarrassed and vulnerable as Shirou approached her.

• Irisviel knelt in dogeza before Shirou and begged him to let her bear his child so she would not die.
• Shirou told Irisviel he would do anything to keep her alive, then agreed to help her become a mother.
• Irisviel warned Shirou not to give her to another man, and he declared that she was his woman.
• Shirou apologized for hesitating and admitted that preserving Irisviel's life mattered more than keeping their former relationship unchanged.
• Shirou broke free of the Alchemical Thread and approached Irisviel, who tried to stand but fell with her legs spread and told him not to look.

After Shirou and Irisviel confessed their desire to stay together, their awkward reunion turned intimate, and Irisviel became head of the Einzbern family. A month later, she was working long hours at the estate and kept visiting Shirou at night, where he greeted her impatiently.

• Shirou told Irisviel he wanted to keep living with her even if their relationship changed, and she wept in his arms before falling asleep.
• Shirou realized Irisviel was pretending to sleep and woke her, leading to an intimate encounter.
• Irisviel spent nearly a month managing Einzbern affairs, setting policies and assigning homunculi work according to their interests.
• Irisviel began working more than fifteen hours a day while Sella helped her handle the estate's business.
• Irisviel visited Shirou's room after bathing, and Shirou complained that she was late again.

Shirou and Irisviel wrapped up their work in Germany and returned to Fuyuki, where Taiga and Sakura welcomed them home. The chapter ended with Sakura appearing behind them after Shirou asked where she was.

• Shirou and Irisviel discussed the Einzbern Family's investments and plans to contact the Mage's Association while aiming to extend homunculi's lifespans without relying on the Third Magic.
• A month later, Shirou, Irisviel, Sella, and Ritseliete left Germany after Irisviel handed family affairs to a committee and Ahadon was sent to the Mujik Family.
• Shirou and Irisviel arrived at their Japanese home, where Taiga Fujimura rushed over and tackled Shirou in a tearful welcome.
• Taiga explained that Sakura had claimed Shirou and Irisviel had eloped and would not return, and Shirou reassured her with a German souvenir.
• Shirou asked where Sakura was, and Sakura Matou suddenly spoke from behind them after returning from the shopping district.

Shirou returned to the Amamiya Residence and reunited with Sakura, Rin, Ayako, Shinji, and Issei at a welcome party. Sakura questioned his trip to Germany and watched Eiri closely, while Rin followed Shirou outside; the chapter ended with the news that Rin had become head of the Tohsaka Family after her father left Japan.

• Irisviel welcomed Shirou and the others, and Sakura, Rin, and Ayako arrived at the Amamiya Residence with groceries.
• Shinji and Issei arrived, and everyone held a welcome party for Shirou.
• Sakura sat beside Shirou, welcomed him back, and asked about his trip abroad; Shirou said he had accompanied Eiri to Germany for medical treatment.
• Sakura asked Shirou about her magic training, and Rin objected when their conversation drew everyone's attention.
• Rin followed Shirou out of the living room, and he confronted her in the courtyard before they headed toward the bathroom.
• After Tokiomi left Japan to manage his patent business, eight-year-old Rin became head of the Tohsaka Family.

Shirou learned that Rin saw him as her magecraft rival and told her about the changes at Einzbern. As the welcome party ended, Irisviel revealed that she was pregnant with his child, and a test confirmed it.

• Sakura explained that Rin saw Shirou as a magecraft rival and a goal to surpass.
• Shirou told Rin that he and Irisviel had taken power at Einzbern and that the family would focus more on magecraft exchanges.
• Irisviel became sick during the welcome party and rushed to the bathroom, while Shinji teased Shirou about spending so long with Rin.
• After the guests began leaving, Ritseliete led Shirou to Irisviel, who told him she thought she was pregnant.
• Sella showed Shirou a pregnancy test with a positive result and explained that Irisviel's vomiting had been morning sickness.

Shirou and Irisviel learned that she was pregnant and agreed he would be the child’s adoptive brother to protect the Amamiya Residence. After someone overheard their secret, Shirou chose not to investigate, and Irisviel named their daughter Illyasviel.

• Irisviel told Shirou that a daily pregnancy test had confirmed she was one month pregnant.
• Shirou touched Irisviel’s abdomen, then remembered they had agreed he would be the child’s adoptive brother rather than her father.
• Shirou heard someone outside Irisviel’s room and found the corridor empty; he suspected one of the girls staying at the Amamiya Residence.
• Irisviel asked Shirou not to investigate, and he agreed to trust their friends and leave the incident alone.
• Irisviel revealed that the child would be a silver-haired, red-eyed girl and named her Illyasviel.
• The welcome party ended, and the guests left or went to stay at Ayako’s house while Shirou stayed behind, thinking he was going to become a father.

More than four months after returning from Germany, Irisviel’s pregnancy became visible, and Shirou and Irisviel told Sakura that she was expecting a child. Sakura and Ayako brought Rin to visit, but Rin misunderstood the pregnancy as proof that Shirou had fathered the child and was hiding it behind a family story.

• Rin recalled overhearing Shirou and Irisviel and kept her suspicion about their relationship from Sakura.
• Sella warned Shirou and Irisviel that sexual contact was forbidden during Irisviel’s pregnancy, while Ritseliete offered to help Shirou instead.
• Shirou and Irisviel told Sakura that Irisviel was pregnant and presented Shirou as the child’s older brother.
• Sakura promised to help Irisviel and care for the baby, then told Ayako about the pregnancy.
• Ayako invited Rin to visit Shirou’s house, where Rin heard the news and concluded that Shirou had fathered the child.

Rin Tohsaka encountered Ye Sizhen, a Thought Magus from the Spiral Pavilion who wanted information about Shirou Amamiya and proposed joining forces against him. Rin refused to help, and Ye Sizhen questioned why she treated her as an enemy.

• After dinner at Shirou Amamiya's house, Rin Tohsaka left alone and noticed someone following her.
• Ye Sizhen revealed herself and introduced herself as a member of the Spiral Pavilion's Possession Tower.
• Rin Tohsaka accused Ye Sizhen of trying to seize Fuyuki City's Spiritual Lands and attacked her with Gandr, but Ye Sizhen erased the curse with Thought Magic.
• Ye Sizhen asked Rin Tohsaka for information about Shirou Amamiya and tried to persuade her to cooperate against him.
• Rin Tohsaka refused to let Ye Sizhen meet Shirou Amamiya and said the Tohsaka Family would not hand him over to an outside magus.
• Ye Sizhen asked Rin Tohsaka why she treated her as an enemy, and Rin replied that Shirou was still a citizen of Fuyuki City.

Rin Tohsaka fought Ye Sizhen to protect Shirou Amamiya and Sakura’s peaceful life, but Ye Sizhen’s Mystic Eye countered Rin’s magecraft and immobilized her. Rin broke free and unleashed a powerful jewel-based attack, yet Ye Sizhen emerged completely unharmed.

• Rin Tohsaka refused to let Ye Sizhen take Shirou Amamiya and challenged her to fight.
• Ye Sizhen deflected Rin’s Gandr and pseudo-jewel spells with a doll, then used her Mystic Eye to dispel Rin’s magical enhancement and control her body.
• Rin noticed that Ye Sizhen’s magic was more than modern Thought Magic, and Ye Sizhen considered killing her before deciding to teach her a lesson instead.
• Rin used her family Magecraft Crest to resist the Mystic Eye’s effects and unleashed a powerful attack with layered jewels.
• Ye Sizhen stood unharmed after Rin’s attack, leaving Rin stunned.

Ye Sizhen defeated Rin Tohsaka but was gravely wounded by Rin’s final attack and collapsed in Fuyuki City. Shirou found her and secretly carried her home to treat her, where she began to wake up in his room.

• Ye Sizhen used her Thought Crest to survive Rin Tohsaka’s attack, then rendered Rin unconscious and sent her to a temporary prison.
• Rin’s final Jewel Magic damaged Ye Sizhen’s heart, and she collapsed after failing to heal herself.
• Shirou found the unconscious Ye Sizhen during a night run and carried her home.
• Shirou used Touko Aozaki’s Invisibility Charm to sneak Ye Sizhen into his room without alerting Sella.
• Shirou treated Ye Sizhen and noticed that she was beginning to regain consciousness.

Shirou treated the gravely wounded Ye Sizhen after Lady Avalon had left town, then forgot his promise to Eiri and was lectured by Irisviel. The next afternoon, Ye Sizhen woke, discovered Shirou had seen her while treating her, and finally thanked him in person.

• With Lady Avalon away, Shirou used Suggestion Magic to put Ye Sizhen to sleep and treated her injuries himself.
• Shirou finished the treatment late at night, remembered his promise to Eiri, and received half an hour of lecturing from Irisviel.
• Ye Sizhen woke the next afternoon, realized Shirou had seen her bare upper body while treating her, and wondered about the boy who had saved her.
• Ye Sizhen spotted Shirou speaking with Ritseliete, stumbled at the doorway, and revealed herself while holding the Invisibility Charm.
• Shirou returned with Ye Sizhen to the Japanese-style room, where she introduced herself as a member of Spiral Pavilion's Possession Tower and thanked him for saving her.

Shirou cared for the injured Ye Sizhen, gave her a shirt, and prepared Yangzhou fried rice while she recovered. Ye Sizhen was grateful and began hoping to repay him with her own cooking, but the chapter ended as she saw the meal he had made.

• Ye Sizhen thanked Shirou for saving her, and Shirou gave her the name Shinji to avoid revealing his real identity.
• Shirou explained that he had washed Ye Sizhen’s qipao and brought her a white shirt to wear.
• Ye Sizhen struggled with the shirt’s tight chest and called Shirou inside, leaving her cleavage exposed when he entered.
• Ye Sizhen’s stomach growled, and Shirou told her to rest while he prepared food.
• Shirou returned with Yangzhou fried rice, surprising Ye Sizhen with his cooking.

Shirou cared for Ye Sizhen after discovering her injury could heal, gave her a room, and promised to protect her; Ye Sizhen began to fall in love with him. The story then shifted to Shirou meeting Ayako Miyadera and Sakura Matou after school, with Ayako stopping him for forgetting to ask whether she had gotten leave.

• Ye Sizhen tasted Shirou's fried rice and Da Hong Pao tea and was impressed by both.
• Shirou told Ye Sizhen that her injury had missed her heart and should heal with proper rest.
• Shirou offered Ye Sizhen a room and promised to take responsibility for her safety, while asking her to stay out of sight of his family.
• Ye Sizhen invited Shirou to visit her workshop, and he agreed; she realized she had fallen in love with him.
• Shirou met Ayako Miyadera and Sakura Matou after school, and Ayako grabbed his shoulder when he failed to ask whether she had gotten permission to leave class.

Shirou Amamiya, Ayako Miyadera, and Sakura Matou searched Shinto for the missing Rin Tohsaka, but found no trace of her. When Shirou sensed a coordinated disturbance, hooded strangers surrounded them and revealed that they were looking for him.

• Shirou Amamiya joined Ayako Miyadera and Sakura Matou in searching for Rin Tohsaka after she had been missing for three days.
• The three searched Shinto, then split up, but found no witnesses or clues about Rin.
• Shirou recalled that he had found the injured Ye Sizhen after walking Sakura home on the night Rin disappeared and wondered if Ye Sizhen was connected.
• Shirou sensed people moving in unison and realized the commercial district had emptied around them.
• Seven or eight green-cloaked figures surrounded Shirou, Ayako, and Sakura and said they were looking for Shirou Amamiya.

Shirou Amamiya defeated the mercenaries sent to capture him while protecting Ayako Miyadera and Sakura Matou, then faced their employer, Atram Gresca. Atram confronted Shirou in person as Ayako and Sakura remained nearby.

• Shirou chose to protect Ayako and Sakura, reinforced his body, and quickly knocked down the surrounding men without letting them use their magecraft.
• Ayako mistook Shirou's hand strikes for exceptional karate, while Sakura checked that he was unharmed.
• Atram Gresca watched Shirou's fight from a rooftop and hired Aoko Aozaki to deal with him.
• Shirou sensed a nearby presence and tried to leave with Ayako and Sakura, but Atram arrived and confronted him.
• Shirou recognized Atram and told Ayako to take Sakura and leave.

Atram demanded Shirou’s Magecraft Crest and, after learning Shirou had none, tried to recruit him as a research subject before declaring war. Shirou moved to confront him, but a powerful Magic Bullet interrupted them, and Shirou shielded the group with Round Albion.

• Ayako Miyadera prepared to leave with Sakura Matou, but Atram’s magic restrained them until Shirou’s response dispelled the binding.
• Atram struck down his own subordinates with lightning and demanded Shirou’s Magecraft Crest, but Shirou explained that he was an orphan with no Crest.
• Atram asked Shirou to leave Japan and become his research subject, and Shirou refused because he had school the next day.
• Atram declared war, and Shirou approached him, intending to knock him down while protecting his family from danger.
• A powerful Magic Bullet arrived, and Shirou sent Ayako running before projecting Round Albion to block the attack.

Shirou faced Aoko Aozaki after she accepted Atram’s commission, while Ye Sizhen planned to repay him by making Chinese pastries. The chapter left Aoko preparing to fight Shirou as Atram went after Ayako Miyadera and Sakura Matou.

• Shirou survived Aoko Aozaki’s Magic Cannon and realized she had taken Atram’s commission to target him.
• Ye Sizhen reflected on her new abilities and her feelings for Shirou, then decided to make him Rose Pastry as a gift.
• Ye Sizhen gathered ingredients from the Amamiya Residence kitchen and began preparing the pastries in her room.
• Shirou suggested that Aoko could make money by replacing Atram with a doll, but Aoko explained that her sister had blacklisted her.
• Aoko ordered Atram to pursue Ayako Miyadera and Sakura Matou, and Shirou let him leave while preparing to face Aoko.

Shirou and Aoko fought to test how much they had grown, with Shirou ultimately defeating her using the Fae Sword Caladbolg. Aoko survived but was injured, while Atram and Sakura’s situation remained unresolved.

• Aoko praised Sakura Matou’s talent, and Shirou said Sakura had chosen to remain with the Matou Family and study magecraft.
• Aoko warned that Shirou’s overprotectiveness would keep Sakura from becoming independent, and Shirou set out to pursue Atram.
• Aoko stopped Shirou with Magic Bullets, and the two fought while keeping the damage to the surrounding buildings minimal.
• Shirou concluded he was losing their barrage duel and drew a black bow with the Fae Sword Caladbolg as his arrow.
• Shirou unleashed Trigger Galatine, overpowering Aoko’s Light Cannon and leaving her injured with her right arm unusable for a while.