Recaps

Kaijiri Shishigami learned that his summoned Saber was Mordred, who wanted to challenge the Sword of Selection rather than become king. Meanwhile, Shirou and Sajyou Manaka entered Yggdmillennia territory to seize the Greater Grail and faced an army, while Vlad III ordered his forces to test them.

• Mordred revealed her identity to Kaijiri Shishigami and explained that she wanted to challenge the Sword of Selection, confident she could draw it.
• Shirou and Sajyou Manaka arrived in Tuliphas, intending to confront the Thousandth Tree Clan and retrieve the Greater Grail.
• Yggdmillennia troops and giant golems surrounded Shirou and Sajyou Manaka as Shirou drew his holy sword.
• Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia reported the intruders to Vlad III, who ordered an attack by alchemical troops and golems to assess their strength.

Shirou Amamiya fought the Thousandth Tree Clan’s forces in Tuliphas while carrying Aika, overwhelming their homunculi and golems. The Black faction watched in astonishment, puzzled by his unknown class and sword, while Astolfo and Berserker noticed a detail about him.

• Shirou dodged a bronze golem’s attack with Aika in his arms and recognized the golems as Caster’s work.
• Aika asked Shirou not to let go of her, and he agreed to keep carrying her into battle.
• Shirou raced across the battlefield, destroying the homunculi and golems with powerful gusts from his invisible weapon.
• The Black faction watched Shirou’s one-sided assault and learned that the Spiritron Dresser identified him as a Servant with an unknown class.
• Siegfried confirmed that Shirou’s weapon was a sword, leaving the Black faction confused about whether they faced another Saber.
• Astolfo approached Berserker after noticing an important detail about Shirou’s destruction of the golems.

Gordes’s Siegfried defended his Master’s refusal to reveal his identity and agreed to prove himself by defeating Shirou. After Shirou crushed the forces sent against him in Tuliphas, he urged Aika to trust him and confronted her plan to spread a ghoul-making toxin through the city.

• Siegfried shielded Gordes from pressure to disclose his true name, drew his sword against Seraphine, and secured Vlad III’s permission to end the discussion.
• Siegfried apologized to Gordes in private for speaking without permission, while Gordes wondered whether he had been wrong to treat Servants as familiars.
• Shirou destroyed the golems and disabled the homunculus troops in Tuliphas without being injured.
• Aika worried that Shirou might be hurt, and Shirou asked her to trust him more.
• Shirou recalled Aika’s proposal to spread a contagious ghoul-making toxin through Tuliphas and acknowledged that her method was efficient.

Shirou persuaded Aika not to do anything that would make him hate her, then took her away from Tuliphas. Meanwhile, Ruler Jeanne d’Arc arrived in Romania and was attacked by Red Lancer, but a red-haired boy intervened.

• Shirou told Aika not to do things that would make him hate her, and she agreed to reconsider her plans.
• Shirou and Aika left Tuliphas before the Black faction’s Servants arrived.
• Jeanne d’Arc, possessing Laeticia, traveled to Romania and headed for Sighisoara to contact the mysterious Keeper Servant.
• Red Assassin learned Jeanne’s location and ordered Red Lancer to eliminate her.
• Red Lancer attacked Jeanne with his divine spear, but a barrage of swords and spears struck him, and a red-haired boy appeared before him.

Shirou tried to leave after instinctively stopping Karna from attacking Jeanne, but Jeanne forced him into the fight. Shirou and Karna clashed in a fierce duel, which ended with Shirou beginning to reveal his true strength.

• Shirou explained that he had only stopped Karna because he mistook Jeanne for a civilian, then tried to leave with his groceries.
• Jeanne took Shirou’s shopping bag and challenged Karna to get past him, despite Shirou’s protests.
• Karna recognized Shirou as a powerful warrior and said their meeting was no coincidence, while Jeanne urged them on.
• Shirou and Karna exchanged rapid sword and spear attacks, with Karna pressing his advantage through his reach and precision.
• Jeanne watched Shirou counter Karna’s assault, and Karna asked whether Shirou was finally going to show his true strength.

Shirou used his Super Artoria Mode and a clever internal-blade attack to wound Karna, but Karna escaped after his Master used a Command Spell to relocate him. Shirou then learned that the Ruler was Jeanne d'Arc and invited her to stay at his base.

• Shirou deflected Karna's seventy-eight thrusts and endured his Sun God's flames by taking on Albion's coloration.
• Shirou shot Karna with a traced bow, causing blades to erupt inside him and bypass his Golden Armor.
• Karna burned away the blades, but his Master used a Command Spell to forcibly relocate him as pigeons signaled Assassin's presence.
• Jeanne returned Shirou's paper bag and asked to stay at his base because nearby inns were full.
• Shirou asked whether Jeanne was a Catholic saint, and she revealed her true name as Jeanne d'Arc.
• Shirou enthusiastically offered Jeanne an empty bed at his place.

Shirou returned to the hotel with Jeanne d'Arc, the Ruler of the Holy Grail War, and asked Sajyou Manaka to let her stay. Manaka reluctantly agreed, while Jeanne d'Arc concealed her true reason for approaching Shirou: to investigate and monitor him.

• Jeanne d'Arc agreed to accompany Shirou, who planned to have her help educate Sajyou Manaka.
• Sajyou Manaka waited anxiously for Shirou to return, then prepared to ask him for affection as a reward for staying in the hotel.
• Shirou arrived with Jeanne d'Arc, and Manaka grew jealous when she saw them together.
• Jeanne d'Arc introduced herself to Manaka and explained that she needed temporary lodging because Sighisoara's hotels were full.
• Shirou asked Manaka to let Jeanne d'Arc stay with them, and Manaka reluctantly agreed.

Shirou Kotomine declined to pursue Ruler and turned his attention to the approaching Berserker, while Shirou followed Jeanne to Tuliphas before setting off alone to hunt. In the forest, he encountered Astolfo, the Red Rider, and prepared to fight him.

• Shirou Kotomine stopped Semiramis from continuing the assassination mission against Ruler and ordered her to focus on the rampaging Berserker.
• Jeanne left the inn to maintain order as Black Berserker approached Tuliphas, and Shirou followed her despite her objections.
• Shirou let Jeanne continue into the forest and went hunting alone, hoping to cheer up Sajyou Manaka by achieving results.
• At Milenia Castle, a homunculus worried about Black Rider, who had gone to face the enemy, and prayed for her safety.
• Shirou met Astolfo in the forest, learned that his book granted Rank A Magic Resistance, and heard him reveal his identity as Red Rider before Shirou raised his hand to attack.

Shirou drove Astolfo into retreat with a barrage of Noble Phantasms, but Siegfried arrived to face him. As Shirou and Siegfried fought, Atalanta prepared a surprise shot at Shirou, who drew a bow of his own.

• Shirou detonated a sword near Astolfo and overwhelmed her with volleys of Noble Phantasms until Siegfried stepped in to protect her.
• Siegfried sent Astolfo to support the other Black Servants and challenged Shirou to fulfill his promise to eliminate him.
• Atalanta watched Shirou and Siegfried fight, identified Siegfried's Armor of Fafnir, and decided Shirou was the greater threat.
• Atalanta aimed her first arrow of the Holy Grail War at Shirou, but saw him draw a bow before she released her shot.

Shirou and Siegfried unleashed their Noble Phantasms against each other, creating a massive pillar of light that drew the attention of everyone on the battlefield. Amid the chaos, Astolfo seized the chance to help the Artificial Lifeform escape.

• Shirou caught Atalanta’s arrow in his teeth and fired it back at her, but she shot it down and retreated to support Berserker.
• Shirou proposed a Noble Phantasm battle, and Siegfried accepted after Gordes ordered him to use his Noble Phantasm with a Command Spell.
• Shirou released Excalibur as Siegfried unleashed Balmung, and their attacks collided, devastating the forest and stopping the fighting as everyone watched the pillar of light.
• Astolfo found the Artificial Lifeform practicing walking and took his hand, urging him to run while the battle distracted the Kaiser Family.

Astolfo tried to flee the Thousandth Tree Clan’s territory with a nameless Artificial Lifeform, but the boy was gravely injured in the clash between Shirou and Siegfried. Shirou used Avalon to heal him, leaving Jeanne and the others stunned by his compassion.

• Astolfo summoned the Hippogriff and escaped with the Artificial Lifeform, but the Noble Phantasms’ shockwave swept them into the battle’s aftermath.
• Shirou’s Excalibur narrowly defeated Siegfried’s Demon Sword, leaving Siegfried badly weakened but alive.
• Astolfo blamed Shirou and Siegfried after the injured Artificial Lifeform began dying, while Shirou asked the boy whether he wanted to live.
• The Artificial Lifeform said he wanted to survive, and Shirou drew Avalon from his chest and placed it inside the boy to heal him.
• Jeanne arrived and recognized Avalon, then watched in disbelief as Shirou saved the Artificial Lifeform.

Jeanne recalled how a book about King Arthur had inspired her to join the French army, then watched Shirou use Avalon to save a dying homunculus. Astolfo rejoiced, while the Black Swordsman asked Shirou why he had saved the child.

• As a child, Jeanne questioned why villagers fought in wars and her mother gave her a book about King Arthur.
• Jeanne became captivated by Arthur’s legend, and its example helped shape her dream of fighting for France.
• Years later, Jeanne joined the French army and became revered as a savior, though she saw herself as following her childhood ideal.
• Jeanne watched Shirou place Avalon inside the dying homunculus and wondered whether he was actually King Arthur.
• Avalon healed the homunculus, and Astolfo wept with relief as he embraced the child.
• The Black Swordsman asked Shirou why he had saved the homunculus.

Shirou defeated Siegfried in the forest of Tuliphas, and Siegfried died after realizing he could never surpass him and thanking him for helping him rediscover what he wanted. The first Servant was eliminated from the Holy Grail War, Mordred recognized the distant beam of light, and Astolfo embraced Shirou in gratitude as he tried to get away.

• Siegfried asked Shirou why he had saved him, and Shirou said he had helped because he could and admitted he felt fated to have dealings with Artificial Lifeforms.
• Siegfried envied Shirou's freedom to follow his own will, then began vanishing after the Command Spell sustaining him faded when he accepted that he could not defeat Shirou.
• Siegfried thanked Shirou for helping him rediscover what he wanted, apologized to Gordes, and disappeared as Gordes cried out for him to stay.
• Mordred sensed Siegfried's disappearance and recognized the golden beam as a sign that Artoria was nearby, vowing to defeat her.
• Astolfo rushed to Shirou, hugged him, and thanked him for saving Sieg, while Shirou struggled to get free before Aika could misunderstand.

Shirou and Astolfo encountered Spartacus, the Red Berserker, and Astolfo helped delay him until Vlad III’s faction arrived and captured him. Astolfo then secured the artificial lifeform’s life, and Vlad III ordered him to remain in the castle for logistical work despite opposition from the Thousandth Tree Clan’s head.

• Spartacus charged at Shirou and Astolfo, and Shirou evaded his attacks while recognizing that the stakes embedded in him came from a battle with the Black faction.
• Astolfo used Trap of Argalia to spirit away Spartacus’s lower legs, but Shirou disappeared before she could turn to him.
• Spartacus crawled toward Astolfo until Vlad III arrived with Darnic, several Servants, and golems, then pinned Spartacus down and had him captured alive.
• Vlad III ordered Caster to make Spartacus serve the Black faction, and Spartacus glared at him after his smile vanished.
• Astolfo pleaded for the artificial lifeform’s life, and Vlad III spared him and assigned him logistical work in the castle.
• The head of the Thousandth Tree Clan objected that artificial lifeforms were important magical resources.

Shirou rescued Jeanne after she collapsed from exhaustion while supervising the Holy Grail War, and the two discussed the danger facing her borrowed body. Jeanne realized Shirou wanted to protect Laeticia, but kept quiet about the safeguards that would restore her body if she was injured.

• Darnic apologized to Vlad III and agreed to obey his decision after Saber’s defeat.
• Black Archer asked Astolfo about the boy who defeated Saber, and Astolfo praised Shirou’s strength.
• Jeanne woke in Shirou’s arms and remembered that Laeticia’s body had fallen asleep while she was spying on him.
• Jeanne explained that her incomplete summoning left Laeticia’s body vulnerable to ordinary needs like sleep, and Shirou asked whether Laeticia was uncomfortable around men.
• Shirou warned Jeanne that the Red faction seemed to be targeting her, then went into the inn without explaining further.
• Jeanne understood that Shirou meant to protect Laeticia, but concealed that the girl’s body was backed up and could be restored if she was hurt.

Jeanne considered the battle and wondered why the Red Faction was targeting her, while Shirou searched for the missing Aika. Aika appeared in Semiramis’s Hanging Gardens and sought an alliance, leaving the empress stunned when Bashmu obeyed Aika instead of attacking her.

• Jeanne reviewed the battle, resolved to contact the Red Faction, and agreed to help Shirou search for Aika after he could not find her.
• Semiramis watched the battle and decided to accelerate her plans to seize the Greater Grail after Shirou’s performance troubled her.
• Aika entered the Hanging Gardens and told Semiramis she wanted to form an alliance.
• Semiramis summoned Bashmu and challenged Aika to defeat it before she would recognize her as an ally.
• Bashmu ignored Semiramis’s command to attack and peacefully lowered itself before Aika, leaving Semiramis astonished.

Sajyou Manaka returned safely to Shirou after visiting the Empress’s garden, then Jeanne lectured her for leaving without warning. Meanwhile, Darnic and Chiron learned that Jack the Ripper might have been summoned as the Black Assassin, raising questions about the red-haired boy who defeated Saber.

• Sajyou Manaka returned to the hotel at two in the morning, and Shirou told her he had been worried when he could not find her.
• Sajyou Manaka avoided explaining where she had gone, and Shirou asked her to take him along next time.
• Jeanne dragged Sajyou Manaka into her room and lectured her until past four in the morning for leaving without telling anyone.
• Darnic and Chiron discussed the Black faction’s strategy after Saber’s withdrawal and confirmed that Spartacus could be made to rampage again.
• Fiore showed Darnic and Chiron a report about a serial killer targeting magi, and they realized Jack the Ripper might have been summoned as the Black Assassin.
• Darnic decided to send magi to investigate, while Fiore questioned whether they should go to Sighisoara themselves.

Shirou identified the woman he had once saved as Jack the Ripper’s Master and set out to confront them. At Jack’s hideout, a red-haired Shirou confronted Rokudo Rinkha about the bodies buried in the basement.

• Darnic learned that Ruler was approaching Milenia Castle and sent Fiore and Archer to Sighisoara after hearing that the Red Saber and her Master had left Tuliphas.
• Jeanne left the inn to visit the Thousandth Tree Clan, while Shirou spent time with Aika and resolved to deal with the serial killer he had recognized the previous night.
• Shirou realized that Rokudo Rinkha was the woman he had saved and that she had become Jack the Ripper’s Master after receiving new Command Spells from the Holy Grail.
• Jack left the hideout to hunt for magical energy, and Rokudo Rinkha stayed behind to prepare hamburger steak for her return.
• Shirou arrived at the hideout and pressured Rokudo Rinkha by revealing that he knew about the bodies buried in the basement, so she let him inside.

Shirou confronted Rokudo Rinkha and learned how she had met and contracted with Jack the Ripper. Rinkha surrendered and begged Shirou to spare and protect Jack, but Shirou knew Ruler had judged the Servant too dangerous to remain in the war.

• Shirou confirmed that Rinkha was a Master and asked how she had met Jack the Ripper.
• Rinkha recounted how Kaiser Family mages tortured her after finding Hyoma Sagara dead, then tried to kill her.
• As Rinkha lay dying, the summoning ritual brought forth Jack the Ripper, who killed the mages and healed her.
• Rinkha asked Shirou to send Jack to a child welfare institution, but Shirou explained that Jack would disappear if her Master died.
• Rinkha offered to submit to Shirou with Jack and pleaded for him to protect them.
• Shirou recalled that Jeanne d'Arc had deemed Jack unqualified to continue in the Holy Grail War and intended to eliminate her if necessary.

Rokudo Rinkha and Jack the Ripper tried to kill Shirou, but his Murdered Robin took the fatal damage in his place. Shirou defeated Jack and used Rule Breaker to sever her connection to the Holy Grail.

• Rokudo Rinkha tried to seduce Shirou, then signaled Jack the Ripper to attack him.
• Jack repeatedly stabbed Shirou and told Rokudo Rinkha she had come to save her, but her right arm was badly injured from fighting another Servant.
• Shirou reappeared after the Murdered Robin took his fatal damage, and he pinned Jack to a wall with a projected sword.
• Shirou held a blade to Rokudo Rinkha's throat, then turned away and struck Jack with Rule Breaker.
• Shirou pulled Rule Breaker from Jack's chest and severed her connection to the Holy Grail.

Shirou explained that Jack the Ripper was an evil spirit formed from the resentment of abandoned infants, and told Rokudo Rinkha that she could save Jack by making her flesh and blood. Meanwhile, Mordred followed bloodstains through an alley, determined to find Assassin.

• Shirou warned Rokudo Rinkha that Jack would die by morning without the Greater Grail supplying her magical energy, and said Rinkha was the one who could save her.
• Shirou explained Jack’s origins, and Rokudo Rinkha resolved to remain her mother despite learning she was an evil spirit.
• Rokudo Rinkha used all three Command Spells to order Assassin to become flesh.
• After her fight with Chiron ended, Mordred followed bloodstains and set off after Assassin.

Shirou helped Rokudo Rinkha stabilize Jack the Ripper after her materialization and arranged for them to seek refuge in Finland. After they left, Mordred burst into Shirou’s home to kill the Assassin, only to recognize him as her father, King Arthur.

• Jack the Ripper suffered through painful changes as her Spirit Core became a beating heart, then stabilized in Shirou’s care.
• Shirou explained that Jack remained a materialized Servant who needed magical energy and offered to connect Rokudo Rinkha with a magecraft teacher.
• Rokudo Rinkha rejected London and Japan, so Shirou sent her to Finland to find Luvia Zeleta Edelfelt.
• Shirou told Rokudo Rinkha he admired her devotion to Jack, and she left with her daughter that night.
• Mordred smashed through Shirou’s door and raised her sword to kill the Assassin, then stopped when she recognized Shirou as her father.

Shirou knocked out Mordred, triggering her memories of the day she first saw King Arthur celebrated and became determined to serve him. As she grew older, Mordred pursued knighthood to get closer to her father, though people criticized her rough fighting style.

• Shirou struck Mordred with Gale Force Hammer, sending her crashing to the ground unconscious.
• Mordred remembered watching King Arthur return triumphantly to Camelot and deciding to become his shadow and blade.
• Mordred saw Artoria Lily receive the crowd’s admiration and her father’s gentle attention, stirring her fear that Lily would surpass her.
• At fifteen, Mordred rejected dresses and joined the Round Table despite her parents’ objections, determined to approach King Arthur as his knight.
• Mordred earned the name Knight of Crimson Thunder through battle, while citizens criticized her savage fighting style.

Mordred believed Arthur had chosen Artoria as his heir after learning she received Caliburn, but Arthur gave Mordred Clarent and named it a symbol of British royal authority. The chapter left Mordred stunned and accusing him of making fun of her.

• Mordred and Artoria had become rivals, and their competition inspired Camelot while drawing supporters to both sisters.
• Mordred learned Artoria had received Caliburn and, seeing the sword at her sister’s waist, feared Arthur had chosen Artoria as his heir.
• Mordred ran to Arthur’s office, where Arthur greeted her warmly and offered her a gift.
• Arthur presented Mordred with Clarent, the Demon Sword, and said it would represent British royal authority.
• Mordred reacted in disbelief and told Arthur not to make fun of her, while Arthur insisted he was serious.

Arthur offered Mordred the Silver Demon Sword and named her his heir, but she challenged his choice and learned that he considered her more precious than Britain despite believing she lacked the qualities of a king. After Arthur urged her to choose what she truly wanted, Mordred realized she only wanted his recognition.

• Arthur offered Mordred the Silver Demon Sword as a reward for her efforts.
• Mordred asked whether Arthur planned to make her his heir, and Arthur confirmed that he did.
• Mordred demanded to know why he chose her over Artoria, and Arthur said she lacked the qualities of a king and might destroy Britain.
• Arthur told Mordred that she, her mother, and Lily mattered more to him than Britain, leaving her overwhelmed and in tears.
• Arthur urged Mordred to follow her heart and promised he would never abandon her.
• Mordred remembered that she had always wanted Arthur's recognition and said she wanted nothing else.