Recaps

Shirou accidentally entered the bathhouse while Irisviel and Saber were bathing, then hid and overheard Saber say she intended to duel him for the Holy Grail. Ritseliete caught him, but Irisviel believed his explanation and kept him in the bath, where she proposed that she and Saber wash him.

• Irisviel and Saber talked about bathing together, and Saber thought she saw Shirou near the bathhouse entrance.
• Shirou hid behind a pillar and overheard Saber say she would challenge him to a duel once the other magi and Servants had withdrawn.
• Ritseliete caught Shirou eavesdropping and told Irisviel and Saber that he had been peeking at them.
• Shirou explained that he had not known they were bathing, and Irisviel believed him and let him stay.
• Irisviel asked Shirou which woman he thought was better, then teased him by revealing she had meant baths or showers.
• Irisviel offered to have herself and Saber wash Shirou, prompting Saber to react.

After Irisviel and Saber washed Shirou, he contacted Hundred-Faced Hassan and learned that an eighth Servant had attacked at Fuyuki Bridge. Shirou proposed using their planned performance that night to target Irisviel, and Hundred-Faced Hassan agreed to cooperate despite her earlier reluctance.

• Irisviel and Saber insisted on washing Shirou together, and Saber studied his back while Shirou stopped Irisviel from reaching under his towel.
• Shirou asked Lady Avalon to join him for the day, but she declined and stayed behind to watch the house.
• Shirou contacted Hundred-Faced Hassan and heard that an unknown eighth Servant had ambushed Irisviel at Fuyuki Bridge the previous night.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan explained that Tokiomi Tohsaka had learned about the eighth Servant and had sent her to gather intelligence in Miyama Town and Shinto.
• Shirou asked Hundred-Faced Hassan to help stage a performance that night for Tokiomi Tohsaka, Kirei Kotomine, and the Golden King, and she agreed while he questioned whether she truly wanted to proceed.

Shirou, Irisviel, and Saber spent the day gathering information at Fuyuki’s central library and enjoying an outing, but learned nothing decisive about Gilgamesh’s and Iskandar’s ultimate Noble Phantasms. After sharing crepes that night, they encountered Archer, who criticized the dessert and Shirou’s taste.

• Assassin asked Shirou to order him to die for Shirou, insisting that Hassan-i-Sabbah should choose the circumstances of his own sacrifice.
• Irisviel, Saber, and Shirou visited the central library, where Shirou explained that Iskandar had stolen The Iliad and a world-map geography textbook.
• The group borrowed books about Mesopotamian mythology, the Macedonian Empire, and the Epic of Gilgamesh, but found no clear answers about the kings’ ultimate Noble Phantasms.
• Shirou argued that Gilgamesh must have a Noble Phantasm he regarded as supreme, while Irisviel and Saber admired his insight.
• After dinner at a high-end restaurant, Saber eagerly got a crepe with Shirou and Irisviel, and Archer criticized the dessert as shallow and decadent.

Shirou Amamiya publicly exposed the secret cooperation between Tokiomi Tohsaka, Kirei Kotomine, and Archer, then taunted Gilgamesh about his staged confrontation with Assassin. Tokiomi recognized Shirou as the Master of the seventh Servant and believed Gilgamesh would kill him.

• Irisviel mistook Gilgamesh and Iskandar’s casual meeting for an alliance, provoking Gilgamesh to threaten her.
• Shirou confronted Gilgamesh and revealed that he knew about Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kirei Kotomine’s collusion with the Church.
• Shirou mocked Gilgamesh by repeating his earlier words from the staged scene with Assassin.
• Tokiomi and Kirei discussed how their secret dealings had been exposed, and Kirei blamed the increased use of Assassin.
• Tokiomi recognized Shirou Amamiya as the Matou Family’s representative and identified him as the Master of the seventh Servant.

Shirou revealed that he could summon a lake that mass-produced Holy Swords, allowing him to match Gilgamesh’s Gate of Babylon. Gilgamesh recognized Shirou as Faker and escalated the barrage, while Shirou’s ability to keep up remained uncertain.

• Gilgamesh attacked Shirou, Saber, and Irisviel with his Gate of Babylon, but Shirou answered with a volley of projected Noble Phantasms.
• Gilgamesh recognized Shirou as Faker and unleashed a much larger barrage of weapons.
• Shirou released the Lake of Holy Swords, a Noble Phantasm he had learned from Morgan, and it produced Holy Swords at exceptional speed.
• Shirou’s Holy Swords repeatedly intercepted and destroyed Gilgamesh’s weapons, letting him hold the King of Heroes to a draw through faster fire.
• Gilgamesh summoned hundreds and then thousands of Noble Phantasms, and the chapter ended as his vast barrage descended on Shirou.

Shirou and Saber teamed up to suppress Gilgamesh, and Shirou wounded the King of Heroes with a carefully concealed Holy Sword arrow. Gilgamesh demanded to know why Shirou had not detonated it, while Shirou privately realized he had no mana left.

• Saber intervened in Shirou and Gilgamesh’s battle, and Shirou joined her in fighting Archer together.
• Saber pressed Gilgamesh at close range while Shirou’s Lake of Holy Swords countered the Gate of Babylon.
• Gilgamesh secretly aimed part of his next volley at Irisviel, but Shirou fired a Holy Sword arrow hidden among the swords.
• Gilgamesh dodged the arrow but suffered a graze across his forehead, tasting pain and humiliation for the first time in millennia.
• Gilgamesh asked Shirou why he had not detonated the arrow with Unlimited Blade Works, and Shirou realized he lacked the mana to do so.

Shirou pushed Gilgamesh into revealing his full strength, but Tokiomi Tohsaka interrupted the battle before it could reach its climax. After Gilgamesh and Iskandar withdrew, Shirou collapsed from exhausting his magical energy.

• Gilgamesh recognized that Shirou had provoked him to fight seriously and surrounded Shirou with powerful Noble Phantasms.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka realized Gilgamesh had identified Shirou as a Faker and stopped the battle through his Command Spell.
• Gilgamesh dismissed his Noble Phantasms, postponed Shirou's judgment until the day after tomorrow, and vanished.
• Saber and Iskandar agreed to settle their differences another time, and Iskandar left in his chariot.
• Saber discovered Shirou was burning with fever and caught him as he collapsed from magical-energy depletion.

Shirou and Hundred-Faced Hassan’s plan to escape the Tohsaka faction’s control depended on making Assassin appear to die, while Tokiomi ordered Kirei to deploy the Assassins against the weakened Shirou and Saber. As Irisviel and Saber prepared to leave with Shirou, a large group of Assassins surrounded them.

• Shirou secretly pretended to faint after his battle with Gilgamesh while Saber and Irisviel tended to him.
• Shirou and Hundred-Faced Hassan planned to make Tokiomi believe Assassin had died, requiring the Assassins to truly die so Kirei would be fooled.
• Tokiomi, believing Shirou and Saber were vulnerable, ordered Kirei to gather all the Assassins and attack them.
• Irisviel and Saber decided to return home, and Saber carried the recovering Shirou to the car.
• A large number of masked Assassins appeared and surrounded Irisviel and Saber in the parking lot.

Saber and Irisviel were ambushed by Assassin, whose apparent attack was secretly arranged with Shirou. Irisviel used a Command Spell to empower Saber, and Sella and Ritseliete arrived to help defend them.

• Saber and Irisviel faced nearly a hundred Assassins, while the Assassins prepared to fake an attack on Shirou and place their last hopes in him and Irisviel.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan challenged Saber over Shirou, but Shirou's coughing signaled the Assassins to begin their assault.
• Irisviel used a Command Spell to extend Excalibur and ordered Saber to protect her and Shirou.
• The Assassins regrouped and attacked from multiple directions, and Hundred-Faced Hassan broke through toward Irisviel.
• Sella and Ritseliete appeared with battleaxes, repelled Hundred-Faced Hassan, and joined the fight to protect Irisviel.

Irisviel used a Command Spell to have Saber unleash Excalibur, destroying the attacking Hundred-Faced Hassans while Tokiomi learned the scale of Saber's power. Tokiomi's plot to draw Saber and Rider into conflict began with the McGillicutty couple's abduction, while Shirou returned to the castle and worried that an Assassin might have entered Irisviel.

• Sella relayed Shirou's warning that Irisviel might be in danger and his instructions to hide the use of her third Command Spell from Tokiomi.
• Irisviel commanded Saber to destroy the enemies, and Excalibur wiped out dozens of Hundred-Faced Hassans.
• Tokiomi regretted sacrificing Assassin but accepted Kirei's plan to use the McGillicutty couple to provoke a clash between Saber and Rider.
• Waver discovered the couple had been abducted and, despite Rider recognizing the setup as a trick, Rider vowed to pursue those responsible.
• Shirou asked Irisviel whether she felt unwell, then privately worried that an Assassin might have entered her body; he recalled that Loli Hassan remained alive and could sustain her manifestation independently.

Shirou planned to use a Command Spell to restore Assassin big sister’s personality, but his own spells could only affect himself, so he sought a fresh one from Irisviel. While sharing her bed, he told her about his troubling dreams and questions about his identity, leaving Irisviel deeply moved and eager to comfort him.

• Shirou realized he needed a new Command Spell to restore Assassin big sister and decided to ask Irisviel for one.
• Irisviel agreed to sleep beside Shirou, and he explained that his dreams of traveling to ancient times had made him question who he was.
• Irisviel grew tearful as Shirou spoke about his lack of parents and uncertainty, and she embraced him to comfort him.
• Shirou said Irisviel’s embrace made him feel safe, and Irisviel offered to sleep beside him every night.

Shirou tried to persuade Irisviel to give him a Command Spell, but their nighttime conversation went awry when she mistook his request for something intimate. The chapter ended with Irisviel telling him to close his eyes before she granted his request.

• Irisviel recalled meeting Shirou in Shinto, and Shirou admitted she felt familiar to him because she reminded him of his sister.
• Irisviel interpreted Shirou's words as proof they were mutually drawn together and asked him to treat her as his mother.
• Shirou agreed to call her Mother Eiri for the night, and Irisviel made him promise to keep it secret from Saber.
• Shirou hinted that his request was what Irisviel imagined, and she mistakenly believed he wanted to nurse from her.
• Irisviel agreed to fulfill the request once and instructed Shirou to close his eyes.

After an awkward misunderstanding with Irisviel, Shirou used a Command Spell to revive Hundred-Faced Hassan and free her from Tokiomi Tohsaka’s faction. He left with both Hassans to find food because his poor mana transfer could not adequately replenish Assassin, while Irisviel began to dread her fate less.

• Irisviel mistook Shirou’s request for a Command Spell for a sexual advance, and they agreed to keep the embarrassing incident secret.
• Saber found Shirou gone the next morning, and Irisviel concealed her embarrassment while realizing she had begun to want to survive the Holy Grail War.
• Shirou revived Hundred-Faced Hassan with a Command Spell after Loli Hassan survived the destruction of Assassin’s Spirit Core.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan woke up bound on a hotel bed, and Shirou explained that he had tied her up in case she attacked him.
• Shirou walked back toward the inn with both Hassans and bought food because his mana transfer left Assassin short of magical energy.
• Shirou offered Assassin a pork bun, and she suspected he was provoking her.

Shirou learned from Hundred-Faced Hassan that Gilgamesh possessed an Anti-World Noble Phantasm and resolved to face him himself. Meanwhile, Kirei investigated Shirou for Tokiomi, and Gilgamesh hinted that he might reveal what he knew about the boy.

• Shirou chose to keep a low profile and wait to see how the other families acted before making his next move.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan described Gilgamesh’s World-Encompassing Noble Phantasm, and Shirou called it a potential Natural Enemy but insisted he could defeat Gilgamesh himself.
• Shirou learned about mana transfer from Lady Avalon, blushed, and hurriedly left the inn without trying it on Hundred-Faced Hassan.
• After losing Assassin, Kirei investigated Shirou for Tokiomi and found that the boy’s history and rise to power were full of unanswered questions.
• Gilgamesh visited Kirei, admitted Shirou had become a source of entertainment, and claimed he could see through the child’s background.

Gilgamesh's attempt to read Shirou Amamiya's past and future failed, while Kirei Kotomine gained new Command Spells after losing Assassin. Shirou returned briefly to the Amamiya Residence, reassured Taiga Fujimura, and cooked dinner before leaving again, while Irisviel watched the activity around the Einzbern Forest.

• Gilgamesh said a barrier blocked his clairvoyance from reaching Shirou Amamiya and explained that he called Shirou a false king by instinct.
• Kirei Kotomine reflected on his purpose in the Holy Grail War, then received two new Command Spells despite having lost Assassin.
• Taiga Fujimura found Shirou at the Amamiya Residence, hugged him, and scolded him for disappearing without a trace.
• Shirou told Taiga he was safe but would leave again after a brief visit, and she reluctantly accepted his explanation.
• Taiga persuaded Shirou to stay for dinner, so he went to the kitchen and put on an apron to cook.
• Irisviel stood at a castle window and sensed activity within the bounded field near the Einzbern Forest.

Irisviel and Saber prepared to defend Einzbern Castle when Rider arrived with Waver, who accused Shirou of kidnapping the elderly couple who had sheltered them. As Waver demanded a fight, Shirou was still missing, leaving the accusation unresolved.

• Irisviel worried when Shirou failed to return, then she and Saber hurried to the castle courtyard after Rider's chariot destroyed the forest barrier.
• Rider arrived at Einzbern Castle and threw down a letter claiming the Mackenzie couple had been kidnapped and demanding that he and Waver come there.
• Waver accused Irisviel and Saber of taking his grandparents, while they denied involvement and Saber defended Shirou from the charge.
• Irisviel and Saber recalled Shirou's earlier proposal to use Tokiomi Tohsaka's wife and daughter as bait, which he later revealed had been a test of their principles.
• Waver insisted Shinji-kun was responsible and demanded that Rider fight unless Saber and Irisviel handed him over.

Waver ordered Rider to fight Saber with everything he had, while Shirou hurried back toward Einzbern Castle after learning that Rider had invaded and civilians had been kidnapped. Saber and Rider clashed fiercely in the forest, and the chapter ended as Rider raised his sword to meet her close-range attack.

• Waver used a Command Spell to order Rider to defeat Saber, declaring his resolve to prove himself and compete with Shirou for the Holy Grail.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan told Shirou that Rider had invaded the Einzbern forest, and Shirou suspected Kirei Kotomine was behind the kidnapping of the McGillicutty couple.
• Shirou left Taiga Fujimura and rode with Sella and Ritseliete toward Einzbern Castle, asking the maids to call him Shirou rather than Young Master.
• Rider attacked Saber with his Divine Bull Chariot, but Saber dodged the charge and struck the wheel before escaping into the forest.
• Rider charged into the forest to destroy it, and Saber emerged from the trees to attack him directly with her holy sword.
• Rider raised the Chariot of the Gods to face Saber's descending strike, while Waver panicked at the impending clash.

Saber and Iskandar clashed in a contest of strength, while Shirou’s group crashed their car after encountering Risei Kotomine near Einzbern territory. Risei attacked Shirou and Sella, then fought Ritseliete and knocked her down, leaving the homunculus at his mercy.

• Iskandar empowered by Zeus Thunder clashed swords with Saber, and both were driven back by the shock wave.
• Sella swerved to avoid a figure in the road, wrecking Irisviel’s car as Shirou and Ritseliete escaped injury.
• Risei Kotomine attacked Sella, but Shirou intercepted his punch and was sent flying into the bushes with her.
• Ritseliete switched into combat mode and attacked Risei with her poleaxe, but he blocked her blow with a Holy Shroud.
• Risei disarmed Ritseliete with a Baji Quan strike and sent her flying, then approached her as she vomited blood.

Shirou returned to help Sella and Ritseliete after Rin Tohsaka attacked them, confronting the Church supervisor over his actions. Rin then accused Shirou of violating the Holy Grail War’s rules by fusing with his Servant.

• Rin Tohsaka injured Shirou while he protected Sella, and Sella carried him toward the castle as Ritseliete stayed behind to delay Rin.
• Shirou persuaded Sella that he valued her despite her being an Artificial Lifeform, then returned with her to rescue Ritseliete.
• Shirou confronted Rin and threatened to expose his actions during the Holy Grail War, prompting Rin to release Ritseliete.
• Rin accused Shirou of summoning an illegal Servant and claimed Shirou had fused with his Servant.

Shirou fought Rin Tohsaka, the Holy Grail War overseer, while still trapped in a child’s body and missing his right arm. Rin’s Baji Quan nearly killed him, but Shirou copied the priest’s evasive footwork and survived, leaving Rin shaken by his talent.

• Rin Tohsaka accused Shirou of being an evil spirit and demanded his Command Spells and Servant, but Shirou refused.
• Rin attacked Shirou with powerful fists enhanced by the Holy Shroud, while Shirou dodged and blocked with projected swords.
• Shirou studied Rin’s wrist wraps and considered how to bypass the Holy Shroud, but refused Lady Avalon’s suggestion to use the Dead Count Shapeshifter.
• Rin struck Shirou with his Adamantine Eight Forms: Charging Fist, but Shirou used Baji Quan’s Sliding Step to evade most of the blow.
• Shirou explained that he had mastered Rin’s footwork after seeing it twice and declared that Rin had lost.

Shirou and Hundred-Faced Hassan stopped Rin Tohsaka from interfering in the Holy Grail War, then went to watch Saber battle Rider. Rider revealed that he was trying to defeat Saber in a clash of Noble Phantasms so he could persuade her to join his army.

• Hundred-Faced Hassan shot Rin Tohsaka, and Shirou treated him instead of killing him before arranging for Hassan to hide him.
• Shirou entered Einzbern territory with Sella and Ritseliete while Sella healed his right arm.
• Shirou watched Saber evade Rider’s Divine Chariot and realized Rider was deliberately drawing out the fight.
• Rider told Waver that he wanted to defeat Saber honorably with their Noble Phantasms and recruit her afterward.

Shirou stopped Emiya Kiritsugu’s attempt to assassinate Irisviel by shooting down his bullet, but Kiritsugu escaped Shirou’s allies and clashed with Hundred-Faced Hassan. The chapter ended as Hassan confronted Kiritsugu’s Time Alter and prepared to stop his escape.

• Waver accepted Rider’s decision to pursue victory in his own way as Rider and Saber began their decisive clash.
• Shirou sensed another Assassin in the forest and used a projected bow to shoot down Emiya Kiritsugu’s bullet aimed at Irisviel.
• Shirou gave Ritseliete and Hundred-Faced Hassan Kiritsugu’s location before collapsing from exhaustion into Sella’s arms.
• Emiya Kiritsugu abandoned his failed assassination attempt, but Hundred-Faced Hassan struck his shoulder with a dagger and attacked him.
• Kiritsugu used Time Alter Triple Accel to evade Hassan and sprint toward the edge of the forest.

Hundred-Faced Hassan defeated Emiya Kiritsugu but spared him after revealing that Shirou wanted to hear his motives and the truth behind the Fuyuki City Holy Grail War. Meanwhile, Saber explained to Rider that Shirou had driven off an attacker, and Rider renewed his offer to recruit her and Shirou.

• Hundred-Faced Hassan used her enhanced Encyclopedic Mastery to keep pace with Emiya Kiritsugu, who shot her with his Origin Bullet after activating Time Alter.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan caught the Origin Bullet in her teeth, revealed that she had deliberately spared Kiritsugu’s Spirit Core, and said Shirou wanted to speak with him.
• Kiritsugu agreed to tell Shirou why the Einzbern Family’s homunculus had to die and explain the truth behind the Fuyuki City Holy Grail War.
• Saber told Rider, Waver, and Irisviel that Shirou had protected Irisviel by driving away an attacker in the forest.
• Rider praised Shirou and again urged him and Saber to join his ranks, while Saber refused and challenged Rider to continue their duel.

After Shirou’s battle, Irisviel questioned Hundred-Faced Hassan about her survival and her connection to him, then learned how Hassan and Loli Hassan had met Shirou. Irisviel made peace with Hassan and proposed that they support Shirou together, leaving him confused when he woke and found them reconciled.

• Irisviel confronted Hundred-Faced Hassan about surviving Saber’s attack, betraying Kirei Kotomine, and joining Shirou.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan said Shirou had approached her first and asked her to become his ally, leaving Irisviel and Saber stunned.
• Hundred-Faced Hassan explained Loli Hassan’s origins and how she had met Shirou, and Irisviel recognized that Shirou had helped them both.
• Irisviel apologized for misjudging Hassan and asked her to work with Saber and her to support Shirou through the end of the Holy Grail War.
• Shirou entered the hall, and Irisviel told him she and Hassan understood each other, leaving him bewildered.

Shirou met Emiya Kiritsugu, who warned that the Holy Grail War was a trap that could unleash a world-ending threat, but Shirou refused to let him kill Alice. Shirou pledged to protect Alice until her final moment, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Shirou agreed to meet Emiya Kiritsugu alone, while Kirei learned that his father was missing and was told by Tokiomi to handle the war’s administrative affairs.
• Shirou met Kiritsugu at a Shinto inn, where Kiritsugu declared that Alice must die to avert the world’s destruction.
• Kiritsugu explained that the corrupted Greater Grail would unleash a world-ending entity after enough Servants were sacrificed, and that he had been summoned to prevent its manifestation.
• Shirou realized Kiritsugu planned to kill Alice because she was the Lesser Holy Grail, but refused to let him do so.
• Shirou revealed that Alice had only days to live after absorbing six Servant souls and vowed to stay by her until the end, warning Kiritsugu to kill him first if he insisted.