Recaps

Shirou kept visiting Arisu Kyōnoji during the holiday, and she finally began explaining Touko Aozaki’s past. She traced the Aozaki sisters’ bitter succession dispute and left off with Touko’s rise at the Clock Tower.

• Shirou visited Arisu every day for a week, sharing quiet afternoons and helping around Kuonji Mansion.
• Arisu offered to tell Shirou what happened eight years ago, and he admitted he wanted to keep visiting even after hearing the story.
• Arisu explained that she inherited her witch aptitude from her mother, a high-ranking witch who practiced Fairy Tale Magic, and that Touko’s sister Aoko had once been her apprentice.
• Arisu said the Aozaki family’s magic passed to only one heir, and Aoko replaced Touko despite having no magical education.
• Arisu described how Touko and Aoko grew up apart, how Aoko was drawn into magic while Touko severed ties with the family, and how Touko later earned the Clock Tower’s Brand rank.

Arisu Kyōnoji explained how Aoko Aozaki used the Fifth Magic to age herself ten years and kill Touko, and Shirou asked to meet Aoko. Arisu brought him to a café, where Aoko revealed she already knew Shirou was a survivor of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

• Arisu Kyōnoji explained that the twenty-seven-year-old Aoko used a by-product of the Fifth Magic to accelerate her time and kill Touko Aozaki.
• Shirou asked Arisu to introduce him to Aoko, and Arisu reluctantly agreed.
• Arisu and Shirou met Aoko at the Ahnenerbe café in Misaki City after nearly eight years apart.
• Aoko recognized Shirou as a survivor of the Fourth Holy Grail War and greeted him, offering to let him call her Big Sis Aoko.
• Arisu tugged at Shirou's sleeve and asked why Aoko knew him, while Shirou said he did not think he was famous.

Shirou told Aoko Aozaki that he was a time traveler and asked to use the Fifth Magic to return eight years into the past to save Touko Aozaki. Arisu Kyōnoji angrily warned him that changing the past was impossible.

• Aoko Aozaki pressed Shirou about the exaggerated rumors surrounding his role in the Fourth Holy Grail War, and he refused to comment.
• Shirou revealed that he had accelerated his body's time by ten years and had traveled through time before the war.
• Shirou explained that he believed he had an unusual aptitude for time travel.
• Shirou asked Aoko to use the Fifth Magic to send him back eight years so he could save Touko Aozaki.
• Arisu Kyōnoji stood up and warned Shirou that changing the past was impossible.

Shirou persuaded Aoko to use the Fifth Magic to send him back to 1989 so he could try to save Touko, and Aoko agreed despite the risks. Arisu opposed the plan because it would erase the week she had spent with Shirou, and she challenged Aoko over her decision.

• Aoko confronted Shirou about his injuries and his desire to change the past, then admitted that killing Touko still haunted her.
• Shirou told Aoko that her regret showed in her expression, and she agreed to send him eight years into the past while leaving it to him to persuade her younger self.
• Shirou promised to protect both Aoko and her past self, but Arisu interrupted and declared that she opposed the time-travel plan.
• Arisu said changing the past was not theirs to decide and insisted that the week she had shared with Shirou must not be erased.
• Aoko and Arisu argued over whether Aoko had changed, with Aoko pointing out that Arisu seemed unchanged since they were seventeen.

Aoko and Arisu argued over whether to use Time Travel to save Shirou, and Arisu accepted the plan after Shirou agreed to share responsibility. Back at the Kuonji residence, Aoko settled in and learned that Shirou would begin staying there while he and Aoko prepared for the Time Travel.

• Aoko defended her decision to use Time Travel, while Arisu warned her about the unknown consequences and demanded she take responsibility.
• Arisu reconsidered when Aoko asked whether Shirou's life no longer mattered, and Shirou offered to share responsibility; Arisu agreed to the plan.
• The three returned to the Kuonji residence, where Aoko announced she would stay overnight as she and Shirou worked out the Time Travel details.
• Aoko learned that Shirou had never stayed overnight at the mansion and urged him to begin staying there from that night.
• Aoko made tea for Arisu, then explained that Shirou was on the phone telling his family he would stay at the mansion.

Aoko explained the danger of Arisu’s Fairy Tale Monster, the Wandersnatch, after it filled the sitting room with mist. She and Shirou escaped into the garden and planned to find and subdue Arisu, while Shirou frowned as if considering a risky move.

• Shirou and Aoko finished discussing their time-travel plan, but white mist began entering the sitting room.
• Aoko identified the mist as the Wandersnatch, one of Arisu’s most powerful Fairy Tale Monsters, and warned that it could make anyone who touched it disappear.
• Aoko pulled Shirou out through the courtyard and shut the French windows behind them.
• Aoko noticed the garden had been cleared of weeds, and Shirou said he had done the work voluntarily.
• Aoko concluded that Arisu had lured them back to the mansion before releasing the Wandersnatch to imprison them, and she proposed finding and incapacitating her.
• Aoko warned Shirou not to go easy on Arisu, while he frowned in thought.

Shirou convinced Aoko that Arisu was unlikely to have attacked them, so they searched the dark mansion to rescue her. They found Arisu in the bathroom after a bath, and her embarrassment at being seen led her to unleash the Wandersnatch on Aoko.

• Shirou told Aoko he believed Arisu would not attack them, and Aoko agreed to change their goal from defeating Arisu to rescuing her.
• Shirou and Aoko entered the mansion through the kitchen ventilation shaft and searched its dark rooms without using lights.
• Shirou warned Aoko before she opened the lit bathroom door, but Aoko barged in and found Arisu naked and putting on makeup.
• Shirou covered Arisu with his coat, and Arisu scolded Aoko for barging in.
• Arisu summoned the Wandersnatch and ordered it to devour Aoko's clothes, including her underwear.

After Aoko’s mistaken attack on Arisu, Shirou learned that the fog had come from Arisu’s Mirror of Naps, then spent a week preparing with the two women for a trip to 1989. As they reviewed the Aozaki sisters’ inheritance conflict, Shirou suggested Touko had waited for Aoko to grow strong enough to stand on her own.

• Aoko apologized to Arisu for sending the Wandersnatch after her and promised to do the dishes, while Arisu agreed to let the incident go.
• Aoko explained that the fog had likely come from Arisu’s Mirror of Naps, a Mystic Code that could draw people into the world inside its mirror.
• Shirou left the living room, and Aoko and Arisu blushed as they teased each other about his staring at them in the bathroom.
• Over the next seven days, Shirou, Aoko, and Arisu planned for their journey to 1989, and Aoko trained Shirou in modern magecraft and the rules for avoiding Singularities.
• Shirou suggested that Touko had appeared at the end of 1989 because she had waited for Aoko to become capable of standing on her own, while Aoko and Arisu joked that he might defect to Touko.

Shirou prepared to travel back to 1989, and Arisu secretly placed a suggestion on herself that made her obey every command he gave. The next morning, Arisu acted indifferent and teased Shirou about the suggestion before revealing that it was their secret.

• Aoko and Arisu considered using a suggestion to protect their plans, and Shirou agreed to accept one before the time leap.
• The night before the journey, Shirou reassured Aoko that he would do his best to prevent her from blaming herself if the time travel went wrong.
• Arisu summoned Shirou to her room and secretly used her Mystic Eye to make herself obey every command from him, including commands given in the past.
• The following morning, Shirou joined Aoko and Arisu in the courtyard to make final preparations for the leap to 1989.
• Arisu teased Shirou about his authority over her, then silently revealed that the suggestion was a secret.

Shirou traveled back to 1989 and followed Aoko’s plan to earn her and Arisu’s trust by rescuing them. As Aoko and Arisu investigated suspicious figures in a forest, Aoko joined Arisu for her first battle and they encountered two uncanny creatures.

• Aoko sent Shirou back to 1989, and he confirmed that he had arrived in Misaki City near the familiar mansion.
• Shirou recalled Aoko’s advice to win the past Aoko and Arisu’s trust before revealing who he was, and he headed toward the planned rescue event.
• Arisu detected several suspicious individuals around Misaki City and decided to investigate the figures in the forest that night.
• Aoko prepared for the mission, though Arisu told her to observe rather than fight, and followed Arisu into the forest.
• Aoko and Arisu encountered two strange figures standing across a stream beneath the moonlight.

Arisu defeated two Slit-Mouthed Men with her Fairy Tale Monsters, but a third attacked Aoko before Shirou arrived and saved her with a supernatural arrow. Aoko followed Shirou and Arisu as the boy retreated into the forest.

• Arisu summoned the Thames Troll to crush two Slit-Mouthed Men, while her Chatty Twins struggled to release their severed arms.
• A third Slit-Mouthed Man sprang from the forest and attacked Aoko just after Arisu withdrew the Thames Troll.
• Aoko prepared to fight the monster at close range, but a red-haired boy named Shirou told her to dodge right.
• Shirou's arrow pierced the Slit-Mouthed Man's head, and a delayed explosion killed it as it tried to flee.
• Arisu signaled Aoko to pursue Shirou, and Aoko followed them into the forest.

Shirou rescued Past Aoko during her first real battle, then fled as Future Aoko had instructed. The next day, Aoko and Arisu investigated the mysterious boy’s appearance, with Arisu insisting he was an enemy while Aoko defended him.

• Shirou shot an arrow to save Aoko at the last moment, then escaped through the forest and evaded Aoko and Arisu.
• Arisu suspected the fleeing boy was connected to the Slit-Mouthed Man and worried that his escape made the situation more troublesome.
• Arisu sent out Six Sing Chocolate to scout, while Aoko planned to use the student council to find the boy through witness reports.
• Aoko argued that the boy had appeared to save her, but Arisu claimed he had intended to silence them and questioned how he knew about the battle.

Shirou stayed at Gōda Church with Sister Yuiha, then investigated Touko Aozaki’s workshop and confirmed she was absent. Back at the mansion, he prepared to build trust with Arisu as she announced she would hunt the intruders alone.

• After Aoko accused Shirou of arranging her rescue, she remained convinced he was not a bad person despite Arisu’s suspicions.
• Shirou woke at Gōda Church, where Sister Yuiha had taken him in, and agreed to help her clean the church in exchange for shelter.
• Shirou visited Touko Aozaki’s Old School Building workshop and found that Touko was not there.
• Shirou decided to establish a shared secret with Arisu to earn her trust, while Aoko and Arisu continued their cold war.
• Arisu announced that she would eliminate the intruders in the city alone, and Aoko said she could fight too.

Arisu confronted Shirou at the abandoned KitsyLand, where he revealed that he came from the future, but Aoko overheard him. The three argued over whether to take Shirou home, and Arisu refused to let an outsider enter her house.

• Arisu searched the abandoned amusement park and found Shirou standing among the remains of the enemies he had defeated.
• Shirou told Arisu that he was from the future, but Aoko emerged from the bushes after overhearing his confession.
• Aoko insisted that Shirou was not a bad person and accused Arisu of planning to meet him without telling her.
• Arisu said Aoko had been acting strangely since Shirou appeared and admitted she had a bad feeling about him.
• Aoko proposed taking Shirou home to hear his explanation, but Arisu refused to let an outsider enter her house.
• Shirou remembered friendly moments with Aoko, including her welcoming him into her home and sharing snacks.

Shirou protected Aoko from a hidden doll assassin and persuaded Arisu to let him stay with them. He explained that he had traveled from the future to correct a singularity, then revealed that Touko Aozaki had returned and might be connected to it.

• Shirou warned Aoko and Arisu that a powerful enemy was hiding in the Mirror House.
• A doll emerged and attacked Aoko, but Shirou intercepted it and shattered its extended wrist while Arisu destroyed its true body.
• Arisu agreed to let Aoko take Shirou home, and Aoko walked back holding his hand.
• Shirou told Aoko and Arisu that he had traveled from the future to Misaki in 1989 to correct a singularity.
• Shirou said Touko Aozaki had returned and was targeting Misaki and the Aozaki Family's Magic.

Aoko and Arisu learned that Touko Aozaki was behind the attacks on Misaki and began preparing for her return. Aoko brought Shirou to her room for the night, where he nervously waited while she changed clothes.

• Aoko recognized the attacking dolls as Touko's creations and concluded that Touko had returned to claim the inheritance of magic and Misaki.
• Aoko and Arisu reconsidered their battles and identified Touko as the original heir to the land and the enemy behind the incidents.
• Arisu allowed Shirou into the mansion before going to her room, leaving Aoko and Shirou together.
• Aoko thanked Shirou for saving her and led him to her room instead of the Guest Room.
• Aoko and Shirou drank tea, and she asked him to stay while she changed clothes; Shirou turned toward the wall as he heard her undressing.

Shirou tried to win Arisu’s approval by repairing the mansion’s broken foyer heater while she slept. When Arisu woke and discovered the heater working, she found Shirou cooking in the kitchen and asked what he was doing.

• Shirou spent the night in Aoko’s room and agreed to tell her more about himself the next day.
• After Aoko left for school, Shirou bought ingredients and entered the mansion, where he found Arisu asleep against a pillar.
• Shirou used magic to repair and switch on the broken foyer heater without waking Arisu.
• Arisu woke in the warmth, learned from her blue robin that Shirou had seen her sleeping, and wondered how he had repaired the heater.
• Arisu went to the kitchen to make tea and found Shirou wearing an apron, then asked what he was doing.

Shirou cooked lunch and repaired the furnace, but Arisu rejected his kindness before gradually accepting his presence in the mansion. She prepared tea for him and considered poisoning it, but put the poison away.

• Shirou apologized for using the kitchen and repairing the furnace, but Arisu told him his kindness made her uncomfortable.
• Arisu tried to ignore Shirou while reading, then began eating the fried rice he brought her.
• Arisu decided to think of Shirou as Aoko's possession and allowed him to stay in the living room if he did not disturb her.
• Arisu brewed tea for Shirou and considered adding mescaline to his cup, but returned the poison to the cabinet.

Shirou returned to Aoko and Arisu’s home after a quick trip to buy dinner ingredients, then cooked with Aoko while Arisu felt an unexpected sense of loss. After dinner, Aoko speculated about her connection to Shirou, ending by suggesting their bond might be love.

• Aoko rushed home and learned from Arisu that Shirou had gone out, then worried he might run away again.
• Shirou returned and explained that he had gone to buy ingredients for dinner, apologizing for worrying Aoko.
• Shirou offered to cook to repay the household, and Aoko eagerly helped him while Arisu was left alone with a sense of loss.
• After dinner, Aoko asked Arisu what Shirou was to her and proposed that he might be her descendant from the future.
• Aoko suggested Shirou could be her familiar, but Arisu explained why that was impossible and rejected the idea that a living human could be one.
• Aoko proposed that Shirou’s bond with her might be love, leaving Arisu stunned.

Aoko confessed her feelings for Shirou to Arisu, who admitted she trusted him because Aoko did. Later, Shirou visited Shuze Ritsuka’s apartment and uncovered a hidden trap, leaving Ritsuka astonished by how quickly he understood it.

• Aoko told Arisu she believed Shirou was her destined lover, and Arisu teased her about declaring a twelve-year-old boy her future lover.
• Arisu explained that she trusted Shirou because she trusted Aoko’s judgment, then felt a pang of envy when Aoko warmly greeted Shirou after his bath.
• Shirou promised Sister Yuiha he would help at the church twice a week while he remained in Misaki, and Shuze Ritsuka invited him to help at her apartment.
• Shirou sensed a trap at Ritsuka’s doorway and used the Enma-Blade to open a rift, exposing a shadow familiar and its hidden bird-shaped projector.
• Shirou destroyed the bird-shaped familiar, explaining that the shadow was only its projected image, and Ritsuka asked how he had seen through the trick.

Shirou helped Shuze Ritsuka clean her apartment after cutting apart a shadow familiar, then met Touko Aozaki when she arrived to visit Ritsuka. Touko revealed she had created the trap Shirou destroyed, leaving Ritsuka to complain that her week of preparation had been wasted.

• Shirou put the severed familiar away for Aoko and Arisu to examine, then helped Shuze Ritsuka clean her apartment.
• Shirou questioned Ritsuka about her ties to the Mage's Association, and she explained that she monitored Misaki's Mage family for the Association.
• Touko Aozaki arrived at the apartment, and Shirou pretended he did not know who she was.
• Touko joined Ritsuka and Shirou for coffee, teased Ritsuka about her work, and warned her not to tell Aoko about the visit.
• Ritsuka realized Touko had made the shadow familiar Shirou had destroyed and protested that Touko's week-long trap had nearly harmed her.

Shirou and Touko Aozaki discussed whether they were enemies, and Touko tried to recruit him before proposing a wager tied to her coming fight with Aoko. Shirou agreed to become Touko’s possession if she defeated Aoko, while Touko would owe him a request if Aoko won.

• After Ritsuka left to buy beef, Shirou introduced himself to Touko, who asked whether he considered her an enemy.
• Shirou told Touko he would not become her enemy even if she fought Aoko, but refused to explain his purpose.
• Touko tried to recruit Shirou and offered to cherish him, but he said he would be her companion rather than her possession.
• Touko proposed that she would take Shirou and everything he had if she killed Aoko; Shirou agreed, and asked that Touko grant him a request if Aoko won.
• Touko questioned why Shirou was not trying to stop the sisters from fighting, and Shirou thought of Saber and Morgan.

Shirou tried to protect both Aoko and Touko while Touko’s dolls attacked Misaki’s barriers and destroyed three of its five anchors. He arranged a hot-spring trip to ease Aoko and Arisu’s strain, but Arisu insisted that she could not leave Shirou in charge of Misaki overnight.

• Shirou asked Touko not to target Arisu, and Touko agreed that she herself would not go after the girl.
• Touko launched an all-out assault on Misaki, and her dolls destroyed three of the five anchors protecting Aoko’s control of the land.
• Shirou stayed at the Kuonji mansion and cared for Aoko and Arisu as they struggled to defend Misaki.
• Shirou offered Aoko and Arisu hot-spring vouchers, but Arisu urged Aoko to go with him while she stayed behind to monitor the barriers.
• Arisu refused to entrust Misaki and the mansion to Shirou for the night, despite Aoko objecting to her harsh words.

Aoko and Shirou set out for a hot-spring trip while Arisu stayed behind, troubled by her feelings as she watched them grow closer. At the inn, Aoko discovered their room had a private bath and explained the difference between natural and artificial hot springs to Shirou.

• Aoko rebuked Arisu for speaking harshly to Shirou, then decided she and Shirou would go to the hot springs while Arisu rested at home.
• Arisu regretted her words and struggled with her feelings as Aoko and Shirou excitedly planned their trip.
• The next morning, Shirou promised to bring Arisu a souvenir before leaving with Aoko, and his smile briefly eased her distress.
• Shirou and Aoko arrived at an inn outside Tokyo, where Aoko had slept soundly during the bus ride.
• Aoko found that their room was for two and showed Shirou the private artificial hot spring, explaining that Tokyo did not have the natural mountain springs he had seen on television.

While Shirou and Aoko enjoyed a hot spring outing, Arisu felt lonely at the mansion and faced an attack by Touko Aozaki’s dolls. Touko’s show of force met the witch guarding the house instead of Aoko, while Shirou and Aoko began bathing together.

• Aoko persuaded Shirou to enjoy their hot spring trip, and Arisu spent the day at the mansion alone.
• Arisu remembered Shirou and Aoko were away, felt the emptiness of the mansion, and saw monstrous shadows gathering around it in the Mirror of Naps.
• Touko Aozaki sent more than fifty dolls to attack the mansion, unaware that Aoko was away and Arisu was there to guard it.
• At the inn, Shirou and Aoko ate a lavish dinner before Aoko invited him to bathe with her.
• Aoko revealed she was wearing a bikini beneath her yukata, and Shirou praised it before they entered the hot spring together.