Chapter Summaries

Tao Yu joined the search for the Xenomorph queen and revealed his enormous Alien Dragon mount. While hunting Xenomorphs over Pandora’s forest, he spotted a person below and flew toward them.

• Talia told Tao Yu that Xenomorphs had appeared across Pandora and that the Na’vi refused to help hunt them.
• Tao Yu arranged for Kisame and Yao to lead search teams while Talia deployed RDA aircraft for reconnaissance.
• Tao Yu summoned the Alien Dragon from his shadow, showed it to Talia, and took off with Little Black to search for queens.
• The Alien Dragon killed a giant Xenomorph, and Tao Yu stored its claw while noting that the creature showed no sign of knowing where the queen was.
• Tao Yu spotted someone in the forest and directed the Alien Dragon toward the figure.

Tao Yu killed an Alien Queen and captured a group of Evil God Cultists on Pandora before Talia found a fallen fragment containing Fuyuki City. When Tao Yu and Talia entered the city, they received Command Spells and realized they had been drawn into a Holy Grail War.

• Tao Yu rescued four explorers from Aliens and learned where the attacks had come from.
• Tao Yu found the Alien Queen and Evil God Cultists, killed the Queen and its eggs, and captured the cultists for RDA.
• Talia told Tao Yu that RDA had discovered another fallen fragment, so he joined her to investigate its modern city.
• Tao Yu and Talia entered the fragment and learned from an old woman that they were in Fuyuki City, where the power had been out for nearly a week.
• Talia received Command Spells, and Tao Yu received three of his own, leading him to recognize that they had entered a Holy Grail War.

Tao Yu and Talia hid their mysterious hand marks and sought information about Fuyuki and the early-starting Fifth Holy Grail War. They met Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya while the city struggled with shortages, and Tao Yu agreed to help Rin’s group while concealing his suspicions.

• Tao Yu wrapped his hand and gave Talia cloth to cover her mark, then decided they should investigate the world’s secrets and find someone who knew about the Holy Grail War.
• Tao Yu recognized Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya among a group of students searching for a helicopter and a flying dragon they had seen land.
• Rin Tohsaka explained that Fuyuki had lost water, power, and gas, and that residents were rationing supplies and gathering wood.
• Tao Yu noticed that Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya had wrapped hands, while Rin secretly noticed matching wrappings on Tao Yu and Talia.
• Tao Yu offered to help Rin Tohsaka’s group take stock of supplies and gather residents’ opinions, and Rin accepted.

At Hohzuki Academy, Tao Yu, Talia, Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya, and Shinji Matou discovered that several of them were involved in the Holy Grail War. Rin began explaining the war to the newcomers as Archer watched from nearby.

• Taiga Fujimura and the Fujimura Group organized a communal meal at Hohzuki Academy while Fuyuki remained cut off from the outside world.
• Rin, Tao Yu, and Talia sensed a bounded field at the school, and Tao Yu suspected Shinji had created it to feed Rider with the occupants' life force.
• Shinji approached Talia, but Tao Yu restrained him and took the Book of False Vassal from him.
• Tao Yu pointed out Shirou's bandaged hand, and Rin uncovered a Command Spell beneath the bandage; Tao Yu and Talia revealed Command Spells of their own.
• Rin removed her disguise and prepared to explain the Holy Grail War to Tao Yu, Talia, and Shirou while Archer sensed Tao Yu's awareness.

Tao Yu and Talia joined Rin Tohsaka and the others to reach the church and begin summoning Servants for the Holy Grail War. Tao Yu summoned Senju Hashirama as an Assassin, leaving him delighted by the unexpected alliance and wondering how much of Hashirama’s power he could use.

• Talia asked Rin whether Magicians could train, and Rin explained that magic depended on inherited knowledge, resources, and talent in Magic Circuits.
• Tao Yu proposed cooperating to solve the crisis, while Rin admitted she still intended to obtain the Holy Grail.
• Tao Yu and the others made Shinji dispel the school barrier, kept him and the Book of False Vassal under guard, and went with Rin to the church.
• Kirei Kotomine welcomed the group, explained the usual rules, and led them to the summoning circle.
• Tao Yu used the Corpse Hiding Mirror as a catalyst and summoned Senju Hashirama, who answered as an Assassin.
• Shinji mocked Hashirama, while Tao Yu recognized the summon as a lucky outcome and considered Hashirama’s abilities and the limits imposed by the class system.

Tao Yu and the others summoned Servants for the Holy Grail War as Fuyuki City faced danger from the Abyss. Talia summoned the ominous Caster, who identified himself as Bethel Abraham, also known as Mr. Door, and warned that the Holy Grail was impure.

• Senju Hashirama pledged to serve Tao Yu after Tao summoned him with the Corpse Hiding Mirror.
• Shirou Emiya learned from Kirei Kotomine that his adoptive father, Kiritsugu, had fought in the previous Holy Grail War, then summoned Saber and asked her to help save the world.
• Archer appeared beside Rin Tohsaka, while Talia used an old string of keys as a catalyst and summoned Caster.
• Caster warned Talia that his power and offensive ability were limited, and Saber sensed an ominous, evil aura from him.
• Caster said he was contaminated, noted that the Holy Grail was not pure, and revealed his name as Bethel Abraham, or Mr. Door.

Rin Tohsaka led the five Masters in agreeing to use the Holy Grail to save the world, then arranged for them to stay at Shirou Emiya’s home while they searched for the other Masters. As the group left the church, Gilgamesh and Kirei Kotomine discussed the war, and Tao Yu began asking Rin to teach him basic magecraft.

• Rin Tohsaka proposed that the five Masters cooperate to save the world, and Shinji, Talia, Tao Yu, and Shirou agreed.
• Saber questioned Mr. Door about his ominous presence, and he revealed that he was from the future and had been improved by the Holy Grail’s projection.
• The group agreed to find the remaining Masters and stay at Shirou Emiya’s home, where Sakura sometimes visited; Saber warned Shinji against mistreating her.
• After the group left, Gilgamesh revealed himself to Kirei Kotomine, said he had noticed Mr. Door, and went to investigate the Holy Grail’s vessel.
• Tao Yu asked Rin Tohsaka to teach him basic rituals, and she agreed to share introductory practices that were not secret techniques.

Tao Yu’s group confronted Illya and Berserker, then a hidden Lancer attacked before Senju Hashirama revealed her as Scathach. After Scathach killed Medusa, Hashirama unleashed a vast forest that overwhelmed the battlefield and trapped Saber while pressuring Scathach and Berserker.

• Illya challenged the Masters, and Berserker charged at Saber, forcing her into a fierce battle despite his superior attributes.
• A door opened in the sky and began pulling everyone toward it, but Mr. Door closed it while Senju Hashirama searched for the attacker.
• Senju Hashirama drove the hidden Lancer into view, and Scathach killed Medusa with Gae Bolg before Shinji realized his Servant was dead.
• Senju Hashirama entered Sage Mode and warned Tao Yu that his next move would cause a commotion.
• Senju Hashirama used Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, spreading enormous vines across the battlefield and binding Saber while Scathach and Berserker struggled to fight them off.

Senju Hashirama stopped Gilgamesh’s attack with an enormous wooden Buddha and declared him too dangerous. The battle was left poised to escalate as the statue’s many arms struck at Gilgamesh.

• Mr. Door’s Command Spell disappeared as his corruption surged, and he warned Talia that he might become unstable in three days.
• Gilgamesh cut down Hashirama’s vines with a rain of weapons, allowing Scathach and Berserker to retreat with Illya.
• Hashirama called Gilgamesh a bandit for claiming every treasure belonged to him, provoking Gilgamesh to unleash a far larger barrage.
• Hashirama raised a wooden golem to shield the group, but Gilgamesh’s weapons carved it apart.
• Hashirama summoned the five-hundred-meter Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands: Topple the Buddha, and its many arms attacked Gilgamesh.

Tao Yu and Senju Hashirama’s attack drove Gilgamesh to unleash the Sword of Rupture, forcing Mr. Door to teleport the group away before the Buddha statue was destroyed. The group arrived at Ryūdō Temple, where Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka encountered their classmates Souichirou Kuzuki and Issei Ryudou.

• Tao Yu studied Senju Hashirama’s Senjutsu but gave up on understanding it and decided to focus on ordinary Wood Release.
• Gilgamesh used the Sword of Rupture to shatter many of the Buddha statue’s arms, and Mr. Door teleported Tao Yu and Senju Hashirama away from the attack.
• Mr. Door transported everyone to Ryūdō Temple, explaining that he could only remain for three days and warning them to resolve the crisis quickly.
• Shirou Emiya recognized Ryūdō Temple, and Mr. Door said he had sensed the Holy Grail’s magical energy beneath it.
• Souichirou Kuzuki and Issei Ryudou appeared, recognized Shirou Emiya and the others, and let the group seek shelter at the temple.

At Ryudō Temple, Tao Yu learned Wood Release and sealing techniques from Senju Hashirama, then shared what he knew about the shinobi world and planned the group’s next moves. As the group prepared to search for other Heroic Spirits, people across Fuyuki began disappearing, including Kirei Kotomine and Shinji Matou.

• Issei Ryudou brought six sets of bedding to Ryudō Temple, where Tao Yu and Senju Hashirama stayed awake to study while the others slept.
• Tao Yu learned the Five Elements Sealing and other techniques from Senju Hashirama, then told him about the Abyss and the fragments he had visited.
• Tao Yu helped Senju Hashirama write a message in Konoha’s code and proposed that the First Hokage form a defensive alliance with the pioneers.
• Tao Yu proposed that the Heroic Spirits search for Berserker and Lancer while Archer and Saber protected the Masters, and he asked Rin Tohsaka to teach him magic.
• Across Fuyuki, people vanished without warning, including a supermarket owner and the Fujimura Group members; at the church, Kirei Kotomine and Shinji Matou disappeared, leaving two pools of blood.

Tao Yu learned a Perception Barrier before a black Rider and Scathach ambushed the group at Ryudō Temple, nearly killing him. After helping Senju Hashirama capture Zouken Matou, Tao Yu returned to find Saber trapped by a strange shadow power.

• Tao Yu mastered the Perception Barrier, while Talia and Shirou Emiya failed to learn it.
• Black Rider attacked Archer and Saber at Ryudō Temple, and Scathach pierced Tao Yu with a spear before he deflected her next attack and sealed one of her Noble Phantasms.
• Tao Yu used a Command Spell to bring Senju Hashirama back, then pursued and captured Zouken Matou in the form of an insect.
• Tao Yu found an Engraved Insect Mother and considered using it to gain temporary Magic Circuits.
• Tao Yu returned to see Rider overpowering Archer and Saber being dragged into a strange shadow, so he sent vines toward her.

Tao Yu captured Scathach, learned that Sakura Matou was the vessel for the False Holy Grail, and killed Scathach before the dark force could claim her. He then took his allies to Einsbern Castle, where he and Senju Hashirama attacked Illya and Berserker with a sealing-enhanced Tree World Descent.

• Tao Yu used sealing techniques to slow the shadow that had swallowed his vines, while Saber escaped into Imaginary Number Space and Senju Hashirama captured Scathach.
• Tao Yu threatened Scathach with the Engraved Insect Mother, and she revealed that her Master was near death and that her granddaughter was the False Holy Grail’s vessel.
• Tao Yu snapped Scathach’s neck, then used his shadow and sealing technique to interfere with the dark force consuming her remains.
• Mr. Door arrived and reported that Berserker and his Master had been found at Einsbern Castle, so Tao Yu ordered the group to go there and try to win Illya over.
• At the castle, Illya and the maids met Tao Yu’s group, but Tao Yu stopped Rin’s negotiations and joined Senju Hashirama in binding Illya and Berserker with Tree World Descent and sealing techniques.

After capturing Illya, Tao Yu and Rin Tohsaka allied with her, but Black Saber and Black Rider attacked Einsbern Castle before they could make plans. The group wounded Black Saber with Tao Yu’s Four Symbols attack, but Golden Flash intervened and helped her escape.

• Tao Yu captured Illya and restrained Berserker, then Rin Tohsaka persuaded Illya to ally with them.
• Mr. Door sensed two ominous presences before Black Saber and Black Rider smashed through Einsbern Castle’s walls.
• Tao Yu’s group split up to fight the corrupted Heroic Spirits, while Mr. Door protected the Masters and redirected Black Rider through a door.
• Black Rider overpowered Berserker, and Black Saber repeatedly cut through Senju Hashirama’s vines and defeated Berserker, costing him one life.
• Tao Yu’s four clones combined Yin and Yang divine lightning in a Four Symbols attack that badly wounded Black Saber.
• Tao Yu and Senju Hashirama tried to trap Black Saber with vines and sealing techniques, but Golden Flash cut through the restraints and helped her escape.

Tao Yu and his allies defeated Gilgamesh, and Tao Yu gained the Chains of Heaven as a wish-power drop. He tested the Noble Phantasm’s abilities, sealed the lurking darkness, and destroyed Gilgamesh’s corpse.

• Golden Flash rescued Black Saber, but she sank into the black swamp again while he confronted Tao Yu and the others.
• Mr. Door proposed distracting Gilgamesh with Senju Hashirama so he could teleport Tao Yu close enough to strike, and Tao Yu agreed.
• Senju Hashirama drew Gilgamesh’s attention, allowing Tao Yu to attack with Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Thunder and the Heart Sword.
• Tao Yu killed Gilgamesh, then discovered that wish power had gathered around the Chains of Heaven and soul-bound the Noble Phantasm.
• Tao Yu used the Chains of Heaven to seal the lurking dark spots and gather Gilgamesh’s materialized body before destroying it with Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Thunder.

After Tao Yu killed Golden Flash, he and his allies searched for Sakura Matou while preparing for another fight and learning more about magic. The chapter ended with Shirou Emiya proposing to lure Sakura out alone so the others could ambush her.

• Tao Yu thanked Mr. Door for helping him defeat Golden Flash, but Mr. Door said Tao Yu was not yet ready to help him and predicted they would meet again.
• Rin Tohsaka urged the group to find Sakura Matou, but Tao Yu said Hashirama had searched the Matou house without finding her, so they rested at Ryudō Temple before continuing the search the next day.
• Tao Yu studied magical rituals with Rin Tohsaka and Illya, while Rin questioned what organization he belonged to and Tao promised he would not harm Fuyuki.
• Red A returned with Shirou Emiya and proposed using Unlimited Blade Works to hold Rider while the others attacked Saber first.
• Illya reminded the group that the Holy Grail still needed a vessel, and Tao Yu said they would find a way to resolve the problem.
• Shirou Emiya suggested luring Sakura out by going alone and having the others arrive with Mr. Door.

Shirou let Sakura lure him to the Grail’s cavern, where Tao Yu and the others fought the corrupted Sakura and her black shadows. They sealed Sakura and separated her from the Grail’s influence, and Tao Yu gained the Imaginary Numbers attribute from a fragment of the contaminated World Heart.

• Shirou found Sakura’s shadow in the empty Emiya residence and asked where she was, then let her transport him to the cavern beneath Fuyuki.
• Shirou summoned Tao Yu and the others, and Sakura revealed that she planned to activate the Grail and complete the ritual.
• Senju Hashirama, Brother B, and Red A engaged the black shadows, while Tao Yu used the Chains of Heaven to bind all six giants.
• Tao Yu and Mr. Door restrained Sakura, and Tao Yu sealed her with the Chains of Heaven, separating her from the black Grail’s influence.
• Tao Yu gave Sakura to Shirou and Rin Tohsaka, then absorbed the damaged fragment and chose the Imaginary Numbers attribute.

Tao Yu helped defeat the corrupted Servants and absorbed the corrupted Holy Grail, gaining the Demon Physique talent. Its Deification triggered a profound insight that transformed his cultivation technique and produced a new barrier skill.

• Berserker struck black Saber before fading, while Archer and Mr. Door vanished and black Rider turned on Tao Yu.
• Tao Yu endured black Rider’s assault by adjusting his Authority, then restrained her with the Chains of Heaven and absorbed her in a five-colored aurora.
• Tao Yu subdued black Saber, leaving Senju Hashirama as the only remaining Servant, and absorbed the corrupted Holy Grail as the World Heart.
• Tao Yu selected Scathach as a long-term Servant and gained the Demon Physique talent, which enhanced his energy absorption and negative-energy abilities when Deified.
• Tao Yu entered a state of insight and merged his Dao Heart Seed Demon Great Law with other skills, while his learned magic and barrier knowledge formed Barrier Technique.

After Tao Yu survived the black mud’s contamination and gained new abilities, he helped Sakura Matou recover and explained Fuyuki’s situation to its survivors. He planned to study magecraft under Rin Tohsaka and Illya while Talia arranged support from the base.

• Tao Yu reassured Talia that the contamination had given him protection, then borrowed 2 million Wish Power from her.
• Senju Hashirama said farewell to Tao Yu and vanished after Tao Yu absorbed the foundation of his existence as a Servant.
• Sakura Matou woke, thanked Tao Yu for saving her, and apologized to Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya.
• Tao Yu explained the Abyss and the Grail’s contamination, then promised that the pioneers and RDA Company would help Fuyuki survive.
• Talia agreed to contact the base and organize supplies while Tao Yu asked Rin and Illya to teach him magecraft.
• Tao Yu deified Dao Heart Seed Demon and Barrier Technique, gaining an Inherent Domain, but found that his plans were limited by his lack of Wish Power and natural energy.

Tao Yu studied Rin Tohsaka’s Jewel Sword blueprint and decided to return to the base with Illya, Sakura, and the others, while preparing to meet his younger brother after his awakening. Outside Fuyuki, the base’s new power system neared completion as Tao Yu arranged added security before leaving.

• Tao Yu studied the Jewel Sword blueprint and realized he could understand its complex magecraft, while Rin Tohsaka was surprised by his comprehension.
• Tao Yu urged Illya to return to the base, where the Abyss might offer a way to extend her life, and Illya agreed to leave the castle workshop in his hands.
• Tao Yu invited Illya, Rin Tohsaka, Sakura Matou, and the others to the base to grow stronger, then planned to meet his younger brother when he awakened.
• Tao Yu and the others visited the worksite outside Fuyuki, where a mechanic oversaw the installation of a nuclear power generator and its connections.
• Tao Yu told the mechanic he would return to the base and ask Talia to send more security, then accepted a delivery of Leather Armor Beast Livers.