Chapter Summaries

Shirou uncovered Alaya’s secret recording devices and confiscated them, then rejected Kiyohime Sesshoin’s advances. The chapter ended as Kiyohime hinted that the beasts were fighting over Shirou and Gilgamesh placed a hand on his shoulder.

• Shirou realized Alaya had planted electronic surveillance devices in the soundproof private room.
• Shirou shook the recording tools from Alaya and confiscated them despite her pleas.
• Shirou insulted Alaya and speculated that Archer had lost his dreams because of her behavior.
• Kiyohime Sesshoin appeared and tried to persuade Shirou to accept her, but he rejected her with insults.
• Kiyohime claimed that the beasts were fighting each other over Shirou, and Gilgamesh put a hand on Shirou’s shoulder.

Shirou distracted Kiyohime Sesshoin so Gilgamesh could carry Alaya away, then faced Sesshoin alone. He prepared to fight while Sesshoin mistook his actions for sexual foreplay.

• Sesshoin questioned why Shirou remained unaffected by her seduction, and Shirou insisted he was not impotent.
• Shirou secretly signaled Gilgamesh to take Alaya and run.
• Sesshoin tried to stop them, but Shirou confronted her and implied that he would stay behind with her.
• Gilgamesh objected to Sesshoin claiming Shirou, but Shirou urged her to escape while he waited for a chance to act.
• Sesshoin interpreted Shirou's raised twin blades as part of a sadistic game and looked forward to their encounter.

Sesshoin showed Shirou a vision of people close to him and threatened to have a black-clad man hunt them, while Shirou secretly began using Teleportation Magic to send a message. At school, Kuzuki and Medea found the armed man with Rin and Luviagelita collapsed nearby and Sakura standing close by.

• Sesshoin revealed a screen of Shirou’s friends and family and called it an appetizer.
• Sesshoin said she had made a pact with a black-clad man to hunt down people at the school and those close to Shirou, promising to destroy herself if he succeeded.
• Shirou secretly began using Teleportation Magic to send a message.
• Kuzuki sensed danger at the school and took Medea to the rooftop.
• Kuzuki and Medea found an African man carrying two bladed guns, with Tohsaka Rin and Luviagelita collapsed beside him and Sakura Matou nearby.

Kuzuki intervened when Archer threatened Sakura and the injured Rin and Luviagelita, and Medea enchanted him so he could fight the Servant. Kuzuki held Archer off long enough for Sakura to try to carry the others away, but his hand was injured and Archer attacked again.

• Archer aimed his gun at Sakura and claimed he would kill them to save humanity.
• Kuzuki decided to rescue the others, and Medea enchanted him despite warning that Archer was a Servant.
• Kuzuki kicked Archer's gun away, then dodged his sword and told Sakura to take Tohsaka and Luviagelita away.
• Sakura struggled to lift Luviagelita as Archer fired at Kuzuki, who knocked the bullet aside and injured his hand.
• Archer charged Kuzuki and brought his twin blades down in a vicious slash.

Souichirou Kuzuki faced Archer’s lethal attack while trying to protect Rin, but Sakura and Medea intervened to save him. The battle ended with Medea revealing her true appearance as she held Kuzuki.

• Archer used the Talisman of Breaking All Laws to cut Kuzuki’s leg and then unleashed a bullet formed from countless swords.
• Kuzuki embraced Rin and told Matou to run, while thinking of Medea and recognizing his growing love for her.
• Sakura absorbed Archer’s attack with her Imaginary Number Space but collapsed after being badly injured.
• Medea rushed out and healed Sakura, but Archer fired three more bullets at Kuzuki.
• Kuzuki threw Rin clear and closed his eyes, but Medea took the attack and caught him in her arms.
• Medea’s disguise failed, revealing her pointed ears, and she told Kuzuki she could not let Soichiro fall before her again.

Archer attacked Sakura and her companions at the school, killing Kuzuki and defeating the others. Sakura refused Archer’s offer to spare her if she killed Rin and Luviagelita, and lay helpless as she desperately hoped someone would save them.

• Kuzuki succumbed to his wounds and fell as Sakura watched helplessly.
• Archer denied knowing Rin and Sakura, dismissed Rin’s appeal to his ideals, and kicked her unconscious.
• Archer offered to spare Sakura if she killed Luviagelita and Rin, but Sakura refused and charged at him.
• Archer kicked Sakura aside, leaving her unable to move as she called out for Senpai to save them.

Shinji read Shirou's manuscript during class, then ate lunch alone and thought about Archer. The chapter ended as a pink sky and smoke seemed to isolate the school from the city.

• Archer slashed at Sakura, but Shinji took the blow and injured his shoulder instead of suffering a fatal wound.
• Sakura begged Shinji to run away with her and the others, but he insisted that he had to protect his little sister.
• During class, Shinji read Shirou's manuscript and thought its story with Saber was moving, though it needed more everyday scenes.
• At lunch, Shinji ate alone and thought about Archer's life as a cleaner.
• The sky turned pink, smoke and dust swallowed the school, and the distant high-rises disappeared.

Shinji confronted Archer to protect Sakura after the others were overwhelmed, despite being terrified. After Archer slashed him, Shinji remained between Archer and Sakura.

• Gunfire sent Shinji into hiding as Archer defeated Tohsaka and Luviagelita, leaving Sakura alone.
• Teacher Kuzuki rushed to help Sakura but Archer quickly knocked him down.
• Shinji shoved Sakura out of Archer’s path and told her to escape while he held Archer back.
• Archer threatened Shinji with his blade, but Shinji refused to move aside.
• Archer slashed a huge gash across Shinji’s front.

Shirou confronted Sesshoin over her claim that people only pitied others, then teleported to Sakura and Shinji and drove Archer back. He asked Shinji to help carry Kuzuki and Angelica to safety.

• Shinji rushed to protect Sakura despite his fear, undermining Sesshoin's argument to Shirou.
• Shirou challenged Sesshoin and left after Angelica said she had located him and Sakura.
• Shirou teleported to the others, kicked Archer away, and shielded the group.
• Shirou asked Shinji to help carry Kuzuki and Angelica back because they might still be saved.

Shirou fought Archer while trying to protect Rin, Luviagelita, Medea, and Kuzuki, whose lives were fading. Archer revealed a deadly bullet-based attack, and Shirou searched for a way to save everyone as they prepared their next moves.

• Shirou told Shinji to take Sakura away, then leaped in to block Archer and clashed with him using Guan Yu and Mo Ye.
• Archer struck Shirou with a knee and fired bullets, but Shirou sensed danger and dismissed LawAias before the bullets burst into swords.
• Shirou analyzed Archer's attack and realized Archer had compressed Unlimited Blade Works into bullets that tore enemies apart from within.
• Shirou and Archer argued over their ideals as Shirou planned how to protect Rin and Luviagelita and get Medea and Kuzuki to safety.
• Archer aimed his gun at Shirou and challenged him to guess his next move.

Shirou trapped Archer inside Unlimited Blade Works and tried to save the badly injured Medea and Kuzuki before his mana ran out. As Rin and Luviagelita assessed their injuries, Medea began to regain consciousness and heard someone ask if she was awake.

• Shirou projected swords to distract Archer, then deployed Unlimited Blade Works across the rooftop.
• Shirou deflected Archer’s shots aimed at Rin, despite learning that his mana supply had been cut off and his barrier would last only about a minute.
• Shirou grabbed Medea and Kuzuki and asked Rin and Luviagelita to heal them.
• Luviagelita said Gem Magic would be of little use, and Rin offered the gem from her necklace.
• Medea heard someone ask if she was awake while her consciousness remained hazy.

Medea woke inside Shirou's Unlimited Blade Works and healed Kuzuki while Rin and Luviagelita hoped the crisis had passed. Shirou struggled to keep Archer at bay and searched for a fatal opening, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Rin woke Medea and told her that Kuzuki could still be saved.
• Medea healed Kuzuki with magecraft and learned they were inside Shirou's Reality Marble.
• Rin and Luviagelita believed Shirou's Unlimited Blade Works had eased the crisis, but Shirou disagreed.
• Shirou realized Archer had launched thirteen volleys and could outlast his limited magical energy.
• Shirou used what he had learned from King Hassan to search for the point where he could kill Archer with one strike.

Shirou failed to find a way to kill Archer and called for reinforcements as Archer pressed the attack. Earlier, Gilgamesh confronted Alaya about her plan to make Shirou her Guardian.

• Shirou failed to find Archer's weakness and dispelled Unlimited Blade Works to conserve mana.
• Shirou told Medea to supply him with mana and ordered Rin and Luviagelita to bring help while Archer attacked.
• Gilgamesh told Alaya that she trusted Shirou to handle the danger.
• Alaya admitted she had come to retrieve Emiya, and Gilgamesh accused her of planning to manipulate Shirou into becoming her Guardian.

Gilgamesh agreed to help Alaya resolve two Singularities in exchange for Angelica’s data, which he said he needed for a plan. Sesshoin then confronted them in the forest and enveloped them in an aura that stirred desire.

• Alaya asked Gilgamesh to help resolve five Singularities, then bargained the request down to two.
• Gilgamesh demanded Angelica’s data as a condition of helping Alaya.
• Sesshoin found Gilgamesh and Alaya in the forest and confronted them.
• Gilgamesh stepped in front of Alaya and declared that he would not be defeated.
• Sesshoin spread a pink aura around them and mocked Gilgamesh as Alaya clung to him.

Gilgamesh and Alaya confronted Kiyohime Sesshoin, who tried to use a counterfeit Angelica to disrupt their plans. Gilgamesh revealed that he had switched places with Angelica, leaving Sesshoin to realize her trick had failed.

• Gilgamesh resisted Sesshoin's attempt to erode his rationality and warned her he would not fall for the same trick twice.
• Sesshoin threw out an apparent Angelica and sealed her magic, hoping to make her useless to Gilgamesh and Shirou.
• Gilgamesh dismissed the apparent Angelica as a counterfeit, while Alaya questioned his harsh treatment of her.
• The apparent Angelica echoed Gilgamesh's words, and Sesshoin sensed that something was wrong.
• Gilgamesh revealed himself as the figure lying at Sesshoin's feet, while the Gilgamesh beside Alaya transformed back into Angelica.
• Alaya realized Gilgamesh had requested Angelica's data to prepare the switch.

Kiritsugu woke in a school with Illya and Chloe after being displaced from the restaurant, and tried to understand what had happened. He recognized Chloe as his other daughter but could not wake her.

• Gilgamesh revealed that he had switched places with Angelica during the missing minutes and laughed at how his trick fooled the others.
• Angelica teleported away with Alaya, leaving Gilgamesh to face Sesshoin in the forest.
• Gilgamesh drew EA and watched Sesshoin, who regretted having spoken about marriage after the battle.
• Kiritsugu regained his bearings in a school and recalled being transported there from the beef restaurant.
• Kiritsugu identified the unconscious girl beside Illya as Chloe and shook her, but she remained unresponsive.

Kiritsugu woke amid the survivors and helped the weakened Miyu before joining Artoria against the spreading tentacles. As Artoria fought off the creatures and their pink mist, Kiritsugu kept firing, apparently unaffected by the mist.

• Kiritsugu found Irisviel, Artoria, Miyu, and a large man nearby after waking.
• Kiritsugu carried Miyu when she could not stand, then apologized because he had forgotten who she was.
• Kiritsugu woke Artoria and learned that she had seen the same disgusting creatures he had.
• Artoria cut through the tentacles with Excalibur, but more emerged and attacked the group.
• Kiritsugu told Miyu to wake the others while he counted his ammunition and continued firing at the tentacles.
• Artoria used Avalon to block the pink mist as Kiritsugu appeared unaffected by it.

Miyu and the others fought off the Demon God Pillars while Shirou continued battling Archer, who claimed he was protecting humanity's order. The chapter left King Hassan arriving to join the struggle, while Shirou remained near exhaustion and questioned Archer's motives.

• Miyu awakened Heracles by firing a magical cannon at him, and he shot down the threatening tentacles.
• Kiritsugu identified the tentacles as Demon God Pillars, and Heracles and Artoria cleared a path with their attacks.
• Miyu protected Chloe, Illya, and the others until a magical door brought Angelica, Alaya, and King Hassan to them.
• Angelica asked whether the arrangement would suffice, and King Hassan approved Miyu as a perfect fit.
• Shirou, nearly out of magical energy, tried to talk Archer into revealing his plot, and Archer said he was protecting humanity's order.

Shirou fought Archer as Archer’s power and golden cracks continued to grow, and Shirou realized he needed to buy time against him. Medea supplied Shirou with mana, then fled while Shirou stayed behind to hold Archer off.

• Shirou blocked Archer’s sword and questioned how confident Archer was in the fight.
• Archer’s golden cracks spread as his power rose, and Shirou recognized that the change was eroding Archer’s humanity.
• Shirou asked Medea to connect him to mana, then faced Archer’s increased power with renewed confidence.
• Archer’s body became shrouded in black mist, and Shirou ordered Medea to run while he handled the fight.
• Medea fled, leaving Shirou to try to hold Archer off one second at a time and reach him with words.

Archer attacked Shirou and revealed his plan to eliminate Kiritsugu, Irisviel, Illya, and everyone else. Shirou was nearly killed, but Artoria arrived in time to save him.

• Archer rushed Shirou and overpowered him, choking him while declaring that Shirou could not stop him.
• Archer and Sesshoin discussed Sesshoin’s promise to self-destruct after the mission and whether Shirou should be killed.
• Shirou escaped Archer’s grasp and dodged a barrage of projected Noble Phantasms.
• Archer aimed the Spear of the Distant Land at Shirou’s heart, but Artoria knocked it aside with a golden sword.
• Shirou thanked Artoria for arriving just in time and dropped to the ground.