Chapter Summaries

Nizosuo explained how he discovered the Soul King’s sealed corpse and became trapped inside the Soul King’s Quirk, revealing that Wu Biao had freed him. The group was left facing the danger of the Soul King’s fragile body remaining outside its own world.

• Nizosuo recounted how he found the sealed research facility and identified the corpse as the Soul King, whose Quirk had created a separate world inhabited by a race.
• Nizosuo explained that the Soul King had escaped captivity, hidden himself underground, and sealed himself away to protect the race he had created.
• Wu Biao fell asleep on the Soul King’s human pod, and Old Man Yamamoto attacked him with a blade aura before Wu Biao casually dispersed it.
• Nizosuo revealed that he had entered the Soul King’s Quirk, become trapped in the Speed Force, and been freed by a bald young man using flames, prompting everyone to recognize Wu Biao as his rescuer.
• Nizosuo confirmed that he and Wu Biao had met, while the group worried that the Soul King’s body could not be reunited with its soul and that destroying it might erase the entire world.

Six months after the Gotei 13 formed in City T, Wu Biao left for another assignment through Hell’s passageway to a modern world whose will had agreed to cooperate. Near the passage’s exit, a mysterious armored figure attacked him, and Hell said it was not a Sinner.

• Renji Abarai led a Shinigami patrol in City T as people discussed the Gotei 13 and the bald monster they believed it was hunting.
• Wu Biao watched anime at the Kurosaki home and complained that his marriage to Unohana Retsu kept getting delayed by work.
• Wu Biao visited Unohana Retsu to say goodbye, but she threw him out after he suggested they skip the wedding and handle the important business first.
• Hell explained that the next world’s will had agreed to cooperate, though Wu Biao’s physical strength would still be suppressed there.
• A black-armored figure charged at Wu Biao inside the passageway, and Hell said it was not a Sinner.

Kariya Matou endured Zouken Matou’s abuse and prepared to summon a Servant for the Holy Grail War, despite having only a month to live. The summoning succeeded, but the figure who appeared looked like an ordinary young human rather than a legendary hero.

• Zouken Matou told Kariya Matou that his body was failing and he had only a month left to live.
• Kariya Matou briefly met Sakura and struggled to speak with her about his condition and uncertain future.
• Zouken Matou instructed Kariya Matou to add passages that would summon a Servant with the attribute of madness.
• Kariya Matou performed the summoning ritual in the worm pit, and a voice cursing about Brother Biao emerged from the light.
• When the light cleared, Kariya Matou and Zouken Matou saw a bald, underage-looking human in a white lab coat and questioned how an ordinary person had been summoned.

Wu Biao rescued Sakura Matou from Zouken Matou, burning away the worms inside her and dragging Zouken through a closing passage to Hell. After discovering he was hungry, Wu Biao accepted Kariya Matou’s offer to find food in the residence above.

• Wu Biao grabbed Zouken Matou and used Hell Chains to pull Sakura Matou into the basement.
• Hellfire burned away the worms inside Sakura, restoring a little life to her eyes, and revealed that Zouken’s true body was a worm inside her heart.
• The Hell Chains bound Zouken and dragged him through the closing passage, leaving Kariya and Sakura behind.
• Wu Biao sampled a worm from one of the breeding compartments, burned it in his mouth, and complained that it tasted awful.
• Kariya offered to take the hungry Wu Biao to the residence above for food.

Wu Biao freed Kariya Matou and Sakura from the Crest Worms in the Matou estate, then discovered a Command Spell forming on his hand. Excited by the prospect of fighting legendary heroes, he decided to summon a Servant and join the Holy Grail War.

• Wu Biao burned the Crest Worms inside Kariya Matou, while Kariya lied that they had been newly cultivated.
• Sakura Matou thanked Wu Biao for killing her grandfather, and Wu Biao told her to call him Brother Biao.
• Wu Biao told Kariya that he had kicked away a black-mist-covered attacker, whom Kariya recognized as his Berserker.
• A Command Spell appeared on Wu Biao's hand, and Kariya explained the Holy Grail War to him.
• Wu Biao decided to summon a Servant so he could enter the war and fight legendary heroes.

After Kariya Matou took Sakura Matou away from the Matou estate, Wu Biao stayed behind while Matou Tsuru gave him the run of the house out of fear. Wu Biao discovered that Kariya had transferred his Command Spells to him and headed to the underground worm pit to summon a Servant.

• Kariya Matou left the city with Sakura Matou, while Wu Biao remained at the Matou estate.
• Matou Tsuru became the household’s true head, hired servants for Wu Biao, and moved his family away from the estate.
• Wu Biao ate the lavish meal and mistook Matou Tsuru’s fearful generosity for kindness.
• Wu Biao noticed that Kariya had transferred three Command Spells to him, giving him six marks in total.
• Eager to fight Heroic Spirits, Wu Biao went to the underground worm pit and approached the magic circle he had left there.

Wu Biao attempted to summon a Servant by gathering mana through brute force and reciting a badly misremembered incantation, then accidentally blasted the Matou residence apart. Medea was summoned but knocked into the crater by Wu Biao’s Kannon Bullet.

• Wu Biao realized he could forcibly seize Great Source mana despite being unable to produce or store mana himself.
• Wu Biao gathered a huge mass of mana and recited his mistaken version of the Servant-summoning incantation, activating the summoning circle and his Command Spells.
• Medea began to appear, but Wu Biao excitedly hurled a Kannon Bullet at her, thinking he was replenishing her mana.
• Medea used Rule Breaker against the projectile, but the violent, uncontrolled mana exploded and tore through the Matou residence.
• Wu Biao found Medea embedded face-down in the crater, alive but knocked flat by her own Master.

Matou Byakuya and his butler fled the destroyed Matou estate while Wu Biao dealt with his newly summoned Servant, Medea. Medea’s attempt to break their contract failed, and she followed Wu Biao to dinner, frustrated by her weakened abilities and her Master.

• Matou Byakuya saw the Matou estate reduced to a crater and decided to abandon it rather than retrieve his belongings or his wife’s portrait.
• Wu Biao found Medea in the ruins, checked whether she was alive, and carried her to a nearby room.
• Wu Biao spent the day watching television while Medea recovered from being knocked unconscious.
• Medea ambushed Wu Biao with Rule Breaker to sever their contract, but he struck her and sent her crashing into a wall.
• Wu Biao told Medea to hurry to dinner, and she followed him despite her anger at his behavior and the weak parameters his summoning had given her.

Wu Biao told Medea he had summoned her only to qualify for a competition, then revealed he intended to fight the legendary heroes himself. When Medea sensed a Servant approaching Matou Manor, Wu Biao embraced the challenge and launched himself toward the battle.

• Wu Biao explained that he had summoned Medea to gain a place in the competition, while Medea questioned his plan to fight Heroic Spirits personally.
• Medea decided to stay and watch Wu Biao get defeated, but he mocked her and hoped the other heroes would not go down in one punch.
• Medea sensed a Servant's presence as darkness and a sinister aura spread across Matou Manor.
• Wu Biao stopped eating, grinned, and said he would answer the challenge; Medea felt a sudden, unexplained fear of him.
• Wu Biao launched himself from the manor grounds toward the battle, blasting apart the granite beneath him and leaving Medea stunned by his strength.

Saber and Irisviel accepted Lancer’s challenge near Fuyuki’s seaside park, while Rider and Waver watched the area from atop Fuyuki Bridge. The chapter ended as Saber and Lancer prepared for an honorable fight.

• Saber sensed an enemy Servant approaching and agreed with Irisviel to meet the challenge.
• Rider watched the seaside park from Fuyuki Bridge while Waver pleaded with him to climb down.
• Lancer waited beside the warehouses and identified Saber as his opponent.
• Saber donned her armor as Lancer’s charm magic affected the area, and Irisviel called him out for using it.
• Saber and Lancer exchanged words and readied themselves for battle.

Kiritsugu Emiya encountered a mysterious Heroic Spirit while surveilling the battle between Saber and Lancer, and the fight was interrupted by the arrival of a powerful figure. The chapter ended with the newcomer crashing into the battlefield and leaving Saber and Lancer facing an enormous crater.

• Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau took concealed positions around the warehouse district to watch the battle and target the Masters if needed.
• Kiritsugu spotted Lancer's Master and the Assassin who had faked his death, then a mysterious figure appeared beside him and stopped his gunshot with one finger.
• The bald Heroic Spirit warned Kiritsugu that his sins had gone too far before disappearing.
• Irisviel watched Saber and Lancer trade blows at supersonic speed, while Saber struggled to penetrate Lancer's dual-gun technique.
• A powerful figure arrived amid mad laughter, forcing Irisviel to her knees and Saber and Lancer to leap away before it struck the ground between them.

Wu Biao fought Saber and Lancer, then clashed with the newly arrived Rider, Iskandar, during the Holy Grail War. The other Masters and Servants identified him as a mysterious Berserker, while Medea watched the battle from hiding.

• Wu Biao attacked Saber with powerful bare-handed blows, then drove Lancer back until both Servants faced him together.
• Saber and Lancer became serious after Lancer's Master ordered him to use his Noble Phantasm, and Wu Biao's flames healed wounds that Gae Buidhe had cursed.
• Iskandar arrived on his chariot and announced his identity, then charged Wu Biao, who bit off and ate one of the divine bull's horns.
• Waver could not discern Wu Biao's Class or abilities, while Saber, Irisviel, Tokiomi, and Kiritsugu discussed the danger posed by the concealed Servant.
• Medea watched the battle from a hidden vantage and recognized Wu Biao as her monstrous Master.

Wu Biao interrupted the tense gathering of Servants after Lancer, forced by Kayneth’s Command Spell, attacked Saber and was driven back. Iskandar’s challenge drew Gilgamesh into the open, while Wu Biao prepared to confront Lancer first.

• Kayneth used a Command Spell to force Lancer to attack Saber at close range.
• Wu Biao stopped Lancer’s strike with Rankyaku, then kicked him back and declared he would fight him first.
• Saber recognized that Lancer had acted against his will, and Lancer apologized to her.
• Iskandar called on the hidden watchers to reveal themselves, prompting Gilgamesh to appear in golden armor.
• Gilgamesh scorned Iskandar and the other would-be kings, and Wu Biao interrupted their exchange.

Wu Biao fought Gilgamesh, overwhelming the king with his speed and strength until a Command Spell forced Gilgamesh to withdraw. The other Servants and Masters also left the battlefield, and Wu Biao departed after deciding not to challenge Artoria.

• Gilgamesh attacked Wu Biao with Noble Phantasms, and Wu Biao deflected them with his fists.
• Wu Biao used Geppo to strike Gilgamesh in midair, sending him crashing through a shipping container and drawing blood.
• Tokiomi used a Command Spell to force Gilgamesh to withdraw, and Wu Biao called him “Second Shaka” as he vanished.
• The hidden magician ordered Lancer to retreat, then revealed that he recognized Waver Velvet and threatened to teach him how magi kill one another.
• Iskandar left in his chariot, and Artoria raised her blade to protect the silver-haired woman when Wu Biao looked her way.
• Wu Biao chose not to fight Artoria, released the Kannon Biraki state, lit a cigarette, and left the battlefield.

After returning to the Matou Family residence, Wu Biao ignored Medea’s plans for the Holy Grail War and focused on finding food. When the manor proved empty, he decided to head to Fuyuki Town despite Medea warning him that it was the center of the fighting.

• Wu Biao returned to the Matou Family residence and mocked Medea after recognizing her in ordinary clothes.
• Medea proposed hiding in the shadows and using magical tools to make the other Servants fight each other, but Wu Biao misunderstood her plan as an attempt to curse someone to death.
• Medea lost her temper when Wu Biao dismissed her wish for the Holy Grail and complained about their supposed food payment.
• Wu Biao searched the Matou Manor for nearly two hours but found no food because the stores had been destroyed or used up.
• Medea told Wu Biao that the nearest place to buy food was Fuyuki Town, so Wu Biao decided to go there despite the ongoing battles.

Irisviel drove Saber to an Einzbern villa through the mountains, but the trip ended when they ran over Wu Biao on the highway. After recognizing him, Saber prepared to defend Irisviel, and Wu Biao addressed Saber as “a single hair.”

• Irisviel sped along the mountain highway with a tense Saber beside her as they headed for an Einzbern villa.
• The sedan jolted and stopped after Irisviel ran over someone on the road.
• Irisviel and Saber found Wu Biao lying beside the guardrail, but he got up and complained that he was hungry.
• Saber recognized Wu Biao as Berserker, summoned her armor, and warned Irisviel to stay close.
• Wu Biao called Saber “a single hair,” leaving both women stunned.

Hungry Berserker Wu Biao encountered Saber and Irisviel on a mountain road, then detected and killed Assassin when they attacked him. He ran toward Fuyuki City, leaving Saber and Irisviel stunned and confused.

• Wu Biao ignored Saber’s anger over his remark about her ahoge and complained that he was hungry.
• Saber questioned Wu Biao’s presence while Irisviel noted that he did not seem eager to fight.
• Wu Biao detected Assassin hiding beyond Saber and Irisviel’s awareness, startling the concealed Servant.
• Assassin attacked Wu Biao, but he caught and bit through their daggers before punching through their chest and burning them to ash.
• Wu Biao sprinted toward Fuyuki City, while Saber and Irisviel remained behind, bewildered by his behavior.

Kirei Kotomine received news that one of Assassin’s divided personalities had died, while Wu Biao woke to find Medea preparing to transfer his Command Spells. Medea gave him a self-repairing Mystic Code, and Wu Biao agreed to give her all six Command Spells.

• Assassin told Kirei Kotomine that a divided personality’s death had left a strange absence in his soul.
• Kirei Kotomine sent the news to the Tohsaka Family residence.
• Wu Biao woke to find Medea holding his hand and a knife, and joked that he was a married man.
• Medea asked Wu Biao for a Command Spell after discovering he had six, and he offered to give her all of them.
• Medea gave Wu Biao a self-repairing Mystic Code with spells to clean, reinforce, and enhance it.

Wu Biao woke from a strange dream about Medea turning chopped goat meat into a lamb and discovered she had made a murky broth for lunch. He left to eat out, where he ran into Irisviel and Artoria Pendragon outside a Western restaurant.

• Wu Biao dreamed that a blue-haired witch boiled a slaughtered goat into a lamb, while a king's daughters later brought her sacks of minced meat to restore their father.
• Medea told Wu Biao that she had cooked a meal after Matou Byakuya reported that all the maids had resigned.
• Wu Biao saw the muddy broth on Medea's ladle and decided to eat out, promising to bring back six oil-and-salt flatbreads.
• Wu Biao went to a Western restaurant in central Fuyuki City and met Irisviel and Artoria Pendragon outside.
• Artoria urged Irisviel to eat elsewhere because she feared Wu Biao might start a fight in front of ordinary people.

Wu Biao challenged Artoria and Irisviel in public, then played up his supposed “Hell Hand” until they fled in embarrassment. Meanwhile, Kiritsugu and Tokiomi’s investigations uncovered clues about the Matou Family and its mysterious blue-haired protector; at night, Kayneth attacked the Einzbern manor to take revenge on Kiritsugu.

• Wu Biao proposed fighting Artoria and Irisviel, but decided against battling in the crowded street because ordinary people could be hurt.
• Wu Biao pretended that his trembling right hand was unleashing a dangerous power, embarrassing Irisviel and prompting her to drag Artoria away.
• Maiya Hisau told Kiritsugu that the Matou manor had been partially destroyed, Kariya and Sakura had gone to London, and the bald Heroic Spirit was staying at the manor.
• Kirei Kotomine told Tokiomi that a blue-haired woman and Berserker were at the Matou estate, which was shielded by a barrier; Tokiomi concluded that the woman was likely their mage Master.
• Kayneth stormed into the Einzbern manor after his hotel fortress had been destroyed, declaring that he had come to return the favor to Kiritsugu.