Chapter Summaries

Tokiomi Tohsaka learned that suspicious Servant-like presences had appeared across Fuyuki City and told Kirei Kotomine to postpone their plan. Kairi Shishigami successfully summoned Chen Gong, who discovered poison and a curse on Kairi’s Mage Crest before warning him of an approaching assassin.

• Tokiomi Tohsaka sent Kirei Kotomine a message ordering him to change the operational target to Fuyuki City Public Cemetery, and Kirei dispatched Assassin there.
• Kairi Shishigami summoned Chen Gong after his Command Spells reappeared, having come to Fuyuki City in hopes that the Holy Grail War would resolve his troubles.
• Chen Gong examined Kairi Shishigami’s Mage Crest and found an unknown poison and a curse upon it.
• Chen Gong promised to investigate the Mage Crest and warned Kairi Shishigami that a petty thief was trying to assassinate him.

Kairi Shishigami and Chen Gong fought Assassin, who escaped after triggering an explosion with a substitution technique. To prevent Assassin from carrying away their information, Chen Gong used Kairi’s black dog Familiar as a sacrifice for his Noble Phantasm, Flanking Formation, and struck at the fleeing enemy.

• Kairi Shishigami and Chen Gong repelled Assassin’s attack, with Chen Gong fighting at close range and Kairi supporting him with his shotgun.
• Chen Gong and Kairi overwhelmed Assassin, but Assassin’s body exploded as a substitution and he escaped.
• Chen Gong urged Kairi to sacrifice a living creature to power his Noble Phantasm, and Kairi offered his newly modified black dog Familiar.
• Chen Gong tied the black dog to a spear and launched it with Flanking Formation, creating a distant explosion as he targeted the fleeing Assassin.

Kischurche and Arash searched Fuyuki for signs of other Masters, while Hasegawa Kaede met his regular illustrator and discovered she was also a Master. The chapter ended with Kaede and President Sakurajima recognizing each other’s Command Spells.

• Kischurche and Arash walked through Fuyuki as Kischurche concealed his conspicuous appearance.
• Kischurche avoided a speeding bicycle and noticed magical energy flowing through its teenage rider, then sent a Familiar to watch him.
• Hasegawa Kaede rushed to meet his illustrator, Aozora, at a café after oversleeping.
• Kaede discovered that Aozora was President Sakurajima, who revealed three red markings on her hand and said she needed to discuss a troublesome matter.
• Kaede showed Sakurajima the matching Command Spell on his own hand and admitted that he knew about the Holy Grail War.

Hasegawa Kaede told Sakurajima Saori about defeating a murderer and his Servant, then learned that she had summoned Katsushika Hokusai. At the seaside, Kischurche and Arash encountered Irisviel and Saber before a third Servant appeared to draw them into battle.

• Hasegawa Kaede recounted how he subdued a murderer and Siegfried defeated the murderer's Servant.
• Sakurajima Saori told Hasegawa Kaede that her Servant was Katsushika Hokusai, and he teased her about a suggestive card she had received.
• Kischurche and Arash encountered Irisviel and Saber at the seaside, and Kischurche recognized them as a Master and Servant.
• Irisviel sent Kiritsugu a signal while Saber and Arash prepared to face each other, but a third Servant revealed his presence and moved away.
• Kischurche sent Arash toward the third Servant, and Saber also headed toward the invitation to battle.

Saber and Lancer joined Archer in a three-way battle, while Kischurche attacked Irisviel. After Kischurche grievously wounded Irisviel and Saber was struck by Archer, an unseen blow shattered Kischurche’s defense and stopped his sword from reaching Irisviel.

• Lancer, Saber, and Archer faced off in the warehouse district, and Archer started the melee by firing an arrow.
• Saber and Lancer targeted Archer together as he retreated and showered them with arrows.
• Kischurche attacked Irisviel, destroyed her Silver Thread Eagle, and wounded her severely, but she recovered.
• Archer struck Saber while she was distracted by Irisviel, and an arrow pierced Saber’s lower abdomen.
• Kischurche rushed Irisviel with a powerful one-handed sword, but a sudden impact shattered his defensive barrier and forced him back.

Kiritsugu Emiya escaped archer’s attack with saber’s help as lancer’s battle with archer turned against him. Iskandar arrived on his chariot and interrupted the fight, while Kishō recognized Waver as the thief who had stolen his Holy Relic.

• Kiritsugu Emiya spotted archer’s crimson arrow, summoned saber with a Command Spell, and escaped the collapsing crane.
• lancer and archer continued fighting amid the ruined street, while Kishō feared lancer would lose and damage El-Melloi’s standing.
• Iskandar arrived in a lightning-charged chariot and ordered archer and lancer to lower their weapons.
• Iskandar introduced himself as Rider, King of Conquerors, shocking the other Masters and alarming Waver.
• Kishō saw Waver beside Rider and realized that Waver had stolen his Holy Relic.

Waver faced Kishō’s threats and killing intent while Rider challenged the hidden observers, prompting Gilgamesh to attack Arash and Kischurche. A mysterious starlit figure appeared beside Kischurche and intercepted Gilgamesh’s barrage.

• Kishō confronted Waver over stealing the Holy Relic and threatened to teach him the terror of mage battles.
• Waver faltered under Kishō’s killing intent, but Rider encouraged him and taunted Kishō and the hidden onlookers.
• Gilgamesh appeared above the street and declared Arash an inferior imitation before launching a barrage of Noble Phantasms at him and Kischurche.
• The weapons vanished into a pitch-black abyss, and a starlit figure appeared beside Kischurche, saying he could not stand by while Kishō’s disciple was bullied.

Michael absorbed Gilgamesh’s Noble Phantasms and prepared to counter Ea, but Tokiomi used a Command Spell to force Gilgamesh to withdraw. Berserker Lancelot then appeared and attacked Michael, who blasted him through a cargo container with one hand.

• Michael absorbed Gilgamesh’s Noble Phantasms and taunted him, prompting Gilgamesh to prepare Ea for a decisive attack.
• Michael deployed the Holy Spear Rongomyniad formula as Gilgamesh awakened Ea.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka used a Command Spell to order Gilgamesh to withdraw, and Gilgamesh returned to the Gate of Babylon before vanishing.
• Berserker Lancelot appeared, roared at the sight of Michael’s Holy Spear, and attacked him with a streetlamp strengthened by his mana.
• Michael blocked Berserker’s strike with one hand and shattered the lamp post, sending Lancelot crashing through a cargo container.

Michael overwhelmed Berserker while Kariya Matou suffered from the magical energy drain and used a Command Spell to recall him. After Kariya collapsed, Kairi Shishigami and Chen Gong found him and decided to keep him alive for information about the Holy Grail War.

• Berserker hurled a cargo container at Michael, but Michael stopped and erased it without visible magecraft.
• Berserker attacked Michael with Arondight, but Michael’s barrier blocked the strikes and Michael gained the advantage in their sword fight.
• Berserker drained more magical energy than Kariya Matou could supply, causing the Engraved Insects to torment Kariya’s body.
• Kariya Matou used a Command Spell to summon Berserker back, then passed out after pleading to win the Holy Grail and save Sakura.
• Kairi Shishigami found Kariya Matou and considered killing him, but Chen Gong urged him to keep Kariya alive for intelligence about the Holy Grail War.

Michael defeated Berserker with Animusphere’s Meteor Summoning and copied Berserker’s spiritual foundation into a Class Card. Rider and Lancer withdrew, while Kishō resolved to seek allies against Animusphere in the Holy Grail War.

• Michael explained Animusphere’s Meteor Summoning to Kischurche, then used a meteor to destroy Berserker and copied Berserker’s power into a Class Card.
• Rider praised Michael and invited him to join forces, but Michael refused, and Rider proposed a future duel after recovering.
• Rider discovered that Waver had fainted from the shock of Michael’s magecraft and carried him away in his chariot.
• Kishō ordered Lancer to withdraw, judging Michael too powerful to face directly.
• Kishō decided to seek other Masters as allies so he could defeat Animusphere and protect El-Melloi’s standing.

Satou Nigatsu was forced by Lancer into an exhausting morning training routine, despite his lack of magecraft and his reluctance to join the Holy Grail War. The chapter then shifted to Shen Changqing, who entered a quiet pavilion inside the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Lancer woke Satou Nigatsu before six and insisted that he begin morning training.
• Satou Nigatsu refused to leave bed, but Lancer pulled him up and made him complete five hundred push-ups.
• Lancer ordered Satou Nigatsu to run three hundred laps and add math problems to his training, while Satou Nigatsu resented having summoned a Servant.
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau, greeting acquaintances and reflecting on its Demon Exorcists and Guardian Envoys.
• Shen Changqing entered a tranquil pavilion, where the scent of ink mingled with the lingering smell of blood.

Kishō visited the Tohsaka family to consider an alliance, but Kiritsugu Emiya demolished the hotel where Kishō was staying. Kishō sheltered himself and Sola with Moon Cell Liquid, while a separate scene introduced Shen Changqing entering a pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Kishō met Tokiomi Tohsaka at the Tohsaka family residence and considered deeper cooperation after the Holy Grail War.
• Kishō abruptly withdrew his consciousness from the doll when his hotel began to collapse, and Tokiomi saw the distant destruction.
• Kishō used Moon Cell Liquid to shield himself and Sola from the collapsing building while Lancer fended off falling debris.
• Kiritsugu Emiya revealed that he had arranged the hotel's directional demolition, and Maiya reported that Kishō had not escaped the building.
• Kiritsugu watched a distant skyscraper and identified its occupant as a greater threat to his Holy Grail War plans than Kishō.
• Shen Changqing entered a tranquil pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau and encountered its ink-and-blood-scented interior.

Michael killed Rin Tohsaka's Father at Fuyuki Church and confronted Frost Borchia, a probationary Burial Agency member empowered by a blessing that harmed Dead Apostles. The chapter then shifted to Shen Changqing entering a pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Michael broke Rin Tohsaka's Father's attack, crushed his throat, and nailed his corpse to the church's cross.
• Michael wrote that Kiritsugu Emiya was the killer, then noticed the collapse of a building and remarked on Kiritsugu Emiya's decisiveness.
• Frost Borchia introduced himself as a probationary Burial Agency member and attacked Michael with a blessing from the Lord.
• Michael withstood Frost's blessing-infused punch and smashed Frost into the church floor.
• Shen Changqing greeted acquaintances in the Demon Suppression Bureau and entered a quiet pavilion.

Maiya Hisau spotted Aozaki Aoko, an apparent new Master, and reported her to Kiritsugu Emiya. After Aoko used magecraft to win money, she encountered an enemy Servant in an alley, where Achilles stepped forward to fight.

• Maiya Hisau noticed a Command Spell on Aozaki Aoko’s hand and told Kiritsugu Emiya she might be an ordinary person drawn into the Holy Grail War.
• Kiritsugu Emiya ordered Maiya Hisau to follow Aoko discreetly while he prepared a new battle plan.
• Aozaki Aoko discovered her hotel had collapsed, then used magecraft to win money at a pachinko parlor and conceal her identity from its owner.
• Achilles warned Aozaki Aoko that an enemy Servant was waiting in an alley, and Aoko’s hair turned red as she prepared for battle.
• Achilles stepped between Aozaki Aoko and the opposing Servant and challenged her to fight.

Saber fought Achilles, using the Wind King Barrier to accelerate herself and force a clash, while Kiritsugu prepared to shoot her Master but lost sight of her after she spotted him. The text then abruptly shifted to Shen Changqing entering a pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau, where the chapter left him inside amid the smell of ink and blood.

• Saber challenged Achilles, who struck her with a fast spear thrust and sent her crashing through an alley wall.
• Saber released the Wind King Barrier to propel herself at supersonic speed, and she and Achilles collided, destroying the alley.
• Kiritsugu aimed at the unknown Servant's Master and prepared to shoot, but the girl spotted him and vanished from his scope.
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau and entered a quiet pavilion that contrasted with the surrounding grounds.

Aozaki Aoko fought Kiritsugu Emiya after discovering he had been following her, and she survived his traps and Origin Bullet before driving him and Saber off a rooftop. The story then shifted to Shen Changqing, who entered a quiet pavilion inside the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Aozaki Aoko noticed Maiya Hisau tailing her, drew her out, and knocked her unconscious before heading after the sniper.
• Kiritsugu Emiya prepared his Contender and Origin Bullet, then tested Aozaki Aoko with a rooftop mine and gunfire.
• Aozaki Aoko broke through Kiritsugu Emiya's defenses and struck at him with Starmine, but he summoned Saber with a Command Spell to take the blow.
• Aozaki Aoko declined Achilles's offer to pursue Kiritsugu Emiya, kept the unconscious Maiya Hisau, and chose to spare the unfamiliar Master for now.
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau and entered a pavilion filled with the scent of ink and blood.

Kishō accepted Michael's invitation after Kiritsugu Emiya destroyed his hotel workshop, and the two Clock Tower Lords met with Sola at a guarded banquet. Michael voiced contempt for Fuyuki and brought up the hotel attack, while Kishō reaffirmed his intent to retaliate against Einzbern.

• Kishō learned that Kiritsugu Emiya had destroyed his hotel and resolved to make Einzbern pay.
• A crow delivered Michael's invitation to Kishō at his temporary factory base.
• Michael hosted Kishō and Sola at a luxury restaurant secured by barriers and Hohenheim's homunculi.
• Sola studied Michael, hoping to learn what Animusphere planned to do next.
• Michael and Kishō disparaged Fuyuki and discussed the destroyed workshop, prompting Kishō to threaten retaliation against Einzbern.

Michael and Kishō formed an alliance to eliminate the other participants in the Holy Grail War, with Animusphere offering support against Einzbern in exchange for its artificial human technology. They planned to target Saber and her Master, Kiritsugu Emiya.

• Michael persuaded Kishō that the two factions should clear out the other Masters and Servants before competing for the Holy Grail.
• Michael presented a Self-Restriction Contract, and Kishō signed an oath preventing either faction from intentionally harming the other until the remaining opponents were eliminated.
• Michael offered Animusphere's help against Einzbern in exchange for its artificial human technology, and Kishō accepted.
• Michael revealed that Saber was Arthur Pendragon and that Kiritsugu Emiya was her Master.
• Michael offered to send a Servant to support Kishō's Lancer and Caster against Saber, while Kishō vowed to make Kiritsugu suffer before killing him.

After losing his Command Spells, Kariya Matou awoke bound and near death in Kairi Shishigami’s custody. Under questioning, he revealed his knowledge of the Holy Grail War and begged to be allowed to save Sakura, whom he confessed was his daughter.

• Kariya Matou woke bound and learned he had lost his status as a Master, leaving him unable to take Sakura away.
• Chen Gong examined a Crest Worm and judged that Kariya Matou would likely die before morning.
• Kairi Shishigami used Suggestion Magecraft to question Kariya Matou about Berserker and the Holy Grail War.
• Kariya Matou broke through the suggestion when asked about the Matou Family’s plans and tried to get up to save Sakura.
• Kariya Matou calmed down under Chen Gong’s magecraft, then begged Kairi Shishigami to spare him and let him save Sakura, revealing that she was his daughter.

Kariya Matou returned to the Matou Mansion to rescue Sakura, but Zouken Matou stopped them and unleashed insects on him. An unknown gunman then shot Zouken in the head.

• Kairi Shishigami freed Kariya Matou and agreed to let him return to save Sakura in exchange for information about the Holy Grail War.
• Kariya returned to the Matou Mansion, where Zouken Matou taunted him and revealed that Sakura had adapted to the Matou Family’s insect-based training.
• After Zouken left, Kariya took Sakura from her room and tried to escape the mansion with her.
• Zouken blocked their exit, and his Engraved Insects forced Kariya to the ground and swarmed over him as Sakura watched.
• An unknown man appeared behind Zouken and shot him in the head.