Chapter Summaries

BT Group ordered the Fire Crow Group and Fierce Ghost Group to fight until one gang was wiped out, overriding the police and forcing the two leaders to resist. Assemblyman Nakajima’s guards killed the leaders and their men, leaving Chief Superintendent Takeda to face the aftermath.

• Koizumi apologized to Satou Nigatsu after loudly commenting on his relationships and tastes.
• Chief Superintendent Takeda met with the Fire Crow Group’s leader, Fox, and Fierce Ghost Group’s leader, Haga, to discuss their conflict.
• Assemblyman Nakajima announced BT Group’s order to seal off the New District and force the gangs to fight until only one remained.
• Fox and Haga drew their pistols and aimed at Nakajima rather than accept the order.
• Nakajima’s armed men shot the resisting gang leaders and their men, and Nakajima left Takeda with the corpses.

BT Group ordered its forces to massacre the Fire Crow Group and Fierce Ghost Group, and Satou Nigatsu summoned Leonidas I and the Spartan army to protect the fleeing gangsters. After the Spartans destroyed BT Group’s armored advance, Achilles appeared to challenge Leonidas.

• Satou Nigatsu recognized BT Group behind the order forcing the Fire Crow Group and Fierce Ghost Group to fight to the death.
• Iskandar and Waver watched the standoff from the Chariot of the Divine, sensed Servants below, and Iskandar drove toward the fight.
• Assemblyman Nakajima ordered BT Group to wipe out both gangs, and its forces opened fire on them.
• Satou Nigatsu called on Leonidas I, who summoned the three hundred Spartan soldiers to shield the fleeing gangsters.
• Leonidas I and the Spartans hurled spears that destroyed the armored vehicles and the advancing men in black.
• Achilles appeared and challenged Leonidas I’s Military Formation-type Noble Phantasm.

Achilles overwhelmed Leonidas I in battle, but Satou Nigatsu used a Command Spell to recall his battered Servant and escaped. Satou learned from Koizumi that several dozen brothers had died, then agreed to meet him back at the company.

• Leonidas I's summoned Spartans attacked Achilles, who used his speed to defeat them and clashed with Leonidas I.
• Leonidas I's spear could not harm Achilles, and Achilles began to overpower him as another Servant approached in a lightning-shrouded chariot.
• Satou Nigatsu escaped while Leonidas I fought, then used a Command Spell to summon Leonidas I back to his side.
• Satou called Koizumi and learned that several dozen brothers had died and others were missing.
• Satou agreed to return to the company to meet Koizumi, though he did not know where he was.

Achilles met Iskandar, declined his offer to join him, and raced him toward the outskirts of the city. Kishō watched their chariots and prepared to act with Saber, while Sola suspected Kishō had arranged Lancer’s death for Saber’s sake.

• Iskandar introduced himself to Achilles and invited him to join his ranks, but Achilles rejected the offer.
• Iskandar and Achilles agreed to fight outside the city and raced their chariots across the night sky.
• Kishō spotted Iskandar’s chariot with Waver aboard and summoned Saber, intending to teach his disciple a lesson.
• Sola felt instinctive revulsion toward Saber and suspected Kishō had deliberately caused Lancer’s death.
• Sola wondered whether Kiritsugu Emiya, Saber’s former Master, could reveal what had happened.

After Kishō left the restaurant, Sola returned toward the temporary base alone, unaware that someone had targeted her. A sniper blasted off part of her leg, leaving her crawling and bleeding until the armed woman who attacked her stood over her.

• Kishō offered to escort Sola back to the base, but she chose to remain at the restaurant while he left with Saber.
• Sola rode away in a Babel Tower car and considered the hidden motives of Michael and the dangers of dealing with other Lords.
• Sola got out before reaching the factory and walked toward the temporary base alone.
• An explosion struck Sola, destroying part of her left leg and knocking her to the ground.
• Sola crawled toward the base as she lost blood, then saw a woman carrying a sniper rifle stop beside her.

Maiya Hisau tracked Sola to the abandoned factory and forced her to lead the way to Kiritsugu Emiya, whom Kishō had tortured as a test subject. Maiya rescued Kiritsugu and killed Sola before helping him leave the factory.

• Maiya Hisau held Sola at gunpoint and learned that Kiritsugu Emiya was alive and imprisoned in the Magecraft Workshop.
• Maiya wounded Sola, carried her into the abandoned factory, and made her guide her to Kiritsugu's room.
• Maiya found Kiritsugu suspended and gravely injured after Kishō had experimented on him.
• Kiritsugu woke when Maiya called to him, and he told her that he had failed.
• Maiya shot Sola dead despite her protest, then supported Kiritsugu as they escaped the factory.

After Iskandar lost a sparring match to Achilles, Waver blamed himself for failing to support his Servant and questioned whether he deserved to be Master. Iskandar reassured him that he had never considered him unqualified, leaving Waver to face his own doubts about his talent and future.

• Iskandar praised Achilles after losing their match, while Waver recalled how Achilles had overwhelmed Iskandar's chariot and army.
• Waver blamed himself for Iskandar's defeat and reflected on how little he had contributed to the Holy Grail War.
• Waver told Iskandar that he should have summoned an Assassin instead and admitted he felt like an unqualified Master.
• Iskandar told Waver he had never considered him unqualified and explained that the Holy Grail was only a means to his ambitions.
• Iskandar urged Waver to keep fighting until he found a battlefield suited to him, while Waver struggled to accept his lack of talent.

Iskandar encouraged Waver to embrace his ambitions, but their walk home was interrupted by the hostile Servant Kishō. Meanwhile, Kairi Shishigami and Chen Gong struggled to treat Sakura’s fever while the Engraved Insects transformed inside her.

• Iskandar comforted Waver and argued that their smallness in the face of the world made the difference in their height meaningless.
• Iskandar praised Waver’s oversized ambitions, and Waver felt completely won over by him.
• As Waver and Iskandar neared the elderly couple’s house, they sensed a hostile Servant, and Kishō emerged to threaten Waver with extra lessons.
• At the public cemetery, Kairi Shishigami used magecraft to cool Sakura’s fever while Chen Gong explained that removing her transforming Engraved Insects could kill her or destroy her magecraft talent.
• Kairi Shishigami continued using Healing Magecraft to keep Sakura from worsening, but worried that his magical energy would run out before they found a solution.

Kairi Shishigami refused to sacrifice Sakura, so Chen Gong suggested seeking help from the Holy Grail War supervisor. They set out for the church, and Chen Gong’s divination warned that their journey would bring hardships.

• Chen Gong warned Kairi Shishigami that Sakura’s condition would soon worsen and urged him to make a choice, but Kairi refused to sacrifice her.
• Kairi asked Chen Gong about his wish, and Chen Gong recalled his final days as a strategist awaiting defeat and death.
• Chen Gong clarified that he had meant they should ask the Holy Grail War supervisor for help protecting Sakura.
• Kairi wrapped Sakura in a blanket, carried her to their modified sedan, and set out for the church across Fuyuki City.
• Chen Gong divined their journey using his bamboo scroll and interpreted the omen as a sign that they would encounter hardships.

Kairi Shishigami visited the ruined Fuyuki Church and sensed that overseer Kirei Kotomine was dangerous. After Chen Gong calmed Sakura’s awakening Engraved Insects, Kairi encountered Kischurche, who challenged him and his Servant to battle.

• Kairi Shishigami found Fuyuki Church in ruins and spoke with Kirei Kotomine, then left without registering for the Holy Grail War.
• Chen Gong suspected Kirei Kotomine had allied with a Master, while Kairi trusted his intuition that something was wrong with the priest.
• Chen Gong noticed Sakura’s Engraved Insects awakening and used Sleep Magecraft to suppress them, then suggested dealing with the mage controlling them.
• Kischurche used Astrology to choose a direction, brought Arash west, and sensed a Servant in Kairi Shishigami’s approaching car.
• Kischurche released his magical energy to challenge Kairi Shishigami to a fair fight.

Kishō sent Saber to attack Iskandar while he confronted Waver over stealing the Holy Relic and entering the Holy Grail War. Iskandar summoned his Army of the King, while a sudden shift introduced Shen Changqing arriving at a pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Kishō ordered Saber to keep Iskandar from interfering, and Saber’s black sword blast separated Waver from Rider.
• Kishō confronted Waver and blamed him for stealing the Holy Relic, intending to teach him the difference between a true magus and an incompetent disciple.
• Iskandar fought Saber with Spada and invoked his Noble Phantasm, Army of the King (Ionioi Hetairoi).
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau and entered a quiet pavilion marked by the smell of ink and blood.

Saber annihilated Iskandar and his army with her black Excalibur, while Waver confronted Kishō and tried to escape using smoke and Mage’s Garments. The chapter then shifted to Shen Changqing at the Demon Suppression Bureau, where he entered a quiet pavilion.

• Saber unleashed her black Excalibur and killed a thousand of Iskandar’s soldiers, but Iskandar charged with his chariot and army.
• Saber lured Iskandar into attacking, then struck again with Excalibur and swallowed him, his chariot, and the remaining warriors.
• Waver apologized to Kishō for stealing the Holy Relic, then used the chant “Dense fog” and threw Mage’s Garments before fleeing.
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau, greeted acquaintances, and stopped at a pavilion.
• Shen Changqing entered the pavilion, where the smell of ink and blood met him.

Kishō nearly killed Waver, but a microorganism Michael had secretly placed in Kishō’s tea awakened after Kishō exhausted his mana and burned him to death. The story then shifted to Shen Changqing as he entered a quiet pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Kishō trapped Waver and prepared to kill him, but a hidden microorganism awakened when Kishō ran low on mana and consumed his body and soul in white flames.
• Iskandar arrived, comforted the shaken Waver, and considered the battle with Saber and the identity of whoever had dealt with her Master.
• Michael watched from afar and revealed that he had put the alchemically created microorganism in Kishō’s tea, then took an interest in what Waver had gained from the incident.
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau, where acquaintances greeted him, and headed to a pavilion.
• Shen Changqing entered the pavilion and noticed the scent of ink mixed with the lingering smell of blood.

Kairi Shishigami and Chen Gong faced Kischurche Vordem and chose to surrender rather than fight. The story then shifted to Shen Changqing, who entered a quiet pavilion inside the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Chen Gong judged that he and Kairi Shishigami could not defeat Kischurche Vordem and his Servant, and explained that no viable strategy could overcome the difference in strength.
• Kairi Shishigami proposed surrendering to join the Animusphere camp, and Chen Gong accepted his decision.
• Kischurche waited for Kairi's group to attack, but Kairi emerged waving a white flag and declared their surrender.
• Kischurche confirmed that the surrender was genuine and called Teacher Michael to ask how to handle it.
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau and entered a tranquil pavilion, where the scent of ink and blood greeted him.

Kairi Shishigami and Chen Gong brought Sakura to Michael, who explained Zouken Matou’s nature and offered help against him. Paracelsus asked to meet Zouken, fearing the ancient mage might be his former close friend; the chapter then abruptly shifted to Shen Changqing entering a pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Kairi Shishigami and Chen Gong met Michael at Babel Tower and introduced Sakura and Chen Gong.
• Kairi Shishigami described his encounters with Zouken Matou and his agreement with Kariya Matou.
• Michael identified Zouken Matou as the five-hundred-year-old Makiri Zolgen and offered assistance in saving Sakura and eliminating him.
• Paracelsus asked to meet Zouken, and Michael suggested he might reunite with his former close friend.
• Shen Changqing walked through the Demon Suppression Bureau and entered a quiet pavilion.

Zouken Matou reunited with Paracelsus after five hundred years, and their encounter stirred memories of the ideals they had once shared. The chapter then shifted to Shen Changqing entering a pavilion in the Demon Suppression Bureau.

• Zouken Matou considered avoiding the Holy Grail War and planned to destroy Sakura if he could not take her back.
• Paracelsus entered Zouken Matou's hideout, and Zouken collapsed in pain as fragmented memories surfaced.
• Paracelsus recognized his former friend Makiri and mourned how five hundred years had changed him.
• Zouken Matou remembered his past ideals with Paracelsus and wondered when his fear of death had begun.
• Shen Changqing greeted acquaintances in the Demon Suppression Bureau and entered a pavilion that differed from its grim surroundings.

Paracelsus confronted his old friend Zouken Matou and destroyed the insects carrying his soul, despite knowing Zouken had hidden another vessel. His soul was ultimately burned away in a secret underground chamber, where his memories of Justicia returned before he died.

• Zouken Matou transformed into a swarm of insects and attacked Paracelsus, Kairi Shishigami, and Chen Gong.
• Paracelsus used Salander to burn the insects, then destroyed the Crest Worm he had kept for a final farewell to Makiri Zolgen.
• Zouken Matou's hidden soul-bearing Crest Worm reassembled his body in the underground chamber of the Matou Family's former residence.
• Colorless flames spread through the chamber and burned Zouken Matou's soul as he remembered Justicia and regretted abandoning his original wish.
• Zouken Matou died, leaving his empty body cold and rigid on the ground.

Rin Tohsaka sneaked out with Kotone to search for Kotone’s missing mother using magecraft and a keepsake. After her Mana Compass pointed stubbornly toward a dangerous alley, Rin entered alone while Kotone waited outside.

• Rin Tohsaka slipped out of the Zencity house and went to comfort her friend Kotone, whose mother had disappeared.
• Rin told Kotone she could track her mother with magecraft if they had an item she kept close, and Kotone agreed to go with her.
• Rin used the keepsake to follow the trail along Kotone’s mother’s route home, carrying a Mana Compass and Crystal Shards.
• The Mana Compass pointed insistently toward a dark alley, warning Rin that something unusual was inside.
• Rin refused to let Kotone enter the alley and went in alone, promising to bring her mother back.

Rin Tohsaka entered a dark alley while searching for Kotone’s mother and discovered a golden-haired vampire feeding on a woman. After he trapped her with his Mystic Eyes, the exploding Mana Compass freed her, and she attacked him with a Crystal Shard.

• Rin Tohsaka followed the Mana Compass into a darkness that drained her strength and found two people embracing deeper in the alley.
• Rin Tohsaka watched the golden-haired young man reveal himself as a monster by draining the woman and turning her into a mummy.
• The golden-haired young man used his Mystic Eyes to immobilize Rin Tohsaka and declared that he would raise her as his future prey.
• The Mana Compass exploded, breaking the young man’s hold on Rin Tohsaka and allowing her to move again.
• Rin Tohsaka reinforced her legs, retreated, and hurled a Crystal Shard that engulfed the young man in flames.

Rin Tohsaka fled from a blond Dead Apostle who intended to capture her, while Hasegawa Kaede and Sakurajima Saori encountered Kotone outside the alley. After rescuing Kotone from a police officer’s concern, Hasegawa asked her what had happened, and she began explaining.

• The blond young man dismissed Rin Tohsaka’s attack, burned a mummified corpse, and pursued her through his Inherent Domain.
• Hasegawa Kaede and Sakurajima Saori saw a police officer trying to take Kotone to his car and suspected danger nearby.
• Hasegawa pretended Kotone was his little sister and gave the officer false personal details to avoid further questions.
• After the officer left, Hasegawa offered Kotone a lollipop and gently asked what had happened.
• Kotone began telling Hasegawa and Sakurajima Saori about her situation.