Chapter Summaries

Senka Kiritsugu questioned Fumio Konno about Class Four’s missing memories and learned that Hideo Hayama had set fire to the dormitory before leaving the academy. After finding no useful records in the archives, she went to inspect the burned dormitory for clues.

• Senka Kiritsugu met Fumio Konno in the study room to ask about the incident in Class Four.
• Fumio Konno said she could not remember the details of the stabbing incident and had received unsettling letters about her past.
• Fumio Konno revealed that Hideo Hayama had set fire to the dormitory and blamed him for Kaori’s death before stopping herself from explaining further.
• Senka Kiritsugu searched the archives for records about Hideo Hayama but found almost nothing.
• Senka Kiritsugu decided to visit the burned student dormitory in search of clues.

Senka Kiritsugu lured Kōro Misaya to the burned dormitory and confirmed that she was the mage controlling the fairies. Senka sprang her trap with Shiki, who defeated Kōro, leaving the truth about the fairy attacks exposed.

• Senka Kiritsugu entered the burned dormitory alone to draw out the mage she suspected was watching her.
• Kōro Misaya arrived, and Senka recognized her as the mage controlling the fairies.
• Senka used her glasses and Salamander Hide gloves to see and burn one of the fairies, while Kōro revealed that she had learned about Senka through them.
• Senka revealed that she had sent an email, and Shiki appeared at the exit.
• Shiki used her power to destroy the fairies and knocked Kōro unconscious with a single blow.

Senka Kiritsugu and her companions questioned Kōro Misaya, who revealed that she had used fairies to drive Class Four toward suicide in revenge for Kaori Tachibana. The reason Kaori died remained unclear until Kiritou Kaguya called with evidence that Hideo Hayama had been making Reien students engage in sexual transactions for money.

• Senka Kiritsugu questioned the bound Kōro Misaya about what Class Four was hiding.
• Kōro Misaya said Kaori Tachibana had been a devout Christian who took her own life, and she blamed Class Four for what had happened to her.
• Shiki explained that Kaori’s faith meant suicide would deny her salvation, and Kōro admitted she had used fairies to blur Class Four’s memories and drive its students to suicide.
• Asagami Fujino asked what had led Kaori to kill herself, but Kōro refused to explain, saying it was worse than bullying.
• Kiritou Kaguya called Senka Kiritsugu and reported that Hideo Hayama had taken Reien students outside to engage in sexual transactions for money.

Senka Kiritsugu and Kōro Misaya revealed how Hideo Hayama and students in Class Four exploited girls at Reien, leading to Kaori Tachibana’s death. Misaya confessed she had turned Hayama into a fairy Familiar, which died with the other fairies, and the group’s silence was broken by a fairy hitting the glass.

• Kiritou Kaguya explained that Hayama’s debts and Yakuza connections had led him to use Reien students for profit, and that Kaori’s death may have involved drug poisoning, a fire, and a pregnancy.
• Senka Kiritsugu concluded that Class Four had concealed its involvement and that Kaori had likely been persecuted after becoming pregnant.
• Kōro Misaya said Kaori had resisted being taken out, refused an abortion for religious reasons, and died before Misaya could help her.
• Kōro Misaya revealed that she had made Hayama into a fairy Familiar and that he died with the other fairies.
• A fairy repeatedly struck the glass, breaking the silence in the room.

Wang Xuan entered a hidden spiritual gathering and met powerful immortals from the Pingtian Star Domain, while Mei Gongzi continued her battle against Cao Wei. Mei Gongzi avoided his attacks and forced the fight into a contest of endurance.

• Paper Cat relayed Sparrow’s message that incense offerings would guide Wang Xuan into a top-secret spiritual space.
• Wang Xuan entered the gathering, recognized An Hong and Hong Teng, and met Qi Miao and other powerful figures.
• Sparrow introduced Wang Xuan as the new troublemaker and advised him to entrust himself to a Spiritual Treasure for protection next time.
• Mei Gongzi used her Heavenly Profound Circle and teleportation to evade Cao Wei’s attacks and break his lock-on.
• Cao Wei charged at Mei Gongzi with stronger blade intent, but she avoided him and continued to wear him down.

Shiki refused to recover her lost memories, completing Goyō Genmatsu’s transaction with The Fool and prompting Senka Kiritsugu to release Kōro Misaya. Misaya remembered that Genmatsu had fulfilled her wishes after she killed Hideo Hayama, and the chapter ended with her confronting the collapse of her fantasies about him.

• Shiki chose not to recover her memories, and Goyō Genmatsu declared his transaction with The Fool complete.
• Goyō asked Shiki, Senka Kiritsugu, and Asagami to release Kōro Misaya, while Senka questioned his role in teaching Misaya magic and the academy events.
• Goyō explained that he had fulfilled others’ wishes as a mirror and that The Fool was helping him lift the curse that prevented him from thinking or feeling for himself.
• Senka released Misaya’s seal, and a fairy helped Misaya remember that she had killed Hideo Hayama before asking Goyō to handle the aftermath.
• Misaya realized Goyō had made her imagined brother and desire for revenge real, then asked what she was to him; Goyō answered that she was simply Kōro, and she laughed through her grief.

Michael revealed that Goyō Genmatsu taught at Reien Academy and explained how a fairy’s curse gave him Unified Language. He then gave Tōko Aozaki a key that established a new magecraft foundation inspired by the Eastern Thought Key Pattern, leaving her to grasp how it could overturn the Mage’s Association’s monopoly on knowledge.

• Tōko Aozaki reacted with disbelief when Michael confirmed that Goyō Genmatsu was teaching at Reien Academy.
• Michael explained that fairies had cursed Goyō Genmatsu, leaving him unable to form personal memories but granting him the ability of Unified Language.
• Tōko Aozaki worried that Mystery would eventually decline, while Michael argued that it would only become obscured.
• Michael gave Tōko Aozaki a card made of moving characters, and she crushed it to absorb its qualification key.
• Tōko Aozaki recognized that Michael’s modified Thought Key Pattern could create a new magecraft foundation beyond the Mage’s Association’s control.

Michael explained that Goyō Genmatsu’s fairy-distorted Unified Language was not the true language of the Age of Gods, while Shiki and the others questioned his motives toward Kōro Misaya. Michael assured the girls that Goyō would not harm Kōro, then told them Touko had arranged a celebration party, which turned out to be at their expense.

• Michael told Tōko Aozaki that Goyō Genmatsu knew removing his fairy curse would cost him the Unified Language, and explained that the language he used was not the true Unified Language.
• Asagami Fujino, Senka Kiritsugu, and Shiki left the woods and wondered why Kōro Misaya had fulfilled her own wish instead of having Goyō do it for her.
• The three girls returned to Reien Girls' Academy but found Goyō and Kōro gone, then headed out to report the situation to Touko Aozaki.
• Michael waited outside the academy and assured Senka that Goyō would not harm Kōro, adding that Goyō had once had a younger sister.
• Michael told the girls that Touko had prepared a party to celebrate their first practical training, but Senka angrily discovered three hours later that the girls had to pay for it.

On New Year's Eve, Michael and the Garan no Dō team celebrated at the festival while Ori won first prize in a lottery. Michael found Ryougi Shiki alone at the shrine's back mountain, where she revealed that Shiki was asleep and the two of them were alone together.

• Ori showed Michael her first-prize lottery ticket, and he praised her as they explored the festival.
• Tōko Aozaki ran the Garan no Dō food stall while dolls handled the work, and the others enjoyed the festival.
• Senka Kiritsugu and Kiritou Kaguya prayed at the shrine after getting engaged, while Senka was three months pregnant; Asagami Fujino spent time with Beo.
• Ori noticed Shiki was missing and told Michael to go look for her alone.
• Michael followed his instincts to the shrine's back mountain and found Ryougi Shiki, who said she had been quietly watching him.
• Ryougi Shiki told Michael that Shiki was asleep and no one else would come, then teased him about what two people alone ought to do.

Michael and Ori celebrated New Year's Eve with the Garan no Dou staff, then Michael followed a premonition to the snowy mountain behind the shrine and met the true Ryougi Shiki. Ryougi said Shiki was asleep and suggested that she and Michael do something together, leaving their next move unresolved.

• Ori showed Michael her winning lottery ticket, and the two returned to the Garan no Dou snack stall at the festival.
• Senka Kiritsugu and Kiritou Kaguya prayed at the shrine as an engaged couple, while Asagami Fujino and Beo enjoyed the festival together.
• Ori noticed Shiki had disappeared and told Michael to search for her alone, saying she could sense that Shiki wanted him to.
• Michael followed a premonition to the back mountain and found Ryougi Shiki waiting in the snow.
• Ryougi told Michael that Shiki was asleep and that they were alone, then suggested they do something together.

Miyazaki Yota nearly crashed his bicycle into Michael and Sajo Aika, then hurried off after being captivated by Aika’s beauty. Michael and Aika continued toward the Sajo Family residence, where Aika was returning after ten years away.

• Miyazaki Yota braked sharply to avoid Michael and Sajo Aika but was thrown from his bicycle.
• Michael helped Miyazaki Yota up, introduced himself and his wife, and reassured him that he was unharmed.
• Miyazaki Yota recognized Aika’s surname, was stunned by her beauty, and rushed away to school.
• Michael teased Aika about startling Yota, then comforted her with a kiss and affection.
• Michael and Aika walked hand in hand toward the Sajo Family residence, discussing her return after ten years.

Sajo Aika returned to the Sajo Residence with Michael after ten years and reunited with her father, who was relieved to see her happy. At school, Sajo Ayaka handled student council paperwork and approved Miyazaki Yota’s part-time job application, while he left without asking about Aika.

• Michael and Sajo Aika arrived at the Sajo Residence, where Sajo Hiroki welcomed his daughter home.
• Sajo Hiroki told Aika and Michael that he was glad she had found happiness and regretted having been an incompetent father.
• Sajo Aika learned that Sajo Ayaka was at school and looked forward to seeing her again.
• Sajo Ayaka received a large stack of student council documents from her upperclassman and complained about the workload.
• Miyazaki Yota brought Ayaka his part-time job application, and she signed it before he left without asking about Aika.

Sajo Ayaka returned home and was reunited with her older sister, Sajo Aika, after ten years apart. She learned that Aika had been away in another world, where she had married Michael Stefan Animusphere.

• Sajo Ayaka arrived home late and found Sajo Aika preparing dinner in the kitchen.
• Sajo Ayaka recognized her sister, cried, and embraced her as they welcomed each other home.
• Sajo Ayaka noticed Michael Stefan Animusphere and remembered meeting him ten years earlier.
• Michael introduced himself and jokingly asked Sajo Ayaka to call him her brother-in-law.
• Sajo Ayaka asked Sajo Hiroki what he had meant when he said Aika had gone far away, and he explained that Aika had married and started a new life in another world.

Sajo Hiroki discussed Aika’s slow growth and the coming second Holy Grail War with Mikaeru-kun, who reassured him that they had no plans to participate. Later, Aika confronted Mikaeru-kun about SHIKl and declared that she wanted a child.

• Mikaeru-kun explained to Sajo Hiroki that Aika’s connection to the Root made her grow much more slowly, without other side effects.
• Sajo Hiroki told Mikaeru-kun that he had refused the Holy Church’s request for the Sajo Family to join the second Holy Grail War.
• Sajo Hiroki warned Mikaeru-kun to be cautious around Sangred Fain, the priest who had approached him.
• Mikaeru-kun reassured Sajo Hiroki that he and Aika had returned only to relax and had no need for the Holy Grail.
• Sajo Aika pulled Mikaeru-kun onto her bed and confronted him about his relationship with SHIKl.
• Sajo Aika told Mikaeru-kun that she wanted a child and that he was not allowed to refuse.

Unable to sleep after seeing her sister, Sajo Ayaka followed a mysterious golden glow to a locked room and awakened the power of a Sword Sheath. As the sheath summoned Artoria Pendragon Lily, a red dragon’s heartbeat restored Ayaka’s life and strengthened her Mage Circuits, leaving her stunned by her new Servant.

• Sajo Ayaka wandered downstairs in the early morning and found a golden glow coming from her father’s locked room.
• Sajo Ayaka used basic magecraft to unlock the door and discovered a shining Sword Sheath inside an old wooden case.
• Sajo Ayaka touched the Sword Sheath, which drained her magical power and life force while summoning a hazy figure.
• A red dragon appeared in Sajo Ayaka’s vision, and its heartbeat replenished her power and reopened dormant Mage Circuits.
• Artoria Pendragon Lily appeared and greeted Sajo Ayaka as her Master, while Ayaka stared at her in awe.

Reienkan Misaya summoned Cú Chulainn as her Lancer for the Holy Grail War and reflected on why he suited her better than Saber. After noticing his unease, she asked whether he resented her for sealing his Noble Phantasm, while Cú Chulainn recognized that she had misread his feelings.

• Cú Chulainn surveyed the modern world and considered the difficulty of serving a queenly Master like Reienkan Misaya.
• Reienkan Misaya fed raw meat and organs to her Demon Hounds and assessed her confidence in defeating other Masters.
• Reienkan Misaya observed Cú Chulainn's reaction and considered learning the authentic Rune Script he knew.
• Reienkan Misaya asked whether Cú Chulainn was dissatisfied because she had sealed his Noble Phantasm.
• Cú Chulainn realized Reienkan Misaya had mistaken the source of his unease.

Reienkan Misaya told Cú Chulainn that she intended to claim the Holy Grail for her family’s prestige, not to fulfill a wish. Their conversation revealed their differing views on the Grail, and Misaya hinted that her longtime friend would soon meet Cú Chulainn.

• Cú Chulainn asked why Reienkan Misaya had sealed Gáe Bulg, and she said she did not believe in the Holy Grail’s wish-granting power.
• Reienkan Misaya explained that she still had to obtain the Grail because it represented the Linglongguan Family’s prestige and pride.
• Cú Chulainn reflected that Servants might have answered the Grail’s call because they died unnaturally, but said he had no regrets or wish for the Grail.
• Reienkan Misaya said she had chosen Cú Chulainn because she needed a hero killed by a woman, while he objected that he considered himself a warrior, not a hero.
• Cú Chulainn warned that Misaya’s forceful nature would leave her with few friends, and she replied that she already had one who he would have the chance to meet.

Tamakiaino prepared to enter the Second Holy Grail War so she could use the Holy Grail to discover what had happened to her missing brother, Tatsumiaino. She began summoning a Heroic Spirit with a relic from Francis Drake’s ship, hoping for a powerful Servant.

• Tamakiaino reflected on her brother Tatsumiaino’s disappearance during the previous Holy Grail War and resolved to find out whether he was still alive.
• Tamakiaino arranged the materials she had gathered and drew a Heroic Spirit summoning circle using her own blood and mercury.
• Tamakiaino placed a fragment of the Golden Hind’s golden ship’s wheel at the circle’s center, hoping to summon Francis Drake or another hero from the ship.
• Tamakiaino clasped her hands and began chanting the summoning incantation, asking her brother to lend her his strength.

Tamakiaino summoned Francis Drake as her Servant and learned why Drake had been recorded as a man. After Drake agreed to help her claim the Holy Grail, Tamakiaino revealed that new rules had radically changed the war and invalidated much of her preparation.

• Tamakiaino summoned Francis Drake and received a Command Spell as proof that she was a Master.
• Drake asked for alcohol, drank Tamakiaino’s beer, and explained that she had always been a woman despite history books recording her as a man.
• Drake remembered her former crew fondly and looked out at Tokyo Bay, reflecting on how the sea and liquor had remained familiar.
• Drake offered to help Tamakiaino seize the Holy Grail, even though she found it less tempting than a cup of pepper.
• Tamakiaino explained that a message had revealed new rules for the Holy Grail War, rendering more than half of her preparations useless.

After failing to invite Sajo Ayaka to a movie, Miyazaki Yota spent the night working on his game before a mysterious mark appeared on his arm and a Servant Assassin manifested in his room. The armored stranger identified Yota as his Master, then crashed through Yota’s computer desk.

• Miyazaki Yota regretted failing to invite Sajo Ayaka to a movie and went to sleep.
• Yota worked late on his unfinished action game and doubted whether he could make the best game in the world.
• A burning pain woke Yota, and black patterns appeared on his right hand and forearm.
• A blinding light filled the room, and a strange armored figure appeared, calling himself Servant Assassin and asking whether Yota was his Master.
• The armored man removed his alien-like mask, then broke Yota’s computer desk when he landed on it.