Chapter Summaries

Tatsumiaino and Berserker spotted Jin'ga Sōsuke feeding on human flesh, but an unknown attacker struck him before they could intervene. Jin'ga Sōsuke transformed using a golden card, and Berserker released his True Name and jumped into the fight.

• Tatsumiaino and Berserker climbed to a rooftop and saw Jin'ga Sōsuke feasting on flesh in an alley.
• Berserker identified Jin'ga Sōsuke as a Dead Apostle that had escaped the purge, and Tatsumiaino prepared to act.
• A white figure crashed down on Jin'ga Sōsuke and struck his back with a silver axe, pinning him to the ground.
• Jin'ga Sōsuke activated an antique gold card, transformed into a masked fighter, and gained enhanced strength and healing.
• Berserker sensed that Jin'ga Sōsuke had borrowed part of a Servant's power, drank his liquid Noble Phantasm, released his True Name, and leaped from the rooftop.

Jin'ga Sōsuke transformed and attacked Tatsumiaino, but Archer killed him with an arrow before Berserker could intervene. Tatsumiaino discarded the mysterious card Jin'ga Sōsuke had used, but Michael retrieved it and planned to continue his experiment with a new subject.

• Jin'ga Sōsuke used the Noble Phantasm to transform, but Berserker and the homunculus girl overwhelmed him.
• Jin'ga Sōsuke broke through their defense and charged at Tatsumiaino, whose Mystic Eyes briefly restrained him.
• Archer shot Jin'ga Sōsuke, killing him and splattering blood and pieces of flesh across Tatsumiaino.
• Tatsumiaino picked up the blank card from Jin'ga Sōsuke's remains, then discarded it after Berserker warned him it was dangerous.
• Michael transformed from a crow, retrieved the card, and considered testing it on an ally of justice.

Tatsumiaino and Berserker found a poisoned homunculus girl who had attacked them, and Tatsumiaino chose to seek help rather than leave her behind. At the Holy Church, the Bishop discovered that Tatsumiaino had also been poisoned and offered them shelter while an antidote was prepared.

• A poisoned homunculus girl charged at Tatsumiaino, then collapsed unconscious before Berserker could activate his Noble Phantasm.
• Berserker recognized that the girl had been poisoned, and Tatsumiaino decided to help her despite her being an enemy.
• Tatsumiaino and Berserker brought the girl to the Holy Church in Ikebukuro and asked the Bishop for help.
• The Bishop identified the girl’s poisoning and arranged for a nun who specialized in antidotes to treat her.
• The Bishop discovered that Tatsumiaino also carried a mild dose of poison, took a blood sample, and offered them a place to stay until an antidote could be prepared.

Tatsumiaino learned that the Linglongguan Family had created the Dead Apostles in Tokyo as tools for the Holy Grail War, while the poisoned girl was freed from both the poison and the family’s spell. A week later, his worried sister Tamakiaino traveled to Tokyo with the key to his apartment, searching for her missing brother.

• The young Bishop gave Tatsumiaino an antidote, and Tatsumiaino swallowed the unpleasant-tasting pill.
• The young Bishop told Tatsumiaino that the poisoned girl had been cured and released from the Linglongguan Family’s spell.
• The young Bishop revealed that the Linglongguan Family had created the Dead Apostles who appeared in Tokyo, including the one Tatsumiaino encountered.
• Tatsumiaino’s parents worried about his weeklong disappearance while Tamakiaino decided to go look for him.
• Tamakiaino traveled to Tokyo carrying the key to Tatsumiaino’s apartment.

Tamakiaino noticed Michael and Sajo Aika at Tokyo Station, while Michael and Aika visited Senso-ji Temple and drew an excellent fortune. A hidden archer watched them but lowered his weapon, fearing that attacking Michael would kill him and jeopardize his mission to prevent a disaster threatening Human Order.

• Tamakiaino saw Michael and Sajo Aika at Tokyo Station, and Michael noticed that Tamakiaino had seen through his Suggestion Magecraft.
• Michael reassured Sajo Aika that she was the cutest girl in the world, making her blush.
• At Senso-ji Temple, Sajo Aika struggled to draw a fortune until Michael shook the box and drew an excellent one for her.
• A monk made Sajo Aika an Omamori containing her fortune, and Michael led her toward the main hall.
• A cloaked man watched Michael and Sajo Aika from a rooftop, then lowered his bow because he feared an attack would kill him and cause his mission to fail.

Tamakiaino arrived at Tatsumiaino’s apartment, cooked a meal while waiting for him, and discovered that he had returned with Berserker and an expressionless homunculus girl. After Tatsumiaino spoke with their worried mother, Tamakiaino demanded an explanation, while elsewhere Michael and Sajo Aika survived the destruction of a Shinkansen that killed everyone else aboard.

• Tamakiaino entered Tatsumiaino’s empty apartment, noticed two teacups, and went shopping for groceries.
• Tamakiaino prepared a large meal and waited for Tatsumiaino to return.
• Tatsumiaino came home with Berserker and a homunculus girl, and Tamakiaino hugged him before noticing his companions.
• Tamakiaino answered her mother’s call and handed the phone to Tatsumiaino, who apologized for worrying their family.
• Tamakiaino demanded that Tatsumiaino explain who the girl was and why she had come home with him.
• Michael and Sajo Aika survived the Shinkansen’s destruction behind a magical barrier while the other passengers died.

After Shinkansen repairs delayed their trip home, Tatsumiaino took Tamakiaino and the homunculus girl shopping, then spotted Archer’s Master and decided to ask her for help. He immobilized her with his Mystic Eyes and told her he wanted to stop the Holy Grail War.

• Tatsumiaino learned that Shinkansen repairs would delay his and Tamakiaino’s trip home, so he agreed to take her shopping.
• Tatsumiaino recognized a foreign woman in a red sedan as Archer’s Master and considered asking her to join forces against the Linglongguan Family.
• Berserker warned Tatsumiaino to stay cautious and use a Command Spell if he sensed danger.
• Tatsumiaino left Tamakiaino waiting, approached Archer’s Master, and used his Mystic Eyes to immobilize her.
• Tatsumiaino grabbed Archer’s Master’s wrist and told her that he wanted to stop the Holy Grail War.

Archer and Saijo Elsa discussed Elsa’s promise to help a mysterious boy stop the Holy Grail War, and Archer recognized her compassion beneath the painful memories of her work as a journalist. The chapter ended as Lancer arrived at the izakaya and Archer welcomed her to their gathering.

• Archer and Saijo Elsa drank together at an izakaya and recalled the unusual boy they had encountered that day.
• Elsa worried about her promise to help the boy stop the Holy Grail War, while Archer assured her he trusted her judgment.
• Elsa remembered the peaceful world and the horrors she had witnessed as a journalist, and Archer recognized her distress.
• Lancer entered the izakaya, and Archer raised his mug to welcome her.

Nigel Saward prepared Lancer for an assault on the Linglongguan Family, using his elixir to awaken her emotions and strengthen her Noble Phantasm. Alone on a rooftop, Lancer reflected on her identity as Brynhildr and wondered whether she was destined to draw heroes to her.

• Nigel Saward watched Akihabara and considered how the Holy Grail War might let him reach the Root before his life ended.
• Lancer reported that Berserker and Archer planned to attack the Linglongguan Family and that she had joined them.
• Nigel told Lancer that the elixir had taken effect and ordered her to nurture her emotions so her Noble Phantasm could reach its greatest power.
• Lancer went to the rooftop and reflected on the modern world, the heroes she had known, and her father’s teachings.
• Lancer wondered whether her lost Valkyrie qualification and identity as Brynhildr were tied to drawing heroes to her, as the first rain of 1991 began in Tokyo.

Caster poisoned and betrayed the head of the Linglongguan Family, who died before he could use a Command Spell against him. Paracelsus then addressed the fallen magi, claiming the Holy Grail was no longer needed and that their great wish had been accomplished by the Root-connected Princess.

• The head of the Linglongguan Family presented Caster with his findings that the Tokyo Dead Apostles could infect others more easily than conventional ones.
• Caster served the head tea, and the poison in the drink caused the man agonizing pain and began destroying his body.
• The head accused Caster of betraying their friendship, but Caster remained silent as the poison overwhelmed him.
• The head tried to command Caster with a Command Spell to kill the starlit figure, but an unknown force immobilized him and stopped his words.
• The head of the Linglongguan Family died as his flesh and soul decayed.
• Paracelsus addressed his fallen brethren and said the Holy Grail was no longer needed because the Root-connected Princess had accomplished the great wish.

Caster obeyed Michael’s order to clean up after killing the head of the Linglongguan Family, while Reienkan Misaya lay awake in the family residence, troubled by an unexplained unease. After leaving her room to walk the corridors, she was found by Caster, whose changed manner unsettled her.

• Michael ordered Caster to clean up the aftermath and meet him at the Greater Grail, then dismissed his magical duplicate after confirming the Linglongguan Family head was dead.
• Reienkan Misaya could not sleep during the storm and tried tuning her mother’s radio, but heard only static.
• Misaya decided to walk through the residence, telling herself she could truthfully claim she was going to the bathroom.
• Caster found Misaya in the corridor and reminded her that her father was worried about her wandering at night.
• Misaya sensed that Caster seemed different and told him she had only been going to the bathroom.

Caster stayed with Misaya until she fell asleep, then Misaya entered a strange dream filled with stars and heard a familiar voice calling her name. The voice abruptly stopped, leaving her heartbroken and in tears.

• Misaya reluctantly returned to bed while Caster waited patiently and examined the radio on her desk.
• Misaya explained how radios worked and answered Caster's questions until she grew drowsy.
• Caster thanked Misaya, gently touched her, and wished her good night as she fell asleep.
• Misaya found herself floating through a vast, star-filled dreamscape and wondered whether she could be seeing memories through a connection to a Servant.
• Misaya heard a familiar, pained voice repeatedly call her name, then felt her heart tear apart and began to cry when it suddenly stopped.

Rameses spent a happy afternoon with his brother and Nefertari before the war, and his brother encouraged him to become a pharaoh who would bring peace even to the Hittites. Later, as Rider, he killed an intruder who came seeking an alliance and waited for the next challenger.

• Rameses rested with his brother and Nefertari near the construction site of the temple of Abydos.
• Rameses's brother predicted that he would become Ozymandias and bring happiness and peace to the land, including the Hittites.
• Nefertari agreed that Rameses would win the war, and he accepted their confidence in him.
• Rider recalled his brother parting the Red Sea and felt bitter as an intruder appeared beneath his throne.
• The intruder proposed an alliance, but Rider blasted him with azure lightning and dismissed him as a cowardly parallel existence.

Ise-san Eishi investigated a triggered spell outside the Ise-san Family’s workshop, but Michael took control of his body and used him to infiltrate the supposedly impregnable facility. Michael’s progress was interrupted when Ise-san Ushiuma confronted him for failing to report to the Security Division.

• Ise-san Eishi found a dying rat near the defensive spell and shot it, then felt a disturbing presence as he examined its head.
• Ise-san Eishi abruptly walked into the Ise-san Family’s underground Magecraft Workshop without raising any alarms.
• Michael revealed that he was controlling Ise-san Eishi and explored the workshop, noting its fixed turrets and defenses.
• Ise-san Ushiuma confronted Michael in Ise-san Eishi’s body and demanded to know why he had not reported back to the Security Division.

Michael infiltrated the Ise-san Family’s Magecraft Workshop and attacked Elder Genri, believing him to be Rider’s Master. After discovering Elder Genri was a decoy, Michael possessed him and set himself up inside the workshop while the alarm sounded.

• Michael possessed Ise-san Ushiuma and used his deputy director authority to enter the workshop’s central hall.
• Michael attacked Elder Genri, shattered his defenses, and left him badly injured but alive.
• Michael removed Elder Genri’s mask and found no Command Spells, revealing that Elder Genri was not Rider’s true Master.
• Michael searched Elder Genri’s soul for information, then possessed him and dealt with Ise-san Ushiuma.
• Michael put on the mask and lifted the Silence Barrier, setting off the workshop’s alarm.

Michael subdued the Ise-san Family and found a suffering child in the underground Magecraft Workshop. After hearing the child’s wish for the world and its people to be happy, Michael promised to fulfill it and put him to sleep.

• Ise-san Yohta questioned Michael about Ise-san Ushiuma’s death, and Michael claimed an outside mage had used Ushiuma’s body to infiltrate the workshop.
• Michael ordered the barriers activated and everyone gathered, then knocked the Ise-san Family unconscious with a burst of magical energy.
• Michael used Elder Genri’s memories and password to enter a hidden room filled with machinery and a critically ill child.
• Michael asked the child if he had a wish, and the child said he wanted the world and its people to be happy.
• Michael promised to fulfill the wish and put the child to sleep, remarking that death counted as a kind of happiness.

Tatsumiaino, Elsa, archer, lancer, and berserker launched their final assault on the Linglongguan Family after discovering that the barrier around Reienkan Mansion had weakened. Archer and lancer broke through the barrier, and berserker cleared a path through the Black Forest until Reienkan Mansion stood before him.

• Elsa gave Tatsumiaino chocolate to ease his nerves before the assault, and they noticed that the barrier around Reienkan Mansion had weakened.
• Archer used Clairvoyance to find a weak point and struck the barrier twice with crimson arrows, leaving a crack in it.
• Lancer thrust his spear blade into the crack and shattered the barrier.
• Berserker charged into the Black Forest, enduring and healing from its defensive magecraft as he tore through trees and defenses.
• Berserker reached the edge of the forest and faced the silent Reienkan Mansion.

After Archer and Lancer discovered that the head of the Linglongguan Family was dead, Elsa went to Reienkan Mansion to confirm it while Tatsumiaino waited behind. A hidden assailant attacked Tatsumiaino, who narrowly dodged a magical blade.

• Archer and Lancer searched Reienkan Mansion and found the head of the Linglongguan Family dead in the basement.
• Archer and Berserker reported the discovery to Elsa and Tatsumiaino, who realized the Holy Grail War had become more dangerous.
• Elsa told Tatsumiaino to stay behind, gave him a handgun, and went alone to Reienkan Mansion.
• Tatsumiaino worried about his sister Tamaki while waiting on the rooftop.
• A shadowy man attacked Tatsumiaino with a magical blade, but Tatsumiaino grabbed the handgun and rolled out of its path.

The Cardinal attacked Tatsumiaino and used a Baptismal Chant that seemingly destroyed him. As the Cardinal moved to collect Tatsumiaino’s pistol, a monstrous, transformed Tatsumiaino pierced his chest and began drinking his blood.

• Tatsumiaino discovered that the Bishop was a Cardinal overseeing the Holy Grail War and a hostile fighter.
• The Cardinal armed himself with defensive magecraft and weapons, then shot Tatsumiaino with a poisoned bolt.
• Tatsumiaino tried to threaten the Cardinal with his Command Spell, but the Cardinal pinned him down with Black Keys.
• The Cardinal performed a Baptismal Chant that burned Tatsumiaino’s body away and appeared to kill him.
• When the Cardinal reached for Tatsumiaino’s pistol, a monstrous Tatsumiaino pierced his chest and drank his blood.

Tatsumiaino struggled to stop his transformed body from destroying the city and sacrificed himself to save Norimitsu Yamanaka and Kanna. Later, Tamakiaino learned her brother had a girlfriend, then felt a sudden, violent pain in her heart.

• Tatsumiaino's transformed body rampaged through the city while he remained unable to control it.
• Tatsumiaino recognized Norimitsu Yamanaka and saw Norimitsu bravely shield his sister Kanna from the monster.
• Tatsumiaino recited Bishop's spell, causing his body to dissolve into motes of light and sparing Norimitsu and Kanna.
• Tamakiaino told her parents she thought Tatsumiaino had a girlfriend, and they reacted with surprise and amusement.
• Tamakiaino's chopsticks fell as her heart suddenly throbbed violently.