Chapter Summaries

Elsa and Archer investigated Reienkan Mansion, finding the dead head of the Linglongguan Family and the murdered Reienkan Misaya. A hidden spell transported them into a golden, ancient Egyptian-style hall, where Archer sensed a powerful threat seated on a jade throne.

• Elsa and Archer found the Linglongguan Family head’s corpse and discovered his journal documenting experiments that created Mutated Dead Apostles.
• Elsa and Archer found Reienkan Misaya dead in her bedroom, and Elsa concluded the Linglongguan Family head would not have allowed his daughter to be murdered if he were alive.
• A dormant spell activated as Elsa left the room, enclosing Reienkan Mansion in a barrier, and Archer blasted through a wall before leaping outside with Elsa.
• Elsa and Archer fell through darkness and mist, then emerged in a radiant hall with stone tiles and ancient Egyptian architecture.
• Archer sensed an overwhelming threat and turned toward a sunlike presence seated on a jade throne.

Elsa, Archer, Lancer, and Jekyll were trapped in Rider’s temple, where their Noble Phantasms were sealed and Rider sent waves of immortal Sphinxes against them. As the group weakened, Rider summoned the far stronger Sphinx of the Starry Sky, and Archer prepared to keep fighting.

• Rider revealed himself on his throne and sealed the Servants’ Noble Phantasms inside his temple.
• Rider summoned Sphinxes to test Elsa and her Servants, while Archer and Lancer fought to protect the group.
• Archer pierced the Sphinxes’ Spiritual Cores, but the Divine Beasts regenerated from sand and returned to battle.
• Elsa’s magical energy dwindled as she supplied Archer, and Lancer warned that they had to reach Rider or destroy the temple.
• Rider summoned the Sphinx of the Starry Sky, and Archer drew his bow and vowed not to underestimate the heroes.

Archer used the Philosopher’s Stone and Elsa’s Command Spells to unleash Stella against Rider’s divine temple. The arrow pierced the temple, but Archer’s fate remained unknown as the light vanished beyond the stars.

• Archer shattered the Philosopher’s Stone, restoring his strength and allowing him to use his sealed Noble Phantasm again.
• At the Shinjuku District base, the homunculus girl awoke heartbroken and found Archer was not there.
• Archer entrusted Elsa to Lancer and told Elsa to continue her journey as he prepared to make his final stand.
• Elsa used all three Command Spells to replenish Archer’s magical energy and command him to claim victory.
• Archer fired Stella, splitting the temple and sending a seven-colored beam across the night sky.

Arash died after using his Noble Phantasm, and Rider acknowledged him before confronting Michael, who revealed he had cut off Rider’s mana supply. Elsewhere, Jekyll learned that Tatsumi had died, transformed into Hyde, and perished while Lancer carried the unconscious Elsa away.

• Arash reflected on his death and Elsa before his body crumbled after firing his Noble Phantasm.
• Rider remembered his departed friend and honored Arash by promising to remember his name.
• Michael revealed himself on Rider’s throne and said he had destroyed the Ise-san Family to cut off Rider’s mana supply.
• Jekyll sensed that Tatsumi had died, transformed into Hyde, and mourned his failure before dissolving into golden particles.
• Lancer carried the unconscious Elsa away into the night.

Michael fought Ozymandias inside the collapsing Radiant Great Temple of Ramses, using a mana clone to survive the King’s divine attack and strike his Spiritual Core. Ozymandias restored the temple with Imperial Privilege and unleashed its full power, leaving both of them caught in its destruction.

• Michael challenged Ozymandias while the composite Great Temple continued to collapse.
• Ozymandias attacked Michael with Sphinxes, a bow, and the Great Dendera Electric Ball, which vaporized Michael’s apparent body.
• Michael revealed that he had fought with a mana clone and pierced Ozymandias’s Spiritual Core from behind.
• Ozymandias used Imperial Privilege to restore the Great Temple to its prime and unleash the Radiant Great Temple of Ramses.
• The colossal temple collapsed in a torrent of light, and Ozymandias and Michael vanished with it.

Caster waited in the darkness, guarding the cave and reflecting on his betrayal and his time with Misaya. He remembered their warm conversations at the Reienkan estate, where their friendship grew through talk of sweets, pranks, and her admiration for his work.

• Caster stood guard outside the cave, having raised powerful barriers to keep intruders from entering.
• Caster recalled that he had chosen to give up when faced with the Princess connected to the Root and another existence equal to the Root.
• Caster remembered his time as the Linglongguan Family head's Servant and friend, when he spoke with Misaya at the Reienkan estate.
• Misaya asked whether Caster liked sweets, and he told her how he had secretly made sugar as a child.
• Caster and Misaya talked about pranks, and Misaya praised his lifelong contributions to medicine.
• Caster cherished Misaya's kindness and the warmth of their friendship.

Misaya led Paracelsus to a dusty storage room and taught him about modern toys, which delighted him. The story then returned to the cave, where the Eighth Rider Servant attacked caster and broke through his elemental shield.

• Misaya brought Paracelsus to a storage room and used a handkerchief to cover her face against the dust.
• Paracelsus lifted a sheet from the stored gifts with magic and examined the unfamiliar toys beneath it.
• Misaya explained how the robots, games, and dolls worked, and Paracelsus said the modern era seemed exceptionally prosperous.
• Footsteps interrupted caster’s recollection, and he recognized the approaching figure as the Eighth Rider Servant, another Heroic Spirit.
• The Eighth Rider Servant attacked caster with arrows, shattered his elemental shield, and charged in close, revealing his white-haired face.

An unnamed Servant fought Caster Paracelsus in the underground passage, using his Noble Phantasms to overcome Caster’s magecraft. He unleashed Unlimited Blade Works and killed Caster, leaving the way toward the cave’s Holy Grail open.

• The unnamed Servant pressed his attack on Caster, but Caster trapped him in a barrier cage and fired the Sword of Paracelsus.
• The Servant blocked Caster’s ether beam with Rho Aias and began reciting the chant for Unlimited Blade Works.
• The Servant’s Inherent Domain enveloped both fighters, revealing a landscape filled with swords.
• Caster recognized his defeat and fired the Sword of Paracelsus once more.
• An endless tide of swords overwhelmed Caster, rupturing his Spiritual Core and reducing his body to dust.

Nigel realized Sajo Aika had trapped him and learned she planned to help Saber gather a Servant’s soul without sacrificing Mikaeru. Aika left Nigel facing an uncertain fate as she prepared to ease Saber’s struggle.

• Nigel concluded he could not defeat Rider and considered using a Command Spell to summon Lancer back.
• Sajo Aika appeared beside Nigel without triggering his barriers, and he recognized her as Saber’s Master.
• Aika said she intended to help Mikaeru because he was struggling, while also needing to return home before her cake cooled.
• Nigel explained that the Holy Grail required the souls of seven Heroic Spirits as fuel for a magus’s wish.
• Aika said she disliked sacrificing Heroic Spirits and needed to help Mikaeru gather one Servant’s soul.
• Aika revealed that Mikaeru had never been a Servant, leaving Nigel stunned.

Nigel tried to stop Sajo Aika from using the Holy Grail to discover Mikaeru-kun’s wish, but Assassin killed him and fought lancer. Lancer unleashed her Divine Fire and was about to strike Aika, but Aika stopped her spear with one finger, and lancer faded away.

• Sajo Aika told Nigel that fulfilling Mikaeru-kun’s wish was her own wish, and Nigel resolved not to let his lancer be sacrificed for it.
• When Rider’s Rainbow Light distracted Sajo Aika, Nigel used a Command Spell to summon lancer and ordered her to kill Aika, but Assassin appeared and fatally stabbed him.
• Assassin attacked lancer, who unleashed Divine Fire, defeated her, and pinned her to the ground.
• Before returning to the Throne of Heroes, Assassin used Zabaniya and engulfed lancer in poison, weakening her further.
• Lancer charged Sajo Aika with her spear, but Aika stopped its tip with one finger, and lancer faded away.
• Sajo Aika remembered the cake in the oven and wondered whether Mikaeru-kun would like its new flavor.

Michael used a brief period of Fifth Tier power to copy the Root, sacrificing Heroic Spirit Emiya and completing the Apocalypse Beast's hatching. He survived by forming a new body, while Gaia and Alaya were left gravely injured, and he departed with the Beast transformed into a ring.

• The Nameless Servant reached the Greater Grail and aimed to destroy it before the Apocalypse Beast could hatch, but Michael appeared and disrupted his attack.
• Michael revealed a vast magecraft formula connecting himself to Gaia and Alaya, then activated his system's unrestricted output to copy the Root.
• Michael endured the pressure of the Root for one three-millionth of a second, during which he gained the power to alter the world's fundamental rules.
• Heroic Spirit Emiya's sacrificed soul filled the seventh position and completed the Apocalypse Beast's hatching, which Michael reshaped into a new body for himself.
• Michael released Gaia and Alaya from the formula after they suffered severe injuries, took the ring formed from the Apocalypse Beast, and left to think about breakfast.

Sajo Hiroki reflected on his late wife, his daughters, and the grief that had driven him to pursue magecraft and join the Holy Grail War. Seeing Aika smile while making pastries renewed his hope that the Grail might let him bring his wife back.

• Sajo Hiroki searched the family's records and online for information about Michael but found nothing.
• Sajo Hiroki watched Aika cheerfully making pastries and recognized the smile of a woman in love.
• Sajo Hiroki remembered his wife's death after she gave birth to Ayaka and how his grief led him to neglect his daughters and devote himself to magecraft.
• Sajo Hiroki considered using the Holy Grail's wish-granting power to bring his wife back, despite knowing the thought would betray the world of magecraft.

Michael told Sajo Hiroki that the Holy Grail War had ended after he destroyed the Holy Grail. He revealed that Sajo Aika had been connected to the Root since birth, leaving Hiroki wary of Michael’s intentions toward his daughter.

• Michael visited Sajo Hiroki and announced that the Holy Grail War had ended.
• Michael said there was no victor because he had destroyed the Holy Grail, provoking Hiroki’s anger.
• Michael silenced Hiroki’s Mage Circuits and Mage Crest with a snap of his fingers.
• Michael revealed that Sajo Aika had been connected to the Root since birth.
• Hiroki secretly reached for a concealed Mage’s Garment, ready to defend Aika if Michael threatened her.

Michael asked Sajo Hiroki for permission to take Sajo Aika home with him, then invited Aika to leave with him and gave her a ring. After the Holy Grail War ended, Elsa mourned Arash and prepared to return home.

• Michael told Sajo Hiroki that he was a mage from a parallel world and wanted to take Aika with him.
• Sajo Hiroki punched Michael, accepted his promise to care for Aika, and received a pendant and advice about Sajo Ayaka's magecraft.
• Michael invited Aika to come home with him, and she happily accepted his ring while asking him to put it on her finger himself.
• Elsa awoke to find the Holy Grail War over and grieved for Arash, whose soul had disappeared.
• Elsa resolved to return home, visit Luca's grave, and tell the story of Arash, though she allowed herself one last cry before leaving.

Misaya returned from the dead and took control of the Linglongguan Family, while a newcomer arrived in Tokyo seeking the Holy Grail. Tatsumiaino awoke weeks before the war with his memories intact and chose to fight again, as a new Holy Grail ritual gathered power beneath Tokyo.

• Misaya revived inside her coffin, and her mother embraced her at the Linglongguan Family cemetery.
• A man arrived in Tokyo, acquired Nigel Seward's information and remains, and declared that the Omnipotent Wish-Granting Machine would be his.
• Misaya managed the Linglongguan Family after her father's death, then received a golden Holy Grail from a mysterious figure who told her to wait for the next war.
• Tatsumiaino woke in his apartment half a month before the Holy Grail War and found the notebook containing the incantation that had drawn him into it.
• Tatsumiaino decided to summon Berserker again and stop the Holy Grail War.
• Beneath Tokyo, a new ritual absorbed magical energy as an illusory Holy Grail formed and awaited its maturation.

Michael taught a lesson at the Clock Tower and returned to his office, where he spent time with Sajo Aika. A visitor arrived at the door, and Michael prepared to deal with the interruption.

• Michael assigned his students a ten-page paper on Ancient Greek Astral Theory, prompting groans and speculation about his appointment and the Animusphere family's political ambitions.
• Michael returned to his private office and found Sajo Aika reading a book he had written.
• Sajo Aika offered Michael pastries, and he praised her cooking and embraced her.
• A woman knocked at the office door, and Michael recognized her as potential trouble.
• Michael reassured Sajo Aika, who kissed his cheek before fleeing to make black tea.

Inolai Barueretta visited Michael and spent the day talking with him and Sajo Aika while trying to gain an advantage in their negotiations. She eventually abandoned her plan to split Animusphere from the Aristocratic Faction and asked Michael about the Sbolde Family’s Awakening Ritual.

• Michael received Inolai Barueretta, the head of the Barueretta family and leader of the Democratic Faction.
• Inolai praised Sajo Aika’s tea while privately considering her as a possible magecraft vessel, unaware that Sajo Aika could read her thoughts.
• Michael and Inolai chatted for hours as each avoided revealing the purpose of the meeting.
• Inolai gave up on persuading Animusphere to leave the Aristocratic Faction and asked Michael whether he knew of the Sbolde Family’s Awakening Ritual.

Lord Barueretta told Michael that the Spaulding Family and Lord Meiastasia had vanished after the family’s Awakening Ritual turned their territory into an Otherworld. Michael declined her invitation to investigate, then recognized how her approach could worsen divisions in the Clock Tower and considered the disappearance a possible opportunity.

• Michael recalled that the Spaulding Family’s annual Awakening Ritual was an ancient magecraft ritual that rewarded the powerful mages who helped it.
• Lord Barueretta revealed that Lord Meiastasia had sent a distress call twelve hours earlier before he and the entire Spaulding Family disappeared into an Otherworldized territory.
• Lord Barueretta invited Michael to investigate the ritual’s failure, but Michael declined, claiming Animusphere was too busy.
• After Lord Barueretta left, Sajo Aika said she disliked her, and Michael explained that her invitation could deepen political divisions within the aristocratic faction.
• Michael concluded that learning about the Spaulding Family’s disappearance might bring an unexpected gain.

Michael entered the Sbolde Family’s bounded field and discovered that it was descending into the Mental Domain, where ordinary magecraft no longer worked. After a corrupted doll Familiar attacked him, he destroyed it and prepared to face the dangers within.

• Michael used a modified invitation to enter the Sbolde Family’s hidden territory.
• He sensed that the forest’s mana had changed and realized the place was descending into the Mental Domain.
• The Star Core warned that the descent would complete in 13 hours, 46 minutes, and 41 seconds.
• Michael concluded that the Mental Domain explained Lord Meastia’s disappearance and the silence of the mages and Familiars sent inside.
• A corrupted doll Familiar attacked Michael, and he destroyed it with azure mana.

Michael entered Spaulding's castle in the Mental Domain, destroyed its souls and structure with magic, and found a solitary wooden door left standing in the ruins. When he tore open the barrier to leave, the door appeared before him and opened, plunging him into a boundless white void.

• Michael reached the castle and annihilated the souls in its hall with a surge of azure magic.
• Michael followed the path toward the Awakening Ritual and burned the castle and its trailing souls with Black Flame.
• Michael found an unburned wooden door atop the castle's ashes but chose not to touch it.
• Michael collected the golden soul power and tore open a weak point in the barrier to leave.
• The wooden door appeared before Michael as he opened the barrier, and the world collapsed into a pure white void.