Chapter Summaries

Leon watched Solomon as he silently drank, struck by how unlike Romani Archaman he seemed. Iskandar rejected Gilgamesh’s proposal, and Gilgamesh appeared willing to part with the Holy Grail.

• Gilgamesh sulked and provoked Leon, but Leon shrugged it off.
• Leon watched Solomon drink and noted his mechanical indifference.
• Iskandar laughed and refused Gilgamesh’s proposal.
• Iskandar asked whether Gilgamesh was willing to give up the Holy Grail, and Gilgamesh said he was.

Iskandar asked Leon to share his views on the nation and its people. Leon said neither held any meaning for him.

• Iskandar challenged Leon over his willingness to speak.
• Leon set down his wine cup and stroked his beard as he considered his thoughts.
• Iskandar asked Leon to explain what he thought of the nation and its people.
• Leon replied that he had no thoughts on the matter and that neither the nation nor its common people meant anything to him.

Leon denied that he had ever considered himself a god, but Solomon and Gilgamesh accused him of thinking with the same arrogance and self-righteousness as the gods. The chapter left Leon facing their judgment about the contradiction in his situation.

• Leon drained his wine and set the cup heavily on the ground.
• Leon told Solomon and Gilgamesh that he had never considered himself a god.
• Leon accused the gods of arrogance and self-righteousness, and Gilgamesh said Leon now thought just like them.
• Solomon agreed with Gilgamesh and questioned the contradiction in Leon's current situation.

Iskandar’s display of power drew nearly every Servant’s attention, and hidden observers gathered near Leon. A spear-wielding figure appeared beside Kenneth, who noticed that his ally had not come with him and began thinking about a family.

• Iskandar released an aura that nearly every Servant could sense.
• Servants who had rushed over concealed themselves nearby and watched Leon.
• A tall, slender figure wielding twin spears appeared beside Kenneth within the barrier.
• Kenneth sensed movement behind him and, staring at the rooftop ahead, began to speak about a family.

Tokiomi Tohsaka realized that Lord El-Melloi had taken the bait and sent Diarmuid to attack him. He had deliberately left the Tohsaka Residence to lure out an ambusher, and the chapter ended as Lancer charged toward him.

• Tokiomi Tohsaka recognized that Diarmuid’s appearance after the barrier shattered meant an attack had begun.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka recalled noticing a magical-energy-bearing insect familiar scouting the barrier.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka understood that Lord El-Melloi had likely lost patience and made his move.
• Lancer charged at Tokiomi Tohsaka with astonishing speed.

Kariya Matou realized he could not defeat Tokiomi Tohsaka with his insects and used a Command Spell to send Lancelot through the Noble Phantasm's defenses. Lancelot reappeared before the seven defensive shields.

• Kariya Matou watched Tokiomi Tohsaka effortlessly destroy his insects and recognized that he was outmatched.
• Kariya Matou used a Command Spell to summon Lancelot for the second attack.
• Lancelot broke through the Noble Phantasm's absolute defense and reappeared before its seven defensive shields.

Gilgamesh, enraged by Lancelot’s words, turned his admiration into murderous intent and prepared to attack him with an even greater array of weapons. The chapter ended as Gilgamesh announced his next test.

• Gilgamesh warned Lancelot not to mistake his praise for permission to act arrogantly.
• Gilgamesh vowed to destroy Lancelot completely.
• A vast golden curtain of light appeared around Lancelot as ancient weapons emerged and aimed at him.
• Gilgamesh declared that he would give Lancelot the greatest test.

A thunderous chariot drawn by powerful bulls raced toward Leon as he prepared to attack Gilgamesh. A tall, crimson-haired man stood aboard it, arriving in front of Leon.

• Leon raised his sword to rush forward and kill Gilgamesh.
• A roar and the rumble of thunder grew closer.
• Powerful bulls pulled a chariot, bursting lightning from beneath their hooves as they charged.
• A tall man with crimson hair and beard drove the chariot and arrived before Leon.

Lancelot cleared rubble to rescue Kariya Matou after the golden light faded from the sky. Kariya recovered from his coughing as he looked up at the dark, clouded night.

• Lancelot flung aside the rubble and revealed Kariya Matou behind him.
• Kariya Matou thanked Saber for saving him and coughed as he caught his breath.
• Kariya Matou rose from the ruins and watched the golden curtain of light fade, exposing the dark sky beneath thick clouds.

Leon was kicked off Gilgamesh’s flying ship and began falling from several thousand meters, leaving him searching for a way to survive in his Servant body. The chapter ended as he considered using his Servant skills to escape the fall.

• Leon recalled that being kicked away by a cow’s hoof was too embarrassing to relive.
• Leon realized he had been kicked from Gilgamesh’s golden flying ship and was falling from a height of at least two or three thousand meters.
• Leon noted that his real body could have run through the air, but his weaker Servant body could not.
• Leon considered using the special skills he had gained as a Servant.

Leon told Lancelot that their old sovereign-subject relationship no longer applied, though their bond remained and they could treat each other as friends. Lancelot felt uneasy at how much Leon’s personality had changed.

• Leon said that he and Lancelot should treat each other as close friends now that they had returned as Servants.
• Lancelot noticed that Leon had become broad-minded and no longer showed his former pettiness and sharpness.
• Lancelot recalled that the emperor he had known would have brutally punished such disloyalty.

Iskandar lowered his chariot to get closer to Lancer and Berserker as they spoke. The two fighters had already raised their weapons to face each other.

• Iskandar saw Lancer and Berserker exchanging words below.
• Iskandar whistled and pulled the reins.
• The bulls lowered the chariot by nearly half.
• Lancer and Berserker raised their weapons and faced each other.

Iskandar's bulls attacked Leon, who was prepared to meet them after being caught off guard by the same attack before. The chapter ended as the bulls' hooves were about to strike.

• Iskandar's roar came from a distance as two bulls reached Leon.
• The bulls leaped over Leon and raised their hooves to crush him.
• Leon remembered being knocked away by the bulls in an earlier fight with Gilgamesh.
• Leon prepared to use his abilities from the ground and kept watch on Iskandar even while with Diarmuid.

Iskandar unleashed his greatest fantasy as a Heroic Spirit, revealing his true form as the King of Conquerors. The blazing ideal began to overturn reality as Leon watched.

• Iskandar announced that Berserker would witness his greatest fantasy as a Heroic Spirit.
• Iskandar declared himself the true kingly form of Alexander the Great.
• A hot gale from Iskandar's ideal swept outward and began to erode and overturn reality.
• Leon watched as a dazzling white light spread with the scorching wind.

Leon charged into the enemy formation and cut through the ranks with overwhelming force. He reached the rear, then turned back and attacked again.

• Leon charged into the formation alone.
• Leon swept his sword aura through the enemy soldiers and struck down those blocking his way.
• Leon fought through the ranks to the rear without meeting resistance.
• Leon turned back and charged into the formation again.

Gilgamesh attacked the fighter jet pursuing the Vimana, but the pilot dodged his Noble Phantasm. Gilgamesh responded with murderous anger, leaving Tokiomi Tohsaka shuddering behind him.

• Gilgamesh fired a Noble Phantasm at the fighter jet pursuing the Vimana.
• The jet swayed from side to side and evaded the attack.
• Gilgamesh said the pursuers would suffer for rejecting his mercy.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka shuddered at Gilgamesh’s killing intent.

Gilgamesh hurled a blade at a hidden presence, but it struck nothing and vanished. He demanded that the presence reveal itself, while Tokiomi Tohsaka grew nervous behind him.

• Gilgamesh's blade flew toward the side but hit nothing.
• The blade lost momentum, fell, and dissipated into spiritual particles.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka stepped back nervously as Gilgamesh kept watching the side.
• Gilgamesh demanded to know how long the hidden presence would remain concealed.
• Golden spiritual particles appeared before Gilgamesh and Tokiomi.

Gilgamesh found only an unfamiliar Greek-armored Servant at the landing site, while Tokiomi Tohsaka hid in the darkness. Gilgamesh recognized that the missing Iskandar had been responsible for the surges of presence he had sensed.

• Gilgamesh's golden vessel landed, but Leon and Iskandar were nowhere to be seen.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka retreated into the darkness with Gilgamesh's defensive Noble Phantasm.
• A Greek-armored Servant remained at the landing site without hiding his presence.
• Gilgamesh recognized the connection between the Servant and Iskandar's brief surges of presence.

Leon reveled in slaughtering his way through a powerful army, savoring the danger and bloodshed. He regretted not fighting in his true body, but remained unconcerned unless a worthy opponent appeared.

• Leon slaughtered soldiers amid the army's overwhelming strength and killing intent.
• Leon relished the battle and the danger as his spirit particles responded to his love of fighting.
• Leon regretted that he had not descended in his true body, but did not worry about it unless he met a worthy opponent.

A massive chalk-white city wall appeared in the sky and crashed down toward a tiny enemy figure. The chapter ended as the wall struck its target.

• A magnificent city wall manifested in the sky and radiated overwhelming pressure.
• The ancient Greek soldiers retreated farther from the battlefield to avoid being caught in its fall.
• The city wall crashed down onto the tiny enemy figure.