Chapter Summaries

Tokiomi Tohsaka reflected on his love for Sakura and justified the suffering she endured as part of her preparation to inherit the Matou family's magecraft. The chapter ended mid-thought as he considered how magi differed from ordinary people.

• Tokiomi Tohsaka acknowledged Kariya Matou's anger and chose to respect it.
• Tokiomi reasoned that Sakura's suffering had changed her magecraft affinity to suit the Matou family.
• Tokiomi compared Sakura's pain to the falls children endured while learning to walk.
• Tokiomi began to consider how magi differed from ordinary people.

Kariya Matou emerged from the worm pit in better spirits and asked Lancelot to accompany him while he returned Tokiomi Tohsaka’s body. Leon left the Matou household as Lancelot prepared to go with Kariya.

• Kariya Matou emerged from the worm pit with his spirits restored.
• Kariya told Lancelot that Tokiomi Tohsaka was dead and asked him to accompany the body back.
• Lancelot agreed and apologized to Leon for leaving.
• Leon said he was leaving anyway and headed outside.

Waver read a letter from his teacher detailing instructions and the El-Melloi family's arrangements. Its contents left him conflicted about his teacher's past rejection and the trust he had shown him.

• Iskandar asked Waver what the letter said after noticing his troubled expression.
• Waver told Iskandar the letter contained routine instructions and arrangements.
• Waver wondered why his teacher had publicly rejected his argument despite trusting him with these matters.
• Iskandar looked at the letter.

Night fell over Fuyuki City as pillars of light and explosions sparked panic among its residents. A Spirit Vein Grand Barrier covered the city and put the ordinary people to sleep, preventing them from witnessing the supernatural, before the elderly priest turned his attention to someone.

• Pillars of light descended over Fuyuki City, accompanied by violent booms.
• Fuyuki City's residents panicked as the phenomenon repeated from the previous night.
• An enormous, nearly transparent barrier rose over the city.
• The barrier put the ordinary residents to sleep, shielding them from the explosions.
• The elderly priest said the Spirit Vein Grand Barrier had been activated in time to keep the supernatural hidden.

Leon and Solomon fought fiercely at the heart of Fuyuki City, and Leon pierced Solomon’s chest. The chapter ended with Leon staring at Solomon through the wound.

• Leon and Solomon fought with deadly force, keeping ordinary Servants from approaching.
• Leon noticed an opening in Solomon’s defenses and drove his fist through Solomon’s chest.
• Leon pulled his bloodied arm free and fixed his gaze on Solomon, whose Spirit Core had been pierced.

Marisbury questioned Lord Kotomine's lack of interest in the Holy Grail and recalled the Holy Church's secret agreement with Tokiomi Tohsaka. He used Solomon's Clairvoyance to consider what he knew about Kotomine's future.

• Marisbury asked whether Lord Kotomine truly had no desire for the Holy Grail.
• Marisbury recalled that the Holy Church had secretly made an agreement with Tokiomi Tohsaka while acting as the war's overseer.
• Marisbury noted that the son of the man in charge had been sent to work under Tokiomi Tohsaka.
• Marisbury considered how Tokiomi Tohsaka's sudden death had disrupted the Holy Church's plans.
• Marisbury focused on what Solomon's Clairvoyance had shown him about Lord Kotomine's future.

Leon defeated Iskandar on a corpse-strewn battlefield beneath the blazing sun. The soldiers’ bodies dissolved into crystalline spirit particles as Leon prepared to drive a broken spear shaft into Iskandar’s chest.

• Soldiers’ bodies began dispersing into crystalline spirit particles across the dunes.
• Leon lifted Iskandar by the throat with one hand.
• Leon drove a broken spear shaft through Iskandar’s leather armor and into his chest.

Diarmuid confronted Father Shirou Kotomine after the young priest blocked his surprise attack. Shirou stayed composed and began to answer Diarmuid’s question, leaving his identity unexplained.

• Diarmuid pointed his spear at Father Shirou Kotomine and asked who he really was.
• Diarmuid realized his sneak attack and killing blow had been blocked, and felt a sense of foreboding.
• Father Shirou calmly leveled his katana at Diarmuid and guarded against another attack.
• Father Shirou began to tell Lancer that he had never said he was ordinary.

Marisbury discussed Berserker with the princess consort, explaining that some Berserkers retained their sanity despite their madness. He was about to reveal Berserker’s identity when the excerpt ended.

• The princess consort asked Marisbury whether Berserker was a mindless Servant and who he meant by “my lord.”
• Marisbury explained that some Berserkers could retain their sanity after being driven mad.
• The princess consort ordered Marisbury to speak, and he began to reveal Berserker’s identity.

Kariya Matou learned from Lancelot that the Holy Grail War had ended and Lancelot was leaving after his wish was granted. Kariya struggled to accept the sudden farewell.

• Lancelot told Kariya Matou that the Holy Grail had appeared, the war was over, and his wish had been granted.
• Lancelot said it was time for him to leave and apologized for not saying goodbye to Kariya and Sakura in person.
• Kariya Matou shook his head and said he had not expected Lancelot to leave so soon.

Leon admired Mariana for uncovering dangerous secrets and surviving, comparing her steadfastness to his daughter's. The chapter ended as Leon considered the risks she had faced during her investigation.

• Mariana revealed more about what she had uncovered.
• Leon praised Mariana and said she might have become a marquis or a duke in his era.
• Leon compared Mariana's resolve to his daughter's.
• Leon wondered how many dangers Mariana had faced while investigating the security mechanism he had created.

White doves delivered a large golden cup to an unlit residence in the city before dawn. A man with a remaining scarlet Command Seal took the cup and stepped forward into the dawn light.

• A flock of white doves carried a large golden cup from the distant mountains under cover of night.
• The doves delivered the cup to a residence in the city and set it on a second-floor windowsill.
• A man with a scarlet Command Seal lifted the cup and held it against his chest.
• The man stepped forward into the gentle light of dawn.

Kiritsugu returned and asked Taiga about Irisviel's condition. Taiga said Irisviel was doing well and that her injuries had completely healed.

• Kiritsugu entered and asked Taiga how Irisviel was.
• Taiga came out with toothpaste foam around her mouth and a toothbrush in hand.
• Taiga reassured Kiritsugu that Irisviel was doing well and her injuries had disappeared.
• Taiga recalled checking on the frozen Irisviel after Maiya woke her and being astonished that her severe chest wound had healed.

A woman's final scream faded as the control room was cleaned and made ready to support Fujimaru Ritsuka in another time and space. Everyone watched the console as it displayed data for Spiritron Transfer across different times and spaces.

• The woman's voice faded away with a final scream.
• The control room was cleaned, though some damaged equipment remained unrepaired.
• The control room's main functions stayed operational so it could support Fujimaru Ritsuka.
• Everyone watched the console display Spiritron Transfer data for different times and spaces.

After resting from repairing the Fifth Singularity, Fujimaru Ritsuka prepared to depart for the next one, having grown more mature and resolute in Leon’s eyes. Romani Archaman welcomed Leon’s offer to help with the coming Singularity.

• Fujimaru Ritsuka rested after repairing the Fifth Singularity.
• The date of the next departure was confirmed.
• Leon observed that Fujimaru Ritsuka had grown more mature and resolute through her journeys.
• Leon told Romani Archaman that he was heading to the next Singularity.
• Romani Archaman welcomed Leon’s offer to help.

Refugees fleeing doomed lands gathered in a crude camp beneath the walls of a chalk-white city, drawn by reports of a miracle. The chapter leaves them watching the city with a mixture of relief and tension.

• A chalk-white city stood in stark contrast to the arid, lifeless landscape.
• Rows of dilapidated tents sprawled beneath the city walls.
• Gaunt refugees arrived with their families after hearing that a miracle had appeared there.
• The refugees looked toward the white walls, caught between relief and tension.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash defeated Nitocris, who believed they were bandits and blamed herself for failing as a Pharaoh. Fujimaru began explaining that they had not kidnapped her.

• Nitocris lamented that she had lost to bandits.
• Nitocris said she had disgraced all Pharaohs as an inadequate Pharaoh.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash defeated Nitocris.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka realized Nitocris had misunderstood who they were and began to explain they had not kidnapped her.

Leon recognized the ragged old man as Hassan-i Sabbah, an identity that seemed impossible for this era. He concluded that the man must be a Servant, since the Throne of Heroes existed independently of time.

• The old man introduced himself as Hassan-i Sabbah.
• Leon recognized him as a master whose existence belonged to a much later era.
• Leon recalled meeting Hassan of the Hundred Faces in Fuyuki City and encountering other Hassans while rescuing Nitocris.
• Leon reasoned that Hassan-i Sabbah must have appeared as a Servant.

After receiving supplies from Ozymandias with Nitocris's help, Fujimaru Ritsuka's group was driven out of Egypt and headed back into the storm-ravaged desert. Leon made a sled and pulled Ritsuka and Mash across the sand.

• Nitocris helped Fujimaru Ritsuka's group obtain ample water and food after their feast.
• The group was driven out of Egypt's territory.
• Leon made a simple sled from a wooden board and hemp rope.
• Leon put Ritsuka and Mash on the sled and pulled them into the storm-ravaged desert.

Leon and Fujimaru Ritsuka entered a lifeless wasteland where abnormal magical energy threatened Ritsuka, then hid near a distant confrontation. The chapter ended before revealing who was involved.

• Leon and Fujimaru Ritsuka left the desert and found a gray sky and cracked earth.
• Leon sensed abnormal magical energy in the air and saw that Ritsuka could endure the environment only briefly.
• Leon and Fujimaru Ritsuka followed distant voices and hid behind a mound of earth to watch a tense confrontation.