Chapter Summaries

Mordred transformed into lightning and threatened to target others instead of breaking the barrier, hoping to leave Leon isolated and helpless. Leon reacted with sudden alarm.

• Mordred insisted he had never said he would break the barrier.
• Mordred released his magical power and transformed into a crimson bolt of lightning.
• Mordred declared he would attack the others first because he could not defeat Leon immediately.
• Mordred predicted Leon would be isolated and unable to match him, and Leon's pupils contracted.

Fujimaru Ritsuka survived a massive wall crashing into the desert and crawled out of the pit it left behind. As she tried to climb out, the sand gave way again.

• A girl shouted, “Lord Caliban!” as a massive city wall appeared in midair.
• The wall crashed into the endless desert and raised towering waves of sand.
• The sandstorm settled, and the wall dissolved into magical energy.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka crawled out of the deep pit, but the sand gave way as she tried to climb out.

The Righteous Knights attacked the Rune barrier with swarms of reconnaissance drones and ground forces. The chapter ended as their relentless assault threatened to overwhelm the barrier.

• Dozens of Righteous Knights controlled swarms of reconnaissance drones from the air.
• The drones crashed into the Rune barrier in an effort to break through its defenses.
• Thousands of Righteous Knights on the ground attacked the barrier, seeking to shatter it or exhaust its capacity.

Artoria urged Leon to consider why Mordred was defying the Human Order to challenge him and offered a proposal she said would cost him nothing. She and Leon clashed briefly, and the chapter ended as Leon leaped aside.

• Artoria asked Leon to think about Mordred's reasons for challenging him despite defying the Human Order.
• Artoria said her proposal would cost Leon nothing.
• Artoria blocked Leon's greatsword with her Holy Spear, locking the two in a deadlock.
• Leon flicked his greatsword aside and leaped to one side.

Artoria apologized to Leon after failing to stop Mordred from reaching him. Leon dismissed the delay, while Mordred took his words as recognition of his strength.

• Artoria flashed to Leon and apologized for letting Mordred break through her interception.
• Leon waved away Artoria’s apology and said ordinary methods could not stop Mordred.
• Mordred heard Leon, looked smug and indignant, and claimed Leon knew how strong he was.
• Gawain and the other two watched Mordred.

Agravain rejected the plan to wait for Tachibana and the others, believing Mordred could not hold out long against Father and the Holy Spear Goddess. Gawain asked Agravain to decide their next move, but the chapter ended before he answered.

• Agravain rejected the Servants’ plan to wait for Tachibana and the others.
• Agravain looked toward the distant battlefield and feared Mordred could not withstand Father and the Holy Spear Goddess for long.
• Gawain asked Agravain to plan their next move.

Mordred arrived between the Knights of the Round Table and Arash’s group and asked what was happening. Agravain claimed they had resolved a minor disagreement, but Mordred suspected his battle arrangement had not won everyone’s approval.

• Crimson Lightning descended between the two groups and transformed into Mordred.
• Mordred looked from Arash and his companions to Gawain and the other Knights.
• Agravain stepped back and told Mordred that a minor disagreement had been resolved.
• Mordred inferred from Agravain’s expression that the Servants had not all approved his proposed battle arrangement.

The Righteous Knights reported finding the refugees in the mountains and spotting several Servants, but not Sir Gawain or the others. Artoria joined Leon atop a barren mountain to discuss the report.

• The Righteous Knights told Artoria that scouts had located the refugees in the mountains.
• The Righteous Knights reported seeing several Servants but finding no sign of Sir Gawain or the others.
• Artoria went to Leon after learning the refugees' exact location.

Artoria was surprised that a Servant had blocked her Holy Spear, while Leon noted that the Servants and refugees had survived. They headed down the mountain to see what happened, though Artoria expected the battlefield to be cleared by the time they arrived.

• Artoria told Leon she could hardly believe a Servant had blocked her Holy Spear.
• Leon observed that the Servants and refugees had survived the attack.
• Leon warned that the scouting force had caught up and the Righteous Knights would continue pursuing them.
• Leon started down the mountain to take a look, and Artoria followed.

Sherlock Holmes revealed what he could about the Holy Spear to Fujimaru Ritsuka before vanishing. Ritsuka and the others hurried out of Atlas Academy, heading toward the desert to seek the Pharaoh’s aid while the mountain war’s outcome remained unknown.

• Sherlock Holmes told Fujimaru Ritsuka everything he could reveal and then vanished.
• Ritsuka and the other two immediately left Atlas Academy.
• Ritsuka hurried toward the desert to seek help from the Pharaoh while reflecting on Holmes’s words about the Holy Spear.

Fujimaru Ritsuka questioned whether she could trust Romani Archaman after Sherlock Holmes warned her that the professor she trusted had betrayed her. The chapter ended with Romani’s distraught face on the screen as Mash watched Ritsuka.

• Romani Archaman let out a distraught wail, and his face appeared on the blue screen.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka remembered Sherlock Holmes’s warning and froze.
• Ritsuka gritted her teeth and asked Romani whether she could trust him.
• Mash came back to her senses and looked at Ritsuka.

Ozymandias demanded that Fujimaru Ritsuka prove she was worthy of becoming his ally. Ritsuka recognized that he intended to test her through combat.

• Ozymandias descended from his throne.
• Nitocris followed Ozymandias and tightened her grip on her scepter.
• Ozymandias declared that he would test whether Ritsuka qualified to be his ally.
• Ritsuka realized that Ozymandias wanted to fight before agreeing to work with her.

Leon drew an enormous circle of Rune across the plaza tiles while Artoria followed and asked what it was for. He told her not to interrupt his concentration, leaving its purpose unexplained.

• Leon used a brush to draw an enormous ring of Rune on the plaza tiles.
• Artoria followed Leon and asked whether he was drawing a magic circle and what it was for.
• Leon checked the circle's dimensions and continued drawing.
• Leon told Artoria not to interrupt his train of thought and said she would find out soon.

Artoria realized that Leon’s target had been her all along, though she questioned whether his plan could succeed this time. Leon responded with confidence.

• Artoria examined the enormous magic circle and began to understand its structure.
• Artoria concluded that Leon had always targeted her.
• Artoria recalled that Leon had attempted the same thing when they first met but failed because her Holy Spear’s spell formula belonged elsewhere.
• Artoria questioned whether Leon’s plan could succeed this time.
• Leon curled his lips and looked confident.

The battle in the pyramid ended, and Ozymandias emerged from the dissipating golden pillar, exhausted but still standing. He looked over Chaldea’s Servants and fixed his gaze on Fujimaru Ritsuka.

• The clash between several Servants left the great hall in ruins as the battle died down.
• A golden pillar closed its jewel-like eyes, turned into magical energy, and dissipated.
• Ozymandias emerged from the pillar, exhausted but remaining on his feet.
• Ozymandias surveyed Chaldea’s Servants and looked toward Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Artoria and Mordred fought, with Artoria criticizing Mordred’s swordsmanship despite struggling to withstand her attacks. The battle remained unresolved as Mordred claimed she had not yet gone all out.

• Artoria told Mordred that her swordsmanship had not improved over the years.
• Mordred struck at Artoria, who blocked the attack as her lion-like mask shattered.
• Artoria criticized Mordred for relying on brute force while showing signs of exhaustion.
• Mordred said Artoria had barely held on and claimed she had not yet gone all out.

Hassan of the Hundred Faces was ambushed and mortally wounded by a massive golden spear, dying before she could contribute much to the war. Her Spirit Core was shattered, and she apologized to Cursed Arm for her failure.

• Hassan of the Hundred Faces was lifted into the air by a golden spear that pierced her chest.
• Her skull mask fell away, revealing her true appearance.
• Hassan of the Hundred Faces spilled blood onto the spear as her Spirit Core shattered.
• Hassan of the Hundred Faces apologized to Cursed Arm before dying.

Mordred attacked Rhongomyniad with his Demon Sword and knocked her toward the ground. The chapter ended as he charged after her in Crimson Lightning.

• Mordred unleashed crimson lightning and swung his Demon Sword at Rhongomyniad.
• Rhongomyniad raised her spear to block the attack but was overwhelmed by its force.
• Mordred struck Rhongomyniad down toward the ground.
• Mordred transformed into Crimson Lightning and charged after the falling Rhongomyniad.

Mordred led Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others through the Great Pyramid Temple toward their final destination while tremors shook the palace behind them. They wondered whether the Pharaoh could keep holding back the Holy Spear Goddess outside the temple.

• Mordred led Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others through the central passage of the Great Pyramid Temple.
• Violent tremors shook the passage, and one of the group repeatedly looked back.
• The group credited the Pharaoh’s fight against the Holy Spear Goddess with letting them enter the royal palace without much effort.
• They wondered whether the Pharaoh could hold out after leaving the Great Pyramid Temple.

Fujimaru Ritsuka sensed a sudden murderous intent from Leon as he began to speak to her. The chapter ended before he finished his words.

• Fujimaru Ritsuka felt the air grow heavy with killing intent.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka froze and stared solemnly at Leon.
• Leon glared at Fujimaru Ritsuka and began to tell her that he quite liked working with her.