Chapter Summaries

Konan, Itachi Uchiha, and Roger joined the fight against Caster Gilles’s tentacled monster, which had trapped Joan of Arc and several powerful members. After learning that Caster had displeased Shen Mo, Konan prepared to slay him herself.

• Roger agreed to join Konan and Itachi Uchiha’s alliance after asking to hear their story and share food and drink.
• The battle drew attention from ordinary city residents and magi around the world, who tried to conceal evidence of magecraft.
• Kanzaki Kaori and Garp struggled to attack the monster without harming Joan of Arc, while Joan resisted Gilles’s mental assault from inside.
• Konan, Itachi Uchiha, and Roger arrived, and Roger warmly reunited with Garp, making Konan reconsider starting another fight.
• Kanzaki Kaori confirmed that the monster’s summoner had displeased Shen Mo, and Konan raised her talismans to kill him.

Kanzaki Kaori joined Konan and Itachi Uchiha in destroying the tentacled monster to rescue Joan of Arc, who was trapped in collapsing spatial turbulence. As Joan of Arc appeared doomed, she let go of Gilles’s flagpole in revenge and began struggling against the distortion.

• Kanzaki Kaori convinced Konan and Itachi Uchiha to help dismantle the monster and stabilize the space to save Joan of Arc.
• Kanzaki Kaori summoned Shikigami and unleashed a powerful flurry of slashes that severed the monster’s tentacles and reduced its body to black dust.
• Joan of Arc endured the spatial turbulence as Tohsaka Tokiomi disappeared and his Noble Phantasm failed, while the Evil God's power stirred unwillingness and resentment within her.
• Gilles reached into the collapsing space, grabbed Joan of Arc’s flagpole, and begged her not to leave him.
• Joan of Arc released the flagpole to take revenge on Gilles, then began struggling as the spatial distortion tore at her body and armor.

Joan of Arc endured the distorted space by drawing a Badge with her blood, then learned that the Evil God's power had planted resentment in her and brought her closer to an Alter. Shen Mo offered her a chance to pursue her wish to live freely as herself by selling her Holy Banner, and she struggled with the temptation.

• Joan of Arc tore her clothes and used her blood to draw a Badge, which protected her from the distorted space and let her survive until Shen Mo and Hikari appeared.
• Shen Mo explained that a black seed had corrupted Joan of Arc's soul and showed her an illusion of her hateful Alter.
• Joan of Arc tried to suppress the anger and resentment within her after realizing her prayers no longer brought her peace.
• Shen Mo told Joan of Arc that selling her Holy Banner would give her membership in the Jars and a chance to pursue her wish.
• Joan of Arc trembled as she considered selling the banner that embodied her deeds as a Saintess.

Joan accepted that she had changed and joined Shen Mo’s Merchant Guild after leaving the clergy, choosing the Divine Job Series. Its inheritance showed her that she could become a deity herself, and she began imagining a future beyond the god she once served.

• Joan finally nodded, and Shen Mo explained that she was joining a Merchant Guild rather than placing herself under another god.
• Shen Mo suggested the Divine Job Series, and Joan agreed to open two hundred Level 1 Chests and received a Badge.
• Joan discovered that the Divine Job Series could lead her to become a deity, rather than merely a god’s believer.
• Shen Mo encouraged Joan to imagine surpassing the god she once believed in, and she blushed as she found herself looking forward to the possibility.
• Joan awkwardly asked Shen Mo how she could leave the place.

Joan became a member with the Lord of Destiny’s help and received Gilles’s Badge, making her eligible to compete for the Holy Grail. After Gilles’s death and the destruction caused by his monster were exposed to the public, Tohsaka Tokiomi asked Joan to help face the Church and Clock Tower, but she insisted she was no longer a Saintess.

• Shen Mo transferred Joan from the Illusionary Realm to a rooftop and told her to change Class soon.
• Gilles’s dark-gold Badge appeared before Joan, and Kanzaki Kaori arrived to find that Joan had become a member.
• Konan recognized Joan as another competitor for the Holy Grail, while Joan checked on Tohsaka Tokiomi.
• Joan saw Gilles’s severed-tentacle monster sprawled across a building and learned that the fighters had exposed themselves while preventing civilian casualties.
• Konan and the other fighters left, and Tohsaka Tokiomi told Joan that the Church and Bartholomello Lorelei wanted to meet her.
• Joan rejected the title of Saintess and said she could no longer manage the situation.

After Emiya Kiritsugu and Waver died, Joan of Arc allowed Tohsaka Tokiomi to arrange for the Clock Tower's involvement. Iskandar and Artoria each resolved to continue fighting, and Irisviel asked Artoria to save Illyasviel if she won.

• Joan of Arc agreed to let the Clock Tower Magi come, and Tohsaka Tokiomi left to prepare for their arrival.
• Garp searched for Orochimaru but found no trace of him and realized he had no allies.
• Iskandar carried Waver's body to the sea, then vowed to claim victory as he accepted that the war's rules were changing him.
• Artoria felt ashamed that she could not fight beside Emiya Kiritsugu, but Irisviel reminded her that the war was not over.
• Irisviel chose to keep fighting and asked Artoria to rescue Illyasviel if Artoria achieved final victory.

After learning that Illyasviel had been made a tool for the next Holy Grail War, Irisviel resolved to rescue her daughter and survive the war, while Artoria urged her to act before it was too late. Shen Mo appeared after sensing Irisviel’s powerful wish and offered her the chance to buy Jars, though she would not qualify for the event rewards.

• Artoria grew furious after Irisviel revealed that she was the Holy Grail’s vessel and Illyasviel had been prepared for the next war.
• Irisviel admitted that she regretted bringing her daughter into a cruel fate, and Artoria urged her to try rescuing Illyasviel immediately.
• Artoria knelt and asked Irisviel not to cling to a slim hope of victory, prompting Irisviel to resolve to rescue her daughter, survive the war, and revive Kiritsugu.
• Shen Mo sensed Irisviel’s intense wish, entered the room, and told her she could buy Jars but would not receive the Holy Grail War event rewards.

Shen Mo told Irisviel and Artoria that they needed money to become members and warned Artoria that saving Britain required the abilities of a king. Artoria decided to seek support from European Magus families, and she and Irisviel left for the airport.

• Shen Mo explained that Irisviel and Artoria needed to offer money or other possessions to qualify for membership.
• Shen Mo challenged Artoria to decide whether she truly wanted to save Britain, and Artoria resolved to seek supporters among European Magus families.
• Artoria asked Shen Mo why he had guided them, and he said their wishes and choices would determine their futures in a vast world.
• Shen Mo left, and Artoria took Irisviel to the airport to travel to Europe.

After the monster’s corpse drew the attention of magicians worldwide, Arthurmelou Lorelei arrived and tested Tohsaka Tokiomi’s new power. Convinced that the world faced a threat from another world, she asked to meet the Ruler.

• The monster’s corpse attracted powerful magicians, including Arthurmelou Lorelei, while Shen Mo considered gathering characters from other parallel worlds as open-beta players.
• Lorelei ignored Tohsaka Tokiomi at first and examined the monster’s corpse, sensing its terrifying power and the hatred that remained in it.
• Lorelei challenged Tohsaka Tokiomi to demonstrate his strength, and his Explosion Spell overwhelmed her wind magic.
• Lorelei acknowledged her defeat and concluded that Tohsaka Tokiomi’s power surpassed that of an ordinary Heroic Spirit.
• Lorelei recognized the danger as a crisis for the entire world and asked to be taken to the Ruler.

Lorelei arrived at the Tohsaka Family estate to meet Joan of Arc, where she encountered Garp confronting Tohsaka Tokiomi over Sakura's treatment. Garp beat Tohsaka Tokiomi while claiming him as a son, then threw him down and demanded he answer for sending Sakura to the Matou Family.

• Shen Mo noticed Lorelei heading toward the Tohsaka Family estate and followed her on foot.
• Lorelei arrived and saw Gilgamesh confronting Garp, who had brought Sakura with him.
• Garp rushed up to Tohsaka Tokiomi and declared that Sakura had accepted him as her grandfather, making Tokiomi his son.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi recognized Sakura's fear and hatred, then tried to take up his staff before Gilgamesh ordered him not to fight back.
• Garp repeatedly punched Tohsaka Tokiomi, then threw him down and shouted that he had sent Sakura to the Matou Family, where she suffered terribly.

Garp confronted Tohsaka Tokiomi over Sakura’s suffering in the Matou Family, then joined Lorelei, Gilgamesh, and Joan of Arc for a discussion about the Holy Grail War. Lorelei warned that the visitors’ battle had exposed the Magi to the world, and Garp suggested the Lord of Destiny might protect them.

• Garp told Tohsaka Tokiomi that Sakura had suffered in the Matou Family, but stopped beating him when Sakura begged him to stop.
• Tohsaka Tokiomi apologized to Lorelei and left to tend his injuries before speaking with Sakura.
• Lorelei invited Garp inside, while Golden Flash Gilgamesh returned to the reception room where Joan of Arc was waiting.
• Lorelei met with Gilgamesh, Joan of Arc, and Garp on behalf of the Magus Lords to discuss the Holy Grail War’s effects on the world.
• Garp said the visitors would leave after the war and guessed that the Lord of Destiny would address the danger their battle posed to the Magi.

Lorelei questioned Garp and Joan of Arc about the Lord of Destiny, learned that she had unknowingly crossed paths with him, and asked for an introduction. Shen Mo then walked into the room with Hikari, leaving everyone stunned.

• Lorelei tested Garp to learn whether the Lord of Destiny followed rules, and Garp admitted he did not know how likely the god was to intervene.
• Joan of Arc told Lorelei that the Lord of Destiny was approachable and described him as a young-looking man with a white cat on his shoulder.
• Lorelei realized she had passed Shen Mo in Fuyuki City without recognizing him and became troubled by her breach of proper etiquette.
• Lorelei asked Joan of Arc to introduce her to the Lord of Destiny, but Joan of Arc hesitated.
• Shen Mo walked into the room with Hikari, and everyone present, including Gilgamesh, froze in astonishment.

Shen Mo met Lorelei and the others, accepted Golden Flash’s wine, and offered Lorelei a chance to receive a Gift. He reassured her that humanity would be protected under his agreement with the world’s Counter Forces, while leaving himself free to act as he wished.

• Lorelei knelt and formally apologized to Shen Mo, making the others uneasy about whether they should follow her example.
• Shen Mo told everyone to treat him as they normally would, and Golden Flash served him a rare wine from his treasury.
• Shen Mo opened a bottle of his own wine, whose aroma intoxicated Lorelei and Joan of Arc, then cleared Lorelei’s head with a gesture.
• Shen Mo told Lorelei that her powerful wish qualified her to offer a sacrifice and receive a Gift, but she said she represented the magi and ordinary people of the world.
• Shen Mo said he had agreed with the world’s Counter Forces to protect civilization and prevent the world’s destruction, while remaining free to do as he wished.

Shen Mo explained that he would grant qualified people power to shape the world, and Lorelei pledged herself to pursue his Gift. After receiving information about the Merchant Guild, Jars, and Fate-type Item, she emerged from a time-distorted space transformed and vowed that the Bartholomello Family would serve him.

• Shen Mo told Lorelei that her world could become a Main World, while its future would remain in the hands of those who received his Gift.
• Lorelei swore in the name of the Bartholomello Family to pursue the Gift, and Shen Mo confirmed that she was qualified but could not win the Holy Grail War activity.
• Lorelei received information about the Merchant Guild, Jars, and Fate-type Item, then recognized that she wanted to become perfect and shoulder her family's responsibilities.
• Shen Mo sent Lorelei into an independent space to choose a series, where she spent two days before returning transformed.
• Lorelei declared Shen Mo the Bartholomello Family's eternal faith and pledged everything the family possessed to him.

After Shen Mo left, Lorelei asked Joan of Arc to help preserve order in a world threatened by chaos, offering her family’s support. Meanwhile, Shen Mo decided to recruit promising people from other parallel worlds and bring them here, devising a plan to evade the Counter Force and provoke the two little lolis.

• Shen Mo left after checking on Lorelei, while Gilgamesh resolved to take the Holy Grail War seriously and reclaim his glory as king.
• Lorelei asked Joan of Arc to continue serving as the Ruler and offered her family’s funding to help maintain order.
• Joan of Arc hesitated but considered Lorelei’s request because she wanted to protect ordinary people from the coming turmoil.
• Shen Mo considered recruiting Sakura, Rin Tohsaka, and Shirou Emiya as players, but decided they were too young.
• Shen Mo planned to poach people from other parallel worlds and bring them here to avoid being caught by the Counter Force.

Shen Mo chose Ryougi Shiki as a target for his plan to bring characters across parallel worlds, then prompted Konan to challenge Itachi Uchiha. In another parallel world, cracks in the night swallowed Touko Aozaki and Shiki as they faced an unknown force.

• Shen Mo located the unconscious Ryougi Shiki in a parallel world and decided to pursue her potential as a player.
• Shen Mo told Konan to use the Destiny Stage, but she instead challenged Itachi Uchiha to a fight to reveal his trump card.
• Konan and Itachi Uchiha began a merciless battle after the Destiny Stage activated.
• Ryougi Shiki awakened in a dark hospital and faced a reanimated corpse alongside Touko Aozaki.
• Black cracks appeared in the sky, tore apart the corpse, and spread around Shiki and Touko until darkness swallowed them.

Touko Aozaki and Ryougi Shiki were pulled through a spatial rift into a world where Itachi Uchiha and Konan were fighting a gigantic enemy. After the battle stopped, Konan approached them while Shen Mo argued with the Counter Force and refused to send the two women back.

• Touko Aozaki and Ryougi Shiki emerged from darkness into a battlefield where a chained red giant was being struck by cracked talismans.
• Ryougi Shiki explained that the attack had torn space apart, and she and Touko found themselves trapped behind barriers watching the battle.
• Itachi Uchiha broke free of his chains with black flames, and the giant's sword energy swept across the battlefield.
• Konan and Itachi Uchiha stopped fighting after noticing the two spectators, and the giant shrank back into a young man.
• Konan flew toward Touko Aozaki and Ryougi Shiki while Shen Mo argued with the Counter Force and refused to return them to their world.

Konan explained to Ryougi Shiki and Touko Aozaki that they had been brought from their parallel world into the Merchant Guild’s Holy Grail War event. After learning that victory could help fulfill a wish, Ryougi Shiki considered her desire to know whether she was still alive, and Konan invited both women to stay with her.

• Konan led Ryougi Shiki and Touko Aozaki through an unfamiliar Japan and explained that the battle had pulled them into a parallel world.
• Konan told Touko Aozaki that the participants came from beyond her world and were competing in a god-run Arena War using the Holy Grail War.
• Ryougi Shiki asked whether winning could grant a wish and explained that she wanted to know if she was still alive after Orihime's death.
• Konan invited Ryougi Shiki and Touko Aozaki to follow her so she could explain the event, saying she needed true companions.

Konan invited Touko Aozaki and Ryougi Shiki to become her companions, explaining that they were all weak in the eyes of God. After a week at the base, Touko told Ryougi that this world also had another version of each of them.

• Touko Aozaki asked Konan what she wanted them to do, and Konan said she hoped they could become companions.
• Touko pointed out that the strength gap made them unable to help Konan, but Konan said God considered them all equally weak.
• Touko explained that her glasses helped her switch mental states through self-suggestion, and Konan welcomed the chance to get along.
• Shen Mo left Touko and Ryougi Shiki at the base for a week while Touko familiarized herself with the world and Ryougi practiced swordsmanship.
• Touko told Ryougi that another version of her lived in this world, and Ryougi drew her dagger, ready to kill her.
• Touko explained that the other Ryougi was an ordinary married woman with a daughter, so Ryougi put away her dagger and called the matter boring.

Touko Aozaki confirmed that she and Ryougi Shiki had arrived in a parallel world and explained that the Second Magic might offer a way home, but Shiki chose to stay. Konan encouraged Shiki to see herself as a warrior rather than a murderer, then invited her and Touko to offer a sacrifice to God and obtain power.

• Touko Aozaki confirmed the world was parallel to her own and mentioned that the Jeweled Sage might help them return.
• Ryougi Shiki said she had no reason to go back and wanted to know when she could kill someone.
• Konan told Shiki she was not a bloodthirsty murderer and offered to fund her sacrifice to God.
• Ryougi Shiki and Touko Aozaki eagerly agreed to obtain Gifts and followed Konan to a prepared room.
• Roger and Itachi Uchiha waited as Touko noticed the enormous stacks of money set aside for the sacrifice.