Chapter Summaries

Lawrence and Fujimaru Ritsuka confirmed that the new Singularity lay in Mesopotamia around 2000 BC, while Roman concealed his fears about Mash and Goetia. Ishtar refused to help with the coming calamity, and in the Underworld Annanu switched places with Enkidu to restrain the beast.

• Roman told Fujimaru Ritsuka that the Singularity was probably in Mesopotamia around 2000 BC, and Lawrence left to rest after finishing Mash's surgery.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka asked Roman about Mash's lifespan and comforted him with a hug, while Roman resolved to hurry and do what he could about Goetia.
• Nanshe visited Ishtar and asked her to help, but Ishtar refused and chose to remain in the mountains and enjoy her freedom.
• Nanshe flew back toward Uruk, determined to protect the city as Gilgamesh gathered Servants and prepared to face the calamity.
• In the Underworld, Annanu struggled to hold the beast with the Key of Heaven, then called for Enkidu to switch in; Annanu transformed into Enkidu.

Annanu and Enkidu suppressed the giant beast beneath the Underworld and sensed that Mother Goddess Tiamat had awakened in the Persian Gulf. Annanu restored the Underworld’s flowers and helped Ereshkigal strengthen the beast’s seal, while Enkidu headed to Uruk to find Gilgamesh.

• Annanu switched bodies with Enkidu, who used the Chains of Heaven and the Key of Heaven to suppress the giant beast in the Underworld.
• Enkidu tricked Annanu into embracing Ereshkigal, then flew north toward Uruk to find Gilgamesh.
• Annanu apologized to Ereshkigal and said he had been summoned as a Servant.
• Annanu spread his magical energy through the Underworld, reviving its Flowers of Annanu.
• Ereshkigal used the Underworld’s authority to reinforce the beast’s seal with massive stones.

Gilgamesh prepared Uruk for Tiamat’s arrival while searching for the lost Tablet of Destinies. Enkidu returned to the palace, but his face changed into Annanu’s, leaving Gilgamesh stunned and the reunion awkward.

• Gilgamesh asked Siduri about Nanshe’s disappearance and Merlin’s search for the Tablet of Destinies.
• Siduri reported that Nanshe had followed a familiar presence toward Kurgarru and Galatur, while Merlin had not replied.
• A soldier announced that Zi Juan had returned from a hunt with Enkidu.
• Gilgamesh reunited with Enkidu and sent Siduri, Zi Juan, and the guards out of the hall.
• Gilgamesh said he had foreseen Enkidu and Annanu’s return, but Enkidu’s face changed into Annanu’s, surprising him.

Gilgamesh reunited with Enkidu and learned that Annanu was in the Underworld helping Ereshkigal suppress the awakening Abzu, whose target was likely Tiamat. In Chaldea, Mash woke up, and Fujimaru Ritsuka rushed to fetch Lawrence.

• Gilgamesh initially mistook Annanu for Enkidu, then learned that Annanu and Enkidu could switch forms after becoming Servants.
• Enkidu and Annanu told Gilgamesh that Abzu had awakened and that Annanu was helping Ereshkigal suppress him in the Underworld.
• Annanu explained that Abzu's power was recovering and that Tiamat was also gathering strength, so Gilgamesh summoned Siduri to call the others for a briefing.
• Mash woke up in the Chaldea infirmary, and Fujimaru Ritsuka hurried to wake Lawrence.
• Lawrence arrived at the infirmary and spoke with Mash after coming fully awake.

Roman told Mash to rest until she recovered enough for a Spiritron Transfer, while Lawrence said she would keep seeking ways to extend Mash’s life. In Uruk, Gilgamesh revealed that Abzu had awakened alongside Tiamat and ordered Zi Juan and Ushiwakamaru to find Tiamat’s tentacles.

• Roman asked Lawrence to monitor Mash and told Mash to wait until she recovered before undergoing a Spiritron Transfer.
• Lawrence said she would keep trying to extend Mash’s lifespan, then urged Roman to prepare for the transfer.
• Gilgamesh gathered his contracted Servants in Uruk and had Enkidu reveal that Abzu had awakened in the Underworld.
• Enkidu explained that Annanu and Ereshkigal were struggling to suppress Abzu, while Tiamat had yet to manifest physically.
• Gilgamesh warned that Abzu and Tiamat appeared to be hostile toward each other and said Uruk needed further preparations.
• Gilgamesh ordered Zi Juan and Ushiwakamaru to speed up their search for Tiamat’s tentacles so they could weaken her power.

As Tiamat’s Eleven Demonic Beasts awakened across Mesopotamia, Chaldea sent Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others to the Singularity. Their Spiritron Transfer succeeded, but Uruk’s magecraft field repelled them, leaving them falling from the sky until mysterious water slowed their descent.

• Tiamat’s revival awakened her Eleven Demonic Beast children across Mesopotamia, while Uruk focused on defending itself and weakening her.
• Zi Juan and Ushiwakamaru searched the wilderness for two days without finding promising results.
• Roman initiated a Spiritron Transfer to Mesopotamia for Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, Lawrence, Liao Ye, and Fou.
• The group appeared high above Mesopotamia, but Uruk’s magecraft field repelled their magical signatures and knocked them away.
• As the group fell, Mash prepared to use her Noble Phantasm, but mysterious water wrapped around them and slowed their descent.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others arrived in Mesopotamia, where the goddess Nanshe rescued them and agreed to take them to Uruk. As they set out, a pack of Demonic Beasts appeared, and Ritsuka prepared the group to fight.

• Nanshe caught Ritsuka, Mash, Liao Ye, Lawrence, and Fou as they fell, then brought them safely to the ground.
• Lawrence confirmed that they had reached Mesopotamia, and Ritsuka asked Nanshe for information and a way to reach Uruk.
• Ritsuka and his companions introduced themselves and revealed their identities to earn Nanshe's trust; she named herself the goddess Nanshe.
• Nanshe agreed to guide them to Uruk but warned that they would have to earn the king's trust themselves.
• Roman warned the group of nearby Demonic Beasts, and Ritsuka ordered his three Servants to prepare for battle.

Lemoni saved Stheno from a poisonous dragon, but Stheno became frightened when she heard his name. In the Underworld, Annanu spoke with Ereshkigal about his past and sensed a familiar acquaintance arriving in Uruk, then asked Enkidu to switch places with him.

• Lemoni killed a poisonous dragon and rescued Stheno, who asked for his name.
• Stheno recoiled in fear after Lemoni introduced himself.
• Ereshkigal asked Annanu about Nanshe and the love letters, and Annanu said he had rejected Nanshe.
• Annanu reflected on Ereshkigal's changed demeanor and her lonely past as ruler of the Underworld.
• Annanu sensed an acquaintance arriving in Uruk and asked Enkidu to switch places with him.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and his companions approached Uruk, but Nanshe sensed Annanu’s magical energy in the palace and flew ahead. Meanwhile, Merlin recovered the Tablet of Destinies and set off with Anna to investigate a powerful presence, as Anna remained eager to find her sister.

• Fujimaru Ritsuka, Lawrence, and the others saw Uruk and continued toward the city after Nanshe praised its strength.
• Nanshe sensed Annanu’s magical energy in Uruk’s palace and flew away, leaving Roman to warn Ritsuka about Servants nearby.
• Merlin retrieved the Tablet of Destinies from a tributary of the Tigris and explained its authority to Anna.
• Anna urged Merlin to hurry to Uruk so she could find her sister, but Merlin proposed investigating a powerful presence to the north first.

Lemoni agreed to escort Stheno to Uruk, where she planned to find her younger sisters, and she persuaded him to carry her on his shoulders. Their journey began with Stheno screaming as Lemoni sprinted away at tremendous speed.

• Stheno asked Lemoni about Uruk, and he searched his memories for information about the city.
• Stheno learned that Lemoni had been close to Athena and apologized for Athena’s past conflict with Gorgon.
• Lemoni told Stheno that he had been the shortest person aboard his ship, despite standing far taller than the people around them.
• Stheno asked Lemoni to escort her to Uruk and convinced him to let her sit on his shoulders.
• Lemoni set off at full speed with Stheno on his shoulders, and she screamed in terror.

Lawrence’s group arrived outside Uruk and learned that the city was under martial law, while Nanshe rushed ahead to reunite with Annanu. The chapter left Nanshe crashing into the palace after Annanu stepped aside.

• Lawrence introduced Chaldea’s group to Kurgarru and Galatur, who barred them from entering Uruk but arranged a place for them to rest.
• Lawrence identified Kurgarru and Galatur as Enki’s creations and explained their tangled history and connection to Nanshe, Annanu, and Enkidu.
• Mash told Lawrence that the pair did not appear to be Servants, and Lawrence said they were likely still alive rather than summoned Servants.
• Ritsuka suggested Kurgarru had gone to notify Gilgamesh, while Lawrence judged that the king should be fairly easy to get along with.
• Nanshe spotted Annanu at the palace and flew toward him, but Annanu stepped aside, causing her to crash headfirst into the building.

Annanu learned that Chaldea had arrived in Uruk, while Lemoni helped Stheno recover before they encountered the demonic beast Ugal. The chapter left Lemoni and Stheno facing the Storm Lion in the forest.

• Enkidu told Ereshkigal that Annanu was holding hands with Nanshe, prompting the Underworld goddess to cry out in despair.
• Annanu helped Nanshe up and brought her downstairs, where Gilgamesh learned from Siduri that three Servants and one Master had arrived at Uruk’s eastern gate.
• Gilgamesh ordered Siduri to bring the newcomers to him for a welcoming banquet, and Annanu realized Lawrence had arrived.
• Lemoni gave Stheno a drop of his sour blood to help her recover after he had run too fast for her.
• Lemoni sensed danger, drew the Golden Spear, and shielded Stheno as the Storm Lion Ugal emerged from the forest.

Lemoni fought the Ugals while Chaldea arrived in Uruk and was welcomed by Siduri. Enkidu learned that Shamhat had died after Gilgamesh denied her faith, while Annanu was left bewildered by Ereshkigal’s question about Nanshe.

• Lemoni carried Stheno behind a boulder, then charged into the forest and blasted the Ugals with his Golden Spear.
• Annanu switched places with Enkidu, leaving Nanshe confused, and later found Ereshkigal asking what had happened between him and Nanshe.
• Siduri welcomed Fujimaru Ritsuka and the Chaldea group to Uruk, arranged their lodging, and invited them to Gilgamesh’s banquet.
• Enkidu asked Gilgamesh where Shamhat was, and Gilgamesh told him she had died several years earlier after her god left her when he denied her faith.
• Annanu’s status panel lit up.

Lemoni escaped an endless swarm of Ugal with Stheno and sensed a profound hatred emanating from the area below. In Uruk, King Gilgamesh challenged Chaldea over its late arrival, and Lawrence asked to prove their worth through action.

• Lemoni realized the Ugal kept appearing in overwhelming numbers and retreated from the forest before his mana ran out.
• Lemoni carried Stheno into the sky using explosions from the Golden Spear and sensed a deep hatred below, then flew south with her.
• At a banquet in Uruk, King Gilgamesh criticized Fujimaru Ritsuka and Chaldea for arriving late.
• Lawrence explained that Chaldea had repaired six Singularities before finding a way to reach Mesopotamia.
• Lawrence asked Gilgamesh to let Chaldea prove its value, declaring Fujimaru Ritsuka an expert at resolving Singularities.

Gilgamesh welcomed Chaldea to Uruk, where the group prepared to discuss the Singularity’s crisis the next morning. That night, Annanu visited and left with Lawrence to speak privately about Fou, whom Annanu sensed was a Beast.

• Gilgamesh acknowledged Lawrence’s confidence and welcomed Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other Chaldeans to Uruk with a banquet.
• After the banquet, Liao Ye reflected on Gilgamesh’s imposing presence, while Lawrence helped the drunken Fujimaru Ritsuka and Roman warned that Uruk’s atmosphere felt dangerously oppressive.
• Annanu arrived at the Chaldeans’ room and greeted them, prompting Mash to ask who he was.
• Annanu noticed Fou’s Beast presence and asked Lawrence to discuss something outside.
• Lawrence asked Fujimaru Ritsuka’s permission to leave with Annanu, and the two went out to talk privately.

Lawrence learned that the Singularity held two Beasts, Tiamat and the weakened Abzu, and informed Roman while planning to let Ritsuka rest until morning. Meanwhile, Lemoni and Stheno escaped into a forest, where they suspected the first Ugal had been born from the land’s hatred.

• Annanu told Lawrence that Tiamat and Abzu had awakened in the Singularity, though Abzu’s power was weakened because Tiamat occupied the Beast seat.
• Lawrence decided to tell Roman about the Beasts and let Ritsuka sleep before informing her.
• Annanu left to watch over Abzu in the Underworld and delay his recovery by switching bodies with Enkidu.
• Lemoni and Stheno reached a forest in southern Uruk after their battle, and Lemoni rested while looking for food.
• Lemoni told Stheno that the Ugals were likely born from the source of hatred in the land and that the first Ugal might be hiding in the woods.

Gilgamesh briefed Chaldea on the threat from Tiamat’s tentacles, while Lawrence asked to study Uruk’s defenses and Divine Authority Seals. The meeting ended with news that Mordred had been badly injured, and Lawrence went to help treat her.

• Gilgamesh told Chaldea that he had sent four Servants to search for Tiamat’s tentacles and described Uruk’s defenses.
• Lawrence learned that Merlin had created the defensive formation and that Gilgamesh had made the Divine Authority Seals.
• Enkidu teased Gilgamesh about studying magecraft and the scar on his abdomen.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka assigned Liao Ye to help Adekate build the Demonic Beast front and volunteered with Mash to search for tentacles.
• Lawrence asked Gilgamesh for permission to study the Divine Authority Seals, and he agreed in exchange for something of value.
• A guard reported that Mordred had returned severely injured, and Lawrence went with him to help treat her.

Lawrence and the others recovered from their injuries and prepared to investigate Tiamat’s tentacles while strengthening Uruk’s defenses. As Fujimaru Ritsuka explored the city with Nanshe, she decided to report a slacking Servant to Gilgamesh, unknowingly putting Ishtar in danger.

• Lawrence healed Benkei and Mordred, then followed Kurgarru to see the Divine Authority Seal.
• Benkei vowed to beg forgiveness from Gilgamesh once he had recovered, while Liao Ye learned Zi Juan was in the Singularity and went to help Adekate move construction materials.
• Mordred and Benkei returned with information about one of Tiamat’s tentacles, and the group planned to wait for Ushiwakamaru and Zi Juan before targeting the known tentacles.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash explored Uruk with Nanshe, and Ritsuka formed Servant contracts with Nanshe and Annanu.
• Nanshe decided to tell Gilgamesh that a Servant was slacking off, while Ishtar shivered in her mountain hideout.

Lawrence dismantled a Divine Authority Seal on Uruk's wall to study its structure, reassuring Kurgarru that he would repair it. The seal inspired Lawrence and Leonardo da Vinci to consider adapting its design for the Unfinished Horse.

• Lawrence dismantled a Divine Authority Seal while Kurgarru watched anxiously, then promised to repair it after examining its magecraft core.
• Lawrence studied the seal and reflected on how the Unfinished Horse stored records and magecraft but lacked offensive power.
• Lawrence contacted Leonardo da Vinci and showed her the seal's core through a video feed.
• Leonardo praised the seal's efficient structure and suggested Lawrence might be able to adapt it, so Lawrence agreed to send her the information.

Merlin returned to Uruk with Anna, where Fou attacked him and Chaldea arrived. Lawrence punched Merlin and dragged him away to discuss something, leaving Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others behind.

• Merlin and Anna entered Uruk after Anna sensed one of her sisters nearby and decided she would meet them in the city.
• Fou sprang from the gate and scratched Merlin's face until Mash pulled him away.
• Merlin recognized Mash and Roman, then healed his wounds and welcomed Chaldea to Uruk.
• Lawrence told Fujimaru Ritsuka that Merlin had been sent flying by Anno during their Middle Eastern Singularity.
• Lawrence punched Merlin for his teasing and dragged him away, saying he needed to discuss something with him.