Chapter Summaries

Matou Kariya questioned Kirei Kotomine about Tohsaka Tokiomi’s death and learned that Archer Gilgamesh had killed him after being called back from attacking Saber’s base. Kirei denied siding with Archer or Kariya, leaving Waver Velvet troubled by the relationship between Masters and Servants.

• Matou Kariya asked Kirei Kotomine whether Archer had killed Tohsaka Tokiomi, and Kirei confirmed it.
• Kirei explained that Tokiomi had called Archer back from an attack on Saber, then died to Archer’s anger over the interrupted battle.
• Kirei revealed that he and Tokiomi had discussed an alliance to surround and kill Saber.
• Matou Kariya challenged Kirei’s neutrality because Assassin was playing Street Fighter II with Archer, but Kirei said he would not side with either Archer or Kariya.
• Matou Kariya accepted Kirei’s explanation, while Waver Velvet remained confused about the relationship between a Master and a Servant.

At a gathering before the Holy Grail War’s next battles, the Masters and Servants played games and agreed to drink together. Waver Velvet reflected on how the different Master–Servant relationships differed, while he and Alexander remained caught in their usual bickering.

• Alexander joined Gilgamesh and Sakumura at an arcade machine, then defeated Gilgamesh in a rematch before Gilgamesh beat him in the next game.
• Sakumura reminded Gilgamesh that he had previously lost to Alexander and to the rebellious thief, prompting Alexander and Manlio to laugh at him.
• Kirei Kotomine discussed the approaching Holy Grail War battles with Waver Velvet as Sakumura invited the others to a drinking party.
• Alexander announced that he had used Waver Velvet’s account to buy a barrel of liquor, and Gilgamesh reluctantly agreed to join the gathering.
• Alexander dragged Waver Velvet to the party, where Waver considered the different relationships between Masters and Servants in the war.

Alexander held a drinking party on Fuyuki City's rocky beach and proposed settling the Holy Grail War through words rather than direct battle. The gathering ended with Manlio refusing to give up the Holy Grail because he intended to complete a cathedral.

• Sakumura, Kirei Kotomine, Manlio, Matou Kariya, and Waver Velvet joined Alexander for a drinking party on the beach.
• Alexander explained that he had invited the heroes to wage a war of words and persuade one another over ownership of the Holy Grail.
• Sakumura said his own wish had already come true, but he would keep fighting for Kirei Kotomine's wish.
• Alexander revealed that he wanted a physical body so he could return to Macedonia through conquest.
• Manlio said he wanted to complete a cathedral left unfinished after its architect died, and refused to hand the Holy Grail to Alexander.

Sakumura Anno, Alexander, Manlio, and the others discussed their wishes over drinks before Kirei Kotomine asked Gilgamesh what he sought from the Holy Grail. Gilgamesh claimed the Grail was already his treasure and declared that he would punish anyone who tried to take it, leaving the others’ ambitions in open conflict.

• Gilgamesh rejected the liquor Alexander and Sakumura Anno had brought, then served the group fine ale from his treasury.
• Kirei Kotomine asked Gilgamesh what he wished to gain from the Holy Grail, and Alexander listened with interest.
• Gilgamesh claimed the Holy Grail was one of his treasures and called the other participants traitors and rebels for coveting it.
• Sakumura Anno said Gilgamesh would not ally with them, and Gilgamesh acknowledged him before declaring he would kill him himself.
• Alexander vowed to take Gilgamesh’s treasury, while Manlio said the Holy Grail would make a fitting church decoration.
• Matou Kariya and Waver Velvet exchanged helpless looks as the historical kings and heroes dominated the drinking party.

The four groups of Servants parted after a tense banquet, and Emiya Kiritsugu and Anno discussed the suspicious gathering and their next base. Anno then sensed Lancer and realized Emiya Kiritsugu was nearby, leaving him wary of what Lancer's Master was planning.

• Gilgamesh, Alexander, Sakumura, and Manlio exchanged threats before Alexander ended the banquet and the groups departed.
• Emiya Kiritsugu questioned Anno about the gathering, then told him that Maiya Hisau had found a possible new base and that he had tracked Lancer.
• Anno told Irisviel that Maiya would contact them within a day and guessed the new base would be near Fuyuki Hall.
• Anno sensed Lancer nearby and realized Emiya Kiritsugu was close, then readied Holy Sword Chalk.

Anno fought Diarmuid in the forest and quickly gained the upper hand, breaking Gae Buidhe before the duel continued with Gae Dearg. As Sola-Ui watched from hiding and searched for a way to help Lancer retreat, the two Servants remained locked in combat.

• Anno and Diarmuid exchanged words about their exhaustion before charging at each other.
• Diarmuid's spears stripped away Anno's Treasure Armor, but Anno's powerful attacks kept him under pressure.
• Anno seized and injured Diarmuid's left arm, knocked him into a tree, and broke Gae Buidhe.
• Diarmuid charged back at Anno with Gae Dearg, and they resumed their fierce duel.
• Sola-Ui watched from the shadows and searched for an opening to help Diarmuid escape.

Saber and Lancer's duel was interrupted when Gilgamesh ambushed Anno, striking his vulnerable left arm. After Diarmuid retreated on Sola's orders, Anno turned to fight Gilgamesh, but a voice through his contract told him to withdraw and promised him a later chance to kill Archer himself.

• Alexander and Waver watched Saber and Lancer fight, but Waver soon discovered that Archer had appeared and was heading toward them.
• Anno overwhelmed Diarmuid's attacks, but Gilgamesh's weapons rained down and pierced Anno's left arm.
• Sola urged Diarmuid to retreat for Kenneth's sake, and Diarmuid dematerialized before she withdrew.
• Emiya Kiritsugu checked the tracking location on his screen, said it was enough, and concealed himself again.
• Anno attacked Gilgamesh, who evaded the holy light, as a voice through Anno's contract ordered him to retreat.

Anno escaped Gilgamesh with Irisviel after being badly wounded, then agreed to Emiya Kiritsugu's plan to eliminate Lancer while demanding that Lancer's Master remain untouched. Meanwhile, Kirei Kotomine and Sakumura chose to target the Servant who had shot at Sakumura on the Mion River.

• Anno used his Noble Phantasm to shield himself and Irisviel from Gilgamesh, then fled with her to safety.
• Emiya Kiritsugu treated Anno's wound and explained that he had tracked Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri to find Lancer's new base.
• Anno agreed to join Kiritsugu's plan to kill Lancer but warned that he would turn against Kiritsugu if he or Maiya Hisau harmed Lancer's Master.
• Kiritsugu told Anno to escort Irisviel to Maiya's new safehouse while he handled other matters.
• Kirei Kotomine and Sakumura decided to target the Servant who had shot at Sakumura on the Mion River.

Sakumura investigated Saber’s former base while Kariya considered challenging Archer and learned that Rider would end their alliance afterward. Irisviel arrived with Anno and Maiya at their new residence, where they began settling in.

• Kirei sent Sakumura to investigate Saber’s former base and warned him to beware of traps.
• Kariya and Manlio discussed Archer’s movements and considered challenging him, but Rider asked Kariya to examine his reasons for doing so.
• Kariya admitted he was acting for the Matou Family, and Rider agreed to help draw Archer out while ending their alliance after the war.
• Manlio resolved to support Kariya and not lose, thinking of Sakura as he stood by his Master.
• Irisviel arrived at the new residence with Anno and Maiya, then insisted on helping tidy up despite Maiya’s suggestion that she rest.

Anno and Irisviel settled into a new residence while Emiya Kiritsugu prepared to attack Lancer’s base. The next morning, Anno began helping Irisviel establish a magecraft workshop before the planned assault that night.

• Irisviel entrusted the residence keys to Anno and said she was glad to live in the old Japanese house.
• Maiya Hisau took the exhausted Irisviel to rest, and Anno retrieved magecraft materials from the car.
• Emiya Kiritsugu returned and said he would attack Lancer’s base before dawn, asking Anno to honor Irisviel’s sacrifice and handing him the target’s address.
• Anno cleaned the overgrown courtyard while the others rested.
• Irisviel woke to find the courtyard tidy, and Anno told her Emiya Kiritsugu and Maiya Hisau had already left to prepare for the assault.

Sakumura told Kirei Kotomine that Rider and Caster had declared war on Archer, while Anno prepared to kill Lancer and Manlio reassured Matou Kariya before the coming battle. The story left the duel set for six that evening at the stony shore where the drinking party had been held.

• Sakumura told Kirei Kotomine that Rider and Caster had declared war on Archer, likely at the urging of Matou Kariya.
• Irisviel struggled with the side effects of setting up a magic circle, and Anno promised to kill Diarmuid Ua Duibhne in a duel to spare him further humiliation.
• Gilgamesh accepted Caster's challenge to fight at six that evening at the stony shore.
• Manlio told Matou Kariya to care for Sakura and promised to fight with everything he had.

Sakumura visited Alexander and Waver to ask about the planned battle with Gilgamesh, then spoke with Alexander about the kings he had killed and his views on war. He left Alexander criticizing him for declaring war in an era where children no longer needed to fight for their lives.

• Sakumura found Alexander at Waver's base, leaving Kirei Kotomine at home for safety.
• Sakumura asked whether Alexander intended to fight Gilgamesh, and Alexander said that Matou's boy had provoked the conflict.
• Alexander offered Sakumura a beer and asked what he had felt when he killed two kings.
• Sakumura said he had felt only pity and believed kings without value to their nation should be killed.
• Sakumura explained that he wanted children to live without fighting on battlefields and criticized Alexander for starting a war.

Anno, Emiya Kiritsugu, and Maiya Hisau set out to destroy Lancer's group, while Matou Kariya confronted Gilgamesh at the shore. Gilgamesh dismissed Kariya's reason for fighting and unleashed the Key of Heaven and golden chains against Manlio.

• Anno told Emiya Kiritsugu that Irisviel had gone to rest, then agreed to join the attack on Lancer's group.
• Emiya Kiritsugu, Anno, and Maiya Hisau drove toward the arranged duel, intending to destroy Lancer's group.
• Matou Kariya, despairing over his chances in the war, ordered Caster Manlio to attack Gilgamesh with gem-based artillery and magecraft.
• Gilgamesh blocked the attacks with two shields and mocked Kariya for lacking Lawrence's spirit.
• Gilgamesh summoned the Key of Heaven and sent golden chains toward Manlio.

Anno and Diarmuid began their duel while Manlio faced Gilgamesh in a battle he knew he could not win. Matou Kariya spent two Command Spells to help Manlio fully manifest his Noble Phantasm, Saint Zecilia Church.

• Anno confronted Diarmuid and challenged him to prove his dignity in a fight without interference.
• Gilgamesh pressed his attack on Manlio, who dodged the Chains of Heaven and used a Matou Family jeweled Mystic Code to explode beside Gilgamesh.
• Manlio summoned the Church of Endless Devastation, weakening Gilgamesh and illuminating half the sky.
• Matou Kariya used two Command Spells to complete Caster's Noble Phantasm and make the damaged church real.
• Manlio called out Saint Zecilia Church as the sacred sound rang across the sky.

Emiya Kiritsugu held Sola and Kenneth captive while the battle outside ended with Anno defeating Diarmuid. Manlio completed his holy hall and died after offering Gilgamesh a blessing, while Anno prepared to fulfill his agreement with Kiritsugu.

• Emiya Kiritsugu shot Sola in the leg when she tried to escape and ordered Maiya Hisau to cut off her hand.
• Kenneth offered to use his Command Spells to make Lancer kill himself in exchange for being released, but Anno arrived carrying Diarmuid's spear after defeating him.
• Diarmuid returned to the Throne of Heroes, and Anno told Emiya Kiritsugu he would now fulfill their agreement as he drew Holy Sword Chalk.
• Manlio told Kariya to take care of little Sakura and wished Gilgamesh happiness before Gilgamesh struck him down with the Key of Heaven.

Matou Kariya withdrew from the Holy Grail War after Caster Manlio Ferdino Springer was defeated, while Emiya Kiritsugu learned that Caster had fallen and returned with Anno. With four groups left in the contest, Anno saw a glimmer of hope for mutual understanding.

• Matou Kariya requested protection from Risei Kotomine and announced the Matou Family's withdrawal from the war.
• Kirei Kotomine and Sakumura discussed Caster's defeat, while Sakumura reflected on his impending departure and his connection to Saber.
• Matou Kariya recalled using his final two Command Spell strokes to call to Caster after the golden king spared him because of his last display of backbone.
• Maiya Hisau reported that Caster had been eliminated and Kariya had sought protection, leaving four groups in the war.
• Emiya Kiritsugu decided to return with Maiya, and Anno followed after hearing that the church would care for Kenneth and Sola-Ui's bodies.

Matou Kariya returned to the Matou Family and resolved to care for Sakura, while Shinji grew furious over Gilgamesh’s role in her father’s death. As Irisviel’s condition worsened, Kiritsugu prepared for the next Holy Grail War battle with Anno’s support.

• Matou Byakuya welcomed Matou Kariya home and told him that Sakura knew what had happened and wanted to see him.
• Matou Kariya remembered Manlio’s request to care for Sakura, promised Byakuya he would do so, and headed to the manor.
• Matou Shinji became angry that Gilgamesh had killed Sakura’s biological father and privately considered his next move in the Holy Grail War.
• Emiya Kiritsugu helped Irisviel wake from the magecraft circle, and Irisviel reassured him despite her worsening condition.
• Anno assessed that his next opponent would likely be Sakumura, while Kiritsugu expected the next battle to be against Assassin.
• Anno promised Kiritsugu that he would bring him victory and affirmed that Kiritsugu and Irisviel’s sacrifices had value.

Matou Shinji sent a jewel familiar to find Gilgamesh and learn his will, then visited Matou Kariya to ask about the Holy Grail War. Kariya comforted the grieving Sakura and reviewed Shinji’s notes on the Servants, acknowledging how unpredictable the war had become.

• Matou Shinji considered adapting Command Spell techniques to his magecraft and realized Gilgamesh likely had Tohsaka Tokiomi’s right hand, still bearing two Command Spells.
• Matou Shinji created a gemstone Gekota and sent it to learn Gilgamesh’s location and will.
• Matou Kariya held Sakura as she cried over her father, then waited until she fell asleep before returning to his room.
• Matou Shinji visited Matou Kariya and gave him a notebook detailing the Servants in the Holy Grail War.
• Matou Kariya read Shinji’s notes and joked bitterly that he still had no strategy for fighting Archer.

Gilgamesh found a mysterious gemstone while considering his next opponent, as Maiya Hisau and Anno prepared for the coming battle and cared for Irisviel. Irisviel asked Anno to help Kiritsugu win the Holy Grail, and Anno remained at her side as her health continued to fail.

• Gilgamesh picked up a gemstone with a trace of mana and wondered whether it was a signal from the Matou Family.
• Maiya Hisau made new familiars and reflected on Emiya Kiritsugu's growing trust in Saber.
• Anno prepared nutritious food for Irisviel and boxed meals for Emiya Kiritsugu, then gave Maiya Hisau extra cookies.
• Anno told Irisviel stories about caring for Kay, Lancelot, and Galahad, and Irisviel teased him about seeming like an old grandfather.
• Irisviel admitted she had regrets but asked Anno to help Kiritsugu win the Holy Grail.

Emiya Kiritsugu fled his hotel room when Kirei Kotomine came looking for him, while Kirei and Sakumura Anno chose not to pursue him. At Anno’s home, Maiya Hisau delivered oranges from their neighbor, Ms. Akuta, and reflected on her unease around Anno.

• Emiya Kiritsugu considered how to attack Kirei Kotomine but rejected planting bombs or arranging a duel because of Kirei’s vigilance and Assassin’s reconnaissance.
• Kirei Kotomine knocked on Emiya Kiritsugu’s hotel room door, and Emiya Kiritsugu activated Time Alter, burned his documents, and escaped through the window.
• Kirei Kotomine found the burning room and contacted Sakumura Anno, who confirmed he had spotted Emiya Kiritsugu but had not pursued him.
• Sakumura Anno urged Kirei Kotomine to attack Emiya Kiritsugu’s base, but Kirei wanted to ask Emiya Kiritsugu more about his way of life.
• Maiya Hisau gave Anno a box of oranges from Ms. Akuta, and Anno told her to thank their neighbor.
• Maiya Hisau felt uneasy about Anno’s everyday kindness and decided it was better to avoid him.