Chapter Summaries

Matou Shinji secretly left the Matou Residence to enter the Holy Grail War, while Sakumura published a detailed Tokimeki Memorial guide and reflected on his past. Before departing the era, Sakumura asked Kirei Kotomine to keep running his online account, and Kirei agreed.

• Matou Shinji left the Matou Residence without telling his family or Sakura, intending to participate in the Holy Grail War under his own name.
• Sakumura published a detailed guide to every Tokimeki Memorial heroine route and received messages praising it.
• Sakumura told Kirei Kotomine that his wish had been fulfilled and that he did not intend to remain in the modern era, then recalled his wife, child, Ryoma, and Oryou-san.
• Sakumura asked Kirei Kotomine to keep running the [Sakumura★Anno] account after he was gone, and Kirei agreed.

Matou Shinji approached Gilgamesh beneath Fuyuki Bridge and sought to become his Master, while Alexander took Waver out to investigate the stalled Holy Grail War. Shinji obtained Tohsaka Tokiomi’s remaining Command Spells after Gilgamesh set him a trial, and Alexander and Waver set off to search for the missing Servants.

• Matou Shinji told Gilgamesh he wanted to study Command Spells and offered to join him in winning the Holy Grail War.
• Gilgamesh gave Matou Shinji Tohsaka Tokiomi’s severed right hand and said Shinji had to prove he was worthy of becoming his Master.
• Matou Shinji picked up the hand and its two Command Spells, smiling to himself that events had gone as planned.
• Alexander described how the Servants’ withdrawals and disappearances had left the Holy Grail War in a stalemate.
• Alexander put the despondent Waver Velvet on his ox cart and set out with him to search for the other groups.

Sakumura encountered Alexander and Waver on Fuyuki Bridge, while Anno recruited Hinako Akuta to care for Irisviel in exchange for teaching her how to summon Xiang Yu. Elsewhere, Matou Shinji prepared to seize Gilgamesh by force using a Command Spell taken from Tohsaka Tokiomi’s hand.

• Sakumura told Alexander he wanted to fight Saber, and Alexander encouraged him to win before leaving Waver to ask Sakumura about his Master.
• Anno recognized Hinako Akuta as Yu Meiren and explained that he had come to ask her to care for Irisviel while he and Maiya continued fighting in the Holy Grail War.
• Anno offered to teach Hinako how to summon Xiang Yu, and Hinako agreed to help him.
• Matou Shinji planned to take a Command Spell by force and use it to contract with Gilgamesh, relying on a remaining mark from Tohsaka Tokiomi’s hand.

Emiya Kiritsugu struggled with Anno’s decision to let Hinako Akuta care for Irisviel and confronted the regrets in Anno’s past. As Anno brought breakfast to Irisviel, Kiritsugu finally asked why he had not drawn the Sword of Royal Selection.

• Anno urged Emiya Kiritsugu to trust Hinako Akuta with Irisviel’s care, saying he had paid the price in his own name.
• Emiya Kiritsugu considered his belief that sacrificing lesser responsibilities for a greater goal was right, then questioned the White Knight’s choices and regrets.
• Emiya Kiritsugu saw how his own efforts to protect Irisviel resembled Anno’s actions and felt his hand tremble.
• Anno brought breakfast and asked Emiya Kiritsugu to feed some to Irisviel.
• Emiya Kiritsugu called Anno Saber and finally asked why he had not drawn the Sword of Royal Selection.

Anno told Emiya Kiritsugu that he was beyond saving, while Kiritsugu decided to lure Assassin into a fight and trust Anno with Irisviel's safety. Kirei Kotomine and Sakumura prepared to turn their exposed base into a trap for Kiritsugu.

• Anno regretted helping put Artoria on the throne and told Emiya Kiritsugu that he was beyond saving.
• Kiritsugu learned that Rider was tracking Archer and Assassin was targeting Saber, while Maiya Hisau's familiars failed to track Assassin.
• Kiritsugu decided Saber would draw out Assassin while Maiya helped him attack Kirei Kotomine, and he asked Saber to have Ms. Jie protect Irisviel.
• Sakumura proposed using Kirei Kotomine's exposed base to lure Kiritsugu into a trap, and Kirei agreed to make the arrangements.

Irisviel told Hinako Akuta why she accepted her approaching death, finding happiness in the experiences she had and in helping Kiritsugu fulfill his wish. Anno and Emiya Kiritsugu planned a direct attack on Assassin’s base for the following night, leaving Anno eager to face Sakumura.

• Hinako Akuta stayed beside Irisviel and asked why she could face her death with a smile.
• Irisviel explained that Kiritsugu’s hope, her time outside the castle, and her chance to help him made her feel that her life had been enough.
• Hinako Akuta wiped away Irisviel’s tears as Irisviel thanked her.
• Anno asked Emiya Kiritsugu when they would attack, and Kiritsugu set the assault on Assassin’s base for the next night.
• Emiya Kiritsugu planned for Maiya and himself to scout the base while Anno attacked from the front to force Assassin out.
• Anno accepted the plan and looked forward to meeting Sakumura in battle.

Sakumura killed Maiya Hisau and, under Kirei Kotomine’s three Command Spells, unleashed a lightning-filled Noble Phantasm to fight Anno. Their battle began as Kirei confronted Emiya Kiritsugu, leaving both fights underway.

• Sakumura killed Maiya Hisau and crushed the radio she had dropped, taunting Emiya Kiritsugu through it.
• Anno arrived to face Sakumura, while Kirei Kotomine used three Command Spells to empower Assassin for a final battle.
• Sakumura absorbed the lightning into his Spirit Origin and challenged Anno to fight.
• Anno and Sakumura clashed with Holy Sword Chalk and Crane Feather, beginning their duel.
• Kirei Kotomine confronted Emiya Kiritsugu with Poison Feather and asked whether Maiya Hisau’s death had upset him.

Anno and Sakumura, two fragments of the same person, fought fiercely while discussing their shared nature and Emiya Kiritsugu’s wish. They set aside their conversation and resumed their duel, each determined to settle things between them.

• Anno and Sakumura clashed with their weapons, anticipating each other’s moves because they had once been one person.
• Sakumura used lightning to strengthen his attacks and told Anno that his decisive swordsmanship had been what he lacked in life.
• The two discussed their Masters, with Sakumura questioning why Anno served Emiya Kiritsugu and Anno acknowledging how much Kiritsugu would lose for his wish.
• Anno and Sakumura considered whether Kiritsugu deserved to achieve his goal as they glanced at Maiya Hisau’s corpse.
• Sakumura declared that he wanted to settle things with Anno, and Anno accepted as their battle continued.

Matou Shinji considered how to use his last Command Spell while Waver struggled with Alexander’s advice about respect and his future. Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu fought Kirei Kotomine, whose defenses let him block an Origin Bullet, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Gilgamesh left Shinji after hearing that a major battle was underway, and Shinji reflected on his new contract and his remaining Command Spell.
• Alexander told Waver that he would become an excellent person and urged him to think about what he wanted beyond the Holy Grail War.
• Emiya Kiritsugu attacked Kirei Kotomine with gunfire, but Kirei dodged and charged through the barrage.
• Kiritsugu fired an Origin Bullet, but Kirei blocked it with a Black Key and reached him with his dagger.
• Kiritsugu used Time Alter to evade Kirei’s strike and retreated while firing, then resolved to seek an opening despite Kirei’s superior strength.

Anno and Sakumura continued their deadly duel, while Kirei Kotomine fought Emiya Kiritsugu and questioned what Kiritsugu was pursuing. Kiritsugu used smoke and explosives to attack, but Kirei blocked another Origin Bullet as the fight continued.

• Sakumura admitted that his strength was inferior to Anno's, then leapt back into their battle despite his wounds.
• Kirei Kotomine lamented that he could no longer take Assassin for extra-spicy mapo tofu and asked Emiya Kiritsugu what he was pursuing.
• Emiya Kiritsugu deduced that Poison Feather had let Kirei Kotomine survive the Origin Bullet by using mana that did not belong to him.
• Kirei Kotomine assumed a Bajiquan stance and decided to kill Emiya Kiritsugu rather than wait for an answer.
• Emiya Kiritsugu threw a smoke grenade concealing an explosive, and Kirei Kotomine used his senses to locate him and charge.
• Kirei Kotomine blocked another Origin Bullet with a Black Key, then raised his hand.

Emiya Kiritsugu and Kirei Kotomine fought through the smoke, with Kiritsugu wounding Kirei’s face using an Origin Bullet before Kirei pursued him. Gilgamesh watched the battle and judged that Anno would outlast Sakumura, while lamenting that Kirei was bound by an unremovable collar.

• Kirei Kotomine narrowly missed Emiya Kiritsugu with a dagger, leaving a small cut on Kiritsugu’s neck.
• Emiya Kiritsugu fired an Origin Bullet, and Kirei Kotomine cut it in half but was still grazed across the face.
• Kirei Kotomine advanced after Emiya Kiritsugu, determined not to let him escape.
• Gilgamesh watched the fight and declared that Anno would defeat Sakumura through superior endurance and strength.
• Gilgamesh called Kirei Kotomine interesting but pitied him because he was already bound by a collar he could not remove.

Emiya Kiritsugu escaped Kirei Kotomine’s attack and triggered an explosion at Fuyuki Church while Anno and Sakumura fought over their Masters’ wishes. Anno defeated Sakumura with his Holy Sword, and Kirei realized the eagle had fallen.

• Emiya Kiritsugu used a beam from his chest to pierce Kirei Kotomine’s hand, then spent a Command Spell ordering Anno to kill Assassin and retreat.
• Emiya Kiritsugu set off an explosion near Fuyuki Church and threw tear gas at Kirei Kotomine before fleeing.
• Anno told Sakumura that Emiya Kiritsugu sought world peace through the Holy Grail, and Sakumura demanded that Anno face him at full strength.
• Anno and Sakumura unleashed their powers in a final clash, and Anno answered Sakumura’s sword strike with his Chalk Holy Sword.
• Kirei Kotomine saw the pillar of light from the battle and understood that Sakumura had fallen.

Kirei Kotomine discovered his father’s death and reacted with ecstatic grief to Sakumura Anno’s name appearing on Poison Feather. As the Lesser Grail activated and Irisviel began to die, Emiya Kiritsugu grieved for her and Maiya but resolved to continue the Holy Grail War with Saber Anno.

• Kirei Kotomine found Risei Kotomine dead in the church ruins and went to the site of Sakumura’s final battle.
• Kirei saw Sakumura Anno’s name engraved on Poison Feather and laughed until he cried.
• At the Emiya Residence, Hinako Akuta realized Irisviel was dying and called Emiya Kiritsugu, who recognized that the Lesser Grail had activated.
• Anno comforted Kiritsugu, who learned that Rider and Archer remained and that Rider had targeted Archer.
• Kiritsugu clasped Anno’s hand, asked him to win, and prepared to fight on despite his losses.

Waver Velvet reflected on his small ambitions and realized that he did not need others to decide his worth. When he tried to give Rider victory with a Command Spell and step aside, Alexander affirmed that Waver belonged at his side and took him toward their next battle.

• Waver Velvet reconsidered his wish for others’ respect and remembered Alexander’s desire to conquer the world despite feeling small before it.
• Waver approached Alexander’s chariot and tried to use a Command Spell to grant Rider victory, saying he was unworthy to stand beside him.
• Alexander stopped Waver, declared that his king recognized him, and pulled him onto the chariot.
• Waver stood beside Alexander as the chariot flew over Fuyuki City, resolved to value himself and stand firm.
• Alexander headed to face Gilgamesh, who had chosen Rider as his opponent after Saber defeated Assassin.

Gilgamesh and Alexander shared a final drink on Fuyuki Bridge before Alexander prepared to fight the King of Heroes. Waver used all three Command Spells to command Rider to win, claim the Holy Grail, and conquer the world, and Alexander launched Ionioi Hetairoi against Gilgamesh.

• Matou Shinji questioned Gilgamesh’s decision to fight Alexander before Saber, but Gilgamesh told him not to offer further counsel.
• Alexander arrived at Fuyuki Bridge and shared wine with Gilgamesh, and they toasted the fallen Caster and Assassin.
• Waver admitted that he was still afraid but no longer planned to retreat, and Alexander said Gilgamesh might be his final opponent in this manifestation.
• Waver used all three Command Spells to order Rider to obtain the Holy Grail, win, and conquer the world without losing or failing.
• Alexander summoned Ionioi Hetairoi and led his army in a charge toward Gilgamesh as Waver joined the cry of his retainers.

Gilgamesh shattered Alexander’s Reality Marble with Enuma Elish, proving Alexander could not defeat him. As the two kings faced off on Fuyuki Bridge, Alexander asked Waver to become his vassal and sent him away to witness and spread the tale of his final charge.

• Alexander led his warriors in an assault on Gilgamesh inside Ionioi Hetairoi, but Gilgamesh summoned Ea and declared himself the end of Alexander’s dream.
• Gilgamesh fired Enuma Elish into the world, collapsing the Reality Marble and causing Alexander’s warriors to fall into the ruins of the yellow-sand world.
• Alexander’s chariot returned to Fuyuki Bridge with Waver, and Alexander recognized that he could not defeat Gilgamesh.
• Alexander asked Waver Velvet to become his vassal, and Waver pledged himself to his king.
• Alexander ordered Waver to live and tell the world of his splendor, then raised his sword and prepared to charge Gilgamesh alone.

Iskandar died in his final charge against Gilgamesh, leaving Waver to grieve on Fuyuki Bridge after obeying his king’s last command to survive. Gilgamesh spared Waver for his loyalty, then returned to Matou Shinji and reflected on his past relationships with Annanu and Enkidu.

• Iskandar charged through Gilgamesh’s weapons until Ea and chains stopped him, and he died after Gilgamesh promised that conquering the world would never be boring.
• Waver told Gilgamesh he could not avenge Iskandar because his king had commanded him to survive, and Gilgamesh praised his loyalty and spared him.
• Waver fell to his knees on the deserted Fuyuki Bridge and cried over Iskandar’s death.
• Matou Shinji asked Gilgamesh why he had spared Waver, and Gilgamesh explained that he admired the retainer’s loyalty and human dignity.
• Gilgamesh and Matou Shinji discussed Gilgamesh’s former tyranny, Annanu, and Enkidu while Gilgamesh drank wine.

After Sakumura Anno’s death, Kirei Kotomine reflected on how little he had understood his friend and began drinking sake alone. Waver Velvet arrived seeking shelter, and Kirei offered him Assassin’s vacant room while the Holy Grail War continued.

• Kirei Kotomine returned to his residence, tidied the room, and found a photograph of himself with Sakumura Anno.
• Kirei called the Sakumura Anno Memorial Hall and offered to donate a new statue of Sakumura.
• Kirei chose sake over coffee and drank alone as he reflected on what he had failed to understand about Sakumura.
• Waver Velvet arrived with his luggage and explained that Rider had passed on and he needed a safe place to stay.
• Kirei offered Waver Assassin’s vacant room and told him the Church would remain neutral despite being in disarray.
• Kirei returned to drinking and read the forum Sakumura had frequented, feeling that Assassin had gained much from the war.

Kirei Kotomine reflected on his promise to Sakumura and spoke with Waver Velvet, who planned to seek traces of Alexander after returning to London. In a dream at Mibu Temple, Kirei met Sakumura again, who told him it was time to leave.

• Waver Velvet recalled the photographs of Kirei Kotomine and Sakumura, then asked Kirei to develop a picture of himself with Alexander.
• Kirei told Waver he and Assassin had played games together, and offered him the consoles while Waver planned to search for Alexander’s traces.
• After inspecting his house’s bounded field, Kirei fell asleep and dreamed he was at Mibu Temple speaking with a young man beneath a tree.
• Kirei discussed his plans to travel after fulfilling his responsibilities, while the young man shared his dream of living in a mountain house with his family.
• Sakumura appeared before Kirei and told him it was time to leave Mibu Temple.

Irisviel reached Fuyuki Hall and transformed into the Holy Grail, which overflowed with black mud. As the mud erupted and swallowed Emiya Kiritsugu, the other participants sensed the Grail’s ominous presence and rushed toward it.

• Irisviel told Hinako Akuta about her love for Kiritsugu and her fear for their daughter, Illya, before arriving at Fuyuki Hall.
• Irisviel transformed into the Holy Grail, which released black mud despite containing the souls of five defeated Servants.
• Anno sensed something wrong with the Grail and set out with Emiya Kiritsugu, while Gilgamesh flew there with Matou Shinji.
• Waver, Kirei Kotomine, Matou Kariya, and Matou Byakuya noticed the Grail’s malignant golden light, and Byakuya left to search for Shinji.
• Black mud surged toward Anno and Kiritsugu, crushed their car, and swallowed Kiritsugu.