Chapter Summaries

Emiya met Gen Shio in Tokyo to discuss the investigation of Aoiya while Nono and Mélusine secretly planned to investigate the clan themselves. After leaving the club, Emiya realized that the quiet girl he had mistaken for Nono was someone else.

• Nono questioned whether Gen Shio could be trusted and proposed that Mélusine infiltrate the clan, then began training her in intelligence gathering.
• After Gen Shio invited Emiya to meet in Tokyo, Nono and Mélusine joined him under the pretense of being companions while Xia Mi went to the university library.
• Emiya and Nono visited Kabuki-za, where Nono bought Kazama Ruri's cosmetics gift sets after learning about his devoted fans.
• At a Ginza kimono shop, Nono bought a miko outfit, then waited nearby with Mélusine while Emiya met Gen Shio at a private club.
• Gen Shio gave Emiya Aoiya files and offered him a role in the clan's planned investigation, explaining that his sister had run away but been found.
• Emiya left the club and took the hand of a quiet red-haired girl in a miko outfit, then realized she looked like Nono but was not Nono.

Uesugi Yue struggled with whether he had the right to acknowledge his newly discovered sons, then tried to welcome Emiya and Eriyi at his ramen shop. After mistaking Emiya’s messages with Nono for a lovers’ quarrel and learning that Emiya and Eriyi both grew up with adoptive fathers, Yue began wondering whether he had daughters as well as sons.

• Uesugi Yue recalled his past and worried that his sons would reject him for being an absent father who had once turned against the Yaqi Eight Families.
• Emiya and Eriyi arrived at Yue’s shop, and Yue abandoned his excuse about feeling unwell to serve them ramen.
• Emiya messaged Nono, who said she was infiltrating the place after being mistaken for a red-haired girl in a miko outfit.
• Yue mistook Emiya’s messages and Eriyi’s resemblance to Nono for signs of a complicated romance, and Emiya denied dating either girl.
• Yue asked about Emiya’s family background, and Emiya said his adoptive father had taken him in; Eriyi nodded, prompting Yue to suspect that she and Nono might be his daughters.

Emiya took Eriyi away from her family’s guarded home while Nono impersonated her and investigated her room. After learning Eriyi feared returning to the Dark Room, Emiya offered to take her to his home and disguise her.

• Uesugi Yue served Emiya and Eriyi ramen, then warned Emiya against dating Eriyi or Nono and praised Xia Mi as a potential wife.
• Nono examined Eriyi’s room, profiled her quiet life and dangerous power, and learned that she communicated by writing because speaking could kill people.
• Nono grew furious when Emiya relayed Uesugi Yue’s praise of Xia Mi and stopped responding to his messages.
• Emiya warned Nono that Eriyi might be a vessel for a god and told her to avoid arousing suspicion from people who knew Eriyi.
• Eriyi refused to go home, so Emiya offered to take her to his home and change her appearance to help her avoid recognition.

Emiya took Eriyi shopping for clothes and a makeover before bringing her to the Kabuki-za Theater to meet Master Kazama Ruri. There, he discovered that Kazama Ruri was a beautiful girl despite having a young man's voice.

• Emiya chose fashionable clothes for Eriyi, who let him make the decisions.
• Emiya took Eriyi to TAKAMI for a hairstyle and makeup transformation, and learned about Kazama Ruri from a staff member.
• Emiya obtained Kazama Ruri's contact information from the salon manager and arranged to meet him backstage at the Kabuki-za Theater.
• Emiya and Eriyi briefly watched a Kabuki performance before entering the actors' dressing room.
• Emiya asked a beautiful girl about Kazama Ruri, and she introduced herself as Kazama Ruri in a clear young man's voice.

Emiya learned that Kazama Ruri led a faction within the Fierce Ghost Society that opposed its masked General and his pursuit of godhood. After explaining that the General likely survived through hidden duplicates, Emiya asked Kazama Ruri to teach him makeup techniques so he could disguise Nono as Eriyi.

• Kazama Ruri told Emiya that many members of the Fierce Ghost Society had joined to escape persecution by the Yaqi Eight Families, though the organization’s radicals pursued godhood.
• Kazama Ruri revealed that the masked General repeatedly returned after Kazama Ruri killed him, and Emiya guessed that the General was hiding his true body.
• Emiya told Kazama Ruri that similar technology had appeared in China and suggested a larger hidden force was behind the General.
• Kazama Ruri reconsidered his fear of the General and hoped to use Emiya’s help to escape the General’s control and confront Gen Shio.
• Emiya asked Kazama Ruri to teach him makeup techniques so he could make Nono look like Eriyi.

Xia Mi completed the Earth Vein Alchemical Array in Tokyo’s Great Cavern with Fenrir’s help and received Norton’s Greater Grail. Norton warned that the White King’s soul vessel could break free if its seal weakened, leaving Xia Mi to prepare for possible trouble during the Holy Grail War.

• Xia Mi summoned Fenrir from the Nibelungen and made him study the Greater Grail’s instructions, though he could not understand them.
• Xia Mi finished the Alchemical Array and told Norton she was ready to receive the Greater Grail and summon Attila as a Heroic Spirit.
• Norton warned Xia Mi that Frigga Zero’s seal might become unstable as its connection to the Throne of Heroes grew stronger, and advised keeping guards at the Greater Grail around the clock.
• Norton transmitted the Greater Grail into the array’s core after several dozen minutes.
• Norton explained that if the seal loosened, the White King’s soul might escape and seek a new vessel, possibly one hidden by Odin’s side.

Xia Mi prepared to summon Attila while Fenrir watched the Greater Grail, whose White King's soul began drawing on Earth Vein magic. In Tokyo, Eriyi encountered a strange shadow before rejoining Emiya, and the pair met Xia Mi at Ginza Station with a cover story about Eriyi being Nono's relative.

• Xia Mi ordered Fenrir to guard the Greater Grail while she prepared to summon Attila, and Fenrir moved his television so he could watch it while keeping the Grail in view.
• As Xia Mi began the summoning, Earth Vein magic flowed into the Greater Grail, and the White King's soul reached toward the power.
• Eriyi spotted a limb-less shadow beneath a streetlamp near Kabuki-za Theater, and her chilling aura seemed to make its presence fade.
• Emiya found Eriyi unharmed, and she showed him an abstract drawing of the shadow before they headed for Ginza Station.
• Emiya explained identity fabrication to Eriyi and arranged to meet Xia Mi, who arrived carrying materials and questioned Eriyi's identity.
• Emiya claimed Eriyi was a distant relative of Nono's, and Eriyi supported the cover story by saying she wanted to run away from her watchful family.

Emiya brought Eriyi and Xia Mi home, where Eriyi’s lack of social awareness prompted Xia Mi to look after her. Emiya investigated Aoi House’s underworld connections, then spent the following days helping Eriyi explore life beyond her family’s confinement.

• Eriyi stripped in front of Emiya and Xia Mi before going to bathe, and Xia Mi hurried to cover her and explain that she should undress in the bathroom.
• Xia Mi teased Emiya about his treatment of Eriyi, but Emiya got both girls to hurry to bed by threatening to cut off Xia Mi’s food and lodging.
• Emiya studied Gen Shio’s Aoi House files and traced links between South American human trafficking, Japanese divine-body and Greater Grail research, and experiments involving the Chen Family.
• Emiya mapped the information and marked connections to Odin, the Holy Grail War, Pan-Human History, and the Lostbelt before going to sleep.
• Over the next two days, Xia Mi spent much of her time at the library while Eriyi delighted in having escaped Tokyo and asked Emiya whether anime settings existed in the real world.
• Emiya told Eriyi that the anime settings were fictional, though legends from the Age of Gods had once been real.

Emiya explained the real world and its hidden magical side to Eriyi before joining Gen Shio’s investigation of Aoiya in Kabukicho. The investigation was interrupted by a mysterious attack, and Attila the Hun appeared amid the destruction.

• Emiya learned that Eriyi’s understanding of the world had been shaped by anime, then explained the ordinary and hidden worlds to her.
• Gen Shio invited Emiya to help investigate Aoiya’s headquarters the next day, and Eriyi agreed to stay home while they went.
• Gen Shio and Emiya arrived at Aoiya’s headquarters in Kabukicho and demanded access to its client transaction records.
• Yabuki Sakura reported that Aoiya Daifeng had repeatedly met with South American gang representative Boar Neo, but the transaction details had been erased.
• Emiya sensed cracks spreading through the archive room and warned everyone before the building collapsed under a powerful impact.
• Emiya cleared the dangerous debris with a hurricane and saw a multicolored whip-like sword before Attila the Hun appeared.

Gen Shio tried to help Emiya fight Attila after the Aoi House archive collapsed, but Attila easily overwhelmed him despite his Emperor-level bloodline and Kingship. The chapter left Emiya facing Attila’s renewed attack with Strike Air.

• Gen Shio used his blades to shield Yabuki Sakura and the others from the collapsing archive ceiling.
• A powerful attack tore through the floor, and Gen Shio entered Dragon Bone State to cut apart a flying boulder.
• Gen Shio saw Emiya battling a brown-skinned girl, Attila, whose swordsmanship and weapon were overwhelming.
• Gen Shio used Kingship to subject Attila to supergravity, then advanced to support Emiya.
• Attila resisted the gravity, caught Gen Shio’s sword between two fingers, and sent him flying with a single strike.
• Attila charged Emiya, who channeled magical energy into his sword and unleashed Strike Air.

Emiya unleashed a devastating Strike Air that drove Attila from Aoi House into a Tokyo street, where their battle stunned traffic-bound witnesses. As Gen Shio ordered the Yaqi Eight Families to contain the damage and investigate Aoi House, Emiya projected Spider Slayer and launched a sound-breaking strike at Attila.

• Emiya released Strike Air, blasting Attila through Aoi House and onto the road while debris blocked traffic and shocked nearby drivers.
• Gen Shio recovered from Attila’s blow, ordered Yabuki Sakura to arrange an emergency lockdown, and questioned a family member about Aoi House’s personnel.
• Gen Shio suspected the attack and the erased Aoi House records were connected, though he warned his subordinate not to jump to conclusions.
• Emiya projected Spider Slayer, invoked its Minamoto no Yoshitsune techniques, and charged through Attila’s sword blockade with Usugiri Tenjin Shukuchi.

Emiya wounded Attila, then used his Noble Phantasm to evacuate civilians before she demolished buildings to expose him. Asou Shin woke among the rescued pedestrians and heard the Musashi Group claim the destruction was caused by a gas explosion.

• Emiya struck Attila with Usugiri Tenjin Shukuchi, wounding her shoulder and driving her to leap away.
• Attila cut down a skyscraper with the Sword of the War God, forcing Emiya to evacuate the civilians with Shanaou Ryuuri Tan’s Jizaiten Eye: Six Strategies Discernment.
• Attila demolished nearby buildings until she exposed Emiya, who charged through the falling debris using Dan-no-ura: Eight-Boat Leap.
• Asou Shin woke in another part of Shinjuku among the displaced pedestrians and tried to make sense of how she had been saved.
• The Musashi Group cordoned off the area and told residents that an underground natural gas pipeline had exploded.

The Musashi Group tried to conceal the destruction as a gas explosion, but a multicolored-whip-wielding attacker struck their cleanup site. Asou Shin escaped the collapse only to be rescued by Emiya, whose arrival left the fight ongoing.

• The Musashi Group sealed off the damaged streets and offered compensation while using golden-eyed members to hypnotize witnesses into accepting the gas-explosion story.
• Asou Shin recognized the gangsters' explanation as a lie and began to resist their hypnotic suggestion.
• A building collapsed nearby, and the Yaqi Eight Families ordered the Musashi Group to retreat from the approaching enemy.
• The attacker tore through streets and buildings with an extending multicolored whip as Asou Shin fled the destruction.
• Emiya appeared and used Shanaou Ryuuri Tan! Fifth Scene Gaiden! and Kikenjou - Tsurara Hazuri! to clear rubble threatening Asou Shin.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, a writer, encounters relatives during the New Year who pressure them about their relationship status and career, comparing them unfavorably to others.
• The protagonist decides to take a day off due to the stress and pressure from these encounters.
• They decide to send out red envelopes (a traditional Chinese New Year gift) early as a way to wish everyone a happy New Year.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows signs of stress and pressure from societal expectations and comparisons, leading them to take a break.
• The protagonist demonstrates thoughtfulness and consideration by sending red envelopes to others.

Significant Themes

• Societal pressure and expectations, particularly around relationship status and career success.
• The importance of self-care and taking breaks when under pressure.
• The act of giving and spreading happiness, as symbolized by the red envelopes.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with relatives who pressure them about their personal life and career, leading to stress and the decision to take a day off.
• The protagonist interacts with others through the act of sending red envelopes, showing care and consideration.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Emiya uses his Noble Phantasm, "Blade Storm," to protect civilians from falling debris, but the enemy Servant, Attila, escapes.
• Aso Shin and the Musashi Group boss flee, with the latter suspecting Emiya might be the Yaqi Eight Families' "Amaterasu-no-Mikoto."
• Xia Mi awakens in the Great Cavern and communicates with Norton, discussing the feasibility of Xia Mi directly transforming into Attila.
• Emiya is rescued by Yabuki Sakura and learns that the enemy Servant was immune to physical attacks due to being a Heroic Spirit.

Character Developments

• Emiya demonstrates his power and saves civilians, earning respect and speculation about his identity.
• Xia Mi shows determination in wanting to directly control Attila, despite the risks involved.
• Crow and Yasha learn about Heroic Spirits and their immunity to physical attacks.

Significant Themes

• The power and limitations of Heroic Spirits, particularly their immunity to physical attacks and their spiritual nature.
• The upcoming Holy Grail War and the threat it poses to the Yaqi Eight Families.

Character Interactions

• Emiya interacts with Aso Shin and the Musashi Group boss, saving them and leaving an impression.
• Xia Mi communicates with Norton, discussing the potential risks and benefits of directly transforming into Attila.
• Emiya shares information with Crow and Yasha, educating them about Heroic Spirits and the threat they pose.

Summary of "Herzog, Don't Sleep Too Soundly Tonight"

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Fierce Ghost Society attacks the Yaqi Eight Families, deploying a Heroic Spirit.
• Gen Shio, the current Emperor, handles the aftermath, contacting elders, and arranging investigations.
• Masamune Tachibana, the patriarch, confirms the Fierce Ghost Society's aggressive intent and plans a counterattack.
• Herzog, the true mastermind behind both the Yaqi Eight Families and the Fierce Ghost Society, realizes a third party has created Heroic Spirits, likely Bondarev.

Character Developments

• Gen Shio shows maturity and responsibility in managing the crisis, questioning his father's decisions.
• Masamune Tachibana reveals his determination to eliminate the Fierce Ghost Society, showing decisiveness.
• Herzog displays anger and fear upon realizing Bondarev's actions, hinting at his vulnerability.

Significant Themes

• The power struggle between the Yaqi Eight Families and the Fierce Ghost Society.
• The consequences of manipulating and nurturing evil forces.
• The fear and vulnerability of those in power.

Character Interactions

• Gen Shio and Masamune Tachibana discuss the situation, with Gen Shio showing concern and Masamune revealing his plan to launch a full-scale war.
• Herzog interacts with his thoughts, expressing anger towards Bondarev and fear of Heroic Spirits.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Herzog, terrified by the information gap between him and his adversaries, plans to frame Bondarev by altering Aoiya's records.
• His plans are ruined when a Heroic Spirit attacks and destroys the database.
• Eriyi watches TV at Emiya's house, reflecting on her past and her monstrous nature, while a mysterious shadow speaks to her.

Character Developments

• Herzog: Realizes the power and unpredictability of Heroic Spirits, struggles to understand Bondarev's true intentions.
• Eriyi: Reflects on her monstrous nature and the possibility of losing control again, considers returning home.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamic between humans and monsters (or Heroic Spirits).
• The struggle for control and understanding in the face of overwhelming power.
• The theme of identity and self-acceptance, as Eriyi grapples with her monstrous nature.

Character Interactions

• Herzog's internal monologue reveals his fear and confusion regarding Bondarev's true intentions.
• Eriyi's interaction with the mysterious shadow highlights her inner turmoil and fear of losing control.
• Eriyi's thoughts about Emiya and his friends show her growing attachment to them, contrasting with her initial plan to use them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Emiya meets with Sakurai Nanami, head of the Sakurai Family, at the high-end club "Tamamo-no-Mae."
• Sakurai offers Emiya ownership of several streets in Shinjuku Ward as gratitude for saving Gen Shio's life.
• Su Enxi, a businesswoman, interrupts the meeting, expressing interest in buying the land and revealing that the Sakurai Family owes her a significant debt.

Character Developments

• Emiya demonstrates his sharp intuition and unwillingness to be used by the Gen Family.
• Sakurai Nanami shows her business acumen and calm demeanor, but is caught off guard by Su Enxi's intervention.
• Su Enxi displays her assertiveness and familiarity with the Sakurai Family's financial situation.

Significant Themes

• The complex relationships and power dynamics between noble families.
• The high stakes and ruthless nature of business negotiations.
• The importance of maintaining one's principles and independence.

Character Interactions

• Emiya and Sakurai Nanami's conversation reveals the latter's intention to maintain a friendly relationship with Emiya, while Emiya remains cautious and independent.
• Su Enxi's unexpected appearance and bold declaration disrupt Sakurai Nanami's plans, showing the former's assertiveness and the latter's composure under pressure.
• Emiya's recognition of Su Enxi demonstrates his memory and attention to detail.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Enxi reveals she holds significant shares in the Sakurai family's businesses, making her a major creditor.
• Emiya learns about the extent of Su Enxi's wealth.
• Su Enxi hints at the Holy Grail War to Emiya.
• The next day, news of a massive gang conflict and a gas pipeline explosion in Shinjuku Ward is reported, suggesting organized crime involvement.
• Emiya stays up all night monitoring the Hunter Net, where the "Holy Grail War" post gains popularity, and related posts about ancient relics and tomb raiding deals emerge.
• Gen Shio is enraged by the Holy Grail War post and orders his team to find the poster, "Huginn."

Character Developments

• Emiya is shocked by Su Enxi's wealth and the public announcement of the Holy Grail War.
• Su Enxi maintains her composure and generosity, hinting at the Holy Grail War to Emiya.
• Emiya becomes concerned about the Holy Grail War's impact and the potential danger it poses.
• Gen Shio loses his composure due to the Holy Grail War post, showing his determination to control the situation.

Significant Themes

• Wealth and power dynamics (Su Enxi's influence over the Sakurai family).
• The Holy Grail War's impact on society and the potential consequences.
• The struggle for control and information (Gen Shio's attempt to remove the Holy Grail War post).

Character Interactions

• Su Enxi and Emiya: Su Enxi hints at the Holy Grail War to Emiya, maintaining a friendly and generous demeanor.
• Emiya and the Emiya residence inhabitants (Eriyi and Xia Mi): They discuss the news of the gang conflict and gas pipeline explosion, unaware of its connection to the Holy Grail War.
• Gen Shio and his team: Gen Shio orders his team to find the person behind the Holy Grail War post, showing his determination to control the situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gen Shio discovers a post about the Holy Grail War on the Hunter Net website, promoted by Huginn.
• The post describes the Holy Grail as a wish-granting machine and the Holy Grail War as a competition to obtain it.
• Participants are chosen by the Holy Grail itself, receiving a Stigma as proof.
• Gen Shio is troubled and confused by the post, recalling Emiya mentioning a Holy Grail War before.

Character Developments

• Gen Shio shows concern and confusion about the Holy Grail War post.
• Emiya is seen watching anime with Su Enxi, revealing his familiarity with otaku culture.
• Su Enxi struggles to maintain her high-end businesswoman persona in front of Emiya.

Significant Themes

• The Holy Grail War is introduced as a major event, with the Holy Grail as its central prize.
• The theme of bloodlines and heritage is explored through Ling Razumovskaya Romanova's imperial lineage.

Character Interactions

• Gen Shio interacts with the Hunter Net website, leading to his discovery of the Holy Grail War post.
• Emiya and Su Enxi have a conversation about the Holy Grail War and Ling's imperial lineage.
• Su Enxi struggles to maintain her persona in front of Emiya, ultimately giving up and revealing her otaku side.