Chapter Summaries

Jeanne d'Arc visited the Black Faction and challenged Darnic over his treatment of Homunculi before questioning Sovell about the recent battle. Sovell explained that Saber Alter had departed, and Jeanne learned that Black Rider Astolfo was imprisoned for his role in the matter.

• Darnic identified Sovell as his Black Lancer, and Jeanne d'Arc condemned the Black Faction's treatment of Homunculi as property.
• Jeanne entered the Audience Hall, introduced herself to Sovell as the neutral Arbiter, and Sovell apologized after staring at her in surprise.
• Jeanne asked what had happened to Saber Alter and Black Rider during the Black Faction's battle with the Red Faction.
• Sovell recounted Saber Alter Siegfried's departure and told Jeanne that Astolfo had been confined for his involvement.
• Sovell offered to let Jeanne question Astolfo in the castle's underground prison.

Jeanne learned the truth about the Artificial Lifeforms and refused to punish the one who had fled, affirming that wanting to live was no sin. In Yggdmillennia Castle, Caules reported a serial killer and mysterious black flames in Bucharest, and Darnic concluded that two Servants were responsible.

• Jeanne thanked the Artificial Lifeform who guided her out of the castle, then assured her she would not punish the escaped Artificial Lifeform.
• The Artificial Lifeform thanked Jeanne, and Jeanne realized that the creations might have suppressed senses of self rather than lacking them entirely.
• Caules and Fiore received a newspaper report about more than thirty murders and mysterious black flames in Bucharest.
• Caules told Darnic and Chiron that one victim, Ross Barut, was a powerful Summoning Mage and had been sent to Trifas by the Mage's Association.
• Darnic concluded that Servants were behind the murders and fires, and that two Servants were involved.

Darnic weighed the threat posed by the Black Assassin and sent Black Lancer Sovell to Sighișoara, where Mordred and Kairi Shishigou investigated the grisly murders. Shishigou concluded that their opponent was likely a Servant harvesting hearts, and Mordred wondered if the victims were being eaten raw.

• Darnic considered sending mages to investigate the murders, but Chiron warned that Jack the Ripper could be especially dangerous to humans and might be accompanied by the Avenger.
• Avicebron reported that Mordred and Kairi Shishigou had left Trifas for Sighișoara, so Darnic sent Sovell there to bring them back if possible.
• Sovell agreed to go after stopping Celenike from abusing an Artificial Lifeform, while Darnic used Yggdmillennia’s reserve magical energy crystals to support him.
• In Sighișoara, Mordred complained about the town and ate meatballs with Kairi Shishigou, who noticed her drift into memories of her past.
• Shishigou described the victims’ mutilated corpses and revealed that every victim’s heart was missing, leading Mordred to wonder if their opponent was eating them raw.

Kairi Shishigou and Mordred prepared to confront the Servants behind Sighișoara’s killings, while Reika Rikudou, Jack the Ripper, and Gawain discussed moving to Trifas. When a new mage and Servant arrived, Gawain and Jack went out to meet them, leaving Reika to prepare dinner.

• Kairi Shishigou warned Mordred to prepare for an ambush and set out through Sighișoara’s deserted streets.
• Reika Rikudou, Jack the Ripper, and Gawain discussed the dangers awaiting them in Trifas and decided to depart the next day.
• Gawain nearly began cooking, but Reika and Jack stopped him and recalled his disastrous raw mashed potatoes.
• Gawain sensed a new mage and Servant approaching, so he and Jack transformed and headed downstairs to confront them.
• Reika waved Gawain and Jack off and promised to make hamburger steak when they returned.

Kairi Shishigou and Mordred were ambushed by Jack the Ripper in a poisonous fog, and Jack lured Mordred into the wilderness. There, Mordred came face-to-face with Gawain, who recognized her.

• Mordred sensed something was wrong as she and Kairi Shishigou walked through Sighișoara's old town.
• A poisonous fog enveloped them, so Mordred pulled Shishigou through it to safety.
• Jack the Ripper attacked Shishigou with throwing knives, but Mordred blocked the blades and protected him.
• Jack retreated into the fog, and Mordred chased her after telling Shishigou to call her with a Command Spell if needed.
• Mordred realized Jack had lured her into a deserted wilderness, where she found Gawain waiting with a silver-blue Holy Sword.

Mordred confronted Gawain in Sighișoara, accusing him of consorting with soul-devouring filth as they clashed. Gawain revealed that he had fused Carnwennan's Imitation Sun into his body and declared himself the second sun, while Mordred prepared to test whether her rebellion could bring him down.

• Gawain recognized Mordred, drew Carnwennan, and vowed to kill her.
• Mordred removed her helmet, mocked Gawain, and accused him of sharing a nest with soul-devouring filth.
• Gawain condemned Mordred for her past crimes, and the two fought with black flames and crimson thunder.
• Mordred noticed a sun-shaped incision on Gawain's wrist and realized he had fused Carnwennan's Imitation Sun into his body.
• Gawain explained that he had tempered himself with Carnwennan's flames to gain lasting power and protect Britain, becoming the second sun.
• Mordred challenged Gawain to see whether her rebellion could bring down his earthly sun.

Mordred unleashed overwhelming crimson lightning against Gawain, and the two prepared to clash with enough force to destroy the nearby wilderness and old town. Just before their powers peaked, a greater power appeared and suppressed them both.

• The chapter described Mordred as an alchemical life-form combining dragon and fairy bloodlines.
• Mordred summoned blood-red lightning and poured her magic power into her sword to attack Gawain.
• Gawain answered by raising his Holy Sword and preparing his Solar Flare.
• Mordred and Gawain’s powers neared their peaks, threatening to devastate the wilderness and nearby old town.
• A greater power appeared and suppressed Mordred and Gawain.

Sovell stopped Mordred and Gawain from unleashing their Noble Phantasms, and both recognized and bowed to him. As the Red Faction watched, its members assessed Sovell as a formidable enemy while he reflected on the unlikely concentration of Camelot heroes in the war.

• Sovell arrived above the battlefield and used his power to halt Mordred and Gawain before they could unleash their Noble Phantasms.
• Gawain and Mordred recognized Sovell, called him "Sir Sovell" and "Teacher," and bowed to him.
• Shirou Kotomine revealed his identity as Amakusa Shirou Tokisada and gathered the Red Faction to assess Sovell.
• Achilles described Sovell's immense strength, speed, and hostile winds, while Karna said he could not be certain of defeating Sovell without releasing the God-Slaying Spear.
• Sovell recalled arriving early, saving Kairi Shishigou from Black Assassin, and intervening when Mordred and Gawain threatened to destroy the town.

Jeanne d'Arc collapsed from exhaustion while searching for Sieg, then confirmed that he had inherited Saber Alter's heart and was free of the Holy Grail War. The two exchanged names and greeted each other at dawn.

• Jeanne d'Arc found Sieg on a hill but collapsed before reaching him, and Sieg checked that she was alive.
• After recovering for about half an hour, Jeanne d'Arc introduced herself as the Arbiter and asked Sieg whether Saber Alter had been eliminated.
• Jeanne d'Arc sensed Saber Alter's presence in Sieg, examined his heartbeat, and confirmed his body could support the heart he had inherited.
• Jeanne d'Arc told Sieg that he was free of the Holy Grail War and learned that he had chosen his name to remember the girl who saved him.
• Jeanne d'Arc greeted him as Sieg, and he returned her greeting with, “Hello, Jeanne.”

Jeanne d'Arc granted Sieg his freedom, and he discovered that his wish was to save the other Artificial Lifeforms at Yggdmillennia Castle. His resolve stirred memories of Jeanne's own younger self.

• Jeanne d'Arc pledged to recognize Sieg's free will and grant him true freedom.
• Sieg admitted that he had no desire to follow the future Black Rider had imagined for him.
• Sieg remembered how his fellow Artificial Lifeforms had let him escape despite their creators' orders.
• Sieg declared that he wanted to save his companions and give them the chance to be free.
• Jeanne d'Arc saw memories of herself as a seventeen-year-old country girl.

Sieg asked Ruler Jeanne d'Arc whether the Black Faction's use of Artificial Lifeforms to supply Servants with magic power broke the rules, but she explained that she could not easily intervene. He asked her to train him so he could become strong enough to rescue some of his companions, and she agreed, beginning with a five-kilometer march while he carried her.

• Sieg asked Ruler Jeanne d'Arc whether the Black Faction's exploitation of Artificial Lifeforms violated the Holy Grail War's rules, and she said the matter was difficult to judge.
• Jeanne d'Arc explained that she could use Command Spells to order Servants but had chosen to restrict herself from doing so unless absolutely necessary.
• Sieg asked Jeanne d'Arc to train him so he could gain enough strength to save some of his companions, and she agreed on the condition that he follow her instructions and avoid reckless actions.
• Jeanne d'Arc assigned Sieg a five-kilometer march with a forty-four-kilogram load, then admitted that he would have to carry her because she could not walk down the mountain.

The Black Faction gathered at Yggdmillennia Castle as the Red Faction advanced with Dragon Tooth Warriors and the flying Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Sovell assigned the defenders their roles, and Gawain leaped from the castle wall to meet the approaching army as Atalanta prepared to fire from the enemy fortress.

• Gawain Pendragon introduced himself as Avenger, and presented Jack the Ripper and Reika Rikudou to the Black Faction.
• Avicebron reported that the Red Faction was approaching with an aerial fortress, and an Artificial Lifeform reported that they had summoned many Dragon Tooth Warriors.
• Chiron surveyed the enemy and told Fiore that the grassland to the east would likely be the battlefield; Sovell and Chiron sent her and the other Masters to safety.
• Sovell assigned Chiron and Avicebron to ranged support and Automaton production, Astolfo to command the Golems, and Frankenstein and Jack the Ripper to adapt in battle.
• Gawain leaped from the castle wall and landed before the assembled Golems and Homunculus soldiers as they prepared to meet the Dragon Tooth Warriors.
• Atalanta nocked two arrows on Tauropolos and aimed into the night sky from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Atalanta’s Noble Phantasm was canceled by Gawain’s, and the battlefield split into fierce duels as Gawain faced Karna. Gawain baited Karna into another attack, and Karna realized he had fallen for a trap.

• Atalanta unleashed Phoebus Catastrophe, but Gawain’s Galatine swallowed the arrows in a sea of fire and canceled her Noble Phantasm.
• Achilles leaped into battle in his chariot, but Sovell’s spear forced him to abandon it and fight the Black Faction’s Lancer one-on-one.
• Karna identified Gawain as the Avenger carrying Surya’s presence, and the two began exchanging powerful attacks.
• Karna’s speed and spear drove Gawain onto the defensive, so Gawain entered Corona Mode and struck at him with increased strength.
• Karna used his divine armor to block Gawain’s blow, then knocked Gawain’s sword away and thrust at him again.
• Gawain advanced instead of retreating, and Karna recognized that he had fallen for a trap.

Gawain and Karna’s Noble Phantasms canceled each other out as Karna’s armor healed his wound. Elsewhere, Mordred confronted Astolfo, who realized he could not beat her and fled while calling for Archer.

• Gawain struck Karna’s left shoulder, but Karna’s Brahmastar and Gawain’s Excalibur Galatine canceled each other out, and the Shemesh Armor healed Karna.
• Mordred and Shishigou arrived in a Chevrolet Corvette, and Shishigou drove away after leaving Mordred to face Astolfo.
• Mordred questioned Astolfo about Siegfried’s death, and Astolfo defended Siegfried while condemning Mordred’s betrayal of her teacher and father.
• Mordred armored herself and threatened Astolfo, who judged that she would defeat him in a one-on-one fight.
• Astolfo ran from Mordred with Argalia’s lance and shouted for Archer to help him.

Chiron intervened to save Astolfo from Mordred, then drew Mordred into a running battle as she charged toward Yggdmillennia Castle. Mordred reached Chiron and attacked, but he evaded her and continued to control the fight with his speed and arrows.

• Chiron fired Light Arrows at Mordred, forcing her to stop chasing Astolfo and turn toward him.
• Mordred charged toward Yggdmillennia Castle as Chiron struck her shoulder with an arrow, but she pulled it out and continued climbing.
• Mordred awakened her dragon and fairy bloodlines, reached the castle wall, and swung the King's Sword at Chiron.
• Chiron nimbly evaded Mordred's blow and fired three arrows at her; she blocked two and dodged the third.
• Mordred pursued the retreating Chiron as he used his superior agility and range to keep control of their battle.

Sovell and Achilles fought an intense spear duel until Achilles brought out the Shield of Achilles and admitted that Sovell was his strongest opponent. Mordred interrupted them, forcing Sovell into a two-on-one fight as Chiron and Astolfo coordinated support.

• Sovell used unpredictable combat awareness to challenge Achilles, whose formal spearmanship began to falter under the changing attacks.
• Achilles knocked aside Sovell's Holy Spear and equipped the Shield of Achilles, a Divine Construct forged by Hephaestus.
• Sovell and Achilles praised each other's strength and resumed their duel with renewed enthusiasm.
• Mordred abandoned her chase of Chiron and interrupted the fight, while Shirou Kotomine ordered Achilles to join her against Sovell.
• Sovell asked Chiron to shoot whichever opponent he drove back, and Chiron told Astolfo to keep the Red Faction's Archer occupied.

Karna and Gawain fought an evenly matched duel, with Gawain’s solar defenses countering Karna’s strengths while Karna’s armor helped close the gap. In the forest, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada faced Frankenstein and drew a powerful tachi empowered by William Shakespeare.

• Karna and Gawain traded attacks, as Gawain’s defenses gave him an edge and Karna used his speed to avoid direct contests of strength.
• Karna invoked Agni and sent lightning spears crashing toward Gawain, who called on Carnwennan and charged through the resulting blast.
• Amakusa Shirou Tokisada recognized Frankenstein and tried to recruit her, then attacked with Black Keys that she knocked away with her Mechanical War Hammer.
• Amakusa Shirou asked William Shakespeare to lend him a weapon, and Shakespeare eagerly empowered an ordinary tachi.
• Amakusa Shirou raised the tachi, transformed into the famed Mitsuyo Miike, as Frankenstein prepared to charge.

Amakusa Shirou used his Noble Phantasm and magecraft to restrain Frankenstein, then fled toward the Hanging Gardens with Shakespeare. Frankenstein broke free and pursued them, while Jack the Ripper ambushed Shakespeare and invoked Maria the Ripper.

• Amakusa Shirou fought Frankenstein, using Future Sight to evade her attacks and an unusual tachi to wound her.
• Amakusa Shirou trapped Frankenstein in a restraining spell with four Black Keys, then retreated with Shakespeare toward the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
• Frankenstein ignored Caules's order to return to the main battlefield and chased Amakusa Shirou, absorbing the magic power of Black Keys that pierced her.
• Amakusa Shirou asked Shakespeare to use his Theater Troupe to stop Frankenstein as he escaped into the forest mist.
• Jack the Ripper appeared behind Shakespeare and invoked her Noble Phantasm, Maria the Ripper.

Jack the Ripper used Maria the Ripper to gravely wound Shakespeare, prompting Amakusa Shirou to recall the Red Faction and end the battle. As Mordred withdrew, Sovell reflected on how she had once admired King Arthur and how learning she was the King’s child, then being rejected, turned her love into hatred.

• Jack the Ripper attacked Shakespeare with Maria the Ripper, leaving him near death and interrupting his Noble Phantasm.
• Amakusa Shirou used a Command Spell to save Shakespeare, then ordered the Red Faction’s Servants to withdraw to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
• Achilles fled in his chariot, and Mordred withdrew from the battlefield after briefly hesitating.
• Sovell recalled Mordred’s early life, her admiration for King Arthur, and her training under him alongside Gareth.
• Sovell remembered how Mordred revealed she was the King’s child and was rejected by an exhausted King Arthur, turning her love and reverence into hatred.
• Sovell acknowledged that Mordred had betrayed him and caused deaths, but he could not bring himself to settle the score.

Sovell learned that the Red Faction had seized the Greater Grail and ordered the Black Faction Servants to return to Yggdmillennia Castle. Meanwhile, Astolfo tried to get Sieg to leave the battlefield, but Celenike arrived as Sieg finished treating the wounded.

• Chiron warned Sovell that the Greater Grail had been taken, and Sovell saw the Hanging Gardens of Babylon extracting it from beneath Yggdmillennia Castle.
• Sovell ordered the Black Faction Servants to disengage and return to the castle to discuss countermeasures.
• Astolfo urged Sieg to leave, but Sieg stayed to finish bandaging the injured Homunculi.
• The chapter recounted how Sieg and Jeanne d'Arc had met Saiqi, trained together briefly, and later split up when Jeanne went to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
• Sieg treated the Homunculi after helping them fight the Dragon Tooth Warriors and told a wounded girl he wanted her to be free.
• Celenike confronted Astolfo and Sieg, smiling as Astolfo moved to shield Sieg.