Chapter Summaries

Karn healed Sakura Matou, forced her and Rider into an alliance, and sealed Sakura’s Command Spells to prevent interference. The next day, he broke into the Tohsaka residence to steal Magic gems, while Rider waited to confront whoever returned.

• Karn healed Sakura’s chest wound, declared that he intended to seize the Holy Grail, and demanded that Sakura and Rider cooperate with him.
• Karn introduced himself as Kane Penter, inscribed Magic Runes around Sakura’s Command Spells, and restricted their use to calling for help.
• The next day, Sakura told Shirou Emiya that Shinji Matou had gone abroad and noticed Rin Tohsaka abruptly leave the school grounds.
• Karn and Rider entered the Tohsaka residence, triggered its Barrier, and prepared for a returning Servant to arrive.
• Karn found Magic gems in a basement cabinet and took them to replenish his Magic.

Rin Tohsaka returned to her estate after an intruder triggered its barrier, but Karn ambushed and restrained her while Archer fought Rider. Karn forced Rin to summon Archer back and demanded that she withdraw from the Holy Grail War, leaving Archer facing him as Rin remained in danger.

• Rin returned to the Tohsaka estate and approached cautiously while Archer searched for the hidden enemy Servant.
• Rider attacked Rin, but Archer deflected the incoming chains and stakes before engaging Rider and drawing the fight away from the estate.
• Karn ambushed Rin, transformed the floor into mud, and sealed her magic circuits with the Four Symbols Seal and suppressive runes.
• Karn freed Rin's left hand enough for her to use a Command Spell and threatened her with lightning blades unless she withdrew from the war.
• Rin spent a Command Spell to summon Archer back, and Archer appeared beside her and asked Karn what he wanted.

Karn forced the Heroic Spirit Shirou Emiya to withdraw from the Holy Grail War by threatening Rin Tohsaka, then robbed the Tohsaka residence before sending Rider to check on Sakura Matou. Meanwhile, Jeanne d'Arc arrived at the Fuyuki City church to announce changes to the war's rules.

• Karn threatened Rin Tohsaka until the Heroic Spirit Shirou Emiya agreed to leave the war, and Rin used her Command Spell to make him kill himself and withdraw.
• Karn freed Rin Tohsaka, took the Tohsaka Family's magecraft books and magic gems, and used Apparition to leave with Rider.
• Rin Tohsaka discovered that Karn had stolen her family's books and gems and vowed not to let him get away with it.
• Karn sent Rider to Huiqun Middle School to check on Sakura Matou, then began studying the stolen magic gems.
• Jeanne d'Arc arrived at the Fuyuki City church to announce changes to the Holy Grail War's rules.

Jeanne d'Arc convinced Kirei Kotomine to recognize her as the Holy Grail War's Ruler and gather the Masters once the seventh appeared. Meanwhile, Karn stabilized Sakura Matou and sent Rider to investigate Homurahara Academy; after learning that Shirou Emiya had summoned Saber, Kirei prepared to assemble the Masters.

• Jeanne d'Arc told Kirei Kotomine that the Foreigner class and an early Servant's death had prompted her to appear as Ruler, and Kirei agreed to gather everyone once the final Master appeared.
• Karn studied the Tohsaka Family's Magic gem methods, posted instructions for storing Magic in gems online, and arranged to sell the Matou Family's assets to buy them.
• Rider brought Sakura Matou home after her Magic Circuits began reacting to the Holy Grail fragments, and Karn sealed the leaking malice and redirected it to himself.
• Karn asked Rider to collect materials and investigate Homurahara Academy, where she had noticed someone preparing a Barrier.
• Kirei learned from Cú Chulainn that Rin Tohsaka had lost her Servant and that Shirou Emiya had survived by summoning Saber, so he prepared to gather the Masters.

Karn prepared Sakura Matou for the Holy Grail War while the church summoned all Masters and Servants to gather in Fuyuki. At the church, Rin Tohsaka discovered that Kirei Kotomine was also a Master, and Karn arrived to find Saint Jeanne d'Arc there as well.

• Karn taught Sakura Matou to store Magic in gems and sent Rider to gather materials after the church ordered the participants to meet in two days.
• Rin Tohsaka proposed an alliance to Shirou Emiya, and he agreed so she could share her knowledge of magecraft and the Holy Grail War.
• Karn spent the next two days making Alchemical Items and carefully removing Crest Worms from Sakura Matou while the other Masters decided whether to attend the meeting.
• At the church, Jeanne d'Arc told Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya that Kirei Kotomine had arrived first and was participating as a Master.
• Kirei Kotomine revealed that he had entered the war to pursue the wish he had failed to obtain in the previous one, and Karn arrived and recognized Jeanne d'Arc as a Ruler.

Jeanne d'Arc announced new rules for the Holy Grail War after Karn's arrival as a Foreigner, expanding the number of Servants and stripping Medea of Assassin. As Masters left the church, Karn adjusted his plans, while an unknown attacker ambushed Souichirou Kuzuki and Medea on their way back to Ryuudou Temple.

• Jeanne d'Arc declared Medea's summoning of Assassin a violation, took Assassin away, and announced a new Holy Grail War with room for fifteen Servants.
• Jeanne d'Arc said Masters could summon additional Servants, warned that she could command them, and reclaimed Kirei Kotomine's excess Command Spells.
• Karn returned to the Matou Family villa with Rider, warned Sakura Matou to stay inside, and decided to subdue Caster rather than kill her.
• Rin Tohsaka chose to summon another Servant, while Shirou Emiya decided against doing so because he lacked the magic supply and a holy relic.
• Souichirou Kuzuki told Medea that Karn might target them, but an attacker then blew up their car and struck them with a flaming python and a dark figure.

Karn defeated Medea with his magic and forced her to become his Servant, while sparing Souichirou Kuzuki. Kirei Kotomine and Jeanne d'Arc later arrived at the ruined battlefield, leaving Kuzuki behind; a swarm of insects then surrounded him.

• Karn challenged Medea to a magic contest, and Medea attacked while protecting the unconscious Souichirou Kuzuki.
• Karn overwhelmed Medea's phantasmal wyvern and cursed her with All the World's Evil until she surrendered and agreed to serve him.
• Karn placed restrictive Command Spells on Medea, restored her strength, and left with her and Rider using Apparition.
• Kirei Kotomine and Lancer, Cú Chulainn, examined the battlefield, found Kuzuki unconscious, and left him behind.
• Jeanne d'Arc treated Kuzuki and departed after confirming he was unharmed, then a swarm of insects surrounded him.

Karn directed his faction to hunt other Masters while Zouken Matou prepared a new summoning and Rin Tohsaka summoned a mysterious Berserker after her attempt to call Gilgamesh failed. The chapter left Rin exhausted and uncertain whether her powerful but uncooperative new Servant could help her win the expanded Holy Grail War.

• Karn ordered Medea and Rider to gather information on the other Masters and Servants, while Sakura Matou was told to stay alive and call him if she was in danger.
• Karn and Medea exchanged knowledge of magecraft, and Zouken Matou planned to summon a Servant before his deteriorating spare body failed.
• Rin Tohsaka's attempt to summon Gilgamesh using the Tohsaka Family's holy relic failed twice, so she tried another summoning method and successfully called a blonde Berserker.
• Rin Tohsaka told Berserker about the fifteen-Servant Holy Grail War, but Berserker complained about her long explanation and went upstairs to gather information another way.
• Jeanne d'Arc sensed that the Holy Grail was corrupted and feared it would not grant a victor's wish.
• At Huiqun Academy, Rin Tohsaka told Shirou Emiya that her Berserker was secretive but claimed she could shatter a mountain with one punch.

Rin and Shirou discussed the Matou family’s role in the Holy Grail War, but Shirou left to investigate Shinji and Sakura despite Rin’s warnings. At Karn’s residence, Medea detected an arriving Master and Servant, and Karn ordered her to identify them and send the Servant back to the Holy Grail if they had no backup.

• Rin suspected Sakura Matou had become the Master of Karn and Rider, and that Shinji and Zouken Matou were likely dead.
• The blonde female Servant criticized Shirou for assuming Sakura could not have harmed Shinji, while Shirou insisted on investigating the Matou residence because Shinji was his friend and Sakura might be controlled.
• Shirou and Saber left for the Matou residence, and Rin decided to follow with her Servant to support them.
• Medea explained her plan to build a powerful magecraft Barrier using Fuyuki’s underground ley lines, while Karn said his false-consciousness method had let Sakura evade Ruler’s Command Spells.
• Medea detected a Master and Servant at Karn’s residence, and Karn ordered her to identify them and send the Servant back to the Holy Grail if they had no one else with them.

Shirou Emiya went to the Matou estate to confront Sakura about Shinji, but Karn and Medea attacked him and Saber. Rin Tohsaka’s newly summoned blonde Servant intervened and fought Karn, while the battle’s explosions drew other Servants toward the estate.

• Saber warned Shirou that the Matou estate was protected by a powerful magical barrier, but Shirou went to ask Sakura about Shinji.
• Karn appeared at the gate, sent Sakura back into the villa, and blasted Shirou and Saber before Medea joined the fight.
• Medea’s barrier restrained Saber while Karn captured Shirou, prompting Rin to ask her blonde Servant to rescue them.
• The blonde Servant shattered Medea’s projectiles, struck Karn into the ground, and then fought him after he recovered.
• Karn and the blonde Servant exchanged attacks that lit up Fuyuki City, drawing other Servants toward the battle.
• Kirei Kotomine prepared to investigate, but an unidentified person entered and declared that the King would join the battle.

Karn and Tsunade’s fight devastated the area around the Matou home, while Medea captured Saber and Rin Tohsaka helped Shirou Emiya escape. After Tsunade’s identity was exposed, Karn repaired the damage and concealed the battle; the chapter ended with Shirou losing Saber and Rin demanding an explanation from Tsunade.

• Karn and the Blonde Servant exchanged devastating blows, and Saber struggled against Medea’s attacks while protecting Shirou Emiya.
• Rin Tohsaka shielded Shirou from Medea’s projectiles, and Tsunade prepared to retreat with Rin and Shirou.
• Karn used Mind Magic on Tsunade, exposing her identity before she escaped; Karn then repaired the ruined buildings and erased nearby residents’ memories.
• Jeanne d'Arc questioned Karn about the battle, while Kirei Kotomine persuaded Gilgamesh not to attack because of Jeanne and the approaching authorities.
• Tsunade brought Rin and Shirou to the Tohsaka home, where Shirou discovered his Command Spells had vanished and Rin demanded that Tsunade explain herself.

After losing Saber, Shirou learned that Tsunade was Karn’s wife and that the future remained uncertain, while Rin struggled to grasp how badly the Holy Grail War had shifted. Karn and Tsunade reunited outside the Tohsaka residence, and the chapter ended with Zouken Matou approaching Shirou at the Emiya House.

• Rin questioned Tsunade about the fight, and Tsunade revealed she was Karn’s wife and a Heroic Spirit from the future.
• Shirou learned that Sakura was threatened and that Saber had been captured, then left the Tohsaka residence in despair.
• At the Matou residence, Karn tasked Medea with handling Saber and told Sakura to stay out of the conflict.
• Karn repaired the Matou residence’s magical barrier, traveled to the Tohsaka residence, and reunited with Tsunade, who refused to change Masters.
• After asking Tsunade about their future family, Karn left, and Rin secretly watched from the third-floor window.
• At the Emiya House, Zouken Matou appeared behind Shirou and said he had known Kiritsugu Emiya.

Zouken offered Shirou Assassin and asked him to reclaim the Matou residence, while Rin confronted Sakura about the Matou family and learned that Sakura was glad Zouken and Shinji were dead. Karn corrupted Saber into Saber Alter and assigned her to Medea as he prepared to eliminate more Servants and create Zero-Tails.

• Zouken told Shirou that he had survived Sakura's attack and offered to transfer Assassin to him in exchange for help reclaiming the Matou residence; Shirou agreed.
• Tsunade woke Rin for school, and Rin later took Sakura to the rooftop to ask about her Servant and the Matou family.
• Sakura told Rin she had never controlled her Servant and was happy that Zouken and Shinji were dead, then challenged Rin to understand what she had suffered.
• Karn used All the World's Evil to corrupt Saber into Saber Alter and gave Medea a bracelet to control her.
• Karn told Medea to hunt isolated Servants with Saber Alter and Rider while he worked on creating Zero-Tails and planned to purify the Holy Grail.

Illyasviel investigated the mysterious battle in Fuyuki City as members of the Macremis Family arrived at the Einzbern estate and were attacked by Medea, Rider, and Saber Alter. Karn approached Illyasviel with an offer to save her and ally with her, and she agreed to discuss the terms after the battle.

• Illyasviel ordered Sella to keep investigating Shirou Emiya and the explosion in Fuyuki City after learning that two visitors had triggered the estate's Barrier.
• Gil Macremis and Penny entered the grounds with Saber Connor, but Medea, Rider, and Saber Alter attacked them, and the Servants began fighting.
• Karn subdued Sella and Leysritt, then offered to turn Illyasviel into a human and help her reach the Root.
• Illyasviel agreed to an alliance with Karn, and he restored Sella and Leysritt's ability to move while they waited for the battle to end.

Karn allied with the Einzbern Family, brought Tsunade in to turn Leysritt into a human, and set a plan in motion to hunt Kirei Kotomine outside the rules of the Holy Grail War. Meanwhile, Shirou Emiya received Assassin and returned to the war, while Rin Tohsaka dragged Tsunade along to visit the Matou Family.

• Illyasviel von Einzbern reaffirmed her agreement with Karn, and he brought Tsunade to examine Leysritt and Sella.
• Tsunade transferred Leysritt’s consciousness into a cultivated human body, giving her human Magic Circuits.
• Zouken Matou modified Shirou Emiya, transplanted Command Spells onto him, and assigned him Assassin, Izo Okada.
• Karn told Rider and Medea that he would target Kirei Kotomine and mobilized government agencies and mages to search for him.
• Rin Tohsaka confronted Tsunade for leaving her Servant duties, then insisted Tsunade accompany her to visit the Matou Family.

Karn revealed to Rin Tohsaka that Kirei Kotomine murdered her parents, prompting her to set out to kill him. As the manhunt for Kirei intensified, Karn continued preparing Zero-Tails and modifying the Holy Grail, while Kirei and Cú Chulainn found themselves cornered by the search.

• Fuyuki City authorities searched places Kirei Kotomine frequented, detained Jeanne d'Arc, and made her a suspect after she escaped custody by force.
• Rin Tohsaka thanked Karn for helping Sakura Matou and offered him two favors, while Karn admitted he was behind the manhunt disrupting her life.
• Karn told Rin that Kirei Kotomine killed Tokiomi Tohsaka and manipulated Kariya Matou into killing Aoi Tohsaka, and Rin accepted an alchemical item before leaving to find him.
• Karn poured the Black Holy Grail's corrupt energy into Zero-Tails, transformed the Lesser Holy Grail into a finger, and noticed Sakura Matou could sense a connection between them.
• Kirei Kotomine hid in an acquaintance's house and asked Cú Chulainn about the search, and Cú Chulainn warned him that the hunters were focused entirely on him.

Kirei Kotomine escaped a massive police manhunt and fought Rin Tohsaka, who confronted him over what he had done to her family. Tsunade intervened, then began battling Gilgamesh while Karn appeared beside Rin.

• Cú Chulainn fought off the police and other pursuers surrounding Kirei Kotomine, giving Kirei time to escape and find a hiding place.
• Kirei used a Command Spell to summon Cú Chulainn back, then sent him to create chaos across the Holy Grail War.
• Rin Tohsaka found Kirei and attacked him, but Tsunade intercepted Cú Chulainn and punched him and Kirei through several walls.
• Tsunade sent Rin away and confronted Gilgamesh, using Wood Release to transform the area into a forest battlefield.
• Gilgamesh attacked Tsunade with Enkidu, while Karn appeared beside Rin and startled her.

Tsunade overwhelmed Gilgamesh and Cú Chulainn, while Rin Tohsaka killed Kirei Kotomine and avenged her parents. As Jeanne d'Arc confronted the group, Karn seized and began sealing her, but an unseen attacker struck at his neck.

• Karn healed Rin Tohsaka's arm and told her to supply Tsunade with magical energy instead of joining the battle.
• Rin Tohsaka used two Command Spells and her magic gems to empower Tsunade, who used Creation Rebirth to boost her strength and speed.
• Tsunade struck Gilgamesh down, survived Cú Chulainn's Gáe Bolg through the heart, and then defeated Cú Chulainn with one punch.
• Rin Tohsaka killed the exhausted Kirei Kotomine, avenging her parents, as Jeanne d'Arc arrived and confronted Karn and Tsunade over the battle's damage.
• Karn told Jeanne d'Arc the Holy Grail War was ending, seized her by the neck, and began sealing her before an unseen blade swept toward his neck.

Karn and his allies defeated Izo Okada and the attackers, while Medea exposed Zouken Matou’s control of Souichirou Kuzuki and brought Shirou Emiya back alive. Tsunade returned to the Holy Grail, and Karn extracted Avalon from Shirou before returning to the Matou villa to plan for the war’s aftermath.

• Izo Okada decapitated Karn, but Karn healed himself, and Saber Alter then disarmed and killed Izo.
• Karn released Jeanne d'Arc back to the Holy Grail and learned that fourteen Servants, not seven, were needed to reach the Root.
• Medea defeated Zouken Matou’s worm-controlled Souichirou Kuzuki and Shirou Emiya, then brought Shirou back alive.
• Tsunade returned to the Holy Grail, and Karn removed Avalon from Shirou Emiya’s chest.
• Karn returned to the Matou villa, where Zero-Tails absorbed the Holy Grail’s negative energy and Rin later arrived exhausted after persuading Medea to spare Shirou.

Karn found the final Master, ended the Holy Grail War, and gathered his allies to explain that the Grail’s true purpose was reaching the Root. He promised to fulfill their wishes once he controlled it.

• Karn expanded the search for the last Master while the Clock Tower held a Grand Resolution and decided to summon and interrogate the Holy Grail War participants.
• Karn found the frightened Master hiding in Tokyo, returned Caster to the Lesser Holy Grail, and destroyed the Master’s Magic Circuits.
• Karn returned to the Matou Family residence with Rin Tohsaka and gathered his allies, including Medusa, Medea, and Illyasviel von Einzbern.
• Karn announced that the Holy Grail War had ended and promised to fulfill everyone’s wishes after he controlled the Root.