Chapter Summaries

Caren rejected the Hassans’ offer to teach her self-defense, but later asked what Kirei was doing and considered destroying whatever brought him pleasure. At the same time, Kayneth confronted Grand Duke about his inaction and wine-drinking, then learned that the Heroic Spirit sought redemption through harsh punishment and questioned whether his past deeds had been right.

• Caren told the Hassans she did not want to learn to kill, and insisted that Kirei’s war had nothing to do with her.
• After asking what Kirei was doing, Caren learned he was researching Messmer and thought she might destroy her father’s pleasure.
• Kirei studied reports about the Angel, praised Messmer’s judgment and flames, and concealed his excitement from Risei.
• Kayneth demanded that Grand Duke fight and complained that he had drunk all the Romanée-Conti wine, but Grand Duke remained unbothered by being called a vampire.
• Grand Duke told Kayneth he had entered the Holy Grail War seeking redemption and intended to punish evildoers, even if his own actions were evil.
• Kayneth questioned whether Grand Duke’s impalements and harsh punishments had truly been right, and Grand Duke asked whether he was asking about Grand Duke or himself.

The Tarnished witnessed Eleonora confess that she had joined the blood faction, while Yura vowed to pursue her and bring her back. Eleonora later invited the Tarnished to hunt Mohg in Caelid, and the Tarnished reached the City of Sin, only to be denied entry.

• Radahn destroyed the falling meteor with a spear, and Yura teleported the Tarnished and Eleonora away from danger.
• Eleonora admitted to Yura that she had joined the blood faction, then vanished after they parted ways.
• Yura told the Tarnished he loved Eleonora and set off to find her, despite the danger of confronting Mohg and the Formless Mother.
• Eleonora returned, rejected Yura's love, invited the Tarnished to hunt Mohg in Caelid, and gave him Eleonora's Longfang.
• The Tarnished traveled east through Caelid, saw Redmane Knights escorting prisoners, and found the City of Sin's gates barred because he lacked permission.

After failing to enter a fortress in Caelid, the player returned to Limgrave and found Blaidd in the Mistwood Ruins. Their rivalry over the Ranni Club and Melina Club ended with Blaidd defeated, but he promised to bring someone stronger, leaving the player curious about who would come next.

• The player abandoned his attempt to enter the black fortress and rode back to Limgrave to seek out the wolfman in the Mistwood Ruins.
• The player lured a bear into destroying a ruined tower, then reloaded the game to make Blaidd appear.
• Blaidd declared his support for the Ranni Club, and the player showed him Melina Dolls of increasing quality.
• Blaidd challenged the player to a fight, but the player drew a bear into the battle and let it weaken Blaidd before finishing him off.
• Blaidd gave the player a Spirit Calling Bell and vowed to find someone stronger, while the player wondered who the Ranni Club would send next.

Grand Duke confronted Kayneth about his feelings for Sola, while Sola wrestled with her lack of love for him and the marriage binding them together. The story then revealed that Proto Saber had persuaded Irisviel to seal away Illya’s Lesser Grail function, hoping to free her from the Einzberns’ plans.

• Grand Duke told Kayneth that others saw him as arrogant and that Sola did not return his feelings, then went out to explore Fuyuki City.
• Kayneth wondered whether his Servant was abnormal after recalling that Volumen Hydrargyrum had detected heat from him, while Sola left and reflected on their arranged marriage.
• Proto Saber and Irisviel arrived in Fuyuki City, and Irisviel remembered their conversation at Einzbern Castle about Illya’s future as a Lesser Grail.
• Proto Saber warned Irisviel that the Einzberns could turn Illya into a vessel for a future Holy Grail War and asked her to help free their daughter from their control.
• Irisviel and Proto Saber entered the castle’s development chamber and began sealing away Illya’s Lesser Grail function and Magic Circuits as she slept.

Proto Saber sent Illya to Avalon and sealed Avalon inside Irisviel to delay her death, while deciding to prevent the Fifth War if he could. In Fuyuki, Shirou asked Cú Chulainn to make him his Master so he would not disappear.

• Proto Saber opened a path to Avalon and entrusted Illya to Merlin, who hid her absence with an illusion.
• Proto Saber sealed Avalon inside Irisviel, suppressing the forces consuming her and promising to seek a lasting way to save her.
• Proto Saber considered killing Gilgamesh and preventing the Fifth War while watching over Irisviel.
• Cú Chulainn told Shirou that his Master was dead and that he would soon disappear without magical energy.
• Shirou asked to become Cú Chulainn's Master, explaining that he wanted to protect him and avoid feeling helpless again.

Cú Chulainn accepted Shirou as his Master and discovered the boy had twenty-seven magic circuits. Meanwhile, Vlad III encountered Iskandar in the street, and the two kings began a destructive battle that left Waver caught in the middle.

• Shirou agreed to become Cú Chulainn’s Master after Cú Chulainn promised to protect him and warned him not to back out.
• Cú Chulainn gave Shirou Command Spells and found that he had twenty-seven primary magic circuits.
• Vlad III spotted Iskandar flying past in the Gordius Wheel with Waver and decided to fight him.
• Iskandar and Vlad III declared their names and traded lightning and stakes, devastating the street as Waver watched.

The King of Conquerors invited Vlad III to join his army, but Vlad condemned his rule as villainous and challenged his right to judge others. As Vlad transformed and unleashed a swarm of blood-red bats, Kayneth watched the confrontation and revealed that he knew Grand Duke was a Pseudo-Servant connected to the Dead Apostle Țepeș.

• The King of Conquerors learned that Vlad III had three Mana Furnaces and invited him to join his army.
• Vlad III rejected the invitation, accusing the King of Conquerors of being an unrepentant villain who ruled by might.
• The King of Conquerors admitted he was a villain but defended his Way of the King and asked Vlad who gave him the right to judge.
• Vlad III called himself a villain and a lamb of the Lord, then transformed and summoned countless blood-red bats toward the chariot.
• Kayneth watched the battle through a Familiar and told Sola that Waver Velvet was on the chariot.
• Kayneth revealed that Vlad III was a Pseudo-Servant connected to the Dead Apostle known as the Impaler.

Gilgamesh watched the battle between the King of Conquerors and Grand Duke before appearing on a streetlamp and attacking them. The King of Conquerors fled Gilgamesh’s Noble Phantasms while Grand Duke withdrew on Kayneth’s orders.

• At the Tohsaka residence, Gilgamesh watched the battle and discussed Grand Duke with Tokiomi Tohsaka, who worried about the war and planned to leave resources for Rin.
• Grand Duke sent bats and stakes against the King of Conquerors, who realized Grand Duke willingly embraced monstrosity to carry out his judgment.
• Gilgamesh appeared atop a streetlamp and challenged the two kings for calling themselves kings without his permission.
• The King of Conquerors remembered Gilgamesh’s treasury and declared he would conquer him and take his treasures, prompting Gilgamesh to unleash a barrage of Noble Phantasms.
• The King of Conquerors evaded Gilgamesh’s attacks in Gordius Wheel, while Kayneth ordered Grand Duke to withdraw and let the two opponents weaken each other.

Kiritsugu Emiya abandoned his attempt to target Waver and sent Maiya after Messmer, while Messmer ambushed Proto Saber and Irisviel. Messmer left after impaling Irisviel, but Proto Saber’s Avalon began healing her, and he watched Messmer disappear into the night.

• Kiritsugu Emiya spotted Messmer and redirected his mission, ordering Maiya to switch targets.
• Messmer attacked Proto Saber and Irisviel, setting Proto Saber’s armor and weapons alight with her flames.
• Messmer redirected her attack toward Irisviel and impaled her with her spear.
• Proto Saber told Messmer that Irisviel was not his Master, but Messmer burned and dropped Irisviel before escaping.
• Proto Saber found Irisviel barely alive and used Avalon to begin healing her wound.

Kayneth asked Grand Duke whether he had truly died and heard Grand Duke assess Waver as immature but full of potential. An explosion destroyed the Hyatt Hotel, and as Kayneth searched for Sola, Saber approached and challenged them.

• Kayneth asked Lancer if he had really died, and Grand Duke confirmed that he had.
• Grand Duke praised Waver’s courage and potential, while Kayneth grudgingly acknowledged his academic talent.
• Grand Duke sensed danger and shielded Kayneth as explosives destroyed the Hyatt Hotel, protecting the three Mana Furnaces in a cage of stakes.
• Kayneth searched the burning ruins for Sola but received no answer.
• Saber approached beneath the moonlight and called for them to fight.

Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya used a decoy and gunfire to draw Kayneth into a trap, then Kiritsugu revealed that Sola was their hostage. Kayneth demanded to know what Kiritsugu wanted, while Proto Saber continued fighting Grand Duke, who recognized Proto Saber’s guilt over failing to protect Irisviel.

• Kayneth sent Grand Duke to fight Proto Saber and stayed behind to confront Maiya.
• Maiya ignored Kayneth’s formal challenge and fired at him, while Kiritsugu shot from the shadows; Volumen Hydrargyrum deflected both attacks.
• Kayneth identified Maiya as a decoy, tracked Kiritsugu to a rooftop, and attacked him with silver tendrils.
• Kiritsugu used Time Alter to evade Kayneth’s attacks, then showed him a photograph of the captive Sola and demanded his attention.
• Proto Saber held off Grand Duke, who concluded that Proto Saber felt guilty for failing to protect Irisviel.

Kiritsugu Emiya threatened Kayneth with Sola’s life, but Kayneth used the arrival of Grand Duke to launch an attack instead. Kiritsugu wounded Kayneth by exploiting Volumen Hydrargyrum’s defenses and prepared to force its magical energy output higher.

• Grand Duke realized Kiritsugu had likely endangered Kayneth’s side and rushed back, while Proto Saber recognized Kiritsugu had not shared the full plan.
• Kiritsugu demanded that Kayneth withdraw from the Holy Grail War, threatening him with a bomb attached to Sola.
• Kayneth pretended to negotiate and began writing a Self-Geas Scroll, but Grand Duke’s bats arrived and Kayneth attacked Kiritsugu with Volumen Hydrargyrum.
• Kiritsugu dodged the mercury tendrils and fired at Volumen Hydrargyrum until it formed a thin defensive layer around Kayneth.
• Kiritsugu switched to the Contender and pierced the thin defense, shooting Kayneth in the shoulder.
• Kiritsugu realized he needed to keep pressuring Kayneth so he would increase his magical energy output.

Kiritsugu Emiya’s plan to cripple Kayneth succeeded when Maiya fired an Origin Bullet that destroyed his Magic Circuits. Proto Saber returned to protect Kiritsugu, forcing Grand Duke to retreat with Kayneth while Maiya lay gravely injured.

• Grand Duke pinned Kiritsugu Emiya to the rooftop while Kayneth celebrated his revenge and claimed he had rescued Sola.
• Maiya shot at Kayneth, and Volumen Hydrargyrum blocked her first five bullets.
• Maiya’s sixth bullet, an Origin Bullet, caused Kayneth’s Magic Circuits and magecraft to disappear.
• Grand Duke charged at Kiritsugu, but Maiya tackled him and bought Kiritsugu enough time to use his Command Spell to summon Proto Saber.
• Proto Saber intercepted Grand Duke’s attack, and Grand Duke escaped with Kayneth as Kiritsugu and Maiya remained on the rooftop.

Messmer and Horace discussed the abnormal Holy Grail War and the unusually numerous bats in Fuyuki, while Grand Duke brought the defeated Kayneth to an abandoned warehouse. Grand Duke decided he could not abandon his mission or leave the war, despite Kayneth’s ruined Magic Circuits and the danger they faced.

• Messmer watched over Fuyuki from the Matou Family's manor as Horace warned her to be cautious around the powerful Servants.
• Horace pointed out the excessive number of bats and told Messmer to go to the church to test her Authority.
• At dawn, Grand Duke carried Kayneth across Fuyuki and left him in an abandoned warehouse.
• Kayneth lamented that his Magecraft and Magic Circuits were gone, while Grand Duke worried that their weakened position would make them targets.
• Grand Duke considered changing Masters but recalled his past and reaffirmed his belief in humanity’s purification and his mission to build the Tower of Babel.

Kayneth asked Grand Duke to turn him into a Dead Apostle so he could seek revenge on Kiritsugu Emiya, and the blood-bestowal ritual began. In Fuyuki, Caren started reading the Miquella Document after Risei Kotomine gave it to her.

• Kayneth confronted Grand Duke and demanded to become a Dead Apostle in order to destroy Kiritsugu Emiya.
• Grand Duke warned Kayneth about the irreversible consequences, and Kayneth accepted them and called him father.
• Grand Duke cut his wrist and used his blood to begin transforming Kayneth into a Dead Apostle.
• Risei Kotomine visited Caren in the church library, where the Hassans urged her to read.
• Risei handed Caren the Miquella Document, and she opened it while the Hassans worried about its contents.

Risei Kotomine left Caren with the half-dead Hassans after she read ominous passages in the Miquella Document. Elsewhere, Waver endured Iskandar’s schemes while Cú Chulainn taught Shirou Primordial Runes and warned him to use Command Spells to recall his Servant in danger.

• Risei Kotomine left the library for a television appearance, and Caren read passages on pages 666 and 776 of the Miquella Document.
• Waver complained to Iskandar about the previous night’s dangers as they watched Risei explain the explosions and strange reports on the news.
• Iskandar announced that he wanted to steal Gilgamesh’s treasures, leaving Waver to regret becoming his Master.
• Cú Chulainn taught Shirou the meanings of Primordial Runes and explained that Shirou’s twenty-seven magic circuits made the knowledge worth learning.
• Shirou asked whether Command Spells could change Cú Chulainn’s class, but Cú Chulainn told him to save them for recalling his Servant in danger.

Proto Saber struggled with whether to force Kiritsugu to abandon the Holy Grail, while Messmer attacked Kirei Kotomine at the Church. The chapter ended with Messmer thrusting at Kirei again after he claimed he was no longer a Master.

• Proto Saber recalled Kiritsugu's ruthless actions and considered killing him, but rejected the idea because it would not stop the war or save Illya.
• Irisviel told Proto Saber that Kiritsugu had gone too far to give up his pursuit of the Holy Grail.
• Messmer entered the Church and found Kirei Kotomine, whose right hand bore three Command Spells.
• Messmer attacked Kirei, who dodged her spear only enough to take a shoulder wound burned by its flames.
• Kirei said his Servant had been eliminated and he was no longer a Master, but Messmer ignored him and thrust again.

Kirei Kotomine survived Messmer’s attack after King Hassan intervened, while Horace realized Dove had a deeper purpose in sending them to the Holy Grail War. Horace and Messmer concluded that Dove wanted them to confront faith itself, leaving their pursuit of the Third Magic tied to discovering and fulfilling Dove’s intent.

• Kirei Kotomine used a Command Spell to summon King Hassan, who blocked Messmer and ordered her not to kill him.
• Kirei Kotomine withdrew from the church, while Caren watched his departure and Messmer noticed the book in her hands.
• Horace asked Messmer to define faith as evil, and she discovered that she could do so inside the church.
• Horace reasoned that Messmer’s power to identify and burn evil came from Dove, suggesting Dove had a purpose in the Holy Grail War.
• Horace and Messmer discussed Dove’s silence and the possibility that Dove wanted humanity to become independent of faith.
• Horace warned Messmer that winning the Holy Grail War might not secure the Third Magic and that they would need to follow Dove’s wishes.

The emperor brought Waver Velvet to the Matou Family residence, intending to destroy its worm pit and rescue Sakura, but found the house empty. Makiri revealed that Messmer had taken Sakura away, and the emperor left without finding anyone.

• Messmer burned the Miquella Document Caren was reading, then awkwardly agreed to put its cost on the Matou Family's tab.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka inspected the site of Kayneth and Kiritsugu Emiya's fight and identified a silvery-white puddle as mercury.
• The emperor took Waver Velvet to the Matou Family residence, recalling his conversation with Kariya Matou about protecting Sakura.
• The emperor searched the residence and basement for worms and Sakura, but found nothing and left empty-handed.
• Makiri watched the emperor's chariot depart and revealed that Messmer had taken Sakura away because the Matou Family was no longer safe.

Grand Duke's citywide ritual began contaminating Fuyuki's leylines, prompting Tokiomi Tohsaka to send Gilgamesh after him. Beneath Ryuudou Temple, Messmer's attempt to burn Angra Mainyu's black mud triggered a summoning circle targeting angels, and she began losing control as Grand Duke sensed the ritual had started early.

• Grand Duke covered Fuyuki City with blood-red bats and dropped black stakes that contaminated its leylines.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka asked Gilgamesh to defend his land, and Gilgamesh set out to confront Grand Duke.
• Messmer burned Angra Mainyu's black mud in the Great Hollow, absorbing magical energy and growing stronger.
• Horace noticed a citywide summoning circle targeting angels and warned Messmer that her power was accelerating it.
• Messmer told Horace she could not quite control herself, while Grand Duke wondered if the Lord had begun the ritual for him.