Recaps

The combatants gathered at the docks after the Assassins’ appearance, and Feng Xi met Waver’s Servant, Zhuge Liang, who shared a body with Lord El-Melloi II. Police sirens forced everyone to withdraw, ending the first battle of the War of the Holy Grail without a decisive result.

• Iskandar called Waver out, and Waver arrived with the tall Lord El-Melloi II, whom Feng Xi recognized as a likely Servant.
• Zhuge Liang greeted Red Hare and Feng Xi, explaining that either he or Lord El-Melloi II could control their shared body.
• Waver pointed out approaching police sirens, so Iskandar carried Waver and Zhuge Liang away on the Gordius Wheel.
• Kayneth and Diarmuid withdrew, followed by Kariya Matou and the Knight of the Lake, while Gilgamesh threatened Feng Xi and vanished.
• Feng Xi left with Red Hare, and Artoria and Irisviel also withdrew after Kiritsugu Emiya had already departed.

Gilgamesh recovered his severed arm, then gave Rin Tohsaka a Heroic Spirit summoning card, which summoned Ishtar in a form resembling an adult Rin. Ishtar challenged Gilgamesh but was quickly restrained, leaving Rin stunned by the goddess’s defeat.

• Gilgamesh reattached his severed arm with a magical potion, then killed the Hassan clone who had retrieved it.
• Gilgamesh opened two treasure chests and received a Shinji Mystic Code and a Chaldea Heroic Spirit Summoning Card.
• Gilgamesh gave the summoning card to Loli Rin, who used it hoping to summon someone powerful enough to challenge him.
• Ishtar answered the summoning as a Pseudo-Servant resembling an adult Rin Tohsaka and declared that she would defeat Gilgamesh.
• Gilgamesh bound Ishtar with the Chains of Heaven, while Tokiomi Tohsaka recognized her as a Pseudo-Servant.

The quiz group welcomed Ishtar, while Tokiomi kept her separated from Gilgamesh and the members discussed how divine spirits could enter the modern world. The first quiz video showed Artoria confronting Bluebeard and being trapped by monsters disguised as children, leaving the group horrified.

• Red Hare, El-Melloi II, Kiritsugu, and Ishtar joined the group chat, and Feng Xi explained the group to Red Hare.
• Feng Xi identified Ishtar as a Mesopotamian goddess, while Tokiomi’s family stayed with Ishtar at a hotel to keep her apart from Gilgamesh.
• Kayneth asked how a divine spirit could participate in the Holy Grail War, and the group discussed the ways divine spirits could descend as Heroic Spirits.
• The quiz began with a video of Artoria finding children’s corpses in a forest and confronting Bluebeard.
• Bluebeard released a child toward Artoria, but the child transformed into an octopus monster that bound her as the surrounding corpses became monsters too.

The quiz group watched Artoria battle Bluebeard’s Sea Demons and learned that Prelati’s Spellbook supplied the monsters and their magical energy. When the quiz asked who would save Artoria, Feng Xi and Kayneth correctly named the two parts of the answer, while Kariya lost a Saint Quartz for guessing Kiritsugu; the video then resumed.

• Artoria attacked Bluebeard, but his seemingly endless Sea Demons overwhelmed her while her left arm remained disabled by Diarmuid’s curse.
• El-Melloi II explained that Prelati’s Spellbook was Bluebeard’s Noble Phantasm and magical energy source.
• Feng Xi asked Zhang Jue about the R'lyeh Text, then Bluebeard’s Sea Demons bound Artoria and the quiz paused to ask what happened next.
• Feng Xi answered that someone would save Artoria and earned one Saint Quartz, while Kariya incorrectly guessed Kiritsugu and lost one.
• Kayneth correctly guessed that Diarmuid would save Artoria, earning three Saint Quartz, and the video resumed.

Kayneth sent Diarmuid to eliminate Bluebeard while he challenged Kiritsugu Emiya at Einzbern Castle. Kiritsugu pierced Kayneth’s mercury defense with his Mystic Code and escaped, leaving the battle’s outcome to be revealed further.

• Diarmuid saved Artoria from Bluebeard and fought beside her against the Sea Demons.
• Kayneth correctly answered that he sent Diarmuid to eliminate Bluebeard because he planned to duel Kiritsugu Emiya.
• Kayneth entered Einzbern Castle and survived Kiritsugu’s explosives with his mercury Mystic Code before overwhelming him in battle.
• Kayneth incorrectly claimed he had won, and Kiritsugu and Feng Xi answered that Kiritsugu defeated him before Diarmuid rescued him.
• Kiritsugu’s Thompson Center bullet pierced Kayneth’s mercury defense, and Kiritsugu retreated while Kayneth realized he had been careless.

Kayneth watched Kiritsugu Emiya defeat him with Origin Bullets and escape with Diarmuid’s help, then the next video began with Iskandar charging Gilgamesh on Fuyuki Bridge. The chapter left the outcome of their battle unresolved.

• Feng Xi pointed out that Kayneth had lost his composure and explained why Kiritsugu Emiya’s tactics were not a fair duel.
• Kayneth watched Kiritsugu Emiya use an Origin Bullet to destroy his Magic Circuits and realized the consequences for his life as a mage.
• Diarmuid intervened before Kiritsugu Emiya could finish Kayneth, then carried Kayneth away.
• Kayneth decided he would avoid dealing with Kiritsugu Emiya personally in the future.
• The next video showed Iskandar charging Gilgamesh across Fuyuki Bridge as Gilgamesh attacked with Noble Phantasms.

The video showed Reines appointing Waver to restore the El-Melloi Faction and act as its Lord until she came of age, while Waver admitted his role in Kayneth’s death. Waver accepted on the condition that his title be El-Melloi II, and Reines questioned why he would honor Kayneth despite supposedly hating him.

• Reines explained that the El-Melloi Faction had collapsed after Kayneth’s death and that she had become its heir.
• Waver admitted that stealing Kayneth’s holy relic had contributed to his teacher’s death and asked Reines to spare his life.
• Reines ordered Waver to manage the faction’s debts, restore ten percent of its crest, and preserve its position as a Lord until she came of age.
• Reines appointed Waver as the new Lord El-Melloi, and Waver asked for the title El-Melloi II because he believed Kayneth alone deserved the original title.
• Reines asked Waver why he wanted to honor Kayneth when she thought he had hated her adoptive elder brother.

Waver’s video ended with him vowing to reach the ocean Iskandar had wanted to see, and the group correctly answered that Reines was possessed by Sima Yi in a parallel world. The next question asked which Lancer had the highest Luck stat, and the chapter left the group considering the third choice after seeing Diarmuid and Cú Chulainn revealed.

• Waver watched a video recalling his bond with Iskandar and vowed to reach the ocean Iskandar had wanted to see.
• The system asked which Heroic Spirit possessed Reines, and Feng Xi led Zhang Jue and Red Hare to choose Sima Yi.
• The system revealed D as the correct answer and awarded Saint Quartz to the winners while penalizing the others.
• The system began its final question about which Lancer had the highest Luck stat, and Diarmuid admitted that his Luck was E.
• El-Melloi II identified Cú Chulainn as a Celtic demigod hero, and the system showed a pink-haired girl with horns and a tail as option C.

The group examined Heroic Spirits including Elizabeth Báthory, Gareth, Percival, and Scáthach before answering a question about which one had the highest luck. The reveal showed Elizabeth casually finding another Holy Grail, leaving everyone stunned by how often she picked them up.

• The group discussed Elizabeth Báthory’s appearance and reputation, then learned that the next picture showed Gareth, whose identity upset the Knight of the Lake and saddened Artoria.
• Feng Xi identified Percival as the second seat of the Knights of the Round Table and explained that his spear was Longinus.
• The group recognized Scáthach as the Queen of the Land of Shadows, and Gilgamesh provoked Ishtar until she swore at him.
• After the system ended the answering period, the group watched Elizabeth find a Holy Grail while strolling and say that she found one every year.
• The group reacted in disbelief when Elizabeth revealed she had lost count of how many Holy Grails she had picked up.

Kayneth received a Heroic Spirit Summoning Card from his treasure chest and let Sola use it, summoning Brynhildr as her Lancer. The chapter left Kayneth investigating a report that a young man in green and a middle-aged man in red had come to see him.

• Kayneth gave Sola his silver treasure chest, and she opened it to reveal a Heroic Spirit Summoning Card - Holy Grail Edition.
• Kayneth explained the card's power, and Sola used it with his permission to summon another Servant.
• Brynhildr appeared as a Lancer, and Sola recognized her as Odin's daughter and a Valkyrie.
• Kayneth asked Brynhildr about her luck and learned it was E, leaving him dismayed by his Servants' repeated low luck rankings.
• A hotel attendant told Kayneth that two guests downstairs insisted on seeing him, describing them as a young man in green and a middle-aged man in red.

Waver and El-Melloi II found Kayneth and proposed an alliance, warning him about the strength of the other Servants. The chapter ended with Kayneth asking whether he should accept their demand that the King of Conquerors receive the Holy Grail wish.

• Kayneth recognized that his visitors were Waver and El-Melloi II and ordered the waiter to bring them up.
• El-Melloi II explained that they had found Kayneth by tracking mana fluctuations at luxury hotels in Fuyuki City.
• El-Melloi II proposed an alliance and warned Kayneth that the King of Heroes and King Arthur were formidable opponents, each with another Servant assisting them.
• Kayneth reconsidered his confidence in Brynhildr and Diarmuid after hearing El-Melloi II's assessment.
• El-Melloi II said his only condition was that the King of Conquerors receive the right to make a wish if their side obtained the Holy Grail, and Kayneth questioned whether he would agree.

Kayneth agreed to ally with El-Melloi II against the Saber team in exchange for help dealing with Kiritsugu Emiya. In Fuyuki, Rin Tohsaka and Ishtar asked Feng Xi to help them take on Gilgamesh, offering his aid in obtaining the Holy Grail.

• Kayneth asked Sola, Brynhildr, and Diarmuid about their wishes, then accepted El-Melloi II's proposed condition after learning none of them particularly needed the Grail.
• Kayneth asked El-Melloi II to help him deal with Kiritsugu Emiya, and they formally agreed to join forces against the Saber team.
• Feng Xi encountered Aoi Tohsaka, Rin, Sakura, and Ishtar while going out to eat, and Sakura gave him her special bento.
• Rin asked Feng Xi to team up against Gilgamesh, explaining that she hated his behavior and the way he had taken over the Tohsaka home.
• Feng Xi asked what he would gain from helping, and Ishtar offered to help him obtain the Holy Grail; Feng Xi agreed the offer was a good deal.

Feng Xi and his companions met Kariya Matou and the Tohsaka family, while the Old Worm secretly investigated Kariya’s newfound Magic Circuits. After Red Hare sensed an unseen watcher, Feng Xi spotted a figure on a nearby rooftop.

• Feng Xi agreed to team up with Rin Tohsaka to deal with Gilgamesh after he emerged, and Rin said they should avoid damaging her house.
• Kariya Matou approached Rin Tohsaka and Sakura, but Rin reacted stiffly because she remembered seeing him kill her father in the first video.
• Feng Xi asked Kariya whether he had returned to the Matou residence, and Zhang Jue used a talisman to burn the insects spying on him.
• The Old Worm concluded that Kariya had somehow gained Magic Circuits and suspected that unknown changes had affected the Holy Grail War.
• Aoi Tohsaka joined the group, welcomed Kariya to eat with them, and Ishtar introduced herself as the Goddess of Venus.
• Red Hare sensed someone watching the group, and Feng Xi spotted a figure on a nearby rooftop.

After Kiritsugu Emiya’s group relocated from Einzbern Castle, Kayneth’s coalition found the estate empty and withdrew. At the next quiz announcement, Qin Shi Huang joined the group chat, and the chapter ended with Feng Xi and Zhang Jue defending him from Gilgamesh’s insult.

• Kayneth, Iskandar, Waver, and their allies found Einzbern Castle deserted and withdrew, while Heroic Spirit Kiritsugu watched from the nearby forest.
• Kiritsugu Emiya learned that Team Lancer and Team Rider had allied, then kept his group at their backup base, the future Emiya residence.
• The group chat announced that Sola, Eldest Valkyrie Sister, and Qin Shi Huang had joined ahead of the next quiz.
• Feng Xi and Zhang Jue recognized Qin Shi Huang as the First Emperor of Qin, and Feng Xi reasoned that the Counter Force had likely sent him as a Ruler.
• Gilgamesh called Qin Shi Huang a mongrel, prompting Zhang Jue and Feng Xi to defend the emperor.

Qin Shi Huang arrived as the Counter Force’s Ruler to referee the unusual Holy Grail War, then the first debate question showed Iskandar visiting Artoria’s castle to drink and discuss the Grail. The video ended with Artoria proposing that she and Iskandar settle their differences in a contest.

• Qin Shi Huang traded boasts with Gilgamesh and Iskandar, then explained that he had been summoned as Ruler to ensure the Holy Grail War concluded smoothly.
• Tokiomi Tohsaka worried that Qin Shi Huang might punish him for secretly obtaining information about the other participants.
• The system announced a debate question and showed Iskandar breaking into Einzbern Castle with wine to visit Artoria.
• Iskandar argued that the Heroic Spirits could resolve the conflict by comparing their visions rather than fighting, and Artoria accepted his wine.
• Artoria proposed a contest with Iskandar.

The group gathered in a white space for a team debate over which king had the grandest vision and was most worthy of the Holy Grail. Qin Shi Huang transformed the empty setting into a magnificent imperial palace as the debate began.

• The system transported the group members into a white space, where Bluebeard attacked Feng Xi with Prelati's Spellbook before Qin Shi Huang stopped it and the system penalized him.
• The system divided the group into teams led by Gilgamesh, Artoria, Iskandar, and Qin Shi Huang, and members chose their sides.
• The system announced that the teams would choose their own arguments about the Holy Grail or kings, with Saint Quartz rewards for the winners.
• Iskandar proposed comparing the kings' visions to decide who was best suited to obtain the Holy Grail, and the other kings agreed to debate.
• Qin Shi Huang changed the white space into a plaza and summoned a vast, magnificent imperial palace.

Qin Shi Huang brought the Masters and Servants into his Reality Marble, a vast recreation of Epang Palace, and began a banquet with the assembled kings. He subdued Gilgamesh with Imperial Privilege and the system’s warning, then served food and wine as everyone took their seats.

• Qin Shi Huang revealed a Reality Marble recreating Epang Palace, astonishing Feng Xi, Zhang Jue, Iskandar, Gilgamesh, and the others.
• Terracotta soldiers marched out and formed guards along the route to the palace hall, where Qin Shi Huang awaited the guests.
• Qin Shi Huang used Imperial Privilege to force Gilgamesh into the rearmost seat and prevent him from standing.
• Feng Xi recognized Qin Shi Huang’s ability as Imperial Privilege and explained how it was strengthened by the Reality Marble and his Ruler skills.
• Gilgamesh prepared to retaliate, but the system warned him that further rule-breaking would bring punishment, so he settled down.
• The teams took their seats, and Qin Shi Huang summoned fine wines and delicacies for the banquet.

Iskandar, Gilgamesh, and Qin Shi Huang shared a banquet before Iskandar and Gilgamesh prepared to fight over the Holy Grail. When Artoria revealed that she wanted to rewrite Britain’s fate, Qin Shi Huang challenged her to accept responsibility for her choices, and she admitted she would make them again.

• Iskandar enjoyed Qin Shi Huang’s strong baijiu, while Gilgamesh offered fine wine from the Gate of Babylon and boasted about his treasury.
• Iskandar asked Gilgamesh about his wish for the Holy Grail, but Gilgamesh claimed the Grail already belonged to him and said he did not know whether it was in his treasury.
• Iskandar declared that he wanted a physical body and said he would take what he wanted by force, prompting Gilgamesh to agree to fight.
• Artoria said she wanted to save Britain by changing its fate of destruction, and Gilgamesh laughed at her regret over its fall.
• Qin Shi Huang told Artoria that changing the past meant running away from responsibility, and she admitted that she would probably make the same choices again.

Iskandar challenged Artoria’s kingship, arguing that a king should guide and inspire subjects rather than sacrifice herself to them. Lancelot defended Artoria and restored her confidence, and Qin Shi Huang ended the chapter by saying he had no wish as a Ruler.

• Iskandar argued that Artoria had failed to guide her subjects and was bound by an idealized image of kingship, leaving her shaken and doubting herself.
• Qin Shi Huang used a Command Spell to restore the Knight of the Lake’s sanity, revealing him as Sir Lancelot.
• Lancelot admitted responsibility for Britain’s destruction and Gareth’s death, but told Artoria that her knights and people had supported her kingship.
• Lancelot defended Artoria’s way of ruling as one that had once led Britain to glory, and Artoria regained her confidence.
• Iskandar asked Qin Shi Huang about his wish, and Qin Shi Huang said he had none as a Ruler.

The debate ended with Iskandar’s wish judged safer than Artoria’s because changing the past could create a Singularity, giving Iskandar’s team the win. The quiz began its second question with a video of the Tohsaka family discussing Rin’s safety, leaving Sakura saddened by her absence from the family.

• Qin Shi Huang said he had let go of his wishes, while Gilgamesh angrily recalled losing an immortality elixir to a snake.
• Feng Xi declared Iskandar the debate winner, explaining that Artoria’s wish could create a Singularity and that Iskandar’s wish was safer.
• The system awarded Iskandar’s team 10 Saint Quartz and each other team member 5 Saint Quartz.
• The system began the second question and showed Tokiomi Tohsaka telling Aoi Tohsaka and Rin Tohsaka that Rin should leave Fuyuki for her safety.
• Sakura Tohsaka lowered her head after seeing that she was absent from the video, and Rin Tohsaka took her hand.

Rin Tohsaka returned to Fuyuki City after hearing that children were going missing and searched for her friend Kotone. She found Kotone in a basement, where Ryunosuke Uryu appeared behind her with two children.

• Tokiomi Tohsaka gave Rin Tohsaka a magical energy needle after rescuing her from a dangerous book.
• Rin Tohsaka returned to Fuyuki City alone and learned that children had been disappearing, while she could not reach Kotone.
• Rin Tohsaka followed Ryunosuke Uryu through the city, then used the magical energy needle to find a basement.
• Rin Tohsaka found Kotone in the basement and discovered that her friend was unresponsive.
• Ryunosuke Uryu returned with two children and greeted Rin Tohsaka with a kindly smile.

Rin Tohsaka resisted Ryunosuke Uryu's bracelet, destroyed it, and freed the children trapped in the basement. After they escaped and were rescued, Rin left for the station, relieved that Kotone was safe.

• Rin Tohsaka noticed Ryunosuke Uryu's glowing bracelet and tried to take it, but its black mana overwhelmed her.
• Rin Tohsaka regained consciousness, overpowered the black mana, and destroyed the bracelet, injuring Ryunosuke Uryu.
• The children, including Kotone, recovered, and Rin Tohsaka led them out of the basement.
• A patrol car found and rescued the children, while Rin Tohsaka left for the station to return home.

Rin Tohsaka was rescued from a Sea Demon by Kariya Matou, who promised Aoi Tohsaka he would save Sakura. After the quiz revealed the answer to the second question, the group began a final question about who was closest to Iskandar, leaving Feng Xi's group asking him which choice to make.

• Rin Tohsaka fainted after Kariya Matou used insect Magecraft to save her from a Sea Demon.
• Kariya Matou told Aoi Tohsaka that he would rescue Sakura and help the sisters be together again.
• Kirei Kotomine ordered a Hassan to keep monitoring Berserker rather than act against Aoi Tohsaka and Rin Tohsaka.
• The quiz revealed that C was correct, rewarding the correct respondents and deducting Saint Quartz from the others.
• The quiz presented four images for a question about who had the closest relationship with Iskandar, and Iskandar whispered an answer to Waver.
• Rin Tohsaka asked Feng Xi which answer their group should choose.

Feng Xi and the others learned who was closest to the King of Conquerors and correctly chose Hephaestion, Iskandar’s nameless Magecraft double, after El-Melloi II recognized the question’s wordplay. Back home, Feng Xi opened his silver treasure chest and received the Mystic Code-Awakened Will.

• Feng Xi and the other groups debated the choices, and Feng Xi and Iskandar’s allies settled on B.
• The answers revealed Alexander as Iskandar in his youth, Hephaestion as his twin younger sister and Magecraft double, El-Melloi II as his teacher, and Darius III as his lifelong opponent.
• The system declared B correct, rewarded the successful respondents with Saint Quartz, and awarded treasure chests according to their round rankings.
• The system ended the day’s questions, and Qin Shi Huang remained briefly in his Reality Marble before preparing to return to the present world.
• Feng Xi opened his silver treasure chest and received the Mystic Code-Awakened Will, which made its user’s will impossible to shake.

Feng Xi opened his accumulated treasure chests, gaining two Mystic Codes and the True Name Discernment skill, which revealed detailed information about Red Hare and Ishtar. Rin Tohsaka and Ishtar later gave him a Heroic Spirit Summoning Card to support their partnership and reminded him to help them deal with Gilgamesh.

• Feng Xi opened a silver treasure chest and received Gof's Special Cuisine, a Mystic Code that produced a stamina-restoring meal each day.
• He opened a gold treasure chest and received 500-Year Obsession, a single-use Mystic Code that could seal an enemy Noble Phantasm and curse its wielder at the cost of sacrificing a Servant.
• Feng Xi received and activated the True Name Discernment skill, then viewed Red Hare's detailed Heroic Spirit information through a panel.
• Rin Tohsaka and Ishtar visited Feng Xi, and his new skill automatically displayed Ishtar's information.
• Ishtar gave Feng Xi a Holy Grail version of a Heroic Spirit Summoning Card because Rin could not use it, and they reminded him of his promise to help them deal with Gilgamesh.