Kotoko receives a request for help from a giant snake, who is the guardian spirit of Tsukuna Swamp. It appears that a murderer named Tanio Aoi disposed of a body in the snake’s swamp, but there’s something that’s just not sitting right with the snake. After learning about Kuro’s powers, Kotoko asks Kuro to accompany her on this journey, but Kuro declines for a certain reason...
He thought that if he showed remorse now, 
he could escape all this fateful punishment,
ظنّ أنّه إن أظهر ندمه الآن، سيتمكن
،من التخلص من كل ذلك العقاب المقدّر
Wenn er nun Reue zeigte, so glaubte er,
könnte er seinem Schicksal entkommen.
Pensó que si mostraba remordimiento,
escaparía de su castigo
Pensó que si mostraba remordimiento,
escaparía de su castigo
Il pensait qu’en avouant,
il fuirait les représailles du destin
Pensava che se si fosse pentito,
sarebbe sfuggito alle ritorsioni del fato
Ele achou que poderia escapar de sua
punição divina demonstrando remorso
Он подумал, что так сможет
сбежать от настигнувшей кармы