Hayato's friend from his college days and newspaper journalist, Yoshikiri Takuma, ends up trying to kill himself after reading a cursed tome disguised in the form of a mysterious letter planted in his bag from an unknown sender. He seems to have been targeted after getting too close to linking Karasu to the fake cursed tomes. With the help of Yoshikiri's information Fukurou learns of his suspicions regarding Karasu, but before they are able to make a move Tsugumi is taken.
"Due to this, fake cursed tomes are 
being made by several authors
نتيجةً لهذا، تُصنع المجلدات الملعونة
المزيفة من قبل العديد من المؤلفين
„Dadurch können falsche Folianten
durch diverse Autoren erstellt werden,
Por eso, los tomos malditos falsos
están escritos por varios autores
Por eso, los tomos malditos falsos
están escritos por varios autores
Sous son influence,
"Grazie all'utilizzo di questa sostanza,
"Dessa forma, os tomos falsos estão
sendo criados por muitos autores
«Из-за него проклятые
тома создаются несколькими авторами