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.
Fools who cannot understand its value 
must never be allowed to control it.
الحمقى الذين لا يستطيعون فهم
.قيمته لن يخوّل لهم التحكم به أبدًا
All die Narren, die ihren Wert nicht verstehen,
dürfen niemals darüber verfügen.
Los idiotas que no lo comprenden
nunca podrán controlarlo.
Los idiotas que no lo comprenden
nunca podrán controlarlo.
Ces fous incapables de comprendre
leur valeur n’ont pas le droit
Gli idioti che non ne capiscono il valore
non potranno mai controllarla.
Tolos que não podem entender seu
valor nunca poderão controlá-los.
Глупцы, которые не понимают его
ценности, никогда не смогут управлять им.