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...
who is the guardian spirit of the 
mountains in the next prefecture over.
.وهو الروح الحارسة للجبال في المحافظة المجاورة
welche der Wächter der Berge
in der Nachbarpräfektur ist.
que es el espíritu guardián
de las montañas de la prefectura vecina.
que es el espíritu guardián
de las montañas de la prefectura vecina.
a incontrare il Grande Serpente
che soprintende a quella zona.
que é o espírito guardião das
montanhas da província vizinha.
в гости к Великой змее —
одной из местных хозяек.