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.
We've always wondered how they were 
able to make the artificial cursed tomes.
لطالما تساءلنا كيف يصنعون
،المجلدات الملعونة المزيفة
Wir haben uns immer gefragt, wie diese
falschen Folianten hergestellt werden
Siempre nos preguntamos cómo podían
crear los tomos malditos,
Siempre nos preguntamos cómo podían
crear los tomos malditos,
On s’est toujours demandé
comment ils fabriquaient ces livres.
Ci siamo sempre chiesti come facessero
a creare deliberatamente tomi maledetti
Nós sempre nos questionamos
como faziam os tomos artificiais,
Нас всегда интересовал вопрос, как же
создаются искусственные проклятые тома,