After successfully solving the mystery surrounding the missing netsuke belonging to Sakuma Katsusaburo, Oko and Seiji are surprised by a well-known local antique art dealer stopping by their shop seeking their assistance. According to the old man, Hamamatsuya Souemon, the paintings on his hanging scrolls are changing each night and he asks that the siblings help get to the bottom of why. With the assistance of the Izumo-ya's tsukumogami the reason for these bizzare occurences is revealed and sometimes fact can truly be stranger than fiction.
The best man will be decided, and we will 
bring an end to this conflict by morning today!
سيُحسم من منّا الرّجل الأفضل ونضع حدًّا 
!لهذا الصّراع اليوم قبل طلوع الشّمس
Der beste Mann wird entschieden und
dieser Konflikt findet morgen früh sein Ende!
¡Decidiremos quién es el mejor
y acabaremos este conflicto al amanecer!
¡Decidiremos quién es el mejor
y acabaremos este conflicto al amanecer!
Entro il sorgere del sole, la nostra battaglia
 avrà fine e deciderà chi è il migliore tra noi!
O melhor será decidido e iremos
 acabar com este impasse esta manhã!
Определим же, кто из нас лучший,
и за ночь уладим этот конфликт.