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.
However, once war does break 
out and blood is spilled,
،لكن، فور أن تندلع الحرب وتُسفك الدماء
Doch sobald ein Krieg ausbricht
und Blut vergossen wird,
Sin embargo, cuando empieza
una guerra y se derrama sangre,
Sin embargo, cuando empieza
una guerra y se derrama sangre,
Mais si la guerre éclate,
ceux qui mourront pour notre pays,
Tuttavia, il sangue che verrà versato
allo scoppiare di una guerra
No entanto, quando uma guerra
começa e sangue é derramado,
Но когда вдруг разразится
война и прольётся кровь,