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.
He'd grown discouraged by
writing normal books.
.بما أنّه كان محبطًا من كتابة الكتب العادية
Das Schreiben normaler Bücher
war enttäuschend für ihn.
Ya que no pudo
seguir escribiendo libros.
Ya que no pudo
seguir escribiendo novelas.
Après avoir échoué
à en écrire des normaux.
Visto che ormai era deluso da quelli normali.
Como ele ficou desapontado
com livros normais.
Раз не удалось писать обычные.