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.
But now he's been reduced to running 
an antique bookshop? That's rough.
لكن تراجع به الأمر بإدارة
.مكتبةٍ قديمة؟ هذا صعب للغاية
Aber nun betreibt er ein
Bücher-Antiquariat? Hartes Schicksal.
Pero ahora lleva una tienda
de libros antiguos, es duro.
Pero ahora lleva una tienda
de libros antiguos, es duro.
Mais maintenant,
il tient une librairie antique.
Eppure adesso gestisce 
una vecchia libreria, no?
Mas agora ele só cuida de uma
pequena livraria? Complicado.
Но почему же он теперь лишь заведует
антикварным магазином? Это жестоко.