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 I wouldn't have thought it was because 
he was writing cursed tomes for Karasu.
لكن ما كنتُ لأتخيّل أبدًا أنّ سبب ذلك كونه
.يكتب مجلدات ملعونة لأجل كاراسو
Wer hätte gedacht, dass er das tut, weil er
verfluchte Folianten für die Krähe schreibt.
Pero no pensé que era porque
escribía tomos malditos para Karasu.
Pero no pensé que era porque
escribía tomos malditos para Karasu.
Mais de là à écrire des livres maudits
pour les Corbeaux…
Ma non avrei mai pensato che fosse
lui stesso a scrivere tomi maledetti per la Karasu.
Mas eu não pensaria que é porque
ele escreve tomos para os Karasu.
Но кто мог подумать, что это из-за
его связи с проклятыми томами Карасу.