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.
The fact that he fell victim must mean...
...حقيقة أنه سقط كضحية تعني
Dass ausgerechnet er 
zum Opfer wurde …
Que se haya convertido en víctima…
Que se haya convertido en víctima…
Le fait qu’ils s’en soient
pris à lui…
Il fatto che sia stato vittima di uno di questi...
Ele ter se tornado vítima...
И он тоже пал жертвой...