Mikado and Hiyakawa go to investigate a pond at a house. Their client, the woman who owns the house, has the same dream every night of a corpse floating in the pond. Mikado dives down into the pond to have a look, and there at the bottom, in the murk, he sees its core.
On their way home that day, Mikado and Hiyakawa stop to eat and Hiura Erika appears before them. Erika reveals to the two of them that she is a curse peddler and a necromancer.
I have to think. I have to think! But...
...عليّ التفكير، عليّ التفكير، لكن
Ich muss nachdenken.
Ich muss nachdenken. Aber …
Debo pensar… Debo pensar… Pero…
Debo pensar… Debo pensar… Pero…
Je dois réfléchir…
faire marcher mes méninges.
Devo pensare... Devo pensare!
Eu tenho que pensar! Mas...
Я должен, я должен задуматься. Но...