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.
It feels like we've drifted from reality, lost in 
the daily routine of patrolling bookstores.
،شعرتُ وكأنّنا انجرفنا من الحقيقة
.وتهنا في الروتين اليومي لدوريات المكتبات
Bei den täglichen Buchladenpatrouillen
kam mir die Realität so fern vor.
Parecía que perdíamos de vista
a la realidad con la rutina diaria.
Parecía que perdíamos de vista
la realidad con la rutina diaria.
c’est nos patrouilles quotidiennes
des librairies
Eravamo così presi
dalle ronde quotidiane nelle librerie
Parecíamos longe da realidade, perdidos
na rotina de patrulhar livrarias.
Казалось, мы выбились из реальности,
углубившись в ежедневный обход книжных магазинов.