Kotoko receives a request for help from a giant snake, who is the guardian spirit of Tsukuna Swamp. It appears that a murderer named Tanio Aoi disposed of a body in the snake’s swamp, but there’s something that’s just not sitting right with the snake. After learning about Kuro’s powers, Kotoko asks Kuro to accompany her on this journey, but Kuro declines for a certain reason...
He was connected to a 
very dark part of her past.
.كان مرتبطًا بجزء أسود من ماضيها
Er kam aus einer für sie
schrecklichen Vergangenheit.
Se relacionaba
con algo malo de su pasado.
Tenía relación
con algo malo de su pasado.
Pensez-vous qu’elle ait reçu seule
le témoin d’un passé douloureux ?
È una persona legata a ricordi spiacevoli.
Ele estava ligado a uma parte
sombria do passado dela.
Стала бы она встречать его одна,