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.
How he also lost his sister to a 
cursed tome with a flame-like aura,
وكيف أنّه فقد أخته أيضًا بسبب
،مجلّدٍ ملعون بنيران أشبه بالهالة
Wie er seine Schwester an einen Folianten
mit flammender Aura verloren hat
También cómo perdió a su hermana
por un tomo maldito.
También cómo perdió a su hermana
por un tomo maldito.
Lui aussi a connu un livre maudit
à l’aura de flammes
Le racconta di aver perso anche lui sua sorella
 a causa di un tomo maledetto
Como ele perdeu a irmã para um tomo
amaldiçoado com uma aura de chamas
О том, как он также потерял сестру
из-за проклятого тома с огненной аурой,