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.
A string of tragedies caused by cursed tomes.
.سلسلة من المآسي التي تسبّبت بها المجلدات الملعونة
Eine Reihe von Tragödien,
ausgelöst durch die verfluchten Folianten.
Tragedias causadas
por los tomos malditos.
Tragedias causadas
por los tomos malditos.
Ils provoquent une chaîne sans fin
de tragédies.
Una serie di tragedie 
causate dai tomi maledetti.
Uma série de tragédias
causadas pelos tomos.
Цепочка трагедий,
вызванная проклятыми томами.