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.
about our country intentionally
steering toward disarmament.
قلقون إزاء توجّه دولتنا
.إلى نظام نزع السلاح المتعمّد
die sich Sorgen über die bewusste
Abrüstung unseres Landes machen.
que está preocupada por nuestro país,
que hace lo contrario.
preocupada por nuestro país
que apoya lo contrario.
voient d’un mauvais œil
le désarmement de notre pays.
preoccupate di una deliberata linea 
di demilitarizzazione nel nostro Paese.
preocupadas com a ida intencional
do nosso país ao desarmamento.
обеспокоены тем, что мы
намеренно идём к разоружению.