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.
and collected cursed tomes 
by any means necessary.
.وجمعتُ المجلدات الملعونة بأيّ ثمن
und sammelte auf Gedeih
und Verderb verfluchte Folianten.
y recolecté
tantos tomos malditos como pude.
y recolecté
tantos tomos malditos como pude.
et j’ai collecté ces livres
par tous les moyens.
e ho iniziato a collezionare tomi maledetti.
e colecionei tomos amaldiçoados
por todos os meios possíveis.
и собирал проклятые
тома любыми средствами.