Mysterious Disappearances
Sumireko Ogawa’s dream of becoming a novelist is reinvigorated with new rumors of mystical incidents. Now a clerk at a bookstore, she enlists her young coworker, Ren Adashino, to investigate urban legends, black magic, and ghost stories across the city. Sumireko has a knack for triggering magical events, and Ren has a dark secret of his own. Will they survive their investigation unscathed?
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1.The Cursed Book, the Maiden, and the Birthday
7.010-04-2024Sumireko and Adashino work and chat together in the quiet of the bookshop where they're employed. Their manager appears and gives Sumireko a strange book of unknown origins. Just a...
2.Schoolhouse, Drool, and an Apartment Wife
7.217-04-2024The curse of Tsukuyomi's Water of Youth hasn't finished with Sumireko yet. Meanwhile, Adashino's younger sister, Oto, picks up on the presence of a Curiosity at the school she atte...
3.Horns, Bullying, and a Hair Ornament
6.824-04-2024Uname's childhood in the countryside caused her to become a teacher with a strong desire to eliminate bullying. After hearing about the dribblers from Sumireko, Adashino is certain...
4.A Bath, Cleaning, and a Surprise
7.201-05-2024The cuckoo known as Adashino cries in the deserted Midori Bookshop once more. Sumireko intends to spend her day off writing. As she's admiring the sakura outside her window, she ge...
5.Underwear, Snacks, and Scarlet Clothes
7.008-05-2024Sumireko looks after Oto while Adashino is away. They go to Oto's school where Sumireko revels in the joys of youth. She and Oto run into Uname and spend the evening with her. But...
6.A Curiosity, a Maid, and a Cultured Young Lady
7.315-05-2024Shizuku is looking for Tomoko, who disappeared on a rainy night a year ago. Based on Tomoko's final video call, Adashino has a guess about the Curiosity, but he has a few concerns....
7.A Station, Scissors, and a Haircut
7.322-05-2024The hong yi xiao nu hai has become a Curiosity which kills the living who answer its knock at the door. But that isn't all. When Shizuku learns the conclusion that Sumireko and Ada...
8.A Book, an Affair, and a Mermaid
7.029-05-2024When Sumireko was young, her inability to express herself often led to trouble with her friends. One day, she ran from them and ended up at a strange bookshop. The woman there reco...
9.Dreams, Dance, and a Tsukumogami
7.005-06-2024Oto's friend Nodoka dreams of becoming an idol, but as her family runs a hospital, there are certain expectations for her future. Her sole comfort is the VTuber Himeuo Yorumun. But...
10.A Live Performance, a Curse, and the Person Inside
7.012-06-2024Yorumun begins hijacking popular streamers' videos, rapidly escalating the commotion around her. Adashino tries to save Nodoka, but Nodoka refuses his help, defending Yorumun inste...
11.Cats, Swimsuits, and a Black Aenoium
7.519-06-2024Adashino and Sumireko discuss the coming of summer and what that means regarding the wearing of swimsuits. Then, as Adashino answers his phone, an otherworldly space envelops the t...
12.A Ticket, a Video, and Mysterious Disappearances
8.026-06-2024Adashino has vanished from Sumireko's sight. The Cat Sovereign appears at the station just as Oto is returning from visiting Uname. Adashino intervenes, but speaking with the Cat S...
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