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Kyoshiro rescues Shizu who was being abused by her husband, even since she had been violated by the man posing as Ieyoshi. He then learned that Ieyoshi had been acting oddly ever since returning from Kyoto six months ago. Sir Fumiya's investigation of the O'oku (Shogun's harem in Edo Castle) uncovered the plot and reported that Sir Higo-no-Kami had been controlling the fraud. That's when Kyoshiro heads to Kyoto to find clues...
The frozen corpse of a young apprentice monk is found near Kirara Hill in Rakuhoku. Detective Hayakawa from the Kyoto Prefectural Police grows suspicious of the fact that someone froze to death in the middle of summer and visits his nephew Saburo, who works at a cryogenics research institute. Shortly after, the frozen body of Saburo’s father, Takayoshi, is also discovered. Recently, Takayoshi had been closely involved with a designer named Saori.
Matsuko, an assistant professor of history, discovers ancient human bones at Toribeyama, and her student, Suzuko, starts to approach her. As Suzuko shows an unusual fascination with the bones, the two eventually become romantically involved. However, Naomi, a fellow assistant professor who harbors a rivalry with Matsuko, hires a journalist to secretly photograph Matsuko’s bedroom…
Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo, leaving few clues as to their leader's identity.
Ryoko, a beautiful and renowned chief surgeon at a medical university, begins to groan and claw at her throat after rejecting an advance from Tamura, who is infatuated with her. This is a sign that unless she replenishes her supply of hormones from young men, she will revert to her true form as a 400-year-old woman. The next day, Tamura's body is found...
Kaori, a doll hairdresser, is a demonic woman who has been alive for over 900 years. She has maintained her youth by drinking the blood of young men while waiting for her husband, who disappeared shortly after their wedding. However, when Kinosaki, who looks exactly like her husband, uncovers her true identity, Kaori transforms into a terrifying figure.
Strange events plague the Aoyama family's residence, led by samurai Aoyama Harima. Three months earlier, Harima was asked to show a family heirloom, a red Goryeo dish, to his uncle and a senior official. The dish was found broken, and Harima's attendant, Okiku, was blamed and punished. After Okiku's death, Harima, tormented by guilt, contemplates suicide but is stopped by another attendant, Oyuki. The dish must be presented to an imperial envoy, and mysterious deaths among the servants suggest supernatural involvement. As Harima seeks the truth behind the tragic events, he must confront vengeful spirits and uncover the mystery with Okiku's restless spirit aiding him in this tale of love, intrigue, and revenge.
Shiro, a reporter, interviews Shinobu, a Noh mask artist of the Karasuma school. Suddenly, Shinobu passionately says, "I’ve wanted to meet you," leaving Shiro surprised. Kazuhiko, the adopted son of the Karasuma school, secretly watches their interaction. That night, Kijima, a factory owner, dies with flower petals stuffed in his mouth. Later, Kazuhiko is found murdered at the Kamo River...
Mysterious incidents occur around geiko in Fukagawa, and there is always the presence of a black cat at the scene of the tragedy. The woman, unaware of her presence, is pulled away by the banya, but a ronin, pretending to be a bouncer of the geisha district, appears and saves her, finally unraveling the fate of the woman.
Yoko Mizutani, a nurse at Kikumisaka Hospital, a general hospital, is frightened by a series of bizarre incidents that occur at the hospital. One night, a boy in the psychiatric department goes missing, and when the nurses on duty search the hospital, they find him standing in the mortuary holding a skull. The police investigate the skull and find that it is the skull of the former deputy director, who had gone missing with his mistress. The mistress of the former deputy director was Etsuko Mizutani, Yoko's older sister...
